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AudioEye Inc | NASDAQ:AEYE | NASDAQ | Common Stock |
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-0.58 | -3.10% | 18.10 | 17.90 | 18.00 | 19.26 | 18.01 | 18.70 | 189,955 | 22:09:31 |
Thirty-Second Consecutive Period of Record Revenue
TUCSON, Ariz., March 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- AudioEye, Inc. (NASDAQ: AEYE) ("AudioEye" or the "Company"), the industry-leading enterprise SaaS accessibility company, reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2023.
"I want to thank our employees for all their hard work in dramatically improving our efficiency, including revenue per employee, gross margins, and non-GAAP operating margin. Our efficiency metrics are now in the top tier of SaaS companies. In the fourth quarter of 2023, we delivered record adjusted EBITDA of $1.3 million, a 17% margin, adjusted earnings per share of $0.11, and an improved GAAP loss per share of $(0.04)," said AudioEye CEO David Moradi. "We are entering 2024 with strong business momentum. In addition to continued operating margin improvement, we expect revenue growth to accelerate throughout the year. We are confident in our expectations and have introduced guidance for 2024."
Fourth Quarter 2023 Financial Results
Full Year 2023 Financial Results
Other Updates
Financial Outlook
The Company expects to generate revenue of between $8.0 million and $8.1 million in the first quarter and between $34.0 million and $34.4 million for the full year 2024. Management also expects adjusted EBITDA of between $700,000 and $900,000 for the first quarter and between $3.5 million and $4.5 million for the full year 2024. The Company also expect adjusted EPS of between $0.06 and $0.08 per share in the first quarter and $0.29 and $0.38 per share for the full year 2024.
Conference Call Information
AudioEye management will hold a conference call today, March 6, 2024, at 4:30 p.m. Eastern time (1:30 p.m. Pacific time) to discuss these results, followed by a question-and-answer period.
Date: Wednesday, March 6, 2024
Time: 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time (1:30 p.m. Pacific Time)
U.S. dial-in number: 888-348-8931
International number: 412-317-0453
Webcast: Q423 Webcast Link
Please call the conference telephone number 5-10 minutes prior to the start time. If you have any difficulty connecting with the conference call, please contact Gateway Group at 949-574-3860.
The conference call will also be webcast live and available for replay via the investor relations section of the Company's website. The audio recording will remain available via the investor relations section of the Company's website for 90 days.
A telephonic replay of the conference call will also be available after 7:30 p.m. Eastern Time on the same day through March 20, 2024 via the following numbers:
Toll-free replay number: 844-512-2921
International replay number: 412-317-6671
Replay passcode: 10185933
About AudioEye
AudioEye exists to ensure the digital future we build is inclusive. By combining the latest AI automation technology with guidance from certified experts and direct input from the disability community, AudioEye helps ensure businesses of all sizes — including over 110,000 customers like Samsung, Calvin Klein, and Samsonite — are accessible and usable. Holding 22 US patents, AudioEye helps companies solve every aspect of digital accessibility with flexible approaches that best meet their needs — from finding and removing barriers to navigating legal compliance, to ongoing training, monitoring and upkeep. Join AudioEye on its mission to eradicate barriers to digital access.
Forward-Looking Statements
Any statements in this press about AudioEye's expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, prospects, financial condition, assumptions or future events or performance are not historical facts and are "forward-looking statements" as that term is defined under the federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements are often, but not always, made through the use of words or phrases such as "believe", "anticipate", "should", "confident", "intend", "plan", "will", "expects", "estimates", "projects", "positioned", "strategy", "outlook" and similar words. You should read the statements that contain these types of words carefully. Such forward-looking statements contained herein include, but are not limited to, statements regarding future cash flows of the Company, anticipated contributions from new sales channels, expectations regarding the integration of BOIA and its products, long-term growth prospects, opportunities in the digital accessibility industry, our revenue and ARR guidance, and our expectation of investments in marketing and sales. These statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from what is expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements, including the variability of AudioEye's revenue and financial performance; risks associated with our new platform, sales channels and offerings; product development and technological changes; the acceptance of AudioEye's products in the marketplace; the effectiveness of our integration efforts; competition; inherent uncertainties and costs associated with litigation; and general economic conditions. These and other risks are described more fully in AudioEye's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. There may be events in the future that AudioEye is not able to predict accurately or over which AudioEye has no control. Forward-looking statements reflect management's view as of the date of this press release, and AudioEye urges you not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. AudioEye does not undertake any obligation to update such forward-looking statements to reflect events or uncertainties after the date hereof. Due to rounding, numbers presented throughout this document may not add up precisely to the totals provided and percentages may not precisely reflect the absolute figures.
