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Fourth quarter SaaS Subscription Revenue(1) of $30.7 million, at the high end of guidance
Fourth quarter operating loss reduced by 38% year-over-year; net loss reduced by 44% 
Adjusted Operating Loss(2) of $0.8 million, well ahead of guidance
Fourth quarter cash flows from operating activities of $4.6 million, an improvement of 165% and well ahead of plan
Announces launch of C$50 million substantial issuer bid, and intention to renew its normal course issuer bid following completion of the substantial issuer bid

Coveo reports in U.S. dollars and in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”)

MONTREAL and SAN FRANCISCO, June 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ – Coveo (TSX: CVO), the leading enterprise AI platform that brings AI search and GenAI to every point-of-experience, enabling remarkable personalized digital experiences that drive business outcomes, today announced financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2024 ended March 31, 2024.

“Our fiscal year 2024 has been transformative for Coveo and our industry. Enterprises worldwide are realizing that AI can create remarkable digital experiences for their customers and employees, leading to significantly improved business outcomes. With over a decade of AI experience with major clients, Coveo is well-positioned to help leading brands capture this opportunity,” said Louis Têtu, Chairman and CEO of Coveo. “Last year, we said that we would be ‘last to hype, first to results,’ and we are proud to be among the companies that have already enabled large enterprises to achieve global live production deployments of generative AI, demonstrating tangible results and significant benefits to their businesses.”

Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2024 Summary Financial Highlights

The following table summarizes our financial results for the fourth quarter and full fiscal year 2024.

in millions of US dollars, except

as otherwise indicated 

Q4 2024

Q4 2023

Change

FY 2024

FY 2023

Change

SaaS Subscription Revenue(1)

$30.7

$27.1

13 %

$118.6

$103.0

15 %

Coveo core platform(4)

$28.7

$24.2

18 %

$109.1

$91.4

19 %

Qubit platform(5)

$2.0

$2.9

(30 %)

$9.5

$11.6

(18 %)

Total Revenue

$32.6

$29.1

12 %

$126.1

$112.0

13 %

Gross margin

79 %

77 %

2 %

78 %

76 %

2 %

Operating Loss

($5.5)

($8.8)

38 %

($29.7)

($44.4)

33 %

Net Loss

($4.1)

($7.2)

44 %

($23.6)

($39.7)

41 %

Adjusted Operating Loss(2)

($0.8)

($4.4)

81 %

($6.3)

($20.4)

69 %

Adjusted EBITDA(2)

$0.2

($3.4)

105 %

($2.4)

($16.3)

85 %

Cash flows from (used in)
operating activities

$4.6

($7.1)

165 %

$4.2

($6.3)

167 %

Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2024 Financial Highlights
(All comparisons are relative to the three-month period ended March 31, 2023, unless otherwise stated)

SaaS Subscription Revenue(1) of $30.7 million compared to $27.1 million, an increase of 13%, and at the top end of guidance. Within this, SaaS Subscription Revenue for Coveo’s core platform(1) was $28.7 million, an increase of 18%.Total revenue was $32.6 million compared to $29.1 million, an increase of 12%, and at the top end of guidance.Gross margin was 79%, an increase of 2% compared to the prior year, and product gross margin was 82%, an increase of 1% compared to the prior year.Operating loss was $5.5 million compared to $8.8 million and net loss for the quarter was
$4.1 million compared to $7.2 million, all representing significant improvements.Adjusted Operating Loss(2) was $0.8 million compared to $4.4 million, well ahead of guidance for a loss of between $2.0 to $3.0 million.Adjusted EBITDA(2) was positive for the quarter at $0.2 million compared to ($3.4) million, representing an improvement of 105%.Cash flows from operating activities were $4.6 million for the quarter, compared to ($7.1) million, a 16% improvement.Cash and cash equivalents were $166.6 million as of March 31, 2024.

Full Year Fiscal 2024 Financial Highlights
(All comparisons are relative to the twelve-month period ended March 31, 2023, unless otherwise stated)

SaaS Subscription Revenue(1) of $118.6 million compared to $103.0 million, an increase of 15%. Within this, SaaS Subscription Revenue for Coveo’s core platform(1) was $109.1 million, an increase of 19%.Total revenue was $126.1 million compared to $112.0 million, an increase of 13%.Gross margin was 78%, an increase of 2% compared to the prior year, and product gross margin was 82%, an increase of 1% compared to the prior year.Operating loss was $29.7 million compared to $44.4 million, and net loss was $23.6 million compared to $39.7 million, all representing significant improvements.Adjusted Operating Loss(2) was $6.3 million compared to $20.2 million, and Adjusted EBITDA(2) was $2.4 million compared to $16.3 million, all representing significant improvements.Cash flows from operating activities were $4.2 million for the year, compared to ($6.3) million, a 167% improvement. The Company achieved positive cash flow from operations well ahead of previously announced plans.Net Expansion Rate(1) of 103% as of March 31, 2024. Net Expansion Rate(1) was 107% excluding customer attrition from customers using the Qubit platform(6).

Other Business Highlights

Coveo was recognized as a Leader in the May 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Search and Product Discovery, positioned highest for Ability to Execute among the 18 companies evaluated.(9)Recently announced that Coveo has joined the MACH Alliance, the group of independent tech companies dedicated to advocating for open, best-of-breed technology ecosystems. Its inclusion in the MACH Alliance recognizes Coveo’s strength in composable AI technology, meeting the MACH standard of modern technology: microservices based, API-first, cloud-native SaaS, and headless.Coveo’s Relevance Generative Answering product continues to see strong momentum, generating more than 20% of new bookings in the fourth quarter. Coveo currently has more than 75 generative AI projects in various stages of customer evaluations as the company enters Fiscal 2025.Appointed Nick Bowles as Coveo’s new Managing Director in Europe as the company continues to see significant momentum with customers and prospects in the region, along with continued momentum with SAP as a partner in that region. During the fourth quarter, the company also parted ways with its Chief Revenue Officer, Tom Melzl.

Financial Outlook

Coveo anticipates SaaS Subscription Revenue(1), Total Revenue, and Adjusted EBITDA(2) for Q1 FY’25 and fiscal year 2025 to be in the following ranges. Our financial outlook includes the assumption that the remaining revenue from the acquired Qubit platform will decline further, as the company continues its integration of the platform and IP that was acquired with Qubit into the Coveo core platform.

Q1 FY’25

Full Year FY’25

SaaS Subscription Revenue(1)

$30.2 – $30.5 million

$126.0 – $130.0 million

Total Revenue

$31.8 – $32.1 million

$133.0 – $138.0 million

Adjusted EBITDA(2)

($2.2) – ($2.7) million

$0.0 – $4.0 million

The company anticipates to achieve positive cash flow from operations of approximately $10 million for Fiscal 2025.

