TORONTO, Aug. 15, 2022 /CNW/ - TERAGO Inc. ("TERAGO" or the "Company") (TSX: TGO) (https://terago.ca/), today reported financial and operating results for the second quarter and fiscal year ended June 30, 2022.

Key Developments
  • Delivered another quarter of core connectivity revenue growth and positive Net Monthly Recurring Revenue ("Net MRR" which is the difference between new revenue booked and revenue that has churned).
  • Achieved a Net Promoter Score ("NPS"), a widely utilized industry measurement of customer loyalty and relationships, of 58 for Q2 which compares extremely favourably to scores for other network operators. 
Financial Highlights
  • Connectivity revenues increased year over year to $6.63 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022, compared to $6.58 million in the second quarter of 2021.
  • Total revenue decreased to $6.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022, compared to $10.9 million for the same period in 2021. The decrease in revenue was driven by the divestiture of the cloud and colocation lines of business.
  • Net loss for the three months ended June 30, 2022, was $3.1 million compared to a loss of $1.8 million in the same period in 2021. The higher net loss was driven by one-time restructuring and transaction expenses related to the divestiture.
  • Adjusted EBITDA was $1.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022, compared to $3.4 million for the same period in 2021. The decrease was mainly driven by the impact of the divestiture transaction.
Management Commentary

"The second quarter was encouraging as we saw continued momentum and growth in our core Fixed Wireless Access business and achieved improved quarter over quarter bookings, backlog and revenues," said TERAGO CEO Matthew Gerber. "We also saw increasing interest in 5G private networks with significantly more customer engagement and interest in these applications this past quarter, which bodes well for our strategic focus on connectivity for Canadian businesses.  We are proud of our team's ability to string together a series of growth quarters and look forward to capitalizing on the momentum during this important period of our operating history."

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1   See "Definitions – Key Performance Indicators, IFRS, Additional GAAP and Non-GAAP Measures"


RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Comparison of the three- and six-months ended June 30, 2022, and 2021
(In thousands of dollars, except with respect to gross profit margin, earnings per share, Backlog MRR, and ARPU)
(unaudited)




Three months ended

June 30


Six months ended

June 30




2022

2021


2022

2021

Financial








   Cloud and Colocation Revenue *

$


-

4,324


1,355 *

 8,427 *

   Connectivity Revenue *

$


6,625

6,579


13,059 *

 13,305 *

   Other Revenue

$


106

-


241

-

Total Revenue

$


6,731

10,903


14,655

21,732

Cost of Services1

$


1,828

2,683


4,060

5,197

Selling, General, & Administrative Costs                         

$


4,998

5,377


10,495

11,281

Gross profit margin



72.8 %

75.4 %


72.3 %

76.1 %

Adjusted EBITDA 1,2

$


1,019

3,369


2,132

6,602

Net loss

$


(3,112)

(1,796)


(6,252)

(3,962)

Basic loss per share

$


(0.16)

(0.09)


(0.32)

(0.22)

Diluted loss per share

$


(0.16)

(0.09)


(0.32)

(0.22)

Operating








Backlog MRR1








Connectivity

$


133,436

126,834


133,436

126,834

Churn Rate1








Connectivity



0.9 %

1.4 %


0.9 %

1.4 %

ARPU1*








Connectivity

$


1,118

1,032


 1,118 *

 1,035 *










*The three and six months ended June 30, 2021, comparative numbers for Cloud and Colocation Revenue, Connectivity Revenue, and ARPU have changed to conform with the presentation of revenue stream allocations for Q2 2022.

(1)   See "Non-IFRS Measures" below.

(2)   See "Adjusted EBITDA" below for a reconciliation of net loss to Adjusted EBITDA.


Conference Call

Management will host a conference call on August 15, 2022, at 10:00 AM ET to discuss these results.

