SaaS subscription bookings set new record in fourth
quarter, SaaS RPO climbs 43%
MONTREAL, June 27,
2024 /CNW/ -- Tecsys Inc. (TSX: TCS), an
industry-leading supply chain management SaaS company, today
announced its results for the fourth quarter and full year of
fiscal 2024, ended April 30, 2024.
All dollar amounts are expressed in Canadian currency and are
prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting
Standards (IFRS).
"Fiscal 2024 has been a landmark year for Tecsys in which we
have demonstrated our ability to drive continued growth and expand
market opportunity," said Peter
Brereton, president and CEO at Tecsys. "Our SaaS revenue
surged by 39% in fiscal 2024 and we achieved record-breaking SaaS
bookings in our fourth quarter as well as for the full year. We
head into fiscal 2025 with confidence that we are delivering
exceptional value to our customers and are well-positioned to
capitalize on our market momentum."
Mark Bentler, chief financial
officer of Tecsys Inc., added, "Our financial performance in fiscal
2024 underscores the strength of our business model. With a 43%
increase in SaaS RPO in fiscal 2024 and positive
evolution in our gross margin profiles, we continue to see the path
for AEBITDA margin expansion to 8-9% in fiscal 2025 and 10-11% in
fiscal 2026."
Fourth Quarter Highlights:
- SaaS revenue increased by 27% to $14.2
million, up from $11.1 million
in Q4 2023.
- SaaS subscription bookingsi (measured on an
ARRi basis) increased by 108% to a record $8.0 million, compared to $3.9 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal
2023.
- SaaS Remaining Performance Obligation (RPOi)
increased by 43% to $196.9 million at
April 30, 2024, up from $137.7 million at the same time last year.
- Annual Recurring Revenue (ARRi) at April 30, 2024 was up 21% to $94.7 million compared to $78.3 million at April 30,
2023.
- Total revenue increased 7% to a record $44.0 million compared to $41.2 million in Q4 2023. Professional services
revenue decreased by 2% to $14.4
million compared to $14.6
million in Q4 2023.
- Gross margin was 47% for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024
compared to 45% for the same period in fiscal 2023.
- Total gross profit increased to $20.6
million, up 12% from $18.4
million in Q4 2023.
- Operating expenses increased to $21.3
million, higher by $4.3
million or 25% compared to $17.0
million in Q4 last year. Q4 2024 operating expenses included
$2.1 million of restructuring
costs.
- Loss from operations (including the impact of restructuring
costs) was $0.6 million in Q4 2024,
compared to a profit from operations of $1.4
million in Q4 2023.
- Net profit was $0.3 million or
$0.02 per share on a fully diluted
basis in Q4 2024, compared to $0.4
million or $0.03 per share for
the same period in fiscal 2023.
- Adjusted EBITDAii was $2.8
million, up 14% compared to $2.4
million reported in Q4 last year.
- In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024, Tecsys acquired 128,300
of its outstanding common shares for approximately $5.0 million as part of its ongoing normal course
issuer bid.
Fiscal 2024 Highlights:
- SaaS revenue increased by 39% to $51.9
million, up from $37.5 million
in fiscal 2023.
- SaaS subscription bookingsi (measured on an
ARRi basis) increased to $18.6
million, up 13% from $16.4
million in fiscal 2023.
- Total revenue increased 12% to $171.2
million compared to $152.4
million in fiscal 2023.
- Professional services revenue was $55.2
million, down slightly compared to $55.4 million in fiscal 2023.
- Gross margin was 46% for fiscal 2024 compared to 44% for fiscal
2023.
- Total gross profit increased to $78.4
million, up 17% from $66.8
million in the same period of fiscal 2023.
- Operating expenses increased to $76.5
million, higher by $13.2
million or 21% compared to $63.2
million in fiscal 2023.
- Profit from operations (including the impact of restructuring)
was $1.9 million, down from
$3.6 million in fiscal 2023.
- Net profit was $1.8 million, or
$0.13 per diluted share in fiscal
2024, compared to a net profit of $2.1
million, or $0.14 per diluted
share, for fiscal 2023.
- Adjusted EBITDAii was $9.6
million, up slightly compared to $9.5
million in fiscal 2023.
Financial Guidance:
Tecsys is providing financial guidance as follows:
|
FY25
Guidance
|
|
FY26
Guidance
|
Total Revenue
Growth
|
7-9%
|
|
n.a.
|
SaaS Revenue
Growth
|
30-32%
|
|
n.a.
|
Adjusted
EBITDAii Margin
|
8-9%
|
|
10-11%
|
On June 27, 2024, the Company
declared a quarterly dividend of $0.08 per share to be paid on August 2, 2024 to shareholders of record on
July 12, 2024.
