Tuya Reports First Quarter 2021 Unaudited Financial Results
Tuya Inc. (NYSE: TUYA) reported a total revenue of US$56.9 million for Q1 2021, up 200% year-over-year, driven by IoT PaaS revenue of US$49.8 million, a 227% increase. Gross margin improved to 41.1%, up from 30.3% in Q1 2020. Despite revenue growth, operating margin was negative 72.6%, although this was an improvement from negative 115.0% in the same quarter last year. The company has cash and short-term investments of US$1.22 billion. Looking forward, Tuya expects Q2 revenue between US$78 million and US$81 million.
- Total revenue increased by 200% year-over-year to $56.9 million.
- IoT PaaS revenue increased by 227% year-over-year to $49.8 million.
- Gross margin improved to 41.1%, a 10.8 percentage points increase from the previous year.
- Cash and cash equivalents increased significantly to $1.22 billion.
- Guidance for Q2 2021 revenue between $78 million and $81 million reflects strong growth expectations.
- Operating margin was negative 72.6%, although improved from negative 115.0% last year.
- Net loss of $40.5 million increased from $20.6 million in Q1 2020.
- Non-GAAP loss from operations was $24.5 million, compared to $20 million in the same period of 2020.
HANGZHOU, China, May 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Tuya Inc. ("Tuya" or the "Company") (NYSE: TUYA), a global leading IoT cloud platform, today announced its unaudited financial results for the first quarter of 2021.
First Quarter 2021 Financial Highlights
- Total revenue was US
$56.9 million , up approximately200% year over year (1Q2020: US$18.9 million ). - IoT PaaS revenue was US
$49.8 million , up approximately227% year over year (1Q2020: US$15.2 million ). - SaaS and other revenue was US
$2.3 million , up approximately224% year over year (1Q2020: US$0.7 million ). - Overall gross margin for the quarter increased to
41.1% , up 10.8 percentage points year over year (1Q2020:30.3% ). Gross margin of IoT PaaS for the quarter increased to41.7% , up 11.2 percentage points year over year (1Q2020:30.5% ). - Operating margin for the quarter was negative
72.6% , up 42.4 percentage points year over year (1Q2020: negative115.0% ). Excluding the impact of share-based compensation expenses, non-GAAP operating margin for the quarter was negative43.1% , up 62.3 percentage points year over year (1Q2020: negative105.4% ). - Total cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments were US
$1,223.3 million as of March 31, 2021 compared to US$179.8 million as of December 31, 2020. - Net cash used in operating activities for the quarter was US
$32.7 million , or57.4% of total revenue, compared to US$31.0 million , or163.8% of total revenue in the first quarter of 2020.
First Quarter 2021 Operating Highlights
- Deployments of IoT PaaS[1] for the quarter were 39.2 million.
- IoT PaaS Customers[2] for the quarter were approximately 2,200. Total customers for the quarter were approximately 3,000.
- Premium IoT PaaS customers[3] for the trailing 12 months ended March 31, 2021 were 216. In the first quarter of 2021, the Company's premium IoT PaaS customers contributed approximately
86.0% of IoT PaaS revenue. - Dollar-based net expansion rate[4] of IoT PaaS was
210% for the trailing 12 months ended March 31, 2021, compared to173% for the trailing 12 months ended March 31, 2020, remaining not less than160% for six consecutive quarters since the Company began tracking this metric for the trailing 12 months ended December 31, 2019. This was due to the Company's ability to expand customers' usage of the Tuya platform over time and generate revenue growth from existing customers. - IoT device and software developers, or developers, were over 324,000 as of March 31, 2021, up
23.7% from about 262,000 developers as of December 31, 2020.
