HOD HASHARON, Israel, May 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Allot Ltd. (NASDAQ:ALLT) (TASE: ALLT), a leading global provider of innovative network intelligence and security solutions for service providers and enterprises worldwide, today announced its unaudited first quarter 2024 financial results. Financial Highlights for the First Quarter First quarter revenues were $21.9 million, up 4% year-over-year; First quarter gross margins improved year over year by 8.1% to 69.0% on a GAAP basis and by 4.7% to 70.4% on a non-GAAP basis; SECaaS revenues were $3.4 million for Q1 up 51% year-over-year and March 2024 SECaaS ARR* was $13.7 million; Net loss improved and was reduced significantly year over year: on a GAAP basis, net loss reduced by 77.9% to $2.5 million and on a non-GAAP basis, net loss reduced by 88.8% to $0.9 million; Financial Outlook For the full year 2024, management reiterates that it expects: Non-GAAP operating profit and net cash flow breakeven; Continued yearly double-digit growth of SECaaS revenues and ARR; Management Comment Eyal Harari, CEO of Allot commented, "We are pleased with the strong progress we have made stabilizing the business and lowering expenses to align our operating costs to current revenue levels. Revenues improved year-over-year, and we lowered our expenses by 26% (on a Non-GAAP basis), significantly reducing our operating and net loss. We are working hard to bring the business back to profitability while maintaining our investment in our long-term growth engine, Security as a Service (SECaaS)." "I am thrilled with the opportunity to join Allot. I believe we have a bright future, and I am looking forward to working with the Allot team to drive profitable growth," added Mr. Harari. Q1 2024 Financial Results Summary Total revenues for the first quarter of 2024 were $21.9 million, an increase of 4% compared to $21.1 million in the first quarter of 2023. Gross profit on a GAAP basis for the first quarter of 2024 was $15.1 million (gross margin of 69.0%), a 12% increase compared with $13.5 million (gross margin of 63.8%) in the first quarter of 2023. Gross profit on a non-GAAP basis for the first quarter of 2024 was $15.4 million (gross margin of 70.4%), an 8% increase compared with $14.2 million (gross margin of 67.2%) in the first quarter of 2023.    Net loss on a GAAP basis for the first quarter of 2024 was $2.5 million, or $0.07 per basic share, an improvement compared with a net loss of $11.4 million, or $0.30 per basic share, in the first quarter of 2023. Net loss on a non-GAAP for the first quarter of 2024 was $0.9 million, or $0.03 per basic share an improvement compared with a non-GAAP net loss of $7.7 million, or $0.21 per basic share, in the first quarter of 2023.   Cash, short-term bank deposits, and investments as of March 31, 2024, totaled $52.6 million, compared to $54.9 million as of December 31, 2023. Conference Call & Webcast: The Allot management team will host a conference call to discuss its first quarter 2024 earnings results today, May 29, 2024, at 9:00 am ET, 4:00 pm Israel time. To access the conference call, please dial one of the following numbers: US: 1-888-642-5032, UK: 0-800-917-5108, Israel: +972-3-918-0610 A live webcast and, following the end of the call, an archive of the conference call, will be accessible on the Allot website at: http://investors.allot.com/index.cfm. About Allot Allot Ltd. (NASDAQ:ALLT) (TASE: ALLT) is a provider of leading innovative network intelligence and security solutions for service providers and enterprises worldwide, enhancing value to their customers. Our solutions are deployed globally for network and application analytics, traffic control and shaping, network-based security services, and more. Allot's multi-service platforms are deployed by over 500 mobile, fixed, and cloud service providers and over 1,000 enterprises. Our industry-leading network-based security as a service solution is already used by many millions of subscribers globally. Allot. See. Control. Secure. For more information, visit www.allot.com. Performance Metrics * Total ARR - Support & Maintenance ARR (measures the current annual run rate of support & maintenance revenues, which is calculated based on the expected revenues for the first quarter of 2024, excluding one-time items, and multiplied by 4) and SECaaS ARR (measures the current annual run rate of SECaaS revenues, which is calculated based on estimated revenues for the month of Mar. 2024 and multiplied by 12). GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation: The difference between GAAP and non-GAAP revenues is related to the acquisitions made by the Company and represents revenues adjusted for the impact of the fair value adjustment to acquired deferred revenue related to purchase accounting. Non-GAAP net income is defined as GAAP net income