Actelis Networks Reports Second Quarter and First Half of Fiscal 2022

Rhea-AI Summary

Actelis Networks (ASNS) reported an 8% year-over-year revenue increase, totaling $4.9 million for the first half of 2022. Sales to IoT customers surged 51%, bolstered by a backlog of $4.0 million, primarily from IoT clients. Gross margin rose to 62%, despite supply chain challenges. However, the company noted an operating loss of $0.7 million for Q2 and a net loss of $1.7 million, attributed to increased financial and operating expenses linked to its recent IPO. Adjusted EBITDA was $79,000 for Q2 but showed a loss of $888,000 for the six months, reflecting elevated costs in R&D and marketing.

Positive

• Total revenue increased 8% year-over-year to $4.9 million for H1 2022.
• Sales to IoT customers grew 51% year-over-year.
• Backlog of customer orders reached $4.0 million, with 83% for IoT customers.
• Gross margin improved to 62% in Q2 2022.
• Significant growth in assets from $4.7 million to $19.6 million following the IPO.

Negative

• Operating loss of $0.7 million reported for Q2 2022.
• Net loss of $1.7 million in Q2 2022, up from $0.1 million the previous year.
• Adjusted EBITDA loss of $888,000 for the first half of 2022.

FREMONT, Calif., Aug. 11, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Actelis Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASNS) (“Actelis” or the “Company”), a market leader in cyber-hardened, rapid-deployment networking solutions for wide-area IoT networks, today reported financial results for the fiscal second quarter and first six months ended June 30, 2022.

Financial Highlights:

• Total revenue increased 8% year-over-year to $4.9 million for the six-months ended June 30, 2022.
• Delivery of Sales to IoT- customers grew 51% year-over-year for the six-months ended June 30, 2022.
• Backlog of customer open orders of $4.0 million (of which 83% are for IoT customers) as of June 30, 2022.
• Gross margin increase for the three months ended June 30, 2022 to 62% despite ongoing inflationary and supply-chain pressures (compared to 57% in the prior year period).
• Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP measure of operating performance, totaled $79,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2022.
• As a result of the closing of the IPO on May 17, 2022, the Company reported a transformation of the balance sheet structure as of June 30, 2022 (compared to December 31, 2021):
  $19.6 million of total assets (compared to. $4.7 million), $11.8 million of total liabilities (compared to$18.7 million) and $7.6 million of shareholders’ equity (compared to a capital deficiency of ($19.6) million).
• During 2020, 2021 and the first six months of 2022, the Company incurred significant expenses related to convertible loans and warrants, which are now almost entirely converted. As a result, the Company expects those expenses to decrease significantly in the future.
  

Operational Updates:

• Successful delivery of 52% of the December 31,2021 backlog of customer open orders by June 30, 2022.
• A large customer renewed its software license and support contract for an additional two years. The value of the order over the lifespan of the contract renewal period is approximately $1.45 million.
• Received additional $134,000 of new orders from a previously announced multi-year contract with a leading global customer specializing in airport operations management systems. Orders were received for airports in Taiwan, Japan, Indonesia, Hungary, as well as for Newark and JFK in the United States. The Company expects to see an increasing number of orders from additional airports globally.
• Selected for deployment by the City of San Jose, CA, in a multi-year, city-wide smart traffic infrastructure upgrade. Received a first order of $189,000, the total city budget is estimated to be $3 million.
• Introduced a new, 10Gbps high-switching capacity product family of advanced, cyber-hardened and environmentally hardened building blocks for IoT networks. The new building blocks support mixed hybrid fiber-copper networks, 256-bit encryption, remote powering for IoT devices and small cells, and includes advanced software for automated management and security.
  

Management Commentary:

“Following our successful IPO, Actelis is moving at an accelerated pace towards delivering on its goals of successfully penetrating the IoT market. Our balance sheet is much stronger following the IPO and provides us with the flexibility of moving faster and accelerating our operation, as an increasing number of customers, channels and strategic partners select Actelis as their long-term networking partner in various IoT verticals globally” said Tuvia Barlev, CEO of Actelis. “We expect our continuous investments in sales and marketing personnel and operations to further promote strong organic growth in our IoT client base. Our continuous introduction of new, unique technology, intelligent software and cyber protection capabilities, positions our solutions at the high-end of the competitive landscape. They help us to accelerate our market penetration while maintaining a strong margin. We are addressing supply chain issues on an on-going basis and as a result were able to ship the majority of the December 31, 2021 backlog by June 30, 2022.”

