MicroVision Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Results
- Strong revenue growth in Q4 2023 compared to zero revenue in Q4 2022, driven by the contract with Microsoft.
- Net loss increased to $19.7 million in Q4 2023, with $4.6 million share-based compensation expense.
- Adjusted EBITDA loss of $13.6 million in Q4 2023, indicating operational challenges.
- Cash used in operations increased to $16.6 million in Q4 2023.
- Ending Q4 2023 with $73.8 million in cash and cash equivalents, down from $82.7 million in December 2022.
- Focus on automotive lidar solutions with multiple technology nodes and expansion into non-automotive applications for revenue diversification and margin improvement.
- None.
Insights
The reported revenue of $5.1 million for MicroVision in Q4 2023, representing a significant increase from the previous year's quarter, is a critical metric for investors. This figure, however, must be contextualized within the company's broader financial performance. The revenue was generated from an existing contract with Microsoft, indicating a reliance on major contracts for revenue streams rather than diverse income sources. This could raise concerns about the company's revenue diversification and sustainability.
Furthermore, the net loss widening to $19.7 million, coupled with an increased cash burn rate in operations, signals potential liquidity challenges. These factors may affect the company's ability to fund ongoing operations and invest in new technology without additional financing. The increase in share-based compensation expense also suggests a growing cost structure that could impact future profitability.
While the company's end-of-quarter cash position of $73.8 million provides a buffer, the decrease from $82.7 million at the end of the previous year highlights the need for careful financial management and effective capital allocation strategies to ensure long-term viability.
MicroVision's engagement in nine automotive RFQs (Requests for Quotation) with major OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturers) underscores the company's competitive position in the automotive lidar and ADAS (Advanced Driver-Assistance Systems) markets. This is a positive indicator of potential future business and could reflect the company's strategic relationships and technological capabilities.
The strategic focus on non-automotive applications to diversify revenue streams and scale the business is a proactive approach to market expansion. However, the success of this strategy will depend on the company's ability to penetrate new markets and the receptiveness of these markets to MicroVision's offerings.
As the lidar industry is highly competitive with rapid technological advancements, MicroVision's emphasis on a diversified hardware and software portfolio with multiple technology nodes could be a differentiator. However, the ability to translate these technological advantages into commercial success remains a key factor to watch.
The mention of MicroVision's MEMS-based solid-state automotive lidar and ADAS solutions indicates the company's involvement in cutting-edge technology for vehicle safety and autonomy. MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems) technology is crucial for creating compact, reliable sensors which are essential for the advancement of autonomous driving technologies.
MicroVision's MAVIN and MOVIA products appear to be at the core of their current automotive offerings. Their technological maturity and the company's operating history may provide an edge in negotiations with OEMs. However, the ability to maintain technological leadership and meet the stringent safety and performance standards set by the automotive industry will be vital for sustained growth.
The company's strategic focus on securing revenue from non-automotive applications suggests an attempt to leverage their technology in broader markets, which could be a wise move to mitigate the risk associated with the cyclical nature of the automotive industry.
REDMOND, WA / ACCESSWIRE / February 28, 2024 / MicroVision, Inc. (NASDAQ:MVIS), a leader in MEMS-based solid-state automotive lidar and ADAS solutions, today announced its fourth quarter and full year 2023 results.
"We are very pleased with what our global team accomplished in 2023. We are now actively engaged in nine automotive RFQs, including some of the largest global OEMs, with a key focus on passenger vehicles with our MAVIN and MOVIA products," said Sumit Sharma, MicroVision's Chief Executive Officer. "The maturity of our products and our several decades of operating history continue to be a clear differentiator for MicroVision and position us well in the marketplace to win."
"Our diversified hardware and software portfolio makes us one of the only lidar companies to have multiple technology nodes. In addition, our near-term strategic focus includes securing revenue streams from non-automotive applications to provide opportunities to scale our business and reach volumes that will allow us to accelerate improvement of our gross margins," concluded Sharma.
