IDT Corporation to Present at LD Micro Main Event Investor Conference
NEWARK, NJ, Oct. 24, 2022 — IDT Corporation (NYSE: IDT), a global provider of fintech, cloud communications, and traditional communications services, today announced that Shmuel Jonas, Chief Executive Officer, will present at the LD Micro Main Event XV investor conference on Tuesday, October 25, 2022 in Los Angeles, CA. Mr. Jonas’ presentation is scheduled to begin at 11 AM ET (8 AM PT) followed by 1×1 meetings with investors.
Mr. Jonas’ presentation will include an overview of the company’s operations, strategy and financial results through the close of its 2022 fiscal year ended July 31st.
Those who wish to participate virtually or in person can register for the conference and live stream here: https://me22.sequireevents.com/. The presentation deck will also be available on the investor relations pages of the IDT Corporation website.
About IDT Corporation:
IDT Corporation (NYSE: IDT) is a global provider of fintech, cloud communications, and traditional communications services. We make it easy for families to contact and support each other across international borders. We also enable businesses to transact and communicate with their customers with enhanced intelligence and insight.
Our BOSS Money international remittance and BOSS Revolution international calling services make sending money and speaking with friends and family around the world convenient and reliable. National Retail Solutions‘ (NRS) point-of-sale retail network enables independent retailers to operate and process transactions more effectively while providing advertisers and consumer marketers with unprecedented reach into underserved consumer markets. net2phone‘s communications-as-a-service solutions provide businesses with intelligently integrated cloud communications and collaboration tools across channels and devices. Our IDT Global and IDT Express wholesale offerings enable communications service enterprises to provision and manage international voice and SMS services.
All statements above that are not purely about historical facts, including, but not limited to, those in which we use the words “believe,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “plan,” “intend,” “estimate,” “target” and similar expressions, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. While these forward-looking statements represent our current judgment of what may happen in the future, actual results may differ materially from the results expressed or implied by these statements due to numerous important factors.Our filings with the SEC provide detailed information on such statements and risks, and should be consulted along with this release. To the extent permitted under applicable law, IDT assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements.
IDT Corporation Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2022 Results
Highest Levels of Quarterly and Full Fiscal Year Income from Operations since 2015
Highest Levels of Quarterly and Full Fiscal Year Adjusted EBITDAinCompany History
Fintech and Cloud CommunicationsBusinesses Drive Gains
NEWARK, NJ, Oct. 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — IDT Corporation (NYSE: IDT), a global provider of fintech, cloud communications, and traditional communications services, today reported results for the fourth quarter and full fiscal year 2022, the three and twelve months ended July 31, 2022.
FOURTHQUARTER AND FISCAL YEAR 2022HIGHLIGHTS
(Throughout this release, unless otherwise noted, results for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2022 (4Q22) are compared to the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2021 (4Q21), and results for FY2022 are compared to FY2021. All earnings per share (EPS) and other ‘per share’ results are per diluted share unless otherwise noted.)
Fintech and cloud communications businesses — revenue and related metrics:
National Retail Solutions (NRS) recurring revenue* increased 157% to $17.7 million in 4Q22. FY2022 recurring revenue increased 129% to $45.3 million. Net active POS terminals increased by approximately 1400 during 4Q22 to end the quarter with approximately 19,400;
BOSS Money remittance revenue increased 56% to $17.0 million in 4Q22. Transaction volume increased by 31% to 2.7 million. FY2022 revenue increased 16% to $57.5 million with transaction volume increasing 24% to 9.4 million;
net2phone subscription revenue* increased 37% to $15.1 million in 4Q22. Seats served increased by approximately 12,000 sequentially to end the quarter with approximately 291,000. FY2022 subscription revenue increased 38% to $53.6 million;
Consolidated revenue in 4Q22 decreased 16% year-over-year to $329 million from $390 million as a result of a 23% decrease in the Traditional Communications segment’s revenue. FY2022 consolidated revenue decreased 6% to $1,364 million from $1,447 million;
Consolidated income from operations in 4Q22 increased 13% to $19.2 million from $16.9 million. FY2022 income from operations increased 6% to $60.1 million from $57.0 million;
Net income attributable to IDT in 4Q22 decreased to $17.2 million from $38.7 million. FY2022 net income attributable to IDT decreased to $27.0 million from $96.5 million. The quarterly and full-year decreases resulted from the positive impacts of reversals of income tax valuation allowances totaling $22.4 million in 4Q21 and $46.3 million in FY2021, and, for the full fiscal year, net unrealized losses on equity investments of $19.2 million in FY2022 compared to net unrealized gains of $8.8 million in FY2021;
(Adjusted EBITDA, Non-GAAP net income and Non-GAAP EPS are Non-GAAP measures intended to provide useful information that supplements IDT’s or the relevant segment’s results in accordance with GAAP.Please refer to the Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures later in this release for an explanation of these terms and their respective reconciliations to the most directly comparable GAAP measure.Please see the final page of this release for the explanation of asteriskedkey performance metrics.)
EPS decreased to $0.66 in 4Q22 from $1.46. In FY2022, EPS decreased to $1.03 from $3.70. The quarterly and full-year decreases resulted from the positive impacts of reversals of income tax valuation allowances totaling $0.84 per share in 4Q21 and $1.78 per share in FY2021, and, for the full fiscal year, net unrealized losses on equity investments of $0.73 per share in FY2022 compared to net unrealized gains of $0.34 per share in FY2021;
Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA in 4Q22 increased 9% to $24.1 million from $22.2 million. FY2022 Adjusted EBITDA increased 6% to $79.1 million from $74.5 million;
Non-GAAP EPS in 4Q22 increased to $0.70 from $0.66. FY2022 Non-GAAP EPS decreased to $1.19 from $1.98;
IDT repurchased 554,744 shares of its Class B common stock in the open market for $13.4 million during 4Q22.
REMARKS BY SHMUEL JONAS, CEO
“In the fourth quarter and for the full 2022 fiscal year, our high-margin, rapidly growing fintech and cloud communications businesses delivered impressive year-over-year and sequential results. For several years we have invested in these businesses to develop the next generation of IDT’s value creation. This transformation helped drive IDT’s consolidated quarterly and annual Adjusted EBITDA to their highest levels in our history.
“Looking ahead, we anticipate that the continued growth of these high-margin fintech and cloud communications businesses and of our Mobile Top-Up offerings will further, significantly improve IDT’s consolidated Adjusted EBITDA, more than offsetting the continued decreasing contributions that we expect from the BOSS Revolution Calling and IDT Global businesses within our lower margin Traditional Communications segment.”
