NETSOL Technologies Reports Fiscal Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 Financial Results

Rhea-AI Summary

NETSOL Technologies, Inc. (NTWK) reported a 4.2% increase in total net revenues for FY 2022, reaching $57.2 million, despite a decrease in total net revenues of 11.7% in Q4 2022 compared to the previous year. The company achieved an increase in annual recurring revenue of 27.6%, totaling $28.3 million. However, Q4 net loss was $2.2 million or $0.19 per diluted share, down from a profit of $1.9 million in Q4 2021. Management remains optimistic about future growth, targeting double-digit increases for FY 2023.

Positive

• Annual recurring revenue increased by 27.6%, reaching $28.3 million.
• Signed major contracts valued at $5 million with a Swedish bank and $2.2 million with the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Negative

• Q4 2022 net revenues decreased by 11.7% to $13.5 million compared to Q4 2021.
• GAAP net loss of $2.2 million in Q4 2022, compared to a profit of $1.9 million in Q4 2021.
• Gross profit margin declined from 49% in Q4 2021 to 36% in Q4 2022.

• Total net revenues increase 4.2% to $57.2 million in FY 2022
• Annual recurring revenue (SaaS and Support) increased to $28.3 million, up by 27.6%

CALABASAS, Calif., Sept. 27, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NETSOL Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: NTWK), a global business services and enterprise application solutions provider, reported results for the fiscal fourth quarter and full year ended June 30, 2022.

Fiscal Fourth Quarter 2022 and Recent Operational Highlights

• NETSOL signed a contract with a notable Swedish bank to implement NFS Ascent® in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland with an estimated value of $5 million over the five-year contract period.
• NETSOL was awarded a contract by the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa under the World Bank Funded “Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Revenue Mobilization and Public Resource Management Program” to provide a document management system. The contract is valued at approximately $2.2 million.
• We successfully went live with our cloud-based NFS Ascent® Retail Platform for a bank in the United Kingdom. The Retail Platform constitutes both NFS Ascent® Omni Point of Sale and NFS Ascent® Contract Management System. This contract will provide additional subscription fees of approximately $1 million over the coming 5 years.
• We went live with NFS Ascent® and NFS Ascent® Digital in New Zealand for a leading Japanese equipment manufacturer and in addition signed a statement of work which will generate approximately $1 million.
• We onboarded another 7 dealers of a leading German Auto Manufacturer in the U.S. on our digital retailing solution Otoz^TM bringing the total to 24 at June 30, 2022.

Fiscal Fourth Quarter 2022 Financial Results

Total net revenues for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2022 were $13.5 million, compared with $15.4 million in the prior year period. The decrease in total net revenues was primarily driven by decreases in license revenue of $0.6 million and services revenue of $1.7 million, offset by an increase in subscription and support revenue of $0.5 million.

• Total license fees were $0.95 million, compared with $1.5 million in the prior year period.
• Total subscription (SaaS and Cloud) and support revenues were $6.1 million, compared with $5.6 million in the prior year period.
• Total services revenues were $6.5 million, compared with $8.2 million in the prior year period.
  

Gross profit for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2022 was $4.8 million (or 36% of net revenues), compared to $7.5 million (or 49% of net revenues) in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021. The decrease in gross profit was primarily due to a decrease in revenues of $1.8 million and an increase in cost of sales of $0.9 million driven by increases in salaries and consulting costs of $0.7 million.

Operating expenses for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2022 were $6.4 million (or 47% of sales), compared to $6.4 million (or 41% of sales) for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021. Operating expenses remained flat as the increase in research and development costs of $0.3 million was offset by the decrease in salaries and wages of $0.3 million.

GAAP net loss attributable to NETSOL for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2022 totaled $2.2 million or $0.19 per diluted share, compared with GAAP net income of $1.9 million or $0.17 per diluted share in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021.

Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2022 totaled $(1.4) million or $0.12 per diluted share, compared with non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA of $2.9 million or $0.26 per diluted share in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021 (see note regarding “Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures,” below for further discussion of this non-GAAP measure).