These statements are forward-looking and actual results may differ materially. Coveo’s outlook constitutes “financial outlook” within the meaning of applicable securities laws and is provided for the purpose of, among other things, assisting investors and others in understanding certain key elements of our expected financial results, as well as our objectives, strategic priorities and business outlook, and in obtaining a better understanding of our anticipated operating environment. Investors and others are cautioned that it may not be appropriate for other purposes. Please refer to the “Forward-Looking Information” section below for additional information on the factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements and a description of the assumptions underlying same.

Launch of a Substantial Issuer Bid

Coveo announced today the launch of a substantial issuer bid (the “SIB”) pursuant to which Coveo will offer to purchase for cancellation up to C$50 million of its subordinate voting shares (the “Subordinate Voting Shares”). Holders of multiple voting shares of the Company (the “Multiple Voting Shares”) will be entitled to tender the Subordinate Voting Shares underlying their Multiple Voting Shares in the SIB. The SIB will commence on June 4, 2024 and expire on July 10, 2024, unless extended, varied or withdraw (the “Expiry Date”). The Company also announced that subject to market and other conditions and regulatory approvals, following completion of the SIB, it intends to apply to the Toronto Stock Exchange to renew its normal course issuer bid (the “NCIB”). Further details on the renewed NCIB will be provided in due course.

The SIB will proceed by way of a “modified Dutch auction”. Holders of Subordinate Voting Shares and Multiple Voting Shares wishing to tender to the SIB will be entitled to do so (i) by making an auction tender for a specified number of Subordinate Voting Shares at a price of not less than C$7.70 and not more than C$9.25 per Subordinate Voting Share, in increments of C$0.10 per Subordinate Voting Share; or (ii) by making a purchase price tender without specifying a price per Subordinate Voting Share, but rather agreeing to have a specified number of Subordinate Voting Shares purchased at the purchase price to be determined by the auction tenders. Shareholders who validly deposit Subordinate Voting Shares or Multiple Voting Shares without specifying the method in which they are tendering such shares will be deemed to have made a purchase price tender. The SIB does not provide shareholders with the opportunity to tender their Subordinate Voting Shares pursuant to proportionate tenders. Multiple Voting Shares taken up by the Company will be converted into Subordinate Voting Shares on a one-for-one basis immediately prior to take up. All Subordinate Voting Shares purchased by the Company under the SIB will be cancelled.

The board of directors of Coveo (the “Board”) believes that the SIB is in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders given, among other things, its significant level of cash on hand, expectations around cash flow from operations, and the current market price of the Subordinate Voting Shares, which the Board believes does not currently reflect the fundamental value of the Company. The Company intends to fund the SIB with cash on hand.

The price range offered for the Subordinate Voting Shares pursuant to the SIB represents an approximately nil to 20% premium to the closing price of the Subordinate Voting Shares on the TSX on May 31, 2024, the last trading day prior to the date of filing of the Offer Documents (as defined below) on SEDAR+. Over the 12-month period ended May 31, 2024, the closing prices of the Subordinate Voting Shares on the TSX have ranged from a low of C$7.55 to a high of C$12.48.

The SIB is optional for all shareholders, who are free to choose whether to participate, how many Subordinate Voting Shares or Multiple Voting Shares to tender and, in the case of auction tenders, at what price to tender within the specified range. Any shareholder who does not deposit any Subordinate Voting Shares or Multiple Voting Shares (or whose shares are not repurchased under the SIB) will realize a proportionate increase in its equity interest in the Company, to the extent that Subordinate Voting Shares are purchased under the SIB.

As of the date hereof, we have not been made aware that any of Coveo’s principal shareholders (i.e. a shareholder that owns 10% or more of the voting rights associated to all of Coveo’s issued and outstanding shares) intends to deposit Subordinate Voting Shares or Multiple Voting Shares under the SIB.

The final purchase price to be paid by Coveo for each validly deposited Subordinate Voting Share and Multiple Voting Share will be determined upon expiry of the SIB and will be based on the number of Subordinate Voting Shares and Multiple Voting Shares validly deposited pursuant to auction tenders and purchase price tenders, and the prices specified by shareholders making auction tenders. As a result, Coveo’s shareholders who tender their Subordinate Voting Shares and/or Multiple Voting Shares will set the purchase price for the SIB. The purchase price will be the lowest price (which will not be more than C$9.25 per Subordinate Voting Share and not less than C$7.70 per Subordinate Voting Share) that enables Coveo to purchase Subordinate Voting Shares up to the maximum amount available for auction tenders and purchase price tenders, determined in accordance with the terms of the SIB. Subordinate Voting Shares and Multiple Voting Shares validly deposited at or below the purchase price as finally determined by Coveo will be purchased at such purchase price. Subordinate Voting Shares that will not be taken up in connection with the SIB, including Subordinate Voting Shares and Multiple Voting Shares deposited pursuant to auction tenders at prices above the purchase price, will be returned to the shareholders. If the aggregate purchase price for Subordinate Voting Shares and Multiple Voting Shares validly tendered pursuant to auction tenders and purchase price tenders is greater than the amount available for auction tenders and purchase price tenders, Coveo will purchase Subordinate Voting Shares from the holders of Subordinate Voting Shares and Multiple Voting Shares who made valid purchase price tenders or tendered at or below the purchase price as finally determined by Coveo on a pro rata basis. “Odd lot” holders (holders of fewer than 100 Subordinate Voting Shares) will not be subject to proration.

The formal offer to purchase, issuer bid circular, letter of transmittal, notice of guaranteed delivery and other related documents (collectively, the “Offer Documents”), which Offer Documents collectively contain the terms and conditions of the SIB, instructions for tendering Subordinate Voting Shares and/or Multiple Voting Shares, and the factors considered by Coveo and the Board in making its decision to approve and launch the SIB, among other things, are being filed with the securities regulatory authorities in Canada today and are expected to be mailed on June 4, 2024 to registered shareholders and holders of securities convertible into, exchangeable for, or that carry the right to acquire Subordinate Voting Shares or Multiple Voting Shares prior to the Expiry Date. The Offer Documents will be available under Coveo’s SEDAR+ profile at www.sedarplus.ca.

The SIB will not be conditional upon any minimum number of Subordinate Voting Shares being tendered and will be subject to conditions customary for transactions of this nature. The SIB will, however, be subject to other conditions described in the Offer Documents and Coveo reserves the right, subject to applicable laws, to withdraw, extend or vary the SIB, if, at any time prior to the payment of deposited Subordinate Voting Shares, certain events occur.

The Company has engaged RBC Capital Markets as financial advisor and dealer manager for the SIB and TSX Trust Company (Canada) to act as depositary for the SIB.

