Spire Global Announces Strong Third Quarter 2023 Results; Reaffirms Expectations for Positive Cash Flow from Operations by Year End; Increases Revenue and Earnings Guidance
- Record quarterly revenue of $27.3M, 34% YOY increase
- Improved GAAP gross margins to 65%, 15 pt YOY improvement
- Lowered non-GAAP operating loss to ($6.2M), 45% YOY improvement
- Improving full year midpoint guidance for revenue, non-GAAP operating loss, non-GAAP loss per share, and adjusted EBITDA loss
- None.
-
Exceeded top end of guidance range with record quarterly revenue of
$27.3M 34% year-over-year (YOY) increase -
Increased GAAP gross margins to
65% ; 15 pt YOY improvement, and non-GAAP gross margins1 to69% ; 14 pt YOY improvement -
Improved GAAP operating loss to (
$11.0M 33% YOY improvement, and lowered Non-GAAP operating loss1 to ($6.2M 45% YOY improvement -
Improved net loss to (
$17.8M 18% YOY improvement, and lowered adjusted EBITDA1 loss to ($3.4M 60% YOY improvement - Improving full year midpoint guidance for revenue, non-GAAP operating loss, non-GAAP loss per share, and adjusted EBITDA loss
“As more businesses and organizations are leveraging data and insights from space, we are continuing to see this demand translate into profitable growth opportunities for our business,” said Peter Platzer, Spire CEO. “With a drive toward profitability, and recent proof points indicating the power of space-based data to help with global security challenges and improved severe weather forecasting, I am incredibly proud of what Spire has already achieved and will continue to do in the days, weeks and years ahead.”
“Spire is poised for a strong finish to the year,” said Leo Basola, Spire CFO. “After exceeding our revenue expectations for the last three quarters, raising our full year earnings guidance in the last two quarters, and reaffirming our expectations of positive operating cash flow in the fourth quarter of this year, positive adjusted EBITDA in Q1 or Q2 2024 and positive free cash flow in Q2 or Q3 2024, the business is continuing a strong progression toward profitability.”
Third Quarter 2023 Highlights
Financial:
-
Third quarter 2023 revenue increased
34% year-over-year to a record$27.3 million $0.3 million -
Third quarter 2023 GAAP gross margin increased 15 percentage points year-over-year to
65% , and non-GAAP gross margin1 increased 14 percentage points to69% . We believe the gross margin improvement demonstrates our success in leveraging headcount and infrastructure costs across our solutions. -
Third quarter 2023 GAAP operating loss was
$11.0 million $5.4 million $6.2 million $5.2 million -
Third quarter 2023 net loss was
$17.8 million $4.0 million $3.4 million $5.0 million 60% improvement year-over-year. -
Third quarter 2023 operating cash flow was negative
$5.1 million $6.2 million 54% . -
ARR as of September 30, 2023 was
$103.1 million
1 Non-GAAP Financial Measure, please see section titled Non-GAAP Financial Measures for the definition of such measures and the reconciliation tables at the end of this release for reconciliation to the most directly comparable GAAP measure.
Business:
-
Spire was recently selected for a Multiple-Award, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract by NASA to provide Earth observation data for the agency’s Commercial Smallsat Data Acquisition (CSDA) Program. The contract will be effective for five years with the opportunity to compete for task orders under a
$476 million -
During the quarter, Spire announced it was awarded a
$2.8 million -
Spire announced it was awarded a
$4.6 million - Spire announced it will participate in a challenge to advance measurements of the Earth’s magnetic field. As part of the challenge, Spire received multi-million dollar support from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Spire will design, develop and launch a satellite that will provide a novel approach to geomagnetic data collection for the World Magnetic Model (WMM). The WMM is used every day around the world and is embedded in thousands of systems. More than a billion smartphone users depend on the WMM for mobile navigation apps, and drivers rely on it to align the compasses in their cars.
- During the quarter, Spire announced a Space Services contract from GHGSat, a global leader in high-resolution greenhouse gas monitoring from space. Under the agreement, Spire will build, launch and operate four additional 16U satellites that will carry GHGSat payloads to monitor greenhouse gas emissions. This builds upon Spire’s initial agreement with GHGSat for three 16U satellites that are planned for launch by the end of 2023.
Financial Outlook
Spire is providing the following guidance for the fourth quarter 2023, and is improving certain elements of its guidance for the full year ending December 31, 2023:
| Q4 FY'23 Guidance | Previous Full Year FY'23 Guidance |
Revised Full Year FY'23 Guidance |
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| Low | High | Low | High | Low | High | ||||||||
| Revenue (millions) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Y/Y Growth | 21 |
% |
38 |
% |
30 |
% |
36 |
% |
31 |
% |
36 |
% |
|
| ARR (millions) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Y/Y Growth | 26 |
% |
36 |
% |
30 |
% |
36 |
% |
26 |
% |
36 |
% |
|
| ARR Solution Customers | 800 |
|
830 |
|
855 |
|
875 |
|
800 |
|
830 |
|
|
| Non-GAAP Operating Loss (millions) |
( |
) |
( |
) |
( |
) |
( |
) |
( |
) |
( |
) |
|
| Adjusted EBITDA (millions) |
( |
) |
|
|
( |
) |
( |
) |
( |
) |
( |
) |
|
| Non-GAAP Loss Per Share |
( |
) |
( |
) |
( |
) |
( |
) |
( |
) |
( |
) |
|
| Basic Weighted Average Shares (millions) | 20.8 |
|
20.8 |
|
19.7 |
|
19.7 |
|
19.6 |
|
19.6 |
|
|
The amounts in the Previous Full Year FY’23 Guidance columns for Non-GAAP Loss Per Share and Basic Weighted Average Shares have been adjusted to reflect the 1-for-8 reverse stock split effected on August 31, 2023.
