AudioCodes Reports First Quarter 2025 Results
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OR YEHUDA, Israel, May 6, 2025
OR YEHUDA, Israel, May 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ --
First Quarter Highlights
-- Quarterly revenues increase by 0.5% year-over-year to $60.4 million;
-- Quarterly service revenues increased by 3.4% year-over-year to $32.6
million;
-- GAAP results:
-- Quarterly GAAP gross margin was 64.8%;
-- Quarterly GAAP operating margin was 6.0%;
-- Quarterly GAAP EBITDA was $4.6 million;
-- Quarterly GAAP net income was $4.0 million, or $0.13 per diluted
share.
-- Non-GAAP results:
-- Quarterly Non-GAAP gross margin was 65.2%;
-- Quarterly Non-GAAP operating margin was 8.9%;
-- Quarterly Non-GAAP EBITDA was $6.2 million;
-- Quarterly Non-GAAP net income was $4.7 million, or $0.15 per
diluted share.
-- Net cash provided by operating activities was $13.5 million for the
quarter.
-- AudioCodes repurchased 500,000 of its ordinary shares during the quarter
at an aggregate cost of $5.2 million.
Details
AudioCodes $(AUDC)$, a leading provider of unified communications voice, contact center and conversational AI applications and services for enterprises, today announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025.
Revenues for the first quarter of 2025 were $60.4 million compared to $60.1 million for the first quarter of 2024.
EBITDA for the first quarter of 2025 was $4.6 million compared to $3.8 million for the first quarter of 2024.
On a Non-GAAP basis, EBITDA for the first quarter of 2025 was $6.2 million compared to $6.7 million for the first quarter of 2024.
Net income was $4.0 million, or $0.13 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2025 compared to net income of $2.1 million, or $0.07 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2024.
On a Non-GAAP basis, net income was $4.7 million, or $0.15 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2025 compared to $5.2 million, or $0.17 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2024.
Non-GAAP net income excludes: (i) share-based compensation expenses; (ii) amortization expenses related to intangible assets; (iii) financial income (expenses) related to exchange rate differences in connection with revaluation of assets and liabilities in non-dollar denominated currencies; (iv) tax impact which relates to our Non-GAAP adjustments; and (v) in Q1 2024 non-cash lease expense which is required to be recorded during the quarter even though this is a free rent period under the lease for the Company's new headquarters. A reconciliation of net income on a GAAP basis to a non-GAAP basis is provided in the tables that accompany the condensed consolidated financial statements contained in this press release.
Net cash provided by operating activities was $13.5 million for the first quarter of 2025. Cash and cash equivalents, short-term bank deposits, long and short-term marketable securities and long-term financial investments were $95.7 million as of March 31, 2025 compared to $93.9 million as of December 31, 2024. The increase in cash and cash equivalents, short-term bank deposits, long and short-term marketable securities and long-term financial investments was the result of cash generated from operating activities. This was partially offset by use of cash for the continued repurchasing of the Company's ordinary shares pursuant to its share repurchase program and the payment of a cash dividend during the quarter.
"I am pleased to report solid first quarter performance amidst successful execution of our strategic priorities. We continued to drive growth of our Live managed services in the UCaaS and CX markets, coupled with cross-selling our AI-powered value-added services" said Shabtai Adlersberg, President and Chief Executive Officer of AudioCodes.
Overall, we experienced positive momentum across our UC, CX, and conversational AI practices, propelled by strength in UCaaS, within which Microsoft business was up 7% in the quarter. Our CX business increased 2% year-over-year, supported by a solid pipeline that indicates a positive outlook for the remainder of 2025. Our conversational AI business grew over 10% year-over-year. The strength in these strategic areas has fueled the ongoing growth of our Live managed services, leading to Annual Recurring Revenues $(ARR)$ reaching $67 million in the quarter, representing approximately 25% growth year-over-year.