Key Financial Highlights for Q4 2023 and Full Year 2023
- Revenue for the fourth quarter of 2023 was
$5.1 million , compared to zero for the fourth quarter of 2022 primarily driven by revenue related to our contract with Microsoft. As stated in prior quarters, no new cash was received in connection with this contract; the revenue was recognized against cash that had been received in an earlier period. - Net loss for the fourth quarter of 2023 was
$19.7 million , or$0.10 per share, which includes$4.6 million of non-cash, share-based compensation expense, compared to a net loss of$13.5 million , or$0.08 per share, which includes$3.5 million of non-cash, share-based compensation expense, for the fourth quarter of 2022. - Adjusted EBITDA for the fourth quarter of 2023 was a
$13.6 million loss, compared to a$9.7 million loss for the fourth quarter of 2022. - Cash used in operations in the fourth quarter of 2023 was
$16.6 million , compared to cash used in operations in the fourth quarter of 2022 of$8.4 million . - The Company ended the fourth quarter of 2023 with
$73.8 million in cash and cash equivalents including investment securities, compared to$82.7 million at December 31, 2022.
Conference Call and Webcast: Q4 2023 Results
MicroVision will host a conference call and webcast, consisting of prepared remarks by management, a slide presentation, and a question-and-answer session at 1:30 PM PT/4:30 PM ET on Wednesday, February 28, 2024 to discuss the financial results and provide a business update. Analysts and investors may pose questions to management during the live webcast on February 28, 2024.
The live webcast and slide presentation can be accessed on the Company's Investor Relations website under the Events tab at https://ir.microvision.com/events. The webcast will be archived on the website for future viewing.
About MicroVision
With over 350 employees and global presence in Redmond, Detroit, Hamburg, and Nuremberg, MicroVision is a pioneering company in MEMS-based laser beam scanning technology that integrates MEMS, lasers, optics, hardware, algorithms and machine learning software into its proprietary technology to address existing and emerging markets. The Company's integrated approach uses its proprietary technology to provide automotive lidar sensors and solutions for advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) and for non-automotive applications including industrial, smart infrastructure and robotics. The Company has been leveraging its experience building augmented reality micro-display engines, interactive display modules, and consumer lidar modules.
For more information, visit the Company's website at www.microvision.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/microvisioninc, and LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/microvision/.
MicroVision, MAVIN, MOSAIK, and MOVIA are trademarks of MicroVision, Inc. in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks are the properties of their respective owners.
Non-GAAP information
To supplement MicroVision's condensed financial statements presented in accordance with GAAP, the Company presents investors with the non-GAAP financial measures "adjusted EBITDA" and "adjusted Gross Profit." Adjusted EBITDA consists of GAAP net income (loss) excluding the impact of the following: interest income and interest expense; income tax expense; depreciation and amortization; bargain purchase gain; and share-based compensation. Adjusted Gross Profit is calculated as GAAP gross profit before share-based compensation expense and the amortization of acquired intangibles included in cost of revenue.
MicroVision believes that the presentation of adjusted EBITDA and adjusted Gross Profit provides important supplemental information to management and investors regarding financial and business trends, provides consistency and comparability with MicroVision's past financial reports, and facilitates comparisons with other companies in the Company's industry, many of which use similar non-GAAP financial measures to supplement their GAAP results. Internally, management uses these non-GAAP measures when evaluating operating performance because the exclusion of the items described above provides an additional useful measure of the Company's operating results and facilitates comparisons of the Company's core operating performance against prior periods and its business objectives. Externally, the Company believes that adjusted EBITDA and adjusted Gross Profit are useful to investors in their assessment of MicroVision's operating performance and the valuation of the Company.
Adjusted EBITDA and adjusted Gross Profit are not calculated in accordance with GAAP, and should be considered supplemental to, and not as a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. Non-GAAP financial measures have limitations in that they do not reflect all of the costs associated with the operations of MicroVision's business as determined in accordance with GAAP. The Company expects to continue to incur expenses similar to the non-GAAP adjustments described above, and exclusion of these items from its non-GAAP financial measures should not be construed as an inference that these costs are unusual or infrequent.
The Company compensates for limitations of the adjusted EBITDA measure by prominently disclosing GAAP net income (loss), which the Company believes is the most directly comparable GAAP measure, and providing investors with a reconciliation from GAAP net income (loss) to adjusted EBITDA.
