Phunware Reports First Quarter 2023 Financial Results


AUSTIN, Texas, May 11, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Phunware, Inc. (NASDAQ: PHUN) (“Phunware” or the “Company”), the pioneer of Location Based SaaS and offers the only fully integrated enterprise cloud platform for mobile that enables brands to engage, manage and monetize their anytime, anywhere users worldwide, today announced financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2023.

“This past quarter we expanded our breadth of reach and depth of engagement with major brands for our market-leading Location Based Platform,” said Russ Buyse, CEO of Phunware. “We are thrilled to add Siemens as a channel partner through their Siemens Connect Ecosystem. Partners like Siemens are a prime example of the types of relationships we intend to forge and will be a key accelerator for bookings on our Platform in 2023 and beyond. I’m also encouraged by the progress made by major brands moving deeper through our sales pipeline. At the same time, our product team made huge strides in realizing our vision for Contextual Engagement on our Platform. Phunware gives brands the tools and reach to enhance the consumer experience, increase customer satisfaction and provide a strong return on investment. Looking ahead, we intend to continue ramping our go-to-market efforts to capture as much market share as possible.”

First Quarter 2023 Financial Results

  • Net revenues for the quarter totaled $4.7 million
  • Platform revenues were $1.3 million
  • Hardware revenues were $3.4 million
  • Net loss was $(4.3) million
  • Net loss per share was $(0.04)
  • Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA loss was $(5.6) million

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Conference Call Information

Phunware management will host a conference call today (May 11, 2023) at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time (1:30 p.m. Pacific Time) to discuss its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2023.

Interested parties may access the conference call by dialing 888-506-0062 in the United States, or 973-528-0011 from international locations with access code: 196075. The conference call will be broadcast live and available for replay here and via the investor relations section of the Company’s website at investors.phunware.com.

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About Phunware, Inc.
Everything You Need to Succeed on Mobile — Transforming Digital Human Experience

Phunware, Inc. (NASDAQ: PHUN), the pioneer of Location Based SaaS and offers the only fully integrated enterprise cloud platform for mobile that enables brands to engage, manage and monetize their anytime, anywhere users worldwide. Phunware’s Software Development Kits (SDKs) include location-based services, mobile engagement, content management, messaging, advertising, loyalty (PhunCoin & PhunToken) and analytics, as well as a mobile application framework of pre-integrated iOS and Android software modules for building in-house or channel-based mobile application and vertical solutions. Phunware helps the world’s most respected brands create category-defining mobile experiences, with approximately one billion active devices touching its platform each month when operating at scale. For more information about how Phunware is transforming the way consumers and brands interact with mobile in the virtual and physical worlds, visit https://phunware.com and follow @phunware on all social media platforms.

Phunware PR & Media Inquiries:
Email: press@phunware.com
Phone: (512) 693-4199

Phunware Investor Relations:
Matt Glover and John Yi
Gateway Investor Relations
Email: PHUN@gatewayir.com
Phone: (949) 574-3860

 
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands, except share and per share information)
 
 March 31, 2023 December 31, 2022
 (Unaudited)  
Assets   
Current assets:   
Cash$694  $1,955 
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $198 at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively 1,200   958 
Inventory 2,671   2,780 
Digital assets 2,530   10,137 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 807   1,033 
Total current assets 7,902   16,863 
Property and equipment, net 206   221 
Goodwill 31,136   31,113 
Intangible assets, net 2,357   2,524 
Right-of-use asset 3,489   3,712 
Other assets 367   402 
Total assets$45,457  $54,835 
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity   
Current liabilities:   
Accounts payable$7,765  $7,699 
Accrued expenses 2,506   2,895 
Lease liability 961   954 
Deferred revenue 1,512   2,904 
PhunCoin deposits 1,202   1,202 
Current maturities of long-term debt, net 5,687   9,667 
Warrant liability 3   256 
Total current liabilities 19,636   25,577 
Deferred revenue 1,072   1,274 
Lease liability 2,848   3,103 
Total liabilities 23,556   29,954 
Commitments and contingencies (Note 8)   
Stockholders’ equity   
Common stock, $0.0001 par value; 1,000,000,000 shares authorized; 104,469,310 shares issued and 104,007,810 shares outstanding as of March 31, 2023 and 103,153,337 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2022, respectively 10   10 
Treasury stock at cost; 461,500 and 0 shares at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively (475)   
Additional paid-in capital 277,303   275,562 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (449)  (472)
Accumulated deficit (254,488)  (250,219)
Total stockholders’ equity 21,901   24,881 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity$45,457  $54,835 
        


Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss
(In thousands, except per share information)
(Unaudited)
 
 Three Months Ended
March 31,
  2023   2022 
Net revenues$4,747  $6,778 
Cost of revenues 4,386   5,007 
Gross profit 361   1,771 
    
Operating expenses:   
Sales and marketing 1,128   1,485 
General and administrative 4,712   4,305 
Research and development 1,772   1,003 
Total operating expenses 7,612   6,793 
Operating loss (7,251)  (5,022)
    