CONSOLIDATED RESULTS
Results (in millions, except EPS)
4Q22
3Q22
4Q21
4Q22 – 4Q21 change (%/$)
FY 2022
FY 2021
FY2022 -FY2021 change (%/$)
Revenue
$
329
$
328
$
390
(15.7
)%
$
1,364
$
1,447
(5.7
)%
Direct cost of revenue
$
238
$
248
$
311
(23.5
)%
$
1,034
$
1,154
(10.4
)%
SG&A expense
$
67
$
63
$
57
+17.0
%
$
250
$
218
+14.6
%
Depreciation and amortization
$
4.8
$
4.5
$
4.4
+9.1
%
$
18.1
$
17.8
+2.0
%
Other operating (expense) gain, net
$
(0.1
)
$
(0.2
)
$
(0.8
)
+$0.7
$
(0.8
)
$
0.7
$
(1.6
)
Income from operations
$
19.2
$
13.3
$
16.9
+13.2
%
$
60.1
$
57.0
+5.5
%
Net income attributable to IDT
$
17.2
$
4.8
$
38.7
(55.5
)%
$
27.0
$
96.5
(72.0
)%
Adjusted EBITDA
$
24.1
$
18.0
$
22.2
+8.9%
$
79.1
$
74.5
+$6.3
%
EPS
$
0.66
$
0.18
$
1.46
$
(0.80
)
$
1.03
$
3.70
$
(2.67
)
Non-GAAP net income
$
18.2
$
6.0
$
17.4
+4.7
%
$
31.4
$
51.5
(39.0
)%
Non-GAAP EPS
$
0.70
$
0.23
$
0.66
+$0.04
$
1.19
$
1.98
$
(0.79
)
RESULTS BY SEGMENT
Fintech
net2phone
Traditional Communications
(in millions)
4Q22
4Q21
FY22
FY21
4Q22
4Q21
FY22
FY21
4Q22
4Q21
FY22
FY21
Revenue
$
36.2
$
19.1
$
108.8
$
74.3
$
16.2
$
12.5
$
58.2
$
44.5
$
276.2
$
358.4
$
1,197.1
$
1,328.1
Direct cost of revenue
$
10.0
$
7.5
$
32.7
$
26.2
$
2.5
$
2.4
$
10.1
$
8.7
$
225.4
$
301.1
$
991.7
$
1,119.2
SG&A expense
$
20.0
$
14.1
$
68.0
$
47.9
$
14.0
$
12.7
$
54.2
$
46.1
$
30.8
$
28.3
$
120.5
$
116.9
Income (loss) from operations
$
5.4
$
(2.9
)
$
5.3
$
(1.5
)
$
(1.8
)
$
(4.0
)
$
(11.1
)
$
(15.5
)
$
17.5
$
26.0
$
74.8
$
81.3
Adjusted EBITDA
$
6.2
$
(2.5
)
$
8.0
$
0.2
$
(0.4
)
$
(2.6
)
$
(6.1
)
$
(10.3
)
$
20.0
$
29.0
$
85.0
$
92.1
Capital expenditures
$
4.6
$
0.7
$
8.3
$
4.4
$
0.6
$
1.1
$
4.6
$
5.4
$
2.1
$
1.6
$
7.5
$
7.0
Fintech
Fintech comprises two primary businesses: 1)National Retail Solutions (NRS), an operator of a nationwide point-of-sale (POS) retail network providing merchant services, digital out-of-home (DOOH) advertising, transaction data, and ancillary services, and2) BOSS Money, a provider of international money remittances.
In 4Q22 and 4Q21, the Fintech segment accounted for 11.0% and 4.9% of IDT’s consolidated revenue, respectively. In FY2022 and FY2021, the Fintech segment accounted for 8.0% and 5.1% of consolidated revenue, respectively.
NRS Results (Revenue, except per terminal figures, $ in thousands. Terminal and accounts at end of period)
4Q22
3Q22
4Q21
4Q22-4Q21 change %
FY 2022
FY 2021
FY2022 -FY2021 change %
NRS KPIs
POS terminals
19,400
17,900
14,000
+38
%
Payment processing accounts
10,300
9,200
5,800
+77
%
NRS recurring revenue
Advertising and data
$
10,316
$
3,729
$
3,064
+237
%
$
22,252
$
8,713
+155
%
Merchant services and other
5,766
4,765
2,866
+101
%
17,454
7,805
+124
%
SaaS fees
1,591
1,462
950
+68
%
5,558
3,232
+72
%
Total recurring revenue
$
17,673
$
9,956
$
6,879
+157
%
$
45,263
$
19,750
+129
%
POS terminal sales
1,551
1,427
1,338
+16
%
6,036
4,999
+21
%
Total NRS Revenue
$
19,224
$
11,383
$
8,217
+134
%
$
51,299
$
24,748
+107
%
Monthly average recurring revenue per terminal*
$
316
$
193
$
169
+87
%
NRSTake-Aways:
As of July 31, 2022, NRS’ POS terminal network comprised approximately 19,400 active POS terminals, an increase of 38% compared to a year earlier, and approximately 10,300 payment processing accounts, an increase of 77% compared to a year earlier;
NRS recurring revenue increased 157% in 4Q22 to $17.7 million from $6.9 million in 4Q21. FY2022 recurring revenue increased 129% to $45.3 million from $19.8 million in FY2021;
NRS monthly average recurring revenue per terminal increased to $316 from $169;
In August 2022, NRS and Bringg, a leading delivery management platform provider, announced a partnership to enable NRS retailers nationwide to source and manage external delivery providers for home delivery services utilizing Bringg’s delivery hub.
BOSSMoney Take-Aways:
Transaction volumes in 4Q22 increased 31% to 2.67 million from 2.04 million. FY2022 transaction volumes increased 24% to 9.37 million from 7.54 million.
Revenue increased 56% in 4Q22 to $17.0 million from $10.9 million. FY2022 revenue increased 16% to $57.5 million from $49.6 million. The robust 4Q22 increase resulted from accelerated growth in transaction volumes as well as higher average revenue per transaction*;
Average revenue per transaction in 4Q22 increased 19% to $6.35 from $5.33. The increase was driven by the development and introduction of new platform functionalities enabling more flexible and granular pricing strategies. In FY2022, average revenue per transaction decreased 7% to $6.13 from $6.57 as a result of elevated foreign exchange revenues realized during the first half of fiscal 2021 from favorable, transitory market conditions;
During 4Q22, BOSS Money announced an expansion of service to Ethiopia by offering direct deposit to approximately 40 million Ethiopian bank accounts through an agreement with Terra Pay, a global mobile-first payments provider. More recently, BOSS Money initiated a collaboration with United Bank for Africa (UBA) to enable customers to send U.S. dollars for direct deposit at any of the approximately 20 million UBA accounts in Nigeria.
net2phone
In 4Q22 and 4Q21, the net2phone segment accounted for 4.9% and 3.2% of IDT’s consolidated revenue, respectively. In FY2022 and FY2021, the net2phone segment accounted for 4.3% and 3.1% of consolidated revenue, respectively.
net2phoneTake–aways:
Total seats on July 31, 2022 increased 4% to 291,000 from 279,000 on April 30, 2022. Seats increased 29% from 226,000 a year earlier. The year-over-year increase included 7,000 seats added through the Integra CCaaS acquisition in 3Q22;
Subscription revenue in 4Q22 increased 37% to $15.1 million from $11.0 million, led by strong growth in both net2phone’s South and North American regions. FY2022 subscription revenue increased 38% to $53.6 million from $38.8 million in FY2021. Revenue per seat increased robustly in both South and North America — the former despite the strengthening of the US dollar relative to most South American currencies — as net2phone focused on higher-value customers and channel partners;
During 4Q22, net2phone announced a partnership with TeleBermuda International Limited (TBi) to provide its UCaaS solutions to TBi’s business customers. net2phone also announced a strategic partnership with UPSTACK to enable UPSTACK’s expert advisors to offer net2phone’s cloud communication solutions to clients;
Following the close of the fiscal year, net2phone was named a UCaaS growth and innovation leader in Latin America and the Caribbean by Frost & Sullivan, which placed net2phone in the top quadrant of the Frost RadarTM: Unified Communications as a Service Market in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2022. During 4Q22, netphone’s UCaaS offering was recognized as one of the 10 Most Promising Unified Communication Solutions in 2022 by CIOReview, a leading publication for business technology leaders.
Traditional Communications
In 4Q22 and 4Q21, the Traditional Communications segment accounted for 84.1% and 91.9% of IDT’s consolidated revenue, respectively. In FY2022 and FY2021, the Traditional Communications segment accounted for 87.7% and 91.8% of consolidated revenue, respectively.
Traditional Communications Take–Aways:
Mobile Top-Up (MTU) revenue in 4Q22 decreased 18% to $112.6 million from $136.6 million. The decrease reflects a sudden, industry-wide deterioration in a key corridor that was particularly impactful in the wholesale and retail channels. In FY2022, revenue increased 3% to $473.2 million from $461.6 million in FY2021 led by increased sales of bundled offerings;
BOSS Revolution Calling revenue in 4Q22 decreased 20% to $90.2 million from $112.6 million. In FY2022, revenue decreased 15% to $387.9 million from $455.2 million in FY2021. The decreases reflect the long-standing industry-wide decline in the paid minute calling markets that paused during the initial stages of the COVID pandemic but have since accelerated;
IDT Global’s carrier services revenue in 4Q22 decreased 35% to $62.9 million from $97.4 million. FY2022 revenue decreased 19% to $292.3 million from $361.0 million in FY2021;
Decreases in BOSS Revolution Calling and IDT Global revenues have been heavily skewed toward lower margin corridors and/or distribution channels, mitigating their bottom-line impacts. Management anticipates, however, that both offerings will continue to generate significant, though uneven, revenue decreases for the foreseeable future and that, gradually, a larger proportion of these decreases will impact Traditional Communications’ bottom line results.
