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Telos Corporation Announces Substantial Progress on New Business Capture; Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Results Above Expectations

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Telos (TLS) announces prime partners receiving awards on new programs worth up to $525 million, reports revenue, profit, and cash flow above expectations for Q4 and full year 2023.
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The announcement of Telos Corporation's financial results and the potential $525 million in new program awards present a significant development for investors and market analysts. The reported fourth-quarter revenue of $41.1 million and full-year revenue of $145.4 million, coupled with the cash flow from operations, indicates a robust financial performance that surpasses market expectations. The positive free cash flow in the fourth quarter, specifically the $1.8 million, is a key metric for assessing the company's financial health and liquidity. This performance suggests effective cost management and operational efficiency.

It's important to note that the awards are subject to the resolution of any protests, which introduces a degree of uncertainty; however, if these contracts materialize, they could provide a substantial boost to Telos' revenue streams. The potential for sequential revenue growth in 2024 and significant growth in 2025 could be a catalyst for the company's stock price appreciation. Investors should monitor the resolution of these protests closely as they could impact the company's future earnings potential.

From a market perspective, Telos Corporation operates within the highly competitive and rapidly evolving cyber, cloud and enterprise security sector. The announced awards signal Telos' competitive strength and the trust that prime partners place in their security solutions. The scale of the potential contracts suggests that Telos is positioning itself as a significant player within the industry, which could influence the company's market share and competitive dynamics.

Furthermore, the announcement of better-than-expected financial results may lead to a reassessment of the company's market valuation by investors. Telos' ability to navigate a challenging fiscal year and still deliver positive results may also enhance investor confidence and attract further investment. The potential for high-quality revenue streams from the new awards could also impact the long-term strategic positioning of Telos within the cybersecurity market.

Within the context of the cybersecurity industry, Telos' announcement reflects broader trends of increasing demand for advanced security solutions. The size of the potential awards underscores the growing budget allocations for cybersecurity amidst heightened global cyber threats. Telos' success in securing these awards could be indicative of its specialized capabilities and the relevance of its offerings in the current threat landscape.

The company's performance, particularly in generating higher-than-expected cash flow from operations, suggests operational resilience and the ability to capitalize on market opportunities. For industry stakeholders, Telos' progress might be seen as a bellwether for the sector's financial prospects, signaling potential for growth and profitability among firms that can effectively meet evolving security needs.

  • Telos’ Prime Partners Received Awards on New Programs Worth up to $525 Million to Telos’ Security Solutions Business Over Five Years, Subject to Customary Protest Periods and Favorable Resolution of Protests
  • Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Revenue, Profit, and Cash Flow Above Expectations
  • Delivered Fourth Quarter Revenue of $41.1 Million and Full Year Revenue of $145.4 Million
  • Generated Fourth Quarter Cash Flow From Operations of $5.0 Million and Full Year Cash Flow From Operations of $1.6 Million; Generated $1.8 Million of Positive Free Cash Flow in the Fourth Quarter

ASHBURN, Va., March 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Telos Corporation (NASDAQ: TLS), a leading provider of cyber, cloud and enterprise security solutions for the world’s most security-conscious organizations, today announced financial results for the fourth quarter 2023.

“I am pleased to announce that Telos’ prime partners have received awards on new programs that are worth up to $525 million to Telos over a five-year period, subject to favorable resolution of protests. These opportunities would add high-quality revenues to the Telos portfolio, providing a path to sequential revenue growth later in 2024 and significant revenue growth in 2025,” said John B. Wood, chairman and CEO. “I am proud of the Telos team’s ability to manage through a challenging 2023 and deliver better than expected results across the board and I am excited about the future outlook for the Company.”

Fourth Quarter 2023 Financial Highlights
 4Q 2023 4Q 2022
 (in millions, except per share data)
Revenue$41.1 $47.3
Gross Profit$14.1 $18.3
Gross Margin34.3% 38.6%
Cash Gross Profit 1$15.6 $19.8
Cash Gross Margin 138.0% 41.8%
GAAP Net Loss$(7.0) $(14.2)
Adjusted Net (Loss)/Income 1$(6.5) $3.7
EBITDA1$(5.1) $(13.2)
Adjusted EBITDA1$(3.2) $5.4
Adjusted EBITDA Margin1(7.8%) 11.4%
GAAP EPS$(0.10) $(0.21)
Adjusted EPS 1$(0.09) $0.05
Weighted-average Shares of Common Stock Outstanding69.8 67.3
Cash Flow from Operations$5.0 $(3.6)
Free Cash Flow 1$1.8 $0.5

1 Cash Gross Profit, Cash Gross Margin, Adjusted Net (Loss)/Income, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Adjusted EPS, and Free Cash Flow are non-GAAP financial measures. Refer to "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" below.