Similarly for Adjusted Gross Profit, the Company compensates for limitations of the measure by prominently disclosing GAAP gross profit which is the difference between Revenue and Cost of revenue, which the Company believes is the most directly comparable GAAP measure, and providing investors with a reconciliation by backing out share-based compensation expense and the amortization of acquired intangibles included in cost of revenue.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements contained in this release, including the likelihood of customer design wins, benefits of the acquisition, revenue opportunities, market position, product portfolio, product and manufacturing capabilities, and expected revenue, expenses and cash usage are forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in such forward-looking statements include the risk its ability to operate with limited cash or to raise additional capital when needed; market acceptance of its technologies and products or for products incorporating its technologies; the failure of its commercial partners to perform as expected under its agreements; its financial and technical resources relative to those of its competitors; its ability to keep up with rapid technological change; government regulation of its technologies; its ability to enforce its intellectual property rights and protect its proprietary technologies; the ability to obtain customers and develop partnership opportunities; the timing of commercial product launches and delays in product development; the ability to achieve key technical milestones in key products; dependence on third parties to develop, manufacture, sell and market its products; potential product liability claims; its ability to maintain its listing on The Nasdaq Stock Market, and other risk factors identified from time to time in the Company's SEC reports, including the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other reports filed with the SEC. These factors are not intended to represent a complete list of the general or specific factors that may affect the Company. It should be recognized that other factors, including general economic factors and business strategies, may be significant, now or in the future, and the factors set forth in this release may affect the Company to a greater extent than indicated. Except as expressly required by federal securities laws, the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, changes in circumstances or any other reason.
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MicroVision, Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheet
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
| December 31, | December 31, | |||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | |||||||
Assets | ||||||||
Current Assets | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 45,167 | $ | 20,536 | ||||
Investment securities, available-for-sale | 28,611 | 62,173 | ||||||
Restricted cash, current | 3,263 | - | ||||||
Accounts receivable, net of allowances | 949 | - | ||||||
Inventory | 3,874 | 1,861 | ||||||
Advance to IBEO | - | 4,132 | ||||||
Other current assets | 4,890 | 2,306 | ||||||
Total current assets | 86,754 | 91,008 | ||||||
Property and equipment, net | 9,032 | 6,830 | ||||||
Operating lease right-of-us asset | 13,758 | 14,579 | ||||||
Restricted cash, net of current portion | 961 | 1,418 | ||||||
Intangible assets, net | 17,235 | 75 | ||||||
Other assets | 1,895 | 1,086 | ||||||
Total assets | $ | 129,635 | $ | 114,996 | ||||
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity | ||||||||
Current Liabilities | ||||||||
Accounts payable | $ | 2,271 | $ | 2,061 | ||||
Accrued liabilities | 8,640 | 2,058 | ||||||
Accrued liability for Ibeo business combination | 6,300 | - | ||||||
Contract liabilities | 300 | 4,601 | ||||||
Current portion of operating lease liability | 2,323 | 1,846 | ||||||
Current portion of finance lease obligations | - | 21 | ||||||
Other current liabilities | 669 | 839 | ||||||
Total current liabilities | 20,503 | 11,426 | ||||||
Operating lease liability, net of current portion | 12,714 | 13,829 | ||||||
Other long-term liabilities | 614 | - | ||||||
Total liabilities | 33,831 | 25,255 | ||||||
Commitments and contingencies | ||||||||
Shareholders' Equity | ||||||||
Common stock at par value | 195 | 171 | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital | 860,765 | 772,221 | ||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | 210 | (127 | ) | |||||
Accumulated deficit | (765,366 | ) | (682,524 | ) | ||||
Total shareholders' equity | 95,804 | 89,741 | ||||||
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | $ | 129,635 | $ | 114,996 | ||||
MicroVision, Inc.
Consolidated Statement of Operations
(In thousands, except earnings per share data)
(Unaudited)
| Three Months Ended December 31, | Twelve Months Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | |||||||||||||
Revenue | $ | 5,101 | $ | - | $ | 7,259 | $ | 664 | ||||||||
Cost of revenue | 902 | 33 | 2,772 | 100 | ||||||||||||
Gross profit | 4,199 | (33 | ) | 4,487 | 564 | |||||||||||
Research and development expense | 14,580 | 7,585 | 56,707 | 30,413 | ||||||||||||
Sales, marketing, general and administrative expense | 9,517 | 6,377 | 36,689 | 24,041 | ||||||||||||
Gain on disposal of fixed assets | (9 | ) | - | (34 | ) | - | ||||||||||
Total operating expenses | 24,088 | 13,962 | 93,362 | 54,454 | ||||||||||||
Loss from operations | (19,889 | ) | (13,995 | ) | (88,875 | ) | (53,890 | ) | ||||||||
Bargain purchase gain | (37 | ) | - | 1,669 | - | |||||||||||
Other income, net | 664 | 520 | 5,510 | 799 | ||||||||||||
Net loss before taxes | $ | (19,262 | ) | $ | (13,475 | ) | $ | (81,696 | ) | $ | (53,091 | ) | ||||
Income tax expense | (475 | ) | - | (1,146 | ) | - | ||||||||||
Net income (loss) | $ | (19,737 | ) | $ | (13,475 | ) | $ | (82,842 | ) | $ | (53,091 | ) | ||||
Net income (loss) per share - basic and diluted | $ | (0.10 | ) | $ | (0.08 | ) | $ | (0.45 | ) | $ | (0.32 | ) | ||||
Weighted-average shares outstanding - basic and diluted | 190,649 | 168,308 | 182,802 | 165,958 | ||||||||||||
MicroVision, Inc.