The Board approved the making of the SIB, the size of the SIB and the purchase price range for Subordinate Voting Shares. However, none of the Company, the Board, the dealer manager or the depositary makes any recommendation to shareholders as to whether to tender or refrain from tendering any or all of their Subordinate Voting Shares or Multiple Voting Shares to the SIB. Shareholders are urged to carefully evaluate all information in the Offer Documents, consult their own financial, legal, investment, accounting and tax advisors and make their own decisions as to whether to deposit Subordinate Voting Shares or Multiple Voting Shares under the SIB and, if so, how many such shares to deposit and at what price or prices.

This press release is for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to buy or the solicitation of an offer to sell the Company’s shares. The solicitation and the offer to buy the Subordinate Voting Shares is being made only pursuant to the Offer Documents, which contain full details of the SIB.

Any questions or requests for information may be directed to TSX Trust Company (Canada), as the depositary for the SIB, at 1-800-387-0825 (Toll Free – North America), (416) 682-3860 or shareholderinquiries@tmx.com, or to RBC Capital Markets, as dealer manager for the SIB, at CoveoSIB@rbccm.com.

Q4 Conference Call and Webcast Information

Coveo will host a conference call today at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time to discuss its financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2024. The call will be hosted by Louis Têtu, Chairman and CEO, and other members of its senior leadership team.

Conference Call:         

https://emportal.ink/4b43YQH

Use the link above to join the conference call without operator assistance. If you prefer to have operator assistance, please dial: 1-888-664-6392

Live Webcast:               

https://app.webinar.net/LxXO5DAVZk0

Webcast Replay:         

ir.coveo.com under the “News & Events” section

For additional information, investors and other interested persons may review our financial statements and MD&A as well as our current investor presentation on our website at ir.coveo.com.

Non-IFRS Measures and Ratios

Coveo’s annual audited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with IFRS as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board. The information presented in this press release includes non-IFRS financial measures and ratios, namely (i) Adjusted Operating Loss; (ii) Adjusted EBITDA; (iii) Adjusted Gross Profit, Adjusted Product Gross Profit, and Adjusted Professional Services Gross Profit (collectively referred to as our “Adjusted Gross Profit Measures”); (iv) Adjusted Gross Margin, Adjusted Product Gross Margin, and Adjusted Professional Services Gross Margin (collectively referred to as our “Adjusted Gross Margin Measures”); (v) Adjusted Sales and Marketing Expenses, Adjusted Research and Product Development Expenses, and Adjusted General and Administrative Expenses (collectively referred to as our “Adjusted Operating Expense Measures”); and (vi) Adjusted Sales and Marketing Expenses (%), Adjusted Research and Product Development Expenses (%), and Adjusted General and Administrative Expenses (%) (collectively referred to as our “Adjusted Operating Expense (%) Measures”). These measures and ratios are not recognized measures under IFRS and do not have standardized meanings prescribed by IFRS and are therefore unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. Rather, these measures and ratios are provided as additional information to complement IFRS measures by providing further understanding of the company’s results of operations from management’s perspective.

Accordingly, these measures and ratios should not be considered in isolation nor as a substitute for analysis of the company’s financial information reported under IFRS. Adjusted Operating Loss, Adjusted EBITDA, the Adjusted Gross Profit Measures, the Adjusted Gross Margin Measures, the Adjusted Operating Expense Measures, and the Adjusted Operating Expense (%) Measures are used to provide investors with supplemental measures and ratios of the company’s operating performance and thus highlight trends in Coveo’s core business that may not otherwise be apparent when relying solely on IFRS measures and ratios. The company’s management also believes that securities analysts, investors, and other interested parties frequently use non-IFRS financial measures and ratios in the evaluation of issuers. Coveo’s management uses non-IFRS financial measures and ratios in order to facilitate operating performance comparisons from period to period, and to prepare annual operating budgets and forecasts.        

See the “Non-IFRS Measures” section of our MD&A for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended March 31, 2024, which is available as of the date hereof under our profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca for a description of these measures. Please refer to the financial tables appended to this press release for additional information including a reconciliation of (i) Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Operating Loss to operating loss and net loss; (ii) Adjusted Gross Profit to gross profit; (iii) Adjusted Product Gross Profit to product gross profit; (iv) Adjusted Professional Services Gross Profit to professional services gross profit; (v) Adjusted Sales and Marketing Expenses to sales and marketing expenses; (vi) Adjusted Research and Product Development Expenses to research and product development expenses; and (vii) Adjusted General and Administrative Expenses to general and administrative expenses.

Key Performance Indicators

This press release refers to “SaaS Subscription Revenue” and “Net Expansion Rate”. They are operating metrics used in Coveo’s industry. We monitor our key performance indicators to help us evaluate our business, measure our performance, identify trends, formulate business plans, and make strategic decisions. Our key performance indicators provide investors with supplemental measures of our operating performance and thus highlight trends in our core business that may not otherwise be apparent when relying solely on IFRS measures. We also believe that securities analysts, investors, and other interested parties frequently use industry metrics in the evaluation of issuers. Certain of our key performance indicators are measures that do not have any standardized meaning prescribed by IFRS Accounting Standards and therefore may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers and cannot be reconciled to a directly comparable IFRS measure. Our key performance indicators may be calculated and designated in a manner different than similar key performance indicators used by other companies.

“SaaS Subscription Revenue” means the company’s SaaS subscription revenue, as presented in our financial statements in accordance with IFRS.

“Net Expansion Rate” is calculated by considering a cohort of customers at the end of the period 12 months prior to the end of the period selected and dividing the SaaS Annualized Contract Value (“SaaS ACV”, as defined below) attributable to that cohort at the end of the current period selected, by the SaaS ACV attributable to that cohort at the beginning of the period 12 months prior to the end of the period selected. Expressed as a percentage, the ratio (i) excludes any SaaS ACV from new customers added during the 12 months preceding the end of the period selected; (ii) includes incremental SaaS ACV made to the cohort over the 12 months preceding the end of the period selected; (iii) is net of the SaaS ACV from any customers whose subscriptions terminated or decreased over the 12 months preceding the end of the period selected; and (iv) is currency neutral and as such, excludes the effect of currency variation.

In this section and throughout this press release, “SaaS Annualized Contract Value” means the SaaS annualized contract value of a customer’s commitments calculated based on the terms of that customer’s subscriptions, and represents the committed annualized subscription amount as of the measurement date.

Please also refer to the “Key Performance Indicators” section of our latest MD&A, which is available under our profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca, for additional details on the abovementioned key performance indicators.