NOTES ON FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Consolidated results for all periods presented include corporate overhead. Corporate G&A expense was $1.7 million in both 4Q22 and 4Q21. FY2022 corporate SG&A increased to $7.8 million from $7.5 million in FY2021.
As of July 31, 2022, IDT held $137.7 million in cash, cash equivalents, debt securities, and current equity investments. Current assets totaled $362.6 million and current liabilities totaled $305.1 million, and IDT had no outstanding debt.
Net cash provided by operating activities during 4Q22 was $16.1 million compared to $28.5 million during 4Q21. Exclusive of changes in customer deposit balances at our Gibraltar-based bank, net cash provided by operating activities during 4Q22 was $22.3 million compared to $24.3 million during 4Q21. FY2022 net cash provided by operating activities was $29.4 million compared to $66.6 million in FY2021. Exclusive of changes in customer deposit balances, net cash provided by operating activities during FY2022 was $45.4 million compared to $73.5 million during FY2021.
Capital expenditures increased to $8.1 million in 4Q22 from $3.3 million in 4Q21. Capital expenditures increased to $21.9 million in FY2022 from $16.8 million in FY2021.
IDT EARNINGS ANNOUNCEMENT & SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
This release is available for download in the “Investors & Media” section of the IDT Corporation website (https://www.idt.net/investors-and-media) and has been filed on a current report (Form 8-K) with the SEC.
IDT will host an earnings conference call beginning at 5:30 PM Eastern today with management’s discussion of results, outlook, and strategy followed by Q&A with investors. To listen to the call and participate in the Q&A, dial 1-888-506-0062 (toll-free from the US) or 1-973-528-0011 (international) and request the IDT Corporation call (participant access code: 657260).
A replay of the conference call will be available approximately three hours after the call concludes through October 20, 2022. To access the call replay, dial 1-877-481-4010 (toll-free from the US) or 1-919-882-2331 (international) and provide this replay number: 46269. The replay will also be accessible via streaming audio at the IDT investor relations website.
ABOUT IDT:
IDT Corporation (NYSE: IDT) is a global provider of fintech, cloud, and traditional communications services. We make it easy for families to communicate and support each other across international borders. We also enable businesses to transact and communicate with their customers with enhanced intelligence and insight.
Our BOSS Money international remittance and BOSS Revolution international calling services make sending money and speaking with friends and family around the world convenient and reliable. National Retail Solutions‘ (NRS) point-of-sale retail network enables independent retailers to operate and process transactions more effectively while providing advertisers and consumer marketers with unprecedented reach into underserved consumer markets. net2phone‘s communications-as-a-service solutions provide businesses with intelligently integrated cloud communications and collaboration tools across channels and devices. Our IDT Global and IDT Express wholesale offerings enable communications service enterprises to provision and manage international voice and SMS services.
All statements above that are not purely about historical facts, including, but not limited to, those in which we use the words “believe,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “plan,” “intend,” “estimate,” “target” and similar expressions, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. While these forward-looking statements represent our current judgment of what may happen in the future, actual results may differ materially from the results expressed or implied by these statements due to numerous important factors.Our filings with the SEC provide detailed information on such statements and risks and should be consulted along with this release. To the extent permitted under applicable law, IDT assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements.
Trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $5,882 and $4,438 at July 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively
64,315
46,644
Disbursement prefunding
21,057
27,656
Prepaid expenses
17,526
13,694
Other current assets
30,773
16,779
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS
362,627
388,135
Property, plant, and equipment, net
36,866
30,829
Goodwill
26,380
14,897
Other intangibles, net
9,609
7,578
Equity investments
7,426
11,654
Operating lease right-of-use assets
7,210
7,671
Deferred income tax assets, net
36,701
41,502
Other assets
10,275
10,389
TOTAL ASSETS
$
497,094
$
512,655
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Trade accounts payable
$
29,080
$
24,502
Accrued expenses
117,109
129,085
Deferred revenue
36,531
42,293
Customer deposits
85,764
115,524
Other current liabilities
36,588
27,930
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES
305,072
339,334
Operating lease liabilities
4,606
5,473
Other liabilities
6,588
1,234
TOTAL LIABILITIES
316,266
346,041
Commitments and contingencies
Redeemable noncontrolling interest
10,191
–
EQUITY:
IDT Corporation stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $.01 par value; authorized shares-10,000; no shares issued
–
–
Class A common stock, $.01 par value; authorized shares-35,000; 3,272 shares issued and 1,574 shares outstanding at July 31, 2022 and 2021
33
33
Class B common stock, $.01 par value; authorized shares-200,000; 27,725 and 26,379 shares issued and 24,112 and 24,187 shares outstanding at July 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively
277
264
Additional paid-in capital
296,005
278,021
Treasury stock, at cost, consisting of 1,698 and 1,698 shares of Class A common stock and 3,613 and 2,192 shares of Class B common stock at July 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively
(101,565
)
(60,413
)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(11,305
)
(10,183
)
Accumulated deficit
(15,830
)
(42,858
)
Total IDT Corporation stockholders’ equity
167,615
164,864
Noncontrolling interests
3,022
1,750
TOTAL EQUITY
170,637
166,614
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
$
497,094
$
512,655
IDT CORPORATION CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
Year ended July 31 (in thousands, except per share data)
2022
2021
2020
(unaudited)
REVENUES
$
1,364,057
$
1,446,990
$
1,345,769
COSTS AND EXPENSES:
Direct cost of revenues (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)
1,034,430
1,154,048
1,084,009
Selling, general and administrative (i)
250,481
218,467
214,846
Depreciation and amortization
18,115
17,764
20,406
Severance
116
452
3,503
TOTAL COSTS AND EXPENSES
1,303,142
1,390,731
1,322,764
Other operating (expense) gain, net
(826
)
731
(5,063
)
Income from operations
60,089
56,990
17,942
Interest income, net
146
318
1,043
Other (expense) income, net
(25,352
)
7,916
(1,267
)
Income before income taxes
34,883
65,224
17,718
(Provision for) benefit from income taxes
(5,878
)
31,667
3,700
NET INCOME
29,005
96,891
21,418
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
(1,977
)
(416
)
12
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO IDT CORPORATION
$
27,028
$
96,475
$
21,430
Earnings per share attributable to IDT Corporation common stockholders:
Basic
$
1.05
$
3.78
$
0.82
Diluted
$
1.03
$
3.70
$
0.81
Weighted-average number of shares used in calculation of earnings per share:
Basic
25,791
25,495
26,278
Diluted
26,356
26,053
26,441
(i) Stock-based compensation included in selling, general and administrative expenses
$
1,930
$
1,490
$
3,856
IDT CORPORATION CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Year ended July 31 (in thousands)
2022
2021
2020
(unaudited)
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income
$
29,005
$
96,891
$
21,418
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
18,115
17,764
20,406
Deferred income taxes
4,801
(32,793
)
(3,805
)
Provision for doubtful accounts receivable
2,330
1,782
3,109
Net unrealized loss (gain) from marketable securities
18,960
(3,262
)
(140
)
Stock-based compensation
1,930
1,490
3,856
Other
3,379
(4,096
)
492
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Trade accounts receivable
(21,322
)
(3,728
)
11,702
Disbursement prefunding, prepaid expenses, other current assets, and other assets
(8,003
)
(2,247
)
(1,719
)
Trade accounts payable, accrued expenses, other current liabilities, and other liabilities
(1,110
)
(264
)
(12,081
)
Customer deposits at IDT Financial Services Limited (Gibraltar-based bank)
(15,966
)
(6,906
)
(70,401
)
Deferred revenue
(2,712
)
1,989
(2,428
)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
29,407
66,620
(29,591
)
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital expenditures
(21,879
)
(16,765
)
(16,041
)
Payments for acquisitions, net of cash acquired
(7,552
)
(3,673
)
(450
)
Cash acquired from acquisition of interest in variable interest entity
–
3,336
–
Purchase of Rafael Holdings, Inc. Class B common stock and warrant
–
(5,000
)
–
Exercise of warrant to purchase shares of Rafael Holdings, Inc. Class B common stock
–
(1,000
)
–
Purchase of convertible preferred stock in equity method investment
(1,051
)
(4,000
)
–
Purchases of debt securities and equity investments
(24,454
)
(43,187
)
(22,429
)
Proceeds from maturities and sales of debt securities and redemption of equity investments
21,157
26,230
6,457
Net cash used in investing activities
(33,779
)
(44,059
)
(32,463
)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Distributions to noncontrolling interests
(514
)
(848
)
(934
)