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1. The Company defines a smart device on which IoT PaaS is deployed a "deployment" of IoT PaaS. |
2. The Company defines an IoT PaaS customer for a given period as a customer who has directly placed orders for IoT PaaS with the Company during that period. |
3. The Company defines a premium IoT PaaS customer as a customer as of a given date that contributed more than US |
4. The Company calculates dollar-based net expansion rate of IoT PaaS for a trailing 12-month period by first identifying all customers in the prior 12-month period (i.e., those have placed at least one order for IoT PaaS during that period), and then calculating the quotient from dividing the IoT PaaS revenue generated from such customers in the current trailing 12-month period by the IoT PaaS revenue generated from the same group of customers in the prior 12-month period. |
Mr. Xueji (Jerry) Wang, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Tuya, commented, "Our first quarter results were distinguished by strong revenue growth as we leveraged our leading technology and brand reputation to capitalize on growing market demand. Our total revenues increased by
Ms. Yao (Jessie) Liu, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Tuya, added, "We achieved robust growth in the first quarter by delivering total revenues of
First Quarter 2021 Unaudited Financial Results
REVENUE
Total revenue in the first quarter of 2021 increased by
- IoT PaaS revenue in the first quarter of 2021 increased by
227.1% to US$49.8 million from US$15.2 million in the same period of 2020, primarily driven by robust growth in the SKUs and product categories supported by IoT PaaS, increased sales to existing customers as their smart device sales grew, and the acquisition of new customers. - SaaS and others revenue in the first quarter of 2021 increased by
223.9% to US$2.3 million from US$0.7 million in the same period of 2020, primarily due to strong demand from business operators for sophisticated, brand-agnostic industry SaaS offerings. - Smart device distribution revenue in the first quarter of 2021 increased by
58.1% to US$4.8 million from US$3.0 million in the same period of 2020. The increase was mainly due to increases in customers' purchase patterns and demands. The Company has strategically positioned smart device distribution as a way to provide convenience to customers, primarily brands and system integrators, who prefer not to deal with multiple OEMs. That revenue is mainly affected by changes in customers' purchase patterns and demands for smart devices.
COST OF REVENUE
Cost of revenue in the first quarter of 2021 increased by
GROSS PROFIT AND GROSS MARGIN
Total gross profit in the first quarter of 2021 increased by
- IoT PaaS gross margin in the first quarter of 2021 increased to
41.7% from30.5% in the first quarter of 2020, primarily due to increased economies of scale and improved efficiency relating to IoT PaaS deployment achieved through effective R&D, and expanding product lines. - SaaS and others gross margin in the first quarter of 2021 was
75.1% , compared to76.0% in the first quarter of 2020. - Smart device distribution gross margin in the first quarter of 2021 and 2020 was
18.6% .
OPERATING EXPENSES
Operating expenses increased by
- Research and development expenses in the first quarter of 2021 were US
$34.7 million , up119.3% from US$15.8 million in the same period of 2020, primarily due to the increase in share-based compensation expenses (including repricing effect) from US$0.4 million to US$3.8 million , and the increase in the number of experienced research and development employees. As of March 31, 2021, the Company had about 2,080 research and development employees, up approximately93% year over year. Without the effect of share-based compensation expenses, research and development expenses in the first quarter of 2021 were US$30.9 million , or54.3% of revenue, up100.2% from US$15.4 million , or81.4% of revenue, in the same period of 2020. - Sales and marketing expenses in the first quarter of 2021 were US
$16.4 million , up92.7% from US$8.5 million in the same period of 2020, primarily due to the increase in share-based compensation expenses (including repricing effect) from US$0.3 million to US$2.1 million , and the increase in employee-related costs and marketing spending. Without the effect of share-based compensation expenses, sales and marketing expenses as a percentage of revenue decreased to25.1% in the first quarter of 2021 from43.3% in the same period of 2020. - General and administrative expenses in the first quarter of 2021 were US
$16.1 million , up368.3% from US$3.4 million in the same period of 2020, primarily due to the increase in share-based compensation expenses from (including repricing effect) US$1.1 million to US$10.8 million , and the increase in the number of general and administrative employees, professional services expenses, and administrative-related expenses. Without the effect of share-based compensation expenses, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of revenue decreased to9.3% in the first quarter of 2021 from12.4% in the same period of 2020. - Other operating incomes in the first quarter of 2021 were US
$2.5 million , up901.2% from US$0.3 million in the same period of 2020, primarily due to the receipt of software VAT refund.
