Sequans Communications S.A. Q4 FY2025 Earnings Call

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Overview

  • Sequans reported strong product-driven revenue growth and continued expansion of its IoT semiconductor business.
  • Management emphasized a balanced capital allocation strategy including continued investment in 5G eRedCap, disciplined OpEx reduction, and opportunistic buybacks funded partly by Bitcoin treasury management.
  • Bitcoin holdings continue to be sizable, though Q4 financials were impacted by mark‑to‑market losses and realized losses from Bitcoin sales used to redeem debt and repurchase ADSs.

Financial Results (Q4 2025 vs Q3 2025)

  • Q4 revenue: $7M, up 72.6% sequentially from Q3, driven primarily by product shipments.
  • Gross margin: 37.7% (Q3: 42.4%). Excluding inventory provisions, Q4 margin would have been about 43%.
  • Operating expenses (R&D + SG&A): $11.5M (Q3: $13.6M), demonstrating disciplined cost controls.
  • IFRS net loss: $(87.1)M (Q3: $0.9M profit), driven by:
    • $56.9M noncash Bitcoin mark‑to‑market impairment vs $8.2M in Q3.
    • $8.4M realized loss on Bitcoin sales.
    • $29.1M noncash loss on early redemption of convertible debt.
  • Non-IFRS net loss: $(18.5)M vs $(11.3)M in Q3; excluding Bitcoin sale losses, non-IFRS loss would have been slightly above $(10)M.
  • Normalized cash burn: $7.7M for Q4.

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Operator: Welcome to the Fourth Quarter and Full Year Sequans Earnings Conference Call 2025. My name is Shannon. I'll be your operator for today's call. After the speaker's presentation, there will be a question and answer session. To ask a question on the session, you will need to press 11 on your telephone. You will then hear an automated message advising your hand is raised. To withdraw your question, please press star 11 again. Please note that this conference is being recorded. I will now turn the call over to David Hanover, Investor Relations. David, you may begin. David Hanover: Thank you, operator, and thank you to everyone participating in today's call. Joining me on the call from Sequans Communications are Georges Karam, CEO and Chairman, and Deborah Choate, CFO. Before turning the call over to Georges, I would like to remind our participants of the following important information on behalf of Sequans. First, Sequans issued an earnings press release this morning, and you'll find a copy of the release on the company's website at www.sequans.com under the newsroom section. Second, this conference call contains projections and other forward-looking statements regarding future events or our future financial performance and other potential financing sources. All statements other than present and historical facts and conditions contained in this release, including any statements regarding our business strategy, cost optimization plans, strategic options, the ability to en

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