Mar 31, 2021

Identiv Q1 2021 Earnings Report

Total revenue increased by 22% year-over-year, driven by 59% growth in RFID.

Key Takeaways

Identiv reported a 22% increase in total revenue year-over-year, reaching $22.2 million, driven by a 59% increase in RFID revenue. The company also decreased GAAP operating expenses by 5% and improved profitability with a GAAP net loss of $1.5 million and non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA of $0.4 million.

Total revenue grew 22% year-over-year to $22.2 million, with RFID revenue up 59% year-over-year.

Shipped over 40 million RFID units, a 53% increase year-over-year.

GAAP operating expenses decreased by 5% while revenues increased by 22%.

GAAP net loss was $1.5 million, and non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA was $0.4 million.

Total Revenue
$22.2M
Previous year: $18.1M
+22.3%
EPS
-$0.09
Previous year: -$0.13
-30.8%
Gross Margin
35%
Previous year: 41%
-14.6%
Operating Expenses
$8.9M
Previous year: $9.35M
-4.8%
Adjusted EBITDA
$400K
Previous year: -$297K
-234.7%
Gross Profit
$7.69M
Previous year: $7.5M
+2.6%
Cash and Equivalents
$11.5M
Previous year: $8.7M
+32.5%
Total Assets
$78.3M
Previous year: $73.8M
+6.1%

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Forward Guidance

Identiv anticipates growth of 20-25% in the first half of 2021 and reiterates the low end of expected revenues of $100 million for the year. Management believes full-year guidance ranges may still be somewhat conservative given the current business momentum.

Positive Outlook

  • Momentum building in the federal government.
  • Commercial businesses starting to make up for deployments that were delayed last year.
  • New product launches.
  • Total orders booked for Q2 2021 were $9.8 million, a 45% increase over the same period in 2020.
  • Strong backlog growth.