LOSS FROM OPERATIONS AND OPERATING MARGIN
Loss from operations was US
Operating margin in the first quarter of 2021 was negative
NET LOSS AND NET MARGIN
Net loss was US
Net margin in the first quarter of 2021 was negative
BASIC AND DILUTED NET LOSS PER ADS
Basic and diluted net loss per American Depositary Share ("ADS") were US
Non-GAAP basic and diluted net loss per ADS were US
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AND SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
Tuya had cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments of US
NET CASH USED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net cash used in operating activities for the first quarter of 2021 was US
Business Outlook
For the second quarter of 2021, the Company currently expects its total revenue to be between US
Recent Development
On April 20, 2021, the underwriters have exercised their over-allotment option to purchase an additional 1,486,479 ADSs, each representing one Class A ordinary share, at a price of US
Conference Call Information
The Company's management will hold an earnings conference call at 8:30 P.M. U.S. Eastern Time on Thursday, May 13, 2021 (8:30 A.M. Beijing Time on Friday, May 14, 2021) to discuss the financial results. Listeners may access the call by dialing the following numbers:
International: | +1-639-491-2381 |
United States Toll Free: | +1-844-965-3272 |
Mainland China Toll Free: | 400-820-9305 |
China Hong Kong: | 800-938-186 |
Conference ID: | 9047106 |
The replay will be accessible through May 20, 2021 by dialing the following numbers:
International: | +1-416-621-4642 |
United States: | +1-800-585-8367 |
Access Code: | 9047106 |
A live and archived webcast of the conference call will also be available at the Company's investor relations website at https://ir.tuya.com.
About Tuya Inc.
Tuya Inc. (NYSE: TUYA) is a global leading IoT cloud platform with a mission to build an IoT developer ecosystem and enable everything to be smart. Tuya is the largest IoT PaaS business in the global market in terms of the volume of smart devices powered in 2020, according to CIC. Tuya has pioneered a purpose-built IoT cloud platform that delivers a full suite of offerings, including Platform-as-a-Service, or PaaS, and Software-as-a-Service, or SaaS, to businesses and developers. Through its IoT cloud platform, Tuya has enabled developers to activate a vibrant IoT ecosystem of brands, OEMs, partners and end users to engage and communicate through a broad range of smart devices.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In evaluating the business, the Company considers and uses non-GAAP measures, such as non-GAAP operating expenses, non-GAAP loss from operations (including non-GAAP operating margin), non-GAAP net loss (including non-GAAP net margin), and non-GAAP basic and diluted net loss per ADS, as a supplemental measure to review and assess its operating performance. The presentation of the non-GAAP financial measure is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP"). The Company defines non-GAAP measures by measures excluding the impact of share-based compensation expenses. The Company presents the non-GAAP financial measure because it is used by the management to evaluate the operating performance and formulate business plans. The Company also believes that the use of the non-GAAP measures facilitates investors' assessment of its operating performance.
Non-GAAP measures are not defined under U.S. GAAP and is not presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. This non-GAAP financial measure has limitations as analytical tools. One of the key limitations of using aforementioned non-GAAP measures is that it does not reflect all items of expenses that affect the Company's operations. Share-based compensation expenses have been and may continue to be incurred in the business and are not reflected in the presentation of non-GAAP measures. Further, the non-GAAP measure may differ from the non-GAAP information used by other companies, including peer companies, and therefore their comparability may be limited. The Company compensates for these limitations by reconciling the non-GAAP financial measures to the nearest U.S. GAAP performance measures, all of which should be considered when evaluating the Company's performance. The Company encourages you to review its financial information in its entirety and not rely on a single financial measure.
Reconciliations of Tuya's non-GAAP financial measures to the most comparable U.S. GAAP measures are included at the end of this press release.
Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains forward-looking statements. These statements are made under the "safe harbor" provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about the Company's beliefs, and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties, and a number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by words or phrases such as "may", "will", "expect", "anticipate", "target", "aim", "estimate", "intend", "plan", "believe", "potential", "continue", "is/are likely to" or other similar expressions. Further information regarding these and other risks, uncertainties or factors is included in the Company's filings with the SEC. All information provided in this press release is as of the date of this press release, and the Company does not undertake any duty to update such information except as required under applicable law.
Investor Relations Contact
Tuya Inc.
Capital Markets Department
E-mail: ir@tuya.com
ICR, LLC.