Selected Fourth Quarter Business Highlights:

  • Telos’ prime partners received awards on new programs worth up to $525 million to Telos’ Security Solutions business over five years. Finalization of awards is subject to customary protest periods and favorable resolution of protests.
  • Awarded Xacta® renewals include the U.S. Department of Energy and a large federal intelligence agency, as well as new orders and incremental scope on existing contracts from the U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Government Publishing Office, multiple other U.S. federal agencies, the Australian government and a large well-known commercial customer in the technology sector.
  • Telos AMHS achieved several major contract renewals including with the U.S. Special Operations Command, Intelligence Community Defense Information Systems Agency and several other U.S. federal government customers.
  • Successful delivery and completion of a global satellite communications solution for the U.S. Air Force in Secure Networks.
  • Completed Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI®) Development Maturity Level 3 re-certification.
Financial Outlook
 1Q 2024
Revenue$28 - $29 Million
YoY Growth(21%) - (18%)
Adjusted EBITDA1($5.5) - ($5.0) Million

1Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. Refer to "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" below.

This guidance consists of forward-looking statements and actual results may differ materially. Refer to the Forward-Looking Statements section below for information on the factors that could cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements. Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. The Company has not provided the most directly comparable GAAP measure to this forward-looking non-GAAP financial measure because certain items are out of the Company’s control or cannot be reasonably predicted. Accordingly, a reconciliation for forward-looking Adjusted EBITDA is not available without unreasonable effort.

Webcast Information

Telos will host a live webcast to discuss its fourth quarter and full year 2023 financial results at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time today, March 15, 2024. To access the webcast, visit https://register.vevent.com/register/BI94c76586d2fc4af89e15cd30ebef71e1. Related presentation materials will be made available on the Investors section of the Company’s website at https://investors.telos.com. In addition, an archived webcast will be available approximately two hours after the conclusion of the live event on the Investors section of the Company’s website.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements which are made under the safe harbor provisions of the federal securities laws. These statements are based on the Company’s management’s current beliefs, expectations and assumptions about future events, conditions, and results and on information currently available to them. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that may or may not occur in the future. The Company believes that these risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those described under the captions “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” set forth from time to time in the Company’s filings and reports with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 and its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, as well as future filings and reports by the Company, copies of which are available at https://investors.telos.com and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

Although the Company bases these forward-looking statements on assumptions that its management believes are reasonable when made, the Company cautions the reader that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and that the Company’s actual results of operations, financial condition and liquidity, and industry developments may differ materially from statements made in or suggested by the forward-looking statements contained in this release. Given these risks, uncertainties, and other factors, many of which are beyond its control, the Company cautions the reader not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date of such statement and, except as required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement publicly, or to revise any forward-looking statement to reflect events or developments occurring after the date of the statement, even if new information becomes available in the future. Comparisons of results for current and any prior periods are not intended to express any future trends or indications of future performance, unless specifically expressed as such, and should only be viewed as historical data.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to Telos' results determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP, Telos believes the non-GAAP financial measures of EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, EBITDA Margin, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Adjusted Net Income/(Loss), Adjusted Earnings Per Share ("EPS"), Cash Gross Profit, Cash Gross Margin, and Free Cash Flow are useful in evaluating operating performance. Telos believes that this non-GAAP financial information, when taken collectively with GAAP results, may be helpful to readers of the financial statements because it provides consistency and comparability with past financial performance and assists in comparisons with other companies, some of which use similar non-GAAP financial information to supplement their GAAP results. The non-GAAP financial information is presented for supplemental informational purposes only, should not be considered a substitute for financial information presented in accordance with GAAP, and may be different from similarly-titled non-GAAP measures used by other companies. A reconciliation is provided below for each of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable financial measure stated in accordance with GAAP.

