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Published: 2023-02-07 07:30:34 ET
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  AudioCodes Press Release

 

P R E S S R E L E A S E

  

Company Contacts

 

Niran Baruch,
Chief Financial Officer
AudioCodes

Tel: +972-3-976-4000
niran.baruch@audiocodes.com

Roger L. Chuchen

VP, Investor Relations
AudioCodes

Tel: 732-764-2552

Mobile: 347-752-0780

roger.chuchen@audiocodes.com

 

AudioCodes Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 Results and Declares Semi-Annual Dividend of 18 cents per share

 

Lod, Israel – February 7, 2023 - AudioCodes (NASDAQ: AUDC) Press Release

 

Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 Highlights

 

Quarterly revenues increased by 6.9% year-over-year to $70.7 million;

 

full 2022 year revenues increased by 10.5% to $275.1 million.

 

Quarterly service revenues increased by 17.2% year-over-year to $28.6 million;

 

full 2022 year service revenues increased by 18.1% to $110.8 million.

 

GAAP results:

 

oQuarterly GAAP gross margin was 65.3%;

 

oQuarterly GAAP operating margin was 11.8%;

 

oQuarterly GAAP net income was $7.5 million, or $0.23 per diluted share; and

 

oFull 2022 year GAAP net income was $28.5 million, or $0.88 per diluted share.

 

Non-GAAP results:

 

oQuarterly Non-GAAP gross margin was 65.8%;

 

oQuarterly Non-GAAP operating margin was 17.7%;

 

oQuarterly Non-GAAP net income was $11.9 million, or $0.36 per diluted share; and

 

oFull 2022 year Non-GAAP net income was $45 million, or $1.35 per diluted share.

 

Net cash provided by operating activities was $0.4 million for the quarter and $8.3 million for the full year.

 

AudioCodes repurchased 145,380 of its ordinary shares during the quarter at an aggregate cost of $2.9 million.

 

AudioCodes Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 Results and Declares Semi-Annual Dividend of 18 cents per share

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Details

 

AudioCodes (NASDAQ: AUDC), a leading vendor of advanced communications software, products and productivity solutions for the digital workplace, today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year periods ended December 31, 2022.

 

Revenues for the fourth quarter of 2022 were $70.7 million compared to $69.7 million for the third quarter of 2022 and $66.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2021. Revenues were $275.1 million in 2022 compared to $248.9 million in 2021.

 

Net income was $7.5 million, or $0.23 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2022 compared to $7.3 million, or $0.22 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2021. Net income was $28.5 million, or $0.88 per diluted share, in 2022 compared to $33.8 million, or $1.00 per diluted share, in 2021.

 

On a Non-GAAP basis, net income was $11.9 million, or $0.36 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2022 compared to $13.4 million, or $0.39 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2021. Non-GAAP net income was $45 million, or $1.35 per diluted share, in 2022 compared to $51.8 million, or $1.5 per diluted share, in 2021.

 

Non-GAAP net income excludes: (i) share-based compensation expenses; (ii) amortization expenses related to intangible assets; (iii) expenses related to deferred payments in connection with the acquisition of Callverso Ltd; (iv) other income related to a payment made by the landlord to AudioCodes Inc., a subsidiary of the Company, in connection with the termination of a lease agreement for its offices in New Jersey; (v) financial expenses related to exchange rate differences in connection with revaluation of assets and liabilities in non-dollar denominated currencies; and (vi) non-cash deferred tax expenses. A reconciliation of net income on a GAAP basis to a non-GAAP basis is provided in the tables that accompany the condensed consolidated financial statements contained in this press release.

 

Net cash provided by operating activities was $0.4 million for the fourth quarter of 2022 and $8.3 million for 2022.