Fiscal Second Quarter and First Half of 2022 Financial Results:

Revenues totaled $3.1 million, compared to $3.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021. The year-over-year increase in revenues was primarily attributable to an increase of $363,000 of revenues generated from North America as a result of increase in revenue from a service and software contract renewal, offset by a decrease of $208,000 in revenues generated from Europe, the Middle East and Africa, as a result of a delay in supply due to shortages.

For the first six months of 2022, revenue amounted to $4.9 million, compared to $4.6 million for the first six months of 2021, representing 8% growth. The increase from the corresponding period was primarily attributable to $555,000 of revenues generated from Europe, the Middle East and Africa offset by a decrease of $179,000 in revenues generated from North America and Asia Pacific.

Cost of revenues amounted to $1.2 million compared to $1.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021, due to product mix change.

Cost of revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2022, amounted to $2.45 million compared to $2.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021. The increase from the corresponding period was mainly due to the increase in revenues, as well as a change in the product mix and an increase in the cost of components and manufacturing driven by supply shortages and shipment costs.

Gross profit amounted to $1.9 million, compared to $1.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021. The year-over-year increase in gross profit was primarily attributable to better mix of software vs. hardware sales.

Gross profit for the six months ended June 30, 2022, was $2.5 million or 51% of revenue, compared to $2.5 million or 54% of revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2021.

Research and development expenses amounted to $0.7 million compared to $0.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021, as a result of an increased investment in research and development.

Research and development expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2022 amounted to $1.3 million compared to $1.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021.

Sales and marketing expenses amounted to $0.8 million compared to $0.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021. The increase from the corresponding period was mainly associated with increased investments in sales and marketing, specifically in payroll expenses in the amount of $133,000, mainly due to hiring of sales and marketing employees, increase in commission expenses in the amount of $121,000 due to the higher revenues and increase in travel expenses in the amount of $59,000.

Sales and marketing expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2022 amounted to $1.6 million compared to $0.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021. The increase in comparison with the corresponding period was mainly associated with increased sales compensation due to higher revenue of $193,000, increased investments in sales and marketing, specifically in payroll expenses in the amount of $263,000, mainly due to hiring of sales and marketing employees, increase in other professional services in the amount of $85,000 and increase in travel expenses in the amount of $72,000.

General and administrative expenses amounted to $1.07 million compared to $0.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021. The increase was mainly due to payroll and one-time professional services expenses attributed to our IPO, completed in May 2022.

General and administrative expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2022 amounted to $1.7 million compared to $0.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021. The increase was mainly due to payroll and one-time professional services expenses attributed to the work on the Company’s IPO.

Operating loss was $0.7 million, compared to an operating income of $0.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021. The increase was mainly due to a delay in supplies, due to supply chain challenges, as well as higher one-time expenses associated primarily with investment in sales and marketing and expenses attributed to the IPO.

Operating loss for the six months ended June 30, 2022, was $2.1 million, compared to an operating loss of $0.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021. The increase was mainly due to a delay in supply, due to shortages, as well as higher expenses associated primarily with investment in sales and marketing and expenses attributed to the IPO.

Financial expense, net was $1.0 million compared to $0.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021. During the three months ended June 30, 2022, the Company incurred financial expenses mainly due to increases in fair value of various financial instruments, such as convertible loan, note and warrants in the amount of $1.4 million, and had income in the amount of $0.5 million, from exchange rates differences. Since all convertible loans and nearly all warrants the Company had outstanding converted to equity in connection with the IPO, the Company does not expect additional material financial expenses in future periods for these loans and warrants compared to those the Company incurred in 2020, 2021 and the first six months of 2022.

Financial expense, net for the six months ended June 30, 2022 was $4.2 million compared to $0.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021. During the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Company incurred one-time financial expenses mainly due to increases in fair value of various financial instruments, such as convertible loans, and warrants in the amount of $4.5 million, and had income in the amount of $0.5 million, from exchange rates differences.