Pursuant to the Canadian Income Tax Act, dividends paid by the
Company to Canadian residents are considered to be "eligible"
dividends.
Q4 and FY2024 Financial Results Conference Call
Date: June 28, 2024
Time: 8:30 a.m. ET
Phone number: 800-836-8184 or 646-357-8785
The call can be replayed until July 5,
2024, by calling:
888-660-6345 or 646-517-4150 (access code: 46999#)
i See Key
Performance Indicators in Management's Discussion and Analysis of
the 2024 Financial Statements.
|
ii See
Non-IFRS Performance Measures in Management's Discussion and
Analysis of the 2024 Financial Statements.
|
About Tecsys
Tecsys is a global provider of advanced supply chain solutions.
With a commitment to innovation and customer success, the company
equips organizations with the essential software, technology and
expertise needed for operational excellence and competitive
advantage. Its cloud solutions serve a diverse range of industries,
including healthcare, distribution and converging commerce, across
multiple complex, regulated and high-volume markets. Built on the
Itopia® low-code application platform, Tecsys' offerings include
enterprise resource planning, warehouse management, consolidated
service management, distribution and transportation management,
supply management at the point of use and order management
solutions. Tecsys provides critical data insights and control
across the supply chain, ensuring that organizations are agile,
responsive and scalable. Tecsys is publicly traded on the Toronto
Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol TCS. For more about Tecsys
and its solutions, please visit www.tecsys.com.
Forward Looking Statements
The statements in this news
release relating to matters that are not historical fact are
forward-looking statements that are based on management's beliefs
and assumptions. Such statements are not guarantees of future
performance and are subject to a number of uncertainties, including
but not limited to future economic conditions, the markets that
Tecsys Inc. serves, the actions of competitors, major new
technological trends, and other factors beyond the control of
Tecsys Inc., which could cause actual results to differ materially
from such statements. More information about the risks and
uncertainties associated with Tecsys Inc.'s business can be found
in the MD&A section of the Company's annual report and the most
recently filed annual information form. These documents have been
filed with the Canadian securities commissions and are available on
our website (www.tecsys.com) and on SEDAR+ (www.sedarplus.ca).
Copyright © Tecsys Inc. 2024. All names, trademarks, products,
and services mentioned are registered or unregistered trademarks of
their respective owners.
Non-IFRS Measures
Reconciliation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA
EBITDA is calculated as earnings before interest expense,
interest income, income taxes, depreciation and amortization.
Adjusted EBITDA is calculated as EBITDA before stock-based
compensation, gain on remeasurement of lease liability, recognition
of tax credits generated in prior periods and restructuring costs.
The exclusion of interest expense, interest income, income taxes
and restructuring costs eliminates the impact on earnings derived
from non-operational activities and non-recurring items, and the
exclusion of depreciation, amortization, stock-based compensation,
gain on remeasurement of lease liability and recognition of tax
credits generated in prior periods eliminates the non-cash impact
of these items.
The Company believes that these measures are useful measures of
financial performance without the variation caused by the impacts
of the items described above and that could potentially distort the
analysis of trends in our operating performance. In addition, they
are commonly used by investors and analysts to measure a company's
performance, its ability to service debt and to meet other payment
obligations, or as a common valuation measurement. Excluding these
items does not imply that they are necessarily non-recurring.
Management believes these non-IFRS financial measures, in addition
to conventional measures prepared in accordance with IFRS, enable
investors to evaluate the Company's operating results, underlying
performance and future prospects in a manner similar to management.
Although EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are frequently used by
securities analysts, lenders and others in their evaluation of
companies, they have limitations as an analytical tool, and should
not be considered in isolation, or as a substitute for analysis of
the Company's results as reported under IFRS.