 

Cash and cash equivalents, long and short-term bank deposits, long and short-term marketable securities and long and short-term financial investments were $124.3 million as of December 31, 2022 compared to $174.8 million as of December 31, 2021. The decrease in cash and cash equivalents, long and short-term bank deposits, long and short-term marketable securities and long and short-term financial investments was the result of the use of cash for the continued repurchasing of the Company’s ordinary shares pursuant to its share repurchase program and the payment of a cash dividend during each of the first and third quarters of 2022.

 

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“I am pleased to report solid financial results for the fourth quarter, growing revenues 6.9% year-over-year and capping 2022 with a double-digit growth rate of 10.5%,” said Shabtai Adlersberg, President and Chief Executive Officer of AudioCodes.  “We see growing business activity in UCaaS and CX, and with the ongoing proliferation of AI in the enterprise, we believe we are well-positioned to extend our leadership in applying AI to voice applications and emerge a stronger and more competitive player.

 

Primary growth engine during the year came from our Microsoft-related business, which grew 12% year-over-year in the quarter and 18% for the full year. Our Microsoft Teams business grew 33% for the full year. We saw ongoing momentum of AudioCodes Live managed services, which exited the year at over $30 million, growing close to 80% year-over-year, with TCV expanding to over $100 million. Service revenue grew 18% year-over-year and accounted for 40.3% of revenues, up from 37.7% a year ago. Another growth vector in UCaaS is our business in the Zoom ecosystem, which grew above 50% year over year.

 

We saw healthy customer activity during the quarter in the customer experience (CX) market. For the full year and excluding declining OEM revenue, which we will focus less on going forward, our direct enterprise CX business grew 13%.  We have already introduced our entry-level Microsoft Teams-native conversational AI-first contact center application for the CX market and plan to significantly expand this effort in 2023. Overall, Voice AI applications grew above 15% year over year.

 

Finally, on the profitability front, we are pleased to have delivered improved non-GAAP gross and operating margins in the fourth quarter, helped by easing supply chain pressures. This, coupled with continued prudent allocation of investments give us increasing confidence to deliver on our commitment to drive improved operating leverage in 2023,” concluded Mr. Adlersberg.

 

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Share Buy Back Program

 

During the quarter ended December 31, 2022, the Company acquired 145,380 of its ordinary shares under its share repurchase program for a total consideration of $2.9 million.

 

In January 2023, the Company received court approval in Israel to purchase up to an aggregate amount of $25 million of additional ordinary shares. The court approval also permits AudioCodes to declare a dividend out of any part of this amount. The approval is valid through July 4, 2023.

 

Cash Dividend

 

AudioCodes also announced today that the Company’s Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend in the amount of 18 cents per share. The aggregate amount of the dividend is approximately $5.7 million. The dividend is payable on March 7, 2023, to all of the Company’s shareholders of record at the close of trading on the NASDAQ Global Select Market on February 21, 2023.

 

In accordance with Israeli tax law, the dividend is subject to withholding tax at source at the rate of 25% of the dividend amount payable to each shareholder of record, subject to applicable exemptions. If the recipient of the dividend is at the time of distribution or was at any time during the preceding 12-month period the holder of 10% or more of the Company's share capital, the withholding rate is 30%.

 

The dividend will be paid in U.S. dollars on the ordinary shares of AudioCodes Ltd. that are traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market or the Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange. The amount and timing of any other dividends will be determined by the Board.

 

Conference Call & Web Cast Information

 

AudioCodes will conduct a conference call at 8:30 A.M., Eastern Time today to discuss the Company's fourth quarter and full year of 2022 operating performance, financial results and outlook. Interested parties may participate in the conference call by dialing one the following numbers:

 

United States Participants: 888-506-0062

 

International Participants: +1 (973) 528-0011

 

The conference call will also be simultaneously webcast. Investors are invited to listen to the call live via webcast at the AudioCodes investor website at http://www.audiocodes.com/investors-lobby

 

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Follow AudioCodes’ social media channels:

 

AudioCodes invites you to join our online community and follow us on: AudioCodes Voice Blog, LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube.