The non-
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In addition to financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP, this press release and the accompanying tables contain, and the conference call will contain, non-GAAP financial measures, including free cash flow, non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP gross margins, non-GAAP research and development, non-GAAP sales and marketing, non-GAAP general and administrative expenses, non-GAAP operating loss, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, non-GAAP net loss, and non-GAAP net loss per share. Spire’s management uses these non-GAAP financial measures internally in analyzing its financial results and believes they are useful to investors, as a supplement to the corresponding GAAP financial measures, in evaluating its ongoing operational performance and trends and in comparing its financial measures with other companies in the same industry, many of which present similar non-GAAP financial measures to help investors understand the operational performance of their businesses. However, it is important to note that the particular items Spire excludes from, or includes in, its non-GAAP financial measures may differ from the items excluded from, or included in, similar non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies in the same industry. In addition, other companies may utilize metrics that are not similar to Spire’s. The non-GAAP financial information is presented for supplemental informational purposes only and is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for, or superior to, financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP. There are material limitations associated with the use of non-GAAP financial measures since they exclude significant expenses and income that are required by GAAP to be recorded in Spire’s financial statements. Investors should note that the excluded items may have had, and may in the future have, a material impact on our reported financial results. Please see the reconciliation tables at the end of this release for the reconciliation of GAAP and non-GAAP results. Management encourages investors and others to review Spire’s financial information in its entirety and not rely on a single financial measure.
Spire adjusts the following items from one or more of its non-GAAP financial measures:
Loss on satellite deorbit, launch failure and decommissioning. Spire excludes loss on satellite deorbit, launch failure and decommissioning because if there was no loss, the expense would be accounted for as depreciation and would also be excluded as part of its EBITDA calculation.
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities and contingent earnout liability. Spire excludes these items as they do not reflect the underlying cash flows or operational results of the business.
Other (expense) income, net. Spire excludes other (expense) income, net because it includes unusual items that do not reflect the underlying operational results of its business. Examples of such expenses include prepayment penalties on outstanding debt and vendor dispute legal settlements.
Stock-based compensation. Spire excludes stock-based compensation expenses primarily because they are non-cash expenses that it excludes from its internal management reporting processes. Spire also finds it useful to exclude these expenses when management assesses the appropriate level of various operating expenses and resource allocations when budgeting, planning, and forecasting future periods. Moreover, because of varying available valuation methodologies, subjective assumptions and the variety of award types that companies can use under FASB ASC Topic 718, Stock Compensation, Spire believes excluding stock-based compensation expenses allows investors to make meaningful comparisons between its recurring core business operating results and those of other companies.
Amortization of purchased intangibles. Spire incurs amortization expense for purchased intangible assets in connection with acquisitions of certain businesses and technologies. Amortization of intangible assets is a non-cash expense and is inconsistent in amount and frequency because it is significantly affected by the timing, size of acquisitions and the inherent subjective nature of purchase price allocations. Because these costs have already been incurred and cannot be recovered, and are non-cash expenses, Spire excludes these expenses for its internal management reporting processes. Spire's management also finds it useful to exclude these charges when assessing the appropriate level of various operating expenses and resource allocations when budgeting, planning and forecasting future periods. It is important to note that while this amortization expense is excluded for purposes of non-GAAP presentation, the revenue of the acquired businesses is reflected in the non-GAAP measures and that the assets contribute to revenue generation.
Other acquisition accounting amortization. Spire incurs amortization expense for purchased data rights in connection with the acquisition of exactEarth and certain technologies. Amortization of this asset is a non-cash expense that can be significantly affected by the inherent subjective nature of the assigned value and useful life. Because this cost has already been incurred and cannot be recovered, and is a non-cash expense, Spire excludes this expense for its internal management reporting processes. Spire's management also finds it useful to exclude this charge when assessing the appropriate level of various operating expenses and resource allocations when budgeting, planning and forecasting future periods. It is important to note that while this expense is excluded for purposes of non-GAAP presentation, the revenue of the acquired companies is reflected in the non-GAAP measures and that the assets contribute to revenue generation.
Mergers and acquisition related expenses. Spire excludes these expenses as they are transaction costs and expenses associated with the transaction that are generally infrequent in nature and not reflective of the underlying operational results of Spire’s business. Examples of these types of expenses include legal, accounting, regulatory, other consulting services, severance, and other employee costs.
Loss on extinguishment of debt. Spire excludes this as it does not reflect the underlying cash flows or operational results of the business.
Foreign exchange gain/loss. Spire is exposed to foreign currency gains or losses on outstanding foreign currency denominated receivables and payables related to certain customer sales agreements, product costs and other operating expenses. As Spire does not actively hedge these currency exposures, changes in the underlying currency rates relative to the
Other unusual and infrequent costs. Spire excludes these as they are unusual items that do not reflect the ongoing operational results of its business. Examples of these types of expenses include accounting, legal and other professional fees associated with the preparation and filing of Spire’s September 2022 Form S-3 shelf registration statement and “at-the-market” offering prospectus supplement, and the December 2022 warrant exchange.
