NextPlat Q3 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

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November 13, 2025

Key Takeaways

  • Positive Sentiment: Company reported a nearly 40% reduction in operating expenses, cut headcount by 50 for approximately $200k in monthly payroll savings, began a modest share repurchase (130,549 shares) and said it expects materially lower cash burn with a goal of reaching operational break-even in H2 2026.
  • Neutral Sentiment: Pharmacy operations showed a rebound late in Q3 and in October — dispensing over 1,600 340B prescriptions in October and a ~140% increase in 340B monthly contract revenue versus earlier lows — but 340B revenue remains well below prior-year levels.
  • Positive Sentiment: E‑commerce and communications delivered strong demand for satellite-based connectivity and IoT products with record recurring revenue, plus new commercial wins (exclusive Nordic distributor, initial U.S. Starlink sales) and Tmall approval for China storefronts, supporting higher-margin growth opportunities.
  • Negative Sentiment: Consolidated revenue declined 11% YoY to $13.8 million and gross margin fell to 19.9% from 23.2%; 340B contract revenue plunged to $600k from $2.5M a year earlier, signaling persistent top-line pressure despite cost reductions, with $13.9M cash on the balance sheet at quarter end.
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Operator

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the NextPlat Corp 2025 third quarter earnings conference call. Certain statements made during this conference call constitute forward-looking statements. These statements include the capabilities and success of the company's business and any of its products, services, or solutions. The words believe, forecast, project, intend, expect, plan, should, would, and similar expressions and all statements which are not historical facts are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors, any of which could cause the company to not achieve some or all of its goals or the company's previously reported actual results, performance, financial, or operating, including those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.

Operator

More detailed information about the company and the risk factors that may affect the realization of forward-looking statements is set forth in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the SEC, copies of which may be obtained from the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. The company assumes no and hereby disclaims any obligation to update the forward-looking statements made during this call. Joining us on the call today are David Phipps, Chief Executive Officer and President, Amanda Ferrio, Chief Financial Officer, and Birute Norkute, Vice President of Healthcare Operations. I'll now turn over the meeting to David Phipps for his opening remarks.

David Phipps
David Phipps
CEO and President at NextPlat Corp

Good morning and welcome to NextPlat's third quarter 2025 earnings call. Thank you for joining us. Our objective today is to highlight many of the changes that we've undertaken in the third quarter, many of which will be more fully realized on a sequential basis starting in the fourth quarter of 2025 and throughout fiscal year 2026. Although our results of operations for the third quarter 2025 are not what we would have liked, we believe that our efforts resulted in favorable reductions in operating expenses and cash outflows and improvement in our pharmacy and e-commerce revenue and profitability. Operationally, improvements were evident late in the third quarter and have continued into the fourth quarter, a positive trend we expect to continue. After I recap the developments in the third quarter, Birute Norkute will discuss activities in our healthcare segment.

David Phipps
David Phipps
CEO and President at NextPlat Corp

Amanda Ferrio, our CFO, will review our financial results, and then I will provide some concluding high-level remarks on our long-term objectives and developments which we believe will positively drive the business forward. After that, we will then conclude the conference call by responding to questions that were submitted by our shareholders. Before I start, I would like to comment on our latest leadership updates. First, I wish to thank Cecile Munnik for her efforts as CFO leading our financial team and for her support during our transition to our new CFO, Amanda Ferrio. I also wish to welcome Birute Norkute, Vice President of Healthcare Operations, who is joining us on this call today.

David Phipps
David Phipps
CEO and President at NextPlat Corp

Now, in terms of the business, as we discussed with you during our last earnings conference call and in our recent CEO shareholder updates, our team has been busy implementing a series of actions designed to improve operations, reduce costs, and grow the business. As I stated earlier, although overall results of the third quarter do not reflect the full impact of our efforts, we did see meaningful improvements to operating metrics in September, and we believe they will be more fully clear in our results for the fourth quarter and into next year. For those of you that are new investors in our company, I'd like to review NextPlat's business model.

