NETSOL Technologies Reports Fiscal Second Quarter 2022 Financial Results

Total net revenues up 17.9% to $15.5 million in Q2 FY 2022

Q2 FY 2022 GAAP net income increased to $1.4 million or $0.13 per diluted share

Annual recurring revenue (SaaS and Support) increased to $25.0 million run rate

CALABASAS, Calif., Feb. 14, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --  NETSOL Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: NTWK), a global business services and enterprise application solutions provider, reported results for the fiscal second quarter ended December 31, 2021.

Fiscal Second Quarter 2022 and Recent Operational Highlights

  • Subscription (SaaS and Cloud) and support quarterly revenues increased 64% to $9.4 million.
  • Expanded strategic partnership with leading IT and business consulting services firm CGI in Europe; partnership offers NETSOL's premier, next-generation NFS Ascent® platform to the global finance and leasing industry, supported by CGI's local business consulting, IT integration, and managed service solutions.
  • NETSOL’s U.S. based mobility startup Otoz expanded its digital automotive retail platform MINI Anywhere® for BMW® Group Financial Services in the U.S. for its key brand MINI®. MINI Anywhere is now live with 12 MINI dealerships as of December – 11 in California and one in Texas; Otoz is also scheduled to onboard additional California- and Texas-based dealers before an expansion into Florida. Long term, the solution has the potential to be rolled out to over 100 MINI dealerships across all 50 states.
  • Attained “Five-Star Premier Business Partner” of the American Financial Services Association (AFSA), supporting the Company’s efforts to gain a deeper and more consistent engagement with both the AFSA team and its member organizations as an industry thought leader.
  • Achieved SOC 2 Type 1 compliance, attesting to NETSOL’s ability to protect client data; SOC 2 Type 1 compliance reinforces NETSOL’s commitment to ensuring the security of its clients’ (and their customers’) data and confirms that all system requirements were designed based on the trust services criteria relevant to the security standards set by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Fiscal Second Quarter 2022 Financial Results

Total net revenues for the second quarter of fiscal 2022 were $15.5 million, compared with $13.1 million in the prior year period. The increase in total net revenues was primarily driven by an increase in subscription and support revenues of $3.7 million, slightly offset by a decrease in license fees of $631,000 and total services revenues of $667,000.

  • Total license fees were $1.96 million, compared with $2.59 million in the prior year period.
  • Total subscription (SaaS and Cloud) and support revenues were $9.4 million, compared with $5.7 million in the prior year period.
  • Total services revenues were $4.1 million, compared with $4.8 million in the prior year period.

Gross profit for the second quarter of fiscal 2022 increased 26.5% to $7.6 million (or 49.4% of net revenues), compared to $6.0 million (or 46% of net revenues) in the second quarter of fiscal 2021. The increase in gross profit was primarily due to an increase in revenue of $2.4 million, offset by a $751,000 increase in cost of revenues. The increases in cost of sales were primarily due to increases in salaries and consulting costs of $367,000, travel costs of $124,000, depreciation of $15,000, and other costs of $245,000.

Operating expenses for the second quarter of fiscal 2022 were $5.99 million (or 38.7% of sales), compared to $5.96 million (or 45.4% of sales) for the second quarter of fiscal 2021. The increase in operating expenses was primarily due to increases in selling expenses and research and development costs, offset by a decrease in general and administrative expenses.

GAAP net income attributable to NETSOL for the second quarter of fiscal 2022 totaled $1.4 million or $0.13 per diluted share, compared with GAAP net loss of $242,000 or $0.02 per diluted share in the second quarter of fiscal 2021. GAAP net income attributable to NETSOL included a $901,000 gain on foreign currency exchange transactions in the second quarter of fiscal 2022, which was an increase from a gain of $14,000 in the prior year period.

Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA for the second quarter of fiscal 2022 totaled $2.1 million or $0.19 per diluted share, compared with non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA of $617,000 or $0.05 per diluted share in the second quarter of fiscal 2021 (see note regarding “Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures,” below for further discussion of this non-GAAP measure).

At December 31, 2021, cash and cash equivalents were $25.6 million, a decrease from $33.7 million at June 30, 2021.

Management Commentary

“Our strong momentum continued in the second quarter, and we remain well on track to achieve our growth targets for fiscal 2022,” said NETSOL Co-Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Najeeb Ghauri. “Within our core business, the pipeline and mix of opportunities remains robust, particularly in our European and North American growth markets, giving us confidence in our ability to drive additional contract signings over the coming months. Our Otoz Digital Retail Platform, one of our more venture-focused operations, continued to expand through its MINI Anywhere partnership and is now employed by more than 65% of all MINI dealerships in California, with live operations beginning in a second state, Texas, in December; we remain encouraged by the initial response and total opportunity. We are committed to our vision of pushing the boundaries for new ownership and payment models, supporting our customers where they are today and where they want to go in the future, and creating new shareholder value in the process.”