Payment for acquisition of warrant in variable interest entity
–
(791
)
–
Proceeds from other liabilities
2,301
729
–
Repayment of other liabilities
(1,319
)
(108
)
(510
)
Proceeds from sale of redeemable equity in subsidiary
10,000
–
–
Proceeds from note payable
–
–
10,000
Repayment of note payable
–
–
(10,000
)
Proceeds from borrowings under revolving credit facility
2,566
–
1,429
Repayments of borrowings under revolving credit facility
(2,566
)
–
(1,429
)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options
137
687
276
Repurchases of Class B common stock
(26,222
)
(4,192
)
(4,482
)
Net cash used in financing activities
(15,617
)
(4,523
)
(5,650
)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash and cash equivalents
(17,365
)
7,656
11,727
Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash and cash equivalents
(37,354
)
25,694
(55,977
)
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
226,916
201,222
257,199
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash and cash equivalents at end of year
$
189,562
$
226,916
$
201,222
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION
Cash payments made for interest
$
461
$
486
$
388
Cash payments made for income taxes
$
109
$
193
$
60
SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE OF NON-CASH FINANCING AND INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Liabilities incurred for acquisitions
$
7,849
$
628
$
375
Shares of the Company’s Class B common stock issued for acquisition
$
1,000
$
–
$
–
Cashless exercise of stock options in exchange for shares of the Company’s Class B common stock
$
14,930
$
–
$
–
Stock issued for matching contributions to the 401(k) Plan
$
–
$
1,042
$
–
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures for the Fourth Quarter and Full Fiscal Years 2022 and 2021
In addition to disclosing financial results that are determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (GAAP), IDT also disclosed, for 4Q22, 3Q22, 4Q21, and the full fiscal years 2022 and 2021, Adjusted EBITDA, non-GAAP net income, and non-GAAP earnings per diluted share (EPS), all of which are non-GAAP measures. Generally, a non-GAAP measure is a numerical measure of a company’s performance, financial position, or cash flows that either excludes or includes amounts that are not normally excluded or included in the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP.
IDT’s measure of non-GAAP net income starts with net income in accordance with GAAP and adds severance expense, stock-based compensation, and other operating expense, and deducts the release of valuation allowance on deferred tax assets and other operating gains. These additions and subtractions are non-cash and/or non-routine items in the relevant fiscal 2022 and fiscal 2021 periods.
IDT’s measure of non-GAAP EPS is calculated by dividing non-GAAP net income by the diluted weighted-average shares.
Management believes that IDT’s Adjusted EBITDA, non-GAAP net income, and non-GAAP EPS are measures which provide useful information to both management and investors by excluding certain expenses and non-routine gains and losses that may not be indicative of IDT’s or the relevant segment’s core operating results. Management uses Adjusted EBITDA, among other measures, as a relevant indicator of core operational strengths in its financial and operational decision making. In addition, management uses Adjusted EBITDA, non-GAAP net income, and non-GAAP EPS to evaluate operating performance in relation to IDT’s competitors. Disclosure of these financial measures may be useful to investors in evaluating performance and allows for greater transparency to the underlying supplemental information used by management in its financial and operational decision-making. In addition, IDT has historically reported similar financial measures and believes such measures are commonly used by readers of financial information in assessing performance, therefore the inclusion of comparative numbers provides consistency in financial reporting.
Management refers to Adjusted EBITDA, as well as the GAAP measures income (loss) from operations and net income, on a segment and/or consolidated level to facilitate internal and external comparisons to the segments’ and IDT’s historical operating results, in making operating decisions, for budget and planning purposes, and to form the basis upon which management is compensated.
While depreciation and amortization are considered operating costs under GAAP, these expenses primarily represent the non-cash current period allocation of costs associated with long-lived assets acquired or capitalized in prior periods. IDT’s Adjusted EBITDA, which is exclusive of depreciation and amortization, is a useful indicator of its current performance.
Severance expense is excluded from the calculation of Adjusted EBITDA, non-GAAP net income, and non-GAAP EPS. Severance expense is reflective of decisions made by management in each period regarding the aspects of IDT’s and its segments’ businesses to be focused on in light of changing market realities and other factors. While there may be similar charges in other periods, the nature and magnitude of these charges can fluctuate markedly and do not reflect the performance of IDT’s core and continuing operations.
Other operating (expense) gain, net, which is a component of income (loss) from operations, is excluded from the calculation of Adjusted EBITDA, non-GAAP net income, and non-GAAP EPS. Other operating (expense) gain, net includes legal fees net of insurance claims related to Straight Path Communications Inc.’s stockholders’ putative class action and derivative complaint, expense for the indemnification of a net2phone cable telephony customer related to patent infringement claims brought against the customer, a gain from the write-off of a contingent consideration liability, expense for other legal and regulatory matters, and a gain from the sale of IDT’s rights under a class action lawsuit. From time-to-time, IDT may have gains or incur costs related to non-routine legal and regulatory matters, however, these various items generally do not occur each quarter. IDT believes the gain and losses from these non-routine matters are not components of IDT’s or the relevant segment’s core operating results.
Stock-based compensation recognized by IDT and other companies may not be comparable because of the variety of types of awards as well as the various valuation methodologies and subjective assumptions that are permitted under GAAP. Stock-based compensation is excluded from IDT’s calculation of non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP EPS because management believes this allows investors to make more meaningful comparisons of the operating results per share of IDT’s core business with the results of other companies. However, stock-based compensation will continue to be a significant expense for IDT for the foreseeable future and an important part of employees’ compensation that impacts their performance.
In 4Q21 and 3Q21, due to continue
d and projected profitability, IDT was able to release a portion of its valuation allowance that was recorded against its deferred tax assets. These income tax benefits were excluded from IDT’s non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP EPS because they were only indirectly related to the results of IDT’s core operations.
Adjusted EBITDA, non-GAAP net income, and non-GAAP EPS should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for, or superior to, income (loss) from operations, cash flow from operating activities, net income, basic and diluted earnings per share or other measures of liquidity and financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. In addition, IDT’s measurements of Adjusted EBITDA, non-GAAP net income, and non-GAAP EPS may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.
Following are reconciliations of Adjusted EBITDA, non-GAAP net income, and non-GAAP EPS to the most directly comparable GAAP measure, which are, (a) for Adjusted EBITDA, income (loss) from operations for IDT’s reportable segments and net income for IDT on a consolidated basis, (b) for non-GAAP net income, net income, and (c) for non-GAAP EPS, diluted earnings per share.
IDT Corporation Reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA (unaudited) in millions. Figures may not foot or cross-foot due to rounding to millions
Total IDT Corporation
Traditional Communica-tions
net2phone
Fintech
Corporate
Three Months Ended July 31, 2022 (4Q22)
Net income attributable to IDT Corporation
$
17.2
Adjustments:
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
0.7
Net income
18.0
Benefit from income taxes
–
Income before income taxes
18.0
Interest expense, net
0.1
Other expense, net
1.1
Income (loss) from operations
19.2
$
17.5
$
(1.8
)
$
5.4
$
(1.9
)
Depreciation and amortization
4.8
2.5
1.4
0.9
–
Other operating expense, net
0.1
–
–
–
0.1
Adjusted EBITDA
$
24.1
$
20.0
$
(0.4
)
$
6.2
$
(1.7
)
Total IDT Corporation
Traditional Communica-tions
net2phone
Fintech
Corporate
Three Months Ended April 30, 2022 (3Q22)
Net income attributable to IDT Corporation
$
4.8
Adjustments:
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
0.3
Net income
5.1
Provision for income taxes
3.2
Income before income taxes
8.3
Interest income, net
(0.1
)
Other expense, net
5.1
Income (loss) from operations
13.3
$
17.4
$
(2.3
)
$
0.2
$
(2.0
)
Depreciation and amortization
4.5
2.5
1.3
0.7
–
Other operating expense, net
0.2
–
–
–
0.2
Adjusted EBITDA
$
18.0
$
19.9
$
(0.9
)
$
0.8
$
(1.8
)
IDT Corporation Reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA (unaudited) in millions. Figures may not foot or cross-foot due to rounding to millions.
