The LiveHire Ltd (ASX: LVH) share price could come under pressure this morning after the online-based recruitment platform posted a net operating cash flow loss of $3.6 million on revenue of just $624,000 for the quarter ending June 30 2019. The company blamed the result on timing issues in terms of payments and some churn (customer losses) that it reported were unrelated to the product quality.
Over the quarter it finished with a net 6 new enterprise clients as it continues to invest heavily in sales and marketing efforts. It now has 79 enterprise customers in total that represent $2.53 million in annualised recurring revenue.
LiveHire CEO, Christy Forest, said: "Whilst we delivered only modest growth in the June quarter, our new direct sales team started to secure real traction, with 10 new logos added in the quarter since their formation in March. This new team is ahead of where we expected, and we anticipate the momentum from June will carry through the current quarter."
The company has a reasonably strong balance sheet with no debt and $34 million cash in hand, but as always small-cap investors should be cognisant of the fact it's unprofitable and posted an operating cash loss totalling $11 million over the past 12 months.
I wouldn't suggest buying Livehire shares going by its latest update, as I reckon they're far better risk-adjusted returns elsewhere on the share market.
Other small cap software stocks that might be worth researching include Serko Ltd (ASX: SKO) and Alcidion Ltd (ASX: ALC).
