Stem Announces Third Quarter 2023 Results
- Stem Inc. reported record third-quarter bookings of $676 million, a 203% increase from the same quarter last year.
- The company expects to achieve adjusted EBITDA positive in the second half of 2023 and full-year adjusted EBITDA positive in 2024.
- Revenue for Q3 2023 was $133.7 million, up 34% from Q3 2022.
- The contracted backlog reached $1.84 billion at the end of Q3 2023, a 125% increase from the previous year.
- None.
Record Third Quarter Bookings of
10+ GWh Software and Services Agreement with SB Energy
Expect Full-Year Adjusted EBITDA Positive in 2024
Outlook
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The Company expects to achieve adjusted EBITDA positive in 2H 2023, which reflects an adjustment to exclude the impact of a
$37.4 million - Expect full year adjusted EBITDA positive in 2024, with no expectation of a need for additional equity issuance to achieve goal
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Revenue growth poised for strong momentum
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Q3 2023 bookings of
$676.4 million -
Solar asset performance management backlog up +
41% YoY - Service revenue growth expected to accelerate; SB Energy agreement on software and services for multi-GWh development pipeline
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Q3 2023 bookings of
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Working capital intensity expected to decline
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Engaged with supply chain partners, including
U.S. domestic manufacturers, with expected double-digit declines in costs and improved payment terms
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Engaged with supply chain partners, including
Third Quarter 2023 Financial and Operating Highlights
Financial Highlights
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Revenue of
$133.7 million $99.5 million 34% ) in Q3 2022. Q3 revenue reflects the reduction in revenue referred to below -
GAAP gross margin of (15)%, down from
9% in Q3 2022 -
Non-GAAP gross margin of
12% , down from13% in Q3 2022 -
Net loss of
$77.1 million $34.3 million -
Adjusted EBITDA of
$(0.9) million $(12.5) million -
Ended Q3 with
$125.4 million
Operating Highlights
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Bookings of
$676.4 million $222.9 million 203% ) in Q3 2022 -
Record contracted backlog of
$1.84 billion $817.2 million 125% ) at end of Q3 2022 -
Record contracted storage assets under management (“AUM”) of 5.0 gigawatt hours (“GWh”) at end of Q3 2023, up from 3.8 GWh (+
32% ) at end of Q2 2023 -
Solar monitoring AUM of 26.3 gigawatts (“GW”), up from 26.0 GW (+
1% ) at the end of Q2 2023 -
Contracted annual recurring revenue (“CARR”) of
$87.5 million $61.4 million 43% ) at end of Q3 2022, and sequentially up from$74.9 million 17% )
(1) Adjusted EBITDA for the nine months and three months ended September 30, 2023 reflects an adjustment for such reduction in revenue. The revenue reduction is a result of changes in estimates related to guarantees issued by the Company under certain customer contracts, which were primarily entered into in 2022. The Company accounts for such guarantees as variable consideration.
John Carrington, Chief Executive Officer of Stem, commented, “We generated strong results in the third quarter, highlighted by record bookings, AUM, CARR, and contracted backlog. Our bookings grew more than 3x versus the same quarter last year, which led to a
“Today, we are excited to announce a significant technology and commercial alliance with SB Energy where we will offer software and services for 10+ GWh of deployments across
“In addition, we are confident in our long-term outlook, and expect to achieve full-year positive adjusted EBITDA in 2024 without the need for additional equity issuance, based in part on supply chain negotiations that we believe will reflect improved terms and financing structures, leading to lower working capital utilization going forward.”