Telos believes that EBITDA, EBITDA Margin, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Adjusted Net(Loss)/Income and Adjusted EPS provide the Board, management and investors with a clear representation of the Company’s core operating performance and trends, provide greater visibility into the long-term financial performance of the Company, and eliminate the impact of items that do not relate to the ongoing operating performance of the business. Further, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin are used by the Board and management to prepare and approve the Company’s annual budget and to evaluate the performance of certain management personnel when determining incentive compensation. Cash Gross Profit and Cash Gross Margin provide management and investors a clear representation of the core economics of gross profit and gross margin without the impact of non-cash expenses and sunk costs expended. Telos uses Free Cash Flow to understand the cash flows that directly correspond with our operations and the investments the Company must make in those operations, using a methodology that combines operating cash flows and capital expenditures. Further, Free Cash Flow may be useful to management and investors in evaluating the Company's operating performance and liquidity. Telos believes these non-GAAP financial measures facilitate the comparison of the Company’s operating performance on a consistent basis between periods by excluding certain items that may, or could, have a disproportionately positive or negative impact on the Company’s results of operations in any particular period. When viewed in combination with the Company’s results prepared in accordance with GAAP, these non-GAAP financial measures help provide a broader picture of factors and trends affecting the Company’s results of operations.

EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, EBITDA Margin, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Adjusted Net Income/(Loss), Adjusted EPS, Cash Gross Profit, Cash Gross Margin, and Free Cash Flow are supplemental measures of operating performance that are not made under GAAP and do not represent, and should not be considered as an alternative to, Net Income/(Loss), Net Income/(Loss) Margin, Earnings per Share, Gross Profit, Gross Margin, or Net Cash Flows provided by/(used in) operating activities, as determined by GAAP.

The Company defines EBITDA as net (loss)/income, adjusted for non-operating (income)/expense, interest expense, provision for/(benefit from) income taxes, and depreciation and amortization. The Company defines Adjusted EBITDA as EBITDA, adjusted for stock-based compensation expense and restructuring expenses. The Company defines EBITDA Margin, as EBITDA as a percentage of total revenue. The Company defines Adjusted EBITDA Margin as Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of total revenue. The Company defines Adjusted Net Income/(Loss) as net income/(loss), adjusted for non-operating (income)/expense, stock-based compensation expense and restructuring expenses. The Company defines Adjusted EPS as Adjusted Net Income/(Loss) divided by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period. The Company defines Cash Gross Profit as gross profit, plus noncash charges for stock-based compensation expense, depreciation and amortization, as well as non-recurring items (such as restructuring expenses) charged under cost of sales. The Company defines Cash Gross Margin as Cash Gross Profit as a percentage of total revenue. Free Cash Flow is defined as net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities, less purchases of property and equipment, and capitalized software development costs.

EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, EBITDA Margin, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Adjusted Net Income/(Loss), Adjusted EPS, Cash Gross Profit, Cash Gross Margin, and Free Cash Flow each has limitations as an analytical tool, and you should not consider any of them in isolation, or as a substitute for analysis of results as reported under GAAP. Among other limitations, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, EBITDA Margin, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Adjusted Net Income/(Loss), Adjusted EPS, Cash Gross Profit, Cash Gross Margin, and Free Cash Flow each does not reflect our cash expenditures, or future requirements, for capital expenditures or contractual commitments, does not reflect the impact of certain cash and non-cash charges resulting from matters considered not to be indicative of ongoing operations, and does not reflect income tax expense or benefit. Other companies in the Company’s industry may calculate Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Adjusted Net Income/(Loss), Adjusted EPS, Cash Gross Profit, Cash Gross Margin, and Free Cash Flow differently than Telos does, which limits its usefulness as a comparative measure. Because of these limitations, neither EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, EBITDA Margin, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Adjusted Net Income/(Loss), Adjusted EPS, Cash Gross Profit, Cash Gross Margin nor Free Cash Flow should be considered as a replacement for Gross Profit, Gross Margin, Net Income/ (Loss), Net Income/(Loss) Margin, Earnings per Share, or Net Cash Flows Provided by Operating Activities, as determined by GAAP, or as a measure of profitability. Telos compensates for these limitations by relying primarily on the Company’s GAAP results and using non-GAAP measures only for supplemental purposes.

