Ronen Samuel Foresees Exciting Times Ahead For Kornit Digital As The Textile Industry Accelerates Its Transition To Digital Textile Production
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ROSH-HA`AYIN, Israel, Aug. 11, 2020 - Kornit Digital Ltd. (NASDAQ: KRNT), a leading provider of digital printing solutions for the global textile industry, today reported results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2020.
Second quarter revenue of $37.4 million, net of non-cash warrants impact of $0.8 million
Second quarter GAAP operating loss of $5.3 million; Non-GAAP operating loss of $2.5 million, including $0.8 million attributed to the non-cash impact of warrants
Inflection in online channels, acceleration of digital transformation in textile industry drives strong performance in North America
Robust pipeline and strong momentum
Combination of Custom Gateway’s software workflow portfolio with Kornit’s existing technologies will bring to the market a unique, end-to-end solution for on-demand textile production.
“We are very pleased to see strong momentum in the business as customers reopened sites in April and reengaged in big projects in response to significant demand, particularly in online channels. Looking ahead, we believe that we are at one of the most exciting times in our Company’s history, as the mega trends in our industry have accelerated the transition to digital textile production where we are in a unique position to benefit,” said Ronen Samuel, Kornit Digital’s CEO.
“For Kornit, we believe this inflection point will drive a V-shaped recovery in the business as we help brands and strategic partners quickly adopt agile, digital, and sustainable on-demand textile manufacturing.”
Samuel continued, “We are also very excited to announce the acquisition of Custom Gateway, a leading provider of cloud software workflow solutions. This highly strategic acquisition accelerates our organic development effort and, when combined with Kornit’s technologies, will bring to the market a unique offering for end-to-end management of sustainable on-demand textile production. This combination further extends our market leadership.”
“We are very excited by the huge opportunity we see in the market that has resulted in an unprecedented pipeline and very good visibility. The team is highly engaged with new customers as well as strategic partners’ system implementations that will not only drive system revenue over the coming quarters but will also create long-term demand for ink and services,” said Guy Avidan, Kornit Digital’s Chief Financial Officer. “As we head into the back of 2020, we are focused on a strong finish to the year and committed to profitability for fiscal 2020.”
Second Quarter 2020 Results of Operations
Total revenue for the second quarter of 2020 was $37.4 million, net of $0.8 million attributed to the non-cash impact of warrants, compared to $45.3 million, net of $1.0 million attributed to the non-cash impact of warrants in the prior year period.
GAAP net loss for the second quarter of 2020 was $4.6 million, or $0.11 per diluted share, compared to net income of $1.9 million, or $0.05 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2019.
Non-GAAP net loss for the second quarter 2020 was $1.3 million, or $0.03 per diluted share, including $0.02 per diluted share attributed to the non-cash impact of warrants, compared to non-GAAP net income of $4.3 million, or $0.11 per diluted share, net of $0.03 per diluted share attributed to the non-cash impact of warrants, for the second quarter of 2019.
Upcoming Fireside Chat To Discuss Custom Gateway Acquisition
The Company will host a virtual fireside chat for investors on Tuesday, August 18, 2020 at 10:30 a.m. ET to discuss the acquisition of Custom Gateway and the related market opportunity. Dial-in details and webcast information will be available on the investor relations section of Kornit’s website.