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(in $ millions unless otherwise noted): |
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Three Months Ended
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Nine Months Ended
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2023 |
2022 |
2023 |
2022 |
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Key Financial Results |
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Revenue (1) |
$ |
133.7 |
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$ |
99.5 |
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$ |
294.1 |
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$ |
207.5 |
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GAAP Gross (Loss) Profit |
$ |
(20.3 |
) |
$ |
9.1 |
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$ |
(7.4 |
) |
$ |
20.5 |
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GAAP Gross Margin (%) |
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(15 |
)% |
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9 |
% |
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(3 |
)% |
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10 |
% |
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Non-GAAP Gross Profit* |
$ |
21.4 |
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$ |
12.4 |
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$ |
52.9 |
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$ |
30.3 |
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Non-GAAP Gross Margin (%)* |
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12 |
% |
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13 |
% |
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15 |
% |
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15 |
% |
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Net Loss |
$ |
(77.1 |
) |
$ |
(34.3 |
) |
$ |
(102.7 |
) |
$ |
(88.8 |
) |
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Adjusted EBITDA* |
$ |
(0.9 |
) |
$ |
(12.5 |
) |
$ |
(24.1 |
) |
$ |
(36.4 |
) |
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Key Operating Metrics |
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Bookings |
$ |
676.4 |
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$ |
222.9 |
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$ |
1,276.3 |
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$ |
599.4 |
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Contracted Backlog** |
$ |
1,836.6 |
|
$ |
817.2 |
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$ |
1,836.6 |
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$ |
817.2 |
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Contracted Storage AUM (in GWh)(2)** |
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5.0 |
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2.7 |
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5.0 |
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2.7 |
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Solar Monitoring AUM (in GW)** |
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26.3 |
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25.0 |
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26.3 |
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25.0 |
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CARR** |
$ |
87.5 |
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|
61.4 |
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87.5 |
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|
61.4 |
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(1) |
Revenue, gross (loss) profit, and net loss were negatively impacted by a |
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(2) |
Contracted storage AUM as of September 30, 2022 has been adjusted from 2.4 GWh, as previously disclosed, to 2.7 GWh. Revised AUM reflects adjustments to total GWh of energy storage as a result of revisions to the contracted system configuration or changes in hardware specifications due to updates from the original equipment manufacturer. |
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*Non-GAAP financial measures. Adjusted EBITDA and non-GAAP gross profit and margin have been adjusted to exclude the impact of the reduction in revenue, as discussed below. See the section below titled “Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for details and the section below titled “Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for reconciliations. |
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** At period end. |
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Third Quarter 2023 Financial and Operating Results
Financial Results
Revenue increased
GAAP gross profit was
Non-GAAP gross profit was
Net loss was
Adjusted EBITDA was
The Company ended the third quarter of 2023 with
Operating Results
Contracted backlog was
Third quarter 2023 contracted storage AUM increased
Third quarter 2023 solar monitoring AUM increased
Third quarter 2023 CARR increased to
The following table provides a summary of backlog at the end of the third quarter of 2023, compared to backlog at the end of the second quarter of 2023 ($ in millions):
End of 2Q23 |
$ |
1,364.3 |
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Add: |
Bookings |
$ |
676.4 |
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Less: |
Hardware revenue |
$ |
(128.1 |
) |
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Software/services adjustments |
$ |
(10.3 |
) |
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Amendments/other |
$ |
(65.7 |
) |
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End of 3Q23 |
$ |
1,836.6 |
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Some Factors Affecting our Business and Operations
The Company continues to diversify its supply chain, integrate additional energy technologies, and deploy a portion of its balance sheet to help position the Company to meet the expected significant growth in customer demand. However, we are subject to risk and exposure from the evolving macroeconomic, geopolitical and business environment, including the effects of increased global inflationary pressures and interest rates, potential import tariffs, potential economic slowdowns or recessions, the prospect of a shutdown of the
As stated above, the Company accounts for specified contractual guarantees as variable consideration.
Recent Business Highlights
Today the Company is announcing a Commercial and Technology Alliance with SB Energy Global, LLC to collaborate on delivering 24x7 clean energy to customers. This agreement includes providing software and professional services to accelerate and execute on approximately 10 GWh of energy storage projects SB Energy has in development in
On October 25, 2023, EDP Renewables (“EDPR”) announced a 23 MW Solar plus 60 MWh Storage Project for Mohave Electric Cooperative (“MEC”), a not-for-profit distribution cooperative in
On October 24, 2023, the Company announced its key role in the development and recent completion of the first battery energy storage site in the
On September 17, 2023, the Company announced a new state-of-the-art office in Cyber Hub, Gurgaon,
On September 7, 2023, the Company announced the launch of Athena® PowerBidder™ Pro application to help energy professionals actively manage clean energy assets with confidence, control, and scalability. Asset owners, traders, and tolling offtakers can leverage PowerBidder Pro’s AI-driven automated bid optimization workflows as well as its comprehensive suite of advanced real-time monitoring and control features to break open the ‘black box’ of merchant battery storage asset operations and tailor strategies to their organization’s risk tolerance.
On August 30, 2023, the Company announced that its Athena platform was named a Sustainability Product of the Year as part of the Business Intelligence Group’s 2023 Sustainability Awards. The awards honor products designed to help companies improve their sustainability efforts, as well as the people, initiatives, and organizations that have made sustainability an integral part of their business practices.