Our additional non-GAAP measures include:
Free Cash Flow. Spire defines free cash flow as net cash used in operating activities reduced by purchases of property and equipment.
EBITDA. Spire defines EBITDA as net income (loss), plus depreciation and amortization expense, plus interest expense, and plus the provision for (or minus benefit from) income taxes.
Adjusted EBITDA. Spire defines Adjusted EBITDA as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, further adjusted for loss on satellite deorbit, launch failure and decommissioning, change in fair value of warrant liabilities, change in fair value of contingent earnout liability, other (expense) income, net, stock-based compensation, loss on extinguishment of debt, foreign exchange gain/loss, other acquisition accounting amortization, mergers and acquisition related expenses, and other unusual costs. Spire believes Adjusted EBITDA can be useful in providing an understanding of the underlying results of operations and trends and an enhanced overall understanding of its financial performance and prospects for the future. While Adjusted EBITDA is not a recognized measure under GAAP, management uses this financial measure to evaluate and forecast business performance. Adjusted EBITDA is not intended to be a measure of liquidity or cash flows from operations or a measure comparable to net income as it does not take into account certain requirements, such as capital expenditures and related depreciation, principal and interest payments, and tax payments. Adjusted EBITDA is not a presentation made in accordance with GAAP, and Spire’s use of the term Adjusted EBITDA may vary from the use of similarly titled measures by others in its industry due to the potential inconsistencies in the method of calculation and differences due to items subject to interpretation.
Other Definitions
Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR). Spire defines ARR as expected annualized revenue from customers that are under contracts at the end of the reporting period with a binding and renewable agreement for subscription solutions or customers that are under a binding multi-year contract that can range from components of Space Services solutions to a project-based customer solution. Customers with project-based contracts are considered recurring when there is a multi-year binding agreement that has a renewable component in the contract. Customers are also considered recurring when they have multiple contracts over multiple years. Customer contracts for data trials and one-time transactions are excluded from the calculation of ARR.
ARR Customers. Spire defines an ARR Customer as an entity that has a contract with Spire or through its reseller partners contracts, that is either a binding and renewable agreement for subscription solutions, or a binding multi-year contract as of the measurement date independent of the number of solutions the entity has under contract. A single organization with separate subsidiaries, segments, or divisions may represent multiple customers, as Spire treats each entity that is invoiced separately as an individual customer. In cases where customers subscribe to Spire’s platform through its reseller partners, each end customer that meets the above definition is counted separately as an ARR Customer. All entities that have contracts for data trials and one-time transactions are excluded from the calculation of ARR Customers.
ARR Solution Customers. Spire defines an ARR Solution Customer similarly to an ARR Customer, but Spire counts every solution the customer has separately. As a result, the count of ARR Solution Customers exceeds the count of ARR Customers at each period end, as some customers contract with Spire for multiple solutions. Spire’s multiple solution customers are those that are under contract for at least two solutions: Maritime, Aviation, Weather, and Space Services. All entities that have contracts for data trials and one-time transactions are excluded from the calculation of ARR Solution Customers.
Conference Call
Spire will webcast a conference call to discuss the results at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time today. The webcast will be available on Spire’s Investor Relations website at ir.spire.com. A replay of the call will be available on the site for three months.
Safe Harbor Statement