Total IDT Corporation
Traditional Communica-tions
net2phone
Fintech
Corporate
Three Months Ended July 31, 2021 (4Q21)
Net income attributable to IDT Corporation
$
38.7
Adjustments:
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
0.2
Net income
38.9
Benefit from income taxes
(19.5
)
Income before income taxes
19.3
Interest income, net
(0.1
)
Other income, net
(2.3
)
Income (loss) from operations
16.9
$
26.0
$
(4.0
)
$
(2.9
)
$
(2.1
)
Depreciation and amortization
4.4
2.5
1.4
0.5
–
Other operating expense, net
0.8
0.4
–
–
0.4
Adjusted EBITDA
$
22.2
$
29.0
$
(2.6
)
$
(2.5
)
$
(1.7
)
IDT Corporation Reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA (unaudited) in millions. Figures may not foot or cross-foot due to rounding to millions
Total IDT Corporation
Traditional Communica-tions
net2phone
Fintech
Corporate
Year Ended July 31, 2022 (FY 2022)
Net income attributable to IDT Corporation
$
27.0
Adjustments:
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
2.0
Net income
29.0
Provision for income taxes
5.9
Income before income taxes
34.9
Interest income, net
(0.1
)
Other expense, net
25.4
Income (loss) from operations
60.1
$
74.8
$
(11.1
)
$
5.3
$
(8.9
)
Depreciation and amortization
18.1
9.9
5.4
2.7
0.1
Severance expense
0.1
0.1
–
–
–
Other operating expense (gain), net
0.8
0.1
(0.3
)
–
1.0
Adjusted EBITDA
$
79.1
$
85.0
$
(6.1
)
$
8.0
$
(7.8
)
Total IDT Corporation
Traditional Communica-tions
net2phone
Fintech
Corporate
Year Ended July 31, 2021 (FY 2021)
Net income attributable to IDT Corporation
$
96.5
Adjustments:
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
0.4
Net income
96.9
Benefit from income taxes
(31.7
)
Income before income taxes
65.2
Interest income, net
(0.3
)
Other income, net
(7.9
)
Income (loss) from operations
57.0
$
81.3
$
(15.5
)
$
(1.5
)
$
(7.4
)
Depreciation and amortization
17.8
10.9
5.1
1.8
0.1
Severance expense
0.5
0.5
–
–
–
Other operating (gain) expense, net
(0.7
)
(0.6
)
0.1
–
(0.2
)
Adjusted EBITDA
$
74.5
$
92.1
$
(10.3
)
$
0.2
$
(7.5
)
IDT Corporation Reconciliations of Net Income to Non-GAAP Net Income and Earnings per share to Non-GAAP EPS (unaudited) in millions, except per share data. Figures may not foot due to rounding to millions.
4Q22
3Q22
4Q21
FY 2022
FY 2021
Net income
$
18.0
$
5.1
$
38.9
$
29.0
$
96.9
Adjustments (add) subtract:
Stock-based compensation
(0.1
)
(1.2
)
(0.3
)
(1.9
)
(1.5
)
Severance expense
–
–
–
(0.1
)
(0.5
)
Other operating (expense) gain, net
(0.1
)
(0.2
)
(0.8
)
(0.8
)
0.7
Release of DTA valuation allowance
–
–
22.4
–
46.4
Total adjustments
(0.2
)
(1.4
)
21.3
(2.8
)
45.1
Income tax effect of total adjustments
–
(0.5
)
(0.2
)
(0.4
)
(0.3
)
0.2
0.9
(21.5
)
2.4
(45.4
)
Non-GAAP net income
$
18.2
$
6.0
$
17.4
$
31.4
$
51.5
Earnings per share:
Basic
$
0.66
$
0.18
$
1.52
$
1.05
$
3.78
Total adjustments
0.04
0.05
(0.84
)
0.17
(1.76
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Non-GAAP – basic
$
0.70
$
0.23
$
0.68
$
1.22
$
2.02
Weighted-average number of shares used in calculation of basic earnings per share
26.0
25.9
25.6
25.8
25.5
Diluted
$
0.66
$
0.18
$
1.46
$
1.03
$
3.70
Total adjustments
0.04
0.05
(0.80
)
0.16
(1.72
)
Non-GAAP – diluted
$
0.70
$
0.23
$
0.66
$
1.19
$
1.98
Weighted-average number of shares used in calculation of diluted earnings per share
26.1
26.2
26.5
26.4
26.1
*Explanation of Key Performance Metrics
NRS’ Monthly Average Recurring Revenue per Terminal is a financial metric. Monthly Average Recurring Revenue per Terminal is calculated by dividing NRS’ recurring revenue by the average number of active POS terminals during the period. NRS’ recurring revenue is NRS’ revenue in accordance with GAAP excluding revenue from POS terminal sales. The average number of active POS terminals is calculated by adding the beginning and ending number of active POS terminals during the period and dividing by two. NRS’ recurring revenue divided by the average number of active POS terminals is divided by three when the period is a fiscal quarter. Monthly Average Recurring Revenue per Terminal is useful for comparisons of NRS’ revenue per customer to prior periods and to competitors and others in the market, as well as for forecasting future revenue from the customer base.
BOSS Money’s Average Revenue per Transaction is also a financial metric. Average Revenue per Transaction is calculated by dividing BOSS Money’s revenue in accordance with GAAP by the number of transactions during the period. Average Revenue per Transaction is useful for comparisons of BOSS Money’s revenue per transaction to prior periods and to competitors and others in the market, as well as for forecasting future revenue based on transaction trends.
net2phone’s cloud communications offerings are priced on a per-seat basis, with customers paying based on the number of users in their organization. The number of seats served and subscription revenue trends and comparisons between periods are used in the analysis of net2phone’s revenues and direct cost of revenues are strong indications of the top-line growth and performance of the business.
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NRSInsights’ September Retail Same-Store Sales Report
Consumer spending at NRS retailers in September increased 9.5% compared to September 2021 but decreased 1.2% compared to August 2022
NEWARK, N.J., Oct. 07, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — NRSInsights, a provider of sales data and analytics drawn from retail transactions processed through the National Retail Solutions (NRS) nationwide point-of-sale (POS) platform, today announced comparative same-store sales results for September 2022.
The NRS retail network comprises over 20,000 terminals scanning purchases at independent retailers including bodegas, convenience stores, liquor stores, grocers, and tobacco and sundries sellers predominantly serving urban consumers.
Retail Same-Store Sales Highlights for September 2022
(Sequential comparisons are influenced by seasonal factors)
Same-store sales increased 9.5% from a year earlier (September 2021) and decreased 1.2% compared to the preceding month (August 2022);
Same-store sales in the preceding month (August 2022) had increased 6.4% compared to the year-ago month (August 2021) and decreased 3.3% compared to the previous month, (July 2022);
Year to date, same-store sales have increased 8.3% compared to the comparable period in 2021;
For the three months ended September 30, 2022, same-store sales increased 9.1% compared to the three months a year ago;
The number of items sold during September 2022 increased 8.1% compared to September 2021 and decreased 2.5% compared to August 2022;
The average number of transactions per store in September 2022 increased 5.5% compared to September 2021 and decreased 2.4% compared to August 2022;
A dollar-weighted average of prices for the top 500 items purchased in September 2022 increased 3.6% year over year, a rise compared to the 2.3% year-over-year increase in August 2022.
Suzy Silliman, SVP, Data Strategy and Sales at NRS commented, “NRS same-store sales data for September shows continued sequential weakening of consumer demand although sales remain well above the year-ago levels because of exceptionally strong demand earlier in the year. Inflationary pressures intensified at our stores in September, but remain relatively modest compared to the headline inflation rates for the US economy.”
