UTStarcom Reports Unaudited Financial Results for First Half of 2025
MWN-AI** Summary
UTStarcom Holdings Corp. recently announced its unaudited financial results for the first half of 2025, reporting a significant year-over-year decline in both revenue and net income. Total revenue for the first half of 2025 was $4.6 million, a drop of 19.3% from $5.7 million during the same period in 2024. This decrease was attributed to reduced sales in equipment and services, particularly in key markets like India. Net equipment sales fell by 31.6% to $0.5 million, while net services sales decreased by 16.9% to $4.1 million.
The company faced a gross profit of only $0.8 million, translating to a gross margin of just 16.2%, down from 30.0% the previous year. Notable factors affecting profitability included increased inventory reserves and a gross loss in equipment sales. Operating expenses were slightly reduced to $4.9 million, showcasing the company's efforts in cost management; however, the operating loss widened to $4.2 million compared to $3.6 million in the prior year.
Despite these financial challenges, UTStarcom achieved some business milestones, including a multi-million dollar contract with China Telecom Research Institute for the manufacturing of disaggregated router hardware targeted at supporting their vital 5G network. Additionally, the company received maintenance and expansion orders from various global operators.
CEO Hua Li expressed optimism about the company’s future, emphasizing ongoing efforts to innovate and develop new products while pursuing growth opportunities. UTStarcom ended the reporting period with a cash balance of $49.2 million, which represents a decrease of 12.1% from the prior year. As the company navigates through its strategic transition, it remains focused on identifying new client opportunities and enhancing its service offerings.
MWN-AI** Analysis
UTStarcom Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: UTSI) recently reported its unaudited financial results for the first half of 2025, revealing a notable decline in revenue and increased net losses compared to 2024. Revenue dropped to $4.6 million, a year-over-year decline of 19.3%, primarily attributed to reduced equipment sales and a slowdown in service-related projects, particularly in India. This is compounded by a significant gross profit decrease to $0.8 million, resulting in a gross margin of only 16.2%.
Despite securing a multi-million dollar contract with China Telecom’s Research Institute for disaggregated router hardware, which could enhance future revenue streams, the current results suggest significant operational challenges. Operating losses expanded to $4.2 million, indicating growing costs outpacing revenue. The management's cost containment measures, reflected in reduced operating expenses, did not suffice to offset falling revenues.
Investors should approach UTSI with caution. The increase in net loss per share to $0.41 signals that the company's profitability remains pressured. Additionally, cash reserves decreased to $49.2 million, translating into increasing financial strain as cash used in operating activities rose significantly.
However, there are potential upside scenarios. The recent RFP win may position UTStarcom to capitalize on the expanding 5G infrastructure demand in China and possibly in other markets. Furthermore, the ongoing maintenance and support orders, along with expansion orders from European and Indian customers, indicate the company is not without clients or revenue opportunities.
In light of the recent financial performance and the context of macroeconomic uncertainties, investors may consider monitoring UTStarcom for signs of operational turnaround before making aggressive investment decisions. A strategic reevaluation of their business plan could foster stabilization and growth, particularly if management can leverage new contracts to balance the revenue declines seen in 1H 2025.
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HANGZHOU, China, Aug. 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UTStarcom (“UT,” “UTStarcom” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: UTSI), a global telecommunications infrastructure provider, today reported its unaudited financial results and a business update for the six months ended June 30, 2025 (“the first half”).
Business Highlights:
- Multi-million dollar China Telecom Research Institute RFP win. UTStarcom has been selected as a major winner of the RFP “Self-developed STN-A Equipment Hardware Production and OEM Procurement Project” from Guangdong Research Institute of China Telecom Co., Ltd (“China Telecom Research Institute”) for manufacturing of a large number of disaggregated router hardware platforms intended for use on China Telecom’s STN network – China Telecom’s metropolitan area network, which is crucial for supporting its 5G mobile network services, as well as enterprise, broadband, cloud, and other services.
- Maintenance and support services orders. In 1H 2025, UTStarcom received multiple maintenance and warranty support orders from our customers. The ordered services are related to the deployed UT’s solutions such as PTN, NMS, SyncRing, and IMS.
- Expansion orders. In 1H 2025, UTStarcom continued receiving expansion orders, including the NetRing PTN network expansion for the mobile transport network of a Mobile Operator in Europe, and the features expansion order for the IMS Broadband Core solution deployed by one of our key Indian customers.
UTStarcom’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Hua Li, commented, “We have been working hard to develop and market our products to new clients, while continuing to support our existing customers. We are pleased with the progress we have made so far, and we will continue to explore additional opportunities for growth.”