Our investments have led to a spate of new products in the Conversational AI space that our sales teams are successfully evangelizing to end customers and partners. As a case in point, we recently introduced Meeting Insights On-Prem, extending the Gen AI-enabled meeting productivity benefits to regulated and security-sensitive environments and industries. This industry's first solution has already garnered important customer interest, as evidenced by a robust pipeline.
We expect the number of proof-of-concept opportunities to further scale over the rest of the year. We further expect growth of AI-powered value-added services to be enhanced in the second half of 2025 by the impending launch of our unique next-generation Live platform, which integrates connectivity solutions supporting the leading UCaaS vendor solutions with our leading business applications.
On the operations side, we witnessed lower gross profit from product sales in the first quarter resulting from the impact of the new US tariffs on imports from China. We are closely monitoring developments in this area and have already taken steps to mitigate the impact for the remainder of 2025 from the new tariffs announced in April.
Despite the fluidity of the tariff situation and associated macroeconomic uncertainty, we continue to make solid progress in our long-term transformation into a cloud and software services company, and in investing and developing the potential for future success in the emerging conversational AI applications and markets" concluded Mr. Adlersberg.
Share Buy Back Program and Cash Dividend
In December 2024, the Company received court approval in Israel to purchase up to an aggregate amount of $20 million of additional ordinary shares. The court approval also permits AudioCodes to declare a dividend out of any part of this amount. The approval is valid through June 14, 2025.
On February 4, 2025, the Company declared a cash dividend of 18 cents per share. The dividend, in the aggregate amount of approximately $5.5 million, was paid on March 6, 2025, to all of the Company's shareholders of record on February 20, 2025.
During the quarter ended March 31, 2025, the Company acquired 500,000 of its ordinary shares under its share repurchase program for a total consideration of $5.2 million.
As of March 31, 2025, the Company had $8.5 million available under this approval for the repurchase of shares and/or declaration of cash dividends.
Conference Call & Web Cast Information
AudioCodes will conduct a conference call at 8:30 A.M., Eastern Time today to discuss the Company's first quarter of 2025 operating performance, financial results and outlook. Interested parties may participate in the conference call by dialing one of the following numbers:
United States Participants: 888-506-0062
International Participants: +1 (973) 528-0011
The conference call will also be simultaneously webcast. Investors are invited to listen to the call live via webcast at the AudioCodes investor website at http://www.audiocodes.com/investors-lobby.
About AudioCodes
AudioCodes Ltd. (NASDAQ, TASE: AUDC) is a global leader in unified communications voice, contact center and conversational AI services and solutions for enterprises, enabling them to improve their customer experience $(CX)$ and employee experience (EX) through enhanced communications and collaboration. Powered by AI, AudioCodes offers a comprehensive range of products, applications and SaaS services that provide seamless interoperability with the world's leading unified communications as a service (UCaaS) and contact center as a service (CCaaS) platforms, including Microsoft Teams, Webex, Zoom, Genesys and many others. Enterprises across the world, including 65 Fortune 100 companies, leverage AudioCodes expertise to enhance their productivity, collaboration, business process automation & intelligence, compliance and customer interaction. AudioCodes' global reach is achieved via its expert sales and support teams and its worldwide community of certified resellers, integrators and service providers.
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Statements concerning AudioCodes' business outlook or future economic performance; product introductions and plans and objectives related thereto; and statements concerning assumptions made or expectations as to any future events, conditions, performance or other matters, are "forward-looking statements" as that term is defined under U.S. Federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements are subject to various risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those stated in such statements. These risks, uncertainties and factors include, but are not limited to: the effect of global economic conditions in general and conditions in AudioCodes' industry and target markets in particular; shifts in supply and demand; market acceptance of new products and the demand for existing products; the impact of competitive products and pricing on AudioCodes' and its customers' products and markets; timely product and technology development, upgrades and the ability to manage changes in market conditions as needed; possible need for additional financing; the
ability to satisfy covenants in the Company's loan agreements; possible disruptions from acquisitions; the ability of AudioCodes to successfully integrate the products and operations of acquired companies into AudioCodes' business; possible adverse impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business and results of operations; the effects of the current terrorist attacks by Hamas in Israel, and the war and hostilities between Israel and Hamas, and Israel and Hezbollah as well as the possibility that this could develop into a broader regional conflict involving Israel with other parties, may affect our operations and may limit our ability to produce and sell our solutions; any disruption in our operations by the obligations of our personnel to perform military service as a result of current or future military actions involving Israel; and other factors detailed in AudioCodes' filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. AudioCodes assumes no obligation to update the information in this release.