Company CFO Roger Almond added: “Growth in recurring revenues from our subscription and support segment were a key driver of our strong financial performance during the quarter. Importantly, with a larger share of higher margin revenue contributions, our second quarter gross margin increased to nearly 50% of net revenues. We continued to welcome our workforce back across our global footprint during the second quarter, and we expect a return to sales growth with a related increase in expenses to support our increased business activity moving forward. Our cash position remains near record levels, providing the resources to support our core business growth as well as strategic investments in high-return, long-term opportunities, such as the promising work of the Otoz Innovation Lab. With these factors in consideration, we are reiterating our full year revenue outlook of 10% topline growth and 20% subscription revenue growth throughout the balance of the year.”

Conference Call

NETSOL Technologies management will hold a conference call today (February 14, 2022) at 4:15 p.m. Eastern time (1:15 p.m. Pacific time) to discuss these financial results. A question-and-answer session will follow management's presentation.

U.S. Dial-In: 877-407-0789
International Dial-In: 201-689-8562

Please call the conference telephone number 10 minutes prior to the start time. An operator will register your name and organization.

The conference call will be webcast live and available for replay here and via the Investor Relations section of NETSOL’s website.

For interested individuals unable to join the conference call, a dial-in replay of the call will be available until February 28, 2022 and can be accessed by dialing +1-844-512-2921 (U.S. Toll Free) or +1-412-317-6671 (International) and entering replay pin number: 13727026.

About NETSOL Technologies

NETSOL Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: NTWK) is a worldwide provider of IT and enterprise software solutions primarily serving the global leasing and finance industry. The Company’s suite of applications is backed by 40 years of domain expertise and supported by a committed team of more than 1300 professionals placed in eight strategically located support and delivery centers throughout the world. NFS, LeasePak, LeaseSoft or NFS Ascent® – help companies transform their Finance and Leasing operations, providing a fully automated asset-based finance solution covering the complete finance and leasing lifecycle.

About Otoz

Otoz, a division of NETSOL Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq: NTWK), provides business-to-business, white-label technology solutions for new mobility. The Otoz suite of agile and customizable mobility solutions ranges from car sharing and subscription products to AI-enabled chatbots, allowing businesses to engage consumers and facilitate the complete transaction lifecycle intelligently and digitally. Otoz technologies empower automotive companies and start-ups to launch digital retailing and new mobility models quickly and efficiently. The technology Otoz has developed is cloud-native and supported by artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), internet of things (IoT) and blockchain. Otoz technology drives utilization, while supporting robust and efficient operations.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release may contain forward-looking statements relating to the development of the Company's products and services and future operating results, including statements regarding the Company that are subject to certain risks and uncertainties such as the effect of disparate stay at home orders and social distancing requirements imposed internationally by COVID-19 and its resultant impact on our financials and the world economy that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. The words “expects,” “anticipates,” variations of such words, and similar expressions, identify forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, but their absence does not mean that the statement is not forward-looking. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties, and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Factors that could affect the Company's actual results include the progress and costs of the development of products and services and the timing of the market acceptance, as well as the delay in recovery or a prolonged economic downturn that effects our Company, our customers and the world economy. The subject Companies expressly disclaim any obligation or undertaking to update or revise any forward-looking statement contained herein to reflect any change in the company's expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances upon which any statement is based.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net income, the most comparable financial measure based upon GAAP, as well as a further explanation of adjusted EBITDA, is included in the financial tables in Schedule 4 of this press release.

Investor Relations Contact:

Dave Gentry
RedChip Companies
407-491-4498
investors@netsoltech.com

NETSOL Technologies, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Schedule 1: Consolidated Balance Sheets

      As of   As of
  ASSETS December 31, 2021   June 30, 2021
Current assets:      
  Cash and cash equivalents $ 25,587,515     $ 33,705,154  
  Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $173,589 and $166,231   7,190,759       4,184,096  
  Accounts receivable - related party, net of allowance of $1,373,099 and $1,373,099   -       -  
  Revenues in excess of billings, net of allowance of $82,042 and $136,976   18,730,022       14,680,131  
  Revenues in excess of billings - related party, net of allowance of $8,163 and $8,163   -       -  
  Other current assets, net of allowance of $1,243,633 and $1,243,633   2,581,401       3,009,393  
    Total current assets   54,089,697       55,578,774  
Revenues in excess of billings, net - long term   985,772       957,603  
Convertible note receivable - related party, net of allowance of $4,250,000 and $4,250,000   -       -  
Property and equipment, net   10,265,385       12,091,812  
Right of use of assets - operating leases   1,029,294       1,345,869  
Long term investment   2,921,667       3,155,852  
Other assets   33,204       55,127  
Intangible assets, net   2,657,204       3,904,656  
Goodwill   9,516,568       9,516,568  
    Total assets $ 81,498,791     $ 86,606,261  
           
  LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY      
Current liabilities:      
  Accounts payable and accrued expenses $ 6,394,780     $ 6,696,035  
  Current portion of loans and obligations under finance leases   10,147,993       11,366,171  
  Current portion of operating lease obligations   770,559       857,729  
  Unearned revenue   3,719,348       4,556,626  
    Total current liabilities   21,032,680       23,476,561  
Loans and obligations under finance leases; less current maturities   120,277       699,841  
Operating lease obligations; less current maturities   319,613       564,257  
    Total liabilities   21,472,570       24,740,659  
Commitments and contingencies      
Stockholders' equity:      
  Preferred stock, $.01 par value; 500,000 shares authorized;   -       -  
  Common stock, $.01 par value; 14,500,000 shares authorized;      
    12,186,070 shares issued and 11,247,039 outstanding as of December 31, 2021 and      
    12,181,585 shares issued and 11,265,064 outstanding as of June 30, 2021   121,861       121,816  
  Additional paid-in-capital   129,042,021       129,018,826  
  Treasury stock (at cost, 939,031 shares and 916,521 shares as of December 31, 2021 and June 30, 2021, respectively)   (3,920,856 )     (3,820,750 )
  Accumulated deficit   (37,206,528 )     (38,801,282 )
  Other comprehensive loss   (34,935,629 )     (31,868,481 )
    Total NetSol stockholders' equity   53,100,869       54,650,129  
  Non-controlling interest   6,925,352       7,215,473  
    Total stockholders' equity   60,026,221       61,865,602  
    Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 81,498,791     $ 86,606,261  
           

NETSOL Technologies, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Schedule 2: Consolidated Statement of Operations

      For the Three Months   For the Six Months
      Ended December 31,   Ended December 31,
        2021       2020       2021       2020  
Net Revenues:              
  License fees $ 1,955,331     $ 2,586,504     $ 1,966,047     $ 2,589,979  
  Subscription and support   9,374,869       5,724,802       15,605,258       10,896,665  
  Services   4,142,762       4,810,154       11,322,418       12,282,194  
    Total net revenues   15,472,962       13,121,460       28,893,723       25,768,838  
                   
Cost of revenues:              
  Salaries and consultants   5,661,917       5,294,662       11,324,327       9,821,311  
  Travel   282,836       159,174       496,968       262,926  
  Depreciation and amortization   728,868       713,749       1,494,603       1,420,998  
  Other   1,156,754       911,566       2,492,215       1,839,719  
    Total cost of revenues   7,830,375       7,079,151       15,808,113       13,344,954  
                   
Gross profit   7,642,587       6,042,309       13,085,610       12,423,884  
                   
Operating expenses:              
  Selling and marketing   1,807,162       1,558,027       3,427,155       3,167,631  
  Depreciation and amortization   212,864       221,572       427,135       443,362  
  General and administrative   3,733,303       4,065,788       7,706,442       7,493,424  
  Research and development cost   235,390       110,419       510,620       196,408  
    Total operating expenses   5,988,719       5,955,806       12,071,352       11,300,825  
                   
Income from operations   1,653,868       86,503       1,014,258       1,123,059  
                   
Other income and (expenses)              
  Gain (loss) on sale of assets   (80,125 )     (52,531 )     (190,725 )     (74,273 )
  Interest expense   (90,808 )     (94,241 )     (191,821 )     (197,568 )
  Interest income   316,253       210,854       759,386       411,675  
  Gain (loss) on foreign currency exchange transactions   901,016       13,981       2,185,164       310,022  
  Share of net loss from equity investment   (79,818 )     (43,685 )     (240,783 )     (151,535 )
  Other income   19,668       45,365       22,697       132,637  
    Total other income (expenses)   986,186       79,743       2,343,918       430,958  
                   
Net income before income taxes   2,640,054       166,246       3,358,176       1,554,017  
Income tax provision   (201,506 )     (245,434 )     (369,133 )     (509,728 )
Net income (loss)   2,438,548       (79,188 )     2,989,043       1,044,289  
  Non-controlling interest   (1,031,763 )     (162,916 )     (1,394,289 )     (568,839 )
Net income (loss) attributable to NetSol $ 1,406,785     $ (242,104 )   $ 1,594,754     $ 475,450  
                   
                   
                   