Outlook
The Company is updating its full-year 2023 guidance ranges as follows ($ millions, unless otherwise noted):
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Previous |
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Updated* |
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Revenue |
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Non-GAAP Gross Margin (%) |
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unchanged |
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Adjusted EBITDA |
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( |
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Bookings |
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unchanged |
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CARR (year-end) |
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See the section below titled “Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for information regarding why the Company is unable to reconcile non-GAAP gross margin and adjusted EBITDA guidance to their most comparable financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. |
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* Adjusted EBITDA and non-GAAP gross margin percentage have been adjusted to exclude the impact of the |
The Company is updating full-year 2023 revenue and bookings projected quarterly performance as follows:
Metric |
Q1A |
Q2A |
Q3A |
Q4E |
Revenue |
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Bookings |
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Conference Call Information
Stem will hold a conference call to discuss this earnings press release and business outlook on Thursday, November 2, 2023, beginning at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The conference call and accompanying slides may be accessed via a live webcast on a listen-only basis on the Events & Presentations page of the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at https://investors.stem.com/events-and-presentations. The call can also be accessed live over the telephone by dialing (855) 327-6837, or for international callers, (631) 891-4304 and referencing Stem. An audio replay will be available shortly after the call until December 2, 2023, and can be accessed by dialing (844) 512-2921 or for international callers by dialing (412) 317-6671. The passcode for the replay is 10022354. A replay of the webcast will be available on the Company’s website at https://investors.stem.com/overview for approximately 12 months after the call.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In addition to financial results determined in accordance with
We use these non-GAAP financial measures for financial and operational decision-making and to evaluate our operating performance and prospects, develop internal budgets and financial goals, and to facilitate period-to-period comparisons. Management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide meaningful supplemental information regarding our performance and liquidity by excluding certain expenses and expenditures that may not be indicative of our operating performance, such as stock-based compensation and other non-cash charges, as well as discrete cash charges that are infrequent in nature. We believe that both management and investors benefit from referring to these non-GAAP financial measures in assessing our performance and when planning, forecasting, and analyzing future periods. These non-GAAP financial measures also facilitate management’s internal comparisons to our historical performance and liquidity as well as comparisons to our competitors’ operating results, to the extent that competitors define these metrics in the same manner that we do. We believe these non-GAAP financial measures are useful to investors both because they (1) allow for greater transparency with respect to key metrics used by management in its financial and operational decision-making and (2) are used by investors and analysts to help them analyze the health of our business. Our calculation of these non-GAAP financial measures may differ from similarly-titled non-GAAP measures, if any, reported by other companies. In addition, other companies may not publish these or similar measures. These non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for, or superior to, other measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. For reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA and non-GAAP gross profit and margin to their most comparable GAAP measures, see the section below entitled “Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”
Definitions of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
We define adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) attributable to Stem before depreciation and amortization, including amortization of internally developed software, net interest expense, further adjusted to exclude stock-based compensation and other income and expense items, including gain (loss) on the extinguishment of debt, revenue constraint, reduction in revenue, change in fair value of derivative liability, transaction and acquisition-related charges, litigation settlement, restructuring costs, and income tax provision or benefit. The expenses and other items that we exclude in our calculation of adjusted EBITDA may differ from the expenses and other items, if any, that other companies may exclude when calculating adjusted EBITDA.
We define non-GAAP gross profit as gross profit excluding both amortization of capitalized software and impairments related to decommissioning of end-of-life systems and reduction in revenue, and including revenue constraint. Non-GAAP gross margin is defined as non-GAAP gross profit as a percentage of revenue.