The forward-looking statements included in this press release and in the related conference call, including for example, the quotations of management, the statements under the heading “Financial Outlook” above, the information provided in the “GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliations – Q4 2023 and Full Year 2023 Financial Outlook” section of the tables below, statements regarding continued growth, statements regarding Spire’s expected timing to generate positive cash from operations, non-GAAP operating margins, adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow, statements regarding increasing its ARR, statements regarding profitability, and statements regarding the benefits of its solutions to its customers and generally, reflect management’s best judgment based on factors currently known and involve risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, potential disruption of customer purchase decisions resulting from global economic conditions including from an economic downturn or recession in
About Spire Global, Inc.
Spire (NYSE: SPIR) is a global provider of space-based data, analytics and space services, offering unique datasets and powerful insights about Earth so that organizations can make decisions with confidence in a rapidly changing world. Spire builds, owns, and operates a fully deployed satellite constellation that observes the Earth in real time using radio frequency technology. The data acquired by Spire’s satellites provides global weather intelligence, ship and plane movements, and spoofing and jamming detection to better predict how their patterns impact economies, global security, business operations and the environment. Spire also offers Space as a Service solutions that empower customers to leverage its established infrastructure to put their business in space. Spire has nine offices across the
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited) |
||||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||
| (In thousands, except share and per share amounts) |
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
||||
| Revenue | $ |
27,317 |
|
$ |
20,418 |
|
$ |
77,978 |
|
$ |
57,883 |
|
||||
| Cost of revenue |
|
9,555 |
|
|
10,198 |
|
|
29,548 |
|
|
29,617 |
|
||||
| Gross profit |
|
17,762 |
|
|
10,220 |
|
|
48,430 |
|
|
28,266 |
|
||||
| Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
| Research and development |
|
10,538 |
|
|
8,879 |
|
|
29,953 |
|
|
25,761 |
|
||||
| Sales and marketing |
|
6,993 |
|
|
7,794 |
|
|
20,572 |
|
|
21,427 |
|
||||
| General and administrative |
|
11,049 |
|
|
9,903 |
|
|
33,718 |
|
|
33,861 |
|
||||
| Loss on decommissioned satellites |
|
156 |
|
|
— |
|
|
628 |
|
|
— |
|
||||
| Total operating expenses |
|
28,736 |
|
|
26,576 |
|
|
84,871 |
|
|
81,049 |
|
||||
| Loss from operations |
|
(10,974 |
) |
|
(16,356 |
) |
|
(36,441 |
) |
|
(52,783 |
) |
||||
| Other income (expense): | ||||||||||||||||
| Interest income |
|
540 |
|
|
336 |
|
|
1,741 |
|
|
456 |
|
||||
| Interest expense |
|
(4,728 |
) |
|
(3,897 |
) |
|
(14,015 |
) |
|
(9,725 |
) |
||||
| Change in fair value of contingent earnout liability |
|
13 |
|
|
344 |
|
|
217 |
|
|
9,597 |
|
||||
| Change in fair value of warrant liabilities |
|
(119 |
) |
|
1,282 |
|
|
984 |
|
|
11,014 |
|
||||
| Foreign exchange |
|
(1,829 |
) |
|
(2,806 |
) |
|
(1,240 |
) |
|
(6,346 |
) |
||||
| Loss on extinguishment of debt |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
(22,510 |
) |
||||
| Other expense, net |
|
(620 |
) |
|
(660 |
) |
|
(2,420 |
) |
|
(1,165 |
) |
||||
| Total other expense, net |
|
(6,743 |
) |
|
(5,401 |
) |
|
(14,733 |
) |
|
(18,679 |
) |
||||
| Loss before income taxes |
|
(17,717 |
) |
|
(21,757 |
) |
|
(51,174 |
) |
|
(71,462 |
) |
||||
| Income tax provision |
|
78 |
|
|
54 |
|
|
560 |
|
|
406 |
|
||||
| Net loss | $ |
(17,795 |
) |
$ |
(21,811 |
) |
$ |
(51,734 |
) |
$ |
(71,868 |
) |
||||
| Basic and diluted net loss per share(1) | $ |
(0.86 |
) |
$ |
(1.25 |
) |
$ |
(2.71 |
) |
$ |
(4.12 |
) |
||||
| Weighted-average shares used in computing basic and diluted net loss per share(1) |
|
20,756,394 |
|
|
17,492,871 |
|
|
19,117,078 |
|
|
17,454,680 |
|
||||
| (1) The shares of the Company's common stock and the per share amounts have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the 1-for-8 reverse stock split | ||||||
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS (Unaudited) |
||||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||
| (In thousands) |
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
||||
| Net loss | $ |
(17,795 |
) |
$ |
(21,811 |
) |
$ |
(51,734 |
) |
$ |
(71,868 |
) |
||||
| Other comprehensive gain (loss): | ||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustments |
|
(1,779 |
) |
|
(4,969 |
) |
|
973 |
|
|
(5,322 |
) |
||||
| Net unrealized (loss) gain on investments (net of tax) |
|
(2 |
) |
|
(3 |
) |
|
35 |
|
|
(86 |
) |
||||
| Comprehensive loss | $ |
(19,576 |
) |
$ |
(26,783 |
) |
$ |
(50,726 |
) |
$ |
(77,276 |
) |
||||