David Phipps
David Phipps
CEO and President at NextPlat Corp

This is built around three core segments: healthcare services through our Pharmco Rx Pharmacies, communications products and services through our global Telesat, Orbital Satcom, and Outfitter Satellite subsidiaries, and our e-commerce development program supporting the sales of US-produced products into the Chinese market. We provided an extensive review of these segments in our recent shareholder letter released on October the 8th. You can find this on our website. I'd like to now provide a further update on our progress since that date, most of which is reported in more detail in our quarterly interim financial report on Form 10Q, which we have just released. In our healthcare segment, we're continuing to see improvements resulting from our cost reduction efforts and additional investments in business development. To illustrate these improvements, Amanda will provide a third quarter to second quarter review of the financial results.

David Phipps
David Phipps
CEO and President at NextPlat Corp

Overall, we're realizing significant revenue and profitability improvements from our business development initiatives started in the second quarter. This is highlighted by new contracts with a state prime contract holder and expanded business within the 340B space. Our leadership team has been successful in re-engaging with a number of important customers who have, for various reasons, reduced business with us over the last few quarters. These efforts have already contributed to improved prescription volumes late in the third quarter and into the early part of the fourth quarter. Birute will provide more insight into our health operations in a moment. In our e-commerce and communication segments, these are the most recent highlights. During the quarter, our e-commerce segment continues to see robust sales for satellite-based connectivity and IoT products through our various e-commerce sites, as well as high-margin recurring revenue, which continues to run at record levels.

David Phipps
David Phipps
CEO and President at NextPlat Corp

We are continuing to expand our portfolio of cutting-edge connectivity products and will grow our customer consumer and enterprise base with new and existing relationships. Recent highlights here are the selection of GTC as the exclusive distributor for personal messaging and tracking products by a leading global satellite network operator for countries in the Nordic region, and the initial sales of Starlink products in the US through our Outfitter Satellite unit. Sales of Opco Healthcare-branded human health and wellness products in China continue to show good sales through, despite lingering challenges of limited inventory levels. We are currently experiencing record sales volumes of Opco products during the current 11.11 event, the world's largest sales event. In September, we also launched our Florida Sunshine range of nutraceutical products in the U.K. and the EU, and we began processing orders via Amazon and Shopify e-commerce storefronts.

David Phipps
David Phipps
CEO and President at NextPlat Corp

Launching a new brand in new markets always takes time, and therefore initial sales are very modest, as expected. We are excited to be preparing the launch of an AI-driven marketing campaign for Florida Sunshine in partnership with an experienced healthcare brand marketing firm and to advancing our storefront on Alibaba's Tmall store in China, now we've been approved to sell in the country. I would now like to turn the call over to Birute for her update. Birute, over to you.

Birute Norkute
Birute Norkute
VP of Healthcare Operations at NextPlat Corp

Thank you, David. As David noted in his opening remarks, our third quarter financial results reflect continued weakness across several areas. That said, we began to see a meaningful turnaround during the quarter, most notably in our 340B line of business. This momentum has continued through October, and we expect it to carry into the fourth quarter. Through today, we have reduced our employee headcount by 50 since the start of the year, resulting in approximately $200,000 in monthly payroll savings, inclusive of new hires added during the year. We expect payroll expenses to continue to decrease throughout the remainder of the year. Our 340B business has delivered a strong and sustainable rebound, driven by targeted service improvements and stronger customer engagement. Former clients have returned, new covered entities have joined us, and together, these factors have produced meaningful gains in both volume and revenue.

Birute Norkute
Birute Norkute
VP of Healthcare Operations at NextPlat Corp

In October, we dispensed more than 1,600 340B prescriptions, a significant increase, resulting in over a 140% rise in monthly 340B contract revenue when compared to our lowest month earlier in the year. Our retail prescription business is also gaining momentum, with volumes up 27% from the lows experienced earlier in 2025, supported by the new government pharmacy service contracts and more consistent operational performance. These improvements have strengthened confidence among both existing and new clients, as delivery times have shortened and customer response rates have improved significantly. Collectively, these advances have enhanced efficiency, customer satisfaction, and overall reliability, positioning us well for continued growth through the fourth quarter. Looking ahead, our focus will be on optimizing inventory levels and purchasing intervals to improve working capital efficiency. We also implemented key personnel changes in logistics to enhance performance and reduce delivery costs.

