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| I am pleased to share the announcement from earlier this week of Smith Micro winning the Gold Barrett Award in the Tech for Good category for Telecom and Wireless at Mobile World Congress for our industry-leading SafePath Family Safety platform |
| I would characterize our relationship as solid, and we continue working to identify areas where we can expand the subscriber base |
| We're already receiving great feedback from both existing customers and new prospects in the field regarding SafePath Premium, which has been very positive, creating a new value proposition while expanding our market opportunity |
| And as a result, we are seeing strong interest in our SafePath platform |
| We see the excitement building at AT&T and believe there is a significant opportunity to drive new subscriber growth as we look to the remainder of the year |
| As you may have seen in our earlier press release announcing SafePath OS, it will bring yet another new market opportunity to Smith Micro by delivering a unique solution to our MNO partners that build on their strong relationships with handset manufacturers |
| And we also believe we have a really good idea who the first customer will be for SafePath premium |
| We enjoy a very strong relationship with DISH and believe that our business case with DISH Wireless will continue to expand throughout 2024 as they grow their business and we expand our reach |
| As we move into 2024, I remain both excited and confident about the new chapter we are writing for our company, our partners, and our shareholders |
| So, that gives both the carrier and Smith Micro an opportunity to enhance revenue |
| While there were some challenges along the way, we got it across the finish line and now have a fantastic opportunity to significantly expand subscriber growth in fiscal 2024 |
| Our efforts over the last three years to establish Smith Micro as the premier provider of Family Safety software appears to have positioned us well |
| We see great momentum in the pipeline in both of our targeted geographies of North America and Europe |
| I think we're doing some unique things with AT&T as well that I think will be quite visible, which is something that we're very excited about |
| I'm very energized by the growth of our sales pipeline and the impact of this activity on the forward-looking success of our business in 2024 |
| As you can tell from my comments, our customer relationships are very positive, but now let's focus on something that really gets me excited |
| This award further solidifies our position as the premier provider of Family Safety solutions |
| In closing, I'm as excited as ever with our path forward as we continue expanding our vision for Family Safety |
| So I feel positive |
| We feel strongly that this approach is the appropriate go-forward strategy for the company and our shareholders to ensure the long-term success of the company |
| From a product perspective, we have expanded our portfolio to drive opportunities for revenue growth |
| We see great potential with this upgrade and expect this product to be available for launch in the second half of the fiscal year |
| Experience has shown us that it sometimes takes longer to get things rolling with large carrier customers, but we believe we've turned the corner on the marketing front, a big step in the progress of the continued rollout of AT&T Secure Family |
| With the migration efforts finished, we now have the flexibility to further develop and expand our roadmap, delivering meaningful, innovative enhancements to the SafePath platform that will launch this year, which I expect to broaden our market reach and enable us to add new revenue streams |
| Activity under the new contract is well underway, and we are very excited about the upcoming launch of SafePath with this Tier 1 carrier, which is slated to be in the early second half of the year |
| The most impactful of those achievements was the successful launch of AT&T Secure Family on the SafePath platform |
| SafePath Premium broadens our SafePath portfolio, adding new, unique functionality that we believe is responsive to current market demand |
| It is a unique and a very innovative approach that we are jointly taking with this carrier |
| Our development efforts related to this project remain on track, which brings a truly unique and interesting go-to-market approach that I will be excited to share more about after the launch |
| SafePath Global and SafePath Premium, coupled with our newly announced SafePath OS solution, will provide our company with a significant opportunity to expand our relationships with our existing customers and to develop new customers with this broader suite of digital family lifestyle offerings |
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| We've indicated for some time now that the first quarter would be challenging as the Verizon Family Safety revenue will no longer be contributing to our revenue during 2024 |
| For the fourth quarter, we posted revenue of $8.6 million compared to $11.4 million for the same quarter of 2022, a decrease of approximately 25%, primarily attributable to a decline in Family Safety revenues period-over-period |
| The gross profit of $6.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2023 decreased sequentially by approximately $2 million compared to the gross profit produced in the third quarter of 2023, driven primarily by the sequential decline in revenues quarter-over-quarter |
| During the fourth quarter of 2023, Family Safety revenue decreased by approximately $2.1 million or 22% compared to the fourth quarter of prior year, primarily due to the decline in Verizon Family Safety revenues in the fourth quarter of 2023, as the post-termination transition period for that contract concluded, and the continued decline in legacy Sprint Safe & Found revenues |
| ViewSpot revenue was approximately $600,000 for the fourth quarter of 2023, which declined by approximately $300,000 compared to the fourth quarter of prior year, and decreased by approximately a $0.5 million compared to the third quarter of 2023 |
| The approximate $7.6 million decrease was primarily due to a decline in legacy Safe & Found Family Safety revenue related to the continued attrition of legacy Sprint subscribers driven by T-Mobile's acquisition of Sprint and the conclusion of the Verizon contract, coupled with a decline in CommSuite revenues |
| Reflecting on last year, we certainly faced some challenges, which initiated several decisive changes to build a new path forward for the company, and I believe we have found that path |
| This decrease is attributable to a decline in DISH revenue, coupled with a period-over-period decline in revenue generated from the legacy Sprint deployment, which generated no CommSuite revenue in the fourth quarter of 2023 |
| Family Safety revenues decreased by approximately $1.7 million or 18%, compared to the third quarter of 2023 |
| Revenue from CommSuite decreased by approximately $200,000 compared to the third quarter of 2023 |
| As anticipated, when compared to the third quarter of 2023, revenue decreased by $2.4 million, or 22%, primarily as a result of the conclusion of the Verizon Family Safety post-termination transition period, with no revenue recognized in December 2023 related to this contract |
| In the first quarter of 2024, we are expecting consolidated revenues to decrease by 32% to 36% or $2.7 million to $3.1 million, compared to the fourth quarter of 2023, driven primarily by no further Verizon Family Safety revenues being recognized in the first quarter, as the post-termination transition period for that contract concluded in the fourth quarter of 2023 |
| During the fourth quarter of 2023, CommSuite revenue was $500,000, which decreased by approximately $400,000 compared to the fourth quarter of 2022 |
| For the fourth quarter of 2023, gross profit was $6.4 million compared to $8.1 million during the same period of the prior year, a decrease of approximately $1.7 million |
| The termination of a large customer contract earlier in the year came as a surprise, causing us to quickly pivot and implement necessary changes to better align our resources |
| With all the turmoil around the world today, we see both governmental and societal pressures coming to bear to provide for both the digital and physical safety of our loved ones |
| The decline in ViewSpot revenues was in line with our expectations |
| But right now it's at a steady decline? Bill Smith It is a quarter-over-quarter decline as users get new T-Mobile phones and move them off of safe and sound |
| We reacted quickly to the termination of the contract last year and significantly adjusted our cost structure in anticipation of this decline in revenues |
| non-GAAP operating expenses for the fourth quarter of 2023 were $8 million compared to $11.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2022, a decrease of approximately $3.8 million or 32% |
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