Forward-Looking Information

This press release contains “forward-looking information” and “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of applicable securities laws, including with respect to Coveo’s “financial outlook” (within the meaning of applicable securities laws) and related assumptions (as set forth below and elsewhere in this press release) for the three months ending June 30, 2024 and the year ending March 31, 2025 (for greater certainty, for cash flows from operations, solely the year ending March 31, 2025), the launch of the SIB by Coveo and the terms thereof (including the maximum dollar value of Subordinate Voting Shares the Company may purchase under the SIB, the pricing range for the purchase of Subordinate Voting Shares under the SIB, the timing of filing of the Offer Documents, and the timing for commencement and completion of the SIB), Coveo’s intention to apply to the Toronto Stock Exchange to renew its existing normal course issuer bid (including the timing for application and renewal thereof), and expectations regarding the remaining Qubit SaaS ACV, bookings performance and gross retention rates for fiscal 2025 (collectively, “forward-looking information”). This forward-looking information is identified by the use of terms and phrases such as “may”, “would”, “should”, “could”, “might”, “will”, “achieve”, “occur”, “expect”, “intend”, “estimate”, “anticipate”, “plan”, “foresee”, “believe”, “continue”, “target”, “opportunity”, “strategy”, “scheduled”, “outlook”, “forecast”, “projection”, or “prospect”, the negative of these terms and similar terminology, including references to assumptions, although not all forward-looking information contains these terms and phrases. In addition, any statements that refer to expectations, intentions, projections, or other characterizations of future events or circumstances contain forward-looking information. Statements containing forward-looking information are not historical facts but instead represent management’s expectations, estimates, and projections regarding future events or circumstances.

Forward-looking information is necessarily based on a number of opinions, estimates, and assumptions (including those discussed under “Financial Outlook Assumptions” below and those discussed immediately hereunder) that we considered appropriate and reasonable as of the date such statements are made. Although the forward-looking information contained herein is based upon what we believe are reasonable assumptions, actual results may vary from the forward-looking information contained herein. Certain assumptions made in preparing the forward-looking information contained in herein include, without limitation (and in addition to those discussed under “Financial Outlook Assumptions” below): our ability to capitalize on growth opportunities and implement our growth strategy; our ability to attract new customers, expand our relationships with existing customers, and have existing customers renew their subscriptions; our ability to maintain successful strategic relationships with partners and other third parties; market awareness and acceptance of enterprise AI solutions in general and our products in particular; the market penetration of our new generative AI solutions, both with new and existing customers, and our ability to capture the generative AI opportunity; our future capital requirements, and availability of capital generally; the accuracy of our estimates of market opportunity, growth forecasts, and expectations around cash flow; our success in identifying and evaluating, as well as financing and integrating, any acquisitions, partnerships, or joint ventures; the significant influence of our principal shareholders; and our ability to convert pipeline into closed deals, and the timeframe thereof. Moreover, forward-looking information is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors, many of which are beyond our control, that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance, or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information, including but not limited to macro-economic uncertainties and the risk factors described under “Risk Factors” in the company’s most recently filed Annual Information Form and under “Key Factors Affecting our Performance” in the company’s most recently filed MD&A, both available under our profile on SEDAR+ at . There can be no assurance that such forward-looking information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such information. Accordingly, prospective investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information, which speaks only as of the date made. Although we have attempted to identify important risk factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking information, there may be other risk factors not presently known to us or that we presently believe are not material that could also cause actual results or future events to differ materially from those expressed in such forward-looking information.

You should not rely on this forward-looking information, as actual outcomes and results may differ materially from those contemplated by this forward-looking information as a result of such risks and uncertainties. Additional information will also be set forth in other public filings that we make available under our profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca from time to time. The forward-looking information provided in this press release relates only to events or information as of the date hereof, and is expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. Except as required by law, we do not assume any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, after the date on which the statements are made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

Financial Outlook Assumptions

Our financial outlook under the “Financial Outlook” section above and elsewhere in this press release is based on several assumptions, including the following, in addition to those set forth under the “Financial Outlook” section above and under the “Forward-Looking Information” section above:

The majority of the remaining Qubit SaaS ACV(7) will churn by the end of the fiscal year, with the revenue impact being that the SaaS Subscription Revenue(1) recognized in fiscal 2025 for subscriptions to the Qubit platform will decline by approximately half.Bookings performance building during fiscal 2025, with the second half exceeding the first half.Maintaining gross retention rates(8) at their historical levels.Achieving expected levels of sales of SaaS subscriptions to new and existing customers, including timing of those sales, as well as expected levels of renewals of SaaS subscriptions with existing customers.Achieving expected levels of implementations and other sources of professional services revenue.Maintaining planned levels of operating margin represented by our Adjusted Gross Profit Measures(2) and Adjusted Gross Margin Measures(3).The market for our solutions showing ongoing improvements in line with our expectations.Our ability to attract and retain key personnel required to achieve our plans.Foreign exchange rates environment remaining consistent, and similar or better inflation rates, interest rates, customer spending, and other macro-economic conditions.Our ability to collect from our customers as planned, and to otherwise manage our cash inflows (including government grants and tax credits) and outflows as we currently expect.Expected financial performance as measured by our Adjusted Operating Expense Measures(2) and Adjusted Operating Expense (%) Measures(3).

Our financial outlook does not include the impact of acquisitions that may be announced or closed from time to time.

Notes to this press release:

(1) 

SaaS Subscription Revenue and Net Expansion Rate are Key Performance Indicators of Coveo. Please see the “Key Performance Indicators” section below.

(2) 

The Adjusted Gross Profit Measures, the Adjusted Operating Expense Measures, Adjusted Operating Loss, and Adjusted EBITDA are non-IFRS financial measures which may not be comparable to similar measures or ratios used by other companies. Please see the “Non-IFRS Measures and Ratios” section below and the reconciliation tables within this release.

(3) 

The Adjusted Gross Margin Measures, the Adjusted Operating Expense (%) Measures, and Adjusted Product Gross Margin are non-IFRS ratios. Please see the “Non-IFRS Measures and Ratios” section below and the reconciliation tables within this release.

(4) 

SaaS Subscription Revenue earned in connection with subscriptions by customers to the Coveo core platform for the period, and thus excluding revenue from subscriptions to the Qubit platform.

(5) 

SaaS Subscription Revenue earned through subscriptions to the Qubit platform for the period covered.

(6) 

Net Expansion Rate excluding the effect of SaaS ACV attributable to subscriptions to the Qubit platform.

(7) 

SaaS ACV means the SaaS annualized contract value of a customer’s commitments calculated based on the terms of that customer’s subscriptions, and represents the committed annualized subscription amount as of the measurement date.