About Telos Corporation

Telos Corporation (NASDAQ: TLS) empowers and protects the world’s most security-conscious organizations with solutions for continuous security assurance of individuals, systems, and information. Telos’ offerings include cybersecurity solutions for IT risk management and information security; cloud security solutions to protect cloud-based assets and enable continuous compliance with industry and government security standards; and enterprise security solutions for identity and access management, secure mobility, organizational messaging, and network management and defense. The Company serves commercial enterprises, regulated industries and government customers around the world.

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TELOS CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
 
 For the Three Months Ended
December 31,
 For the Year Ended
December 31,
  2023   2022   2023   2022 
        
 (in thousands, except per share amounts)
Revenue – Security Solutions$20,652  $30,276  $77,416  $120,454 
Revenue – Secure Networks 20,407   17,067   67,962   96,433 
Total revenue 41,059   47,343   145,378   216,887 
Cost of sales – Security Solutions (excluding depreciation and amortization) 8,966   15,207   34,270   57,743 
Cost of sales – Secure Networks (excluding depreciation and amortization) 16,752   13,647   54,622   79,308 
Depreciation and amortization 1,253   191   3,544   793 
Total cost of sales 26,971   29,045   92,436   137,844 
Gross profit 14,088   18,298   52,942   79,043 
Selling, general and administrative expenses:       
Sales and marketing 1,958   3,547   7,122   16,582 
Research and development 3,614   3,018   12,247   16,918 
General and administrative 16,701   26,396   73,888   99,393 
Total selling, general and administrative expenses 22,273   32,961   93,257   132,893 
Operating loss (8,185)  (14,663)  (40,315)  (53,850)
Other income 1,348   702   6,715   1,350 
Interest expense (175)  (316)  (786)  (874)
Loss before income taxes (7,012)  (14,277)  (34,386)  (53,374)
(Provision for)/benefit from income taxes 32   79   (36)  (54)
Net loss$(6,980) $(14,198) $(34,422) $(53,428)
        
Net loss per share:       
Basic$(0.10) $(0.21) $(0.50) $(0.79)
Diluted$(0.10) $(0.21) $(0.50) $(0.79)
        
Weighted-average shares outstanding:       
Basic 69,832   67,313   69,256   67,559 
Diluted 69,832   67,313   69,256   67,559 


TELOS CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 
 As of December 31,
  2023   2022 
    
 (in thousands, except per share and share data)
Assets:   
Cash and cash equivalents$99,260  $119,305 
Accounts receivable, net 30,424   40,069 
Inventories, net 1,420   2,877 
Prepaid expenses 7,520   4,819 
Other current assets 1,367   893 
Total current assets 139,991   167,963 
Property and equipment, net 3,457   4,787 
Finance lease right-of-use assets, net 6,612   7,832 
Operating lease right-of-use assets 216   341 
Goodwill 17,922   17,922 
Intangible assets, net 39,616   37,415 
Other assets 885   1,137 
Total assets$208,699  $237,397 
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity:   
Liabilities:   
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities$13,750  $22,551 
Accrued compensation and benefits 14,569   8,388 
Contract liabilities 6,728   6,444 
Finance lease obligations – current portion 1,730   1,592 
Operating lease obligations – current portion 97   361 
Other financing obligations – current portion    1,247 
Other current liabilities 2,324   4,919 
Total current liabilities 39,198   45,502 
Finance lease obligations – non-current portion 9,518   11,248 
Operating lease obligations – non-current portion 123   27 
Other financing obligations – non-current portion    7,211 
Deferred income taxes 813   758 
Other liabilities 44   297 
Total liabilities 49,696   65,043 
Commitments and contingencies   
Stockholders' equity:   
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 250,000,000 shares authorized, 70,239,890 shares 67,431,632 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively 109   106 
Additional paid-in capital 433,781   412,708 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (60)  (55)
Accumulated deficit (274,827)  (240,405)
Total stockholders' equity 159,003   172,354 
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity$208,699  $237,397 


TELOS CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
 
 For the Three Months Ended December 31, For the Year Ended December 31,
  2023   2022   2023   2022 
        
