Gogoro Releases Second Quarter 2023 Financial Results
Second Quarter 2023 Summary
- Revenue of
, down$87.2 million 3.8% year-over-year and up0.2% on a constant currency basis - Battery swapping service revenue of
, up$33.3 million 9.6% year-over-year and up14.2% on a constant currency basis - Gross margin of
15.2% , up from14.0% in the same quarter last year. Non-IFRS gross margin of16.0% , up0.5% year-over-year - Net loss of
, down from a net loss of$5.6 million in the same quarter last year primarily due to a one-time$121.1 million listing expense for the SPAC merger transaction last year$178.8 million - Adjusted EBITDA of
, up from$12.9 million in the same quarter last year$9.3 million
"We continue to see strong interest across the region and around the world for sustainable two-wheel transportation and when evaluated by B2B and B2C sectors, Gogoro battery swapping solutions and vehicles are consistently being chosen. We are on track for market availability in
"We have established a strong foundation for a successful global business and are well-positioned to increase our vehicle sales and recurring battery swapping revenue across our markets. Our focus on cost management has resulted in improved bottom-line performance, and we continued to see healthy increases in our Gogoro battery swapping revenue in the second quarter of 2023. In fact, our performance against our key financial metrics for the first half of 2023 was solid," said Bruce Aitken, CFO of Gogoro. "We saw a drop in our
Despite achieving targeted financial results in the first half, uncertainty in the market translates to a conservative second-half outlook and we expect our scooter sales in the second half of 2023 to track to historical seasonality. Given the potential for ongoing soft ePTW demand in the
Second Quarter 2023 Financial Overview
Operating Revenues
For the second quarter, revenue was
- Sales of hardware and other revenues for the quarter were
, down$53.9 million 10.6% year-over-year, and down6.8% year-over-year on a constant currency basis1. For the entire powered two-wheelers ("PTW") market, sales inTaiwan in the second quarter were up13.4% year-over-year, returning to roughly pre-pandemic levels, likely due to deferred purchases. Sales of electric PTW vehicles have not mirrored this growth, sales were down5.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Much of the growth in the PTW market was driven by a few specific internal combustion engine ("ICE") models that continue to appeal to price-sensitive consumers at the expense of competing ICE and electric vehicles. Gogoro vehicle sales volume decreased by8.1% compared to the same quarter last year.Taiwan's consumer confidence index was at a ten-year low at the beginning of 2023 which typically translates into conservative purchase decisions when customers are refreshing their vehicles. This makes our second-half financial outlook difficult to predict. We view the second half conservatively and are expecting our performance in the second half of 2023 to track to historical seasonality. - Battery swapping service revenue for the second quarter was
, up$33.3 million 9.6% year-over-year, and up14.2% year-over-year on a constant currency basis1. Total subscribers at the end of the second quarter exceeded 552,000, up14.0% from 484,000 subscribers at the end of the same quarter last year. The year-over-year increase in battery swapping service revenue was primarily due to our larger subscriber base compared to the same quarter last year and the high retention rate of our subscribers. We continue to see the strength of our subscription-based business model to accrue more customers to maximize our battery swapping network efficiency.
Gross Margin
For the second quarter, gross margin was
Net Loss
For the second quarter, net loss was
Adjusted EBITDA
For the second quarter, adjusted EBITDA1 was
Liquidity
We reduced operating cash outflow by
Updated 2023 Guidance
Due to the soft demand in the
- Revenue of
to$340.0 million .$370 million - We estimate that we will generate approximately
95% of 2023 full-year revenue from theTaiwan market.
1 | This is a non-IFRS measure, see Use of Non-IFRS Financial Measures for a description of the non-IFRS measures and Reconciliation of IFRS Financial Metrics to Non-IFRS for a reconciliation of the company's non-IFRS financial measures to their most directly comparable IFRS measures. |
Conference Call Information
Gogoro's management team will hold an earnings Webcast on August 10th, 2023, at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss the Company's second quarter 2023 results of operations and outlook.