The Company generally records the full purchase order value as revenue at the time of hardware delivery; however, for certain non-cancelable purchase orders entered into during the first quarter of 2023, the final settlement amount payable to the Company is variable and indexed to the price per ton of lithium carbonate in the first quarter of 2024 such that the Company may increase or decrease the final prices in such purchase orders based on the price per ton of lithium carbonate at final settlement. Lithium carbonate is a key raw material used in the production of hardware systems that the Company ultimately sells to customers. The total dollar amount of such purchase orders for the indexed contracts is approximately
In certain customer contracts, the Company previously agreed to provide a guarantee to customers that the value of purchased hardware will not decline for a certain period of time. Under such guarantee, if a customer were unable to install or designate the hardware to a specified project within such period of time, the Company would be required to assist the customer in re-marketing the hardware for resell by the customer. The guarantee provided that, in such cases, if the customer resold the hardware for less than the amount initially sold to the customer, the Company would be required to compensate the customer for any shortfall in fair value for the hardware from the initial contract purchase price. The Company accounts for such guarantees as variable consideration at each measurement date. The Company updates its estimate of variable consideration each quarter for facts or circumstances that have changed from the time of the initial estimate and, as a result, the Company recorded a revenue reduction of
The Company does not intend to provide such parent company guarantees in customer contracts going forward. Because these guarantees in customer contracts had not previously resulted in a revenue reduction in prior periods, and because the Company does not intend to provide such parent company guarantees going forward, the Company believes that excluding the impact of the
See the section below entitled “Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”
About Stem
Stem provides clean energy solutions and services designed to maximize the economic, environmental, and resiliency value of energy assets and portfolios. Stem’s leading AI-driven enterprise software platform, Athena® enables organizations to deploy and unlock value from clean energy assets at scale. Powerful applications, including AlsoEnergy’s PowerTrack, simplify and optimize asset management and connect an ecosystem of owners, developers, assets, and markets. Stem also offers integrated partner solutions to help improve returns across energy projects, including storage, solar, and EV fleet charging. For more information, visit www.stem.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This earnings press release, as well as other statements we make, contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the federal securities laws, which include any statements that are not historical facts. Such statements often contain words such as “expect,” “may,” “can,” “believe,” “predict,” “plan,” “potential,” “projected,” “projections,” “forecast,” “estimate,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “ambition,” “goal,” “target,” “think,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “will,” “hope,” “see,” “likely,” and other similar words. Forward-looking statements address matters that are, to varying degrees, uncertain, such as statements about our financial and performance targets and other forecasts or expectations regarding, or dependent on, our business outlook; our ability to secure sufficient and timely inventory from suppliers; our ability to meet contracted customer demand; our ability to manage supply chain issues and manufacturing or delivery delays; our joint ventures, partnerships and other alliances; forecasts or expectations regarding energy transition and global climate change; reduction of greenhouse gas (“GHG”) emissions; the integration and optimization of energy resources; our business strategies and those of our customers; our ability to retain or upgrade current customers, further penetrate existing markets or expand into new markets; our ability to manage the effects of natural disasters and other events beyond our control; our preparedness for future widespread health emergencies (and government and business responses thereto); the direct or indirect effects on our business of macroeconomic factors and geopolitical instability, such as the ongoing conflict in
Source: Stem, Inc.
STEM, INC. |
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS |
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(UNAUDITED) |
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(in thousands, except share and per share amounts) |
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September 30, 2023 |
December 31, 2022 |
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ASSETS |
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Current assets: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
$ |
97,064 |
|
$ |
87,903 |
|
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Short-term investments |
|
28,301 |
|
|
162,074 |
|
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Accounts receivable, net of allowances of |
|
288,674 |
|
|
223,219 |
|
