We are initiating coverage of SuperCom Ltd. with a Buy rating and a $10 twelve-month price target. We believe that SuperCom presents a compelling investment opportunity within the digital identity, public safety, and e-government sectors. The company's recent contract wins in the US and European regions and expansion into new markets signal strong growth potential. Its focus on innovative solutions like AI-integrated platforms and new product launches positions SuperCom to capitalize on the increasing demand for secure digital identity and public safety technologies. We believe new contract wins and opportunistic acquisitions, coupled with the introduction of new products and services, suggest a promising trajectory toward long-term value creation for shareholders. Our $10 price target is based on a 24x P/E multiple of our FY 2026 estimate.
Strong margin improvement despite some revenue lumpiness. Revenue in 4Q 2024 increased 11.6% year-over-year to $6.33 million from $5.67 million, while gross profit increased to $2.7 million from $2.35 million, with gross margin expanding to 42.7% vs 41.4% in 4Q 2023. Revenue in 4Q was slightly shy of our $6.46 million estimate, due mainly to temporary order delays of a major monitoring contract in Europe (Romania). Non-GAAP EPS in4Q was $0.66, above our estimate of ($0.45).
Growing momentum in the U.S. market. Since 2Q of 2024, SuperCom has secured more than 20 new electronic monitoring (EM) contracts in the U.S., including entry into seven new states—Ohio, Arizona, Alabama, South Dakota, New York, West Virginia, and Maryland. The Company also expanded its footprint in key existing markets in California and Kentucky, primarily focused on domestic violence monitoring. Some of these wins displaced incumbent providers.
International markets continue to diversify. SuperCom, together with partner company Electra Security, was awarded a five-year national electronic monitoring contract by the Israel Prison Service to cover the entire EM offender population in Israel. Additionally, the Company launched national domestic violence electronic monitoring programs in Latvia and another EU country during the second half of 2024, both secured through formal competitive tenders.
Balance sheet de-levering. The Company has been reducing its outstanding debt since the end of 2023, through premium-priced share issuances, including a $4.37 million reduction in its long-term debt, which currently stands at $29.7 million. The company had $3.15 million of cash on hand at YE24.
Reducing our revenue growth assumptions slightly. We are trimming slightly our 2025 revenue estimates in our model, from $32.25 million to $29.77 million, primarily the result of some order push-outs in Europe that have occurred in 4Q 2024. While our conversations with management lead us to believe that these orders are intact and will be recognized later in 2025, we prefer to increase our assumptions as near-term visibility improves. This reduction has the effect of reducing our EPS estimates for 2025, from($0.03) to ($0.27). We are keeping our 2026 and 2027 estimates unchanged.
SuperCom’s revenue mix is improving and could lead to further gross margin expansion. Although gross margin in 4Q was impacted minimally by the European order delays (42.7%vs. our model’s 43%), we see a more positive secular trend emerging: The higher software content of next-generation EM platforms, we believe, is likely to expand gross margin above 45% in 2025 and contribute to improving earnings leverage over the next several quarters. Additionally, the increased software content of next-generation platforms we believe is likely to minimize any potential negative of import tariffs in the U.S. market.
SPCB shares remain attractive, we believe. Shares are currently trading at 14-15x our FY26 non-GAAP EPS estimate of $0.42. Our $10 price target assumes a P/E multiple of 24x our FY26 estimate. Moreover, yesterday’s sharp sell-off, we believe, provides investors with an attractive entry point.