Net loss was $1.7 million, compared to net loss of $0.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021. The increase was primarily due to the increase in financial expenses, resulting from the financial expenses, as well as an increase in operating expenses mainly due to investment in sales and marketing, as well as one-time expenses attributed to our IPO.

Net loss for the six months ended June 30, 2022 was $6.3 million, compared to net loss of $0.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021. The increase was primarily due to the increase in financial expenses, resulting from the increases in fair value of various financial instruments, as well as an increase in operating expenses mainly due to investment in sales and marketing, as well as one-time expenses attributed to our IPO.

Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP measure of operating performance, was $79,000 compared to an adjusted EBITDA of $446,000 in the comparable year-ago period. This was primarily a result of higher investment in sales and marketing.

Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA loss was $888,000 in the six months ended June 30, 2022, compared to $60,000 EBITDA in the comparable year-ago period. This was primarily attributed to product mix changes, increase in sales and marketing investments, and additional legal and audit expenses related to our public filing requirements that commenced during the quarter ended June 30, 2022 as we became a public company.

The Company reported a balance sheet with, $19.6 million of total assets compared to $4.7 million as of December 31, 2021, $11.8 million of total liabilities compared to $18.7 million as of December 31, 2021 and $7.8 million of shareholders’ equity compared to a capital deficiency of ($19.6) million as of December 31, 2021.

Conference Call

Actelis management will hold a conference call today, August 11, 2022, at 4:30 p.m. Eastern time (1:30 p.m. Pacific time) to discuss these results.

Company CEO Tuvia Barlev and CFO Yoav Efron will host the call.

U.S. dial-in: (800) 715-9871
International dial-in: +1 (646) 307-1963
Conference ID: 2342820

Please call the conference telephone number 10 minutes prior to the start time. An operator will register your name and organization. If you have any difficulty connecting with the conference call, please contact Gateway Group at (949) 574-3860.

The conference call will be broadcast live and available for replay here and via the Investor Relations section of Actelis Network’s website.

A telephonic replay of the conference call will be available after 8:30 p.m. Eastern time on the same day through August 18, 2022.

Toll-free replay number: (800) 770-2030
International replay number: +1(609) 800-9909
Conference ID: 2342820

About Actelis Networks, Inc.

Actelis Networks is a market leader in cyber-hardened, rapid-deployment networking solutions for wide-area IoT applications including federal, state and local government, ITS, military, utility, rail, telecom and campus applications. Actelis’ unique portfolio of hybrid fiber-copper, environmentally hardened aggregation switches, high density Ethernet devices, advanced management software and cyber-protection capabilities, unlocks the hidden value of essential networks, delivering safer connectivity for rapid, cost-effective deployment. For more information, please visit www.actelis.com.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information

Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA, and backlog of open orders are Non-GAAP financial measures. In addition to reporting financial results in accordance with GAAP, we provide Non-GAAP operating results adjusted for certain items, including: financial expenses, which are interest, financial instrument fair value adjustments, exchange rate differences of assets and liabilities, stock based compensation expenses, depreciation and amortization expense, tax expense, and impact of development expenses ahead of product launch. We adjust for the items listed above and show Non-GAAP financial measures in all periods presented, unless the impact is clearly immaterial to our financial statements. When we calculate the tax effect of the adjustments, we include all current and deferred income tax expense commensurate with the adjusted measure of pre-tax profitability.

Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other securities laws. Words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates” and similar expressions or variations of such words are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are not historical facts, and are based upon management’s current expectations, beliefs and projections, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain. Such expectations, beliefs and projections are expressed in good faith. However, there can be no assurance that management’s expectations, beliefs and projections will be achieved, and actual results may differ materially from what is expressed in or indicated by the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual performance or results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements. For a more detailed description of the risks and uncertainties affecting the Company, reference is made to the Company’s reports filed from time to time with the SEC, including, but not limited to, the risks detailed in the Company’s final prospectus (Registration No. 333-264321), filed with the SEC on May 16, 2022. Investors and security holders are urged to read these documents free of charge on the SEC's web site at http://www.sec.gov. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date the statements are made. The Company assumes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect actual results, subsequent events or circumstances, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting forward-looking information except to the extent required by applicable securities laws. If the Company does update one or more forward-looking statements, no inference should be drawn that the Company will make additional updates with respect thereto or with respect to other forward-looking statements. References and links to websites have been provided as a convenience, and the information contained on such websites is not incorporated by reference into this press release. Actelis is not responsible for the contents of third-party websites.