First Half 2025 Financial Results
Summary of 1H 2025 Key Financials
| 1H 2025 | 1H 2024 | Y/Y Change | |
| Revenue | $4.6 | $5.7 | -19.3% |
| Gross Profit | $0.8 | $1.7 | -52.9% |
| Operating Expenses | $4.9 | $5.3 | -7.5% |
| Operating Loss | ($4.2) | ($3.6) | -$0.6% |
| Net Loss | ($3.7) | ($2.0) | -$1.7% |
| Basic EPS | ($0.41) | ($0.22) | -$0.19% |
| Cash Balance (including Restricted Cash) | $49.2 | $56.0 | -12.1% |
* Dollar comparisons are used where percentage comparisons are not meaningful.
* All amounts are in U.S. Dollars millions except for Earnings Per Share (EPS)
Total Revenues
Total revenues for the first half of 2025 were $4.6 million, compared to $5.7 million in the corresponding period in 2024.
- Net equipment sales were $0.5 million, a decrease of 31.6% from $0.8 million in the corresponding period in 2024, driven by lower sales to major customers in India.
- Net services sales were $4.1 million, a decrease of 16.9% from $4.9 million in the corresponding period in 2024. The decrease was mainly due to the completion of current projects and no new major projects in India.
Gross Profit
Gross profit was $0.8 million, or 16.2% of net sales, for the first half of 2025, compared to $1.7 million, or 30.0% of net sales, in the corresponding period in 2024.
- Gross loss on equipment sales was $0.2 million, compared to gross profit of $0.1 million in the corresponding period in 2024. Equipment gross margin for the first half of 2025 was negative 30.4%, compared to 10.6% for the corresponding period in 2024. The decrease in gross margin was due to a lower equipment revenue and higher inventory reserves.
- Service gross margin was $1.0 million, compared to $1.6 million in the corresponding period in 2024. Service gross margin was 22.4%, compared to 33.1% for the corresponding period in 2024, due to decreased activity with the major customer in India.
Operating Expenses
Operating expenses for the first half of 2025 were $4.9 million, compared to $5.3 million in the corresponding period in 2024.
- Selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses for the first half of 2025 were $2.6 million, compared to $2.7 million in the corresponding period in 2024. The decrease was mainly due to continued tight cost controls.
- Research and development (“R&D”) expenses were $2.3 million, compared to $2.6 million in the corresponding period in 2024. The decrease was mainly attributable to the completion of current projects and continued tight cost controls.
Operating Loss
Operating loss for the first half of 2025 was $4.2 million, compared to $3.6 million in the corresponding period in 2024.
Interest Income, Net
Net interest income for the first half of 2025 was $1.2 million, compared to $1.3 million in the corresponding period in 2024.
Other Income (Expenses), Net
Net other expense for the first half of 2025 was $0.2 million, compared to net other income of $0.8 million for the corresponding period in 2024. Other expense mainly reflects a foreign exchange loss resulting from the depreciation of the U.S. dollar against the Renminbi, and a loss in fair value changes.
Net Loss
Net loss attributable to shareholders for the first half of 2025 was $3.7 million, compared to $2.0 million in the corresponding period in 2024. Basic net loss per share for the first half of 2025 was $0.41, compared to $0.22 for the corresponding period in 2024.
Cash Flow
Cash used in operating activities in the first half of 2025 was $4.5 million, cash used in investing activities was $0.05 million, and cash provided by financing activities was nil. As of June 30, 2025, UTStarcom had cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash of $49.2 million.
About UTStarcom Holdings Corp.
UTStarcom is committed to helping network operators offer their customers the most innovative, reliable and cost-effective communication services. UTStarcom offers high performance advanced equipment optimized for the most rapidly growing network functions, such as mobile backhaul, metro aggregation and broadband access. UTStarcom has operations and customers around the world, with a special focus on Japan, India and China. UTStarcom was founded in 1991 and listed its shares on the Nasdaq Market in 2000 (symbol: UTSI). For more information about UTStarcom, please visit http://www.utstar.com .
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes forward-looking statements, including statements regarding the Company’s strategic initiatives and the Company’s business outlook. These statements are forward-looking in nature and subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially and adversely from the Company’s current expectations. These include risks and uncertainties related to, among other things, changes in the financial condition and cash position of the Company, changes in the composition of the Company’s management and their effect on the Company, the Company’s ability to realize anticipated results of operational improvements and benefits of the divestiture transaction, the ability to successfully identify and acquire appropriate technologies and businesses for inorganic growth and to integrate such acquisitions, the ability to internally innovate and develop new products, assumptions the Company makes regarding the growth of the market and the success of the Company’s offerings in the market and the Company’s ability to execute its business plan and manage regulatory matters. The risks and uncertainties also include the risk factors identified in the Company’s latest annual report on Form 20-F and current reports on Form 6-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company is in a period of strategic transition and the conduct of its business is exposed to additional risks as a result. All forward-looking statements included in this press release are based upon information available to the Company as of the date of this press release, which may change and the Company assumes no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements.