Other income (expense):   
Interest expense (537)  (381)
Impairment of digital assets (50)  (9,353)
Gain on sale of digital assets 3,214   26 
Fair value adjustment of warrant liability 253   (213)
Other income, net 102   26 
Total other income (expense) 2,982   (9,895)
Loss before taxes (4,269)  (14,917)
Income tax expense     
Net loss (4,269)  (14,917)
Other comprehensive income (loss):   
Cumulative translation adjustment 23   (32)
Comprehensive loss$(4,246) $(14,949)
    
Loss per share, basic and diluted$(0.04) $(0.15)
    
Weighted-average common shares used to compute loss per share, basic and diluted 103,169   96,844 


Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
 
 Three Months Ended
March 31,
  2023   2022 
Operating activities   
Net loss$(4,269) $(14,917)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:   
Amortization of debt discount and deferred financing costs 289   155 
(Gain) loss on change in fair value of warrant liability (253)  213 
Gain on sale of digital assets (3,214)  (26)
Impairment of digital assets 50   9,353 
Stock-based compensation 1,362   564 
Other adjustments 357   (71)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:   
Accounts receivable (245)  (248)
Inventory 241   (2,063)
Prepaid expenses and other assets 261   (687)
Accounts payable 67   219 
Accrued expenses (89)  (1,489)
Lease liability payments (345)  (173)
Deferred revenue (1,594)  (1,001)
Net cash used in operating activities (7,382)  (10,171)
Investing activities   
Proceeds received from sale of digital assets 10,790    
Purchase of digital assets    (489)
Capital expenditures (6)  (80)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities 10,784   (569)
Financing activities   
Payments on borrowings (4,270)  (1,566)
Proceeds from exercise of options to purchase common stock 58   16 
Payment for stock repurchase (475)   
Net cash used in financing activities (4,687)  (1,550)
Effect of exchange rate on cash and restricted cash 24   (32)
Net decrease in cash (1,261)  (12,322)
Cash at the beginning of the period 1,955   23,137 
Cash at the end of the period$694  $10,815 


 Three Months Ended
March 31,
 2023 2022
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:   
Interest paid$434 $204
Income taxes paid$ $
Supplemental disclosures of non-cash financing activities:   
Issuance of common stock in connection with acquisition of Lyte Technology, Inc.$ $1,125
Issuance of common stock for payment of bonuses previously accrued$347 $
      

Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Reconciliation

Our non-GAAP financial measures include adjusted gross profit, adjusted gross margin and adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA") (our "non-GAAP financial measures"). Our non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. They are not measurements of our financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as alternatives to revenue or net loss, as applicable, or any other performance measures derived in accordance with GAAP and may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other businesses. Our non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as analytical tools and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our operating results as reported under GAAP. Some of these limitations include: (i) non-cash compensation is and will remain a key element of our overall long-term incentive compensation package, although we exclude it as an expense when evaluating its ongoing operating performance for a particular period, (ii) our non-GAAP financial measures do not reflect the impact of certain charges resulting from matters we consider not to be indicative of ongoing operations, and (iii) other companies in our industry may calculate our non-GAAP financial measures differently than we do, limiting their usefulness as comparative measures.

We compensate for these limitations to our non-GAAP financial measures by relying primarily on our GAAP results and using our non-GAAP financial measures only for supplemental purposes. Our non-GAAP financial measures include adjustments for items that may not occur in future periods. However, we believe these adjustments are appropriate because the amounts recognized can vary significantly from period to period, do not directly relate to the ongoing operations of our business and complicate comparisons of our internal operating results and operating results of other peer companies over time. Each of the normal recurring adjustments and other adjustments described in this paragraph help management with a measure of our operating performance over time by removing items that are not related to day-to-day operations or are non-cash expenses.

 
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures
(In thousands, except percentages)
 
 Three Months Ended March 31,
(in thousands) 2023   2022 
Net loss$(4,269) $(14,917)
Add back:  Depreciation and amortization 188   186 
Add back:  Interest expense 537   381 
EBITDA (3,544)  (14,350)
Add Back: Stock-based compensation 1,362   564 
Add Back: Impairment of digital currencies 50   9,353 
(Less)/Add back: Fair value adjustment for warrant liabilities (253)  213 
Less: Gain on sale of digital assets (3,214)  (26)
Adjusted EBITDA$(5,599) $(4,246)


 Three Months Ended March 31,
(in thousands, except percentages)2023 2022
Gross profit$361  $1,771 
Add back:  Stock-based compensation 253   46 
Adjusted gross profit$614  $1,817 
Adjusted gross margin 12.9%  26.8%


Supplemental Information
(In thousands, except percentages)
   
 Three Months Ended March 31, Change 
(in thousands, except percentages)2023 2022 Amount % 
Net Revenues        
Platform revenue$1,345  $2,492  $(1,147) (46.0)%
Hardware revenue 3,402   4,286   (884) (20.6)%
Net revenues$4,747  $6,778  $(2,031) (30.0)%
Platform revenue as percentage of total revenue 28.3%  36.8%     
Hardware revenue as percentage of total revenue 71.7%  63.2%