Sharon Zhou
Phone: +1 212-537-5825
E-mail: Tuya.IR@icrinc.com
TUYA INC. | |||
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS | |||
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2020 AND MARCH 31,2021 | |||
(All amounts in US$ thousands ("US$"), except for share and per share data, unless otherwise noted) | |||
As of December 31, 2020 | As of March 31, 2021 | ||
ASSETS | |||
Current assets | |||
Cash and cash equivalents | 158,792 | 1,142,927 | |
Restricted cash | 163 | - | |
Short-term investments | 20,976 | 80,358 | |
Accounts receivable, net | 12,316 | 13,579 | |
Notes receivable | 9,126 | 9,968 | |
Inventories, net | 42,267 | 45,026 | |
Prepayments and other current assets | 4,393 | 5,477 | |
Total current assets | 248,033 | 1,297,335 | |
Non-current assets | |||
Property, equipment and software, net | 4,374 | 4,737 | |
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net | 12,267 | 11,796 | |
Long-term investments | 920 | 913 | |
Other non-current assets | 1,729 | 1,773 | |
Total non-current assets | 19,290 | 19,219 | |
Total assets | 267,323 | 1,316,554 | |
LIABILITIES, MEZZANINE EQUITY AND | |||
Current liabilities | |||
Accounts payable | 23,159 | 23,620 | |
Advance from customers | 27,078 | 26,589 | |
Deferred revenue, current | 3,468 | 5,781 | |
Accruals and other current liabilities | 31,738 | 28,425 | |
Income tax payable | 159 | 159 | |
Lease liabilities, current | 6,326 | 6,405 | |
Total current liabilities | 91,928 | 90,979 | |
Non-current | |||
Lease liabilities, non-current | 5,688 | 5,032 | |
Deferred revenue, non-current | 707 | 901 | |
Total non-current liabilities | 6,395 | 5,933 | |
Total liabilities | 98,323 | 96,912 | |
TUYA INC. | |||
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (CONTINUED) | |||
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2020 AND MARCH 31,2021 | |||
(All amounts in US$ thousands ("US$"), except for share and per share data, unless otherwise noted) | |||
As of December 31, 2020 | As of March 31, 2021 | ||
Mezzanine equity | |||
Series A convertible preferred shares | 9,000 | - | |
Series A-1 convertible preferred shares | 2,680 | - | |
Series B convertible preferred shares | 29,000 | - | |
Series C convertible preferred shares | 115,007 | - | |
Series D convertible preferred shares | 177,980 | - | |
Total mezzanine equity | 333,667 | - |
TUYA INC. | |||
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (CONTINUED) | |||
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2020 AND MARCH 31,2021 | |||
(All amounts in US$ thousands ("US$"), except for share and per share data, unless otherwise noted) | |||
As of December 31, 2020 | As of March 31, 2021 | ||
Shareholders' (deficit)/equity | |||
Ordinary shares | 11 | - | |
Class A ordinary shares | - | 21 | |
Class B ordinary shares | - | 7 | |
Additional paid-in capital | 27,315 | 1,452,511 | |
Accumulated other comprehensive income | 481 | 110 | |
Accumulated deficit | (192,474) | (233,007) | |
Total shareholders' (deficit)/equity | (164,667) | 1,219,642 | |
Total liabilities, mezzanine equity and shareholders' (deficit)/equity | 267,323 | 1,316,554 |
TUYA INC. | ||||||||||||
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS | ||||||||||||
(All amounts in US$ thousands ("US$"), except for share and per share data, unless otherwise noted) | ||||||||||||
For the Three Months Ended | ||||||||||||
March 31, 2020 | March 31, 2021 | |||||||||||
Revenue | 18,946 | 56,868 | ||||||||||
Cost of revenue | (13,207) | (33,485) | ||||||||||
Gross profit | 5,739 | 23,383 | ||||||||||
Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||
Research and development expenses | (15,825) | (34,709) | ||||||||||
Sales and marketing expenses | (8,519) | (16,412) | ||||||||||
General and administrative expenses | (3,430) | (16,062) | ||||||||||
Other operating incomes, net | 252 | 2,523 | ||||||||||
Total operating expenses | (27,522) | (64,660) | ||||||||||
Loss from operations | (21,783) | (41,277) | ||||||||||
Other income/(loss) | ||||||||||||
Financial income, net | 1,192 | 1,095 | ||||||||||
Foreign exchange loss, net | (10) | (325) | ||||||||||