(8) 

Gross retention rate or GRR is generally calculated for a period by subtracting SaaS ACV contractions and losses over the period selected from SaaS ACV at the beginning of the period selected and dividing the result by the SaaS ACV from the beginning of the period selected. We use GRR to provide insight into the company’s success retaining existing customers.

(9) 

Gartner©, Magic QuadrantTM for Search and Product Discovery, May 2024. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in its research publications, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings or other designation. Gartner research publications consist of the opinions of Gartner’s research organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. The Gartner content described herein (the “Gartner Content”) represent(s) research opinion or viewpoints published, as part of a syndicated subscription service, by Gartner, Inc. (“Gartner”), and are not representations of fact. Gartner Content speaks as of its original publication date (and not as of the date of this press release), and the opinions expressed in the Gartner Content are subject to change without notice. GARTNER is a registered trademark and service mark of Gartner, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the U.S. and internationally, and MAGIC QUADRANT is a registered trademark of Gartner, Inc. and/or its affiliates and are used herein with permission. All rights reserved.

About Coveo

We strongly believe that the future is business-to-person. That experiences are today’s competitive front line, a make or break for every business. We also believe that remarkable experiences not only enhance user satisfaction but also yield significant gains for enterprises. That is what we call the AI-experience advantage – the degree to which the content, products, recommendations, and advice presented to a person online aligns easily with their needs, intent, preferences, context, and behavior, resulting in superior business outcomes.

To realize this AI-experience advantage at scale, enterprises require a robust, spinal and composable infrastructure capable of unifying content securely and delivering AI search, AI recommendations, true personalization, and a trusted generative experience at every touchpoint with each individual customer, partner and employee. Coveo is dedicated to bringing this advantage to every point-of-experience, using powerful data and AI models to transform the enterprise in commerce, customer service, website, and workplace.

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Consolidated Statements of Loss and Comprehensive Loss
(expressed in thousands of US dollars, except share and per share data, audited)

Three months ended March 31,

Year ended March 31,

2024

2023

2024

2023

$

$

$

$

Revenue

SaaS subscription

30,739

27,099

118,581

102,960

Self-managed licenses and maintenance

–

–

–

912

Product revenue

30,739

27,099

118,581

103,872

Professional services

1,843

2,011

7,513

8,130

Total revenue

32,582

29,110

126,094

112,002

Cost of revenue

Product

5,551

5,118

21,733

19,573

Professional services

1,448

1,646

5,915

7,101

Total cost of revenue

6,999

6,764

27,648

26,674

Gross profit

25,583

22,346

98,446

85,328

Operating expenses

Sales and marketing

13,953

14,650

55,099

57,100

Research and product development

8,769

8,225

35,804

35,025

General and administrative

6,596

6,125

26,628

29,042

Depreciation of property and equipment

616

597

2,393

2,548

Amortization and impairment of intangible assets

729

1,117

6,655

4,454

Depreciation of right-of-use assets

384

397

1,566

1,578

Total operating expenses

31,047

31,111

128,145

129,747

Operating loss

(5,464)

(8,765)

(29,699)

(44,419)

Net financial revenue

(1,704)

(1,709)

(6,674)

(4,613)

Foreign exchange loss (gain)

(1,006)

302

321

(279)

Loss before income tax expense (recovery)

(2,754)

(7,358)

(23,346)

(39,527)

Income tax expense (recovery)

1,296

(125)

264

205

Net loss

(4,050)

(7,233)

(23,610)

(39,732)

Net loss per share – Basic and diluted

(0.04)

(0.07)

(0.23)

(0.38)

Weighted average number of shares
outstanding – Basic and diluted

102,377,716

104,572,190

103,318,469

104,572,190

Consolidated Statements of Loss and Comprehensive Income Loss
(expressed in thousands of US dollars, audited)

The following table presents share-based payments and related expenses recognized by the company:

Three months ended March 31,

Year ended March 31,

2024

2023

2024

2023

$

$

$

$

Share-based payments and related expenses

Product cost of revenue

278

123

944

697

Professional services cost of revenue

218

98

650

564

Sales and marketing 

687

993

2,434

5,438

Research and product development 

1,223

914

5,845

5,522

General and administrative 

1,414

1,077

6,748

6,483

Share-based payments and related expenses

3,820

3,205

16,621

18,704

Reconciliation of Net Loss to Adjusted Operating Loss and Adjusted EBITDA
(expressed in thousands of US dollars)

Three months ended March 31,

Year ended March 31,

2024

2023

2024

2023

Net loss

(4,050)

(7,233)

(23,610)

(39,732)

Net financial revenue

(1,704)

(1,709)

(6,674)

(4,613)

Foreign exchange loss (gain)

(1,006)

302

321

(279)

Income tax expense (recovery)

1,296

(125)

264

205

Operating loss

(5,464)

(8,765)

(29,699)

(44,419)

Share-based payments and related expenses (1)

3,820

3,205

16,621

18,704

Amortization and impairment of acquired intangible assets (2)

727

1,116

6,650

4,449

Acquisition-related compensation (3)

–

–

–

407

Transaction-related expenses (4)

98

89

98

413

Adjusted Operating Loss

(819)

(4,355)

(6,330)

(20,446)

Depreciation expense (5)

1,000

994

3,959

4,126

Other amortization and impairment of intangible assets

2

1

5

5

Adjusted EBITDA

183

(3,360)

(2,366)

(16,315)

(1) 

These expenses relate to issued stock options and share-based awards under our share-based plans to our employees and directors as well as related payroll taxes that are directly attributable to the share-based payments. These costs are included in product and professional services cost of revenue, sales and marketing, research and product development, and general and administrative expenses.

(2) 

These expenses represent the amortization and impairment of intangible assets acquired through the acquisition of Qubit. These costs are included in amortization and impairment of intangible assets. It includes an impairment of customer relationships acquired through the business combination with Qubit as described in note 8 of the consolidated financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2024.    

(3) 

These expenses relate to non-recurring acquisition-related compensation in connection with acquisitions. These costs are included in product and professional services cost of revenue, and sales and marketing, research and product development, and general and administrative expenses.

(4) 

These expenses relate to professional, legal, consulting, accounting, advisory, and other fees relating to transactions that would otherwise not have been incurred. These costs are included in general and administrative expenses.

(5) 

Depreciation expense include depreciation of property and equipment and depreciation of right-of-use assets.