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Inventory, net |
|
65,656 |
|
|
8,374 |
|
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Deferred costs with suppliers |
|
20,298 |
|
|
43,159 |
|
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Other current assets (includes |
|
10,520 |
|
|
8,026 |
|
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Total current assets |
|
510,513 |
|
|
532,755 |
|
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Energy storage systems, net |
|
80,709 |
|
|
90,757 |
|
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Contract origination costs, net |
|
11,930 |
|
|
11,697 |
|
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Goodwill |
|
547,164 |
|
|
546,649 |
|
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Intangible assets, net |
|
158,321 |
|
|
162,265 |
|
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Operating lease right-of-use assets |
|
13,023 |
|
|
12,431 |
|
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Other noncurrent assets |
|
77,132 |
|
|
65,339 |
|
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Total assets |
$ |
1,398,792 |
|
$ |
1,421,893 |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY |
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Current liabilities: |
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Accounts payable |
$ |
85,444 |
|
$ |
83,831 |
|
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Accrued liabilities |
|
60,615 |
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|
85,258 |
|
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Accrued payroll |
|
10,439 |
|
|
12,466 |
|
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Financing obligation, current portion |
|
17,381 |
|
|
15,720 |
|
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Deferred revenue, current portion |
|
82,676 |
|
|
64,311 |
|
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Other current liabilities (includes |
|
12,689 |
|
|
5,412 |
|
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Total current liabilities |
|
269,244 |
|
|
266,998 |
|
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Deferred revenue, noncurrent |
|
83,028 |
|
|
73,763 |
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Asset retirement obligation |
|
4,085 |
|
|
4,262 |
|
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Notes payable, noncurrent |
|
— |
|
|
1,603 |
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Convertible notes, noncurrent |
|
523,068 |
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|
447,909 |
|
||
Financing obligation, noncurrent |
|
54,314 |
|
|
63,867 |
|
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Lease liabilities, noncurrent |
|
11,145 |
|
|
10,962 |
|
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Other liabilities |
|
565 |
|
|
362 |
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Total liabilities |
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945,449 |
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|
869,726 |
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Commitments and contingencies |
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Stockholders’ equity: |
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Preferred stock, |
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— |
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— |
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Common stock, |
|
16 |
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|
15 |
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Additional paid-in capital |
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1,187,628 |
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|
1,185,364 |
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Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) |
|
23 |
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|
(1,672 |
) |
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Accumulated deficit |
|
(734,809 |
) |
|
(632,081 |
) |
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Total Stem’s stockholders’ equity |
|
452,858 |
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|
551,626 |
|
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Non-controlling interests |
|
485 |
|
|
541 |
|
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Total stockholders’ equity |
|
453,343 |
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|
552,167 |
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Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity |
$ |
1,398,792 |
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$ |
1,421,893 |
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STEM, INC. |
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS |
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(UNAUDITED) |
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(in thousands, except share and per share amounts) |
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Three Months Ended
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Nine Months Ended
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2023 |
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2022 |
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2023 |
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2022 |
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Revenue |
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Services and other revenue |
