Kaleyra US: Kaleyra Announces Second Quarter 2023 Results

Second Quarter Revenue Increased 7.0% to $86.8 Million

Sequential Increase in Quarterly Adjusted EBITDA of $5.8 Million

Improved Operating Expenses By 14%

NEW YORK, Aug. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Kaleyra, Inc. (NYSE: KLR) (NYSE American: KLR WS) ("Kaleyra" or the "Company"), a growing omnichannel business communications platform, reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2023.

Second Quarter 2023 Highlights

• On June 28, 2023, Tata Communications Limited agreed to acquire Kaleyra in a cash only transaction at a price per share of $7.25, representing 158% premium to the last 6 months average share price of $2.81, for a total consideration to Kaleyra shareholders of approximately USD $100 million and the assumption of all outstanding debt (approximately $154.7 million of net debt outstanding as of June 30, 2023 ). The deal is subject to approval by Kaleyra's shareholders, certain regulatory approvals, and other customary closing conditions and expected to close in six to nine months of the announcement date
• Quarterly revenue of $86.8 million ( $87.1 million on a constant currency basis), 96.7% of revenue is from customers on the platform for a minimum of one year
• Company gross margin and adjusted gross margin of 25.1% and 25.9%, an increase from 23.0% and 25.0%, respectively, in the comparable year-ago period on improved product and geographic mix, including the growth in the registry legacy business
• Quarterly gross profit increased 16.7% to $21.8 million from $18.7 million and adjusted gross profit, a non-GAAP measurement of operating performance, 10.9% to $22.4 million from $20.2 million in the comparable year-ago period
• Quarterly operating expenses of $26.2 million decreased (12.6%) or ($3.8) million from $30.1 million in the comparable year-ago period
• Positive quarterly Adjusted EBITDA of $4.8 million, another sequential positive operating performance in the comparable year-ago period
• Strong balance sheet with $65.0 million in cash and cash equivalents, including restricted cash and short-term investments
• Delivered 11.4 billion messages and connected 2.4 billion voice calls in the second quarter of 2023

Management Commentary
"During the second quarter, Tata Communications, a global digital ecosystem enabler, announced it entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Kaleyra. The all-cash transaction and investment in Kaleyra will accelerate Tata's push into the customer interactions platform market and further solidify Kaleyra's global CommTech position. This is truly a milestone and exciting development for Kaleyra and all our constituents and stakeholders, unlocking significant value to all and securing a bright future of continuous growth and development of our legacy and heritage," said Kaleyra Founder and CEO Dario Calogero . "Turning to our second quarter results, we continued to deliver topline results, showing consistent year over year growth, focusing on our higher margin businesses. I am also very pleased with our continued efforts to reduce expenses, evident in the reduction of our operating expenses of 14% on a year over year basis."

Second Quarter 2023 Financial Results
Results compare the 2023 second quarter ended June 30, 2023, to the second quarter ended June 30, 2022, unless otherwise indicated.

• Total revenue was $86.8 million, an increase of 7.0% from $81.1 million in the comparable year-ago period ( $87.1 million or 7.4% increase using Q2 2022 foreign exchange rates). This increase was mainly driven by the favorable product mix in the second quarter compared to the same period of the prior year.
• Gross profit was $21.8 million compared to $18.7 million in the comparable year-ago period, an increase of 16.7%. This was mainly driven by the improved product mix and geographies, including the growth in the registry legacy business.
• Gross margin for the second quarter of 2023 was 25.1% compared to 23.0% for the second quarter of 2022.
• Adjusted gross profit, a non-GAAP measurement of operating performance reconciled below, was $22.4 million, up from $20.2 million in the comparable year-ago period.
• Adjusted gross margin, also a non-GAAP measurement of operating performance reconciled below, was 25.9% for the second quarter of 2023 compared to 25.0% in the comparable year-ago period.
• Net loss totaled $9.1 million, or $0.69 per share based on 13.3 million weighted-average shares outstanding, compared to a net loss of $15.8 million, or $1.28 per share based on 12.4 million weighted-average shares outstanding, in the comparable year-ago period. The decrease in the net loss was predominantly due to higher margins and reduced costs throughout the business.
• Adjusted net income (loss), a non-GAAP measurement of operating performance reconciled below, was a loss of $1.1 million, or $0.08 per both basic and diluted share based on 13.3 million weighted-average shares outstanding, compared to a profit of $0.1 million, or $0.00 per both basic and diluted share based on 12.4 million weighted-average shares outstanding and 13.8 million weighted-average shares outstanding, respectively, in the comparable year-ago period.
• Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP measurement of operating performance reconciled below, was $4.8 million, or 5.6% of total revenue, compared to $6.0 million, or 7.4% of total revenue, in the comparable year-ago period.
• At the end of the second quarter, cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and short-term investments were $65.0 million, compared to $78.6 million as of December 31, 2022 .
• Dollar-Based Net Expansion Rate of 103.6% (113.8% within the top 30 customers, which account for almost 70% of total revenue of the period).

