SaaS revenue up 34% as ARR passes $100 million
MONTREAL, Dec. 4, 2024 /CNW/ — Tecsys Inc. (TSX: TCS), an industry-leading supply chain management SaaS company, today announced its results for the second quarter of fiscal 2025, ended October 31, 2024. All dollar amounts are expressed in Canadian currency and are prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
“Tecsys delivered strong second-quarter results, marked by major milestones in our SaaS business,” said Peter Brereton, president and CEO at Tecsys. “We crossed some key thresholds as RPO surpassed $200 million and ARR exceeded $100 million, demonstrating the strength of our SaaS strategy and the trust our customers place in us. We are seeing the positive impact of our investments in innovation and customer success, positioning us well to capitalize on emerging opportunities.”
Mark Bentler, chief financial officer of Tecsys Inc., added, “Our fiscal 2025 financial performance reflects steady progress across key metrics, with year-to-date SaaS bookings up 20% over last year and our SaaS margins continuing to improve as we scale the business and continue to invest in platform optimization.”
Second quarter highlights:
SaaS revenue increased by 34% to $16.1 million, up from $12.1 million in Q2 2024.SaaS subscription bookingsi (measured on an ARRi basis) were $3.7 million, flat compared to the second quarter of fiscal 2024.SaaS Remaining Performance Obligation (RPOi) increased by 39% to $203.8 million at October 31, 2024, up from $146.7 million at the same time last year.Total revenue increased to $42.4 million compared to $41.5 million in Q2 2024.Net profit was $0.8 million or $0.05 per share on a fully diluted basis in Q2 2025, compared to a net loss of $0.3 million or $0.02 per share for the same period in fiscal 2024.Adjusted EBITDAii was $2.9 million compared to $1.0 million reported in Q2 last year.In the second quarter of fiscal 2025, Tecsys acquired 51,600 of its outstanding common shares for approximately $2.1 million as part of its ongoing Normal Course Issuer Bid, compared to 25,800 shares acquired in the same period last year for approximately $0.7 million.
Year-to-date performance for first half of fiscal 2025
SaaS revenue increased by 33% to $31.4 million, up from $23.6 million in the same period of fiscal 2024.SaaS subscription bookingsi (measured on an ARRi basis) increased by 20% to $6.8 million, compared to $5.7 million in the same period of fiscal 2024.Total revenue increased to $84.7 million compared to $83.5 million in the same period of fiscal 2024.Net profit was $1.6 million ($0.11 per basic share or $0.10 per fully diluted share) in the first half of fiscal 2025, compared to a net profit of $0.8 million ($0.06 per basic and fully diluted share) for the same period in fiscal 2024.Adjusted EBITDAii was $5.5 million compared to $4.2 million reported in the same period of fiscal 2024.In the first half of fiscal 2025, Tecsys acquired 111,200 of its outstanding common shares for approximately $4.3 million as part of its ongoing Normal Course Issuer Bid, compared to 25,800 shares acquired in the same period last year for $0.7 million.
Financial guidance:
Tecsys is maintaining FY25 guidance on SaaS revenue growth at 30-32% as well as FY25 and FY26 adjusted EBITDA margins at 8-9% and 10-11%, respectively. Based on the ongoing unpredictability of hardware revenue and a rapidly evolving business model that is impacting professional services, Tecsys is revising Fiscal 2025 total revenue guidance to roughly flat.
On December 4, 2024, the Company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.085 per share to be paid on January 3, 2025 to shareholders of record on December 18, 2024.
