Earnings Sentiment

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Bullish Statements during Earnings call

Statement
Our product roadmap keeps advancing with a strong emphasis on developing AI together with our customers
We emphasized our strong commitment to financial sustainability and our strategy to improve profit margins, especially with our larger third party software contracts
In summary, our AI-focused strategy is yielding positive results
We remain optimistic about further growth opportunities
So I'm very excited to continue the hard work together with our team and client investors in celebrating more achievement in the near future
We strongly reaffirm our commitment to excellence and continued pursuit of a profitability company
Therefore, as expected, we saw a significant improvement in our revenue mix
This improved revenue mix towards higher quality income, combined with our strategic cost saving initiatives, is positively impacting our gross margin, driving it to an impressive record high of 62%, reaching a remarkable 14 percentage points increase from the same period last year
This gives us confidence on our strategy of pursuing sustainable growth on proprietary products and accelerating our path to operational cash breakeven
We have seamlessly integrated four powerful AI algorithms into our health applications, and they are already making a positive impact within hospital operations, generating substantial value for our customers
The combination of a better revenue mix and improved third party software revenue quality pushed our gross margin to a historic high of 62%, marking a 14 percentage point increase year-over-year
However, this same decision will drive less to more sustainable growth in health financials in the future with a material positive effect on working capital to accelerate the best operational cash breakeven in 2024
In conclusion, while we acknowledge the industry dynamics and the evolving landscape, we are enthusiastic about the opportunities ahead
This empowers retailers within valuable insights delivery from their data, enable real-time decision making and providing them with a competitive edge in understanding customer behavior and staying up to date to evolving market trends
These algorithms were successfully implemented during the third quarter, resulting in a significant boost to the competitiveness of Semantix's products, all achieved with minimal cost implications
Notably, our proprietary SaaS revenue saw an impressive 41% year-over-year growth, largely driven by the success of our AI applications
I am very proud of the collective support from customers, partners, Semantix’s team and investors on this journey of shifting the company towards proprietary SaaS products
I’m excited to talk about the progress we made in the third quarter and continued innovation across our platform
We are very confident to take control in this year, of course, in Q3 right now
Restating that I think in the best way in terms of the execution strategy and of course for collective, amazing opportunity in terms of AI in the front
This quarter, we maintained a strong focus on our business strategy for AI, aligning it closely with our customers' needs while accelerating our AI application development process
There's so much pieces in the front of this journey in terms of AI, especially in Latin America, in the future in my opinion and vision here is amazing
In addition to the product appeal across all industries, this development not only benefits Semantix's customers but it also accelerates the company's AI application development process
The plan, of course, is [indiscernible] is growing codes, not people and that will continue that we are looking for Q4 here and our cash flow in here is in the cultural is very confident about that
Our proprietary SaaS revenues grew by 41% year-over-year, making up 37% of our total revenues in Q3 2023, up from 13% in the same quarter last year
I am especially proud of this because we can go beyond our purpose of impacting lives and actually contribute to the health system on saving people’s lives
Demonstrating how Semantix is well positioned in this market, we recently signed a contract with a global laboratory to enhance the management of oncology patients in Brazil's public health system, with a focus on breast cancer
We are helping our clients extract intelligence through AI, all while maintaining cost efficiency and accelerating our AI application development process
In Q3, we observed significant year-over-year growth in revenues from AI, particularly in our priority verticals, such as agro, finance and health
We secured new clients across various industries, with a strong presence in the financial, agribusiness, and health sectors
       

Bearish Statements during earnings call

Statement
We reported net revenue of R$40 million, which is due to the strategic move of not renewing some low margin third party contracts is down 51% year-over-year and 17% compared to our previous quarter
On the other hand, revenues from third party software decreased by 67% year-over-year and represented 47% of our total revenues, down from 71% in the same period in the prior year due to the context I just mentioned
Our adjusted EBITDA for the third quarter of 2023 showed a loss of R$17 million, resulting in an adjusted margin of negative 43%
So our decision not to renew or sell low margin third party software contracts are considerably reducing our total revenue forecast and negatively impacting our expectation to short term
As for the near-term business environment, we are still navigating the macroeconomic headwinds affecting IT spending
Our non-GAAP SG&A expenses, which exclude merger-related costs and stock-based compensation, decreased by 5% year-over-year in the third quarter, mainly due to the restructuring efforts mentioned above
We are fully aware of these challenges and have factored them into our outlook for the rest of the year
As Adriano mentioned, we are also very mindful of balancing growth and profitability
And I know the prior target was EBITDA breakeven in Q4, it seems like that certainly pushed out to some point next year
Our actual results could differ materially due to a number of risks and uncertainties, including the risk factors outlined in our 20-F filed with the SEC
   

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