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| On the positive side, in 2023 we did complete many of our longer term projects and were able to launch several significant products, products that we believe will be major contributors to revenue in the coming quarters |
| This product family represents a significant milestone in our commitment to delivering high quality data capture solutions for our customers in industrial manufacturing, warehousing, oil and gas, and airports |
| Both SocketCam and XtremeScan are gaining traction with earlier adopters |
| Gross margin was 49.7%, an increase from 48.8% in 2022 |
| We're getting a lot of good feedback and starting to see initial orders come in |
| XtremeScan is designed to enable iPhones to withstand harsh industrial conditions, offering robust scanning capabilities with military grade durability |
| But I assure you that people have worked extremely hard and we've a very small but dedicated team, and these are moving us into new areas where we feel there is a lot of long-term revenue |
| Our Socket products – our new Socket products will extend our reach and diversify our customer base |
| These certifications empower our NFC products to cater to a wide range of needs, including wallet passes, digital mobile driver's licenses and nontraditional payments |
| We also made progress with our NFC products in 2023 |
| BJ Cook That's fantastic |
| It reduced to $2 million by the end of 2023, which is why our sales out were $2 million higher than our sales in 2023 |
| That helps me a lot |
| As you correctly point out, we don't have a lot of cash, but we can manage it and have a history of managing it very well |
| Operating expenses for the year reached $11.6 million, a 7% increase from $10.8 million in 2022 |
| And likewise, on the marketing side, we've added more resources to make sure that the web, which is our primary interface to the outside world, is more robust and more complete in terms of educating our partners, et cetera |
| So I'd just like to thank everyone for participating in today's call and wish you all a good afternoon |
| Ultimately, this will make us a more diversified and sustainable and less dependent on retail |
| Steve Swanson Good afternoon |
| Additionally, we accounted for increased amortization of software development costs associated with our launch products as we continue to invest in our business to fuel long-term growth |
| As Kevin said, today I'd like to highlight a few of the significant milestones that we achieved in 2023 and talk a little bit about how our investments in innovation are helping transform Socket Mobile into a more comprehensive data capture company |
| We aim to have distribution to be a buffer, but a reasonably stable buffer in terms of the amount of inventory |
| Good afternoon everyone and thank you for joining us today |
| Good afternoon, everyone |
| We both – in sales and marketing year-over-year was up about $500,000 in total |
| Thanks |
| Our SocketScan S550 NFC Mobile Wallet Reader is Apple certified to comply with Apple VAS protocol enabling seamless integration with Apple wallet |
| The rise is attributed to decreased component cost, which contrast with 2022 when we faced elevated costs due to shortages and extended lead times |
| Dave? Dave Holmes Thank you, Kevin, good afternoon everyone |
| This opens the door to new customer segments that demand the ultimate performance in the most difficult conditions |
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| Our 2023 financial performance was below our expectations |
| As a result, our revenue for 2023 decreased 20% year-over-year to $70 million, down from $21 million in 2022 |
| The adjusted EBITDA for 2023 was negative $1 million, a significant decrease from the positive $1.3 million in 2022 |
| Our Q4 revenue decreased 15% to $4.4 million compared to $5.2 million in prior year’s quarter but increased 37% sequentially compared to $3.7 million in Q3 2023 |
| Our 2023 revenue was $17 million, a 20% decrease compared to $21.2 million in 2022 |
| While demand did soften in 2023, the timing of shipments to distributors in late 2022, which had a positive impact on reported sales in 2022 also had a negative impact on reported sales in 2023 and made the year-over-year decline dramatic |
| In 2023, our sales out, that is sales from our distribution partners to resellers and then customers totaled $19.1 million, a 2.8% decrease from 2022's sales out, which were $19.7 million |
| In 2023, we experienced softened demand and reduced channel inventory as a result of actions taken by distributors |
| These returns also prompt an increase in our reserve for returns, further impacting our revenue |
| In Q4, we recorded an operating loss of $475,000 compared to $152,000 loss a year ago and the $1.4 million loss in the preceding quarter |
| Such statements include risks and uncertainties, and actual results could differ materially from the results anticipated in such forward-looking statements because of a number of factors, including, but not limited to, the risk that manufacture of Socket's products may be delayed or not rolled out as predicted due to technological market or financial factors, including the availability of product components and necessary working capital; the risk that market acceptance and sales opportunities may not happen as anticipated; the risk that Socket's application partners and current distribution channels may choose not to distribute the products or may not be successful in doing so; the risk that acceptance of Socket's products in vertical application markets may not happen as anticipated as well as other risks described in Socket's most recent Form 10-K and 10-Q reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission |
| Q4 adjusted the EBITDA was $52,000 versus $300,000 [ph] a year ago and a loss of $866,000 in Q3 |
| Given the sequential revenue growth you mentioned, inventory channels are down |
| They scaled back their orders and returned products, causing a decline in channel inventory from $4 million at the beginning of the year to $2 million by year-end |
| In 2023, we had an operating loss of $3.1 million compared to an operating loss of $446,000 in 2022 |
| I think generally through the pandemic, people were very concerned about supply, whether it be at home or in work and added to their buffers, right? I think that as supply issues have resolved, people have burnt off that excess inventory and the situation is now more normal and we expect it to remain kind of in a much narrower range going forward |
| Our 2023 revenue was also impacted by reductions in distributor inventory and reserve adjustments as our distribution partners rebalance their inventory levels based on the current demand and supply situation |
| And on a percentage basis relative to revenue, they were up extremely high because the revenue for 2023 was lower than it was in 2022 |
| Cash flow, we dropped cash total from year-end 2022 from $3.6 million to $2.8 million |
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