Gogoro Releases Third Quarter 2023 Financial Results
- Battery swapping service revenue increased by 10.4% YoY, showing the strength of Gogoro's subscription-based business model.
- Gross margin improved to 18.3% from 17.4% in the same quarter last year, indicating cost efficiencies in the battery swapping services and other operational improvements.
- Adjusted EBITDA was $13.1 million, up from $9.2 million in the same quarter last year, demonstrating sound financial management and discipline.
- Total revenue decreased by 10.2% YoY, reflecting the impact of fierce price competition from gas vehicle makers and deep discounts on internal combustion engine vehicles in the PTW and PBGN markets.
- Net loss was $3.1 million, down from a net income of $56.4 million in the same quarter last year, primarily due to a decrease in the fair value of financial liabilities associated with outstanding earnout shares, earn-in shares, and warrants compared to last year.
Third Quarter 2023 Summary
- Revenue of
, down$91.8 million 10.2% year-over-year and down6.5% on a constant currency basis; - Battery swapping service revenue of
, up$33.6 million 10.4% year-over-year and up14.1% on a constant currency basis; - Gross margin of
18.3% , up from17.4% in the same quarter last year. Non-IFRS gross margin of19.2% , down0.8% year-over-year; - Net loss of
, down from a net income of$3.1 million in the same quarter last year primarily due to a decrease of$56.4 million in the fair value of financial liabilities associated with outstanding earnout shares, earn-in shares and warrants compared to last year;$66.6 million - Adjusted EBITDA of
, up from$13.1 million in the same quarter last year.$9.2 million
"Gogoro continues to see strong demand across
"In Q3, while we invested in international expansion, built out our product line and experienced fierce price competition from gas vehicle makers, we continued to exercise sound financial management and discipline. These results represent our continuous focus on gross margin, operating cash flow and operational efficiency," said Bruce Aitken, CFO of Gogoro. "We plan to continue broadening our product portfolio by introducing new innovative Smartscooters at various price ranges and expect to execute significant new product introductions throughout 2024. We expect to continue investing in
Third Quarter 2023 Financial Overview
Operating Revenues
For the third quarter, the total revenue was
- Sales of hardware and other revenues for the quarter were
, down$58.2 million 19.0% year-over-year, and down15.2% year-over-year on a constant currency basis1. Both electric powered two-wheelers ("PTW") and Powered by Gogoro Network ("PBGN") markets were negatively impacted by the result of deep discounts on internal combustion engine ("ICE") vehicles introduced byTaiwan scooter manufacturers in the third quarter. We refrained from participating in the price war as we believe that this approach is not in the best interest of Gogoro's long-term growth strategy. Compared to the same quarter last year, sales of all electric PTW vehicles were down13.0% and Gogoro's branded vehicles were down18.0% . - Battery swapping service revenue for the third quarter was
, up$33.6 million 10.4% year-over-year, and up14.1% year-over-year on a constant currency basis1. Total subscribers at the end of the third quarter exceeded 570,000, up12.9% from 505,000 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 third quarter, gross margin was
Net (Loss) Income
For the third quarter, net loss was
Adjusted EBITDA
For the third quarter, adjusted EBITDA1 was
Liquidity
We reduced operating cash outflow by
Updated 2023 Guidance
Based on the current market outlook, we are making no change to our estimated 2023 revenue guidance range of
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 November 16th, 2023, at 7:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss the Company's third 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" and MIT Technology Review as one of "15 Climate Tech Companies to Watch" in 2023, 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, gross margin excluding share-based compensation, and exit activities.
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) income 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) income 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.
Exit Activities. We have incurred charges including the exit of certain product lines as well as other non-recurring activities. These charges are not representative of ongoing costs to the business and are not expected to recur. As a result, these charges are being excluded to provide investors with a more comparable measure of costs associated with ongoing operations.