For investor and media inquiries, please contact:
UTStarcom Holdings Corp.
Tel: +86 (571) 8192 8888
Ms. Shelley Jiang, Investor Relations
Email: utsi-ir@utstar.com/ Shelleyjiang@utstar.com /
| UTStarcom Holdings Corp. | ||||||||
| Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets | ||||||||
| June 30, | December 31, | |||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| (In thousands) | ||||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||||
| Current assets: | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 40,423 | $ | 43,913 | ||||
| Accounts and notes receivable, net | 5,293 | 5,508 | ||||||
| Short-term investments | 105 | 165 | ||||||
| Inventories and deferred costs | 2,024 | 2,207 | ||||||
| Short-term restricted cash | 6,681 | 6,824 | ||||||
| Prepaid and other current assets | 4,051 | 4,454 | ||||||
| Total current assets | 58,577 | 63,071 | ||||||
| Long-term assets: | ||||||||
| Property, plant and equipment, net | 430 | 476 | ||||||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets, net | 926 | 1,399 | ||||||
| Long-term restricted cash | 2,097 | 2,406 | ||||||
| Other long-term assets | 870 | 848 | ||||||
| Total long-term assets | 4,323 | 5,129 | ||||||
| Total assets | $ | 62,900 | $ | 68,200 | ||||
| LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | ||||||||
| Current liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 5,602 | $ | 7,008 | ||||
| Customer advances | 512 | 769 | ||||||
| Deferred revenue | 39 | 62 | ||||||
| Income tax payable | 8,305 | 8,163 | ||||||
| Operating lease liabilities, current | 1,085 | 1,184 | ||||||
| Other current liabilities | 4,072 | 4,342 | ||||||
| Total current liabilities | 19,615 | 21,528 | ||||||
| Long-term liabilities: | ||||||||
| Operating lease liabilities, non-current | 25 | 404 | ||||||
| Long-term deferred revenue and other liabilities | 1,052 | 1,042 | ||||||
| Total liabilities | 20,692 | 22,974 | ||||||
| Total equity | 42,208 | 45,226 | ||||||
| Total liabilities and equity | $ | 62,900 | $ | 68,200 | ||||
| UTStarcom Holdings Corp. | ||||||||
| Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations | ||||||||
| Six months ended June 30, | ||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| (In thousands, except per share data) | ||||||||
| Net sales | $ | 4,634 | $ | 5,719 | ||||
| Cost of net sales | 3,883 | 4,004 | ||||||
| Gross profit | 751 | 1,715 | ||||||
| 16.2 | % | 30.0 | % | |||||
| Operating expenses: | ||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | 2,580 | 2,740 | ||||||
| Research and development | 2,324 | 2,575 | ||||||
| Total operating expenses | 4,904 | 5,315 | ||||||
| Operating loss | (4,153) | (3,600) | ||||||
| Interest income, net | 1,155 | 1,332 | ||||||
| Other income (expense), net | (161) | 806 | ||||||
| Loss before income taxes | (3,159) | (1,462) | ||||||
| Income tax expense | (563) | (554) | ||||||
| Net loss attributable to UTStarcom Holdings Corp. | $ | (3,722) | $ | (2,016) | ||||
| Net loss per share attributable to UTStarcom Holdings Corp.—Basic | $ | (0.41) | $ | (0.22) | ||||
| Weighted average shares outstanding—Basic | 9,150 | 9,141 | ||||||
| UTStarcom Holdings Corp. | ||||||||
| Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows | ||||||||
| Six months ended June 30, | ||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| (In thousands) | ||||||||
| CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||
| Net Loss | $ | (3,722) | $ | (2,016) | ||||
| Depreciation | 100 | 137 | ||||||
| Allowance(Recovery) for credit losses | 43 | (2) | ||||||
| Stock-based compensation expense | 57 | 61 | ||||||
| Gain on release of tax liability due to expiration of the statute of limitations | (11) | (11) | ||||||
| Right-of-use assets amortization | 533 | 579 | ||||||
| Changes in fair value of equity securities investment | 60 | (369) | ||||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities | (1,595) | (866) | ||||||
| Net cash used in operating activities | (4,535) | (2,487) | ||||||
| CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||
| Additions to property, plant and equipment | (46) | (106) | ||||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | (46) | (106) | ||||||
| CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||
| Net cash provided by financing activities | — | — | ||||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | 639 | (1,016) | ||||||
| Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents | (3,942) | (3,609) | ||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period | 53,143 | 59,647 | ||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period | $ | 49,201 | $ | 56,038 |
FAQ**
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