Pursuant to the Canadian Income Tax Act, dividends paid by the Company to Canadian residents are considered to be “eligible” dividends.
i See Key Performance Indicators in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of the Q2 2025 Financial Statements.
ii See Non-IFRS Performance Measures in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of the Q2 2025 Financial Statements
Q2 2025 Financial Results Conference Call
Date: December 5, 2024
Time: 8:30 a.m. ET
Phone number: 800-836-8184 or 646-357-8785
The call can be replayed until December 12, 2024, by calling:
888-660-6345 or 646-517-4150 (access code: 91117#)
About Tecsys
Tecsys is a global provider of advanced supply chain solutions. With a commitment to innovation and customer success, the company equips organizations with the essential software, technology and expertise needed for operational excellence and competitive advantage. Its cloud solutions serve a diverse range of industries, including healthcare, distribution and converging commerce, across multiple complex, regulated and high-volume markets. Built on the Itopia® low-code application platform, Tecsys’ offerings include enterprise resource planning, warehouse management, consolidated service management, distribution and transportation management, supply management at the point of use and order management solutions. Tecsys provides critical data insights and control across the supply chain, ensuring that organizations are agile, responsive and scalable.
Tecsys is publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol TCS. For more about Tecsys and its solutions, please visit www.tecsys.com.
Forward Looking Statements
The statements in this news release relating to matters that are not historical fact are forward-looking statements that are based on management’s beliefs and assumptions. Such statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to a number of uncertainties, including but not limited to future economic conditions, the markets that Tecsys Inc. serves, the actions of competitors, major new technological trends, and other factors beyond the control of Tecsys Inc., which could cause actual results to differ materially from such statements. More information about the risks and uncertainties associated with Tecsys Inc.’s business can be found in the MD&A section of the Company’s annual report and the most recently filed annual information form. These documents have been filed with the Canadian securities commissions and are available on our website (www.tecsys.com) and on SEDAR+ (www.sedarplus.ca).
Copyright © Tecsys Inc. 2024. All names, trademarks, products, and services mentioned are registered or unregistered trademarks of their respective owners.
Non-IFRS Measures
Reconciliation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA
EBITDA is calculated as earnings before interest expense, interest income, income taxes, depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA is calculated as EBITDA before stock-based compensation and restructuring costs. The exclusion of interest expense, interest income, income taxes and restructuring costs eliminates the impact on earnings derived from non-operational activities and non-recurring items, and the exclusion of depreciation, amortization and stock-based compensation eliminates the non-cash impact of these items.
The Company believes that these measures are useful measures of financial performance without the variation caused by the impacts of the items described above and that could potentially distort the analysis of trends in our operating performance. In addition, they are commonly used by investors and analysts to measure a company’s performance, its ability to service debt and to meet other payment obligations, or as a common valuation measurement. Excluding these items does not imply that they are necessarily non-recurring. Management believes these non-IFRS financial measures, in addition to conventional measures prepared in accordance with IFRS, enable investors to evaluate the Company’s operating results, underlying performance and future prospects in a manner similar to management. Although EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are frequently used by securities analysts, lenders and others in their evaluation of companies, they have limitations as an analytical tool, and should not be considered in isolation, or as a substitute for analysis of the Company’s results as reported under IFRS.
The reconciliation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to the most directly comparable IFRS measure is provided below.