(c)2025 AudioCodes Ltd. All rights reserved. AudioCodes, AC, HD VoIP, HD VoIP Sounds Better, IPmedia, Mediant, MediaPack, What's Inside Matters, OSN, SmartTAP, User Management Pack, VMAS, VoIPerfect, VoIPerfectHD, Your Gateway To VoIP, 3GX, VocaNom, AudioCodes One Voice, AudioCodes Meeting Insights, AudioCodes Room Experience are trademarks or registered trademarks of AudioCodes Limited. All other products or trademarks are property of their respective owners. Product specifications are subject to change without notice.
Summary financial data follows
AUDIOCODES LTD. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
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U.S. dollars in thousands
March 31, December 31,
2025 2024
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(Unaudited) (Unaudited)
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ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 63,133 $ 50,749
Short-term bank deposits 209 210
Short-term marketable securities 3,194 3,426
Trade receivables, net 56,062 56,016
Other receivables and prepaid expenses 10,629 13,012
Inventories 28,566 31,364
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Total current assets 161,793 162,876
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LONG-TERM ASSETS:
Long-term Trade receivables $ 14,921 $ 15,753
Long-term marketable securities 25,760 28,518
Long-term financial investments 3,386 3,008
Deferred tax assets 9,113 9,838
Operating lease right-of-use assets 32,009 32,534
Severance pay funds 17,329 18,004
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Total long-term assets 102,518 107,655
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PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET 28,248 27,321
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GOODWILL, INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND OTHER, NET 37,916 38,049
Total assets $ 330,475 $ 335,901
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Trade payables 6,570 7,543
Other payables and accrued expenses 24,689 25,823
Deferred revenues 43,257 38,438
Short-term operating lease liabilities 5,845 5,954
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Total current liabilities 80,361 77,758
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LONG-TERM LIABILITIES:
Accrued severance pay $ 15,845 $ 16,387
Deferred revenues and other liabilities 19,070 19,434
Long-term operating lease liabilities 29,295 30,508
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Total long-term liabilities 64,210 66,329
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Total shareholders' equity 185,904 191,814
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Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $ 330,475 $ 335,901
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AUDIOCODES LTD. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
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U.S. dollars in thousands, except per share data
Three months ended
March 31,
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2025 2024
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(Unaudited)
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Revenues:
Products $ 27,775 $ 28,550
Services 32,599 31,526
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Total Revenues 60,374 60,076
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Cost of revenues:
Products 11,017 11,825
Services 10,223 9,584
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Total Cost of revenues 21,240 21,409
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Gross profit 39,134 38,667
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Operating expenses:
Research and development, net 13,026 13,933
Selling and marketing 18,561 17,367
General and administrative 3,902 4,086
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Total operating expenses 35,489 35,386
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Operating income 3,645 3,281
Financial income (expenses), net 1,716 23
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Income before taxes on income 5,361 3,304
Taxes on income, net (1,345) (1,221)
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Net income $ 4,016 $ 2,083
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Basic net earnings per share $ 0.14 $ 0.07
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Diluted net earnings per share $ 0.13 $ 0.07
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Weighted average number of shares used in computing
basic net earnings per share (in thousands) 29,528 30,333
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Weighted average number of shares used in computing
diluted net earnings per share (in thousands) 30,045 30,793
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AUDIOCODES LTD. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP NET INCOME TO NON-GAAP NET INCOME
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U.S. dollars in thousands, except per share data
Three months ended
March 31,
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2025 2024
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(Unaudited)
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GAAP net income $ 4,016 $ 2,083
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GAAP net earnings per share $ 0.13 $ 0.07
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Cost of revenues:
Share-based compensation (1) 95 79
Amortization expenses (2) 122 122
Lease expenses (5) - 304
217 505
Research and development, net:
Share-based compensation (1) 349 592
Lease expenses (5) - 342
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349 934
Selling and marketing:
Share-based compensation (1) 569 723
Amortization expenses (2) 11 11
Lease expenses (5) - 38
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580 772
General and administrative:
Share-based compensation (1) 575 742
Lease expenses (5) - 76
575 818
Financial expenses (income):
Exchange rate differences (3) (1,035) (364)
Income taxes:
Taxes on income, net (4) - 471
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Non-GAAP net income $ 4,702 $ 5,219
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Non-GAAP diluted net earnings per share $ 0.15 $ 0.17
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Weighted average number of shares used in
computing Non-GAAP diluted net earnings per
share (in thousands) 30,725 31,570
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(1) Share-based compensation expenses related to options and restricted share
units granted to employees and others.
