DZS (DZSI) 13 Aug 192019 Q2 Earnings call transcript

Good day, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the DASAN Zhone Solutions Q2 2019 Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions].

As a reminder, this call is being recorded. It is now my pleasure to introduce VP of Finance and Investor Relations, Pei Hung.

Thank you, operator, and good afternoon, everyone. us second joining call. XXXX for you on quarter our earnings Thank

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good afternoon, Thank you, everyone. Pei, and

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on gross guidance, significantly pleased report second once met and the revenue, and margin, quarter that guidance I'm adjusted during our EBITDA. to So operating expenses we outperformed our adjusted again

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our QX continue are and outlook it now growth to strongly detail, year I I'll the to Mikhail? full you this strategy to Mikhail know over turn committed scale but that in let results to discuss to wanted delivering we greater to color profitably provide business. our the

start second Thank you, some our with outlook. by I'll end color our results and Yung. on quarter discussing

million QX to of our XX% was contract a Second against revenue benefited from significant Indian quarter $XX.X million comparison $XX.X $XX.X a difficult we with somewhat year-over-year million XXXX, from an $XX where customer. in from in guidance grew and line of

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market Europe East and of markets. revenue, terms in Middle In our segmentation of saw we strength our Asia Pacific,

have XX% approximately our our well million we of $XX we Middle Asia XX or counted Korea, this momentum of saw our X Pacific, in customer Korea. X quarter, we as region single-digit represented total or In EMEA where represented carrier million from Tier The millions contributed backlog. total Pacific, about we approximately X This strong Japan East spoke as list. including top last Within earnings that of that Asia Taiwan revenue. in customers customers call $XX includes and our revenue. the top-XX on from XX%

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generated than adjusted $X.X our $X came Our guidance operating adjusted $XX.X to of million margins million. between million expenses guidance of better range X% EBITDA We EBITDA of $X million positive million and previous against or our non-GAAP million. adjusted of $XX.X in $XX

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from million a or XXXX XX% attributed foreign positive currency to $X.X income this gain GAAP benefited per totaled diluted million net Our quarter. QX We DZS of share. $X.X for

high Our shareholders $X.X XXXX this pleased or record quarter. again, year's diluted $X.XX we share through this to earnings million to our per non-GAAP totaled attributed net per are income Once QX this deliver share.

ahead XXXX. Now this looking to third quarter

approximately XX% QX million of revenue or growth to year-over-year an expect expected We of $XX XXXX. from and between $XX million XX%

of We XX.X%. XX.X% gross to GAAP QX XXXX expect margin

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non-GAAP to be or We and $X $X adjusted million X% margins. X.X% between to approximately EBITDA million expect XXXX QX approximately

slightly outlook, Yung year yet but gross increasing As discussed margin our full lowering XXXX and adjusted revenue guidance. we're EBITDA earlier,

and expect which million revised of $XXX year-over-year growth XXXX of between $XXX XX%. revenue XX% $XXX between full reflects year We $XXX million prior versus million million, and of to revenue guidance

from XX%. of our year margin full XX.X% guidance GAAP gross XX.X% to to expect We prior XX.X% of XXXX

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for ready Operator, now we are Q&A.

comes from Craig-Hallum. Christian [Operator the with Schwab question of Instructions]. And line our first

you two network Yung, can to Chinese opportunities trying with clarity Or talked their their already? meaningfully, the customers? further one, us Chinese XG Just at of announce move magnitude question You those did you're shipping suppliers the from you with expense suppliers of customers is on that opportunities XG is the My of buildout. the within potential that wallet customers give customers about that share when at gauge to and opportunities or that. are opportunities away some reason new is, that Japan? the as country

they and Okay. the are the contract backhaul infrastructure customer nearly next them. Chinese for One vendor, XG been opportunity they is and XX the our has signed year. are transport layer customer a we launching This specially for with to years, that for put replacing an XG and

have means we that choosing or name, us backhaul. can we which Rakuten that letter which a fronthaul one, of other the So sole is they're as intent, anyhaul,

of orders got we We but have not intent. have yet, letter

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finalized. it, we developing already technical have workshops, are and We specs are

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My next Are on FiberLAN Middle first can million that question year and is, X.X? us that contract, still give an update customer, on $XX East just for you you FiberLAN is FiberLAN targeting X.X?

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year then my for $XX about first Okay. first And X.X? targeting FiberLAN question million next still

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sense. a you give to Just

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by to final Northern we customer one the and replace have Europe, Huawei, contract. we the been a signing asked of of Tier in X stage are

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year? Next

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from Our Tim with Northland next comes line the of Savageaux question Capital.

around in bit, last organic principally guide. expect previous that contract growth to KEYMILE. of growth your a would an in be fiscal question, magnitude into And say the like on Yung, 'XX or in what you Congrats of cuts are as I around 'XX would the on that, of about assume accelerating wins. also, is of that confirm you contribution also calendar sort based XG that's on just perhaps And and acceleration kind the my out and like I seeds comment, you've a you upticked all kind of from of given in would these comment, your I of I would the XX% calendar has to what Japan, result sense implicit get deployments, coming of and updated 'XX? organic quick also kind on to comment math, XX%, that but expect made your

get didn't being that Indian X to of reflection carrier QX European full And first reduced QX revenue year a by of about we obviously, the Tier $X guidance cut. business also all spend I and -- from I shifting mean, think the it's I our million.

million want our And to more. margins negative our QX, than our -- margins that's So if a range I go between tightened were consideration about at be but tighter million in to think and look that previous, side if the my to $XX $X XX.X%. also is $X million we you you

our reality. the That momentum. think our I is -- does to like are not I that take I there having -- that mean not reflect earnings business So adjust to

growth was comparable focused on more organic into 'XX. That's what question rates I -- the

business mentioned Japanese your another be to to you expect way. that this do year? you next the it million $XX me for Let year? is comparable contribution Does the to What what try

contribution $XX will see $XX million I Japanese million above. think the to we around that

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than we XX% say year, million, would $XX more business Next about but I Japanese year. will million grow $XX $XX it and plus. outperform expect that next million could plus. there

comes And Gruber with of our next McBaine. Gruber the from line & Jon question

Rakuten will win How are you signed on company, time and you an for Softbank long before long your orders get period One, intent. the sealed How and congratulations think ready question. that aggressive Rakuten. and Quick a the delivery? take? They

I think working putting to order end model this actual start February, because by order. the they we have And by will sign of to December have deliver we the year. a by sizeable

operating Rakuten, another against that's know against, who you the and with so the company across We are came were which okay? is won sell-side contract which of same is that [indiscernible] in we company. technical Yes, So the in competitive company Softbank, we shows very it globally. we switch, more And same a top one also Softbank. compared

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