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 shares, earn-in shares 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. | |||
September 30, | December 31, | ||
2023 | 2022 | ||
ASSETS | |||
Current assets: | |||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ 151,546 | $ 236,100 | |
Trade receivables | 20,047 | 16,143 | |
Inventories | 114,024 | 114,701 | |
Other assets, current | 20,288 | 30,961 | |
Total current assets | 305,905 | 397,905 | |
Property, plant and equipment | 417,421 | 442,969 | |
Equity investment | 18,504 | — | |
Right-of-use assets | 28,858 | 21,089 | |
Other assets, non-current | 27,472 | 11,460 | |
Total assets | $ 798,160 | $ 873,423 | |
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | |||
Current liabilities: | |||
Borrowings, current | $ 66,501 | $ 87,982 | |
Financial liabilities at fair value | 30,717 | 46,949 | |
Notes and trade payables | 39,992 | 38,879 | |
Contract liabilities | 16,829 | 12,965 | |
Lease liabilities, current | 10,909 | 10,073 | |
Provisions for product warranty, current | 3,179 | 4,812 | |
Other liabilities, current | 35,509 | 46,506 | |
Total current liabilities | 203,636 | 248,166 | |
Borrowings, non-current | 297,380 | 293,192 | |
Provisions for product warranty, non-current | 2,083 | 3,238 | |
Lease liabilities, non-current | 18,346 | 11,400 | |
Other liabilities, non-current | 16,113 | 18,453 | |
Total liabilities | 537,558 | 574,449 | |
Total equity | 260,602 | 298,974 | |
Total liabilities and equity | $ 798,160 | $ 873,423 | |
September 30, | December 31, | ||
2023 | 2022 | ||
Inventories: | |||
Raw materials | $ 78,411 | $ 76,740 | |
Semi-finished goods | 4,121 | 4,443 | |
Merchandise | 31,492 | 33,518 | |
Total inventories | $ 114,024 | $ 114,701 |
GOGORO INC. | |||||||
Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||
2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | ||||
Operating revenues | $ 91,750 | $ 102,182 | $ 258,316 | $ 287,360 | |||
Cost of revenues | 74,967 | 84,373 | 217,972 | 243,977 | |||
Gross profit | 16,783 | 17,809 | 40,344 | 43,383 | |||
Operating expenses: | |||||||
Sales and marketing | 12,732 | 17,745 | 36,109 | 45,458 | |||
General and administrative | 13,016 | 14,264 | 35,413 | 56,294 | |||
Research and development | 10,959 | 12,679 | 31,243 | 33,624 | |||
Listing expense | — | — | — | 178,804 | |||
Total operating expenses | 36,707 | 44,688 | 102,765 | 314,180 | |||
Loss from operations | (19,924) | (26,879) | (62,421) | (270,797) | |||
Non-operating income and expenses: | |||||||
Interest expense, net | (2,533) | (1,651) | (6,594) | (6,940) | |||
Other income (expense), net | 447 | (832) | 3,847 | 1,801 | |||
Change in fair value of financial liabilities | 19,142 | 85,755 | 16,232 | 189,560 | |||
Loss on investment under equity method
| (220) | — | (396) | — | |||
Total non-operating income | 16,836 | 83,272 | 13,089 | 184,421 | |||
Net (loss) income | (3,088) | 56,393 | (49,332) | (86,376) | |||
Other comprehensive loss: | |||||||
Exchange differences on translation | (7,858) | (11,112) | (11,291) | (23,812) | |||
Total comprehensive (loss) income | $ (10,946) | $ 45,281 | $ (60,623) | $ (110,188) | |||
Basic and diluted net (loss) income per share | $ (0.01) | $ 0.24 | $ (0.21) | $ (0.39) | |||
Shares used in computing basic and diluted net loss per share | 232,935 | 231,989 | 232,650 | 218,679 | |||
Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||
Operating revenues: | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | |||
Sales of hardware and others | $ 58,147 | $ 71,754 | $ 159,111 | $ 197,131 | |||
Battery swapping service | 33,603 | 30,428 | 99,205 | 90,229 | |||
Operating revenues | $ 91,750 | $ 102,182 | $ 258,316 | $ 287,360 | |||
Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||
Share-based compensation: | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | |||
Cost of revenues | $ 801 | $ 1,003 | $ 2,066 | $ 2,921 | |||
Sales and marketing | 1,260 | 1,582 | 3,106 | 4,242 | |||
General and administrative | 4,339 | 5,386 | 10,513 | 10,535 | |||
Research and development | 2,627 | 3,382 | 6,640 | 9,036 | |||
Total | $ 9,027 | $ 11,353 | $ 22,325 | $ 26,734 |
GOGORO INC. | |||
Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||
2023 | 2022 | ||
Cash flows from operating activities | |||
Net loss | $ (49,332) | $ (86,376) | |
Adjustments for: | |||
Depreciation and amortization | 73,293 | 72,976 | |
Expected credit loss | 345 | 313 | |
Loss on investment under equity method | 396 | — | |
Change in fair value of financial liabilities | (16,232) | (189,560) | |
Interest expense, net | 6,594 | 6,940 | |
Share-based compensation | 22,325 | 26,734 | |
Loss on disposal of property and equipment, net | 3,532 | 706 | |
Write-down of inventories | 2,361 | 3,913 | |
Recognition of listing expense | — | 178,804 | |
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | |||
Trade receivables | (4,249) | (6,099) | |
Inventories | (1,684) | (46,193) | |
Other current assets | 10,343 | (7,980) | |