Birute Norkute
Birute Norkute
VP of Healthcare Operations at NextPlat Corp

These actions are expected to generate more than $1.5 million in one-time cash savings through the return of excess inventory to our suppliers. While there is still work ahead, we are encouraged by the progress achieved and the solid foundation we're building for our future growth. The initiatives now underway are creating opportunities to further enhance efficiency, expand our capabilities, and strengthen long-term financial and operational performance. That concludes my remarks. Back to you, David.

David Phipps
David Phipps
CEO and President at NextPlat Corp

Thank you, Birute. At this point, I will turn the call over to Amanda to discuss our financial results for the three and nine months ending September 30, 2025. Over to you, Amanda.

Amanda Ferrio
Amanda Ferrio
CFO at NextPlat Corp

Thank you, David. Good morning, everyone. It's a privilege to join you today for my first earnings call as Chief Financial Officer. I will now walk through our consolidated financial results. For the third quarter ended September 30, 2025, we reported total revenue of $13.8 million compared to $15.4 million in the prior year quarter, representing an 11% decrease. The decline was primarily driven by lower contribution from our healthcare operations segment, which experienced a decline of approximately $1.5 million, while our e-commerce segment experienced a modest decrease of about $100,000. Within our healthcare operations segment, pharmacy prescription revenues increased by approximately $400,000 or 5% to $9.5 million for the third quarter of 2025 when compared to the prior year period. This improvement was driven by higher reimbursement rates per prescription, which offset the decline in total prescriptions filled, about 96,000 this quarter versus 128,000 a year ago.

Amanda Ferrio
Amanda Ferrio
CFO at NextPlat Corp

However, comparing the third quarter of 2025 to the second quarter of 2025, prescription volume increased by roughly 5,000 prescriptions, resulting in a revenue increase of $1.3 million or 16%. Our 340B contract revenue for the third quarter of 2025 decreased to $600,000 from $2.5 million in the prior year quarter. This was due to transitions of certain covered entities to other pharmacy partners and their exit from the program or in-house sourcing. When comparing Q3 to Q2 of 2025, 340B contract revenue declined by approximately $400,000. In e-commerce, revenue totaled $3.7 million compared to $3.8 million in the prior year quarter, a modest 4% decline. The decrease was mainly related to lower hardware sales, which were partially offset by a favorable foreign currency impact. Gross profit margin for the quarter was $2.7 million compared to $3.6 million in the prior year quarter.

Amanda Ferrio
Amanda Ferrio
CFO at NextPlat Corp

That represents a gross margin of 19.9%, down from 23.2%. The decline reflects softer performance in both segments, primarily due to reduced 340B contract revenue in healthcare operations and increased airtime costs in our e-commerce business following the expiration of a legacy service provider contract at the end of 2024. As we described earlier in this call, operational changes instituted during the third quarter have led to efficiencies and improvements that resulted in significant cost reductions. Total operating expenses decreased by nearly 40% to $4.7 million compared to approximately $7.8 million in the third quarter of 2024, which is excluding a non-recurring impairment charge of $3.7 million in the prior year. Salaries and wages declined by approximately $800,000 due to lower stock-based compensation, reduced executive compensation, and a leaner workforce. Professional fees also decreased by about $1.8 million, reflecting lower legal and consulting costs.

Amanda Ferrio
Amanda Ferrio
CFO at NextPlat Corp

During the third quarter of 2025, we began repurchasing our common shares under the Authorized Share Repurchase Program. A total of 130,549 shares were repurchased and are being held as treasury stock. We ended the quarter with $13.9 million in cash and working capital of $18.9 million. While we continue to experience net cash outflow during the quarter, we expect to significantly reduce our cash burn going forward as a result of the operational improvements mentioned earlier. In summary, while the quarter reflected some top-line pressure, our results demonstrate continued progress in streamlining our cost structure, improving efficiency, and preserving liquidity. As we look ahead to the fourth quarter, our focus remains on disciplined expense management. As David and Birute mentioned, we're advancing several initiatives aimed at achieving lasting cost savings. We all remain fully committed to improving operational efficiency and strengthening our financial foundation.

