The earnings call reflects a period of transition with successful debt elimination and cost optimization. However, challenges remain in underperforming segments, particularly in the PC market, leading to strategic exits. While Access shows promising growth, the Payment segment faces slow progression.
Company Guidance
During the Q3 2024 earnings call, Fingerprint Cards provided detailed guidance on their ongoing transformation plan, which aims to drive profitable growth. The company reported a slight year-on-year decline in revenue due to its strategic exit from the Mobile business, a decision meant to improve gross margins. They achieved debt-free status by removing a convertible bond and completed a rights issue. Operational expenses, significantly driven by headcount, have been reduced more than 40% since the end of the previous year, with a target to further decrease OpEx to less than SEK 70 million by June 2025. Despite challenges in the PC segment, leading to a planned exit due to untenable margins, the Access business showed sequential growth, with Q3 revenue reaching SEK 18 million. The company emphasized its commitment to enhancing gross margins, which, when adjusted for R&D depreciation, reached 38.7% for the quarter. With cash and cash equivalents at SEK 49 million at the end of Q3, focus remained on expanding into new markets, particularly software-rich areas, while continuing to optimize costs and execute their transformation strategy.
Debt-Free Status Achieved
The company has successfully become debt-free by repaying all outstanding convertible bonds, a key goal of the transformation plan.
Significant Cost Optimization
Headcount has been reduced by more than 40% since the end of the previous year, driving down operating expenses.
Growth in Access Segment
Revenue in the Access segment has shown strong sequential growth with SEK 9 million in Q1, SEK 16 million in Q2, and SEK 18 million in Q3.
New Product Launches
Launched new products in Q3, including the AllKey product in Access and SECORA Pay Bio in Payments, indicating ongoing innovation.
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Fingerprint Cards (FGRRF) Earnings, Revenues Date & History
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FGRRF Earnings-Related Price Changes
Report Date
Price 1 Day Before
Price 1 Day After
Percentage Change
Oct 31, 2024
$0.01
$0.01
0.00%
May 07, 2024
$0.02
$0.02
0.00%
Feb 08, 2024
$0.03
$0.03
0.00%
Oct 19, 2023
$0.03
$0.03
0.00%
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