Notes and trade payables | 1,113 | (9,786) | |
Contract liabilities | 3,864 | 1,378 | |
Other liabilities | (11,926) | (2,512) | |
Provisions for product warranty | (2,788) | (4,541) | |
Cash provided by (used in) operations | 37,955 | (61,283) | |
Interest expense paid, net | (6,465) | (7,849) | |
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | 31,490 | (69,132) | |
Cash flows from investing activities | |||
Payments for property, plant and equipment, net | (78,650) | (102,239) | |
Payments for purchase of equity investment | (18,900) | — | |
Payments of intangible assets, net | (190) | (492) | |
(Increase) decrease in other financial assets | (415) | 23,439 | |
Net cash used in investing activities | (98,155) | (79,292) | |
Cash flows from financing activities | |||
Proceeds from borrowings | 107,949 | 133,177 | |
Repayments of borrowings | (107,733) | (155,432) | |
Proceed from issuance of shares | — | 326,965 | |
Repayments of financial liabilities at fair value | — | (108,149) | |
Guarantee deposits (refund) received | (104) | 337 | |
Repayment of the principal portion of lease liabilities | (9,322) | (9,550) | |
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities | (9,210) | 187,348 | |
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | (8,679) | (7,276) | |
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents | (84,554) | 31,648 | |
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period | 236,100 | 217,429 | |
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period | $ 151,546 | $ 249,077 |
GOGORO INC. | |||||||||
Ordinary | Capital Surplus | Accumulated | Exchange Difference | Total Equity | |||||
Balance as of December 31, 2022 | $ 24 | $ 643,470 | $ (349,940) | $ 5,420 | $ 298,974 | ||||
Net loss for the nine months ended September | — | — | (49,332) | — | (49,332) | ||||
Other comprehensive loss for the nine months | — | — | — | (11,291) | (11,291) | ||||
Issuance of ordinary shares | — | 79 | — | — | 79 | ||||
Shared-based compensation | — | 22,172 | — | — | 22,172 | ||||
Balance as of September 30, 2023 | $ 24 | $ 665,721 | $ (399,272) | $ (5,871) | $ 260,602 | ||||
GOGORO INC. | |||||||||||
Three Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||
2023 | 2022 | IFRS revenue | Revenue | ||||||||
Operating revenues: | IFRS revenue | FX effect | Revenue excluding | IFRS revenue | |||||||
Sales of hardware and others | $ 58,147 | $ 2,709 | $ 60,856 | $ 71,754 | (19.0) % | (15.2) % | |||||
Battery swapping service | 33,603 | 1,102 | 34,705 | 30,428 | 10.4 % | 14.1 % | |||||
Total | $ 91,750 | $ 3,811 | $ 95,561 | $ 102,182 | (10.2) % | (6.5) % | |||||
Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||
2023 | 2022 | IFRS revenue | Revenue | ||||||||
Operating revenues: | IFRS revenue | FX effect | Revenue excluding | IFRS revenue | |||||||
Sales of hardware and others | $ 159,111 | $ 9,041 | $ 168,152 | $ 197,131 | (19.3) % | (14.7) % | |||||
Battery swapping service | 99,205 | 5,261 | 104,466 | 90,229 | 9.9 % | 15.8 % | |||||
Total | $ 258,316 | $ 14,302 | $ 272,618 | $ 287,360 | (10.1) % | (5.1) % |
Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||
2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||
Gross profit and gross margin | $ 16,783 | 18.3 % | $ 17,809 | 17.4 % | $ 40,344 | 15.6 % | $ 43,383 | 15.1 % | |||
Share-based compensation | 801 | 1,003 | 2,066 | 2,921 | |||||||
Exit activities | — | 1,661 | — | 1,661 | |||||||
Non-IFRS gross profit and gross margin | $ 17,584 | 19.2 % | $ 20,473 | 20.0 % | $ 42,410 | 16.4 % | $ 47,965 | 16.7 % | |||
Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||
2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||
Net (loss) income | $ (3,088) | $ 56,393 | $ (49,332) | $ (86,376) | |||||||
Share-based compensation | 9,027 | 11,353 | 22,325 | 26,734 | |||||||
Change in fair value of financial liabilities | (19,142) | (85,755) | (16,232) | (189,560) | |||||||
Acquisition-related expenses | — | — | — | 20,855 | |||||||
Listing expense | — | — | — | 178,804 | |||||||
Exit activities | — | 1,661 | — | 1,661 | |||||||
Non-IFRS net loss | $ (13,203) | $ (16,348) | $ (43,239) | $ (47,882) | |||||||
Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||
2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||
Net (loss) income | $ (3,088) | $ 56,393 | $ (49,332) | $ (86,376) | |||||||
Interest expense, net | 2,533 | 1,651 | 6,594 | 6,940 | |||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 23,814 | 23,895 | 73,293 | 72,976 | |||||||
EBITDA | 23,259 | 81,939 | 30,555 | (6,460) | |||||||
Share-based compensation | 9,027 | 11,353 | 22,325 | 26,734 | |||||||
Change in fair value of financial liabilities | (19,142) | (85,755) | (16,232) | (189,560) | |||||||
Acquisition-related expenses | — | — | — | 20,855 | |||||||
Listing expense | — | — | — | 178,804 | |||||||
Exit activities | — | 1,661 | — | 1,661 | |||||||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ 13,144 | $ 9,198 | $ 36,648 | $ 32,034 |
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