$ |
16,597 |
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$ |
13,692 |
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$ |
47,630 |
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$ |
36,178 |
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Hardware revenue |
|
117,143 |
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|
85,809 |
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|
246,461 |
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|
171,358 |
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Total revenue |
|
133,740 |
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|
99,501 |
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|
294,091 |
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|
207,536 |
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Cost of revenue |
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Cost of services and other revenue |
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13,684 |
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|
11,445 |
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|
36,944 |
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|
30,219 |
|
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Cost of hardware revenue |
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140,347 |
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|
78,929 |
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|
264,573 |
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|
156,758 |
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Total cost of revenue |
|
154,031 |
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|
90,374 |
|
|
301,517 |
|
|
186,977 |
|
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Gross (loss) profit |
|
(20,291 |
) |
|
9,127 |
|
|
(7,426 |
) |
|
20,559 |
|
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Operating expenses: |
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|
|
|
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Sales and marketing |
|
11,605 |
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|
13,187 |
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|
37,691 |
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|
35,284 |
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Research and development |
|
14,420 |
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|
10,526 |
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|
42,020 |
|
|
28,432 |
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General and administrative |
|
21,955 |
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|
18,013 |
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|
58,656 |
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|
54,218 |
|
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Total operating expenses |
|
47,980 |
|
|
41,726 |
|
|
138,367 |
|
|
117,934 |
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Loss from operations |
|
(68,271 |
) |
|
(32,599 |
) |
|
(145,793 |
) |
|
(97,375 |
) |
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Other (expense) income, net: |
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Interest expense, net |
|
(4,405 |
) |
|
(2,520 |
) |
|
(10,085 |
) |
|
(8,429 |
) |
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Gain on extinguishment of debt, net |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
59,121 |
|
|
— |
|
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Change in fair value of derivative liability |
|
(5,155 |
) |
|
— |
|
|
(7,731 |
) |
|
— |
|
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Other income, net |
|
713 |
|
|
863 |
|
|
2,114 |
|
|
1,822 |
|
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Total other (expense) income, net |
|
(8,847 |
) |
|
(1,657 |
) |
|
43,419 |
|
|
(6,607 |
) |
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Loss before benefit from (provision for) income taxes |
|
(77,118 |
) |
|
(34,256 |
) |
|
(102,374 |
) |
|
(103,982 |
) |
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Benefit from (provision for) income taxes |
|
46 |
|
|
(19 |
) |
|
(354 |
) |
|
15,201 |
|
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Net loss |
|
(77,072 |
) |
|
(34,275 |
) |
|
(102,728 |
) |
|
(88,781 |
) |
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Net income attributed to non-controlling interests |
|
— |
|
|
4 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
||||
Net loss attributable to Stem |
$ |
(77,072 |
) |
$ |
(34,279 |
) |
$ |
(102,728 |
) |
$ |
(88,781 |
) |
||||
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted |
$ |
(0.49 |
) |
$ |
(0.22 |
) |
$ |
(0.66 |
) |
$ |
(0.58 |
) |
||||
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
Weighted-average shares used in computing net loss per share to common stockholders, basic and diluted |
|
155,829,348 |
|
|
154,392,573 |
|
|
155,474,725 |
|
|
153,043,010 |
|
||||
STEM, INC. |
||||||||
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS |
||||||||
(UNAUDITED) |
||||||||
(in thousands) |
||||||||
|
|
|||||||
|
Nine Months Ended
|
|||||||
|
2023 |
2022 |
||||||
OPERATING ACTIVITIES |
|
|
||||||
Net loss |
$ |
(102,728 |
) |
$ |
(88,781 |
) |
||
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: |
|
|
||||||
Depreciation and amortization expense |
|
33,593 |
|
|
32,060 |
|
||
Non-cash interest expense, including interest expenses associated with debt issuance costs |
|
