Sequans Communications Announces Preliminary Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Financial Results
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Sequans Communications Announces Preliminary Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Financial Results

Paris, France--(Newsfile Corp. - March 7, 2024) - Sequans Communications S.A. (NYSE: SQNS), a leading developer and provider of 5G/4G solutions for IoT devices, today announced preliminary financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2023.

Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Summary Results Table:

(in US$ millions, except share and per share data)

Q4 2023 (1)

 

Q3 2023

 

Q4 2022

 

Full year 2023 (1)

 

Full year 2022

 

Revenue

$4.8

 

$7.8

 

$15.9

 

$33.6

 

$60.6

 

Gross profit

0.6

 

6.7

 

12.0

 

24.1

 

42.9

 

Gross margin (%)

12.2

%

85.8

%

75.3

%

71.8

%

70.8

%

Operating profit (loss)

(12.8)

 

(7.8)

 

(1.0)

 

(30.0)

 

(3.8)

 

Net profit (loss)

(17.3)

 

(9.6)

 

(5.0)

 

(41.0)

 

(9.0)

 

Diluted earnings (loss) per ADS

($0.28)

 

($0.16)

 

($0.10)

 

($0.73)

 

($0.20)

 

Non-IFRS diluted earnings (loss) per ADS *

($0.23)

 

($0.12)

 

($0.06)

 

($0.55)

 

($0.12)

 

Weighted average number of diluted ADS (IFRS)

60,933,327

 

58,586,324

 

47,951,407

 

56,295,999

 

46,146,776

 

Weighted average number of diluted ADS (Non-IFRS)

60,933,327

 

58,586,324

 

47,951,407

 

56,295,999

 

46,146,776

 

(1) Preliminary evaluation of the convertible debt would need to be updated if the terms are amended prior to filing the Form 20-F

 

* See Use of Non-IFRS/non-GAAP Financial Measures disclosure on page 3. IFRS Net Profit (Loss) includes significant non-cash interest expense, debt amendment and change in value of embedded derivative that are excluded from Non-IFRS measures

 

 

"In the fourth quarter of 2023, our product revenue increased significantly on a sequential basis, indicating a positive trend of growth in this revenue stream that we expect to continue throughout 2024 from the ramp in the shipment of LTE-MNB-IoT Monarch 2 and Cat 1 Calliope 2," stated Georges Karam, CEO of Sequans. "We are extremely pleased with the launches of new projects into mass production by our customers and the improvement in backlog. Furthermore, we expect this momentum to continue into 2025 as new and existing design wins accelerate. Also, later in 2025, sales of our 5G Taurus chipset should begin to contribute. Our overall product design pipeline continues to grow and the design win portion now represents more than $400 million of potential three-year-life revenue."

Mr. Karam emphasized, "Concurrently, on the strategic front, the company's board of directors is actively engaging with multiple strategic partners to explore various alternatives. This includes leveraging our unique market position with 5G intellectual property."