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited) |
||||||||
| September 30, | December 31, | |||||||
| (In thousands) |
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
||
| Assets | ||||||||
| Current assets | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ |
29,936 |
|
$ |
47,196 |
|
||
| Marketable securities |
|
20,157 |
|
|
23,084 |
|
||
| Accounts receivable, net (including allowance of |
|
18,660 |
|
|
13,864 |
|
||
| Contract assets |
|
4,489 |
|
|
3,353 |
|
||
| Other current assets |
|
8,401 |
|
|
9,279 |
|
||
| Total current assets |
|
81,643 |
|
|
96,776 |
|
||
| Property and equipment, net |
|
69,610 |
|
|
53,752 |
|
||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets |
|
14,317 |
|
|
11,687 |
|
||
| Goodwill |
|
49,913 |
|
|
49,954 |
|
||
| Customer relationships |
|
19,369 |
|
|
20,814 |
|
||
| Other intangible assets |
|
12,758 |
|
|
13,967 |
|
||
| Other long-term assets, including restricted cash |
|
8,399 |
|
|
9,562 |
|
||
| Total assets | $ |
256,009 |
|
$ |
256,512 |
|
||
| Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity | ||||||||
| Current liabilities | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ |
4,620 |
|
$ |
4,800 |
|
||
| Accrued wages and benefits |
|
5,726 |
|
|
4,502 |
|
||
| Contract liabilities, current portion |
|
22,763 |
|
|
15,856 |
|
||
| Other accrued expenses |
|
9,650 |
|
|
8,210 |
|
||
| Total current liabilities |
|
42,759 |
|
|
33,368 |
|
||
| Long-term debt |
|
117,635 |
|
|
98,475 |
|
||
| Contingent earnout liability |
|
132 |
|
|
349 |
|
||
| Deferred income tax liabilities |
|
780 |
|
|
771 |
|
||
| Warrant liability |
|
3,407 |
|
|
1,831 |
|
||
| Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion |
|
13,049 |
|
|
10,815 |
|
||
| Other long-term liabilities |
|
761 |
|
|
780 |
|
||
| Total liabilities |
|
178,523 |
|
|
146,389 |
|
||
| Commitments and contingencies | ||||||||
| Stockholders’ equity | ||||||||
| Common stock |
|
2 |
|
|
16 |
|
||
| Additional paid-in capital |
|
473,854 |
|
|
455,751 |
|
||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
|
(5,989 |
) |
|
(6,997 |
) |
||
| Accumulated deficit |
|
(390,381 |
) |
|
(338,647 |
) |
||
| Total stockholders’ equity |
|
77,486 |
|
|
110,123 |
|
||
| Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ |
256,009 |
|
$ |
256,512 |
|
||
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited) |
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| Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||
| (In thousands) |
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
||
| Cash flows from operating activities | ||||||||
| Net loss | $ |
(51,734 |
) |
$ |
(71,868 |
) |
||
| Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: | ||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization |
|
11,642 |
|
|
14,056 |
|
||
| Stock-based compensation |
|
9,516 |
|
|
8,323 |
|
||
| Amortization of operating lease right-of-use assets |
|
2,185 |
|
|
1,657 |
|
||
| Amortization of debt issuance costs |
|
1,595 |
|
|
3,233 |
|
||
| Change in fair value of warrant liability |
|
(984 |
) |
|
(11,014 |
) |
||
| Change in fair value of contingent earnout liability |
|
(217 |
) |
|
(9,597 |
) |
||
| Loss on decommissioned satellites and impairment of assets |
|
630 |
|
|
— |
|
||
| Loss on extinguishment of debt |
|
— |
|
|
22,271 |
|
||
| Other, net |
|
(448 |
) |
|
79 |
|
||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts receivable, net |
|
(4,834 |
) |
|
(7,078 |
) |
||
| Contract assets |
|
(1,146 |
) |
|
(1,445 |
) |
||
| Other current assets |
|
(177 |
) |
|
1,316 |
|
||
| Other long-term assets |
|
1,261 |
|
|
1,352 |
|
||
| Accounts payable |
|
(767 |
) |
|
(816 |
) |
||
| Accrued wages and benefits |
|
1,249 |
|
|
(185 |
) |
||
| Contract liabilities |
|
6,977 |
|
|
6,423 |
|
||
| Other accrued expenses |
|
(536 |
) |
|
1,636 |
|
||
| Operating lease liabilities |
|
(1,945 |
) |
|
(1,006 |
) |
||
| Other long-term liabilities |
|
— |
|
|
(45 |
) |
||
| Net cash used in operating activities |
|
(27,733 |
) |
|
(42,708 |
) |
||
| Cash flows from investing activities | ||||||||
| Purchases of short-term investments |
|
(37,752 |
) |
|
(29,796 |
) |
||
| Maturities of short-term investments |
|
41,500 |
|
|
7,400 |
|
||
| Purchase of property and equipment |
|
(23,694 |
) |
|
(15,946 |
) |
||
| Net cash used in investing activities |
|
(19,946 |
) |
|
(38,342 |
) |
||
| Cash flows from financing activities | ||||||||
| Proceeds from long-term debt |
|
19,886 |
|
|
100,360 |
|
||
| Proceeds from issuance of common stock under the Equity Distribution Agreement, net |
|
7,866 |
|
|
— |
|
||
| Payments on long-term debt |
|
— |
|
|
(71,512 |
) |
||
