SideChannel Reports Second Quarter Results
- Gross margin improved significantly to 49.7%, up 470 basis points YoY
- Operating expenses decreased by $126,000 (11.2%) compared to previous year
- Net loss reduced substantially from $253,000 to $54,000
- YTD revenue increased by 3.8% to $3.7 million
- Cash position improved by $49,000 since September 2024
- Revenue declined 1.7% YoY to $1.9 million
- Trailing twelve-month revenue retention rate dropped to 62.4%
- Loss of high-value vCISO Services clients impacting revenue
Financial results conference call on Wednesday, May 7 @ 4:30 P.M. ET
WORCESTER, MA / ACCESS Newswire / May 7, 2025 / SideChannel, Inc. (OTCQB:SDCH) ("SideChannel"), a leading provider of cybersecurity services and technology to emerging and middle market companies, today announced its financial results for the second fiscal year quarter ended March 31, 2025.
Fiscal Year 2025 Second Quarter Highlights
Revenue of
$1.9 million ;$33 thousand or1.7% less than Fiscal Year ("FY") 2024 second quarter revenue.Gross margin of
49.7% ; 470 bps higher than45.0% for FY 2024 second quarter.Operating expenses decreased
$126 thousand , or11.2% , compared to FY 2024 fiscal year second quarter.Net loss of
$54 thousand or$0.00 per share versus a net loss of$253 thousand or$0.00 per share in FY 2024 second quarter.Cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments increased by
$49 thousand from September 30, 2024, to an ending balance of$1.3 million at March 31, 2025.Trailing twelve-month revenue was
$7.5 million as of March 31, 2025.Trailing twelve-month revenue retention was
62.4% as of March 31, 2025.
Summary of Fiscal Year 2025 Year-to-date Results (Six Months Ended March 31, 2025)
Revenue of
$3.7 million ;$139 thousand , or3.8% , more than FY 2024.Gross margin of
47.7% ; 90 bps higher than46.8% for FY 2024.Operating expenses decreased
$150 thousand , or6.7% , compared to FY 2024.Net loss of
$249 thousand or$0.00 per share versus a net loss of$499 thousand or$0.00 per share in FY 2024.
Management Comments
Commenting on the results for the quarter ending March 31, 2025, Brian Haugli, President and Chief Executive Officer of SideChannel, said, "Our second quarter results indicate we are having success with our strategic objectives to first drive Enclave adoption, second to continue landing new vCISO clients, and third to expand the placement our cybersecurity risk reduction solutions at existing clients."
Haugli continued, "While this quarter reflects a year-over-year decline in retained revenue from vCISO Services-primarily due to the prior loss of a small number of high-value clients-we are now well-positioned for growth. These client departures largely occurred in the second half of the prior fiscal year, and their impact has now cycled through our results. Importantly, our renewed focus and strategic investments in selling and marketing are yielding stronger engagement and a growing pipeline. We expect these efforts will drive sustainable revenue growth and further our long-term objectives."
SideChannel will host a conference call on May 7, 2025, at 4:30 P.M. Eastern Time to discuss its second quarter results and provide an update on the Company's initiatives.
CALL INFORMATION
Date: | Wednesday, May 7, 2025, at 4:30 P.M. Eastern Standard Time. | |
Dial In: | Toll Free: 888-506-0062 | |
International: 973-528-0011 | ||
Participant Access Code: 851103 |
A webcast of the call will also be available: https://www.webcaster4.com/Webcast/Page/2071/51581
Participants may register in advance for the call using the webcast link.
The call will include management remarks and a live question and answer session. Questions may be submitted prior to the meeting using ir@sidechannel.com.
The Company's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and is available at https://investors.sidechannel.com/sec-filings.
Financial tables follow.