Supplemental Earnings Materials & Conference Call
In conjunction with today's earnings release, Kaleyra has published an earnings presentation, accessible via the Company's investor relations website at https://investors.kaleyra.com/.

Due to the pending acquisition by Tata Communications, Kaleyra will no longer host a quarterly earnings call.

About Kaleyra

Kaleyra, Inc. (NYSE: KLR) (NYSE American: KLR WS) is a global group providing mobile communication services to financial institutions, e-commerce players, OTTs, software companies, logistic enablers, healthcare providers, retailers, and other large organizations worldwide. Through its proprietary platform and robust APIs, Kaleyra manages multi-channel integrated communication services, consisting of messaging, rich messaging and instant messaging, video, push notifications, e-mail, voice services, and chatbots. Kaleyra's technology makes it possible to safely and securely manage billions of messages monthly with over 1,600 operator connections in 190+ countries, including all tier-1 US carriers. For more information, please visit www.kaleyra.com.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Related Information
To provide investors and others with additional information regarding Kaleyra's results, the following non-GAAP financial measures, not prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("GAAP"), are disclosed:

• Non-GAAP Adjusted Gross Profit and Non-GAAP Adjusted Gross Margin. For the periods presented, Kaleyra defines non-GAAP Adjusted Gross Profit and non-GAAP Gross Margin as GAAP gross profit and GAAP gross margin, respectively, adjusted to exclude, as applicable, certain expenses as presented in the table below;
• Adjusted EBITDA is defined as of any date of calculation, as the consolidated earnings/(loss) of Kaleyra and its subsidiaries, before finance income and finance cost (including bank charges), tax, depreciation and amortization, plus (i) transaction and one-off expenses, (ii) without duplication of clause (i), severance or change of control payments, (iii) any expenses related to company restructuring, (iv) any compensation expenses relating to stock options, restricted stock units, restricted stock or similar equity interests as may be issued by Kaleyra or any of its subsidiaries to its or their employees and (v) any provision for the write-down of assets;
• Non-GAAP Adjusted Net Income (Loss) and Non-GAAP Adjusted Net Income Per Share, Basic and Diluted. For the periods presented, Kaleyra defines non-GAAP net income (loss) and non-GAAP net income (loss) per share, basic and diluted, as GAAP net loss and GAAP net loss per share, basic and diluted, respectively, adjusted to exclude, as applicable, certain expenses presented in the table below.

Management uses the foregoing non-GAAP financial information, collectively, to evaluate its ongoing operations and for internal planning and forecasting purposes. Kaleyra's management believes that non-GAAP financial information, when taken collectively, may be helpful to investors because it provides consistency and comparability with past financial performance, facilitates period-to-period comparisons of results of operations, and assists in comparisons with other companies, many of which use similar non-GAAP financial information to supplement their GAAP results. Non-GAAP financial information is presented for supplemental informational purposes only, should not be considered a substitute for financial information presented in accordance with GAAP, and may be different from similarly-titled non-GAAP measures used by other companies. Whenever Kaleyra uses a non-GAAP financial measure, a reconciliation is provided to the most closely applicable financial measure stated in accordance with GAAP. Investors are encouraged to review the related GAAP financial measures and the reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures.