About Key Operating Metrics
We consider annual recurring revenue ("ARR") as a key operating metric and a key indicator of our overall business. We also use ARR as one of the primary methods for planning and forecasting overall expectations and for evaluating, on at least a quarterly and annual basis, actual results against such expectations.
We manage customers through two primary channels, Enterprise and Partner and Marketplace. Enterprise channel consists of our larger customers and organizations, including those with non-platform custom websites, who generally engage directly with AudioEye sales personnel for custom pricing and solutions. This channel also includes federal, state and local government agencies. The Partner and Marketplace channel consists of our CMS partners, platform & agency partners, authorized resellers and our marketplace. This channel serves small and medium sized businesses who are on a partner or reseller's web-hosting platform or who purchase an AudioEye solution from our marketplace.
We define ARR as the sum of (i) for our Enterprise channel, the total of the annual recurring fee under each active contract at the date of determination, plus (ii) for our Partner and Marketplace channel, the monthly fee for all active customers at the date of determination, in each case, assuming no changes to the subscription, multiplied by 12. This determination includes both annual and monthly contracts for recurring products. Some of our contracts are cancelable, which may impact future ARR. ARR excludes revenue from our PDF remediation services business, one-time Website and Mobile App report services business and other miscellaneous non-recurring services.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
From time to time, we review adjusted financial measures that assist us in comparing our operating performance consistently over time, as such measures remove the impact of certain items, as applicable, such as our capital structure (primarily interest charges), items outside the control of the management team (taxes), and expenses that do not relate to our core operations, including significant transaction and litigation-related expenses and other costs that are expected to be non-recurring. In order to provide investors with greater insight and allow for a more comprehensive understanding of the information used in our financial and operational decision-making, the Company has supplemented the consolidated financial statements presented on a GAAP basis in this press release with the following non-GAAP financial measures: Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin, and Adjusted earnings (loss) per diluted share.
These non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as analytical tools and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of Company results as reported under GAAP. The Company compensates for such limitations by relying primarily on our GAAP results and using non-GAAP financial measures only as supplemental data. We also provide a reconciliation of non-GAAP to GAAP measures used. Investors are encouraged to carefully review this reconciliation. In addition, because these non-GAAP measures are not measures of financial performance under GAAP and are susceptible to varying calculations, these measures, as defined by us, may differ from and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies.
Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, and Adjusted Earnings (Loss) per Diluted Share
We define: (i) Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss), plus (less) interest expense (income), plus depreciation and amortization expense, plus stock-based compensation expense, plus non-cash valuation adjustment to contingent consideration, plus certain litigation expense, plus certain acquisition expense, plus executive team restructuring cost, and plus loss on disposal or impairment of long-lived assets; (ii) Adjusted EBITDA margin as Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of GAAP revenue; and (iii) Adjusted earnings (loss) per diluted share as net income (loss) per diluted common share, plus (less) interest expense (income), plus depreciation and amortization expense, plus stock-based compensation expense, plus non-cash valuation adjustment to contingent consideration, plus certain litigation expense, plus certain acquisition expense, plus executive team restructuring cost, and plus loss on disposal or impairment of long-lived assets, each on a per share basis. Adjusted earnings per diluted share would include incremental shares in the share count that are considered anti-dilutive in a GAAP net loss position. However, no incremental shares apply when there is an Adjusted loss per diluted share, as is the case for one of the periods presented in this press release.
Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin, and Adjusted earnings (loss) per diluted share are used to facilitate a comparison of our operating performance on a consistent basis from period to period and provide for a more complete understanding of factors and trends affecting our business than GAAP measures alone. All of the items adjusted in the Adjusted EBITDA to net loss and the Adjusted earnings (loss) per share calculations are either recurring non-cash items, or items that management does not consider in assessing our on-going operating performance. In the case of the non-cash items, such as stock-based compensation expense and valuation adjustments to assets and liabilities, management believes that investors may find it useful to assess our comparative operating performance because the measures without such items are expected to be less susceptible to variances in actual performance resulting from expenses that do not relate to our core operations and are more reflective of other factors that affect operating performance. In the case of items that do not relate to our core operations, management believes that investors may find it useful to assess our operating performance if the measures are presented without these items because their financial impact does not reflect ongoing operating performance.
Adjusted EBITDA is not a measure of liquidity under GAAP, or otherwise, and is not an alternative to cash flow from continuing operating activities, despite the advantages regarding the use and analysis of these measures as mentioned above. Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin, and Adjusted earnings (loss) per diluted share, as disclosed in this press release, have limitations as analytical tools, and you should not consider these measures in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP; nor are these measures intended to be measures of liquidity or free cash flow for our discretionary use.
To properly and prudently evaluate our business, we encourage readers to review the consolidated GAAP financial statements included elsewhere in this press release, and not rely on any single financial measure to evaluate our business. The following table sets forth reconciliations of Adjusted EBITDA to net loss, the most directly comparable GAAP-based measure, as well as Adjusted earnings (loss) per diluted share to net loss per diluted share, the most directly comparable GAAP-based measure. We strongly urge readers to review these reconciliations, along with the financial statements included elsewhere in this press release.
Investor Contact:
Tom Colton or Luke Johnson
Gateway Investor Relations
AEYE@gateway-grp.com
949-574-3860
AUDIOEYE, INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS | ||||||||
Year ended December 31, | ||||||||
(in thousands, except per share data) | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||
Revenue | $ | 31,316 | $ | 29,913 | ||||
Cost of revenue | 6,974 | 7,219 | ||||||
Gross profit | 24,342 | 22,694 | ||||||
Operating expenses: | ||||||||
Selling and marketing | 11,781 | 13,657 | ||||||
Research and development | 6,989 | 6,085 | ||||||
General and administrative | 11,537 | 13,381 | ||||||
Total operating expenses | 30,307 | 33,123 | ||||||
Operating loss | (5,965) | (10,429) | ||||||
Interest income (expense), net | 93 | (4) | ||||||
Net loss | $ | (5,872) | $ | (10,433) | ||||
Net loss per common share-basic and diluted | $ | (0.50) | $ | (0.91) | ||||
Weighted average common shares outstanding-basic and diluted | 11,766 | 11,477 |
AUDIOEYE, INC. CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS | ||||||||
December 31, | December 31, | |||||||
(in thousands, except per share data) | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||
Current assets: | ||||||||
Cash | $ | 9,236 | $ | 6,904 | ||||
Accounts receivable, net | 4,828 | 5,418 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 712 | 644 | ||||||
Total current assets | 14,776 | 12,966 | ||||||
Property and equipment, net | 218 | 161 | ||||||
Right of use assets | 611 | 1,154 | ||||||
Intangible assets, net | 5,783 | 6,041 | ||||||
Goodwill | 4,001 | 4,001 | ||||||
Other | 106 | 105 | ||||||
Total assets | $ | 25,495 | $ | 24,428 | ||||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | ||||||||
Current liabilities: | ||||||||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $ | 2,339 | $ | 2,452 | ||||
Operating lease liabilities | 312 | 468 | ||||||