SIDECHANNEL, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
March 31, | March 31, | |||||||||||||||
2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | |||||||||||||
Revenues | $ | 1,894 | $ | 1,927 | $ | 3,802 | $ | 3,663 | ||||||||
Cost of revenues | 953 | 1,059 | 1,987 | 1,950 | ||||||||||||
Gross profit | 941 | 868 | 1,815 | 1,713 | ||||||||||||
Operating expenses | ||||||||||||||||
General and administrative | 655 | 849 | 1,315 | 1,558 | ||||||||||||
Selling and marketing | 227 | 156 | 494 | 425 | ||||||||||||
Research and development | 120 | 123 | 273 | 249 | ||||||||||||
Total operating expenses | 1,002 | 1,128 | 2,082 | 2,232 | ||||||||||||
Operating loss | (61 | ) | (260 | ) | (267 | ) | (519 | ) | ||||||||
Other income, net | 9 | 8 | 22 | 21 | ||||||||||||
Net loss before income tax expense | (52 | ) | (252 | ) | (245 | ) | (498 | ) | ||||||||
Income tax expense | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||
Net loss | $ | (54 | ) | $ | (253 | ) | $ | (249 | ) | $ | (499 | ) | ||||
Net loss per common share - basic and diluted | $ | (0.00 | ) | $ | (0.00 | ) | $ | (0.00 | ) | $ | (0.00 | ) | ||||
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic and diluted | 227,909,648 | 222,773,052 | 226,955,202 | 218,653,945 | ||||||||||||
SIDECHANNEL, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
March 31, 2025 | September 30, 2024 | |||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||
Current assets | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 1,244 | $ | 1,045 | ||||
Short-term investments | 100 | 250 | ||||||
Accounts receivable, net | 808 | 732 | ||||||
Deferred costs | 60 | 150 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 471 | 385 | ||||||
Total current assets | 2,683 | 2,562 | ||||||
Fixed assets | 25 | 33 | ||||||
Goodwill | 1,356 | 1,356 | ||||||
Total assets | $ | 4,064 | $ | 3,951 | ||||
LIABILITIES & STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | ||||||||
Current liabilities | ||||||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | $ | 601 | $ | 729 | ||||
Deferred revenue | 852 | 515 | ||||||
Income taxes payable | 2 | 3 | ||||||
Total current liabilities | 1,455 | 1,247 | ||||||
Total liabilities | 1,455 | 1,247 | ||||||
Commitments and contingencies (Note 14) | - | - | ||||||
Common stock, | 231 | 226 | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital | 22,470 | 22,321 | ||||||
Accumulated deficit | (20,092 | ) | (19,843 | ) | ||||
Total stockholders' equity | 2,609 | 2,704 | ||||||
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | $ | 4,064 | $ | 3,951 | ||||
About SideChannel
SideChannel helps emerging and mid-market companies protect their assets. Founded in 2019, we deliver comprehensive cybersecurity plans through a series of actions branded SideChannel Complete.
SideChannel deploys a combination of skilled and experienced talent and technological tools to offer layered defense strategies supported by battle-tested processes. SideChannel also offers Enclave, a network infrastructure platform that eases the journey from zero to zero-trust. Learn more at sidechannel.com.
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You may contact us at:
SideChannel
146 Main Street, Suite 405
Worcester, MA 01608
Investor Contact
Ryan Polk
ir@sidechannel.com
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release may contain forward-looking statements, including information about management's view of SideChannel's future expectations, plans and prospects. In particular, when used in the preceding discussion, the words "believes", "hopes", "expects", "intends", "plans", "anticipates", "potential", "could", "should" or "may", and similar conditional expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Examples of forward-looking statements include, among others, statements relating to future sales, earnings, cash flows, results of operations, uses of cash and other measures of financial performance.
Because forward-looking statements relate to the future, they are subject to inherent risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause SideChannel's actual results and financial condition to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. These risk factors include, but are not limited to: that we have incurred net losses since inception, our need for additional funding, the substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern, and the terms of any future funding we raise; our dependence on current management and our ability to attract and retain qualified employees; competition for our products; our ability to develop and successfully introduce new products, improve current products and innovate; unpredictability in our operating results; our ability to retain existing licensees and add new licensees; our ability to manage our growth; our ability to protect our intellectual property (IP), enforce our IP rights and defend against claims that we infringed on the IP of others; the risk associated with the concentration of our cash in one financial institution at levels above the amount protected by FDIC insurance; and other risk factors included from time to time in documents we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, but not limited to, our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K. These reports are available at www.sec.gov.
Other unknown or unpredictable factors also could have material adverse effects that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or represented in the forward-looking statements. Further, factors that we do not presently deem material as of the date of this release may become material in the future. The forward-looking statements included in this press release are made only as of the date hereof. SideChannel cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements. Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Finally, SideChannel undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements after the date of this release, except as required by law, nor any obligation to update or correct information prepared by third parties.
SOURCE: SideChannel, Inc.
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