| Payments of debt issuance costs |
|
— |
|
|
(4,611 |
) |
||
| Proceeds from exercise of stock options |
|
— |
|
|
797 |
|
||
| Proceeds from employee stock purchase plan |
|
422 |
|
|
335 |
|
||
| Net cash provided by financing activities |
|
28,174 |
|
|
25,369 |
|
||
| Effect of foreign currency translation on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash |
|
2,343 |
|
|
5,826 |
|
||
| Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash |
|
(17,162 |
) |
|
(49,855 |
) |
||
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | ||||||||
| Beginning balance |
|
47,569 |
|
|
109,645 |
|
||
| Ending balance | $ |
30,407 |
|
$ |
59,790 |
|
||
GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliations (Unaudited) |
||||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||
| (In thousands, except for share and per share amounts) |
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
||||
| Gross profit (GAAP) | $ |
17,762 |
|
$ |
10,220 |
|
$ |
48,430 |
|
$ |
28,266 |
|
||||
| Adjustments: | ||||||||||||||||
| Exclude stock-based compensation |
|
48 |
|
|
60 |
|
|
173 |
|
|
180 |
|
||||
| Exclude amortization of purchased intangibles |
|
873 |
|
|
879 |
|
|
2,606 |
|
|
2,693 |
|
||||
| Exclude other acquisition accounting amortization |
|
172 |
|
|
173 |
|
|
508 |
|
|
530 |
|
||||
| Exclude merger and acquisition related expenses |
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
127 |
|
||||
| Gross profit (Non-GAAP) | $ |
18,855 |
|
$ |
11,332 |
|
$ |
51,717 |
|
$ |
31,796 |
|
||||
| Research and development (GAAP) |
|
10,538 |
|
|
8,879 |
|
|
29,953 |
|
|
25,761 |
|
||||
| Adjustments: | ||||||||||||||||
| Exclude stock-based compensation |
|
(957 |
) |
|
(845 |
) |
|
(2,510 |
) |
|
(2,370 |
) |
||||
| Exclude merger and acquisition related expenses |
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
(277 |
) |
||||
| Research and development (Non-GAAP) |
|
9,581 |
|
|
8,034 |
|
|
27,443 |
|
|
23,114 |
|
||||
| Sales and marketing (GAAP) |
|
6,993 |
|
|
7,794 |
|
|
20,572 |
|
|
21,427 |
|
||||
| Adjustments: | ||||||||||||||||
| Exclude stock-based compensation |
|
(673 |
) |
|
(766 |
) |
|
(1,729 |
) |
|
(2,117 |
) |
||||
| Exclude amortization of purchased intangibles |
|
- |
|
|
(782 |
) |
|
- |
|
|
(2,390 |
) |
||||
| Exclude merger and acquisition related expenses |
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
(277 |
) |
||||
| Sales and marketing (Non-GAAP) |
|
6,320 |
|
|
6,246 |
|
|
18,843 |
|
|
16,643 |
|
||||
| General and administrative (GAAP) |
|
11,049 |
|
|
9,903 |
|
|
33,718 |
|
|
33,861 |
|
||||
| Adjustments: | ||||||||||||||||
| Exclude stock-based compensation |
|
(1,852 |
) |
|
(1,454 |
) |
|
(5,104 |
) |
|
(3,656 |
) |
||||
| Exclude merger and acquisition related expenses |
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
(1,015 |
) |
|
(3,846 |
) |
||||
| Exclude other unusual one-time costs |
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
||||
| General and administrative (Non-GAAP) |
|
9,197 |
|
|
8,449 |
|
|
27,599 |
|
|
26,359 |
|
||||
| Loss on decommissioned satellites (GAAP) |
|
156 |
|
|
- |
|
|
628 |
|
|
- |
|
||||
| Adjustments: | ||||||||||||||||
| Exclude loss on decommissioned satellites |
|
(156 |
) |
|
- |
|
|
(628 |
) |
|
- |
|
||||
| General and administrative (Non-GAAP) |
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
||||
| Loss from operations (GAAP) | $ |
(10,974 |
) |
$ |
(16,356 |
) |
$ |
(36,441 |
) |
$ |
(52,783 |
) |
||||
| Adjustments: | ||||||||||||||||
| Exclude stock-based compensation |
|
3,530 |
|
|
3,125 |
|
|
9,516 |
|
|
8,323 |
|
||||
| Exclude merger and acquisition related expenses |
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
1,015 |
|
|
4,527 |
|
||||
| Exclude amortization of purchased intangibles |
|
873 |
|
|
1,661 |
|
|
2,606 |
|
|
5,083 |
|
||||
| Exclude other acquisition accounting amortization |
|
172 |
|
|
173 |
|
|
508 |
|
|
530 |
|
||||
| Exclude loss on decommissioned satellites |
|
156 |
|
|
- |
|
|
628 |
|
|
- |
|
||||
| Exclude other unusual one-time costs |
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
||||
| Loss from operations (Non-GAAP) | $ |
(6,243 |
) |
$ |
(11,397 |
) |
$ |
(22,168 |
) |
$ |
(34,320 |
) |
||||
| Gross Margin (GAAP) |
|
65 |
% |
|
50 |
% |
|
62 |
% |
|
49.0 |
% |
||||
| Adjustments: | ||||||||||||||||
| Exclude stock-based compensation and merger and acquisition related expenses |
|
0 |
% |
|
0 |
% |
|
0 |
% |
|
1 |
% |
||||
| Exclude amortization of purchased intangibles |
|
3 |
% |
|
4 |
% |
|
3 |
% |
|
4 |
% |
||||
| Exclude other acquisition accounting amortization |
|
1 |
% |
|
1 |
% |
|
1 |
% |
|
1 |
% |
||||
| Gross Margin (Non-GAAP) |
|
69 |
% |
|
55 |
% |
|
66 |
