Sep 30, 2022

Synchronoss Q3 2022 Earnings Report

Reported financial results with positive income from operations and adjusted free cash flow.

Key Takeaways

Synchronoss Technologies reported Q3 2022 results with a focus on profitability and cash flow generation. The company saw improvements in operating income and adjusted free cash flow year-over-year, driven by double-digit cloud subscriber growth and invoiced cloud revenue growth. They extended their cloud agreement with AT&T and signed a Letter of Intent with a tier one global operator.

Operating income was $1.3 million, compared to a loss of $10.5 million in the prior year period.

Adjusted free cash flow was $2.8 million, a $6.6 million improvement from Q3 2021.

Cloud subscriber growth increased by 15% year-over-year.

Invoiced Cloud revenue increased 6.8% year-over-year.

Total Revenue
$59.9M
Previous year: $69.8M
-14.1%
EPS
$0.36
Previous year: $0.81
-55.6%
Gross Profit
$37.5M
Previous year: $42.5M
-11.8%
Cash and Equivalents
$22.6M
Previous year: $24.1M
-6.4%
Free Cash Flow
-$700K
Previous year: -$2.75M
-74.6%
Total Assets
$399M
Previous year: $448M
-11.0%

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Forward Guidance

Management expects fourth quarter revenue and adjusted EBITDA to increase. The Company still expects to be free cash flow positive, on an adjusted basis, for the year, and looking to 2023, the Company reiterated that it expects to be free cash flow positive, on an unadjusted basis.

Positive Outlook

  • Growth in the fourth quarter is expected to come from continued strength in the Company’s Cloud and Messaging businesses
  • Growth in the fourth quarter is expected to layer growth from existing customers
  • Growth in the fourth quarter is expected to come from expected new customer agreements in the quarter.

Challenges Ahead

  • Company now expects GAAP revenue for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022, to be between $253.0 million and $260.0 million from a previous range of $260.0 million to $270.0 million.
  • Revision was primarily the result of the $5.5 million annualized negative impact in FX
  • Revision was primarily the result of the delay in some decision making due to the macroeconomic environment.