Amanda Ferrio
Amanda Ferrio
CFO at NextPlat Corp

I encourage you to review our financial statement as contained in our quarterly report on Form 10Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. That concludes my remarks on the financial results of the business. Back to you, David.

David Phipps
David Phipps
CEO and President at NextPlat Corp

Thanks, Amanda. At this point, I would like to provide some closing thoughts. Our progress against our refocusing and cost-cutting efforts had only a slight impact on the third quarter, which still largely reflects the ongoing state of the business without the benefit of the many positive developments discussed today. As such, we review Q3 results as the low point in our business and believe that going forward, our efforts will begin to make more meaningful sequential impact across multiple operational metrics, starting in the fourth quarter and continuing through next year as we advance towards our goal of achieving operational break-even in the second half of 2026. In the shorter term, our efforts include continued emphasis on growth of profitable business lines through commitment of capital to marketing and sales efforts.

David Phipps
David Phipps
CEO and President at NextPlat Corp

We continue to add new contracts in both our communication and healthcare segments that will come online during Q4 2025. Although we see continued progress in our 340B and long-term care business development efforts with new contracts coming online, we see opportunities for continued improvement here. Finally, we are further committing to invest in critical areas of the business. Some specifics here include adding to our sales team during the fourth quarter, enhancing our business development efforts, and, as previously mentioned, recruiting a long-term care sales team so that we can capitalize on the opportunities we see in this part of the market. That concludes our formal remarks. We can now conduct the Q&A portion of today's call. We have again asked investors and shareholders to submit their questions in advance, and we would like to thank all of you who did.

David Phipps
David Phipps
CEO and President at NextPlat Corp

Question number one: What are the current plans for the buyback? Do you intend to increase the level of activity and pace? At this point in time, the program is still available, and as such, we continue to monitor the market. Please note, as we have said, we intend to be prudent in terms of deploying our available cash for the repurchase of shares, as we do have other critical investments we intend to make, as described earlier today. As is our policy, we will provide an update on this program in our fourth quarter report. Question number two: How does the additional 180-day extension from NASDAQ change your plans to increase the stock price to regain compliance?

David Phipps
David Phipps
CEO and President at NextPlat Corp

We are pleased to get this extension, but in the very short term, it doesn't really change our plans as we remain focused on improving our financial results, which would be critical for investors' confidence in our company. We do believe, however, starting early in the new year, that we will have opportunities to be more proactive in engaging with new investors, and we're looking at a number of events and activities. Question number three: Have your views on China changed given the lingering uncertainties? As we have said previously, tariff-related challenges are something we are dealing with. However, for non-U.S.-made products like Opco, there are still opportunities, and when we get inventory into China, it sells quickly. Even when we factor in high marketing costs, we are still able to generate very attractive margins.

David Phipps
David Phipps
CEO and President at NextPlat Corp

In terms of expanding our efforts with the Opco Animal Products, the slow approval process is frustrating, but we continue to see strong demand overall for Opco products, and we intend to still pursue these products as soon as we get approval. As for Florida Sunshine, our Tmall store has now been approved and will be shipping our first batch of products as soon as we clear some import certification requirements. Question number four: Can you comment on the status of the ongoing lawsuits? We cannot comment specifically on the ongoing litigation other than to say that as of today, we have resolved two of the matters and are working with counsel to resolve the final matter as quickly as possible while protecting the long-term interests of our shareholders. That was the final question that we received from investors. Thank you all again for submitting them.

David Phipps
David Phipps
CEO and President at NextPlat Corp

Please remember that you can submit your questions at our investor relations email, which is investors@nextplat.com, or with our IR contact listed on our press releases, michael.glickman@mike.mwgco.net. That concludes our earnings conference call. We look forward to continuing to share with you our progress in the weeks and months ahead. Have a nice rest of your day. Thank you.

Operator

Lisa and Yeomin, this concludes today's conference call. Thank you all for your participation. You may now disconnect.

Executives
    • Amanda Ferrio
      Amanda Ferrio
      CFO
    • Birute Norkute
      Birute Norkute
      VP of Healthcare Operations
    • David Phipps
      David Phipps
      CEO and President
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