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| This comes as a result, significantly higher sales and an improved mix of higher-margin casino gaming printer sales |
| Pipeline growth and net new logo metrics were solid for the quarter |
| So we had a very strong quarter and year of TSG sales and '23 |
| Overall, I feel we're well positioned to see some accelerating growth from FST, as we move forward in 2024 |
| The numbers are up, the pipeline is much, much better than it was six months ago |
| These ranges, take into account all the points I've already discussed today, I believe we're well positioned to see acceleration in the business in 2024, after a year of rebuilding and cost cutting across the organization last year |
| Also contributing to the increase, was the continued positive effect from two rounds of price increases that we instituted during '22 and we're able to largely maintain throughout '23 |
| And after almost a year instituting major changes across the FST organization, we are encouraged by our sales numbers for the quarter, but acknowledge that we have much greater goals in mind for BOHA! and FST going forward |
| '23 has been a unique year for TransAct in many regards, and I'm happy to report that we closed it out with a fair amount of good news, and we believe that we are well set see increasing momentum in 2024 |
| Ultimately, we continue to estimate that our go-forward annual net sales run rate in the casino and gaming market should be about 15% to 20% higher than the historical pre-COVID averages and believe that this will be the case for 2024 as a whole, with sales numbers improving sequentially quarter to quarter |
| With this process was intensive, time consuming, but I'm satisfied that the pipe and our belief in the dollars and the opportunity in it are good and represent opportunities for TransAct to convert that pipe into revenue |
| We've got the right team in place, selling to the right customers and prospects on the FST side, and believe this should result in growing momentum as we move through the year |
| And what's happened is -- as an industry we've realized that this is a place where we can make a lot of improvement |
| This represents a total amount that is several times larger than the current FST sales level, so that's a good sign |
| For the full year, recurring FST sales were $11.1 million, also a record high and up 28% compared to $8.7 million for the full year '22 |
| And we're optimistic that these approvals will begin to yield results as we move forward |
| We're excited about this quarter, even though the gaming and casino industry's been up and down |
| On the FST side, food, service technology, we saw revenue of $4.7 million, that's up about 54% year-over-year and 11% sequentially, with the recurring component of that revenue of $3.2 million, up 33% year-over-year and 2% sequentially, both to a record high |
| So I think we're in a pretty good place |
| Our recurring FST sales, which include software and service subscriptions, as well as consumable label sales for the fourth quarter reached a record high $3.2 million, which was up 33% compared to $2.4 million in the prior year period |
| And it's just good sales process |
| And we have a very nice modular design that is fully enabled, both from a software and a hardware standpoint |
| With this in mind, I'm pleased to report that the FST pipeline increased 161%, in a little more over the past two quarters |
| For the full year '23, TSG sales were $8.2 million which was up 61% from the full year '22 |
| It's really a platform that can run a lot of different types of software and technology, so we're excited about it |
| And while I anticipate the majority of tangible progress to occur in the back half of the year, I have confidence in the team we have in place |
| And so, while we expect progress to be lumpy quarter to quarter as a small business would, we believe that we are seeing the first signs of momentum to build |
| I'm happy |
| And turning to our balance sheet, it remains solid |
| We're delivering more what I would call fast |
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| This decline was largely the result of difficult comps, as we experienced unusually high sales in '22, due to our competitor's inability to supply product |
| For the full year, POS automation sales were $6.9 million, which was down 35% from the full year '22 |
| POS automation sales for the fourth quarter decreased 47% from the prior year to $1.6 million |
| Our casino and gaming sales were $4.2 million for the fourth quarter of '23, which was down 62% from the fourth quarter of '22 |
| Total net sales for the fourth quarter were $13.3 million, which was down 26% compared to $8 million in the fourth quarter of 22 |
| Second, on the inventory side, we're now hearing from almost all of our OEM customers, that they're in an oversupply position and have been slowing order rates substantially |
| On the casino and gaming side, we reported $4.2 million for the quarter, which is down an enormous 62% year-over-year, and I'm going to talk about that in a moment, and approximately, 54% sequentially |
| So they went crazy, and the uncertainty in the supply chain caused them to place orders |
| The casino and gaming line have seen some increased pressure |
| And as you look forward to Q1, I think you're suggesting Q1 will be below Q4 in that segment |
| Then, hallway goes out, you might lose thousands of dollars in medicines or you might risk providing a medicine that is damaged somehow because it is not too hot |
| So a lot of the OEMs really have just really slowed down, in some cases, turned off the orders for a quarter or so |
| This dynamic continues to be the main reason for the sequential slowdown in the quarter, as we discussed on our last call |
| In short, these OEM customers of ours, overbought as the casino business rapidly rebounded, and at the same time, they tried to offset supply chain uncertainty by overbuying |
| We've been discussing the challenge of the changing dynamics in the duopoly we share in the market we serve during the past several quarters, and I wanted to provide more of an update on the two most important factors |
| While this presents an opportunity to sell recurring elements in the future, for now, they represent a drag to our ARPU numbers |
| For the full year '23, our selling and marketing expenses were $9.9 million, which was down 12% year over year |
| I'm disappointed that it's that way, but, you know, it's not broken |
| And on the bottom line, we recorded a net loss of $62,000 or a penny loss per share for the fourth quarter, compared to net income of $260,000 or $0.03 per diluted share in the year ago period |
| For the fourth quarter, our operating loss was $522,000 or 3.9% of net sales, and this, compared to operating income of $494,000 or 2.8% of net sales in the prior year period |
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