Finance lease liabilities | 7 | 38 | ||||||
Deferred revenue | 6,472 | 7,125 | ||||||
Contingent consideration | 2,399 | 979 | ||||||
Total current liabilities | 11,529 | 11,062 | ||||||
Long term liabilities: | ||||||||
Term loan, net | 6,727 | — | ||||||
Operating lease liabilities | 417 | 745 | ||||||
Finance lease liabilities | — | 7 | ||||||
Deferred revenue | 10 | 73 | ||||||
Contingent consideration, long term | — | 1,952 | ||||||
Other | 105 | — | ||||||
Total liabilities | 18,788 | 13,839 | ||||||
Stockholders' equity: | ||||||||
Preferred stock, $0.00001 par value, 10,000 shares authorized | ||||||||
Common stock, $0.00001 par value, 50,000 shares authorized, 11,711 and 11,551 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital | 96,182 | 93,070 | ||||||
Accumulated deficit | (89,476) | (82,482) | ||||||
Total stockholders' equity | 6,707 | 10,589 | ||||||
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | $ | 25,495 | $ | 24,428 |
AUDIOEYE, INC. RECONCILIATIONS OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES (unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||
Three months ended | Year ended | |||||||||||||||
(in thousands, except per share data) | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation | ||||||||||||||||
Net loss (GAAP) | $ | (533) | $ | (1,924) | $ | (5,872) | $ | (10,433) | ||||||||
Non-cash valuation adjustment to contingent consideration | 242 | 164 | 442 | 346 | ||||||||||||
Interest (income) expense, net | 40 | — | (93) | 4 | ||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation expense | 663 | 1,072 | 3,698 | 4,566 | ||||||||||||
Acquisition expense (1) | — | — | — | 247 | ||||||||||||
Litigation expense (2) | 115 | 106 | 415 | 1,916 | ||||||||||||
Executive team restructuring cost (3) | 184 | 246 | 247 | 246 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 598 | 504 | 2,268 | 2,111 | ||||||||||||
Loss on disposal or impairment of long-lived assets | 15 | 1 | 235 | 51 | ||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 1,324 | $ | 169 | $ | 1,340 | $ | (946) | ||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA margin (4) | 17 | % | 2 | % | 4 | % | (3) | % | ||||||||
Adjusted Earnings (Loss) per Diluted Share Reconciliation | ||||||||||||||||
Net loss per common share (GAAP) — diluted | $ | (0.04) | $ | (0.17) | $ | (0.50) | $ | (0.91) | ||||||||
Non-cash valuation adjustment to contingent consideration | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.03 | ||||||||||||
Interest (income) expense, net | — | — | (0.01) | — | ||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation expense | 0.05 | 0.09 | 0.31 | 0.40 | ||||||||||||
Acquisition expense (1) | — | — | — | 0.02 | ||||||||||||
Litigation expense (2) | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.17 | ||||||||||||
Executive team restructuring cost (3) | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.19 | 0.18 | ||||||||||||
Loss on disposal or impairment of long-lived assets | — | — | 0.02 | — | ||||||||||||
Adjusted earnings (loss) per diluted share (5) | $ | 0.11 | $ | 0.01 | $ | 0.11 | $ | (0.08) | ||||||||
Diluted weighted average shares (GAAP) | 11,863 | 11,517 | 11,766 | 11,477 | ||||||||||||
Includable incremental shares (Non-GAAP) (5) | 380 | 727 | 338 | — | ||||||||||||
Adjusted diluted shares (Non-GAAP) (6) | 12,243 | 12,244 | 12,104 | 11,477 |
(1) | Represents legal and accounting fees associated with the BOIA acquisition. |
(2) | Represents legal expenses related primarily to non-recurring litigation pursued by the Company. |
(3) | Represents severance expense associated with the restructuring in executive roles. |
(4) | Net loss as a percentage of GAAP revenues, which is the GAAP-based measure most comparable to Adjusted EBITDA margin, was (7)% and (25)%, respectively, for the three months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, and (19)% and (35)%, respectively, for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022. Adjusted EBITDA margin represents Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of GAAP revenue. |
(5) | Adjusted earnings per adjusted diluted share for our common stock is computed using the treasury stock method. |
(6) | The number of diluted weighted average shares used for this calculation is the same as the weighted average common shares outstanding share count when the Company reports a GAAP net loss and a negative Adjusted EBITDA. |
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