 

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About AudioCodes

 

AudioCodes Ltd. (NASDAQ, TASE: AUDC) is a leading vendor of advanced communications software, products and productivity solutions for the digital workplace. AudioCodes enables enterprises and service providers to build and operate all-IP voice networks for unified communications, contact centers, and hosted business services. AudioCodes offers a broad range of innovative products, solutions and services that are used by large multi-national enterprises and leading tier-1 operators around the world.

 

For more information on AudioCodes, visit http://www.audiocodes.com.

 

Statements concerning AudioCodes' business outlook or future economic performance; product introductions and plans and objectives related thereto; and statements concerning assumptions made or expectations as to any future events, conditions, performance or other matters, are "forward-looking statements'' as that term is defined under U.S. Federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements are subject to various risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those stated in such statements. These risks, uncertainties and factors include, but are not limited to: the effect of global economic conditions in general and conditions in AudioCodes' industry and target markets in particular; shifts in supply and demand; market acceptance of new products and the demand for existing products; the impact of competitive products and pricing on AudioCodes' and its customers' products and markets; timely product and technology development, upgrades and the ability to manage changes in market conditions as needed; possible need for additional financing; the ability to satisfy covenants in the Company’s loan agreements; possible disruptions from acquisitions; the ability of AudioCodes to successfully integrate the products and operations of acquired companies into AudioCodes’ business; possible adverse impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business and results of operations; and other factors detailed in AudioCodes' filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. AudioCodes assumes no obligation to update the information in this release.

 

©2023 AudioCodes Ltd. All rights reserved. AudioCodes, AC, HD VoIP, HD VoIP Sounds Better, IPmedia, Mediant, MediaPack, What’s Inside Matters, OSN, SmartTAP, User Management Pack, VMAS, VoIPerfect, VoIPerfectHD, Your Gateway To VoIP, 3GX, VocaNom, AudioCodes One Voice, AudioCodes Meeting Insights, AudioCodes Room Experience and CloudBond are trademarks or registered trademarks of AudioCodes Limited. All other products or trademarks are property of their respective owners. Product specifications are subject to change without notice.

 

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Summary financial data follows

 

AUDIOCODES LTD. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

   December 31,   December 31, 
   2022   2021 
   (Unaudited)   (Audited) 
ASSETS          
           
CURRENT ASSETS:          
Cash and cash equivalents  $24,535   $79,423 
Restricted cash   -    5,100 
Short-term and restricted bank deposits   5,210    220 
Short-term marketable securities   2,120    669 
Short-term financial investments   15,258    - 
Trade receivables, net   56,424    48,956 
Other receivables and prepaid expenses   10,006    9,197 
Inventories   36,377    23,988 
Total current assets   149,930    167,553 
           
LONG-TERM ASSETS:          
Long-term and restricted bank deposits  $-   $94 
Long-term Trade receivables   13,099    - 
Long-term marketable securities   75,946    89,307 
Long-term financial investments   1,242    - 
Deferred tax assets   9,073    8,905 
Operating lease right-of-use assets   13,517    16,457 
Severance pay funds   17,933    22,724 
Total long-term assets   130,810    137,487 
           
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET   3,965    4,394 
           
GOODWILL, INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND OTHER, NET   39,126    39,930 
           
Total assets  $323,831   $349,364 
           
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY          
           
CURRENT LIABILITIES:          
Trade payables   11,338    7,863 
Other payables and accrued expenses   38,316    38,350 
Deferred revenues   36,634    41,591 
Short-term operating lease liabilities   8,169    8,139 
Total current liabilities   94,457    95,943 
           
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES:          
Accrued severance pay  $17,755   $22,895 
Deferred revenues and other liabilities   16,308    13,637 
Long-term operating lease liabilities   5,551    11,391 
Total long-term liabilities   39,614    47,923 
           
