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AudioCodes Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Results and Declares Semi-Annual Dividend of 18 cents per share
AUDCAudioCodes(AUDC) Prnewswire·2024-02-06 07:00

Financial Performance - Quarterly revenues increased by 3.2% sequentially to 63.6million,whilefullyear2023revenuesdecreasedby11.263.6 million, while full year 2023 revenues decreased by 11.2% to 244.4 million [1][2] - Quarterly service revenues of 30.9millionaccountedfor48.630.9 million accounted for 48.6% of total revenues, with full year 2023 service revenues increasing by 8.7% to 120.4 million [1][2] - GAAP net income for the fourth quarter was 3.7million,or3.7 million, or 0.12 per diluted share, compared to 4.3million,or4.3 million, or 0.14 per diluted share in the prior quarter [1][2] - Full year 2023 GAAP net income was 8.8million,or8.8 million, or 0.28 per diluted share, down from 28.5million,or28.5 million, or 0.88 per diluted share in 2022 [2][3] Non-GAAP Results - Non-GAAP net income for the fourth quarter was 8.9million,or8.9 million, or 0.28 per diluted share, compared to 8.3million,or8.3 million, or 0.25 per diluted share in the prior quarter [3] - Full year 2023 Non-GAAP net income was 25.0million,or25.0 million, or 0.77 per diluted share, down from 45million,or45 million, or 1.35 per diluted share in 2022 [3] Cash Flow and Shareholder Returns - Net cash provided by operating activities was 9.3millionforthefourthquarterand9.3 million for the fourth quarter and 14.9 million for the full year [4][5] - The company repurchased 595,583 ordinary shares during the quarter at a total cost of 6.3million[1][9]Acashdividendof18centspersharewasdeclared,amountingtoapproximately6.3 million [1][9] - A cash dividend of 18 cents per share was declared, amounting to approximately 5.5 million, payable on March 6, 2024 [10][11] Business Segments and Growth Areas - The enterprise segment accounted for roughly 90% of business in the fourth quarter, with Microsoft-related business growing 5% year-over-year [6] - Teams-related business grew 10% year-over-year, while AudioCodes Live managed services saw an ARR growth of 50% year-over-year, ending the quarter at $48 million [6] - Customer experience (CX) operations grew over 40% year-over-year in the fourth quarter, with conversational AI bookings growing over 50% [7] Operational Efficiency - Non-GAAP gross margin improved to 67.6%, while non-GAAP operating margin reached 16.9% in the quarter [8] - The company is focusing on transitioning to a subscription and recurring sales model, aiming for revenue growth and improved profitability in 2024 [8]