Operating Metrics
Dollar-Based Net Expansion Rate. Kaleyra's ability to drive growth and generate incremental revenue depends, in part, on the Company's ability to maintain and grow its relationships with Active Existing Customer Accounts and to increase their use of the platform. An important way in which Kaleyra has historically tracked performance in this area is by measuring the Dollar-Based Net Expansion Rate for those customer accounts. Kaleyra's Dollar-Based Net Expansion Rate increases when such customer accounts increase their usage of a product, extend their usage of a product to new applications or adopt a new product. Kaleyra's Dollar-Based Net Expansion Rate decreases when such customer accounts cease or reduce their usage of a product or when the Company lowers usage prices on a product. Kaleyra believes that measuring Dollar-Based Net Expansion Rate provides a more meaningful indication of the performance of the Company's efforts to increase revenue from existing customers. To calculate the Dollar-Based Net Expansion Rate, the Company first identifies the cohort of customer accounts that were customer accounts in the same quarter of the prior year. The Dollar-Based Net Expansion Rate is the quotient obtained by dividing the revenue generated from that cohort in a quarter, by the revenue generated from that same cohort in the corresponding quarter in the prior year.

Active Existing Customer Accounts. Kaleyra believes that the number of Active Customer Accounts is an important indicator of the growth of its business, the market acceptance of its platform and future revenue trends. Kaleyra defines an Active Customer Account at the end of any reporting period as an individual account, as identified by a unique account identifier, for which Kaleyra has recognized revenue in the period.

Important Cautions Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of U.S. federal securities laws. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the financial statements of Kaleyra, its omnichannel and other product and global customer developments, its expectations, beliefs, intentions, plans, prospects or strategies regarding the future revenue (including revenue guidance) and the business plans of Kaleyra's management team, and the broader market volatility and geopolitical and macroeconomic factors on its business and financial performance. Any statements contained herein that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. In addition, any statements that refer to projections, forecasts or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements. The words "anticipate," "believe," "continue," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intends," "may," "might," "plan," "possible," "potential," "predict," "project," "should," "would" and similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are based on certain assumptions and analyses made by Kaleyra in light of its experience and perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments and their potential effects on Kaleyra as well as other factors they believe are appropriate in the circumstances. There can be no assurance that future developments affecting Kaleyra will be those anticipated. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties (some of which are beyond the control of the parties) or other assumptions that may cause actual results or performance to be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements, including including Kaleyra's ability to regain compliance with the NYSE Listing Company Manual, the mix of services utilized by Kaleyra's customers and such customers' needs for these services, including any variability by geography, market acceptance of new service offerings, the ability of Kaleyra to expand what it does for existing customers as well as to add new customers, that Kaleyra will have sufficient capital to operate as anticipated, and the impact that geopolitical and macroeconomic factors such as the war in Ukraine, may have on Kaleyra's operations, the demand for Kaleyra's products, global supply chains and economic activity in general. Additional risk factors that that may cause such a difference include, but are not limited to: (i) the ability of the parties to consummate the proposed transaction with Tata Communications in a timely manner or at all; (ii) the satisfaction (or waiver) of closing conditions to the consummation of the proposed transaction; (iii) potential delays in consummation the proposed transaction; (iv) the ability of Kaleyra and Tata Communications to timely and successfully achieve the anticipated benefits of the proposed transaction; (v) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance or condition that could give rise to the termination of the merger agreement; (vi) significant transaction costs associated with the proposed transaction; (vii) potential litigation relating to the proposed transaction; (viii) the risk that disruptions from the proposed transaction will harm Kaleyra's business, including current plans and operations; (ix) the ability of Kaleyra to retain and hire key personnel; (x) potential adverse reactions or changes to business relationships resulting from the announcement or completion of the proposed transaction; (xi) legislative, regulatory and economic developments affecting Kaleyra's business; (xii) general economic and market developments and conditions; (xiii) the evolving legal, regulatory and tax regimes under which Kaleyra operates; and (xiv) potential business uncertainty, including changes to existing business relationships, during the pendency of the merger that could affect Kaleyra's financial performance.. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws.

