Tuya Reports First Quarter 2022 Unaudited Financial Results
Tuya Inc. (NYSE: TUYA) reported its Q1 2022 financial results, highlighting total revenue of US$55.3 million, a decline of 2.7% year over year. IoT PaaS revenue dropped 16.1% to US$41.8 million, while SaaS and other revenue surged 146.7% to US$5.8 million. Operating margin worsened to negative 100.3%, with a net loss of US$55 million. Despite these challenges, Tuya maintained a stable gross margin at 41.2% and continues to focus on improving operational efficiency. The company anticipates Q2 2022 revenue between US$60 million and US$65 million.
- SaaS and other revenue increased by 146.7% year over year to US$5.8 million.
- Total cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments were US$984.2 million.
- Total revenue decreased by 2.7% year over year.
- IoT PaaS revenue declined 16.1% to US$41.8 million due to inflation and COVID-19 impacts.
- Operating margin was negative 100.3%, down 27.7 percentage points year over year.
- Net loss was US$55 million, compared to US$40.5 million in the same period of 2021.
SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Tuya Inc. ("Tuya" or the "Company") (NYSE: TUYA), a global leading IoT cloud development platform, today announced its unaudited financial results for the for the first quarter of 2022.
First Quarter 2022 Financial Highlights
- Total revenue was US
$55.3 million , down approximately2.7% year over year (1Q2021: US$56.9 million ). - IoT PaaS revenue was US
$41.8 million , down approximately16.1% year over year (1Q2021: US$49.8 million ). - SaaS and other revenue was US
$5.8 million , up approximately146.7% year over year (1Q2021: US$2.3 million ). - Overall gross margin for the quarter increased to
41.2% , remained stable year over year (1Q2021:41.1% ). Gross margin of IoT PaaS for the quarter increased to42.3% , up 0.6 percentage points year over year (1Q2021:41.7% ). - Operating margin for the quarter was negative
100.3% , down 27.7 percentage points year over year (1Q2021: negative72.6% ). Excluding the impact of share-based compensation expenses, non-GAAP operating margin for the quarter was negative68.4% , down 25.3 percentage points year over year (1Q2021: negative43.1% ). - Total cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments were US
$984.2 million as of March 31, 2022, compared to US$1.07 billion as of December 31, 2021. - Shares repurchased in the form of ADSs for the quarter were approximately US
$25.0 million , representing approximately12.5% of the US$200 million authorization announced pursuant to the currently effective share repurchase program.
First Quarter 2022 Operating Highlights
- IoT PaaS Customers[1] for the quarter were approximately 2,600. Total customers for the quarter were approximately 3,900.
- Premium IoT PaaS customers[2] for the trailing 12 months ended March 31, 2022 were 303. In the first quarter of 2022, the Company's premium IoT PaaS customers contributed approximately
85.6% of IoT PaaS revenue. - Dollar-based net expansion rate ("DBNER")[3] of IoT PaaS for the trailing 12 months ended March 31, 2022 was sustained at a relatively healthy level of
122% , indicating the Company's ability to expand customer use of the Tuya platform over time and generate revenue growth from existing customers. - Registered IoT device and software developers, or registered developers, were over 582,000 as of March 31, 2022, up
14.1% from approximately 510,000 developers as of December 31, 2021.
[1] 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. |
[2] The Company defines a premium IoT PaaS customer as a customer as of a given date that contributed more than US |
[3] The Company calculates DBNER 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. The Company's DBNER may change from period to period, due to a combination of various factors, including changes in the customers' purchase cycles and amounts and the Company's customer mix, among other things. |
Mr. Xueji (Jerry) Wang, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Tuya, commented, "While consumer discretionary spending was adversely impacted by high inflation, we remained committed to iterating our products and services during the quarter. As such, we grew the number of our total customers by
Ms. Yao (Jessie) Liu, Board Director and Chief Financial Officer of Tuya, added, "Despite the challenging environment in the first quarter, our revenue reached US
First Quarter 2022 Unaudited Financial Results
REVENUE
Total revenue in the first quarter of 2022 decreased slightly by
- IoT PaaS revenue in the first quarter of 2022 decreased by
16.1% to US$41.8 million from US$49.8 million in the same period of 2021, primarily because the Company's customers became more prudent in their purchases in light of the global inflationary environment, which is weakening the purchase power of end users. The decrease was also due to the preventive measures taken across multiple regions in China against new waves of COVID-19, which has affected the Company's selling and operating activities, including delivery and acceptance by customers of the Company's products. - SaaS and others revenue in the first quarter of 2022 increased by
146.7% to US$5.8 million from US$2.3 million in the same period of 2021, maintaining a robust growth momentum. The growth was mainly driven by (i) an increase in revenues from the Industry SaaS business resulting from the acquisition of new customers and expanded deployment of Industry SaaS by existing customers, and (ii) an increase in revenues from the value-added services that we offer to customers. - Smart device distribution revenue in the first quarter of 2022 increased by
63.9% to US$7.8 million from US$4.8 million in the same period of 2021. The Company offers smart device distribution mainly to save customers - primarily brands and system integrators who demand and purchase finished smart devices from dealing with multiple OEMs. Changes in the Company's smart distribution revenues between periods are primarily due to the varying timing and amounts of customer demands and purchases.