 (in thousands)
Cash flows from operating activities:       
Net loss$(6,980)  (14,198) $(34,422) $(53,428)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash flows from operations:        
Stock-based compensation 1,934   15,817   24,396   64,660 
Depreciation and amortization 3,093   1,463   9,429   5,890 
Provision for doubtful accounts 24   2   152   99 
Deferred income tax provision 18   10   55   35 
Loss on disposal of fixed assets 1   2   2   4 
Accretion of discount on acquisition holdback    12   2   48 
Amortization of debt issuance costs 18      69    
Gain on early extinguishment of other financing obligations       (1,427)   
Changes in other operating assets and liabilities:       
Accounts receivable (5,024)  10,912   9,493   19,675 
Inventories (436)  1,799   1,457   (1,630)
Intangible assets – software held for resale    (7,120)     (7,120)
Prepaid expenses, other current assets and other assets 1,048   1,237   (3,058)  (1,249)
Accounts payable and other accrued payables 6,125   (14,957)  (8,817)  (12,322)
Accrued compensation and benefits 4,106   (688)  6,602   (317)
Contract liabilities 953   (508)  283   63 
Other current liabilities and other liabilities 74   2,607   (2,629)  2,100 
Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities 4,954   (3,610)  1,587   16,508 
Cash flows from investing activities:       
Capitalized software development costs (2,592)  (4,128)  (14,552)  (12,708)
Purchases of property and equipment (576)  (194)  (926)  (1,009)
Net cash used in investing activities (3,168)  (4,322)  (15,478)  (13,717)
Cash flows from financing activities:       
Payments under finance lease obligations (412)  (378)  (1,592)  (1,461)
Repurchase of common stock    (3,542)  (139)  (11,145)
Payment of tax withholding related to net share settlement of equity awards (2,066)  (2,536)  (3,742)  (5,671)
Payments for debt issuance costs    (95)  (114)  (95)
Payments of DFT holdback amount       (564)   
Proceeds from other financing obligations    9,092      9,092 
Payments of other financing obligations    (635)     (635)
Net cash used in financing activities (2,478)  1,906   (6,151)  (9,915)
Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash (692)  (6,026)  (20,042)  (7,124)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period 100,088   125,464   119,438   126,562 
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period$99,396  $119,438  $99,396  $119,438 


NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
(Unaudited)
 
Reconciliation of Net Loss to EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, EBITDA Margin and Adjusted EBITDA Margin
 For the Three Months Ended December 31, For the Year Ended December 31,
  2023   2022   2023   2022 
 Amount Margin Amount Margin Amount Margin Amount Margin
                
 (dollars in thousands)
Net loss$(6,980) (17.0)% $(14,198) (30.0)% $(34,422) (23.7)% $(53,428) (24.6)%
Other income (1,348) (3.2)%  (702) (1.5)%  (6,715) (4.6)%  (1,350) (0.6)%
Interest expense 175  0.4%  316  0.7%  786  0.5%  874  0.4%
Provision for income taxes (32) (0.1)%  (79) (0.2)%  36  %  54  %
Depreciation and amortization 3,093  7.5%  1,463  3.1%  9,429  6.5%  5,890  2.7%
EBITDA (Non-GAAP) (5,092) (12.4)%  (13,200) (27.9)%  (30,886) (21.3)%  (47,960) (22.1)%
Stock-based compensation expense (1) 1,934  4.7%  15,817  33.4%  24,396  16.8%  64,660  29.8%
Restructuring expenses (2) (65) (0.1)%  2,767  5.9%  1,132  0.8%  2,767  1.3%
Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP)$(3,223) (7.8)% $5,384  11.4% $(5,358) (3.7)% $19,467  9.0%

(1) The stock-based compensation adjustment to EBITDA is made up of stock-based compensation expense for the awarded restricted stock units (“RSUs”), performance-based restricted stock units (“PSUs”), stock options, and other sources. Stock-based compensation expense for the awarded RSUs, PSUs and stock options was $4.1 million and $22.9 million for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2023, respectively, and $15.7 million and $62.5 million for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2022, respectively. Stock-based compensation (adjustment)/expense from other sources was $(2.1) million and $1.5 million for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2023, respectively, and $0.1 million and $2.1 million for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2022, respectively. The other sources of stock-based compensation consist of accrued compensation, which the Company intends to settle in shares of the Company's common stock. However, it is the Company’s discretion whether this compensation will ultimately be paid in stock or cash. The Company has the right to dictate the form of these payments up until the date at which they are paid. Any change to the expected payment form would result in out-of-quarter adjustments to this add back to Adjusted EBITDA.

(2) The restructuring expenses include severance and other related benefit costs (including outplacement services and continuing health insurance coverage), external consulting and advisory fees related to implementing the restructuring plan.

