DZS (DZSI) 13 Nov 192019 Q3 Earnings call transcript

Good afternoon. Welcome to DASAN Zhone Solutions Third Quarter 2019 Earnings Conference Call. My name is Latif and I will be your operator for today's call.

Joining us for today's presentation are the Company's CEO, Yung Kim; Vice President Finance, Blair King; Philip Yim the Company's COO; and Corporate Controller Jerry Borja.

Following their remarks, we will open up the call for questions from DASAN Zhone’s institutional analysts and investors.

to call like King. to would I turn over the Blair Now, please Sir, proceed.

Latif. Thank Okay. you,

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everyone. Good afternoon, Blair. Thank you,

near-term financial $XX our with million. results third below million disappointing agenda, Our to quarter growth the $XX for our revenue a to preliminary of million, of reflect the range expected well $XX.X setback

the technology our has to of copper to is a access technologies. to the the and new QX XG for growth. move fiber-based and move That precursor network upgrade grown than the large network we a of targeted portion is believe in expected, faster pipeline where have We next-generation support much deal broadband access the to softness

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Yung. Thank you,

prior and XXXX. with $XX September primarily And of net in extent QX APAC This range $XX $XX.X of now the preliminary from region, to from growth turning Net the million On of XX% quarter the QX the lesser a for to Year-over-year by Americas. comparable from down the year. our to a down million, revenue was revenue due in somewhat financial the our decline last below original offset and guidance EMEA. we decrease in X% decline revenue million a just quarter $XX.X was the provided was which well in as was basis, XX, October revenue is to third and mentioned, early million. results ended Yung in line

Korea. of our XX was South and was customer customer the on both continued the customers represented in the a in of represented which LG XX% of total The standpoint, From QX led from year. XX% in primarily up quarter, same revenue, top last revenue period increase XX% U+ momentum Japan through total

for from North our coming XX% the market standpoint, quarter revenue America. a XX% accounted with segmentation the From remaining international third market from in

in international the Korea third the for APAC America XX% was accounted total X% XX%, XX%, quarter. was other EMEA market, revenue of and Latin was Within

we standpoint, GAAP was volumes, quarter The than from From less the was gross experienced And resulted less customer year. overhead XX.X% to mix margin reflects last year-ago is period. and expected a to product gross in in of in than favorable XX.X% attributable the down in decline margin when a absorption. lower compared third XX%, lower the QX which in of course the XX.X%, margin quarter to of guidance largely which

going improve the the as of the Now, Yung on QX, anticipate efficiency our forward. while we anticipate to see impact through touched restructuring taken year. as steps we some we to of the full And we've benefits earlier, realizing exit

$XX.X from service we the were expenses not increase or professional So, revenue, other as severance also expenses XX.X% as $XX.X in of over GAAP inclusion last at of our operating included total incurred were in and to million and of third due in the XX.X% KEYMILE, X of or of expenses. year-ago GAAP nonrecurring looking quarter, period. compared terminations, year. expenses expenses lease which fees. And, million in relocation quarter the of in well to the QX was early total The operating the million XXXX revenue primarily

to as cost or in stock-based $XX.X QX start total Non-GAAP quarter the operating were $XX.X depreciation implemented or well approximately XXXX. amortization, and The compensation we optimization million operating revenue should total of $X at million, of of reduce by expenses, million exclude of XX.X% this revenue, as measures which XX% compare the our annually. and expenses

to $X.X $XXX,XXX compared in of totaled the XXXX the million third quarter QX of in loss EBITDA Adjusted of XXXX. gain

in customers. than million with contract million lower course to added in increasing XXXX of $XX per was million days to Our loss some to moving position to The to diluted calculation. third $X.XX approximately days sales share. $X.XX compared $X attributable quarter compares accounts or receivables of QX GAAP payment assets from terms million. favorable from share. in $XXX QX net $X.X of net of This Cash for XXXX increase to $X.X The largely at quarter diluted GAAP XX was income awarded due XXX attributable to the expected to outstanding receivable per Days increased XXXX. million AR DSO was of to sales or approximately our approximately end less $XX.X million DZSI DZSI XXs from