Investors may access the webcast, supplemental financial information and investor presentation at Gogoro's investor relations website (https://investor.gogoro.com) under the "Events" section. A replay of the investor presentation and the earnings call script will be available 24 hours after the conclusion of the webcast and archived for one year.
About Gogoro
Founded in 2011 to rethink urban energy and inspire the world to move through cities in smarter and more sustainable ways, Gogoro leverages the power of innovation to change the way urban energy is distributed and consumed. Recognized and awarded by Frost & Sullivan as the "2023 Global Company of the Year for battery swapping for electric two-wheel vehicles," Gogoro's battery swapping and vehicle platforms offer a smart, proven, and sustainable long-term ecosystem for delivering a new approach to urban mobility. Gogoro has quickly become an innovation leader in vehicle design and electric propulsion, smart battery design, battery swapping, and advanced cloud services that utilize artificial intelligence to manage battery availability and safety. The challenge is massive, but the opportunity to disrupt the status quo, establish new standards, and achieve new levels of sustainable transportation growth in densely populated cities is even greater. For more information, visit https://www.gogoro.com/news and follow Gogoro on Twitter: @wearegogoro.
Forward-Looking Statements
This communication contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements generally relate to future events or Gogoro's future financial or operating performance. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements because they contain words such as "may," "will," "should," "expects," "plans," "anticipates," "going to," "could," "intends," "target," "projects," "contemplates," "believes," "estimates," "predicts," "potential" or "continue" or the negative of these words or other similar terms or expressions that concern Gogoro's expectations, strategy, priorities, plans or intentions. Forward-looking statements in this communication include, but are not limited to, statements in the section entitled, "Updated 2023 Guidance," such as estimates regarding revenue and Gogoro's revenue generated from the
Gogoro's expectations and beliefs regarding these matters may not materialize, and actual results in future periods are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected, including risks related to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, risks related to macroeconomic factors including inflation and consumer confidence, risks related to the
Use of Non-IFRS Financial Measures
This press release and accompanying tables contain certain non-International Financial Reporting Standards (collectively, "IFRS") financial measures as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board including foreign exchange effect on operating revenues, non-IFRS gross profit, non-IFRS gross margin, Non-IFRS Net Loss, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA.
Foreign exchange ("FX") effect on operating revenues. We compare the dollar amount and the percent change in the operating revenues from the period to the same period last year using constant currency disclosure. We present constant currency information to provide a framework for assessing how our underlying revenues performed excluding the effect of foreign currency rate fluctuations. To present this information, current period operating revenues for entities reporting in currencies other than USD are converted into USD at the average exchange rates from the equivalent periods last year.
Non-IFRS Gross Profit and Gross Margin. Gogoro defines non-IFRS gross profit and gross margin as gross profit and gross margin excluding share-based compensation.
Share-based Compensation. Share-based compensation consists of non-cash charges related to the fair value of restricted stock units awarded to employees. We believe that the exclusion of these non-cash charges provides for more accurate comparisons of our operating results to our peer companies due to the varying available valuation methodologies, subjective assumptions and the variety of award types. In addition, we believe it is useful to investors to understand the specific impact of share-based compensation on our operating results.
Non-IFRS Net Loss. Gogoro defines non-IFRS net loss as net loss excluding share-based compensation, the change in fair value of financial liabilities including revaluation of redeemable preferred shares, change in fair value of earnout, earn-in and warrants associated with the merger of Poema, listing expenses and one-time non-recurring costs associated with the merger. These amounts do not reflect the impact of any related tax effects.
EBITDA. Gogoro defines EBITDA as net loss excluding interest expense, net, provision for income tax, depreciation, and amortization. These amounts do not reflect the impact of any related tax effects.
Adjusted EBITDA. Gogoro defines Adjusted EBITDA, as EBITDA excluding share-based compensation, the change in fair value of financial liabilities including revaluation of redeemable preferred shares, change in fair value of earnout, earn-in and warrants associated with the merger of Poema, and one-time non-recurring costs associated with the merger. These amounts do not reflect the impact of any related tax effects.