COST OF REVENUE
Cost of revenue in the first quarter of 2022 decreased slightly by
GROSS PROFIT AND GROSS MARGIN
Total gross profit in the first quarter of 2022 decreased by
- IoT PaaS gross margin in the first quarter of 2022 increased to
42.3% from41.7% in the first quarter of 2021 and remained relatively stable over the past quarters, primarily due to the Company's effective implementation of its business management and efficiency improvement initiatives. - SaaS and others gross margin in the first quarter of 2022 was
77.1% , compared to75.1% in the first quarter of 2021. - Smart device distribution gross margin in the first quarter of 2022 was
9.1% , compared to18.6% in the first quarter of 2021,
OPERATING EXPENSES
Operating expenses increased by
- Research and development expenses in the first quarter of 2022 were US
$47.6 million , up37.1% from US$34.7 million in the same period of 2021, primarily due to the increase in share-based compensation expenses from US$3.8 million in the first quarter of 2021 to US$4.1 million in the first quarter of 2022, and an increase in employee-related costs due to the addition of experienced research and development personnel and the increase in cloud infrastructure expenses. During this quarter, average employee headcount of the Company's research and development was up approximately30% year over year, compared to the same quarter in last year. Without the effect of share-based compensation expenses, research and development expenses as a percentage of revenue increased to78.6% in the first quarter of 2022 from54.3% in the same period of 2021. - Sales and marketing expenses in the first quarter of 2022 were US
$15.3 million , down6.9% from US$16.4 million in the same period of 2021, primarily due to the decrease in share-based compensation expenses from US$2.1 million to US$1.7 million and the decrease in marketing spending due to the recurrence of the COVID-19 outbreak. Without the effect of share-based compensation expenses, sales and marketing expenses as a percentage of revenue decreased to24.6% in the first quarter of 2022 from25.1% in the same period of 2021. - General and administrative expenses in the first quarter of 2022 were US
$18.0 million , up12.3% from US$16.1 million in the same period of 2021, primarily due to the increase in share-based compensation expenses from US$10.8 million to US$11.9 million , and the increase in employee-related costs. Without the effect of share-based compensation expenses, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of revenue increased to11.1% in the first quarter of 2022 from9.3% in the same period of 2021. - Other operating incomes in the first quarter of 2022 were US
$2.6 million , primarily due to the receipt of a software value-added tax refund and various general subsidies for enterprises.
LOSS FROM OPERATIONS AND OPERATING MARGIN
Loss from operations was US
Operating margin in the first quarter of 2022 was negative
NET LOSS AND NET MARGIN
Net loss was US
Net margin in the first quarter of 2022 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
Cash and cash equivalents, and short-term investments were US
NET CASH USED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net cash used in operating activities for the first quarter of 2022 was US
SHARE REPURCHASE
During the quarter ended March 31, 2022, the Company repurchased approximately 4.9 million of ADSs representing the same number of Class A ordinary shares from the open market for a total consideration of approximately US
Business Outlook
For the second quarter of 2022, the Company currently expects its total revenue to be between US
Conference Call Information
The Company's management will hold a conference call at 08:00 P.M. Eastern Time on Tuesday, June 14, 2022 (08:00 A.M. Beijing Time on Wednesday, June 15, 2022) to discuss the financial results. In advance of the conference call, all participants must use the following link to complete the online registration process. Upon registering, each participant will receive access details for this conference including a conference access code, a PIN number (personal access code), the dial-in number, and an e-mail with detailed instructions to join the conference call.
Online registration: https://ige.netroadshow.com/registration/q4inc/11075/tuya-inc-first-quarter-2022-earnings-conference-call/
The replay will be accessible through June 21, 2022 by dialing the following numbers:
International: | +44-204-525-0658 |
United States: | +1-929-458-6194 |
Access Code: | 978389 |
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 development platform with a mission to build an IoT developer ecosystem and enable everything to be smart. Tuya has pioneered a purpose-built IoT cloud development 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 development 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 supplemental measures to review and assess its operating performance. The presentation of non-GAAP financial measures 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 excluding the impact of share-based compensation expenses from the respective GAAP measure. The Company presents the non-GAAP financial measure because it is used by the management to evaluate its 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 are not presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as analytical tools. One of the key limitations of using the aforementioned non-GAAP measures is that they do 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. The forward-looking statements included in this press release are only made as of the date hereof, and the Company disclaims any obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement to reflect subsequent events or circumstances, except as required by law. All forward-looking statements should be evaluated with the understanding of their inherent uncertainty.
Investor Relations Contact
Tuya Inc.
