10-K: OmniQ Corp. Reports Decrease in Revenue for 2024, Focuses on Cost Reduction and Strategic Growth

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Annual Report 31 March 2025 4:54 PM

OmniQ Corp.'s 2024 revenues decreased by 9% to $73.6 million, with a net loss of $10 million, as the company focuses on operational excellence and strategic acquisitions.

Worse than expectedThe company's revenue decreased by 9% compared to the previous year.

Summary

OmniQ Corp. reported a decrease in revenue for the year ended December 31, 2024, with revenues totaling $73.6 million compared to $81.2 million in 2023, a decrease of 9%.
The company's net loss attributable to common stockholders was $10 million in 2024, a decrease of $19.5 million from the $29.5 million loss in 2023.
Basic loss per share attributable to common stockholders was $0.94 for 2024, compared to $3.50 loss per share for 2023.
The company is focusing on operational excellence and cost reduction, addressing balance sheet debt, and developing a business plan based on revenue growth and technological leadership.
OmniQ intends to identify synergies within the company and pursue strategic acquisitions in data collection, mobile systems, and integrations.
The company is targeting the Safe City and Supply Chain Management markets, integrating AI and machine-learning algorithms into its product solutions.
One customer accounted for 24% of the company's revenues in 2024, and 26% of outstanding receivables.
The company had a working capital deficit of $54 million as of December 31, 2024, and an accumulated deficit of $124 million.
Management is evaluating operating expenses and developing a plan to reduce expenditures without negatively impacting current operations.
The company is working to finalize a new line of credit with an additional financial institution.

Sentiment

Score: 5

Explanation: The document presents a mixed sentiment. While the company's net loss decreased, revenue also declined, and there are concerns about working capital and debt covenants. The focus on cost reduction and strategic acquisitions suggests a proactive approach to addressing challenges, but the overall outlook is uncertain.

Positives

The net loss decreased significantly from $29.5 million in 2023 to $10 million in 2024.
Loss per share improved from $3.50 in 2023 to $0.94 in 2024.
The company is actively focusing on cost reduction and operational excellence.
Management is working to address the balance sheet debt.
The company is pursuing strategic acquisitions to expand its market presence.
The company finalized an equity raise in October 2023, resulting in $2.5 million in net cash received from investors.
Cash from operations increased by $2.2 million primarily as a result of increase in payables and other liabilities.

Negatives

Revenue decreased by 9% from $81.2 million in 2023 to $73.6 million in 2024.
The company has a significant working capital deficit of $54 million as of December 31, 2024.
The company has an accumulated deficit of $124 million as of December 31, 2024.
The company is not in compliance with certain financial covenants related to its debt.
One customer accounted for 24% of the company's revenues in 2024, indicating a concentration risk.
The company is facing challenges in balancing operational cash needs with product development.

Risks

The company's ability to raise capital when needed and on acceptable terms is a risk.
Managing credit and debt structures from vendors, debt holders, and secured lenders poses a risk.
Competitive pressures in the mobile-system-integration market could impact performance.
The company's ability to attract and retain management is a risk.
Compliance with laws and regulations, including environmental, corporate governance, and tax matters, could pose challenges.
The company's non-compliance with certain debt covenants could lead to an event of default.
The lawsuit against Dangot Computers, OmniQ Technologies, and some of Dangot's officers alleging breach of a letter of intent for a lease arrangement poses a risk.
The war between Israel and Hamas that began on October 7, 2023 including potential impacts to The Companies business, customers, suppliers, employees, and operations in Israel, the Middle East and elsewhere.

Future Outlook

The company plans to focus on operational excellence, cost reduction, and strategic acquisitions to drive revenue growth and technological leadership. They intend to identify synergies within the company and pursue strategic acquisitions in data collection, mobile systems, and integrations.

Management Comments

Management is evaluating operating expenses and is developing a plan to reduce expenditures without negatively impacting current operations.
Management has placed a strategic focus on increasing sales with prime customers.
Sales efforts are focused on the most profitable product lines.
Management believes that Blue Star will continue supplying the Company with preferable credit terms.
Management finalized a new line of credit with an additional financial institution.
In October 2023 management finalized an equity raise which resulted in $2.5 million in net cash received from investors.

Industry Context

The mobile-system-integration market is characterized by a limited number of large competitors and numerous smaller niche players. OmniQ typically pursues larger accounts and national customers, competing most often with larger channel partners. For specific solutions, it also competes with niche players who are often focused on a single industry.

Comparison to Industry Standards

The document does not provide enough information to make a detailed comparison to industry standards.
To assess OmniQ's performance against industry benchmarks, we would need to compare its revenue growth, profitability, and key financial ratios to those of its competitors, such as Zebra Technologies, Honeywell, and Datalogic.
Additionally, we would need to consider industry-specific metrics related to the Safe City and Supply Chain Management markets.
Without this comparative data, it is difficult to determine whether OmniQ's results are in line with or deviate from industry norms.