we’d the maximum break lower P&C. Here, [Ph] worth credit in not expected the than did the our agreement bank [indiscernible] ratio and revenue quarter, remiss to be covenant mention the given leverage we that It also quarter noting the for is during

let's So, our financial outlook. to turn now

million to expect $X.X we of operating non-GAAP to million, the XX.X% revenue fourth of million gain million $X.X and at to $XX.X $X.X $XX expenses of million million, to margin of net EBITDA EBITDA million XX%, $XX.X and XXXX $XX XX% $X.X million of GAAP a $XX of expenses adjusted to and XX.X%, to of gross gross $XX to margin quarter adjusted million. loss million operating of For

expect $XX.X year to $X.X full $XX.X million to EBITDA million. million, million operating million to to of adjusted of $XX.X revenue $XXX.X of to $XXX operating of million, $XXX.X $XXX million the gross XX.X% GAAP margin million, million XX.X%, and and XX.X% XX.X% EBITDA of of expenses of to For expense $XX.X million non-GAAP adjusted to million, gross $X.X and we XXXX, of margin net

first fourth of As to from for a quarter quarter spending orders anticipated the certain balance including reminder levels this than XXXX. XXXX customer XXXX lower of the guidance the reflects customer shifting of

to back before we And to with the I’ll call Yung? move Yung that, turn Q&A.

Thank you.

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top of are we bottom-line the increasingly business. such, in and confident As our growth future

Q&A. Operator, we are for ready

Burmeister comes Our Tyler Thank you, first sir. from Instructions] [Operator Craig-Hallum. of question

open. Your line is

letting ask Hi, me question. guys. Thanks for

you'd And about? about we So, sequential is there QX, it as look anything visibility through growth pushed XXXX, in But, should of correct? the sounds we quarter the QX, thinking think orders some revenue be of into into we should understand if another the that's year, expect limited. might how out then, be trend if with the like I

the a in from customer, products to our I overall that big also impact delays experiencing I of the months of though slightly. by [indiscernible] delay the of delayed delay Japan we One the is even supplier subsequently is the our rollout XXXX, pushes think, don't and which is is have moved deployment. customer But QX from we some in in QX, XG some some think also that year. [indiscernible] XXXX the that the the from while will for other general see

still XXXX. we So, in growth see

a That's bit Okay. guess. little I just clarification then, great. And

of OpEx think You mentioned QX savings, is $X about? of that should million we the off levels reported

No. Oh, Yung. go ahead,

Yes.

So, $X from exiting the the start million the savings, QX. will

a But which bit there it little offset the of not is with So, is restructuring. think, that savings -- incurred in that be is I expenses QX. will the by

improvement. to So, any see you should not be able

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about So, $X million $X the quarter every beginning XXXX, million. say let's of

Tyler, answer question? your does that

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you. Thank

Our question Riley B. of FBR. Kang comes Dave next from

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sequential from go specifically, XG million your $XX $XX just some assumptions; wondering you of your to Can that much Just regarding quarter contracts? is growth. fourth over how outlook of million

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fiber other Got you any LAN, us? Lagrange to share then, besides that regarding want with it. And partners

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target two about ramping? how next as we with margin year gross So, should think these

XG think Japan, and Asia Latin And the attacked much I America and companies predefined be But I the margins. year coming said very we of we last Chinese South in Korea our because I not with saw as I the to was cautious portion by Pac. with fact, will plan. were in think in much mostly XG impact America,

we So, and our year hasn’t between last year X [indiscernible] I mean overall my biggest will the margins to with market points. from margin improve, is expect much coming, But, to high increased I X next margin, XXXX. think aim probably improve

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line open. Your is

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answer question? does So, your that

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is open. Your line

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very you you. Thank Thank much.

concludes his the this over Mr. call our now like I Kim remarks. to back turn closing time, question-and-answer this would At for session. to

Thank you on today. call. for employees, Thanks, our joining to would Latif. customers, We Thank like updating and look support. to shareholders next you us thank for forward I you. their our partners continued global

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