Three months
ended October 31,
Six months
ended October 31,
Trailing 12 months
ended October 31,
(in thousands of CAD)
2024
2023
2024
2023
2024
2023
Net profit (loss) for the period
$
758
$
(340)
$
1,556
$
831
$
2,574
$
2,165
Adjustments for:
Depreciation of property and equipment and right-of-use assets
377
377
748
761
1,464
1,677
Amortization of deferred development costs
198
147
395
289
689
569
Amortization of other intangible assets
328
394
662
790
1,365
1,603
Interest expense
24
53
49
91
121
200
Interest income
(163)
(253)
(380)
(522)
(873)
(954)
Income taxes
427
(81)
863
778
726
1,988
EBITDA
$
1,949
$
297
$
3,893
$
3,018
$
6,066
$
7,248
Adjustments for:
Stock based compensation
993
724
1,640
1,176
2,765
2,169
Restructuring costs
–
–
–
–
2,122
–
Adjusted EBITDAii
$
2,942
$
1,021
$
5,533
$
4,194
$
10,953
$
9,417
Condensed Interim Consolidated Statements of Financial Position
(Unaudited)
(In thousands of Canadian dollars)
October 31, 2024
April 30, 2024
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents
$
16,848
$
18,856
Short-term investments
11,496
16,713
Accounts receivable
21,846
22,090
Work in progress
4,498
4,248
Other receivables
375
134
Tax credits
8,704
6,422
Inventory
2,116
1,359
Prepaid expenses and other
8,227
9,143
Total current assets
74,110
78,965
Non-current assets
Other long-term receivables and assets
545
421
Tax credits
5,748
4,737
Property and equipment
1,255
1,372
Right-of-use assets
1,044
1,251
Contract acquisition costs
4,356
4,478
Deferred development costs
3,173
2,683
Other intangible assets
7,196
7,703
Goodwill
17,570
17,363
Deferred tax assets
9,073
9,073
Total non-current assets
49,960
49,081
Total assets
$
124,070
$
128,046
Liabilities
Current liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
18,933
20,030
Deferred revenue
36,925
36,211
Lease obligations
834
812
Total current liabilities
56,692
57,053
Non-current liabilities
Other long-term accrued liabilities
568
496
Deferred tax liabilities
649
826
Lease obligations
890
1,302
Total non-current liabilities
2,107
2,624
Total liabilities
$
58,799
$
59,677
Equity
Share capital
$
52,628
$
52,256
Contributed surplus
6,970
9,417
Retained earnings
7,309
8,121
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(1,636)
(1,425)
Total equity attributable to the owners of the Company
65,271
68,369
Total liabilities and equity
$
124,070
$
128,046
Condensed Interim Consolidated Statements of Income (loss) and Comprehensive Income (loss)
(Unaudited)
(In thousands of Canadian dollars, except per share data)
Three Months Ended
October 31,
Six Months Ended
October 31,
2024
2023
2024
2023
Revenue:
SaaS
$
16,130
$
12,072
$
31,444
$
23,567
Maintenance and Support
7,703
8,899
16,418
17,197
Professional Services
14,145
12,869
27,532
27,777
License
444
252
1,305
708
Hardware
4,020
7,397
8,019
14,215
Total revenue
42,442
41,489
84,718
83,464
Cost of revenue
21,994
23,144
44,542
45,619
Gross profit
20,448
18,345
40,176
37,845
Operating expenses:
Sales and marketing
9,052
8,645
17,404
16,316
General and administration
3,199
2,971
6,177
5,930
Research and development, net of tax credits
7,205
7,133
14,536
14,245
Total operating expenses
19,456
18,749
38,117
36,491
Profit (loss) from operations
992
(404)
2,059
1,354
Other income (costs)
193
(17)
360
255
Profit (loss) before income taxes
1,185
(421)
2,419
1,609
Income tax expense (benefit)
427
(81)
863
778
Net profit (loss)
$
758
$
(340)
$
1,556
$
831
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Effective portion of changes in fair value on designated revenue hedges
(513)
(5,573)
(533)
(3,000)
Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations
165
92
322
(334)
Comprehensive income (loss)
$
410
$
(5,821)
$
1,345
$
(2,503)
Basic earnings (loss) per common share
$
0.05
$
(0.02)
$
0.11
$
0.06
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share
$
0.05
$
(0.02)
$
0.10
$
0.06
Condensed Interim Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
(In thousands of Canadian dollars)
Three Months Ended
October 31,
Six Months Ended
October 31,
2024
