OneSpan Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Financial Results

• Fourth quarter operating income was $11.8 million compared to $1.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2023; full year operating income was $44.8 million compared to an operating loss of $28.9 million for the full year 2023
• Fourth quarter revenue decreased 3% year-over-year to $61.2 million; full year revenue increased 3% year-over-year to $243.2 million
• Fourth quarter subscription revenue increased 32% year-over-year to $36.1 million; full year subscription revenue increased 31% year-over-year to $139.4 million
• Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) increased 8% year-over-year to $167.7 million1
• Net Retention Rate (NRR) of 106%2

BOSTON: OneSpan Inc. (NASDAQ: OSPN) today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2024.

“We ended the year with another strong quarter of subscription revenue growth, profitability and cash generation,” stated OneSpan CEO, Victor Limongelli. “With the improvements we have made to our operating profile over the last year, combined with planned disciplined investments and an ongoing focus on operational excellence, I believe we are in a strong position to drive efficient revenue growth and profitability over the long-term.”

Fourth Quarter 2024 Financial Highlights

• Total revenue was $61.2 million, a decrease of 3% compared to $62.9 million for the same quarter of 2023. Security Solutions revenue was $45.5 million, a decrease of 6% year-over-year. Digital Agreements revenue was $15.7 million, an increase of 8% year-over-year.
• ARR increased 8% year-over-year to $167.7 million.
• Gross profit was $45.3 million, or 74% gross margin, compared to $43.5 million, or 69% in the same period last year.
• Operating income was $11.8 million, compared to operating income of $1.8 million in the same period last year.
• Net income was $28.8 million, or $0.72 per diluted share, compared to net income of $0.4 million, or $0.01 per diluted share, in the same period last year. Non-GAAP net income was $9.7 million, or $0.24 per diluted share, compared to net income of $7.6 million, or $0.19 per diluted share in the same period last year.3
• Adjusted EBITDA was $19.8 million, compared to $11.2 million in the same period last year.3
• Cash and cash equivalents were $83.2 million at December 31, 2024 compared to $43.0 million at December 31, 2023.

Full Year 2024 Financial Highlights

• Total revenue was $243.2 million, an increase of 3% compared to $235.1 million for the same period of 2023. Security Solutions revenue was $182.2 million, a decrease of 1% year-over-year. Digital Agreements revenue was $61.0 million, an increase of 20% year-over-year.
• Gross profit was $174.6 million, or 72% gross margin, compared to $157.7 million, or 67% in the same period last year.
• Operating income was $44.8 million, compared to an operating loss of $28.9 million in the same period last year.
• Net income was $57.1 million, or $1.46 per diluted share compared to a net loss of $29.8 million, or $0.74 per diluted share in the same period last year. Non-GAAP net income was $51.5 million, or $1.32 per diluted share, compared to net income of $0.3 million, or $0.01 per diluted share in the same period last year.3
• Adjusted EBITDA was $72.5 million compared to $12.0 million in the same period last year.3

Financial Outlook

For the Full Year 2025, OneSpan expects:

• Revenue to be in the range of $245 million to $251 million.
• ARR to be in the range of $180 million to $186 million.
• Adjusted EBITDA to be in the range of $72 million to $76 million.

Quarterly Cash Dividend

On December 16, 2024, OneSpan announced that its Board of Directors had approved a regular quarterly cash dividend as part of the initiation of a recurring quarterly dividend program. The initial quarterly cash dividend of $0.12 per share was paid on February 14, 2025 to shareholders of record at the close of business on January 31, 2025.

Conference Call Details

In conjunction with this announcement, OneSpan Inc. will host a conference call today, February 27, 2025, at 4:30 p.m. ET. During the conference call, Mr. Victor Limongelli, CEO, and Mr. Jorge Martell, CFO, will discuss OneSpan’s results for the fourth quarter and full year 2024.

For investors and analysts accessing the conference call by phone, please refer to the press release dated January 15, 2025, announcing the date of OneSpan’s fourth quarter and full year 2024 earnings release. It can be found on the OneSpan investor relations website at investors.onespan.com.

The conference call is also available in listen-only mode at investors.onespan.com. Shortly after the conclusion of the call, a replay of the webcast will be available on the same website for approximately one year.

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About OneSpan

OneSpan provides secure authentication, identity, electronic signature and digital workflow solutions that protect and facilitate digital transactions and agreements. The Company delivers products and services that automate and secure customer-facing and revenue-generating business processes for use cases ranging from simple transactions to workflows that are complex or require higher levels of security. Trusted by global blue-chip enterprises, including more than 60% of the world’s 100 largest banks, OneSpan processes millions of digital agreements and billions of multi-factor authentication transactions in 100+ countries annually.

For more information, go to www.onespan.com. You can also follow @OneSpan on X (Twitter) or visit us on LinkedIn and Facebook.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of applicable U.S. securities laws, including statements regarding our 2025 financial guidance, our plans to make disciplined investments, continue our focus on operational excellence, and drive efficient revenue growth and profitability over the long-term and our general expectations regarding our operational or financial performance in the future. Forward-looking statements may be identified by words such as "seek", "believe", "plan", "estimate", "anticipate", “expect", "intend", "continue", "outlook", "may", "will", "should", "could", or "might", and other similar expressions. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, as well as assumptions that, if they do not fully materialize or prove incorrect, could cause our results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could materially affect our business and financial results include, but are not limited to: our ability to attract new customers and retain and expand sales to existing customers; our ability to successfully develop and market new product offerings and product enhancements; changes in customer requirements; the potential effects of technological changes; the loss of one or more large customers; difficulties enhancing and maintaining our brand recognition; competition; lengthy sales cycles; unintended costs and consequences of our cost reduction and restructuring actions, including higher than anticipated restructuring charges, disruption to our operations, litigation or regulatory actions, or employee turnover; challenges retaining key employees and successfully hiring and training qualified new employees; security breaches or cyber-attacks; real or perceived malfunctions or errors in our products; interruptions or delays in the performance of our products and solutions; reliance on third parties for certain products and data center services; our ability to effectively manage third party partnerships, acquisitions, divestitures, alliances, or joint ventures; economic recession, inflation, tariffs or trade disputes, and political instability; claims that we have infringed the intellectual property rights of others; changing laws, government regulations or policies; pressures on price levels; component shortages; delays and disruption in global transportation and supply chains; impairment of goodwill or amortizable intangible assets causing a significant charge to earnings; actions of activist stockholders; and exposure to increased economic and operational uncertainties from operating a global business, as well as other factors described in the “Risk Factors” section of our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, as updated by the “Risk Factors” section of our subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q (if any). Our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and other important information can be found in the Investor Relations section of our website at investors.onespan.com. We do not have any intent, and disclaim any obligation, to update the forward-looking information to reflect events that occur, circumstances that exist or changes in our expectations after the date of this press release, except as required by law.

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