Total shareholders’ equity   189,760    205,498 
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity  $323,831   $349,364 

 

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AUDIOCODES LTD. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

U.S. dollars in thousands, except per share data

 

   Year ended   Three months ended 
   December 31,   December 31, 
   2022   2021   2022   2021 
                 
   (Unaudited)   (Audited)   (Unaudited) 
Revenues:                
Products  $164,302   $155,089   $42,017   $41,666 
Services   110,791    93,831    28,639    24,433 
Total Revenues   275,093    248,920    70,656    66,099 
Cost of revenues:                    
Products   63,686    52,750    15,835    14,305 
Services   32,629    25,279    8,663    7,357 
Total Cost of revenues   96,315    78,029    24,498    21,662 
Gross profit   178,778    170,891    46,158    44,437 
Operating expenses:                    
Research and development, net   59,842    53,396    15,090    14,452 
Selling and marketing   70,123    62,057    18,088    16,597 
General and administrative   17,494    15,914    4,644    4,117 
Total operating expenses   147,459    131,367    37,822    35,166 
Operating income   31,319    39,524    8,336    9,271 
Financial income (loss), net   2,864    123    669    (976)
Income before taxes on income   34,183    39,647    9,005    8,295 
 Taxes on income, net   (5,717)   (5,896)   (1,456)   (1,040)
Net income  $28,466   $33,751   $7,549   $7,255 
Basic net earnings per share  $0.89   $1.03   $0.24   $0.22 
Diluted net earnings per share  $0.88   $1.00   $0.23   $0.22 
Weighted average number of shares used in computing basic net earnings per share (in thousands)   31,849    32,703    31,642    32,445 
Weighted average number of shares used in computing diluted net earnings per share (in thousands)   32,500    33,846    32,145    33,555 

 

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AUDIOCODES LTD. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES

RECONCILIATION OF GAAP NET INCOME TO NON-GAAP NET INCOME

U.S. dollars in thousands, except per share data

 

   Year ended   Three months ended 
   December 31,   December 31, 
   2022   2021   2022   2021 
                 
   (Unaudited)   (Audited)   (Unaudited) 
GAAP net income  $28,466   $33,751   $7,549   $7,255 
GAAP net earnings per share  $0.88   $1.00   $0.23   $0.22 
Cost of revenues:                    
Share-based compensation (1)   425    411    125    134 
Amortization expenses (2)   760    340    190    136 
    1,185    751    315    270 
Research and development, net:                    
Share-based compensation (1)   3,481    2,772    839    754 
Deferred payments expenses (3)   500    70    125    70 
    3,981    2,842    964    824 
Selling and marketing:                    
Share-based compensation (1)   6,032    6,170    1,338    1,924 
Amortization expenses (2)   44    18    11    8 
Deferred payments expenses (3)   500    70    125    70 
    6,576    6,258    1,474    2,002 
General and administrative:                    
Share-based compensation (1)   5,184    4,811    1,450    1,525 
Other Income (4)   (1,093)   (382)   -    (382)
    4,091    4,429    1,450    1,143 
Financial expenses:                    
Exchange rate differences (5)   (1,321)   294    (227)   1,238 
                     
Income taxes:                    
Deferred tax (6)   1,974    3,463    398    700 
Non-GAAP net income  $44,952   $51,788   $11,923   $13,432 
Non-GAAP diluted net earnings per share  $1.35   $1.50   $0.36   $0.39 
Weighted average number of shares used in computing Non-GAAP diluted net earnings per share (in thousands)   33,359    34,432    33,088    34,183 

 

(1)Share-based compensation expenses related to options and restricted share units granted to employees and others.
(2)Amortization expenses related to intangible assets.
(3)Expenses related to deferred payments in connection with the acquisition of Callverso Ltd.
(4)Other income related to a payment made to AudioCodes Inc. in connection with the termination of a lease agreement for its offices in New Jersey.
(5)Financial expenses related to exchange rate differences in connection with revaluation of assets and liabilities in non-dollar denominated currencies.
(6)Non-cash deferred tax expenses.