The reconciliation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to the most
directly comparable IFRS measure is provided below.
|
Year ended April
30,
|
(in thousands of
CAD)
|
|
2024
|
|
2023
|
|
2022
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net profit for the
period
|
$
|
1,849
|
$
|
2,089
|
$
|
4,478
|
Adjustments
for:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation of
property and equipment and right-of-use assets
|
|
1,477
|
|
1,775
|
|
2,162
|
Amortization of
deferred development costs
|
|
583
|
|
496
|
|
290
|
Amortization of other
intangible assets
|
|
1,493
|
|
1,603
|
|
1,612
|
Interest
expense
|
|
163
|
|
406
|
|
622
|
Interest
income
|
|
(1,015)
|
|
(686)
|
|
(474)
|
Income
taxes
|
|
641
|
|
1,624
|
|
946
|
EBITDA
|
$
|
5,191
|
$
|
7,307
|
$
|
9,636
|
Adjustments
for:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock based
compensation
|
|
2,301
|
|
2,177
|
|
1,684
|
Gain on remeasurement
of lease liability
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
(573)
|
Recognition of tax
credits generated in prior periods
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
(617)
|
Restructuring
costs
|
|
2,122
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
Adjusted
EBITDAii
|
$
|
9,614
|
$
|
9,484
|
$
|
10,130
|
Consolidated
Statements of Financial Position
(In thousands of Canadian dollars)
|
|
|
|
April 30,
2024
|
|
April 30,
2023
|
Assets
|
|
|
|
|
Current
assets
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash
equivalents
|
$
|
18,856
|
$
|
21,235
|
Short-term
investments
|
|
16,713
|
|
15,835
|
Accounts
receivable
|
|
22,090
|
|
22,900
|
Work in
progress
|
|
4,248
|
|
1,734
|
Other
receivables
|
|
134
|
|
523
|
Tax credits
|
|
6,422
|
|
5,338
|
Inventory
|
|
1,359
|
|
1,034
|
Prepaid expenses and
other
|
|
9,143
|
|
8,193
|
Total current
assets
|
|
78,965
|
|
76,792
|
Non-current
assets
|
|
|
|
|
Other long-term
receivables and assets
|
|
421
|
|
363
|
Tax credits
|
|
4,737
|
|
5,368
|
Property and
equipment
|
|
1,372
|
|
1,802
|
Right-of-use
assets
|
|
1,251
|
|
1,708
|
Contract acquisition
costs
|
|
4,478
|
|
3,738
|
Deferred development
costs
|
|
2,683
|
|
2,254
|
Other intangible
assets
|
|
7,703
|
|
9,287
|
Goodwill
|
|
17,363
|
|
17,467
|
Deferred tax
assets
|
|
9,073
|
|
8,137
|
Total non-current
assets
|
|
49,081
|
|
50,124
|
Total
assets
|
$
|
128,046
|
$
|
126,916
|
Liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
Current
liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and
accrued liabilities
|
|
20,030
|
|
21,669
|
Deferred
revenue
|
|
36,211
|
|
30,388
|
Lease
obligations
|
|
812
|
|
793
|
Total current
liabilities
|
|
57,053
|
|
52,850
|
Non-current
liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
Other long-term accrued
liabilities
|
|
496
|
|
253
|
Deferred tax
liabilities
|
|
826
|
|
1,255
|
Lease
obligations
|
|
1,302
|
|
2,120
|
Total non-current
liabilities
|
|
2,624
|
|
3,628
|
Total
liabilities
|
$
|
59,677
|
$
|
56,478
|
Equity
|
|
|
|
|
Share
capital
|
$
|
52,256
|
$
|
44,338
|
Contributed
surplus
|
|
9,417
|
|
15,285
|
Retained
earnings
|
|
8,121
|
|
10,832
|
Accumulated other
comprehensive loss
|
|
(1,425)
|
|
(17)
|
Total equity
attributable to the owners of the Company
|
|
68,369
|
|
70,438
|
Total liabilities
and equity
|
$
|
128,046
|
$
|
126,916
|
Consolidated
Statements of Income and Comprehensive (loss) Income
(In thousands of Canadian dollars, except per share
data)
|
|
|
Three Months
Ended
|
Twelve Months
Ended
|
April
30,
|
April
30,
|
|
2024
|
2023
|
2024
|
2023
|
Revenue:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SaaS
|
$
|
14,191
|
$
|
11,133
|
$
|
51,918
|
$
|
37,476
|
Maintenance and
Support
|
|
8,140
|
|
7,992
|
|
33,957
|
|
32,714
|
Professional
Services
|
|
14,390
|
|
14,614
|
|
55,188
|
|
55,353
|
License
|
|
282
|
|
529
|
|
1,386
|
|
3,116
|
Hardware
|
|
6,952
|
|
6,924
|
|
28,793
|
|
23,765
|
Total
revenue
|
|
43,955
|
|
41,192
|
|
171,242