Investor Relations Contact:
Matt Glover and Ralf Esper
Gateway Investor Relations
+1 949-574-3860
ASNS@gatewayir.com

ACTELIS NETWORKS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
UNAUDITED

		June 30,				December 31,
		2022				2021
		U. S. dollars in thousands (except for share and per share amounts)
Assets
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents			12,286				693
Short term bank deposit			71				-
Restricted cash			770				-
Trade receivables, net of allowance for doubtful debts of $61 as of June 30, 2022, and December 31, 2021			3,109				2,147
Inventories			908				897
Prepaid expenses and other current assets			1,133				398
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS			18,277				4,135
NON-CURRENT ASSETS:
Property and equipment, net			99				103
Restricted cash			91				102
Severance pay fund			234				266
Operating lease right of use assets			776				-
Long term deposits			82				78
TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS			1,282				549
TOTAL ASSETS			19,559				4,684

ACTELIS NETWORKS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (continued)
UNAUDITED

		June 30, 2022				December 31, 2021
		U.S. dollars in thousands (except for share and per share amounts)
Liabilities and redeemable convertible preferred stock and shareholders’ equity (capital deficiency)
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Current maturities of long-term loans			768				758
Warrants			74				177
Trade payables			1,659				1,920
Deferred revenues			669				673
Employee and employee-related obligations			780				703
Accrued royalties			968				818
Operating lease liabilities			505				-
Other accrued liabilities			1,054				902
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES			6,477				5,951
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Long-term loan, net of current maturities			4,564				5,473
Deferred revenues			231				-
Warrants			-				1,972
Convertible loan			-				4,905
Operating lease liabilities			190				-
Accrued severance			279				315
Other long-term liabilities			61				79
TOTAL NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES			5,325				12,744
TOTAL LIABILITIES			11,802				18,695
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Note 8)
REDEEMABLE CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK:
CONVERTIBLE SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK, $0.0001 par value, 4,986,039 shares authorized as of December 31, 2021; 0 and 4,986,039 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021; aggregate liquidation preference of $5,091 as of December 31, 2021.			-				2,858
CONVERTIBLE SERIES B PREFERRED STOCK, $0.0001 par value, 3,002,652 shares authorized as of December 31, 2021; 0 and 2,745,004 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021; aggregate liquidation preference of $4,271 as of December 31, 2021.			-				2,727
TOTAL REDEEMABLE CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK			-				5,585
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (CAPITAL DEFICIENCY):
Common stock, $0.0001 par value: 30,000,000 and 11,009,315 shares authorized as of June 30, 2022, and December 31, 2021, respectively; 17,317,572 and 2,047,641 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively			1				*
Non-voting common stock, $0.0001 par value: 2,803,774 shares authorized as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively; 0 and 1,783,773 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2022, and December 31, 2021.			-				*
Additional paid-in capital			36,469				2,824
Accumulated deficit			(28,713	)			(22,420	)
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (CAPITAL DEFICIENCY)			7,757				(19,596	)
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND REDEEMABLE CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (CAPITAL DEFICIENCY)			19,559				4,684

* Represents an amount less than $1 thousands.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements (Unaudited).