“We just exhibited and presented at the 2022 National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) show, where we observed a significant increase in products for the Hispanic market and malt-based alcoholic beverages. The NRS dataset has revealed strong growth in both of these categories for quite some time,” Silliman added. “The NRS data is frequently used for trend spotting. It has proven to be a reliable leading indicator of future mainstream trends.”
The table below provides historical comparative data with the US Commerce Department’s Advance Monthly Retail Trade data excluding food service:
NRSInsights Reports
The NRSInsights monthly Same-Store Retail Sales Reports are intended to provide timely topline data reflective of sales at NRS’ network of independent, predominantly urban, retail stores.
Over the prior 12 months, the NRS same-store retail sales data has exhibited a statistically significant correlation with the US Commerce Department’s Advance Monthly Retail Trade data excluding food services (r = .869, p = 0.00001)
The NRSInsights data have not been adjusted to reflect inflation, demographic distributions, seasonal buying patterns, item substitution, or other factors that may facilitate comparisons to other periods, to other same-store retail sales data, or to the US Commerce Department’s retail data.
Same-store data comparisons of September 2022 with September 2021 are derived from approximately 117 million transactions processed through the 11,333 stores on the NRS network that scanned transactions in both months. Same-store data comparisons of September 2022 data with August 2022 data are derived from approximately 167 million transactions processed through 16,987 stores.
NRS POS Network
NRS operates the largest POS network for independent retailers in the US, aggregating data from over 20,000 active POS terminals operating in over 17,000 independent retail stores. Its platform predominantly serves urban, small-format, independent, retail stores including convenience stores, bodegas, liquor stores, grocers, and tobacco and sundries sellers. The network includes retailers in all 50 states and in 190 of the 210 designated market areas (DMAs) in the US. Over the past twelve months, NRS’ POS terminals processed $12.2 billion in sales through approximately 888 million transactions.
About National Retail Solutions (NRS):
National Retail Solutions operates a point-of-sale (POS) terminal-based platform and digital payment processing service for independent retailers and bodega owners nationwide. Retailers utilize NRS offerings to process transactions and manage operations more effectively. Advertisers access the terminal’s digital display network to reach these retailers’ massive, predominantly urban customer bases. Consumer packaged goods (CPG) suppliers leverage the NRS platform to provision promotions, coupons and special offers to independent retailers. NRS is a subsidiary of IDT Corporation (NYSE: IDT).
All statements above that are not purely about historical facts, including, but not limited to, those in which we use the words “believe,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “plan,” “intend,” “estimate,” “target” and similar expressions, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. While these forward-looking statements represent our current judgment of what may happen in the future, actual results may differ materially from the results expressed or implied by these statements due to numerous important factors. Our filings with the SEC provide detailed information on such statements and risks, and should be consulted along with this release. To the extent permitted under applicable law, IDT assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements.
NRS Data Contact: Suzy Silliman SVP, Data Strategy and Sales at NRS National Retail Solutions suzy.silliman@nrsplus.com
IDT Corporation to Report Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2022 Results
NEWARK, NJ , Sept. 21, 2022 — IDT Corporation (NYSE: IDT), a global provider of fintech, cloud communications, and traditional communications services, has scheduled its report of financial and operational results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2022 fiscal year (the three and twelve months ended July 31st) on Thursday, October 6, 2022.
IDT’s earnings release will be issued and posted on the IDT investor relations website (https://www.idt.net/investors-and–media) at approximately 4:30 PM Eastern.
IDT will host an earnings conference call beginning at 5:30 PM Eastern with management’s discussion of results, outlook, and strategy followed by Q&A with investors. To listen to the call and participate in the Q&A, dial 1-888-506-0062 (toll-free from the US) or 1-973-528-0011 (international) and request the IDT Corporation call (participant access code: 657260).
A replay of the conference call will be available approximately three hours after the call concludes through October 20, 2022. To access the call replay, dial 1-877-481-4010 (toll-free from the US) or 1-919-882-2331 (international) and provide this replay number: 46269. The replay will also be accessible via streaming audio at the IDT investor relations website.
About IDT Corporation:
IDT Corporation (NYSE: IDT) is a global provider of fintech, cloud communications, and traditional communications services. We make it easy for families to contact and support each other across international borders. We also enable businesses to transact and communicate with their customers with enhanced intelligence and insight.
Our BOSS Money international remittance and BOSS Revolution international calling services make sending money and speaking with friends and family around the world convenient and reliable. National Retail Solutions‘ (NRS) point-of-sale retail network enables independent retailers to operate and process transactions more effectively while providing advertisers and consumer marketers with unprecedented reach into underserved consumer markets. net2phone‘s communications-as-a-service solutions provide businesses with intelligently integrated cloud communications and collaboration tools across channels and devices. Our IDT Global and IDT Express wholesale offerings enable communications service enterprises to provision and manage international voice and SMS services.
BOSS Money and UBA Partner to Expand Remittance Options to Nigeria
Collaboration Provides Direct Depositto Over 20 million UBA Accounts in Nigeria
Newark, NJ, Sept. 19, 2022 — BOSS Money, the money remittance and payments brand of IDT Corporation (NYSE: IDT), and Africa Global Bank (United Bank for Africa), a leading pan-African financial institution, today announced a collaboration to expand disbursement options for money transfers from the U.S. to Nigeria. The partnership will enable BOSS Money customers to send U.S. dollars for direct deposit at any of the approximately 20 million United Bank for Africa (UBA) accounts in Nigeria.
“Our collaboration enables BOSS Money customers to send money to the UBA bank accounts of family and friends in Nigeria for receipt in a matter of minutes,” said Alfredo O’Hagan, IDT’s SVP for Consumer Payments. “We are delighted to partner with UBA, a trusted leader in personal banking services, to power convenient, reliable, affordable, and timely money transfers to Nigeria.”
Speaking of the partnership, UBAs Head of Personal Banking, Ogechi Altraide, said, “Our alliance with BOSS Money enables customers to enjoy stress-free, seamless transfers to Nigeria. We are very optimistic that our collaboration will significantly enhance remittances to our millions of customers across Nigeria.”
Through the partnership, BOSS Money customers will be able to transfer up to US$100 to Nigeria for as little as US$3.99 or transfer up to US$2,999 for as little as US$6.99 when using the BOSS Money or BOSS Calling apps.
The highly rated BOSS apps are free on the App Store and on Google Play. Senders utilizing either BOSS app or the bossrevolution.com website for the first time pay no fees on transfers up to US$300. Customers can also send cash directly from BOSS Money retailers across the U.S.
BOSS Money now offers remittances from the U.S. to 50 countries via 1,300 payers at over 315,000 cash pick-up locations in addition to mobile money and direct deposit services.
About IDT Corporation:
IDT Corporation (NYSE: IDT) is a global provider of fintech, cloud communications, and traditional communications services. We help families to share, communicate and support each other across international borders. We also enable businesses to transact and communicate with their customers with enhanced intelligence and insight.
Our National Retail Solutions‘ (NRS) point-of-sale network enables independent retailers to operate and process transactions more effectively while providing advertisers and consumer marketers with unprecedented reach into underserved consumer markets. Our BOSS Money international money remittance and mobile top-up services offer convenient and reliable value transfers. Our BOSS Revolution calling service provides dependable voice and messaging communications globally. net2phone‘s unified communications and contact center solutions provide businesses with intelligently integrated cloud communications and collaboration tools across channels and devices. Our IDT Global and IDT Express wholesale offerings enable communications service enterprises to provision and manage international voice and SMS services.
About Africa Global Bank (United Bank for Africa):
UBA is a leading pan-African financial institution, offering banking services to more than thirty-seven million customers across 1,000 business offices and customer touch points in 20 African countries. With presences in New York, London, Paris and the UAE, UBA is connecting people and businesses globally through retail, commercial and corporate banking, innovative cross-border payments and remittances, trade finance and ancillary banking services.