(2) Amortization expenses related to intangible assets.
(3) Financial income (expenses) related to exchange rate differences in
connection with revaluation of assets and liabilities in non-dollar
denominated currencies.
(4) Tax impact which relates to our non-GAAP adjustments.
(5) In Q1 2024, non-cash lease expense which is required to be recorded
during the quarter even though this is a free rent period under the lease
for the Company's new headquarters.
Note: Non-GAAP measures should be considered in addition to, and not as a
substitute for, the results prepared in accordance with GAAP. The Company
believes that non-GAAP information is useful because it can enhance the
understanding of its ongoing economic performance and therefore uses
internally this non-GAAP information to evaluate and manage its
operations. The Company has chosen to provide this information to investors to
enable them to perform comparisons of operating results in a manner similar to
how the Company analyzes its operating results and because many comparable
companies report this type of information.
AUDIOCODES LTD. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
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U.S. dollars in thousands
Three months ended
March 31,
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2025 2024
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(Unaudited)
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Cash flows from operating activities:
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Net income $ 4,016 $ 2,083
Adjustments required to reconcile net income to
net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 954 523
Amortization of marketable securities premiums and
accretion of discounts, net 104 314
Decrease (increase) in accrued severance pay, net 133 (110)
Share-based compensation expenses 1,588 2,136
Decrease (increase) in deferred tax assets, net 619 (786)
Cash financial loss (income), net 53 85
Decrease in operating lease right-of-use assets 746 2,389
Decrease in operating lease liabilities (1,543) (2,111)
Decrease in trade receivables, net 786 2,316
Decrease in other receivables and prepaid expenses 2,383 540
Decrease in inventories 2,855 3,258
Decrease in trade payables (1,289) (234)
Decrease in other payables and accrued expenses (2,595) (1,732)
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Increase in deferred revenues 4,647 6,310
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Net cash provided by operating activities 13,457 14,981
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Cash flows from investing activities:
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Proceeds from short-term deposits 1 4
Proceeds from financial investment 113 21
Proceeds from redemption of marketable securities 3,200 500
Purchase of financial investments (442) -
Purchase of property and equipment (1,474) (6,785)
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Net cash provided by (used in) investing
activities 1,398 (6,260)
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AUDIOCODES LTD. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
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U.S. dollars in thousands
Three months ended
March 31,
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2025 2024
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(Unaudited)
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Cash flows from financing activities:
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Purchase of treasury shares (5,208) (3,584)
Cash dividends paid to shareholders (5,326) (5,453)
Proceeds from issuance of shares upon exercise of
options 63 180
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Net cash used in financing activities (10,471) (8,857)
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Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents 4,384 (136)
Cash, cash equivalents at beginning of period 58,749 30,546
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Cash, cash equivalents at end of period $ 63,133 $ 30,410
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Company Contacts
Niran Baruch, Roger L. Chuchen,
Chief Financial Officer VP, Investor Relations
AudioCodes AudioCodes
Tel: +972-3-976-4000 Tel: 732-764-2552
niran.baruch@audiocodes.com roger.chuchen@audiocodes.com
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