after including deferred revenues related to the fair value adjustment resulting from purchase accounting and excluding stock-based compensation expenses, amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets, deferred tax asset adjustment and changes in taxes-related items. These non-GAAP measures should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for, comparable GAAP measures. The non-GAAP results and a full reconciliation between GAAP and non-GAAP results is provided in the accompanying Table 2. The Company provides these non-GAAP financial measures because it believes they present a better measure of the Company's core business and management uses the non-GAAP measures internally to evaluate the Company's ongoing performance. Accordingly, the Company believes they are useful to investors in enhancing an understanding of the Company's operating performance. Safe Harbor Statement This release contains forward-looking statements, which express the current beliefs and expectations of Company management. Such statements involve a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause our future results, performance or achievements to differ significantly from the results, performance or achievements set forth in such forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include risks relating to: our accounts receivables, including our ability to collect outstanding accounts and assess their collectability on a quarterly basis; our ability to meet expectations with respect to our financial guidance and outlook; our ability to compete successfully with other companies offering competing technologies; the loss of one or more significant customers; consolidation of, and strategic alliances by, our competitors; government regulation; the timing of completion of key project milestones which impact the timing of our revenue recognition; lower demand for key value-added services; our ability to keep pace with advances in technology and to add new features and value-added services; managing lengthy sales cycles; operational risks associated with large projects; our dependence on fourth party channel partners for a material portion of our revenues; and other factors discussed under the heading "Risk Factors" in the Company's annual report on Form 20-F filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements in this release are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are made only as of the date hereof, and the company undertakes no obligation to update or revise the forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Logo: https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/703889/Allot_Logo.jpg Investor Relations Contact:EK Global Investor RelationsEhud Helft+1 212 378 Public Relations Contact:Seth Greenberg, Allot Ltd.+972 54 922       TABLE  - 1 ALLOT LTD. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (U.S. dollars in thousands, except share and per share data) Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 2023 (Unaudited) Revenues $       21,890 $       21,126 Cost of revenues 6,792 7,651 Gross profit   15,098 13,475 Operating expenses: Research and development costs, net 7,149 10,494 Sales and marketing 7,790 10,887 General and administrative 2,902 3,960 Total operating expenses 17,841 25,341 Operating loss (2,743) (11,866) Financial and other income, net 540 794 Loss before income tax expenses (2,203) (11,072) Tax expenses 307 290 Net Loss (2,510) (11,362) Basic net loss per share $         (0.07) $         (0.30) Diluted net loss per share $         (0.07) $         (0.30) Weighted average number of shares used in  computing basic net loss per share 38,411,724 37,421,720 Weighted average number of shares used in  computing diluted net loss per share 38,411,724 37,421,720       TABLE  - 2 ALLOT LTD. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP  CONSOLIDATED  STATEMENTS  OF  OPERATIONS (U.S. dollars in thousands, except per share data) Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 2023 (Unaudited) GAAP cost of revenues $          6,792 $          7,651  Share-based compensation (1)  (154) (531)  Amortization of intangible assets (2)  (152) (193) Non-GAAP cost of revenues $          6,486 $          6,927  GAAP gross profit  $        15,098 $        13,475  Gross profit adjustments  306 724  Non-GAAP gross profit  $        15,404 $        14,199  GAAP operating expenses  $        17,841 $        25,341  Share-based compensation (1)  (1,206) (2,937)  Non-GAAP operating expenses  $        16,635 $        22,404  GAAP financial and other income  $             540 $            794  Expenses related to M&A activities (3)  - 14  Exchange rate differences*  94 (43)  Non-GAAP Financial and other income  $             634 $            765  GAAP taxes on income  $             307 $            290  Changes in tax related items  (44) (25)