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| Obviously as we've said, we're actively looking to seek refinancing on our credit facility and we're optimistic that we'll be able to find a solution that will give us more favorable terms in the not too distant future, so we're optimistic about that |
| Over the past 12 months, we have doubled the size of the German sales team, and our expectation is that we can achieve double-digit market share within the next two years |
| With our dedicated employees and industry-best solutions, we expect a return to revenue growth in 2024 and with stronger profit margins |
| we have some fantastic wins including over 3,000 panels and stands shipped to El Paso School District in Texas via our partner ELB |
| Our new generation of Google accredited Clevertouch screens started shipping during Q3 and customer feedback has been excellent |
| Overseas, we have some excellent orders, including $2.3 million from IDNS in U.K |
| We did maintain a strong gross profit margin reporting 36% for the quarter and 37% for the nine months ended September 30th, both an improvement over 31% and 28% for the respective periods last year |
| Our leverage ratio has been maintained under 3x, which I think it speaks to positive EBITDA, we've been able to generate through our improved margins |
| This victory solidifies our position as a leading player in the Digital Signage Market |
| In other markets, we have made some strong gains, such as Australia, where we have increased our market share from 14.9% to 18.8% over the past year |
| In summary, despite Q3 revenues being down, we booked the first increase in order intake in five quarters, and we believe this marks the turning point in the cycle, with a steady return to revenue and EBITDA growth |
| The improvement in gross profit margin in Q3 2023, compared to Q3 2022 is primarily due to lower manufacturing costs and continued reductions in freight costs over the prior year period |
| We published multiple success stories in Q3, including our success of Teacher Daniel Thompson at Ron Clark Academy in Atlanta, Georgia, inspiring student engagement with our Labdisc All-in-One Science Labs, and of Cameron Hefner, a STEM Teacher at Liberty Local School District in Youngstown, Ohio, who has enriched STEM learning with our award-winning MySTEM kids STEM curriculum |
| And across Europe, in many countries, we actually have really high market share |
| And we think we've got the right team that's to grow market share |
| Look, we're pretty confident |
| So I think again the U.S., EMEA region are by far the largest growth opportunities for us over the next 12 months, but we're just starting to and we sell some in the APAC region and particularly Australia do it quite well, and we have sold in other countries throughout Southeast Asia, not large quantities, but I would say we're optimistic |
| To drive improved profit margins, we will be reducing certain G&A expenses that we expect will have minimal impact on short-term growth |
| And other ones we were down a little bit, but we're pretty optimistic that that can turn next year and that we will start to gain market share |
| We also had some great wins in Germany, shipping 600 screens under the tender via our partner CANCOM, worth approximately $1.2 million |
| We ended the quarter with a strong balance sheet including $61 million in working capital, $18 million in cash and $44 million in inventory |
| These examples highlight Boxlight's commitment to innovative and effective solutions and powering all users |
| We expected, and I think the industry was expecting much stronger demand in Q3 |
| In Finland, we grew our market share from 36.9% to 40.1%, and in Switzerland, we grew from 14.4% to 19.9% compared with last year, according to data from Futuresource |
| During the third quarter, we were honored to win nine Best of Back to School awards from Tech & Learning, the awarded products by our hardware, software, curriculum, and more categorized by grade levels |
| We can start to see some meaningful growth even over the next 12 months in that region, but I would say if you're looking at again, over the next 12 months in particular, it's substantial growth |
| We had some great wins in Michigan with over $1 million of screens and audio solutions delivered via our partner DAT |
| This past Friday, CleverLive was also selected as the Digital Signage Technology of the Year by the renowned AV Awards, a highly respected industry recognition judged by experts from end-user organizations, consultants, and industry leaders |
| And we think we're going to see substantial growth in enterprise next year |
| Clevertouch's success stories showcase comprehensive solutions for LYNX Whiteboard software in CleverLive that enhance interactive learning, transforming classrooms into engaging hubs of education |
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| The revenue decline was largely a result of softer industry demand |
| So, the bottom line is it was just softer demand across the board, both in the U.S |
| Revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2023 were $49.7 million, as compared to $68.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022, resulting in a 27.7% decrease and was due to lower sales volumes across all markets |
| Revenue declined by 28% for the quarter and by 23% for the nine-months ended September 30th over the same periods last year |
| Q3 was a tougher quarter than we had expected, and we continue to face challenging market conditions in both the U.S |
| Look, I think, basically it was soft demand |
| So that was a little bit disappointing that that didn't happen |
| Total operating expenses for Q3 2023 were $29.6 million and included a goodwill impairment charge of approximately $13.2 million due primarily to lower sales volume stemming from the industry downturn and a change in the company's reporting segments in 2023, which resulted in a change in the company's reporting units |
| Q3 was disappointing, right? Yes, and the second half especially, right? When we did our call three months ago, we did |
| And the second half of Q3 was a lot slower than we expected |
| And that's really as a result of Q3 being a little bit slower than we expected rolling into Q4 |
| We've guided last quarter, we mentioned we didn't know that we could sustain 37%, 38% type margins that may come down some |
| It's just a general, people are not as urgent to place large orders and kind of just slowing down slightly |
| It was purely education vertical that was slower than expected |
| EPS loss per basic and diluted share was $1.90 for Q3 2023 |
| And Germany is the one that stands out as being significantly low |
| has declined only marginally from 6.9% to 6.2%, and in EMEA, it is broadly the same at 6% versus 6.1% last year |
| EBITDA loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 was $3 million |
| Can you talk about maybe, was there any nuanced trends, a bigger slowdown in corporate enterprise versus your K-12 education markets? Was there any sort of distinct trends there or was it pretty much just, was it really indeed general overall softness? Michael Pope Well, if you look at overall business, enterprise is less than 10% of our total business |
| I mean, definitely after the pandemic and the stresses on the global supply chains, there was a lot of urgency and a huge amount of orders being placed |
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