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| Being easy to begin doing business with and excellent at guiding customers along the journey sometimes entails providing the market something they've never had the ability to do before, new capabilities that lead to a better end customer experience while also revealing data that has been -- has never before been available for the revealing |
| Q4 was another strong quarter for Digimarc |
| On a year-over-year basis, we accelerated our ARR growth to 71%, accelerated our subscription revenue growth to 37%, and expanded our subscription Gross Profit Margins more than 1,000 basis points to 87.3% |
| One of the things if you think about are we've alluded there's a lot of benefits by uniting the digital and physical worlds, right? And for Digimarc Validate, the detection in Digimarc Validate if we were on device would be a wonderful way to get watermark detection on devices for physical goods as well |
| And even ahead of this new watermark, I think we've made great strides, as stuff on the shelf would say I guess |
| And as you know, Robin, our excitement about Digimarc Recycle, yes, of course, what it means for our business, but also we think this is a proven, powerful technology to address perhaps one of the top three problems this planet faces |
| So, we are optimistic and we are excited |
| Strong results are wonderful and as we've said consistently over the last 2.5 years, we expect you to judge us on nothing but our results |
| Yes, the latest configuration of our digital watermark delivers dramatic improvement in important areas such as security, adaptability, imperceptibility, and performance, and all of these improvements are important because they all deliver a step-change increase in value to our customers |
| I share my teammates' excitement about where we are going as well as their urgency to get there, urgency that comes from knowing there is a massive market waiting for us to unlock it, and that we are in a unique position to do just that |
| Q4 was another strong quarter for Digimarc, made possible by the progress we have made on multiple important initiatives we have been pursuing since we began our transformation in Q2 2021 |
| Subscription revenue increased 25% from last year and 33% if you include the impact of our retired Piracy Intelligence product while commercial subscription revenue grew at an even higher rate at 38% excluding Piracy Intelligence |
| This bodes well for continued expansion of our subscription gross profit margins as we both migrate existing customers to our newer products and we sign up new customers |
| The large increase year-over-year reflects a favorable mix in subscription revenue to our newer products, which have higher gross profit margins than our legacy products |
| Subscription gross profit margin improved from 77% in Q4 last year to over 87% in Q4 2023 |
| Commercial subscription revenue grew at an even higher rate at 40% |
| Our new Center of Expertise or CoE Program allows us to build a mutually beneficial relationship by combining the strengths we both bring to bear while also allowing us to benefit as we support our shared customers in progressing their digital transformation journey |
| Subscription gross profit margin reached to 87.3%, a 1,000 basis point improvement |
| Building on the positive financial trends we delivered in the third quarter, we saw continued progress in our financial performance during the fourth quarter in several key areas |
| Digital watermarking is a technology of unlimited potential and Digimarc is the company best positioned to bring that technology to the world |
| We remain steadfast in our belief that among the many benefits GenAI will bring, perhaps the most powerful will be catalyzing the safer, fairer, and more transparent internet we all deserve |
| We were afforded this opportunity given our expertise and proven track record of protecting some of the world's most recognized brands and critical assets |
| Total revenue for the quarter was $9.3 million, an increase of $2.1 million or 29% from $7.2 million in Q4 last year, reflecting strong growth in both subscription and service revenue |
| While all the improvements delivered by our latest digital watermark are resonating, it is the new data access and detection controls that have really spurred partner interest as they understand these controls not only help them ensure their customers' products and packaging are future-proofed but also allow them to share in our success when those customers activate those watermarks by subscribing to a Digimarc offering |
| Despite the impact of annual compensation adjustments for our employees, we were able to reduce our operating expenses year-over-year as we continue to focus on ways to maximize our productivity and efficiency as an organization |
| As a reminder, we believe ARR is the best leading indicator for future commercial subscription revenue growth |
| The combination of this team and this tech is a scarily powerful mix, and as a team, we are excited by what the future holds |
| I believe the four initiatives we shared today are likely to become inputs to future strong quarterly reports, and it is important to note, they are just a sampling of the things on which we are hard at work every day |
| Our next-gen digital watermark is the culmination of a lot of incredible work by a lot of incredible people and represents not just a step-change improvement in our digital watermarking technology, but also allows us to knock over a barrier that has historically added friction in our quest to digitize the world's products |
| Subscription gross profit margin averaged 84.3% for the year, a 1,000 basis point improvement over last year, and operating expenses decreased $8.8 million or 11% despite the headwinds from inflation |
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| And I think there was an issue about Apple iOS embedding reading and not embedding reading versus everyone else |
| And non-GAAP net loss per share was also considerably lower for the quarter at $0.28 versus $0.41 in Q4 last year |
| Non-GAAP operating expenses, which excludes non-cash and non-recurring items, were $13.4 million for the quarter, down 6%, compared to $14.3 million in Q4 last year |
| Net loss per share for the quarter was $0.52 versus $0.62 in Q4 last year |
| And then last question was, in the past there was an issue about and there's been some discussion in the media about reading without having an app on your phone |
| Constant iteration and continuous improvement can be confusing if not anchored by a consistent true north, and our true north is beautifully simple |
| Our free cash flow usage was down considerably in the second half of 2023 as compared to the first half of the year, largely reflecting the impact of growing our ARR, and as promised free cash flow usage was noticeably less in the second half of 2023 as compared to Q2 |
| Operating expenses for the quarter were $16.8 million compared to $17.1 million in Q4 last year, a decrease of 2% |
| Please refer to our press release for more information on the specific risk factors that could cause actual results to differ materially |
| Subscription revenue will lag ARR growth as subscription revenue is recognized ratably over the contract term versus ARR is recognized upfront upon entering into a contract |
| Operating expenses decreased 2% from Q4 last year |
| The only constant, at least at Digimarc, is improvement, and I don't expect that will ever change |
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