Asure Software, Inc. (“we”, “us”, “our”, “Asure” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: ASUR), a leading provider of cloud-based Human Capital Management (HCM) software solutions, reported results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2022.
Fourth Quarter 2022 Financial Highlights
- Revenue of $29.3 million, up 39% from prior-year’s quarter
- Recurring revenue of $24.1 million, up 25% from prior-year’s quarter
- Net loss of $1.1 million, a $3.2 million improvement from prior-year’s quarter
- EBITDA of $5.0 million, up $3.5 million from prior-year’s quarter
- Adjusted EBITDA of $6.0 million, up $3.7 million from prior-year’s quarter
Full Year 2022 Financial Highlights
- Revenue of $95.8 million, up 26% year-over-year
- Recurring revenue of $86.2 million, up 21% year-over-year
- Net loss of $14.5 million, a $17.7 million decline from prior year, compared to full year 2021 net income of $3.2 million which included $18.8 million in extraordinary gains, without which prior year net loss would have been $15.7 million
- EBITDA of $8.8 million, down $13.5 million from prior year, compared to full year 2021 EBITDA of $22.3 million which includes $18.8 million in extraordinary gains, without which prior year EBITDA would have been $3.4 million
- Adjusted EBITDA of $11.8 million, up $4.2 million from prior year
Recent Business Highlights
- Announced integration with ZayZoon, allowing our customers the ability to offer their employees earned wage access. In today’s labor market, “work today, get paid today” is becoming increasingly popular and this integration empowers our customers to offer their candidates the means to build and retain their workforce.
- Announced integrations with H&R Block and TurboTax®, allowing employees to electronically access their W-2s directly from Asure in each respective tax preparation software. This integration eliminates the need for employees to manually enter their tax information, saving them time and reducing the potential for errors. The convenience represents another value-added employee benefit, which are becoming increasingly important in today’s competitive job market.
Management Commentary
“Our record-breaking fourth quarter and full year results show that our solutions are resonating strongly with customers across multiple segments” said Asure Chairman and CEO Pat Goepel. “This past year has been marked with significant achievements both financially and operationally. The launch of our Asure Marketplace has helped us reach new highs in terms of revenue generation while our consolidation and standardization efforts have reined in costs, resulting in a fourth quarter gross margin of 72%, a nearly 10% yearly improvement. Our partnerships in the industry have also continued to grow, opening the door for longer-term recurring revenue opportunities.
“From the product side, the enhancements we have made to our software and services have been well-received by the market and are producing the results we expected. Moving forward, our focus remains on growing the Company’s customer base, suite of services, and continuing our dual concentration on organic growth and profitability. While we acknowledge the prospect of broader macroeconomic volatility and recessionary concerns, we do so on the back of recent strong performances within a similar environment. We look forward to setting new benchmarks for revenue and adjusted EBITDA in 2023 and remain well positioned to execute against our long-term strategic growth initiatives.”
Asure Increases 2023 Guidance Ranges; Introduces First Quarter 2023 Guidance
The Company is providing the following guidance for the first quarter and full year 2023 based on fourth quarter and full year 2022 results. Our guidance is offered with the knowledge that there is a high level of economic uncertainty in 2023 due to recent inflationary trends and the potential for a recession of unknown severity.
Updated Guidance for 2023
| Guidance Range | FY-2023 | Q1-2023 | ||
| Revenue | $ | 105.0M – 107.0M | $ | 29.0M – 30.0M |
| Adjusted EBITDA | 15% – 17% | $ | 6.0M – 6.5M |
Previous Guidance for 2023
| Guidance Range | FY-2023 | |
| Revenue | $ | 98.0M – 102.0M |
| Adjusted EBITDA | 14% – 16% |
Management uses GAAP, non-GAAP and adjusted measures when planning, monitoring, and evaluating the Company’s performance. The primary purpose of using non-GAAP and adjusted measures are to provide supplemental information that may prove useful to investors and to enable investors to evaluate the Company’s results in the same way management does.
Management believes that supplementing GAAP disclosure with non-GAAP and adjusted disclosures provides investors with a more complete view of the Company’s operational performance and allows for meaningful period-to-period comparisons and analysis of trends in the Company’s business. Further, to the extent that other companies use similar methods in calculating adjusted financial measures, the provision of supplemental non-GAAP and adjusted information can allow for a comparison of the Company’s relative performance against other companies that also report non-GAAP and adjusted operating results.
Management has not provided a reconciliation of guidance of GAAP to non-GAAP or adjusted disclosures because management is unable to predict the nature and materiality of non-recurring expenses without unreasonable effort.
Management’s projections are based on management’s current beliefs and assumptions about the Company’s business, and the industry and the markets in which it operates; there are known and unknown risks and uncertainties associated with these projections. There can be no assurance that our actual results will not differ from the guidance set forth above. The Company assumes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, including its 2023 earnings guidance, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Please refer to the “Use of Forward-Looking Statements” disclosures on page 4 of this press release.
Conference Call Details
Asure management will host a conference call Monday, February 27, 2023 at 3:30 pm Central (at 4:30 pm Eastern). Asure Chairman and CEO Pat Goepel and CFO John Pence will participate in the conference call followed by a question-and-answer session. A live webcast of the call will be available on the “Investor Relations” page of the Company’s website. To listen to the earnings call by phone, participants must pre-register with information available on the Company’s website.
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