|
|
152,424
|
Cost of
revenue
|
|
23,341
|
|
22,828
|
|
92,853
|
|
85,615
|
Gross
profit
|
|
20,614
|
|
18,364
|
|
78,389
|
|
66,809
|
Operating
expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sales and
marketing
|
|
8,437
|
|
7,778
|
|
32,976
|
|
28,080
|
General and
administration
|
|
3,264
|
|
2,599
|
|
11,844
|
|
11,218
|
Research and
development, net of tax credits
|
|
7,435
|
|
6,597
|
|
29,514
|
|
23,943
|
Restructuring
costs
|
|
2,122
|
|
-
|
|
2,122
|
|
-
|
Total operating
expenses
|
|
21,258
|
|
16,974
|
|
76,456
|
|
63,241
|
(Loss) profit from
operations
|
|
(644)
|
|
1,390
|
|
1,933
|
|
3,568
|
Other income
(costs)
|
|
122
|
|
(189)
|
|
557
|
|
145
|
(Loss) profit before
income taxes
|
|
(522)
|
|
1,201
|
|
2,490
|
|
3,713
|
Income tax (benefit)
expense
|
|
(781)
|
|
755
|
|
641
|
|
1,624
|
Net
profit
|
$
|
259
|
$
|
446
|
$
|
1,849
|
$
|
2,089
|
Other comprehensive
income (loss):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Effective portion of
changes in fair value on designated revenue hedges
|
|
(2,187)
|
|
(521)
|
|
(1,086)
|
|
(6)
|
Exchange differences on
translation of foreign operations
|
|
102
|
|
489
|
|
(322)
|
|
1,423
|
Comprehensive (loss)
income
|
$
|
(1,826)
|
$
|
414
|
$
|
441
|
$
|
3,506
|
Basic and diluted
earnings per common share
|
$
|
0.02
|
$
|
0.03
|
$
|
0.13
|
$
|
0.14
|
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows
(In thousands of Canadian dollars)
|
|
|
Three Months
Ended
|
Twelve Months
Ended
|
|
April
30,
|
April
30,
|
|
|
2024
|
|
2023
|
|
2024
|
|
2023
|
Cash flows from
operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net profit
|
$
|
259
|
$
|
446
|
$
|
1,849
|
$
|
2,089
|
Adjustments
for:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation of
property and equipment and right-of-use-assets
|
|
361
|
|
440
|
|
1,477
|
|
1,775
|
Amortization of
deferred development costs
|
|
147
|
|
145
|
|
583
|
|
496
|
Amortization of other
intangible assets
|
|
347
|
|
402
|
|
1,493
|
|
1,603
|
Interest (income)
expense and foreign exchange (gain) loss
|
|
(122)
|
|
189
|
|
(557)
|
|
(145)
|
Unrealized foreign
exchange and other
|
|
481
|
|
1,336
|
|
(569)
|
|
1,754
|
Non-refundable tax
credits
|
|
(596)
|
|
(429)
|
|
(1,961)
|
|
(2,095)
|
Stock-based
compensation
|
|
531
|
|
455
|
|
2,301
|
|
2,177
|
Income
taxes
|
|
65
|
|
124
|
|
519
|
|
554
|
Net cash from
operating activities excluding changes in non-cash
working capital items related to operations
|
|
1,473
|
|
3,108
|
|
5,135
|
|
8,208
|
Accounts
receivable
|
|
2,714
|
|
955
|
|
764
|
|
(5,915)
|
Work in
progress
|
|
(856)
|
|
208
|
|
(2,518)
|
|
(151)
|
Other receivables and
assets
|
|
(135)
|
|
163
|
|
1
|
|
(58)
|
Tax credits
|
|
(728)
|
|
3,239
|
|
113
|
|
(114)
|
Inventory
|
|
544
|
|
268
|
|
(327)
|
|
(226)
|
Prepaid
expenses
|
|
299
|
|
21
|
|
(646)
|
|
(1,452)
|
Contract acquisition
costs
|
|
(784)
|
|
(190)
|
|
(1,045)
|
|
(908)
|
Accounts payable and
accrued liabilities
|
|
(3,052)
|
|
1,645
|
|
(2,455)
|
|
3,259
|
Deferred
revenue
|
|
5,506
|
|
1,258
|
|
5,833
|
|
5,713
|
Changes in non-cash
working capital items related to operations
|
|
3,508
|
|
7,567
|
|
(280)
|
|
148
|
Net cash provided by
operating activities
|
|
4,981
|
|
10,675
|
|
4,855
|
|
8,356
|
Cash flows from
financing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Repayment of long-term
debt
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
(8,400)
|
Proceeds from
short-term investments
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
5,000
|
Payment of lease
obligations
|
|
(193)
|
|
(119)
|
|
(786)
|
|
(689)
|
Payment of
dividends
|
|
(1,175)
|
|
(1,094)
|
|
(4,560)
|
|
(4,225)
|
Interest
paid
|
|
(27)
|
|
(17)
|
|
(163)
|
|
(406)
|
Issuance of common
shares on exercise of stock options
|
|
3,897
|
|
185
|
|
6,964
|
|
297
|
Shares repurchased and
cancelled
|
|
(5,010)
|
|
-
|
|
(7,215)
|
|
-
|
Net cash used in
financing activities
|
|
(2,508)
|
|
(1,045)
|
|
(5,760)