Reconciliation of Adjusted Gross Profit Measures and Adjusted Gross Margin Measures
(expressed in thousands of US dollars)

Three months ended March 31,

Year ended March 31,

2024

2023

2024

2023

$

$

$

$

Total revenue

32,582

29,110

126,094

112,002

Gross profit

25,583

22,346

98,446

85,328

Gross margin

79 %

77 %

78 %

76 %

Add: Share-based payments and related
         expenses

496

221

1,594

1,261

Add: Acquisition-related compensation

–

–

–

172

Adjusted Gross Profit

26,079

22,567

100,040

86,761

Adjusted Gross Margin

80 %

78 %

79 %

77 %

Product revenue

30,739

27,099

118,581

103,872

Product cost of revenue

5,551

5,118

21,733

19,573

Product gross profit

25,188

21,981

96,848

84,299

Product Gross margin

82 %

81 %

82 %

81 %

Add: Share-based payments and related
         expenses

278

123

944

697

Add: Acquisition-related compensation

–

–

–

134

Adjusted Product Gross Profit

25,466

22,104

97,792

85,130

Adjusted Product Gross Margin

83 %

82 %

82 %

82 %

Professional services revenue

1,843

2,011

7,513

8,130

Professional services cost of revenue

1,448

1,646

5,915

7,101

Professional services gross profit

395

365

1,598

1,029

Professional services gross margin

21 %

18 %

21 %

13 %

Add: Share-based payments and related
         expenses

218

98

650

564

Add: Acquisition-related compensation

–

–

–

38

Adjusted Professional Services Gross Profit

613

463

2,248

1,631

Adjusted Professional Services Gross Margin

33 %

23 %

30 %

20 %

Reconciliation of Adjusted Operating Expense Measures and Adjusted Operating Expense (%) Measures
(expressed in thousands of US dollars)

Three months ended March 31,

Year ended March 31,

2024

2023

2024

2023

$

$

$

$

Sales and marketing expenses

13,953

14,650

55,099

57,100

Sales and marketing expenses (% of total revenue)

43 %

50 %

44 %

51 %

Less: Share-based payments and related
          expenses

687

993

2,434

5,438

Less: Acquisition-related compensation

–

–

–

77

Adjusted Sales and Marketing Expenses

13,266

13,657

52,665

51,585

Adjusted Sales and Marketing Expenses (% of total
revenue)

41 %

47 %

42 %

46 %

Research and product development expenses

8,769

8,225

35,804

35,025

Research and product development expenses (% of
total revenue)

27 %

28 %

28 %

31 %

Less: Share-based payments and related
          expenses

1,223

914

5,845

5,522

Less: Acquisition-related compensation

–

–

–

143

Adjusted Research and Product Development Expenses

7,546

7,311

29,959

29,360

Adjusted Research and Product Development
Expenses (% of total revenue)

23 %

25 %

24 %

26 %

General and administrative expenses

6,596

6,125

26,628

29,042

General and administrative expenses (% of total revenue)

20 %

21 %

21 %

26 %

Less: Share-based payments and related
          expenses

1,414

1,077

6,748

6,483

Less: Acquisition-related compensation

–

–

–

15

Less: Transaction-related expenses

98

89

98

413

Adjusted General and Administrative Expenses

5,084

4,959

19,782

22,131

Adjusted General and Administrative Expenses (% of
total revenue)

16 %

17 %

16 %

20 %

Consolidated Statements of Financial Position
(expressed in thousands of US dollars, audited)

March 31,
2024

March 31,
2023

$

$

Assets

Current assets

Cash and cash equivalents

166,586

198,452

Trade and other receivables

29,947

24,233

Government assistance

9,987

7,142

Prepaid expenses

8,622

8,707

215,142

238,534

Non-current assets

Contract acquisition costs

10,168

11,148

Property and equipment

5,608

6,846

Intangible assets

8,710

15,107

Right-of-use assets

6,032

7,645

Deferred tax assets

4,265

3,896

Goodwill

25,960

25,642

Total assets

275,885

308,818

Liabilities

Current liabilities

Trade payable and accrued liabilities

21,822

21,435

Deferred revenue

64,731

55,260

Current portion of lease obligations

2,153

1,929

88,706

78,624

Non-current liabilities

Lease obligations

6,885

8,940

Deferred tax liabilities

1,771

2,721

Total liabilities

97,362

90,285

Shareholders’ equity

Share capital

836,271

868,409

Contributed surplus

40,484

25,949

Deficit

(655,598)

(631,988)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(42,634)

(43,837)

Total shareholders’ equity

178,523

218,533

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

275,885

308,818

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(expressed in thousands of US dollars, audited)

Year ended March 31,

2024

2023

$

$

Cash flows from operating activities

Net loss

(23,610)

(39,732)

Items not affecting cash

Amortization of contract acquisition costs

4,426

4,428

Depreciation of property and equipment

2,393

2,548

Amortization and impairment of intangible assets

6,655

4,454

Depreciation of right-of-use assets

1,566

1,578

Share-based payments

15,214

19,022

Interest on lease obligations

532

630

Deferred income tax recovery

(705)

(2)

Unrealized foreign exchange loss (gain)

105

(422)

Changes in non-cash working capital items

(2,376)

1,239

4,200

(6,257)

Cash flows used in investing activities

Business combination, net of cash acquired

–

(675)

Additions to property and equipment

(1,098)

(1,585)

Additions to intangible assets

(23)

(5)

(1,121)

(2,265)

Cash flows used in financing activities

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

2,376

1,740

Tax withholding for net share settlement

(1,452)

(1,643)

Payments on lease obligations

(2,313)

(2,525)

Shares repurchased and cancelled

(29,649)

–

Repurchase of stock options

(4,553)

–

(35,591)

(2,428)

Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

646

(13,670)

Decrease in cash and cash equivalents during the period

(31,866)

(24,620)

Cash and cash equivalents – beginning of period

198,452

223,072

Cash and cash equivalents – end of period

166,586

198,452

Cash

25,731

22,036

Cash equivalents

140,855

176,416

 

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Suunto Launches Race 3S: Next-Generation Performance Watch in a Compact Titanium Case

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Suunto’s next-generation performance watch brings up to 38 hours of dual-band GPS battery, a 2,000-nit AMOLED display, and free worldwide offline maps in a 56 g build, debuting alongside Suunto’s new AI Coach.

VANTAA, Finland, Oct. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Suunto launches Suunto Race 3S, a new-generation flagship performance watch. Built for smarter training, with features designed especially for trail running, Race 3S brings together up to 38 hours of dual-band GPS battery, a 2,000-nit AMOLED display, and a full set of intelligent trail tools at just 56 g. It is a watch built to go further and move lighter, so a long day in the mountains stays simple.

First launched in 2023, the Race series established Suunto’s position as the choice for athletes who train with intention and perform when it counts. Suunto Race 3S carries that standard into a compact 46 mm case sized to sit well on smaller wrists, and holds on to long-lasting battery life, a flagship display, and the complete trail toolkit alongside it.

“People have more performance data at their fingertips than ever, but turning all that information into something useful can be a challenge,” said Daniel Das Bhowmik, VP Product at Suunto. “We built Race 3S to carry long-lasting battery life in a case compact and light enough to forget, and we’re launching it alongside Suunto AI Coach to make things simple again: turning questions and personal data into clear, actionable answers.”