Investor Contacts:

MZ North America
Shannon Devine / Mark Schwalenberg
203-741-8811
[email protected]

-Financial Tables to Follow-

KALEYRA, INC. Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited, in thousands)
		June 30, 2023				December 31, 2022
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$	63,866			$	77,500
Restricted cash			488				480
Short-term investments			630				587
Trade receivables, net			73,653				86,783
Deferred cost			354				319
Prepaid expenses			3,451				3,989
Other current assets			4,748				3,387
Total current assets			147,190				173,045
Property and equipment, net			23,535				23,826
Operating right-of-use assets			2,599				2,931
Intangible assets, net			52,678				57,400
Goodwill			111,905				111,526
Other long-term assets			2,219				1,445
Total Assets		$	340,126			$	370,173
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable		$	73,038			$	82,258
Lines of credit			3,468				3,955
Current portion of notes payable			-				405
Current portion of bank and other borrowings			9,389				11,419
Deferred revenue			2,443				3,528
Payroll and payroll related accrued liabilities			6,855				5,993
Other current liabilities			10,644				9,431
Total current liabilities			105,837				116,989
Long-term portion of bank and other borrowings			9,494				13,459
Long-term portion of notes payable			192,844				191,777
Long-term portion of employee benefit obligation			2,380				2,373
Other long-term liabilities			3,193				3,362
Total Liabilities			313,748				327,960
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock			1				1
Additional paid-in capital			282,459				278,473
Treasury stock, at cost			(30,431)				(30,431)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss			(4,710)				(5,212)
Accumulated deficit			(220,941)				(200,618)
Total stockholders' equity			26,378				42,213
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity		$	340,126			$	370,173

KALEYRA, INC. Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited, in thousands)
		Three Months Ended June 30,								Six Months Ended June 30,
		2023				2022				2023				2022
Revenue		$	86,752			$	81,109			$	170,370			$	161,590
Cost of revenue			64,981				62,459				127,499				125,202
Gross profit			21,771				18,650				42,871				36,388
Operating expenses:
Research and development			5,314				6,265				10,716				11,155
Sales and marketing			5,459				7,226				11,473				14,326
General and administrative			15,192				16,594				29,228				31,974
Intangible asset impairment			321				-				321				-
Total operating expenses			26,286				30,085				51,738				57,455
Loss from operations			(4,515)				(11,435)				(8,867)				(21,067)
Other income (expense), net			(200)				37				(185)				83
Financial expense, net			(3,821)				(3,417)				(7,455)				(6,569)
Foreign currency loss			(156)				(1,117)				(1,125)				(860)
Loss before income tax expense			(8,692)				(15,932)				(17,632)				(28,413)
Income tax expense (benefit)			397				(95)				1,421				596
Net loss		$	(9,089)			$	(15,837)			$	(19,053)			$	(29,009)
Net loss per common share, basic and diluted		$	(0.69)			$	(1.28)			$	(1.45)			$	(2.37)
Weighted-average shares used in computing net loss per common share, basic and diluted			13,256,071				12,403,102				13,150,321				12,236,911

KALEYRA, INC. Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited, in thousands)
		Six Months Ended June 30,
		2023				2022
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net loss		$	(19,053)			$	(29,009)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization			8,948				11,838
Stock-based compensation			3,986				15,249
Write off of property and equipment			220				-
Impairment of intangible assets			321				-
Non-cash reduction to the right-of-use asset			(4)				-
Provision for doubtful accounts			4,163				925
Realized gains on marketable securities			16				9
Employee benefit obligation			326				752
Change in fair value of warrant liability			26				(810)
Non-cash interest expense			1,090				1,014
Deferred taxes			-				176
Change in operating assets and liabilities:
Trade receivables			8,139				(13,319)
Other current assets			(763)				1,916
Deferred cost			(35)				12
Operating lease liability			2				-
Other long-term assets			(764)				(1,187)
Accounts payable			(9,942)				5,361
Other current liabilities			2,083				1,678
Deferred revenue			(1,124)				(2,389)
Long-term liabilities			(260)				(87)
Net cash used in operating activities			(2,625)				(7,871)
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Purchase of short-term investments			(46)				(1,165)
Sale of short-term investments			8				6,459
Purchase of property and equipment			(888)				(966)
Capitalized software development costs			(3,299)				(4,502)
Purchase of intangible assets			-				(17)
Acquisition of Bandyer, net of cash acquired			-				(1,005)
Net cash used in investing activities			(4,225)				(1,196)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Proceeds from (repayments on) line of credit, net			(539)				(1,776)
Repayments on term loans			(6,392)				(4,493)
Repayments on notes			(405)				-
Repayments on capital lease			(98)				(46)
Net cash used in financing activities			(7,434)				(6,315)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash			658				(2,230)
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash			(13,626)				(17,612)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period			77,980				91,702
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period		$	64,354			$	74,090

