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| We're very fortunate, and we're very happy to have reached an agreement with the city and with the Mayor to extend the service through November |
| Gross margin for the fourth quarter was higher than the prior year period as our revenue base grows |
| I think last year was an exceptional year with 155 |
| We expect our adjusted EBITDA to be higher than the 15% we achieved in 2023 and are raising our guidance range to between 18% and 20% in 2024 |
| Now despite some limited headwinds from our Chicago situation, we believe our overall SafetySmart platform demand drivers and funding sources remain strong |
| And because we are providing a very precise location and doing all this within 30 to 45 seconds of the trigger pool, we're going to see really significantly improved response rates literally to the dot |
| Our revenues increased 24% to a quarterly record of $26 million from the prior year's $21 million in Q4 2022 |
| These investments are important for our continued growth, and we are seeing success as we continue to build our sales pipeline and expand our marketing efforts |
| So we're very excited about the potential there in Latin America and think that, again, given Uruguay's success with the solution, which is also an interesting expansion opportunity for us, that we're going to be able to put up some interesting numbers internationally this year -- later this year |
| Overall, we had another strong year with 107 new miles booked in 77 subscription renewals with 37.5% of those bookings representing multiyear agreements |
| Of note was the exceptional performance of our Tier 4, Tier 5 initiative, which represented almost 20% of the domestic new miles booked in 2023 |
| We are also pleased to report that we had total bookings for the year of over $70 million across our various solutions |
| We believe our customer retention results remain best in class for an operating SaaS company |
| Given these demand drivers and the constructive funding environment, we continue to be bullish on our ability to drive profitable growth for the foreseeable near and medium term |
| So first, I think it's important to point out that we've been in Chicago operating very successfully for a very, very long time over multiple mayors and also multiple superintendents of police |
| We believe that once they see the positive effects of our solutions that, that could turn into something significant |
| We're incredibly inspired and grateful to have seen the large and vocal outpouring of support for the ShotSpotter solution received from local press, downtown business interest, older persons and the Chicago Police Department and most importantly, community members residing in our collective coverage areas |
| And we think it's going to be highly successful over time |
| It's very early, but it's going extremely well |
| We have a very capable executive leading that effort with a very strong team, mostly the Technologic team that's kind of been in and around supporting NYPD over the years |
| They had a very successful visit there |
| In addition to helping drive positive outcomes that promote stickiness, it also contributes to a strong sales and marketing spend of only $0.52 for a dollar's worth of annualized contract value for 2023 |
| So we're excited about that, honestly |
| Our relentless focus on product innovation and quality, combined with our passion for the customer in developing deep trusted partnerships, provide an important opportunity to make an impact on making the world a better place and doing work that matters |
| Our proven ability to execute at scale as the company approaches $100 million in revenue with over 300 employees is encouraging as a proof point that we are up to the challenge to drive long-term profitable growth |
| Revenues for the full year increased 14% to a record $92.7 million with a $14.3 million of adjusted EBITDA or 15% of revenues |
| Congrats on the strong finish to 4Q |
| These residents have responded with an 85%-plus favorable rating for ShotSpotter, according to a Fallon Research poll we commissioned in January of this year |
| And once you equipped officers to be able to respond to gunfire very quickly and precisely in a much more comprehensive way, you're going to get good outcomes |
| Revenues increased primarily due to the increase of our deployed miles year-over-year as well as revenue growth from our expanding SafetySmart platform products |
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| We did lose two small customers with less than 2 miles of coverage in total |
| Just to be honest, we still have some risk there with Puerto Rico |
| In Q4, our expenses for the quarter were reduced primarily due to a reduction in the contingent consideration liability related to both Forensic Logic and SafePointe earnouts of approximately $4.8 million as the related revenues in 2023 were lower than expected, and we reduced the expected future revenues for SafePointe |
| One is the significant underreporting issue of a traditional community gunfire that takes place |
| And so far, other than what you would normally expect, there's always a little bit of pushback when you have a price increase |
| That said, our 2023 GAAP revenue attrition, net of price increases, was still the only 1% for the fourth year in a row |
| That's a tough thing to replace, especially when you're already understaffed from a boots on the ground perspective |
| And our bet is that when presented with that data in terms of what it is and what the capabilities are, it's going to be very, very difficult, I think, to replace that capability, again understanding that 80% to 90% of community criminal gunfire goes unreported, that ShotSpotter is making them aware of on a real-time basis in a very precise basis that's enabling them to get to the scene of these crimes and again, render aid to save lives that don't have a matching 911 call |
| Adjusted EBITDA for 2023 was $14.3 million, a reduction from the $15.9 million in 2022 |
| ShotSpotter has been serving the city of Chicago and its residents for over seven years, and we believe the impact of pulling the plug in February would have been less than optimal for everyone involved |
| We know we're going through a -- we're going to go through challenging summer |
| There's a lot of gun violence in Philadelphia |
| So all in all, it's a no-brainer from our point of view if you're a city that has ongoing persistent gun violence to have a tool like this |
| And so to kind of take away a force multiplier technology tool like this when you're down headcount-wise, and you have sadly historical violence is -- it's a bit of a head scratcher |
| And so we're not done fighting that battle |
| But I mean, there was always kind of a funding issue that we're dealing with |
| This compares to a net loss of $1 million or $0.09 per share on a 12.2 million weighted average shares outstanding on both a basic and diluted basis for the prior year period |
| But it was still significant for the year for us |
| There are increasing demands on cities to deal with elevated violent crime in a transparent fashion, while many agencies are materially under resource headcount-wise |
| So we're not concerned about it |
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