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| It has been an incredible experience, and I leave knowing the company is very well-positioned for continued success |
| Q4, as an example, reflects positive progress on cash and gross margin |
| In conjunction with lower spending, we were also pleased with our adjusted gross margin of 35% for the fourth quarter |
| And now with our GentleWave G4 console and our next-generation CleanFlow Procedure Instrument, our sales team has a strong product offering to drive both upgrade opportunities and new console placements |
| In addition to our CleanFlow conversion and in-house assembly of the G4 console, we've also improved the reliability of our console and expect a reduction in the cost to service our installed base going forward |
| Non-GAAP gross margin for the fourth quarter of 2023 was 35%, a significant improvement from 27% in the same period of 2022 |
| That's another thing that we really can really help drive upside |
| We're going to onboard customers better, driving better utilization, hence, better peer to peer |
| We believe we have the best offering for root canal therapy that drives the best quality of patient care |
| We have significant opportunities to upgrade customers to G4 as we move forward |
| The quality of our sales pipeline remains strong, and we're seeing our commercial team energized by the changes we have made and the opportunities ahead |
| But at the same time, really bullish about the commercial opportunities going forward |
| TDO was a great acquisition for Sonendo in 2018 and helped us drive significant growth and penetration into endodontic practices |
| So I think if I was to summarize, there's a lot of things we're doing to change the commercial team, there's a lot of -- and that, combined with the different commercial opportunities we have, we're very excited about the opportunities that we have ahead |
| We announced last week that Mike will be leaving Sonendo later this month, and I want to recognize that he's been an incredible valuable member of the executive team, I'm grateful for both the professional and personal relationship we've established, and we wish him and his family the very best in his ongoing endeavors |
| The transition to in-house assembly of exclusively the G4 console and conversion to CleanFlow PI along with other operating efficiencies provided sustained margin improvement |
| This is an accomplishment that we are very proud of |
| GAAP gross margin for the fourth quarter of 2023 was 33% and 35% on a non-GAAP basis, a significant improvement from 27% in the same period of the prior year |
| Finally, I'll highlight two additional steps we've taken to strengthen Sonendo's balance sheet, including the recently announced divestiture of TDO, our practice management software platform and a revised debt agreement to provide greater flexibility for the organization |
| Contributing primarily to this improvement in margins is the complete transition to CleanFlow Procedure Instruments and bringing the production of GentleWave G4 consoles in-house |
| So those are big opportunities for us to continue to drive margins |
| Coupled with efficiency improvements for the staff and doctors, we see that upgrades to G4 consoles are energizing users across our installed base |
| That really gives, I think, upside as we go forward on the guide |
| PI revenue growth was driven primarily by increased installed base and higher ASP |
| Ultimately, the sale of TDO and the revised deal with Perceptive will contribute to a stronger capital structure and allow Sonendo to bring our full focus on our core business |
| Doctors are very excited as they move from our legacy Gen 3 platform to our G4 consoles and driving that focus, in other words, the benefit of our new G4 consoles is key for our sales team |
| We're doing more profit events now than we've done before, and we're going to do that more effectively and efficiently as we go forward |
| And that's where I think Bjarne highlighted that we have the opportunity to do some upgrades as we're, of course, targeting to show as much improvement throughout the year as we can |
| The PI revenue growth was driven primarily by increased installed base and average selling prices, offset by reduced volume in our legacy installed base |
| We still are very -- like we have said before, we still -- we have the opportunity to drive this towards more normalized med tech margins as we move forward |
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| Q4 Products segment declined 8% versus the prior year, driven by a decrease in console revenue and offset by PI revenue |
| So while we're implementing these changes in the business, we will be a little bit more cautious on the revenue projections |
| GentleWave console revenue for the full year was $9.2 million, a decrease of about 14% when compared to the $10.8 million in 2022 |
| As previously stated, Sonendo total revenue for the fourth quarter of 2023 was $11.7 million compared to $12.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2022, a decrease of 4% |
| Maybe I'll start with the 2024 guidance, which just seems a little low and certainly was below our expectation |
| In the fourth quarter, GentleWave console revenue was $2.9 million, a decrease of 24% when compared to the $3.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2022 |
| While revenue of $11.7 million for the fourth quarter was down 4% year-over-year, the results were in line with our previously issued guidance |
| In 2023, we recorded a one-time impairment charge of $1.6 million related to long-lived assets and $2.9 million relating to the inventory adjustments and cost of sales impacting overall margins |
| The decrease was as a result of few replacements and lower average selling prices of consoles versus the prior year |
| But if I look back now and kind of think about the last 2 years, we've seen, obviously, our sales and marketing expenses have been high and we didn't quite see the growth that we would like to see |
| And we'll see that continue through Q1, largely in part to lower revenue numbers |
| Net loss was $10.9 million for the fourth quarter of 2023 compared to a net loss of $15.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2022 when you exclude the employee retention credit we reported in the prior year |
| Loss from operations was $9.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2023 compared to $14.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2022 |
| Spending has also been reduced by focusing on fewer things and doing more with less |
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