Acquisition-related Expenses. Gogoro incurs acquisition-related and other expenses which consist of costs incurred after the issuance of a definitive term sheet for a particular transaction and include legal, banker, accounting, printer costs, valuation and other advisory fees. Management excludes these items for the purposes of calculating non-IFRS adjusted EBITDA. Gogoro generally would not have otherwise incurred such expenses in the periods presented as part of its continuing operations. The acquisition-related expenses are not recurring with respect to past transactions, can be inconsistent in amount and frequency from period to period and are significantly impacted by the timing and magnitude of Gogoro's acquisitions. While these expenses are not recurring with respect to past transactions, Gogoro generally will incur these expenses in connection with any future acquisitions.
Listing Expense. In connection with the merger with Poema, the excess fair value of shares issued by Gogoro in exchange for the net assets of Poema was recorded as listing expense in operating expense. The listing expense for the merger is not recurring with respect to past transactions, can be inconsistent in amount and frequency from period to period and is significantly impacted by the timing and magnitude of the merger.
These non-IFRS financial measures exclude share-based compensation, interest expense, income tax, depreciation and amortization, change in fair value of financial liabilities including revaluation of redeemable preferred shares, change in fair value of earnout, earn-in and warrants associated with the merger of Poema, listing expense and one-time non-recurring costs associated with the merger. The Company uses these non-IFRS financial measures internally in analyzing its financial results and believes that these non-IFRS financial measures are useful to investors as an additional tool to evaluate ongoing operating results and trends. In addition, these measures are the primary indicators management uses as a basis for its planning and forecasting for future periods.
Non-IFRS financial measures are not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for comparable IFRS financial measures. Non-IFRS financial measures are subject to limitations and should be read only in conjunction with the Company's consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with IFRS. Non-IFRS financial measures do not have any standardized meaning and are therefore unlikely to be comparable to similarly titled measures presented by other companies. A description of these non-IFRS financial measures has been provided above and a reconciliation of the Company's non-IFRS financial measures to their most directly comparable IFRS measures have been provided in the financial statement tables included in this press release, and investors are encouraged to review these reconciliations.
GOGORO INC. | |||
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet | |||
(unaudited) | |||
(in thousands of | |||
June 30, | December 31, | ||
2023 | 2022 | ||
ASSETS | |||
Current assets: | |||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ 144,038 | $ 236,100 | |
Trade receivables | 22,212 | 16,143 | |
Inventories | 131,964 | 114,701 | |
Other assets, current | 27,566 | 30,961 | |
Total current assets | 325,780 | 397,905 | |
Property, plant and equipment | 429,759 | 442,969 | |
Equity investment | 16,174 | — | |
Right-of-use assets | 30,128 | 21,089 | |
Other assets, non-current | 24,191 | 11,460 | |
Total assets | $ 826,032 | $ 873,423 | |
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | |||
Current liabilities: | |||
Borrowings, current | $ 88,182 | $ 87,982 | |
Financial liabilities at fair value | 49,859 | 46,949 | |
Notes and trade payables | 42,764 | 38,879 | |
Contract liabilities | 15,951 | 12,965 | |
Lease liabilities, current | 11,046 | 10,073 | |
Provisions for product warranty, current | 3,819 | 4,812 | |
Other liabilities, current | 34,822 | 46,506 | |
Total current liabilities | 246,443 | 248,166 | |
Borrowings, non-current | 278,761 | 293,192 | |
