Sequans Communications Preliminary Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results

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$172 million Strategic Deal Proceeds Received on September 30, 2024; $85 Million of Debt Repaid Subsequent to Quarter End

Paris, France--(Newsfile Corp. - November 5, 2024) - Sequans Communications S.A. (NYSE: SQNS) ("Sequans" or the "Company"), a leading developer and provider of 5G/4G semiconductors and IoT modules, today announced preliminary financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2024.

Third Quarter 2024 Summary Preliminary Results Table:

(in US$ millions, except share and per share data)


Q3 2024 (1)



Q2 2024 (1)



Q3 2023

 

Revenue


$10.1



$$9.7



$7.8


Gross profit


$8.3



$$8.1



$6.7


Gross margin (%)


82.5

%


84.0

%


85.8

%

Operating income (loss)


$87.0



($3.7

)


($7.8

)

Net profit (loss)


$72.3



($0.9

)


($9.6

)

Diluted income (loss) per ADS (2)


$2.61



($0.04

)


($0.41

)

Non-IFRS diluted income (loss) per ADS (2) (3)


$2.91



($0.23

)


($0.29

)

Weighted average number of diluted ADS (IFRS) (2)


24,891,762



24,765,063



23,434,530


Weighted average number of diluted ADS (Non-IFRS) (2)


27,675,736



24,765,063



23,434,530



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1) Final results are subject to finalization of the allocation of the Qualcomm transaction proceeds


(2) Reflects the change in ADS to ordinary share ratio effective October 9, 2024


(3) See Use of Non-IFRS/non-GAAP Financial Measures disclosure on page 3. IFRS Net Loss includes significant non-cash interest expense, debt amendment and change in value of embedded derivative that are excluded from Non-IFRS measures


 

"We are excited about our position in the IoT market following the successful closure of our Qualcomm deal, which significantly strengthened our balance sheet," said Georges Karam, CEO of Sequans. "As we look ahead, we anticipate growth in product revenue beginning in the fourth quarter of 2024 and continuing into 2025. With operating expenses targeted to decrease in 2025, we expect to reach breakeven in 2026."

Dr. Karam continued, "Our financial stability ensures that customers can rely on us for their multi-year application deployments, securing our design wins pipeline and accelerating its growth. With proven technology leadership, an experienced team, and a strategic go-to-market approach tailored for the IoT market, we are more confident than ever in our competitive edge, which we intend to maintain with an innovative product strategy that includes enhancements to our existing 4G IoT platforms and the introduction of next-generation 5G RedCap/eRedCap products."

Q4 2024 Outlook

The following statement is based on management's current assumptions and expectations. This statement is forward-looking and actual results may differ materially.