All statements above that are not purely about historical facts, including, but not limited to, those in which we use the words “believe,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “plan,” “intend,” “estimate,” “target” and similar expressions, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. While these forward-looking statements represent our current judgment of what may happen in the future, actual results may differ materially from the results expressed or implied by these statements due to numerous important factors.Our filings with the SEC provide detailed information on such statements and risks and should be consulted along with this release. To the extent permitted under applicable law, IDT assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements.
NRSInsights Announces August Retail Same-Store Sales Report
The NRSretail network comprises over 19,000 terminals nationwide processing purchases at bodegas and other independent retailers predominantly serving urban consumers
Consumer spendingat NRS retailers in August increased 6.4% compared to August 2021 but decreased 3.3%compared to July 2022
NEWARK, N.J., Sept. 06, 2022 — NRSInsights, a provider of sales data and analytics drawn from retail transactions processed through the National Retail Solutions (NRS) nationwide point-of-sale (POS) platform, today announced comparative same-store sales results for August 2022.
August 2022 Retail Same-Store Sales Highlights for August 2022
Same-store sales increased 6.4% from a year earlier (August 2021) and decreased 3.3% compared to the preceding month (July 2022). Same-store sales in July had increased 9.2% compared to the year-ago month, July 2021, and increased 6.5% compared to the previous month, June 2022. (Note: sequential comparisons are impacted by seasonal factors).
Year to date, same-store sales have increased 8.4% compared to the comparable period in 2021;
For the three months ended August 31, 2022, same-store sales increased 9.2% compared to the three months ended August 31, 2021.
The number of items sold during August 2022 increased 6.8% compared to August 2021 and decreased 0.8% compared to July 2022;
The average number of transactions per store in August 2022 increased 3.9% compared to August 2021 and decreased 1.2% compared to July 2022;
A dollar-weighted average of prices for the top 500 items purchased in August increased 2.3% year over year, less than the 2.9% year-over-year increase in July 2022.
“NRS same-store sales data for August continue to reflect strong year-over-year dollar increases, but at a less robust pace than we saw in July,” said Suzy Silliman, SVP, Data Strategy and Sales at NRS. “While spending in August decreased compared to July, we typically experience a modest sequential decline in August driven by seasonal factors. Categories bucking the trend with sequential gains in quantity, baskets, and dollars included school and office supplies and packaged lunch combos -categories driven by back-to-school seasonality. The August data also suggest that inflationary pressures have subsided somewhat. Costs of our most popular items increased 2.3% year over year compared to the 2.9% year over year increase we saw last month.”
The table below provides historical comparative data with the US Commerce Department’s Advance Monthly Retail Trade data excluding food service:
NRSInsights Reports
The NRSInsights monthly Same-Store Retail Sales Reports are intended to provide timely topline data reflective of sales at NRS’ network of independent, predominantly urban, retail stores.
The NRSInsights data have not been adjusted to reflect inflation, demographic distributions, seasonal buying patterns, item substitution, or other factors that may facilitate comparisons to other periods, to other same-store retail sales data, or to the US Commerce Department’s retail data.
Same-store data comparisons of August 2022 with August 2021 are derived from approximately 117 million transactions processed through the 11,148 stores on the NRS network that scanned transactions in both months. Same-store data comparisons of August 2022 data with July 2022 data are derived from approximately 169 million transactions processed through 16,574 stores.
NRS POS Network
NRS operates the largest POS network for independent retailers in the US, aggregating data from over 19,000 active POS terminals operating in over 17,000 independent retail stores. Its platform predominantly serves urban, small-format, independent, retail stores including convenience stores, bodegas, liquor stores, grocers, and tobacco and sundries sellers. The network includes retailers in all 50 states and in 188 of the 210 designated market areas (DMAs) in the US. Over the past twelve months, NRS’ POS terminals processed $11.9 billion in sales through approximately 865 million transactions.
About National Retail Solutions (NRS):
National Retail Solutions operates a point-of-sale (POS) terminal-based platform and digital payment processing service for independent retailers and bodega owners nationwide. Retailers utilize NRS offerings to process transactions and manage operations more effectively. Advertisers access the terminal’s digital display network to reach these retailers’ massive, predominantly urban customer bases. Consumer packaged goods (CPG) suppliers leverage the NRS platform to provision promotions, coupons and special offers to independent retailers. NRS is a subsidiary of IDT Corporation (NYSE: IDT).
All statements above that are not purely about historical facts, including, but not limited to, those in which we use the words “believe,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “plan,” “intend,” “estimate,” “target” and similar expressions, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. While these forward-looking statements represent our current judgment of what may happen in the future, actual results may differ materially from the results expressed or implied by these statements due to numerous important factors.Our filings with the SEC provide detailed information on such statements and risks, and should be consulted along with this
release. To the extent permitted under applicable law, IDT assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements.
NRS Data Contact: Suzy Silliman SVP, Data Strategy and Sales at NRS National Retail Solutions suzy.silliman@nrsplus.com
net2phone Named a UCaaS Growth and Innovation Leader by Frost & Sullivan
Frost Radar™Evaluation Focused on Innovation and Growth as Defining Metrics
Newark, NJ, Aug. 31, 2022 — net2phone, a leading cloud communications provider, today announced that it has been identified as a growth and innovation leader by Frost & Sullivan, the business technology consulting firm, and achieved the top quadrant of the Frost RadarTM: Unified Communications as a Service Market in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2022 report.
The Frost Radar™ reports are based on an in-depth analysis of leading industry players built on a 360-degree research methodology. The Frost Radar™ is a proprietary analytical tool to evaluate companies across two key indices: their focus on continuous innovation and their ability to translate their innovations into consistent growth. The Frost Radar™ recognizes industry leaders and provides insights into their innovative offerings, competitive advantages, projected growth rates, and business outlook.
The Frost Radar™ report noted, “Frost & Sullivan regards net2phone as one of the fastest-growing UCaaS providers in the region, holding a top position in terms of market share. The company has built a highly diversified client portfolio established solid penetration in several industries and a large partner ecosystem, consisting of hundreds of agents and channel partners, providing the capability to sustain a strong growth pipeline.”
Discussing net2phone’s high marks on innovation, Frost & Sullivan’s Information & Communication Technologies Industry Director, Alaa Saayed, noted, “The company continually adds new features into its solutions and has centralized development teams that collaborate with regional engineers to tailor projects for large customers.”
“It’s always gratifying when a respected voice in our industry like Frost & Sullivan recognizes the value of our innovative solutions and commitment to client service,” said Jonah Fink, President of net2phone. “In this case, I’m particularly pleased that our focus and capabilities align with the strategic growth opportunities Frost & Sullivan identifies in the cloud communications market.”
Fink concluded, “We are very focused on enabling a hybrid and remote workforce, meeting the booming demand for contact-center-as-a-service solutions, and providing collaboration-centric solutions. In each of these three areas, net2phone is well positioned to accelerate its growth across the region.”
About net2phone:
net2phone’s cloud communications and contact center solutions help businesses around the globe succeed through smarter conversations. net2phone is a subsidiary of IDT Corporation (NYSE: IDT). To learn more, please visit net2phone.com or connect on LinkedIn.
NRS and Bringg Join to Present at Home Delivery World Conference
Companies Will Share Perspectives on the Effort to Broaden Access toLast-Mile Delivery
NEWARK, N.J., Aug. 30, 2022 — National Retail Solutions, operator of the leading point-of-sale (POS) platform for independent convenience stores, bodegas and other neighborhood retailers, and Bringg, the market leading delivery management platform provider, today announced that they will jointly present How to Make Delivery & Fulfillment Accessible to All at Home Delivery World 2022, the conference and exhibition for last mile logistics.
The NRS/Bringg presentation at Home Delivery World is scheduled for 11:30 AM tomorrow, August 31, 2022. Home Delivery World 2022 will be held at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia.
Elie Y. Katz, President and CEO of National Retail Solutions, and Daniela Perlmutter SVP Marketing and Growth of Bringg, will discuss common approaches to significantly expand access to, and participation in, the last-mile delivery industry, upending the industry status quo.
Katz has led NRS since its inception, growing it from its inception to become the largest point-of-sale (POS) network for independent retailers in the nation serving over 19,000 retail outlets. Katz previously served as a senior executive for several technology, energy and food service companies including other IDT companies, and has invested in and managed numerous restaurants.