Corporate Governance

Change Type	Description	Effective Date	Impact Assessment
Clawback Policy	The Board adopted the OMNIQ Corp. Clawback Policy, providing for the recovery of certain incentive-based compensation from current and former executive officers in the event the Company is required to restate any of its financial statements.	December 31, 2024	The Clawback Policy is in addition to Section 304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 which permits the SEC to order the disgorgement of bonuses and incentive-based compensation earned by a registrant issuers chief executive officer and chief financial officer in the year following the filing of any financial statement that the issuer is required to restate because of misconduct, and the reimbursement of those funds to the issuer.

Legal Proceedings

A commercial real estate company filed a lawsuit against Dangot Computers, OmniQ Technologies and some of Dangots officers alleging breach of a letter of intent for a lease arrangement, with an initial claim of approximately US $5.6 million.
The Company was named a defendant in a case involving a consultant who was terminated and who claims he is owed approximately $389,000 in unpaid fees and commissions.

Related Party Transactions

As of January 1, 2024, the Companys subsidiary Dangot Computers, Ltd. entered into a service agreement with the Companys CEO, Shai Lustgarten for his role as director and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Dangot Computers.
Haim Dangot, the founder of Dangot Computers, Ltd and former shareholder of Dangot Computers Ltd., previously was employed with the company on a month to month basis for USD $ 5,000 per month. His employment with the Company ended in July 2024.

Stakeholder Impact

Shareholders may be concerned about the decrease in revenue and the working capital deficit.
Employees may be affected by cost reduction measures.
Customers may be impacted by changes in product offerings or service levels.
Suppliers and creditors may be affected by the company's efforts to manage debt and credit structures.

Next Steps

Management is evaluating operating expenses and developing a plan to reduce expenditures.
The company intends to continue to identify synergies within the Company to offer a more complete line of products, services, and technological solutions to customers throughout the world.
The company intends to continue to identify strategic companies in data collection, mobile systems, integrations, and other complementary technologies for potential future acquisition in order to become the leading specialty integrator within our served markets.
The company is actively pursuing options to address its noncompliance with certain financial covenants related to the Bank Leumi and Bank Hapoalim debt.

Key Dates

Date	Description
1973	OMNIQ Corp. was incorporated.
2008	Company was in the business of developing oil and gas reserves until 2013.
2014	Company shifted focus to operating companies with positive cash flows and larger revenue bases.
January 2014	Quest Solutions, Inc. was acquired.
November 2014	Bar Code Specialties, Inc. was acquired.
October 2018	HTS Image Processing, Inc. was acquired.
February 2020	EyepaxIT Consulting LLC. was acquired.
February 2020	Employment agreement with Shai Lustgarten was entered into.
July 2021	Dangot Computers Ltd. was acquired.
October 8, 2021	Company's common stock became available on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC under the symbol OMQS.
October 2021	Equity Incentive Plan was adopted.
December 2021	Equity Incentive Plan was approved by stockholders.
April 1, 2022	Company closed on its acquisition of Dangot and exercised the remaining portion of its option to purchase 23.0% of the capital stock.
August 9, 2023	Received notice from Nasdaq about market value of listed securities below minimum requirement.
October 5, 2023	Entered into an underwriting agreement with ThinkEquity LLC.
October 11, 2023	The Offering closed.
November 21, 2023	Received notice from Nasdaq about non-compliance with minimum bid price requirement.
December 1, 2023	The Board adopted the OMNIQ Corp. Clawback Policy.
January 5, 2024	Received notice from Nasdaq about failure to hold an annual meeting within one year following the last fiscal year.
January 18, 2024	Quest Marketing, Inc. entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement with Prestige Capital Finance, LLC.
January 30, 2024	OMNIQ Corp., Dangot Computers Ltd., and CodeBlocks Ltd. entered into a Share Purchase Agreement.
February 5, 2024	Deadline to regain compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b)(2).
February 8, 2024	Received new notice from Nasdaq about not regaining compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b)(2).
February 14, 2024	Filed an appeal with the Hearings Panel.
February 20, 2024	Date common stock will be suspended at the opening of business if no appeal is requested.
April 8, 2024	Scheduled annual stockholders meeting.
June 28, 2024	Potential extension date to regain compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5620(a).
December 31, 2024	Effective date of the OMNIQ Corp. Clawback Policy.
March 14, 2025	10,712,930 shares of common stock were outstanding.
March 2025	The Company was named a defendant in a case involving a consultant who was terminated and who claims he is owed approximately $389,000 in unpaid fees and commissions.
March 31, 2025	Date of report.

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