KALEYRA, INC. Adjusted Gross Profit and Adjusted Gross Margin Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Information For the Three and the Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited, in thousands)
				Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
				2023		2022				2023		2022
Consolidated Gross Profit				$	21,771	$	18,650			$	42,871	$	36,388
Consolidated Gross Profit Margin %					25.1 %		23.0 %				25.2 %		22.5 %
Amortization of acquired intangibles					678		1,588				1,354		3,187
Non-GAAP Adjusted Gross Margin				$	22,449	$	20,238			$	44,225	$	39,575
Non-GAAP Adjusted Gross Margin %					25.9 %		25.0 %				26.0 %		24.5 %

KALEYRA, INC. Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation to Financial Information For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited, in thousands)
	Three Months Ended June 30,					Six Months Ended June 30,
	2023		2022			2023		2022
Net loss	$	(8,768)	$	(15,837)		$	(18,732)	$	(29,009)
Other income (expense), net		200		(37)			185		(83)
Financial expense, net		3,821		3,417			7,455		6,569
Foreign currency income (loss)		156		1,117			1,125		860
Income tax expense (benefit)		397		(95)			1,421		596
Loss from operations	$	(4,194)	$	(11,435)		$	(8,546)	$	(21,067)
Depreciation and amortization		4,513		5,936			8,948		11,838
Intangible asset impairment		321		-			321		-
Stock-based compensation and others		1,550		10,160			3,985		18,412
Transaction and one-off costs (incl. severance)		2,958		1,330			5,779		2,993
Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA	$	4,827	$	5,991		$	10,166	$	12,176

KALEYRA, INC. Adjusted Net Income (Loss) per share Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Information For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited, in thousands)
			Three Months Ended June 30,					Six Months Ended June 30,
			2023		2022			2023		2022
Net Loss			$	(8,768)	$	(15,837)		$	(18,732)	$	(29,009)
Stock-based compensation and others				1,550		10,160			3,985		18,412
Transaction and one-off costs (incl. severance)				2,958		1,330			5,779		2,993
Amortization of acquired intangibles				2,261		3,984			4,523		8,407
Intangible asset impairment				321		-			321		-
Amortization of debt discount and issuance costs for convertible debt				551		513			1,066		991
Estimated tax effects of adjustments (1)				347		(169)			1,267		478
Net tax benefits related to discrete tax items				0		74			0		220
Non-GAAP Adjusted Net Income (Loss)			$	(1,099)	$	55		$	(2,110)	$	2,492
Net Loss per share
Basic			$	(0.69)	$	(1.28)		$	(1.45)	$	(2.37)
Diluted			$	(0.69)	$	(1.28)		$	(1.45)	$	(2.37)
Non-GAAP Adjusted Net Income (Loss) per share
Basic			$	(0.08)	$	0.00		$	(0.16)	$	0.20
Diluted			$	(0.08)	$	0.00		$	(0.16)	$	0.18
Weighted Average number of Shares Outstanding (basic)				13,256,071		12,403,102			13,150,321		12,236,911
Weighted Average number of Shares Outstanding (diluted)				13,256,071		13,802,558			13,150,321		13,837,840
(1) The Non-GAAP estimated tax effects of adjustments are determined using the Effective Tax Rate (ETR) calculated for the periods, excluding discrete tax items.

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