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| We feel this technology combined with the launch of Linkup Mobile, our own prepaid wireless company, will give us such a competitive advantage that we're separating from the pack of competitors in terms of our suite of products and services, aggressive growth strategy and support team |
| We believe we are poised to create one of the country's largest direct distribution networks of underbank products and services, and a vast market with tremendous opportunity and growth awaits |
| Profitability was a focus for the company with the most significant catalyst being the increase in our ACP subscribers and the reduced enrollment cost paid on NC -- excuse me, ACP subscribers as we move transactions away from the tent and into brick-and-mortar stores |
| We're in the best financial position ever with over $40 million in cash, and I'll explain more about that later |
| We believe we are making tremendous strides on this front and I think the numbers primarily speak for themselves |
| 2023 was the most profitable year in the company's history, delivering our highest ever net income of $20.6 million, EBITDA of $22.3 million |
| Given our strengthened financial position, cash balance and capital structure, our cash allocation priorities focused on investing in the business and maintaining ample liquidity for future growth |
| Fourth quarter gross margin also showed improvement up to 23.0% versus 18.1% in the fourth quarter of last year |
| The reception that our folks are getting is fantastic |
| We believe SurgePays is now on solid financial footing with a significant cash balance, consistent earnings and growth |
| Gross profit increased to $35.6 million, the highest we've seen as a company |
| So, the store owners who are getting squeezed by interest rates for the lines of credit for the goods on our shelf and have already got their stores maxed out floor to ceiling, to be able to offer these stores a fantastic way for them to help make more bottom-line money in this type of environment, now they're listening |
| Our track record shows we maximize management effective ratios and can make difficult decisions that produce results and deliver positive cash flow |
| I believe our management team has done an outstanding job executing our growth strategy and delivering record financial results |
| We entered the year with a strong balance sheet and improved cash balance of over $14.6 million and minimal debt |
| We have since bolstered the balance sheet further through a successful equity raise of $15 million in January, which included some fantastic new institutional investors |
| SurgePays has achieved tremendous profitability, which afforded the company some opportunities and a war chest to maximize those opportunities |
| Income from operations was positive for the year at $18.9 million compared to a gain of $0.6 million in the year-ago period |
| So, it's been a really good deal |
| If it doesn't, we know that there's profitable accretive businesses out there that we could take and plug them into our distribution mechanism and definitely get a lot more output from some of the companies that are product companies that depend on third parties to sell their products, being able to push that through our own distribution network and control our own output, we think would be extremely profitable for us |
| I look to increase revenue growth through organic sales key hires, and as opportunities arise, complementary acquisitions that are synergistic and accretive to our business model |
| And then, as we bring in other products to the stores as we're always looking for other high-margin products that would cater to the same people group, that's where we feel like the Clearline piece will be the strongest |
| Great job to you and your team |
| Jeremy's contribution in 2023 has laid the groundwork for future growth during the year |
| First of all, great finish to the year |
| So, the feedback we're getting from conventions is great |
| Revenue for the year was $137.1 million, the highest we've seen as a company |
| The feedback we're getting from a lot of salespeople who work for competitors that are looking for something different has been great |
| We have also been happy to see warrants from our previous raise in 2021 being exercised, which adds to our cash balance of over $40 million in the bank |
| This disposition contrasted by some economic uncertainty in our market and country has made SurgePays an attractive destination for some of the best sales talent in the industry |
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| It looks like the wireless business finished at $30 million for the quarter, which is -- it's trending down I guess in light of the ACP |
| I never pray or hope for tough financial conditions |
| Net income for the year was $20.6 million or $1.39 per share compared to a net loss of $0.7 million or a loss of $0.05 per share in 2022 |
| And really from a strategic standpoint right now, I'm never going to say that we're sitting on the sidelines, but we're in a little bit of -- we're watching what's going on in Washington as Congress -- the funding for ACP has gotten stuck behind a lot of, I guess, you call it more important global items that the folks in Washington are debating |
| My question is more on the macro issues |
| There's an awareness and there's an openness, both subconsciously and consciously now because people are struggling a little bit |
| We've touched on this in prior calls, but the economics of running sales online or through the store counter is so compelling that with the short-term growth slowdown during the transition period made it well worth it |
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