Provisions for product warranty, non-current | 2,284 | 3,238 | |
Lease liabilities, non-current | 19,447 | 11,400 | |
Other liabilities, non-current | 16,531 | 18,453 | |
Total liabilities | 563,466 | 574,449 | |
Total equity | 262,566 | 298,974 | |
Total liabilities and equity | $ 826,032 | $ 873,423 |
GOGORO INC | |||||||
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income | |||||||
(unaudited) | |||||||
(in thousands of | |||||||
Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||
2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | ||||
Operating revenues | $ 87,247 | $ 90,723 | $ 166,566 | $ 185,178 | |||
Cost of revenues | 73,947 | 78,047 | 143,005 | 159,604 | |||
Gross profit | 13,300 | 12,676 | 23,561 | 25,574 | |||
Operating expenses: | |||||||
Sales and marketing | 11,534 | 14,698 | 23,377 | 27,713 | |||
General and administrative | 11,298 | 31,647 | 22,397 | 42,030 | |||
Research and development | 10,731 | 11,601 | 20,284 | 20,945 | |||
Listing expense | — | 178,804 | — | 178,804 | |||
Total operating expenses | 33,563 | 236,750 | 66,058 | 269,492 | |||
Loss from operations | (20,263) | (224,074) | (42,497) | (243,918) | |||
Non-operating income and expenses: | |||||||
Interest expense, net | (2,164) | (2,439) | (4,061) | (5,289) | |||
Other income, net | 1,304 | 1,369 | 3,400 | 2,633 | |||
Change in fair value of financial liabilities | 15,603 | 104,092 | (2,910) | 103,805 | |||
Loss on investment under equity method
| (104) | — | (176) | — | |||
Total non-operating income (expenses) | 14,639 | 103,022 | (3,747) | 101,149 | |||
Net loss | (5,624) | (121,052) | (46,244) | (142,769) | |||
Other comprehensive income (loss): | |||||||
Exchange differences on translation | (5,605) | (6,574) | (3,433) | (12,700) | |||
Total comprehensive loss | $ (11,229) | $ (127,626) | $ (49,677) | $ (155,469) | |||
Basic and diluted net loss per share | $ (0.02) | $ (0.53) | $ (0.20) | $ (0.67) | |||
Shares used in computing basic and diluted net loss per share | 231,951 | 230,290 | 232,506 | 211,914 | |||
Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||
Operating revenues: | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | |||
Sales of hardware and others | $ 53,908 | $ 60,303 | $ 100,964 | $ 125,377 | |||
Battery swapping service | 33,339 | 30,420 | 65,602 | 59,801 | |||
Operating revenues | $ 87,247 | $ 90,723 | $ 166,566 | $ 185,178 | |||
Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||
Share-based compensation: | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | |||
Cost of revenues | $ 655 | $ 1,389 | $ 1,265 | $ 1,918 | |||
Sales and marketing | 1,004 | 1,892 | 1,846 | 2,660 | |||
General and administrative | 3,397 | 3,678 | 6,174 | 5,149 | |||
Research and development | 2,076 | 4,060 | 4,013 | 5,654 | |||
Total | $ 7,132 | $ 11,019 | $ 13,298 | $ 15,381 |
GOGORO INC | |||
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows | |||
(unaudited) | |||
(in thousands of | |||
Six Months Ended June 30, | |||
2023 | 2022 | ||
Cash flows from operating activities | |||
Net loss8 | $ (46,244) | $ (142,769) | |
Adjustments for: | |||
Depreciation and amortization | 49,479 | 49,081 | |
Expected credit loss | 263 | 260 | |
Loss on investment under equity method | 176 | — | |
Change in fair value of financial liabilities | 2,910 | (103,805) | |
Interest expense, net | 4,061 | 5,289 | |
Share-based compensation | 13,298 | 15,381 | |
Loss on disposal and impairment of property and equipment, net | 2,119 | 309 | |
Write-down of inventories | 1,926 | 1,804 | |
Recognition of listing expense | — | 178,804 | |
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | |||
Trade receivables | (6,332) | (2,409) | |
Inventories | (19,038) | (31,775) | |
Other current assets | 3,168 | (52,523) | |
Notes and trade payables | 3,885 | 29,103 | |
Contract liabilities | 2,986 | (222) | |
Other liabilities | (12,323) | (4,485) | |
Provisions for product warranty | (1,947) | (2,191) | |
Cash used in operations | (1,613) | (60,148) | |
Interest expense paid, net | (3,903) | (5,508) | |