At June 30, 2022, cash and cash equivalents were $24 million, a decrease from $33.7 million at June 30, 2021.

Management Commentary

“We returned to revenue growth for fiscal 2022 increasing 4.2% after two years of revenue decline in fiscal years 2020 and 2021,” said NETSOL Co-Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Najeeb Ghauri. “We believe we have robust traction in the current pipeline for fiscal 2023 as we aim for double digit revenue growth. Our pipeline in the North American market is healthy and strong. We are working on potential projects for both multinational and US based major Tier 1 captive finance companies. Our Flagship NFS Ascent offering is in a strong position as we are gaining momentum both for SaaS and license offerings. Additionally, we have a robust pipeline in the European markets as our team in the UK are working diligently to secure new customers in the retail sector. We have also signed up a few more Otoz digital platforms through MINI Anywhere across the US to a total of 30 dealerships to date.”

Company CFO Roger Almond added: “Our subscription and support segment were a key growth driver during the year. As our workforce continues to return to the office across our global footprint, we expect growth will accelerate in the quarters ahead, which will require a related increase in expenses to support our increased business activity moving forward. Our cash position remains strong, providing the resources to support our core business growth as well as strategic investments in high-return, long-term opportunities, such as the promising work of the Otoz Innovation Lab.”

Conference Call

NETSOL Technologies management will hold a conference call today (September 27, 2022) at 9:00 a.m. Eastern time (6:00 a.m. Pacific time) to discuss these financial results. A question-and-answer session will follow management's presentation.

U.S. Dial-In: 877-407-0789
International Dial-In: 201-689-8562

Please call the conference telephone number 10 minutes prior to the start time. An operator will register your name and organization.

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

For interested individuals unable to join the conference call, a dial-in replay of the call will be available until October 11, 2022.

Toll-free replay number: 844-512-2921
International replay number: 412-317-6671
Replay ID: 13732869

About NETSOL Technologies

NETSOL Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: NTWK) is a worldwide provider of IT and enterprise software solutions primarily serving the global leasing and finance industry. The Company’s suite of applications is backed by 40 years of domain expertise and supported by a committed team of more than 1750 professionals placed in eight strategically located support and delivery centers throughout the world. NFS, LeasePak, LeaseSoft or NFS Ascent® – help companies transform their Finance and Leasing operations, providing a fully automated asset-based finance solution covering the complete finance and leasing lifecycle.

About Otoz

Otoz, a division of NETSOL Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq: NTWK), provides business-to-business, white-label technology solutions for new mobility. The Otoz suite of agile and customizable mobility solutions ranges from car sharing and subscription products to AI-enabled chatbots, allowing businesses to engage consumers and facilitate the complete transaction lifecycle intelligently and digitally. Otoz technologies empower automotive companies and start-ups to launch digital retailing and new mobility models quickly and efficiently. The technology Otoz has developed is cloud-native and supported by artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), internet of things (IoT) and blockchain. Otoz technology drives utilization, while supporting robust and efficient operations.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release may contain forward-looking statements relating to the development of the Company's products and services and future operating results, including statements regarding the Company that are subject to certain risks and uncertainties such as the effect of disparate stay at home orders and social distancing requirements imposed internationally by COVID-19 and its resultant impact on our financials and the world economy that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. The words “expects,” “anticipates,” variations of such words, and similar expressions, identify forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, but their absence does not mean that the statement is not forward-looking. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties, and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Factors that could affect the Company's actual results include the progress and costs of the development of products and services and the timing of the market acceptance, as well as the delay in recovery or a prolonged economic downturn that effects our Company, our customers and the world economy. The subject Companies expressly disclaim any obligation or undertaking to update or revise any forward-looking statement contained herein to reflect any change in the company's expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances upon which any statement is based.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net income, the most comparable financial measure based upon GAAP, as well as a further explanation of adjusted EBITDA, is included in the financial tables in Schedule 4 of this press release.