Reconciliation of Net Loss and GAAP EPS to Non-GAAP Adjusted Net (Loss)/Income and Adjusted EPS
 For the Three Months Ended December 31, For the Year Ended December 31,
  2023   2022   2023   2022 
 Amount Earnings Per Share Amount Earnings Per Share Amount Earnings Per Share Amount Earnings Per Share
                
 (in thousands, except per share data)
Net loss$(6,980) $(0.10) $(14,198) $(0.21) $(34,422) $(0.50) $(53,428) $(0.79)
Adjustments:               
Other income (1,348)  (0.02)  (702)  (0.01)  (6,715)  (0.10)  (1,350)  (0.02)
Stock-based compensation expense (1) 1,934   0.03   15,817   0.23   24,396   0.35   64,660   0.96 
Restructuring expenses (2) (65)     2,767   0.04   1,132   0.02   2,767   0.04 
Adjusted net (loss)/income (Non-GAAP)$(6,459) $(0.09) $3,684  $0.05  $(15,609) $(0.23) $12,649  $0.19 
Weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding, basic 69,832     67,313     69,256     67,559   

(1) The stock-based compensation adjustment to EBITDA is made up of stock-based compensation expense for the awarded RSUs, PSUs, stock options, and other sources. Stock-based compensation expense for the awarded RSUs, PSUs and stock options was $4.1 million and $22.9 million for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2023, respectively, and $15.7 million and $62.5 million for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2022, respectively. Stock-based compensation (adjustment)/expense from other sources was $(2.1) million and $1.5 million for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2023, respectively, and $0.1 million and $2.1 million for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2022, respectively. The other sources of stock-based compensation consist of accrued compensation, which the Company intends to settle in shares of the Company's common stock. However, it is the Company’s discretion whether this compensation will ultimately be paid in stock or cash. The Company has the right to dictate the form of these payments up until the date at which they are paid. Any change to the expected payment form would result in out-of-quarter adjustments to this add back to Adjusted Net (Loss)/Income.

(2) The restructuring expenses include severance and other related benefit costs (including outplacement services and continuing health insurance coverage), external consulting and advisory fees related to implementing the restructuring plan.

Reconciliation of Gross Profit to Cash Gross Profit; Gross Margin to Cash Gross Margin
 For the Three Months Ended December 31, For the Year Ended December 31,
  2023   2022   2023   2022 
 Amount Margin Amount Margin Amount Margin Amount Margin
                
 (dollars in thousands)
Gross profit$14,088 34.3% $18,298 38.6% $52,942 36.4% $79,043 36.4%
Adjustments:               
Stock-based compensation expense — cost of sales 276 0.7%  699 1.5%  900 0.6%  3,497 1.6%
Depreciation and amortization — cost of sales 1,253 3.0%  191 0.4%  3,544 2.5%  793 0.4%
Restructuring expenses — cost of sales  %  578 1.3%   %  578 0.3%
Cash gross profit (Non-GAAP)$15,617 38.0% $19,766 41.8% $57,386 39.5% $83,911 38.7%


Free Cash Flow
 For the Three Months Ended December 31, For the Year Ended December 31,
  2023   2022   2023   2022 
        
 (in thousands)
Net cash flows provided by/(used in) operating activities$4,954  $(3,610) $1,587  $16,508 
Adjustments:       
Purchases of property and equipment (576)  (194)  (926)  (1,009)
Capitalized software development costs (2,592)  (4,128)  (14,552)  (12,708)
Net cash proceeds from resale of software    8,457      8,457 
Free cash flow (Non-GAAP)$1,786  $525  $(13,891) $11,248 

FAQ

What were Telos' fourth quarter revenue and full year revenue for 2023?

Telos reported fourth quarter revenue of $41.1 million and full year revenue of $145.4 million for 2023.

What was Telos' cash flow from operations for the fourth quarter and full year 2023?

Telos generated fourth quarter cash flow from operations of $5.0 million and full year cash flow from operations of $1.6 million for 2023.

What is the significance of the awards received by Telos' prime partners?

The awards received by Telos' prime partners on new programs are worth up to $525 million over five years, potentially adding high-quality revenues to Telos' portfolio.

Who is the chairman and CEO of Telos ?

John B. Wood is the chairman and CEO of Telos

What industry does Telos operate in?

Telos is a leading provider of cyber, cloud, and enterprise security solutions for security-conscious organizations.

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