1,969 |
|
|
1,479 |
|
||
Stock-based compensation |
|
28,320 |
|
|
20,410 |
|
||
Change in fair value of derivative liability |
|
7,731 |
|
|
— |
|
||
Non-cash lease expense |
|
2,162 |
|
|
1,722 |
|
||
Accretion of asset retirement obligations |
|
178 |
|
|
183 |
|
||
Impairment loss of energy storage systems |
|
2,347 |
|
|
1,293 |
|
||
Impairment loss of project assets |
|
158 |
|
|
— |
|
||
Net (accretion of discount) amortization of premium on investments |
|
(1,672 |
) |
|
301 |
|
||
Income tax benefit from release of valuation allowance |
|
(335 |
) |
|
(15,100 |
) |
||
Provision for accounts receivable allowance |
|
1,754 |
|
|
1,874 |
|
||
Net loss on investments |
|
1,561 |
|
|
— |
|
||
Gain on sale of project assets |
|
— |
|
|
(592 |
) |
||
Gain on extinguishment of debt, net |
|
(59,121 |
) |
|
— |
|
||
Other |
|
(831 |
) |
|
(39 |
) |
||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
|
|
||||||
Accounts receivable |
|
(67,029 |
) |
|
(75,390 |
) |
||
Inventory |
|
(57,282 |
) |
|
(2,237 |
) |
||
Deferred costs with suppliers |
|
30,579 |
|
|
(47,836 |
) |
||
Other assets |
|
(17,947 |
) |
|
(25,242 |
) |
||
Contract origination costs, net |
|
(4,184 |
) |
|
(4,842 |
) |
||
Project assets |
|
(2,827 |
) |
|
— |
|
||
Accounts payable |
|
1,771 |
|
|
63,207 |
|
||
Accrued expenses and other liabilities |
|
(28,910 |
) |
|
38,329 |
|
||
Deferred revenue |
|
27,630 |
|
|
31,620 |
|
||
Lease liabilities |
|
(2,135 |
) |
|
(1,053 |
) |
||
Net cash used in operating activities |
|
(205,248 |
) |
|
(68,634 |
) |
||
INVESTING ACTIVITIES |
|
|
||||||
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired |
|
(1,847 |
) |
|
(533,009 |
) |
||
Purchase of available-for-sale investments |
|
(58,034 |
) |
|
(181,541 |
) |
||
Proceeds from maturities of available-for-sale investments |
|
119,650 |
|
|
148,064 |
|
||
Proceeds from sales of available-for-sale investments |
|
73,917 |
|
|
10,930 |
|
||
Purchase of energy storage systems |
|
(2,912 |
) |
|
(469 |
) |
||
Capital expenditures on internally-developed software |
|
(10,123 |
) |
|
(12,652 |
) |
||
Net proceeds from sale of project assets |
|
— |
|
|
1,251 |
|
||
Capital expenditures on project assets |
|
— |
|
|
(3,009 |
) |
||
Purchase of property and equipment |
|
(395 |
) |
|
(1,490 |
) |
||
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities |
|
120,256 |
|
|
(571,925 |
) |
||
FINANCING ACTIVITIES |
|
|
||||||
Proceeds from exercise of stock options and warrants |
|
257 |
|
|
1,194 |
|
||
Payments for taxes related to net share settlement of stock options |
|
— |
|
|
(2,302 |
) |
||
Proceeds from financing obligations |
|
— |
|
|
1,519 |
|
||
Repayment of financing obligations |
|
(7,766 |
) |
|
(7,637 |
) |
||
Proceeds from issuance of convertible notes, net of issuance costs of |
|
232,399 |
|
|
— |
|
||
Repayment of convertible notes |
|
(99,754 |
) |
|
— |
|
||
Purchase of capped call options |
|
(27,840 |
) |
|
— |
|
||
(Redemption of) investment from non-controlling interests, net |
|
(56 |
) |
|
407 |
|
||
Repayment of notes payable |
|
(2,101 |
) |
|
— |
|
||
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities |
|
95,139 |
|
|
(6,819 |
) |
||
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash |
|
114 |
|
|
(304 |
) |
||
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash |
|
10,261 |
|
|
(647,682 |
) |
||
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of year |
|
87,903 |
|
|
747,780 |
|
||
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period |
$ |
98,164 |
|
$ |
100,098 |
|
||
|
|
|
||||||
RECONCILIATION OF CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH WITHIN THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS TO THE AMOUNTS SHOWN IN THE STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS ABOVE: |
|
|
||||||
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ |
97,064 |
|
$ |
100,098 |
|
||
Restricted cash included in other noncurrent assets |
|
1,100 |
|
|
— |
|
||
Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash |
$ |
98,164 |
|
$ |
100,098 |
|
||
STEM, INC. |
||||||||||||||||
RECONCILIATIONS OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES |
||||||||||||||||
(UNAUDITED) |
||||||||||||||||
The following table provides a reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA to net income (loss): |
||||||||||||||||
|
Three Months Ended
|
Nine Months Ended
|
||||||||||||||
|
2023 |
2022 |
2023 |
2022 |
||||||||||||
|
(in thousands) |
(in thousands) |
||||||||||||||
Net loss attributable to Stem |
$ |
(77,072 |
) |
$ |
(34,279 |
) |
$ |
(102,728 |
) |
$ |
(88,781 |
) |
||||
Adjusted to exclude the following: |
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization (1) |
|
11,531 |
|
|
11,547 |
|
|
36,098 |
|
|
33,353 |
|
||||
Interest expense, net |
|
4,405 |
|
|
2,520 |
|
|
10,085 |
|
|
8,429 |
|
||||
Gain on extinguishment of debt, net |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
(59,121 |
) |
|
— |
|
||||
Stock-based compensation |
|
11,198 |
|
|
7,678 |
|
|
28,320 |
|
|
20,410 |
|
||||
Revenue constraint (2) |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
10,200 |
|
|
— |
|
||||
Revenue reduction (3) |
|
37,377 |
|
|
— |
|
|
37,377 |
|
|
— |
|
||||
Change in fair value of derivative liability |
|
5,155 |
|
|
— |
|
|
7,731 |
|
|
— |
|
||||
Transaction costs in connection with business combination |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
6,068 |
|
||||