Investor Relations Contact:

NetSol Technologies Investor Relations
818-222-9195

investors@netsoltech.com

NETSOL Technologies, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Schedule 1: Consolidated Balance Sheets

	As of				As of
ASSETS	June 30, 2022				June 30, 2021
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	23,963,797			$	33,705,154
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $156,846 and $166,231		8,669,202				4,184,096
Revenues in excess of billings, net of allowance of $136,839 and $136,976		14,571,776				14,680,131
Other current assets, net of allowance of $1,243,633 and $1,243,633		2,223,361				3,009,393
Total current assets		49,428,136				55,578,774
Revenues in excess of billings, net - long term		853,601				957,603
Convertible note receivable - related party, net of allowance of $4,250,000 and $4,250,000		-				-
Property and equipment, net		9,382,624				12,091,812
Right of use of assets - operating leases		969,163				1,345,869
Long term investment		1,059,368				3,155,852
Other assets		25,546				55,127
Intangible assets, net		1,587,670				3,904,656
Goodwill		9,302,524				9,516,568
Total assets	$	72,608,632			$	86,606,261
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	6,813,541			$	6,696,035
Current portion of loans and obligations under finance leases		8,567,145				11,366,171
Current portion of operating lease obligations		548,678				857,729
Unearned revenue		4,901,562				4,556,626
Total current liabilities		20,830,926				23,476,561
Loans and obligations under finance leases; less current maturities		476,223				699,841
Operating lease obligations; less current maturities		447,260				564,257
Total liabilities		21,754,409				24,740,659
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, $.01 par value; 500,000 shares authorized;		-				-
Common stock, $.01 par value; 14,500,000 shares authorized;
12,196,570 shares issued and 11,257,539 outstanding as of June 30, 2022 and
12,181,585 shares issued and 11,265,064 outstanding as of June 30, 2021		121,966				121,816
Additional paid-in-capital		128,181,844				129,018,826
Treasury stock (at cost, 939,031 shares and 916,521 shares
as of June 30, 2022 and June 30, 2021, respectively)		(3,920,856	)			(3,820,750	)
Accumulated deficit		(39,652,438	)			(38,801,282	)
Other comprehensive loss		(39,363,085	)			(31,868,481	)
Total NetSol stockholders' equity		45,367,431				54,650,129
Non-controlling interest		5,486,792				7,215,473
Total stockholders' equity		50,854,223				61,865,602
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	72,608,632			$	86,606,261

NETSOL Technologies, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Schedule 2: Consolidated Statement of Operations

	For the Years
	Ended June 30,
	2022				2021
Net Revenues:
License fees	$	4,539,260			$	6,249,924
Subscription and support		28,284,759				22,173,745
Services		24,423,960				26,448,171
Services - related party		-				48,775
Total net revenues		57,247,979				54,920,615
Cost of revenues:
Salaries and consultants		24,528,155				20,969,298
Travel		1,036,623				663,403
Depreciation and amortization		2,949,093				2,990,689
Other		4,996,934				3,944,197
Total cost of revenues		33,510,805				28,567,587
Gross profit		23,737,174				26,353,028
Operating expenses:
Selling and marketing		7,220,022				6,555,004
Depreciation and amortization		863,180				965,625
General and administrative		15,390,141				15,437,382
Research and development cost		1,342,154				674,168
Total operating expenses		24,815,497				23,632,179
Income (loss) from operations		(1,078,323	)			2,720,849
Other income and (expenses)
Loss on sale of assets		(205,288	)			(191,935	)
Interest expense		(369,801	)			(394,289	)
Interest income		1,655,883				1,017,432
Gain (loss) on foreign currency exchange transactions		4,327,590				(597,433	)
Share of net loss from equity investment		(2,021,480	)			(253,819	)
Other income (expense)		(218,840	)			987,444
Total other income (expenses)		3,168,064				567,400
Net income before income taxes		2,089,741				3,288,249
Income tax provision		(988,938	)			(1,026,617	)
Net income		1,100,803				2,261,632
Non-controlling interest		(1,951,959	)			(483,375	)
Net income (loss) attributable to NetSol	$	(851,156	)		$	1,778,257
Net income (loss) per share:
Net income (loss) per common share
Basic	$	(0.08	)		$	0.15
Diluted	$	(0.08	)		$	0.15
Weighted average number of shares outstanding
Basic		11,250,219				11,499,983
Diluted		11,250,219				11,499,983