Net income (loss) per share:              
  Net income (loss) per common share              
    Basic $ 0.13     $ (0.02 )   $ 0.14     $ 0.04  
    Diluted $ 0.13     $ (0.02 )   $ 0.14     $ 0.04  
                   
Weighted average number of shares outstanding              
  Basic   11,244,539       11,580,030       11,249,372       11,683,631  
  Diluted   11,244,539       11,580,030       11,249,372       11,683,631  
                                 

NETSOL Technologies, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Schedule 3: Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

        For the Six Months
        Ended December 31,
          2021       2020  
Cash flows from operating activities:      
  Net income $ 2,989,043     $ 1,044,289  
  Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash      
    provided by (used in) operating activities:      
  Depreciation and amortization   1,921,738       1,864,360  
  Provision for bad debts   (33,815 )     (175,575 )
  Share of net loss from investment under equity method   240,783       151,535  
  Loss on sale of assets   190,725       74,273  
  Stock based compensation   28,292       165,164  
  Changes in operating assets and liabilities:      
    Accounts receivable   (3,243,348 )     5,479,516  
    Revenues in excess of billing   (4,741,806 )     4,540,271  
    Other current assets   304,464       (252,781 )
    Accounts payable and accrued expenses   56,539       313,869  
    Unearned revenue   (749,249 )     (554,077 )
  Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities   (3,036,634 )     12,650,844  
             
Cash flows from investing activities:      
  Purchases of property and equipment   (773,953 )     (1,249,895 )
  Sales of property and equipment   201,773       123,194  
  Investment in associates   -       (93,000 )
  Net cash used in investing activities   (572,180 )     (1,219,701 )
             
Cash flows from financing activities:      
  Purchase of treasury stock   (100,106 )     (1,392,671 )
  Proceeds from bank loans   188,272       705,338  
  Payments on finance lease obligations and loans - net   (715,121 )     (175,352 )
  Net cash used in financing activities   (626,955 )     (862,685 )
Effect of exchange rate changes   (3,881,870 )     1,268,359  
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents   (8,117,639 )     11,836,817  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period   33,705,154       20,166,830  
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 25,587,515     $ 32,003,647  
               

NETSOL Technologies, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Schedule 4: Reconciliation to GAAP

  For the Three
Months Ended
  For the Three
Months Ended
  For the Six
months Ended
  For the Six
months Ended
  December 31, 2021   December 31, 2020   December 31, 2021   December 31, 2020
               
Net Income (loss) attributable to NetSol $ 1,406,785     $ (242,104 )   $ 1,594,754     $ 475,450  
Non-controlling interest   1,031,763       162,916       1,394,289       568,839  
Income taxes   201,506       245,434       369,133       509,728  
Depreciation and amortization   941,732       935,321       1,921,738       1,864,360  
Interest expense   90,808       94,241       191,821       197,568  
Interest (income)   (316,253 )     (210,854 )     (759,386 )     (411,675 )
EBITDA $ 3,356,341     $ 984,954     $ 4,712,349     $ 3,204,270  
Add back:              
Non-cash stock-based compensation   25,289       74,169       28,292       165,164  
Adjusted EBITDA, gross $ 3,381,630     $ 1,059,123     $ 4,740,641     $ 3,369,434  
Less non-controlling interest (a)   (1,293,037 )     (441,853 )     (1,881,916 )     (1,140,697 )
Adjusted EBITDA, net $ 2,088,593     $ 617,270     $ 2,858,725     $ 2,228,737  
               
               
Weighted Average number of shares outstanding              
Basic   11,244,539       11,580,030       11,249,372       11,683,631  
Diluted   11,244,539       11,580,030       11,249,372       11,683,631  
               
Basic adjusted EBITDA $ 0.19     $ 0.05     $ 0.25     $ 0.19  
Diluted adjusted EBITDA $ 0.19     $ 0.05     $ 0.25     $ 0.19  
               
(a)The reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA of non-controlling interest to net income attributable to non-controlling interest is as follows              
               
Net Income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest $ 1,031,763     $ 162,916     $ 1,394,289     $ 568,839  
Income Taxes   61,761       44,233       114,427       92,882  
Depreciation and amortization   273,822       264,535       561,453       529,100  
Interest expense   26,682       28,824       56,082       60,344  
Interest (income)   (101,385 )     (67,207 )     (244,729 )     (133,164 )
EBITDA $ 1,292,643     $ 433,301     $ 1,881,522     $ 1,118,001  
Add back:              
Non-cash stock-based compensation   394       8,552       394       22,696  
Adjusted EBITDA of non-controlling interest $ 1,293,037     $ 441,853     $ 1,881,916     $ 1,140,697  
                               

 


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