Litigation settlement |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
(727 |
) |
||||
(Benefit from) provision for income taxes |
|
(46 |
) |
|
19 |
|
|
354 |
|
|
(15,201 |
) |
||||
Other expenses (4) |
|
6,591 |
|
|
— |
|
|
7,612 |
|
|
— |
|
||||
Adjusted EBITDA |
$ |
(861 |
) |
$ |
(12,515 |
) |
$ |
(24,072 |
) |
$ |
(36,449 |
) |
||||
Adjusted EBITDA, as used in the Company's full-year 2023 guidance, is a non-GAAP financial measure that excludes or has otherwise been adjusted for items impacting comparability. The Company is unable to reconcile projected adjusted EBITDA to net income (loss), its most directly comparable forward-looking GAAP financial measure, without unreasonable effort, because the Company is unable to predict with a reasonable degree of certainty its change in stock-based compensation expense, depreciation and amortization expense, revenue constraint and other items that may affect net loss. The unavailable information could have a significant effect on the Company’s full-year 2023 GAAP financial results. |
||
(1) |
Depreciation and amortization includes depreciation and amortization expense, impairment loss of energy storage systems, and impairment loss of project assets. |
|
(2) |
Refer to the discussion of revenue constraint in the definition of non-GAAP profit provided above. |
|
(3) |
Refer to the discussion of reduction in revenue in the definition of non-GAAP profit provided above. |
|
(4) |
Adjusted EBITDA for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 reflects other expenses of |
|
The following table provides a reconciliation of non-GAAP gross profit and margin to GAAP gross profit and margin ($ in millions): |
||||||||||||||||
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
Nine Months Ended
|
|||||||||||||
|
2023 |
|
2022 |
|
2023 |
|
2022 |
|||||||||
Revenue |
$ |
133.7 |
|
$ |
99.5 |
|
$ |
294.1 |
|
$ |
207.5 |
|
||||
Cost of revenue |
|
(154.0 |
) |
|
(90.4 |
) |
|
(301.5 |
) |
|
(187.0 |
) |
||||
GAAP gross (loss) profit |
|
(20.3 |
) |
|
9.1 |
|
|
(7.4 |
) |
|
20.5 |
|
||||
GAAP gross margin (%) |
|
(15 |
)% |
|
9 |
% |
|
(3 |
)% |
|
10 |
% |
||||
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
Non-GAAP Gross Profit |
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
GAAP Revenue |
$ |
133.7 |
|
$ |
99.5 |
|
$ |
294.1 |
|
$ |
207.5 |
|
||||
Add: Revenue constraint (1) |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
10.2 |
|
|
— |
|
||||
Add: Revenue reduction (2) |
|
37.4 |
|
|
— |
|
|
37.4 |
|
|
— |
|
||||
Subtotal |
|
171.1 |
|
|
99.5 |
|
|
341.7 |
|
|
207.5 |
|
||||
Less: Cost of revenue |
|
(154.0 |
) |
|
(90.4 |
) |
|
(301.5 |
) |
|
(187.0 |
) |
||||
Add: Amortization of capitalized software & developed technology |
|
3.5 |
|
|
2.9 |
|
|
9.8 |
|
|
7.6 |
|
||||
Add: Impairments |
|
0.8 |
|
|
0.4 |
|
|
2.9 |
|
|
2.2 |
|
||||
Non-GAAP gross profit |
$ |
21.4 |
|
$ |
12.4 |
|
$ |
52.9 |
|
$ |
30.3 |
|
||||
Non-GAAP gross margin (%) |
|
12 |
% |
|
13 |
% |
|
15 |
% |
|
15 |
% |
||||
Non-GAAP gross margin as used in the Company's full-year 2023 guidance, is a non-GAAP financial measure that excludes or has otherwise been adjusted for items impacting comparability. The Company is unable to reconcile projected non-GAAP gross margin to GAAP gross margin, its most directly comparable forward-looking GAAP financial measure, without unreasonable efforts, because the Company is currently unable to predict with a reasonable degree of certainty its change in amortization of capitalized software, impairments, and other items that may affect GAAP gross margin. The unavailable information could have a significant effect on the Company’s full-year 2023 GAAP financial results. |
| (1) |
|
Refer to the discussion of revenue constraint in the definition of non-GAAP profit provided above. |
(2) |
|
Refer to the discussion of reduction in revenue in the definition of non-GAAP profit provided above. |
Key Definitions: |
||
Item |
Definition |
|
|
Total value of executed customer agreements, as of the end of the relevant period |
|
|
• Customer contracts are typically executed 6-18 months ahead of installation |
|
Bookings |
• Bookings amount typically includes: |
|
|
1. Hardware revenue, which is typically recognized at delivery of system to customer |
|
|
2. Software revenue, which represents total nominal software contract value recognized ratably over the contract period |
|
|
• Market participation revenue is excluded from booking value |
|
|
Total value of bookings in dollars, as of a specific date |
|
Contracted Backlog |
• Backlog increases as new contracts are executed (bookings) |
|
|
• Backlog decreases as integrated storage systems are delivered and recognized as revenue |
|
Contracted Assets Under Management (“AUM”) |
Total GWh of storage systems in operation or under contract |
|
Solar Monitoring AUM |
Total GW of solar systems in operation or under contract |
|
Contracted Annual Recurring Revenue (CARR) |
Annual run rate for all executed software services contracts, including contracts signed in the applicable period for systems that are not yet commissioned or operating |
|
Project Services |
Professional services and revenue tied to Development Company investments |
|
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Stem Investor Contacts
Ted Durbin, Stem
Marc Silverberg, ICR
IR@stem.com
Stem Media Contacts
Suraya Akbarzad, Stem
press@stem.com
Source: Stem, Inc.
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