Loss before income tax expense | (20,601) | (40,507) | ||||||||||
Income tax expense | (38) | (26) | ||||||||||
Net loss | (20,639) | (40,533) | ||||||||||
Net loss attributable to Tuya Inc. | (20,639) | (40,533) | ||||||||||
Deemed dividend to convertible preferred shareholders | - | - | ||||||||||
Net loss attribute to ordinary shareholders | (20,639) | (40,533) | ||||||||||
Net loss | (20,639) | (40,533) | ||||||||||
Other comprehensive loss | ||||||||||||
Foreign currency translation | (321) | (371) | ||||||||||
Total comprehensive loss attributable to Tuya Inc. | (20,960) | (40,904) | ||||||||||
TUYA INC. | |||||
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS | |||||
(All amounts in US$ thousands ("US$"), except for share and per share data, unless otherwise noted) | |||||
For the Three Months Ended | |||||
March 31, 2020 | March 31, 2021 | ||||
Net loss attributable to Tuya Inc. | (20,639) | (40,533) | |||
Deemed dividend to convertible preferred shareholders | - | - | |||
Net loss attributable to ordinary shareholders | (20,639) | (40,533) | |||
Weighted average number of ordinary shares used in | |||||
computing net loss per share, basic and diluted | 221,980,000 | 268,165,312 | |||
Net loss per share attributable to ordinary | |||||
shareholders - basic and diluted | (0.09) | (0.15) | |||
Share-based compensation expenses were included in: | |||||
Research and development expenses | 412 | 3,845 | |||
Sales and marketing expenses | 323 | 2,139 | |||
General and administrative expenses | 1,079 | 10,798 |
TUYA INC. | |||||
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS | |||||
(All amounts in US$ thousands ("US$"), except for share and per share data, unless otherwise noted) | |||||
For the Three Months Ended | |||||
March 31, 2020 | March 31, 2021 | ||||
Net cash used in operating activities | (31,041) | (32,655) | |||
Net cash generated from/(used in) investing activities | 4,530 | (60,230) | |||
Net cash generated from financing activities | - | 1,077,541 | |||
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash | (549) | (684) | |||
Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents, | (27,060) | 983,972 | |||
Cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash at the | 213,287 | 158,955 | |||
Cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash at the end | 186,227 | 1,142,927 |
TUYA INC. | |||||
RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP MEASURES TO THE MOST DIRECTLY COMPARABLE | |||||
(All amounts in US$ thousands ("US$"), except for share and per share data, unless otherwise noted) | |||||
For the Three Months Ended | |||||
March 31, 2020 | March 31, 2021 | ||||
Reconciliation of operating expenses to non-GAAP operating expenses | |||||
Research and development expenses | (15,825) | (34,709) | |||
Add: Share-based compensation | 412 | 3,845 | |||
Adjusted Research and development expenses | (15,413) | (30,864) | |||
Sales and marketing expenses | (8,519) | (16,412) | |||
Add: Share-based compensation | 323 | 2,139 | |||
Adjusted Sales and marketing expenses | (8,196) | (14,273) | |||
General and administrative expenses | (3,430) | (16,062) | |||
Add: Share-based compensation | 1,079 | 10,798 | |||
Adjusted General and administrative expenses | (2,351) | (5,264) | |||
Reconciliation of loss from operations to non-GAAP loss from | |||||
Loss from operations | (21,783) | (41,277) | |||
Add: Share-based compensation expenses | 1,814 | 16,782 | |||
Non-GAAP Loss from operations | (19,969) | (24,495) | |||
Non-GAAP operating margin | ( | ( | |||
Reconciliation of net loss to non-GAAP net loss | |||||
Net loss | (20,639) | (40,533) | |||
Add: Share-based compensation expenses | 1,814 | 16,782 | |||
Non-GAAP net loss | (18,825) | (23,751) | |||
Non-GAAP net margin | ( | ( | |||
Weighted average number of ordinary shares used in | |||||
computing non-GAAP net loss per share, basic and diluted | 221,980,000 | 268,165,312 | |||
Non-GAAP net loss per share attributable to ordinary | |||||
shareholders - basic and diluted | (0.08) | (0.09) | |||
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