To access the conference call, please dial 888-440-2078 or 438-803-0565, and use conference ID 7662670 if applicable. Please call the conference telephone number 15 minutes prior to the start time so that you are in the queue for an operator to assist in registering and patching you through.

An archived recording of the conference call will be available until Monday, August 22, 2022. To listen to the recording, call 800-770-2030 or 647-362-9199 and enter passcode 7662670 if applicable.

(1) Non-IFRS Measures

This press release contains references to "Cost of Services", "Gross Profit Margin", "Adjusted EBITDA", "Backlog MRR", "ARPU", and "churn" which are not measures prescribed by International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).

Cost of Services consists of expenses related to delivering service to customers and servicing the operations of our networks. These expenses include costs for the lease of intercity facilities to connect our cities, internet transit and peering costs paid to other carriers, network real estate lease expense, spectrum lease expenses and lease and utility expenses for the data centres and salaries and related costs of staff directly associated with the cost of services.

Gross Profit Margin % consists of gross profit margin divided by revenue where gross profit margin is revenue less cost of services.

Adjusted EBITDA  - The Company believes that Adjusted EBITDA is useful additional information to management, the Board and investors as it provides an indication of the operational results generated by its business activities prior to taking into consideration how those activities are financed and taxed and also prior to taking into consideration asset depreciation and amortization and it excludes items that could affect the comparability of our operational results and could potentially alter the trends analysis in business performance. Excluding these items does not necessarily imply they are non-recurring, infrequent or unusual. Adjusted EBITDA is also used by some investors and analysts for the purpose of valuing a company. The Company calculates Adjusted EBITDA as earnings before deducting interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, foreign exchange gain or loss, finance costs, finance income, gain or loss on disposal of network assets, property and equipment, impairment of property, plant, & equipment and intangible assets, stock-based compensation and restructuring, acquisition-related and integration costs. Investors are cautioned that Adjusted EBITDA should not be construed as an alternative to operating earnings (losses) or net earnings (losses) determined in accordance with IFRS as an indicator of our financial performance or as a measure of our liquidity and cash flows. Adjusted EBITDA does not take into account the impact of working capital changes, capital expenditures, debt principal reductions and other sources and uses of cash, which are disclosed in the consolidated statements of cash flows.

A reconciliation of net loss to Adjusted EBITDA is found below and in the MD&A for the three and twelve months ended June 30, 2022. Adjusted EBITDA does not have any standardized meaning under IFRS/GAAP. TERAGO's method of calculating Adjusted EBITDA may differ from other issuers and, accordingly, Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers.

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2   See "Adjusted EBITDA" for a reconciliation of net loss to Adjusted EBITDA


The table below reconciles net loss to Adjusted EBITDA1 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, and 2021.

(in thousands of dollars)

(unaudited)


Three months ended

June 30


Six months ended

June 30



2022

2021


2022

2021

Net earnings (loss) for the period

$

(3,112)

(1,796)


(6,252)

(3,962)

Foreign exchange loss (gain)


39

(19)


34

(40)

Finance costs


508

1,049


1,264

2,052

Finance income


(32)

(12)


(47)

(24)

Impairment loss on held for sale assets


-

-


107

-

Earnings (loss) from operations


(2,597)

(778)


(4,894)

(1,974)

Add:







Depreciation of network assets, property and equipment and amortization of
intangible assets


2,502

3,621


4,994

7,228

Loss on disposal of network assets and leases


-

117


171

123

Impairment of assets and related charges


254

70


374

227

Stock-based compensation expense (recovery)


171

250


344

479

Restructuring, acquisition-related, integration costs and other                              


689

89


1,143

519

Adjusted EBITDA 1

$

1,019

3,369


2,132

6,602








Backlog MRR - The term "Backlog MRR" is a measure of contracted monthly recurring revenue (MRR) from customers that have not yet been provisioned. The Company believes backlog MRR is useful additional information as it provides an indication of future revenue. Backlog MRR is not a recognized measure under IFRS and may not translate into future revenue, and accordingly, investors are cautioned in using it. The Company calculates backlog MRR by summing the MRR of new customer contracts and upgrades that are signed but not yet provisioned, as at the end of the period. TERAGO's method of calculating backlog MRR may differ from other issuers and, accordingly, backlog MRR may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers.

