Earnings Sentiment

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Earnings Call Transcript Word Cloud

     

Bullish Statements during Earnings call

Statement
We believe that strong revenue growth will be driven by expansion of our customer base and traffic in automotive SaaS, and the addition of end-to-end insurance and audience and media measurement products
All of these drivers contributed to our strong net revenue in Q4 of $3.6 million and in the full year of $8.4 million
As we look back on 2022, we delivered a strong year operationally, and it’s certainly been the case the entire Wejo team delivering on our promises to you
We promised to increase our customer base, venture into new markets and improve our platform capabilities, resulting in strong key performance indicators, or KPIs
I hope you’re excited by what we’ve demonstrated as a business by scaling revenues, by cutting costs and sourcing capital in a tough environment
Certainly second quarter will improve a little bit, but third quarter will improve a lot and by the fourth quarter, with that combined with revenue growth, we’ll really see significant improvement
We have a lot of very strong dialog going on, not just this LOI but a lot of other good dialog, and feel that we’re headed towards a good close of the TKB business combination and the PIPE once all the pieces fall into place
We’re very excited about where we’re headed from a PIPE perspective
We believe the scale of our reusable platform will enable operational efficiencies that will also help lower our cost structure and drive better margins
[Indiscernible] in this economic environment is a major milestone for Wejo and reflects the investors’ confidence in Wejo’s ability to accelerate the business fundamentals as we expand our portfolio of solutions, including traffic, insurance, audience media measurement and fleet management
Wejo is at an inflection point in the business and is well positioned to capitalize on the significant market opportunity that sits in front of us
We also believe that full capitalization of the business will unlock significant value for our shareholders
This positions Wejo to have positive Adjusted EBITDA following the first half of 2024
As a result of expanding to new product lines and enhancing our platform capabilities, we delivered strong operational metrics across the board
This enabled us to further improve our 2023 Adjusted EBITDA loss guidance by about $15 million to the range of $45 million to $55 million
Additionally, we have a strong pipeline which on a probability-adjusted basis represents another 30% to 40% of our 2023 revenue goals
We’re truly excited about how our business is building, measured by our full 12-month backlog which has grown every quarter since quarter one 2020, and now at 83% since fourth quarter ’21
We have made significant progress throughout the year and expect that 2023 will be an even more exciting year as we capitalize on the traction we gained in 2022
All this fleet activity happened within the first two months of 2023, so we are well positioned to make inroads into this new vertical
We believe that the revenue growth we anticipate this year coupled with our enhanced cost efficiencies and the capital we gain from the expected closing of the TKB transaction in the second quarter this year will fully fund our business through to cash flow breakeven, which we anticipate closing in mid 2024
Based on the progress we have made in 2022, a strong starting commercial position for 2023, and a continued trajectory of growth, we expect net revenue in the range of $20 million to $30 million for 2023
We are proud of our strong operational performance in 2022
Our key KPIs tell a story of traction with a wider group of customers and accelerating momentum in our revenue recognition
ARR is up almost 90% from the end of 2021 and represents a solid base of our 2023 net revenue guidance range, positioning us well for 2023
Our solutions have a compelling value proposition that is driving users to subscribe to our services on a recurring basis
We made significant reductions in expenses, enabling improvement in our Adjusted EBITDA loss guidance by at least $15 million from what we had originally estimated at the beginning of 2022
The liquidity to be raised through this commitment and the closing of the PIPE transaction, combined with the previously announced $57 million remaining in TKB Critical Technologies’ OneTrust demonstrates great progress towards the $100 million the Company is targeting to raise on its path to cash flow breakeven, which is anticipated to occur in mid 2024
The network effect of more product solutions across more verticals will appeal to a broader base of customers and more customers buying more products and services will enable greater revenue
From 2020 to 2022, our net revenue grew at 151% CAGR and we expect to grow to over 200% from 2022 to 2024
Gross bookings of $5.3 million in the fourth quarter grew over 70% compared to the prior year period and was supported by 44 unique customers
       

Bearish Statements during earnings call

Statement
We fell just short of our revenue expectations primarily because of two things: first, the timing of a public sector deal that was awarded in late 2022 but the revenue was not recognized until the first quarter of this year; and second, an automotive SaaS transaction was delayed due to customer budget constraints as a result of the macroeconomic environment we are all facing
This slight variance is a result of a modest shortfall in revenue and the accrual of some future contractual obligations related to a cloud vendor
On NRR, 107% is lower than I would think at this scale level and with the land and expand motion
   

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