Tim Huffmyer
Analyst · ROTH Capital. Please go ahead
Thanks, Bill. For the first quarter, we posted revenue of $13.3 million compared to $8.4 million for the same quarter last year, an increase of 58%. The increase in revenues was primarily a result of continued revenue growth on the SafePath platform, both organic activity and due to the Circle operator business acquisition completed in February. During the first quarter of 2020, revenue from SafePath grew by 18% sequentially compared to the fourth quarter of last year, all within the guidance range provided and resulting in SafePath revenue of $7.8 million. During the first quarter, SafePath increased 240% compared to the first quarter of last year. For the second quarter of 2020, we do expect the SafePath platform revenue to decrease between 5% to 10% compared to the first quarter of this year. The primary reason for the decreased revenue is directly related to COVID-19 causing the majority of Sprint stores to be closed and the related marketing initiatives planned for those stores not to be executed. The COVID-19 situation is also causing a reduction in the number of subscribers as unemployment rates have increased. In the coming quarters, as stores reopen, we expect a return to SafePath revenue growth. We are also excited about the future opportunity with the new T-Mobile and selling the SafePath solution to their user base. Bill will discuss this further in a few minutes. During the first quarter of 2020, CommSuite revenue was $4.2 million, down 4% compared to the fourth quarter of last year and down 3% compared to the first quarter of last year. The current quarter decrease was due to the loss of Sprint and Boost subscribers using our premium CommSuite services. We expect CommSuite to be flat to down for the second quarter of 2020, as we continue to navigate the mergers, Boost with Dish and Sprint with T-Mobile. Revenue for CommSuite advertising during the first quarter was approximately $350,000, which was comparable to the fourth quarter of last year and an increase of $300,000 compared to the first quarter of last year. The current quarter results were in line with our expectations. As a reminder, this is variable revenue and dependent on third-party activities. We expect the second quarter of 2020 CommSuite advertising revenue to be between $100,000 and $300,000. ViewSpot revenue was approximately $750,000 for the first quarter of 2020, up 34% compared to the fourth quarter of last year and down 30% compared to the first quarter of last year. The current quarter results exceeded our expectations due to greater variable revenue with our Tier 1 U.S. customer. As a reminder, we separate ViewSpot revenue into two categories; fixed and variable. The fixed portion of the revenue is related to license fees and is generally the recurring component of the revenue. The variable portion of the revenue is related to device and promotional campaigns, which are short bursts of activity resulting in revenue, and the volume is less predictable. Based on our current run rates, we continue to expect 2020 ViewSpot revenues to be flat to down for 2020. Overall, for all the reasons discussed, including the impact COVID-19 is having on store activity, we are expecting second quarter revenues to be down between 4% and 9% compared to the first quarter of this year. For the first quarter, gross profit was $12.1 million compared to $7.5 million during the same period last year. Gross margin was 91% for the first quarter, compared to 89% last year. GAAP operating expenses for the first quarter was $10.2 million, an increase of $2.7 million or 37% compared to last year. Non-GAAP operating expense for the first quarter was $8.1 million, an increase of $1.4 million compared to last year. The increase in non-GAAP operating expense is primarily related to an increase in compensation and related expenses as our headcount has grown 31% year-over-year and an increase in trade show expenses due to an extra event this year. We continue to aggressively recruit and hire resources in all of our markets. We will continue to invest in current resources and additional resources with a focus on the SafePath platform, specifically around the Circle code integration and additional SafePath IoT device integrations. As discussed on previous conference calls, this headcount activity will result in growth of the quarterly operating expense run rate. Additionally, we are looking at options to increase capacity through use of third-party contract developers, which will allow a scalable arrangement and would not be a permanent cost. This is all to meet current development needs. The non-GAAP net income for the first quarter was $4.1 million or $0.10 diluted earnings per share, compared to a non-GAAP net income of $776,000 or $0.02 earnings per share last year. Within the recently issued press release, we have provided a reconciliation of our non-GAAP metrics to the most comparable GAAP metric. For the first quarter, the reconciliation includes the following adjustments; stock compensation expense of $632,000; intangible amortization of $515,000; and acquisition costs of $918,000, some of which are noncash. Due to our cumulative net loss over the past few years, our GAAP tax expense is primarily due to certain state and foreign income taxes. For non-GAAP purposes, we utilized a 0% tax rate for 2020 and 2019. The resulting non-GAAP tax expense reflects the actual income taxes expense during each period. To wrap up my financial review, I will add some comments around capital. We closed the first quarter of 2020 with $19.5 million of cash. During the quarter, we used $12.1 million on the acquisition of the Circle operator business. We generated $2.3 million of cash flow from operations and we received $2 million of cash from warrant exercises. Separately, during April, we received $2.3 million of cash from warrant exercises and we now currently have 3.7 million warrants outstanding. In the short term, we will continue to invest the excess cash balance to preserve capital. In the mid to long-term, the company will continue to evaluate strategic alternatives for utilization of capital to maximize shareholder return. As we think about the company's long-term capital needs and overall best corporate practices, we will be initiating a shelf registration shortly. We believe that having a shelf in place offers us the greatest flexibility over the next three years. Lastly, due to the COVID-19 impact on businesses, the Small Business Administration was approved to administer the Paycheck Protection Program, designed to provide a direct incentive for small businesses to keep their workers on the payroll. Although the company does meet the qualifications of a small business, based on the April 23 guidelines issued by the Small Business Administration, the company has not accepted the loan opportunity. This concludes my financial review. Now back to Bill.