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- **Revenue Growth**: 23% YoY to $119M, driven by 25% subscription and 32% hardware growth. ARR up 15% organically to $298.4M.
- **AI Innovation**: Launched Coach AI, providing real-time operational insights across POS, labor, and inventory. First of several AI-driven features.
- **Customer Momentum**: 6 new Ordering wins, including 400-location chain. Burger King POS implementation on track for 2025 targets. PAR Retail signed 4 new enterprise deals.
- **Financial Health**: Non-GAAP net income $2.5M, up $5.6M. OpEx as % of revenue down to 43.4%. Hardware margins expected to recover to mid-20% in 2026.
- **Strategic Focus**: Accelerating AI product development, pursuing accretive M&A, and expanding into new verticals with Better Together platform.

**【CEO Summary Section】**
- **Revenue Growth**: Total revenue reached $119 million, up 23% year-over-year, driven by 25% growth in subscription services and 32% hardware revenue increase. ARR hit $298.4 million, up 15% organically, with $12 million sequential ARR growth.
- **AI Product Launch**: Introduced Coach AI, an operational intelligence assistant that provides real-time insights across POS, labor, and inventory. This marks the first of several AI-driven features integrated into PAR's platform.
- **Customer Wins**: Signed 6 new customers for PAR Ordering, including a 400-location enterprise chain, and accelerated Burger King POS implementation, pacing to meet 2025 targets. PAR Retail saw 4 new enterprise wins, including a Punchh-to-PAR migration.
- **Operating Efficiency**: Non-GAAP OpEx as a percentage of revenue improved to 43.4%, down from 49.3% in Q3 2024, reflecting cost control and AI-driven operational savings.

**【CFO Financial Commentary】**
- **Financial Performance**: Non-GAAP net income was $2.5 million, up $5.6 million from Q3 2024. Adjusted EBITDA was $5.8 million, excluding $0.8 million in non-period costs. Subscription gross margin improved 150 basis points to 66.2%.
- **Hardware Margin Impact**: Hardware gross margin declined to 17.8% due to tariffs, but pricing adjustments implemented in Q3 are expected to stabilize margins at mid-20% in 2026.
- **Cash Flow**: Operating cash flow was $8 million for the quarter, up from negative $15 million year-to-date. Capital expenditures for software development were $4 million, supporting AI and platform enhancements.

**【Q&A Key Highlights】**
- **M&A Strategy**: CEO Savneet Singh emphasized a focus on accretive, niche acquisitions, noting multiples have compressed 20-30% in the space. PAR is targeting assets that can leverage its existing distribution network.
- **Tariff Mitigation**: Hardware pricing adjustments implemented in Q3 will offset tariff impacts in future quarters, with margins expected to return to mid-20%.
- **AI Adoption**: Coach AI is already reducing manual reporting by 80% for early customers, with plans to launch a marketing intelligence assistant in Q4.
- **Backlog Visibility**: Record backlog and $20 million in late-stage pipeline positions PAR for sustained growth in 2026.
- **Competitive Position**: PAR's multiproduct deals (70% of Engagement Cloud signings) and AI-native platform differentiate it from competitors like Toast, which focuses on SMBs.


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