SBIO: Preliminary Q4 Financials; Best Quarter in Company History
What you need to know:
• Sabio reported preliminary Q4 financial results that came in ahead of our expectations on revenue and were in line on adjusted EBITDA.
• Revenue of $18.0-18.2M compared to our estimate of $16.4M while adjusted EBITDA is expected to be $2.6-2.8M vs. our estimate of $2.7M.
• Sabio recently announced that App Science’s household graph has reached 80M households (previously 55M).
• We recently initiated coverage on SBIO, read the report here.
This morning, Sabio Holdings Inc. (SBIO:TSXV, SABOF:OTC) reported preliminary Q4 and 2024 financial results that beat our expectations on revenue. The beat was driven by continued growth in ad-supported streaming. Additionally, last week, SBIO announced that App Science’s household graph has reached 80M (previously 55M), providing its clients with a larger base of viewers to tap into. We encourage investors to read our initiation report on Sabio here. We are maintaining our BUY rating and C$0.90/share target price on Sabio Holdings.
Preliminary Q4 Financial Results
• Revenue in the range of $18.0-18.2M (+42% YoY) vs. our estimate of $16.4M. The strong growth was led by ad-supported streaming that continues to grow at a double-digit rate, after normalizing for political revenue. Political revenue was between $2.4M and $2.5M.
• Gross margin between 59% and 61% compared to our estimate of 62%.
• Adjusted EBITDA between $2.6M and $2.8M (15% margin, 31% YoY growth) compared to our expectation of $2.7M, led by SBIO’s leaner cost structure.
• Sabio ended the quarter with $3.3M in cash vs. $2.9M in Q3/24. SBIO also ended Q4 with just $5.2M on its revolving credit facility.
Preliminary 2024 Financial Results
• Full-year revenue in the range of $49.3-49.5M (+37% YoY) with a gross margin of ~60%. Sabio remains focused on expanding into fast-growing international markets and a new programmatic offering.
• Full-year adjusted EBITDA of $3.6-3.8M, representing adjusted EBITDA margins of 7-8% and compared to ($1.8M) in 2023.
• Customer retention rates of 85% for the year.