% |
|
55 |
% |
||||
| Operating Margin (GAAP) |
|
-40 |
% |
|
-80 |
% |
|
-47 |
% |
|
-91 |
% |
||||
| Adjustments: | ||||||||||||||||
| Exclude stock-based compensation |
|
12 |
% |
|
15 |
% |
|
13 |
% |
|
13 |
% |
||||
| Exclude merger and acquisition related expenses |
|
0 |
% |
|
0 |
% |
|
1 |
% |
|
8 |
% |
||||
| Exclude amortization of purchased intangibles |
|
3 |
% |
|
8 |
% |
|
3 |
% |
|
9 |
% |
||||
| Exclude other acquisition accounting amortization |
|
1 |
% |
|
1 |
% |
|
1 |
% |
|
1 |
% |
||||
| Exclude loss on decommissioned satellites |
|
1 |
% |
|
0 |
% |
|
1 |
% |
|
0 |
% |
||||
| Exclude other unusual one-time costs |
|
0 |
% |
|
0 |
% |
|
0 |
% |
|
0 |
% |
||||
| Operating Margin (Non-GAAP) |
|
-23 |
% |
|
-56 |
% |
|
-28 |
% |
|
-59 |
% |
||||
| Net loss (GAAP) | $ |
(17,795 |
) |
$ |
(21,811 |
) |
$ |
(51,734 |
) |
$ |
(71,868 |
) |
||||
| Adjustments: | ||||||||||||||||
| Exclude stock-based compensation |
|
3,530 |
|
|
3,125 |
|
|
9,516 |
|
|
8,323 |
|
||||
| Exclude merger and acquisition related expenses |
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
1,015 |
|
|
4,527 |
|
||||
| Exclude amortization of purchased intangibles |
|
873 |
|
|
1,661 |
|
|
2,606 |
|
|
5,083 |
|
||||
| Exclude other acquisition accounting amortization |
|
172 |
|
|
173 |
|
|
508 |
|
|
530 |
|
||||
| Exclude change in fair value of contingent earnout liability |
|
(13 |
) |
|
(344 |
) |
|
(217 |
) |
|
(9,597 |
) |
||||
| Exclude change in fair value of warrant liabilities |
|
119 |
|
|
(1,282 |
) |
|
(984 |
) |
|
(11,014 |
) |
||||
| Exclude foreign exchange |
|
1,829 |
|
|
2,806 |
|
|
1,240 |
|
|
6,346 |
|
||||
| Exclude loss on extinguishment of debt |
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
22,510 |
|
||||
| Exclude other expense, net |
|
620 |
|
|
660 |
|
|
2,420 |
|
|
1,165 |
|
||||
| Exclude loss on decommissioned satellites |
|
156 |
|
|
- |
|
|
628 |
|
|
- |
|
||||
| Net loss (Non-GAAP) | $ |
(10,509 |
) |
$ |
(15,012 |
) |
$ |
(35,002 |
) |
$ |
(43,995 |
) |
||||
| Net loss per share (GAAP) | $ |
(0.86 |
) |
$ |
(1.25 |
) |
$ |
(2.71 |
) |
$ |
(4.12 |
) |
||||
| Adjustments: | ||||||||||||||||
| Exclude stock-based compensation | $ |
0.17 |
|
|
0.18 |
|
|
0.50 |
|
|
0.48 |
|
||||
| Exclude merger and acquisition related expenses, purchased intangibles and other acquisition accounting amortization | $ |
0.05 |
|
|
0.10 |
|
|
0.21 |
|
|
0.58 |
|
||||
| Exclude change in fair value of warrant liabilities and change in value of contingent earnout liability | $ |
0.01 |
|
|
(0.09 |
) |
|
(0.06 |
) |
|
(1.18 |
) |
||||
| Exclude foreign exchange | $ |
0.08 |
|
|
0.16 |
|
|
0.05 |
|
|
0.36 |
|
||||
| Exclude loss on extinguishment of debt | $ |
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
1.29 |
|
||||
| Exclude other expense, net | $ |
0.03 |
|
|
0.04 |
|
|
0.13 |
|
|
0.07 |
|
||||
| Exclude loss on decommissioned satellites | $ |
0.01 |
|
|
- |
|
|
0.03 |
|
|
- |
|
||||
| Net loss per share (Non-GAAP) | $ |
(0.51 |
) |
$ |
(0.86 |
) |
|
(1.85 |
) |
$ |
(2.52 |
) |
||||
| Weighted-average shares used in computing basic net loss per share |
|
20,756,394 |
|
|
17,492,871 |
|
|
19,117,078 |
|
|
17,454,680 |
|
||||
| Weighted-average shares used in computing diluted net income per share |
|
20,756,394 |
|
|
17,492,871 |
|
|
19,117,078 |
|
|
17,454,680 |
|
||||
| Net loss (GAAP) | $ |
(17,795 |
) |
$ |
(21,811 |
) |
$ |
(51,734 |
) |
$ |
(71,868 |
) |
||||
| Depreciation and amortization |
|
3,759 |
|
|
4,715 |
|
|
11,642 |
|
|
14,056 |
|
||||
| Net Interest |
|
4,188 |
|
|
3,561 |
|
|
12,274 |
|
|
9,269 |
|
||||
| Taxes |
|
78 |
|
|
54 |
|
|
560 |
|
|
406 |
|
||||
| EBITDA |
|
(9,770 |
) |
|
(13,481 |
) |
|
(27,258 |
) |
|
(48,137 |
) |
||||
| Change in fair value of contingent earnout liability |
|
(13 |
) |
|
(344 |
) |
|
(217 |
) |
|
(9,597 |
) |
||||
| Change in fair value of warrant liabilities |
|
119 |
|
|
(1,282 |
) |
|
(984 |
) |
|
(11,014 |
) |
||||
| Foreign exchange |
|
1,829 |
|
|
2,806 |
|
|
1,240 |
|
|
6,346 |
|
||||
| Loss on extinguishment of debt |
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
22,510 |
|
||||
| Stock-based compensation |
|
3,530 |
|
|
3,125 |
|
|
9,516 |
|
|
8,323 |
|
||||
| Mergers and acquisition related expenses |
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
1,015 |
|
|
4,527 |
|
||||
| Other acquisition accounting amortization |
|
172 |
|
|
173 |
|
|
508 |
|
|
530 |
|
||||
| Loss on decommissioned satellites |
|
156 |
|
|
- |
|
|
628 |
|
|
- |
|
||||
| Other expense, net |
|
620 |
|
|
660 |
|
|
2,420 |
|
|
1,165 |
|
||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ |
(3,357 |
) |
$ |
(8,343 |
) |
$ |
(13,132 |
) |
$ |
(25,347 |
) |