Battery for the Long Haul

No runner should plan a race around a battery bar. Suunto Race 3S gives them room to plan the race instead: up to 38 hours in dual-band GPS mode (up to 32 hours with the always-on display on), compared with up to 30 hours on Race S, with full positioning accuracy switched on the entire time. Additional battery modes reach further still, including a smartwatch mode with up to 12 days of battery life for everyday wear.

For runners used to planning a session around what the watch has left, that is up to eight more hours of pacing, navigation, and heart rate on the wrist than Race S. Training runs finish the way they were planned, races carry data all the way to the line, and the charger stays at home.

A Compact Build With Flagship Performance

The best watch on a long climb is the one a runner stops noticing. At 56 g with the silicone strap, 38 g for the watch head alone, Suunto’s Race 3S sits close to the wrist at roughly the weight of two energy gels, with a compact fit that works well for smaller wrists, too. A titanium bezel and sapphire crystal lens handle rock, scrub, and repeated impact.

Inside, the new-generation Apollo 510 processor drives faster response across maps and menus, and an upgraded optical heart rate module with six LEDs and four photodetectors behind 2.5D curved sensor glass holds accuracy through arm swing, sweat, and cold. Pair a Suunto heart rate belt to enable ZoneSense and it reads true intensity straight from the body’s response.

Suunto AI Coach Debuts With Race 3S

Race 3S marks the debut of Suunto AI Coach, an AI-powered conversational coaching experience in the Suunto app. It turns your Suunto data into insight, guidance and action, helping you understand your data, know where you stand and decide what to do next.

Ask Suunto AI Coach anything about your training, and it answers clearly and in context, with guidance and visuals such as charts, tables and maps, plus next steps whenever you want them. When you want to act, it creates structured workouts, training plans and routes; workouts and routes can then be saved in the Suunto app and synced to your watch. Customers who purchase and pair Suunto Race 3S can get three months of Suunto AI Coach free by activating their watch through the Suunto app by 31 December 2026.

Precision in Every Terrain, Free Maps Worldwide

When the trail disappears under canopy or into a canyon, the line on the wrist stays put. Positioning offers better overall performance, notable through forests, canyon walls, and switchbacks. Free worldwide offline maps now add contour lines and place names for an instant read on where you stand. They download straight to the watch and run entirely on board, subscription-free, so the terrain travels with the runner wherever the trail goes.

A Race Strategy Set Before the Gun

The hardest racing decisions arrive when a runner is least equipped to make them. Suunto Race 3S makes them early instead. Climb Guidance shows what the trail does next, climb or descent, updated in real time, so effort can be placed in advance: know a descent is coming, and save the legs for the climb after it.

Race Planner will build a personalized pacing plan from the route, the weather, and a runner’s race goal, with real-time guidance to hold pace on race day.*

A Display You Can Read in Full Sun

Mid-race data only counts if it can be read mid-stride. The 1.32-inch LTPS Hybrid AMOLED reaches 2,000 nits, more than three times the brightness of Race S, at 466 × 466 resolution. In midday glare above the treeline or on a 4 a.m. start in the dark, pace, distance, and the next turn stay readable at a glance.

Everything You Run With, on One Wrist

64 GB of onboard storage holds maps, routes, training data, and offline music.** It offers over 100 sport modes, including running, cycling, swimming, gym work, and multisport. Race 3S is available in three colorways: Orchid, Feather, and Black.

*Race Planner is planned for launch via a future Suunto app and firmware update. Features, availability, and timing are subject to change. Please refer to the latest official information from Suunto.

**Available via an over-the-air software update following product launch. Availability timing is subject to official announcement.

Read more about Suunto AI Coach at https://us.suunto.com/pages/suunto-ai-coach

Availability:
EMEA: October 15th
CHINA: October 15th
NAM: October 29th
APAC: October 29th

Race 3S will be sold through Suunto’s direct-to-consumer channels and authorized outdoor and running retail partners across North America, Europe, and key Asia-Pacific markets.

Pricing: EUR 499 / USD 599

Colors: Purple, Grey, Black

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About Suunto

Suunto is a Finnish brand, established in 1936. It was founded by Finnish inventor Tuomas Vohlonen, who pioneered a new standard for navigational precision. That same year, his innovation – a field compass – was stronger, steadier, and more accurate than any other handheld navigational tool of its time. It was the first of many Suunto products built to withstand the harsh conditions of our native Finland.

In the near century since, Tuomas’s spirit of innovation has continued to chart Suunto’s course. From some of history’s first dive computers and high-altitude wrist altimeters to today’s GPS watches, Suunto remains a trusted companion for outdoor adventurers across the globe.

Supporting explorers, athletes, and weekend warriors alike remains our core mission – providing the tools to dive deeper, climb higher, and push the limits of human potential.

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Date: Wednesday, October 21, 2026

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S4 Capital’s Monks Accelerates Regional Growth Strategy in EMEA and APAC Expanding Nirvik Singh’s Remit to APAC, Names Ash Smith Executive Vice President, Asia Pacific and Fay Denis du Peage Managing Director, Australia and New Zealand

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LONDON, Oct. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Monks, the purely digital, unitary operating brand of S4 Capital plc, today announced an evolution of its regional leadership across EMEA and Asia-Pacific. As global brands demand more agile, connected and AI-enabled marketing models, Monks is expanding its integrated Marketing and Technology Services footprint to help multinational clients operate at speed and scale across both regions.

Positioned as a change agent for modern enterprise brands, Monks unifies three core capabilities—Intelligence, Creation and Orchestration—through its flagship Monks.Flow platform to build brands as living systems. Across Asia Pacific, this evolution allows Monks to deliver end-to-end marketing transformation, helps clients accelerate media performance, eliminate operational silos and orchestrate intelligent marketing that turns real-time data into measurable business impact.

To lead this next chapter, Monks has expanded the leadership remit of Nirvik Singh to lead both EMEA and Asia Pacific, reporting to Bruno Lambertini, CEO of Marketing Services. Working alongside Nirvik, Ash Smith joins Monks as Executive Vice President, Asia Pacific, effective 13 November 2026. Fay Denis du Peage has been appointed Managing Director, Australia and New Zealand, effective immediately.

Nirvik recently stepped down as a Non-Executive Director from the S4 Capital Board to join Monks as CEO of Marketing Services, EMEA. In the new expansion of his role to APAC, he will integrate oversight for Marketing Services across both regions, recognizing the connected growth opportunities and delivering greater value and scale for clients.