ARPU - The term "ARPU" refers to the Company's average revenue per customer per month in the period. The Company believes that ARPU is useful supplemental information as it provides an indication of our revenue from an individual customer on a per month basis. ARPU is not a recognized measure under IFRS and, accordingly, investors are cautioned that ARPU should not be construed as an alternative to revenue determined in accordance with IFRS as an indicator of our financial performance. The Company calculates ARPU by dividing our total revenue before revenue from early terminations by the number of customers in service during the period and we express ARPU as a rate per month. TERAGO's method of calculating ARPU has changed from the Company's past disclosures to exclude revenue from early termination fees, where ARPU was previously calculated as revenue divided by the number of customers in service during the period. TERAGO's method may differ from other issuers, and accordingly, ARPU may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers.

Churn - The term "churn" or "churn rate" is a measure, expressed as a percentage, of customer cancellations in a particular month. The Company calculates churn by dividing the number of customer cancellations during a month by the total number of customers at the end of the month before cancellations. The information is presented as the average monthly churn rate during the period. The Company believes that the churn rate is useful supplemental information as it provides an indication of future revenue decline and is a measure of how well the business is able to renew and keep existing customers on their existing service offerings. Churn and churn rate are not recognized measures under IFRS and, accordingly, investors are cautioned in using it. TERAGO's method of calculating churn and churn rate may differ from other issuers and, accordingly, churn may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers.

About TERAGO

TERAGO provides wireless connectivity and private 5G wireless networking services to businesses operating across Canada. The Company holds 2120 MHz of exclusive spectrum licenses in the 24 GHz and 38 GHz spectrum bands, which it utilizes to provide secure and reliable enterprise grade networking and connectivity services. TERAGO serves over 1,800 Canadian and Global businesses operating in major markets across Canada, including Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, Ottawa and Winnipeg, and has been providing wireless services since 1999. For more information about TERAGO, please visit www.terago.ca.

Forward-Looking Statements

This news release includes certain forward-looking statements. By their nature, forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, some of which are beyond TERAGO's control. Forward-looking statements may include but are not limited to statements regarding the further developing our 5G Fixed Wireless Access program, consistently executing across all fronts of the business, success in providing Canadian enterprises with managed services and the 5G fixed wireless trials being conducted by the Company. All such statements constitute "forward-looking information" as defined under, applicable Canadian securities laws. Any statements contained herein that are not statements of historical facts constitute forward-looking information. The forward-looking statements reflect the Company's views with respect to future events and is subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including those risks set forth in the "Risk Factors" sections in the annual MD&A of the Company for the quarter ended March 31, 2022 available on www.sedar.com under the Company's corporate profile. Factors that could cause actual results or events to differ materially include the inability to consistently achieve sales growth across all lines of TERAGO's business including managed services, inability to complete successful 5G technical trials, the impacts and restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic are prolonged which may further delay customer trials and/or cause a negative impact on future financial results of the Company, TERAGO's Pandemic Response Plan may not mitigate all impacts of COVID-19, the results of the 5G trials not being satisfactory to TERAGO or any of its technology partners, regulatory requirements may delay or inhibit the trial, the economic viability of any potential services that may result from the trial, the ability for TERAGO to further finance and support any new market opportunities that may present itself, and industry competitors who may have superior technology or are quicker to take advantage of 5G technology. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements as several factors could cause actual future results, conditions, actions or events to differ materially from the targets, expectations, estimates or intentions expressed with the forward-looking statements. Except as may be required by applicable Canadian securities laws, TERAGO does not intend, and disclaims any obligation, to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether in words, oral or written as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

SOURCE TeraGo Inc.

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