Perlmutter has over 20 years of experience leading global marketing for multibillion-dollar tech companies and SaaS start-ups. She joined Bringg after leading the go-to-market strategy and marketing for B2B companies across Cybersecurity, Telecom, and IoT. Perlmutter is a mentor at the Intel Ignite accelerator program for startups, a graduate of a joint program with Wharton Business School, and holds an MBA and BA from Tel Aviv University.
About National Retail Solutions (NRS):
National Retail Solutions operates a point-of-sale (POS) terminal-based platform and digital payment processing service for C-stores, bodegas, and other independent retailers nationwide. Retailers utilize NRS offerings to process transactions and manage operations more effectively. Advertisers access the terminal’s digital display network to reach these retailers’ massive, predominantly urban customer bases. Consumer packaged goods (CPG) suppliers leverage the NRS platform to provision promotions, coupons and special offers to independent retailers. NRS is a subsidiary of IDT Corporation (NYSE: IDT).
About Bringg:
Bringg helps enterprises scale up and optimize their logistics operations with our data-led delivery and fulfillment cloud platform. Using Bringg, retailers and logistics providers can rapidly enable innovative delivery and fulfillment models that maximize the customer experience, optimize logistics operations and scale business channels for growth. Some of the world’s best-known brands in more than 50 countries use Bringg’s platform to deliver the perfect last mile experience at peak efficiency across multiple delivery models.
FCC Concludes Inquiry into Renewal of Spectrum Licenses Included in Straight Path Spin-Off: Says it Does Not Plan Further Action
NEWARK, NJ, Aug. 25, 2022 — IDT Corporation (NYSE: IDT), a global provider of fintech, cloud communications, and traditional communications services, announced today that it has been informed by the Enforcement Bureau of the Federal Communications Commission’s Spectrum Enforcement Division that the Bureau has completed its review of the record regarding the renewal of spectrum licenses included in IDT’s 2013 spinoff of Straight Path Communications and, at this time, does not plan to take further action in the matter.
“We cooperated with the Enforcement Bureau throughout their review, and welcome this outcome,” said Shmuel Jonas, IDT’s Chief Executive Officer.
About IDT Corporation:
IDT Corporation (NYSE: IDT) is a global provider of fintech, cloud communications, and traditional communications services. We make it easy for families to contact and support each other across international borders. We also enable businesses to transact and communicate with their customers with enhanced intelligence and insight.
Our BOSS Money international remittance and BOSS Revolution international calling services make sending money and speaking with friends and family around the world convenient and reliable. National Retail Solutions‘ (NRS) point-of-sale retail network enables independent retailers to operate and process transactions more effectively while providing advertisers and consumer marketers with unprecedented reach into underserved consumer markets. net2phone‘s communications-as-a-service solutions provide businesses with intelligently integrated cloud communications and collaboration tools across channels and devices. Our IDT Global and IDT Express wholesale offerings enable communications service enterprises to provision and manage international voice and SMS services.
Contact:
Bill Ulrey IDT Investor Relations Phone: (973) 438-3838 E-mail: invest@idt.net
The NRS retail network comprises over 16,000 convenience stores, bodegas and other independent retailers in urban neighborhoods nationwide
Consumer spendingat NRS retailers surged in July 2022 – increasing 9.2% year over year and 6.5% from June
NEWARK, N.J., Aug. 04, 2022 — NRSInsights, a provider of sales data and analytics drawn from retail transactions processed through the National Retail Solutions (NRS) nationwide point-of-sale (POS) platform, today announced comparative same-store sales results for July, 2022.
The NRSInsights Same-Store Retail Sales Report for July, 2022 is the first in a planned series. The report is intended to provide timely topline data reflective of sales at its network of independent, urban, retail stores.
Over the prior eleven months, the three-month rolling average of the NRS same store retail sales data have exhibited a statistically significant correlation with the US Commerce Department’s Advance Monthly Retail Trade data excluding food services (r =0.725, p = 0.012).
The US Commerce Department’s Advance Monthly Retail Sales for Retail and Food Service is typically released between the 14th and 17th days of the subsequent month. NRSInsights intends to release its Same-Store Retail Sales Report on or before the 5th business day of the subsequent month.
The NRSInsights data have not been adjusted to reflect inflation, demographic distributions, seasonal buying patterns, item substitution, or other factors that may facilitate comparisons to other periods, to other same store retail sales data, or to the US Commerce Department’s retail data.
NRS POS Network
NRS operates the largest POS network for independent retailers in the US, aggregating data from over 16,000 POS terminals. Its platform predominantly serves urban, small-format, independent, retail stores including convenience stores, bodegas, liquor stores, grocers, and tobacco and sundries sellers. The network includes retailers in all 50 states and in 188 of the 210 designated market areas (DMAs) in the US. Over the past twelve months, NRS’ POS terminals processed $11.5 billion in sales through approximately 840 million transactions.
“The NRS POS platform is well positioned to provide data reflective of consumer trends in the urban retail convenience store market,” said Suzy Silliman, SVP, Data Strategy and Sales at NRS. “The convenience stores, bodegas, and other independent retailers that we serve are typically the ‘go-to’ neighborhood retailers for daily essentials and convenience items. Because these stores are typically not served by other POS platforms and because they process a significant proportion of purchases from customers paying in cash or with store credit, there are no qualitatively equivalent sources of transaction-level data.”
July 2022 Retail Data Highlights
NRS comparative same-store sales highlights for July, 2022 are as follows:
Same-store sales increased 9.2% compared to July, 2021 and 6.5% compared to the preceding month, June 2022. Year over year sales increases were largest on sales of non-alcoholic beverages and beer;
Year to date, same-store sales increased 8.6% compared to the comparable period in 2021;
For the three months ended July 31, 2022, same-store sales increased 8.8% compared to the three months ended July 31, 2021;
The number of items sold increased 8.1% compared to July, 2021 and 5.5% compared to June, 2022;
The average number of transactions per store increased 5.4% compared to July, 2021 and increased 4.9% compared to June, 2022;
A dollar weighted average of the top 500 items purchased in July showed the average price increasing 2.9% year over year.
“NRS same-store sales data for July 2022 reflect robust spending increases by urban consumers across product categories, as sales increased 9.2% compared to July 2021 and 6.5% compared to June,” said Silliman. “Our retailers fared very well during 2021 despite the ongoing challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, and this year’s sales to date reflect sustained, robust increases in consumer spending. The data further suggest that inflationary price increases for everyday sundries, beverages and foodstuffs at our stores are, to date, more moderate than the Commerce Department’s, broad-market, headline retail inflation rates.”
Same-store data comparisons of July 2022 with July 2021 are derived from analysis of approximately 50 million transactions processed through the 10,791 stores on the NRS network that scanned transactions in both July, 2022 and 2021. Same-store data comparisons of July 2022 data with June 2022 data are derived from analysis of approximately 83 million transactions processed through 15,502 stores. The table below provides historical comparative data based on trailing three-month moving averages compared to the same periods in the prior year:
About National Retail Solutions (NRS):
National Retail Solutions operates a point-of-sale (POS) terminal-based platform and digital payment processing service for independent retailers and bodega owners nationwide. Retailers utilize NRS offerings to process transactions and manage operations more effectively. Advertisers access the terminal’s digital display network to reach these retailers’ massive, predominantly urban customer bases. Consumer packaged goods (CPG) suppliers leverage the NRS platform to provision promotions, coupons and special offers to independent retailers. NRS is a subsidiary of IDT Corporation
(NYSE: IDT).
All statements above that are not purely about historical facts, including, but not limited to, those in which we use the words “believe,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “plan,” “intend,” “estimate,” “target” and similar expressions, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. While these forward-looking statements represent our current judgment of what may happen in the future, actual results may differ materially from the results expressed or implied by these statements due to numerous important factors.Our filings with the SEC provide detailed information on such statements and risks, and should be consulted along with this release. To the extent permitted under applicable law, IDT assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements.
NRS Data Contact: Suzy Silliman SVP, Data Strategy and Sales at NRS National Retail Solutions suzy.silliman@nrsplus.com