Nirvik brings more than 35 years of experience in the industry, most recently as Global Chief Operating Officer and President International at Grey Group. Nirvik has spent decades running multi-region businesses and partnering with enterprise brands including Procter & Gamble, The Coca-Cola Company, Volvo and Haleon to navigate complex market dynamics and deliver commercial impact.

Reporting to Nirvik, Ash Smith will focus on accelerating regional business growth, strengthening client partnerships and scaling Monks’ product and solutions capabilities across Asia Pacific. Ash brings more than 18 years of experience across Australia, Europe, China, Hong Kong and Southeast Asia, spanning product development, client solutions, innovation and business leadership. Throughout his career, he has focused on combining human intelligence, data and technology to create value for brands, translating local and regional market insights into innovative solutions and business growth.

Prior to joining Monks, Ash served as Chief Product and Solutions Officer for JAPAC at Tag, a Dentsu company, where he led the talent, products and technology needed to address complex client challenges, including driving Tag’s AI and innovation agenda. Previously, as Managing Director for Southeast Asia, he built strategic client partnerships and developed integrated, scalable solutions by bringing together expertise from across the network, delivering strong business growth.

Over his career, Ash has worked with leading global brands across technology, CPG, luxury and automotive, building long-term partnerships and delivering solutions that drive real-world impact. He has also shared his perspectives at industry forums, most recently NRF and ATS.

“We are excited to welcome Ash to our leadership team in Asia Pacific as we continue to scale our integrated offering and deepen our partnerships with clients across the region. His experience spanning client leadership, product, solutions and innovation will be valuable as we bring together creative, media, production, data and technology to deliver greater agility, efficiency and real-time relevance for brands. As we continue to advance our unitary model and the capabilities enabled by Monks.Flow, Ash will play an important role in translating our regional ambitions into meaningful outcomes for our clients and our business,” said Nirvik Singh, CEO, Monks EMEA and APAC.

Ash joins Monks as the company continues to evolve its integrated Marketing and Technology Services offering, bringing together creativity, media intelligence, production, data, and technology to help brands compete in an increasingly complex and fast-moving market. Through Monks.Flow, its flagship AI ecosystem for marketing orchestration, Monks is connecting insights, creativity, and execution to enable real-time relevance and turn marketing into a growth engine. Ash’s experience in product and solutions leadership, AI innovation and integrated client partnerships will support the continued development and deployment of these capabilities across Asia Pacific.

“The best agencies don’t just make work, they solve problems. When people and technology come together in the right systems, we can move faster, think bigger and unlock growth for brands in ways that weren’t possible before. That means bringing media, creative, production and data to the table as one team, not a set of silos. Our job is to put clients at the centre of everything we do and help them win through new ideas and experiences,” said Ash Smith, incoming EVP, Monks Asia Pacific.

Based in Sydney, Fay Denis du Peage will report to Ash Smith and lead Monks’ growth and market development across Australia and New Zealand. She will focus on strengthening the local offering, deepening client partnerships and bringing together Monks’ capabilities across creative, media, data and technology.

Fay brings experience across media, data, digital and operations from her career at Monks and MightyHive. She steps into the role after serving as Senior Vice President, Media, APAC, where she has helped strengthen Monks’ regional media proposition and drive greater integration across data, technology and media.

“AUNZ is a sophisticated and fast-moving market, and there is a significant opportunity for Monks to bring more of our capabilities together around the challenges our clients are facing, empowering them to become Real-Time Brands. The future of marketing isn’t about one discipline working in isolation—it’s about connecting media, creativity, data and technology with AI to create better outcomes in real time. My focus will be on making that capability even more relevant and accessible to clients, while building on the strength of our local teams and partnerships. I’m excited about what we are about to create together in the market,” said Fay Denis du Peage, Managing Director, Australia and New Zealand, Monks.

“Nirvik and Ash bring complementary leadership experience and a strong understanding of what clients need in an increasingly complex and fast-changing market. With Nirvik’s expanded regional leadership and Ash’s expertise in client solutions, product, and innovation, we are strengthening our ability to drive growth, connect capabilities, and deliver greater value for clients across our markets. Fay’s appointment is an important step in strengthening our presence across AUNZ, with Australia as our largest APAC market. I would also like to thank Kenny Griffiths for his leadership and the valuable contributions he has made to Monks,” said Bruno Lambertini, CEO, Marketing Services, Monks.

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About Monks

Monks is the global, digital-first, data-driven, unitary operating brand of S4 Capital plc. With a legacy of innovation and specialized expertise, Monks combines an extraordinary range of global Marketing and Technology Services to redefine how brands interact with the world. Through Monks.Flow, its flagship AI ecosystem for marketing orchestration, Monks transforms marketing into a growth engine, collapsing timelines and connecting brands to culture in real time. By deploying bespoke intelligent agents across disciplines and delivering culturally relevant, high-impact creative and digital solutions, Monks solves key critical business challenges across the entire brand enterprise to help brands sustain long-term impact.

Monks was named a Contender in The Forrester Wave™: Global Marketing Services and a leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Global Digital Marketing Agencies. It ranks among Cannes Lions’ Top 10 Creative Companies (2022-25) and remains the only partner featured in AdExchanger’s Programmatic Power Players list every year (2020-24). Named Adweek’s first AI Agency of the Year (2023) and The One Show’s inaugural AI Pioneer Organization (2025), Monks was also awarded Business Intelligence Group’s 2026 Excellence in Artificial Intelligence Award in the Human-Machine Interaction Team category. Additionally, Monks.Flow earned AI-based Marketing Solution of the Year at the 2026 AI Breakthrough Awards and a 2026 Global Generative AI Award in the Agentic Marketing Innovation category. Finally, Monks achieved a record-breaking number of FWAs and continues to hold the most of any partner.

About S4 Capital

S4 Capital is a purely digital advertising and marketing services business built for global, multinational, regional and local clients, as well as millennial-driven influencer brands. The business operates through two data- and digital-media-driven practices: Marketing Services and Technology Services, emphasising ‘faster, better and more efficient’ execution in an always-on, consumer-led environment. Its unitary structure positions the Company as a systems integration partner delivering real-time relevance in the post-agency era.

The Company has approximately 6,200 people in 34 countries, with approximately 82% of net revenue across the Americas, 12% across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and 6% across Asia-Pacific. The longer-term objective is a geographic split of 60%:20%:20%. Marketing Services accounted for approximately 91% of net revenue and Technology Services 9%. The target allocation is a practice split of 75%:25%.

Sir Martin Sorrell was CEO of WPP for 33 years, building it from a £1 million ‘shell’ company in 1985 into the world’s largest advertising and marketing services company, with a market capitalisation of over £16 billion on the day he left. Prior to that, Sir Martin was Group Financial Director of Saatchi & Saatchi Company Plc for nine years.

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