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
| Twelve Months Ended December 31, | ||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | |||||||
Cash flows from operating activities | ||||||||
Net loss | $ | (82,842 | ) | $ | (53,091 | ) | ||
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to | ||||||||
net cash used in operations | ||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 7,864 | 2,246 | ||||||
Impairment of property and equipment | 12 | 64 | ||||||
Bargain purchase gain | (1,669 | ) | - | |||||
Gain on disposal of fixed assets | (34 | ) | - | |||||
Share-based compensation expense | 16,141 | 15,461 | ||||||
Inventory write-down | 76 | 87 | ||||||
Net accretion of premium on short-term investments | (1,275 | ) | 21 | |||||
Change in: | ||||||||
Accounts receivable | (949 | ) | - | |||||
Inventory | (892 | ) | (168 | ) | ||||
Other current and non-current assets | (2,096 | ) | (217 | ) | ||||
Accounts payable | 942 | (1,737 | ) | |||||
Accrued liabilities | 6,571 | 888 | ||||||
Contract liabilities and other current liabilities | (6,452 | ) | (293 | ) | ||||
Operating lease liabilities | (2,500 | ) | (1,280 | ) | ||||
Other long-term liabilities | 13 | - | ||||||
Net cash used in operating activities | (67,090 | ) | (38,019 | ) | ||||
Cash flows from investing activities | ||||||||
Sales of investment securities | 76,700 | 60,576 | ||||||
Purchases of investment securities | (41,710 | ) | (90,158 | ) | ||||
Advance to IBEO | - | (4,132 | ) | |||||
Purchases of property and equipment | (1,935 | ) | (4,359 | ) | ||||
Cash paid for Ibeo business combination | (11,233 | ) | - | |||||
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | 21,822 | (38,073 | ) | |||||
Cash flows from financing activities | ||||||||
Principal payments under finance leases | (21 | ) | (26 | ) | ||||
Principal payments under long-term debt | - | (392 | ) | |||||
Proceeds from stock option exercises | 175 | 726 | ||||||
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock | 72,284 | 13,999 | ||||||
Net cash provided by financing activities | 72,438 | 14,307 | ||||||
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | 267 | - | ||||||
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 27,437 | (61,785 | ) | |||||
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period | 21,954 | 83,739 | ||||||
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period | $ | 49,391 | $ | 21,954 | ||||
The following table provides a reconciliation of the cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash balances as of December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022:
| December 31, | December 31, | |||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | |||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 45,167 | $ | 20,536 | ||||
Restricted cash | 4,224 | 1,418 | ||||||
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | 49,391 | 21,954 | ||||||
MicroVision, Inc.
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Measures
(In thousands, except earnings per share data)
(Unaudited)
| Three Months Ended December 31, | Twelve Months Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | |||||||||||||
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Gross Profit: | ||||||||||||||||
Gross Profit | $ | 4,199 | $ | (33 | ) | $ | 4,487 | $ | 564 | |||||||
Share-based compensation expense | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
Amortization of acquired intangibles | 387 | - | 1,418 | - | ||||||||||||
Adjusted Gross Profit | $ | 4,586 | $ | (33 | ) | $ | 5,905 | $ | 564 | |||||||
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Loss: | ||||||||||||||||
GAAP Net loss | $ | (19,737 | ) | $ | (13,475 | ) | $ | (82,842 | ) | $ | (53,091 | ) | ||||
Add Interest (net) | (540 | ) | (554 | ) | (2,119 | ) | (954 | ) | ||||||||
Add Income taxes | 475 | - | 1,146 | - | ||||||||||||
Add Depreciation & amortization | 1,576 | 821 | 7,864 | 2,246 | ||||||||||||
Add Bargain purchase gain | 37 | - | (1,669 | ) | - | |||||||||||
Add Share-based compensation expense | 4,635 | 3,526 | 16,141 | 15,461 | ||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | (13,554 | ) | $ | (9,682 | ) | $ | (61,479 | ) | $ | (36,338 | ) | ||||
SOURCE: MicroVision, Inc.
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