Net cash used in operating activities | (5,516) | (65,656) | |
Cash flows from investing activities | |||
Payments for property, plant and equipment, net | (50,555) | (57,685) | |
Payments for purchase of equity investment | (16,351) | — | |
Increase in refundable deposits | — | (77) | |
Payments of intangible assets, net | (80) | (287) | |
(Increase) decrease in time deposits and others | (135) | 23,579 | |
Net cash used in investing activities | (67,121) | (34,470) | |
Cash flows from financing activities | |||
Proceeds from borrowings | 35,148 | 79,412 | |
Repayments of borrowings | (44,380) | (26,059) | |
Proceed from issuance of shares | 22 | 326,965 | |
Repayments of financial liabilities at fair value | — | (108,149) | |
Guarantee deposits (refund) received | (27) | 321 | |
Repayment of the principal portion of lease liabilities | (6,285) | (6,508) | |
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities | (15,522) | 265,982 | |
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | (3,903) | (4,529) | |
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents | (92,062) | 161,327 | |
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period | 236,100 | 217,429 | |
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period | $ 144,038 | $ 378,756 |
GOGORO INC. | |||||||||||
Reconciliation of IFRS Financial Metrics to Non-IFRS | |||||||||||
(unaudited) | |||||||||||
(in thousands of | |||||||||||
Three Months Ended June 30, | |||||||||||
2023 | 2022 | IFRS | Revenue | ||||||||
Operating revenues: | IFRS revenue | FX effect | Revenue | IFRS revenue | |||||||
Sales of hardware and others | $ 53,908 | $ 2,300 | $ 56,208 | $ 60,303 | (10.6) % | (6.8) % | |||||
Battery swapping service | 33,339 | 1,399 | 34,738 | 30,420 | 9.6 % | 14.2 % | |||||
Total | $ 87,247 | $ 3,699 | $ 90,946 | $ 90,723 | (3.8) % | 0.2 % | |||||
Six Months Ended June 30, | |||||||||||
2023 | 2022 | IFRS | Revenue | ||||||||
Operating revenues: | IFRS revenue | FX effect | Revenue | IFRS revenue | |||||||
Sales of hardware and others | $ 100,964 | $ 6,332 | $ 107,296 | $ 125,377 | (19.5) % | (14.4) % | |||||
Battery swapping service | 65,602 | 4,159 | 69,761 | 59,801 | 9.7 % | 16.7 % | |||||
Total | $ 166,566 | $ 10,491 | $ 177,057 | $ 185,178 | (10.1) % | (4.4) % |
Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||||
2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||
Gross profit and gross margin | $ 13,300 | 15.2 % | $ 12,676 | 14.0 % | $ 23,561 | 14.1 % | $ 25,574 | 13.8 % | |||
Share-based compensation | 655 | 1,389 | 1,265 | 1,918 | |||||||
Non-IFRS gross profit and gross margin | $ 13,955 | 16.0 % | $ 14,065 | 15.5 % | $ 24,826 | 14.9 % | $ 27,492 | 14.8 % | |||
Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||||
2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||
Net loss | $ (5,624) | $ (121,052) | $ (46,244) | $ (142,769) | |||||||
Share-based compensation | 7,132 | 11,019 | 13,298 | 15,381 | |||||||
Change in fair value of financial liabilities | (15,603) | (104,092) | 2,910 | (103,805) | |||||||
Acquisition-related expenses | — | 18,540 | — | 20,855 | |||||||
Listing expense | — | 178,804 | — | 178,804 | |||||||
Non-IFRS net loss | $ (14,095) | $ (16,781) | $ (30,036) | $ (31,534) | |||||||
Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||||
2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||
Net loss | $ (5,624) | $ (121,052) | $ (46,244) | $ (142,769) | |||||||
Interest expense, net | 2,164 | 2,439 | 4,061 | 5,289 | |||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 24,804 | 23,660 | 49,479 | 49,081 | |||||||
EBITDA | 21,344 | (94,953) | 7,296 | (88,399) | |||||||
Share-based compensation | 7,132 | 11,019 | 13,298 | 15,381 | |||||||
Change in fair value of financial liabilities | (15,603) | (104,092) | 2,910 | (103,805) | |||||||
Acquisition-related expenses | — | 18,540 | — | 20,855 | |||||||
Listing expense | — | 178,804 | — | 178,804 | |||||||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ 12,873 | $ 9,318 | $ 23,504 | $ 22,836 |
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