 

Note: Non-GAAP measures should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for, the results prepared in accordance with GAAP. The Company believes that non-GAAP information is useful because it can enhance the understanding of its ongoing economic performance and therefore uses internally this non-GAAP information to evaluate and manage its operations. The Company has chosen to provide this information to investors to enable them to perform comparisons of operating results in a manner similar to how the Company analyzes its operating results and because many comparable companies report this type of information.

 

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AUDIOCODES LTD. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

   Year ended   Three months ended 
   December 31,   December 31, 
   2022   2021   2022   2021 
                 
   (Unaudited)   (Audited)   (Unaudited) 
Cash flows from operating activities:                    
Net income  $28,466   $33,751   $7,549   $7,255 
Adjustments required to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:                    
Depreciation and amortization   2,984    2,432    723    686 
Amortization of marketable securities premiums and accretion of discounts, net   1,533    1,589    378    348 
Decrease in accrued severance pay, net   (349)   (1,062)   (17)   (354)
Share-based compensation expenses   15,122    14,164    3,752    4,337 
Decrease in deferred tax assets, net   1,780    3,406    356    677 
Increase in accrued interest and exchange rate effect of loans, marketable securities and bank deposits   25    54    105    85 
Gain derived from financial investments   (937)   -    (289)   - 
Decrease in operating lease right-of-use assets   6,712    7,445    2,073    1,740 
Increase (decrease) in operating lease liabilities   (9,582)   (7,556)   (324)   689 
Changes in IIA settlement liability, net   -    (11,684)   -    (11,860)
Increase in trade receivables, net   (20,567)   (14,438)   (8,080)   (8,686)
Increase in other receivables and prepaid expenses   (1,621)   (1,221)   (277)   (261)
Decrease (increase) in inventories   (12,653)   4,504    (4,605)   (244)
Increase in trade payables   3,475    879    (1,164)   2,659 
Increase (decrease) in other payables and accrued expenses   (4,077)   9,601    2,126    6,172 
Increase (decrease) in deferred revenues   (2,030)   5,480    (1,883)   1,010 
Net cash provided by operating activities   8,281    47,344    423    4,253 
                     
Cash flows from investing activities:                    
Investment in short-term deposits   (5,000)   -    (5)   - 
Proceeds from short-term deposits   10    84,597    -    143 
Proceeds from long-term deposits   94    -    -    - 
Purchase of financial investments   (16,615)   (43,808)   (405)   (2,714)
Proceeds from redemption of marketable securities   1,123    3,240    -    2,187 
Proceeds from redemption of financial investments   1,052    -    1,052    - 
Proceeds from sale of marketable securities   2,250    2,571    2,250    - 
Net cash paid in acquisition of subsidiary   (1,100)   (2,804)   (1,000)   (2,804)
Purchase of property and equipment   (1,487)   (1,174)   (336)   (231)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities   (19,673)   42,622    1,556    (3,419)

 

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AUDIOCODES LTD. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

   Year ended   Three months ended 
   December 31,   December 31, 
   2022   2021   2022   2021 
                 
   (Unaudited)   (Audited)   (Unaudited) 
Cash flows from financing activities:                    
Purchase of treasury shares   (38,099)   (41,849)   (2,858)   (10,650)
Repayment of bank loans   -    (1,200)   -    (300)
Cash dividends paid to shareholders   (11,552)   (10,865)   -    - 
Proceeds from issuance of shares upon exercise of options and warrants   1,055    2,437    522    1,091 
Net cash used in financing activities   (48,596)   (51,477)   (2,336)   (9,859)
                     
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash   (59,988)   38,489    (357)   (9,025)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period   84,523    46,034    24,892    93,548 
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period  $24,535   $84,523   $24,535   $84,523 

 

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