NETSOL Technologies, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Schedule 3: Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

	For the Years
	Ended June 30,
	2022				2021
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$	1,100,803			$	2,261,632
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	3,812,273				3,956,314
Provision for bad debts	23,388				(332,325		)
Goodwill impairment	214,044				-
Share of net loss from investment under equity method	2,021,480				253,819
Loss on sale of assets	205,288				191,935
Gain on forgiveness of loan	-				(469,721		)
Stock based compensation	104,347				342,153
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	(5,669,262		)		6,861,454
Revenues in excess of billing	(1,273,693		)		2,839,709
Other current assets	469,194				(857,708		)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	1,121,308				474,098
Unearned revenue	931,452				204,563
Net cash provided by operating activities	3,060,622				15,725,923
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment	(2,609,205		)		(2,551,283		)
Sales of property and equipment	349,058				188,233
Investment in associates	-				(155,500		)
Net cash used in investing activities	(2,260,147		)		(2,518,550		)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Purchase of treasury stock	(100,106		)		(2,364,781		)
Purchase of subsidiary treasury stock	(950,352		)		-
Proceeds from bank loans	941,841				1,898,013
Payments on finance lease obligations and loans - net	(1,270,104		)		(698,797		)
Net cash used in financing activities	(1,378,721		)		(1,165,565		)
Effect of exchange rate changes	(9,163,111		)		1,496,516
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(9,741,357		)		13,538,324
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period	33,705,154				20,166,830
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	23,963,797			$	33,705,154

NETSOL Technologies, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Schedule 4: Reconciliation to GAAP

	For the Year Ended				For the Year Ended
	June 30, 2022				June 30, 2021
Net Income (loss) attributable to NetSol	$	(851,156	)		$	1,778,257
Non-controlling interest		1,951,959				483,375
Income taxes		988,938				1,026,617
Depreciation and amortization		3,812,273				3,956,314
Interest expense		369,801				394,289
Interest (income)		(1,655,883	)			(1,017,432	)
EBITDA	$	4,615,932			$	6,621,420
Add back:
Non-cash stock-based compensation		104,347				342,153
Adjusted EBITDA, gross	$	4,720,279			$	6,963,573
Less non-controlling interest (a)		(2,903,457	)			(1,588,701	)
Adjusted EBITDA, net	$	1,816,822			$	5,374,872
Weighted Average number of shares outstanding
Basic		11,250,219				11,499,983
Diluted		11,250,219				11,499,983
Basic adjusted EBITDA	$	0.16			$	0.47
Diluted adjusted EBITDA	$	0.16			$	0.47
(a)The reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA of non-controlling interest
to net income attributable to non-controlling interest is as follows
Net Income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest	$	1,951,959			$	483,375
Income Taxes		258,468				147,688
Depreciation and amortization		1,096,709				1,115,734
Interest expense		109,361				121,740
Interest (income)		(526,567	)			(319,674	)
EBITDA	$	2,889,930			$	1,548,863
Add back:
Non-cash stock-based compensation		13,527				39,838
Adjusted EBITDA of non-controlling interest	$	2,903,457			$	1,588,701

FAQ

What were NETSOL Technologies' total net revenues for FY 2022?

Total net revenues for FY 2022 were $57.2 million, reflecting a 4.2% increase.

What is the net loss reported by NETSOL for Q4 2022?

NETSOL reported a net loss of $2.2 million, or $0.19 per diluted share, for Q4 2022.

How much did annual recurring revenue grow for NETSOL in FY 2022?

Annual recurring revenue increased by 27.6% to $28.3 million.

What significant contracts did NETSOL secure recently?

NETSOL signed contracts worth $5 million with a Swedish bank and $2.2 million with the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

What is the outlook for NETSOL Technologies in FY 2023?

Management aims for double-digit revenue growth in FY 2023, supported by a healthy pipeline.