ACTELIS NETWORKS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
(UNAUDITED)

		Three months ended June 30,								Six months ended June 30,
		2022				2021				2022				2021
		U.S. dollars in thousands (except share and per share amounts)
REVENUES			3,081				3,027				4,949				4,573
COST OF REVENUES			1,159				1,288				2,445				2,106
GROSS PROFIT			1,922				1,739				2,504				2,467
OPERATING EXPENSES:
Research and development expenses, net			676				646				1,326				1,266
Sales and marketing expenses, net			837				538				1,567				949
General and administrative expenses, net			1,067				329				1,702				651
TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES			2,580				1,513				4,595				2,866
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)			(658	)			226				(2,091	)			(399	)
Financial expenses, net			(996	)			(259	)			(4,202	)			(313	)
NET COMPREHENSIVE LOSS FOR THE PERIOD			(1,654	)			(33	)			(6,293	)			(712	)
Net loss per share attributable to common shareholders – basic and diluted		$	(0.17	)		$	(0.02	)		$	(1.09	)		$	(0.35	)
Weighted average number of common stock used in computing net loss per share – basic and diluted			9,522,719				2,047,641				5,787,503				2,047,641

Non GAAP adjusted EBITDA

(U.S. dollars in thousands)		Three months Ended June 30, 2022				Three months Ended June 30, 2021				Six months Ended June 30, 2022				Six months Ended June 30, 2021
Revenues			3,081				3,027			$	4,949			$	4,573
GAAP net Income (loss)			(1,654	)			(33	)			(6,293	)			(712	)
Interest Expense			996				259			$	4,202			$	312
Tax Expense			62				26				74				63
Fixed asset depreciation expense			10				12				20				24
Stock based compensation			14				10				28				20
Research and development, capitalization			138				172				280				353
Other one-time costs and expenses			513				-				801				-
Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA			79				446				(888	)		$	60
GAAP net loss margin			(53.67	%)			(1.09	%)			(127.2	%)			(15.57	%)
Adjusted EBITDA margin			2.6	%			14.73	%			(17.94	%)			1.3	%

(U.S. dollars in thousands Revenues		For the three months ended June 30								For the six months ended June 30
		2022				2021				2022				2021
Revenues			3,081				3,027			$	4,949			$	4,573
Backlog of open Orders(1)			3,996				4,852			$	3,996			$	4,852
(1)    Presented as of June 30 for each year.

ACTELIS NETWORKS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)

		Six months ended June 30,
		2022				2021
		U.S. dollars in thousands
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net loss for the period			(6,293	)			(712	)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation			20				23
Changes in fair value related to warrants to lenders			1,115				-
Inventories write-downs			80				55
Exchange rate differences			(739	)			(37	)
Share-based compensation			28				18
Changes in fair value related to convertible loan			1,648				-
Changes in fair value related to convertible note			1,753				-
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Trade receivables			(962	)			(1,240	)
Net change in operating lease assets and liabilities			(82	)			-
Inventories			(91	)			18
Prepaid expenses and other current assets			(735	)			(525	)
Other non-current asset			(4	)			18
Trade payables			(261	)			(45	)
Deferred revenues			227				573
Other current liabilities			225				270
Other long-term liabilities			136				112
Other accrued liabilities			153				(77	)
Net cash used in operating activities			(3,782	)			(1,549	)
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Short term bank deposit			(71	)			-
Purchase of property and equipment			(16	)			(2	)
Net cash used in investing activities			(87	)			(2	)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from exercise of options			*				*
Proceeds from long-term debt, net of issuance costs			-				2,070
Proceeds from initial public offering and private placement			18,712				-
Underwriting discounts and commissions and other offering costs			(2,175	)			-
Repayment of long-term loan			(316	)			(192	)
Net cash provided by financing activities			16,221				1,878
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS			(739	)			(37	)
INCREASE IN CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH			12,352				327
BALANCE OF CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH AT BEGINNING OF THE PERIOD			795				671
BALANCE OF CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH AT END OF THE PERIOD			13,147				998

* Represents an amount less than $1 thousands.

FAQ

What were Actelis Networks' Q2 2022 financial results?

In Q2 2022, Actelis reported $3.1 million in revenue, an increase from $3.0 million in Q2 2021, with an operating loss of $0.7 million and a net loss of $1.7 million.

How has the IoT segment performed for Actelis Networks?

Actelis experienced a 51% year-over-year growth in sales to IoT customers during the first half of 2022.

What is the current backlog for Actelis Networks?

As of June 30, 2022, Actelis had a backlog of $4.0 million in customer orders, with 83% attributed to IoT clients.

What are the future outlook and guidance for Actelis Networks?

Actelis expects a significant decrease in expenses related to convertible loans and warrants, post-IPO, and aims for continued growth in its IoT market penetration.