||||
| Net cash used in operating activities |
|
(5,142 |
) |
|
(10,215 |
) |
|
(27,733 |
) |
|
(42,708 |
) |
||||
| Purchase of property and equipment |
|
(11,017 |
) |
|
(3,461 |
) |
|
(23,694 |
) |
|
(15,946 |
) |
||||
| Free Cash Flow | $ |
(16,159 |
) |
$ |
(13,676 |
) |
$ |
(51,427 |
) |
$ |
(58,654 |
) |
||||
GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliations – Q4 2023 and Full Year 2023 Financial Outlook (Unaudited) |
||||||||
| (In thousands, except for share and per share amounts) | Q4'23 Ranges | |||||||
| Low | High | |||||||
| Revenue | $ |
27,000 |
|
$ |
31,000 |
|
||
| Low | High | |||||||
| Loss from operations (GAAP) | $ |
(12,128 |
) |
$ |
(8,428 |
) |
||
| Adjustments: | ||||||||
| Exclude stock-based compensation | $ |
3,583 |
|
$ |
3,583 |
|
||
| Exclude amortization of purchased intangibles | $ |
873 |
|
$ |
873 |
|
||
| Exclude other acquisition accounting amortization | $ |
172 |
|
$ |
172 |
|
||
| Loss from operations (Non-GAAP) | $ |
(7,500 |
) |
$ |
(3,800 |
) |
||
| Low | High | |||||||
| Net loss per share (GAAP) | $ |
(0.85 |
) |
$ |
(0.65 |
) |
||
| Adjustments: | ||||||||
| Exclude stock-based compensation |
|
0.17 |
|
|
0.17 |
|
||
| Exclude purch intangibles and other purch acctg amortization |
|
0.05 |
|
|
0.05 |
|
||
| Exclude other expense, net |
|
0.01 |
|
|
0.01 |
|
||
| Net loss per share (Non-GAAP) | $ |
(0.62 |
) |
$ |
(0.42 |
) |
||
| Weighted-average shares used in computing basic and diluted net loss per share |
|
20,797,133 |
|
|
20,797,133 |
|
||
| Low | High | |||||||
| Net loss (GAAP) | $ |
(16,075 |
) |
$ |
(12,075 |
) |
||
| Depreciation and amortization |
|
3,739 |
|
|
3,739 |
|
||
| Net Interest |
|
5,019 |
|
|
5,019 |
|
||
| Taxes |
|
362 |
|
|
362 |
|
||
| EBITDA | $ |
(6,955 |
) |
$ |
(2,955 |
) |
||
| Stock-based compensation |
|
3,583 |
|
|
3,583 |
|
||
| Other expense, net |
|
200 |
|
|
200 |
|
||
| Other acquisition accounting amortization |
|
172 |
|
|
172 |
|
||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ |
(3,000 |
) |
$ |
1,000 |
|
||
| (In thousands, except for share and per share amounts) | FY 2023 Ranges | |||||||
| Low | High | |||||||
| Revenue |
|
105,000 |
|
|
109,000 |
|
||
| Low | High | |||||||
| Loss from operations (GAAP) | $ |
(48,601 |
) |
$ |
(44,901 |
) |
||
| Adjustments: | ||||||||
| Exclude stock-based compensation |
|
13,099 |
|
|
13,099 |
|
||
| Exclude merger and acquisition related expenses |
|
1,015 |
|
|
1,015 |
|
||
| Exclude amortization of purchased intangibles |
|
3,479 |
|
|
3,479 |
|
||
| Exclude other acquisition accounting amortization |
|
680 |
|
|
680 |
|
||
| Exclude loss on decommissioned satellites |
|
628 |
|
|
628 |
|
||
| Loss from operations (Non-GAAP) | $ |
(29,700 |
) |
$ |
(26,000 |
) |
||
| Low | High | |||||||
| Net loss per share (GAAP) | $ |
(3.54 |
) |
$ |
(3.33 |
) |
||
| Adjustments: | ||||||||
| Exclude stock-based compensation | $ |
0.67 |
|
$ |
0.67 |
|
||
| Exclude merger and acquisition related expenses | $ |
0.05 |
|
$ |
0.05 |
|
||
| Exclude purch intangibles and other acq acctg amortization | $ |
0.21 |
|
$ |
0.21 |
|
||
| Exclude change in fair value of contingent earnout liability | $ |
(0.01 |
) |
$ |
(0.01 |
) |
||
| Exclude change in fair value of warrant liabilities | $ |
(0.05 |
) |
$ |
(0.05 |
) |
||
| Exclude foreign exchange | $ |
0.06 |
|
$ |
0.06 |
|
||
| Exclude other expense, net | $ |
0.13 |
|
$ |
0.13 |
|
||
| Exclude loss on decommissioned satellites | $ |
0.03 |
|
$ |
0.03 |
|
||
| Net loss per share (Non-GAAP) | $ |
(2.45 |
) |
$ |
(2.24 |
) |
||
| Weighted-average shares used in computing basic and diluted net loss per share |
|
19,583,319 |
|
|
19,583,319 |
|
||
| Low | High | |||||||
| Net loss (GAAP) | $ |
(67,777 |
) |
$ |
(63,777 |
) |
||
| Depreciation and amortization |
|
15,381 |
|
|
15,381 |
|
||
| Net Interest |
|
17,293 |
|
|
17,293 |
|
||
| Taxes |
|
922 |
|
|
922 |
|
||
| EBITDA | $ |
(34,181 |
) |
$ |
(30,181 |
) |
||
| Change in fair value of contingent earnout liability | $ |
(217 |
) |
$ |
(217 |
) |
||
| Change in fair value of warrant liabilities |
|
(984 |
) |
|
(984 |
) |
||
| Foreign exchange |
|
1,240 |
|
|
1,240 |
|
||
| Other expense, net |
|
2,620 |
|
|
2,620 |
|
||
| Stock-based compensation |
|
13,099 |
|
|
13,099 |
|
||
| Mergers and acquisition related expenses |
|
1,015 |
|
|
1,015 |
|
||
| Other acquisition accounting amortization |
|
680 |
|
|
680 |
|
||
| Loss on decommissioned satellites |
|
628 |
|
|
628 |
|
||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ |
(16,100 |
) |
$ |
(12,100 |
) |
||
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Source: Spire Global, Inc.
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