2023
2024
2023
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net profit (loss)
$
758
$
(340)
$
1,556
$
831
Adjustments for:
Depreciation of property and equipment and right-of-use-assets
377
377
748
761
Amortization of deferred development costs
198
147
395
289
Amortization of other intangible assets
328
394
662
790
Interest (income) expense and foreign exchange (gain) loss
(193)
17
(360)
(255)
Unrealized foreign exchange and other
206
600
83
(598)
Non-refundable tax credits
(505)
(774)
(934)
(1,214)
Stock-based compensation
993
724
1,640
1,176
Income taxes
184
362
187
376
Net cash from operating activities excluding changes in non-cash working capital items related to operations
2,346
1,507
3,977
2,156
Accounts receivable
(2,132)
4,045
302
2,225
Work in progress
2,245
(1,390)
(241)
(2,219)
Other receivables and assets
84
214
(436)
(48)
Tax credits
(1,325)
(1,248)
(2,359)
(2,319)
Inventory
(40)
(242)
(754)
(1,084)
Prepaid expenses
60
(358)
963
(641)
Contract acquisition costs
119
137
80
140
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
1,119
273
(2,000)
(3,293)
Deferred revenue
3,652
1,246
691
2,622
Changes in non-cash working capital items related to operations
3,782
2,677
(3,754)
(4,617)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
6,128
4,184
223
(2,461)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Payment of lease obligations
(204)
(199)
(402)
(398)
Payment of dividends
(2,368)
(2,208)
(2,368)
(2,208)
Interest paid
(24)
(53)
(49)
(91)
Issuance of common shares on exercise of stock options
320
881
597
2,644
Shares repurchased and cancelled
(2,101)
(673)
(4,312)
(673)
Net cash used in financing activities
(4,377)
(2,252)
(6,534)
(726)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Interest received
3
33
27
69
Transfers from short-term investments
5,022
–
5,570
22
Acquisitions of property and equipment
(200)
(163)
(409)
(265)
Deferred development costs
(433)
(253)
(885)
(500)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
4,392
(383)
4,303
(674)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
during the period
6,143
1,549
(2,008)
(3,861)
Cash and cash equivalents – beginning of period
10,705
15,825
18,856
21,235
Cash and cash equivalents – end of period
$
16,848
$
17,374
$
16,848
$
17,374
Condensed Interim Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity
(Unaudited)
(In thousands of Canadian dollars, except number of shares)
Share capital
Contributed
Surplus
Accumulated other
comprehensive
(loss) income
Retained
earnings
Total
Number
Amount
Balance, May 1, 2024
14,840,150
$
52,256
$
9,417
$
(1,425)
$
8,121
$
68,369
Net profit
–
–
–
–
1,556
1,556
Other comprehensive (loss) income:
Effective portion of changes in fair value on designated revenue hedges
–
–
–
(533)
–
(533)
Exchange difference on translation of foreign operations
–
–
–
322
–
322
Total comprehensive (loss) income
–
–
–
(211)
1,556
1,345
Shares repurchased and cancelled
(111,200)
(394)
(3,918)
–
–
(4,312)
Stock-based Compensation
–
–
1,640
–
–
1,640
Dividends to equity owners
–
–
–
–
(2,368)
(2,368)
Share options exercised
23,899
766
(169)
–
–
597
Total transactions with owners of the Company
(87,301)
$
372
(2,447)
$
–
$
(2,368)
$
(4,443)
Balance, October 31, 2024
14,752,849
$
52,628
$
6,970
$
(1,636)
$
7,309
$
65,271
Balance, May 1, 2023
14,582,837
$
44,338
15,285
$
(17)
$
10,832
$
70,438
Net profit
–
–
–
–
831
831
Other comprehensive income:
–
Effective portion of changes in fair value on designated revenue hedges
–
–
–
(3,000)
–
(3,000)
Exchange difference on translation of foreign operations
–
–
–
(334)
–
(334)
Total comprehensive (loss) income
–
–
–
(3,334)
831
(2,503)
Shares repurchased and cancelled
(25,800)
(84)
(589)
–
–
(673)
Stock-based Compensation
–
–
1,176
–
–
1,176
Dividends to equity owners
–
–
–
–
(2,208)
(2,208)
Share options exercised
161,249
3,388
(744)
–
–
2,644
Total transactions with owners of the Company
135,449
$
3,304
(157)
$
–
$
(2,208)
$
939
Balance, October 31, 2023
14,718,286
$
47,642
15,128
$
(3,351)
$
9,455
$
68,874
SOURCE Tecsys Inc.