|
|
(8,423)
|
Cash flows from
investing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
received
|
|
6
|
|
27
|
|
97
|
|
90
|
Transfers from
short-term investments
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
40
|
|
-
|
Acquisitions of
property and equipment
|
|
(144)
|
|
(340)
|
|
(599)
|
|
(850)
|
Acquisitions of other
intangible assets
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
(62)
|
Deferred development
costs
|
|
(203)
|
|
(283)
|
|
(1,012)
|
|
(880)
|
Net cash used in
investing activities
|
|
(341)
|
|
(596)
|
|
(1,474)
|
|
(1,702)
|
Net Increase (decrease)
in cash and cash equivalents during the period
|
|
2,132
|
|
9,034
|
|
(2,379)
|
|
(1,769)
|
Cash and cash
equivalents - beginning of period
|
|
16,724
|
|
12,201
|
|
21,235
|
|
23,004
|
Cash and cash
equivalents - end of period
|
$
|
18,856
|
$
|
21,235
|
$
|
18,856
|
$
|
21,235
|
Consolidated
Statements of Changes in Equity
(In thousands of Canadian dollars, except number of
shares)
|
|
|
Share
capital
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number
|
|
Amount
|
|
Contributed
Surplus
|
|
Accumulated
other
comprehensive
income (loss)
|
|
Retained
earnings
|
|
Total
|
Balance, May 1,
2023
|
14,582,837
|
$
|
44,338
|
$
|
15,285
|
$
|
(17)
|
$
|
10,832
|
$
|
70,438
|
Net profit
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
1,849
|
|
1,849
|
Other comprehensive
(loss) income:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Effective portion of
changes in fair value on designated revenue hedges
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
(1,086)
|
|
-
|
|
(1,086)
|
Exchange difference on
translation of foreign operations
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
(322)
|
|
-
|
|
(322)
|
Total comprehensive
(loss) income
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
(1,408)
|
|
1,849
|
|
441
|
Shares repurchased and
cancelled
|
(204,500)
|
|
(684)
|
|
(6,531)
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
(7,215)
|
Stock-based
compensation
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
2,301
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
2,301
|
Dividends to equity
owners
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
(4,560)
|
|
(4,560)
|
Share options
exercised
|
461,813
|
|
8,602
|
|
(1,638)
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
6,964
|
Total transactions
with owners of the Company
|
257,313
|
$
|
7,918
|
|
(5,868)
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
(4,560)
|
$
|
(2,510)
|
Balance, April 30,
2024
|
14,840,150
|
$
|
52,256
|
|
9,417
|
$
|
(1,425)
|
$
|
8,121
|
$
|
68,369
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
-
|
Balance, May 1,
2022
|
14,562,895
|
$
|
43,973
|
|
13,176
|
$
|
(1,434)
|
$
|
12,968
|
$
|
68,683
|
Net profit
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
2,089
|
|
2,089
|
Other comprehensive
income:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Effective portion of
changes in fair value on designated revenue hedges
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
(6)
|
|
-
|
|
(6)
|
Exchange difference on
translation of foreign operations
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
1,423
|
|
-
|
|
1,423
|
Total comprehensive
income
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
1,417
|
|
2,089
|
|
3,506
|
Stock-based
compensation
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
2,177
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
2,177
|
Dividends to equity
owners
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
(4,225)
|
|
(4,225)
|
Share options
exercised
|
19,942
|
|
365
|
|
(68)
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
297
|
Total transactions
with owners of the Company
|
19,942
|
$
|
365
|
|
2,109
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
(4,225)
|
$
|
(1,751)
|
Balance, April 30,
2023
|
14,582,837
|
$
|
44,338
|
|
15,285
|
$
|
(17)
|
$
|
10,832
|
$
|
70,438
|
SOURCE Tecsys Inc.