Investor Relations
E-mail: ir@tuya.com
The Blueshirt Group
Gary Dvorchak, CFA
Phone: +1 (323) 240-5796
Email: gary@blueshirtgroup.com
TUYA INC. | |||
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS | |||
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2021 AND MARCH 31, 2022 | |||
(All amounts in US$ thousands ("US$"), except for share and per share data, unless otherwise noted) | |||
As of December 31, | As of March 31, | ||
2021 | 2022 | ||
ASSETS | |||
Current assets | |||
Cash and cash equivalents | 963,938 | 743,709 | |
Restricted cash | 638 | 1,129 | |
Short-term investments | 102,134 | 240,451 | |
Accounts receivable, net | 32,701 | 29,874 | |
Notes receivable | 1,393 | 2,659 | |
Inventories, net | 62,582 | 65,153 | |
Prepayments and other current assets | 27,882 | 23,883 | |
Total current assets | 1,191,268 | 1,106,858 | |
Non-current assets | |||
Property, equipment and software, net | 6,805 | 6,365 | |
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net | 22,181 | 19,491 | |
Long-term investments | 26,078 | 27,714 | |
Other non-current assets | 1,818 | 1,789 | |
Total non-current assets | 56,882 | 55,359 | |
Total assets | 1,248,150 | 1,162,217 | |
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
| |||
Current liabilities | |||
Accounts payable | 12,212 | 10,327 | |
Advance from customers | 31,088 | 31,736 | |
Deferred revenue, current | 9,254 | 8,474 | |
Accruals and other current liabilities | 50,847 | 31,707 | |
Lease liabilities, current | 5,697 | 5,607 | |
Total current liabilities | 109,098 | 87,851 | |
Non-current liabilities | |||
Lease liabilities, non-current | 16,048 | 13,789 | |
Deferred revenue, non-current | 859 | 678 | |
Other non-current liabilities | 8,484 | 7,832 | |
Total non-current liabilities | 25,391 | 22,299 | |
Total liabilities | 134,489 | 110,150 | |
TUYA INC. | |||
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (CONTINUED) | |||
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2021 AND MARCH 31, 2022 | |||
(All amounts in US$ thousands ("US$"), except for share and per share data, unless otherwise noted) | |||
As of December 31, | As of March 31, | ||
2021 | 2022 | ||
Shareholders' equity | |||
Class A ordinary shares | 25 | 25 | |
Class B ordinary shares | 4 | 4 | |
Treasury stock | (46,930) | (66,235) | |
Additional paid-in capital | 1,526,140 | 1,538,155 | |
Accumulated other comprehensive income | 2,320 | 2,969 | |
Accumulated deficit | (367,898) | (422,851) | |
Total shareholders' equity | 1,113,661 | 1,052,067 | |
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | 1,248,150 | 1,162,217 |
TUYA INC. | |||
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS | |||
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2021 AND 2022 | |||
(All amounts in US$ thousands ("US$"), except for share and per share data, unless otherwise noted) | |||
For the Three Months Ended | |||
March 31, 2021 | March 31, 2022 | ||
Revenue | 56,868 | 55,324 | |
Cost of revenue | (33,485) | (32,504) | |
Gross profit | 23,383 | 22,820 | |
Operating expenses: | |||
Research and development expenses | (34,709) | (47,588) | |
Sales and marketing expenses | (16,412) | (15,278) | |
General and administrative expenses | (16,062) | (18,030) | |
Other operating incomes, net | 2,523 | 2,594 | |
Total operating expenses | (64,660) | (78,302) | |
Loss from operations | (41,277) | (55,482) | |
Other income/(loss) | |||
Other non-operating incomes, net | - | 653 | |
Financial income, net | 1,095 | 121 | |
Foreign exchange loss, net | (325) | (101) | |
Loss before income tax expense | (40,507) | (54,809) | |
Income tax expense | (26) | (144) | |
Net loss | (40,533) | (54,953) | |
Net loss attributable to Tuya Inc. | (40,533) | (54,953) | |
Net loss attributable to ordinary shareholders | (40,533) | (54,953) | |
Net loss | (40,533) | (54,953) | |
Other comprehensive (loss)/income | |||
Foreign currency translation | (371) | 649 | |
Total comprehensive loss attributable to Tuya Inc. | (40,904) | (54,304) | |
TUYA INC. | |||
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS (CONTINUED) | |||
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2021 AND 2022 | |||
(All amounts in US$ thousands ("US$"), except for share and per share data, unless otherwise noted) | |||
For the Three Months Ended | |||
March 31, 2021 | March 31, 2022 | ||
Net loss attributable to Tuya Inc. | (40,533) | (54,953) | |
Net loss attributable to ordinary shareholders | (40,533) | (54,953) | |
Weighted average number of ordinary shares used in computing net loss per share, basic and diluted | 268,165,312 | 556,808,050 | |
Net loss per share attributable to ordinary shareholders - basic and diluted | (0.15) | (0.10) | |
Share-based compensation expenses were included in: | |||
Research and development expenses | 3,845 | 4,130 | |
Sales and marketing expenses | 2,139 | 1,653 | |
General and administrative expenses | 10,798 | 11,873 |
TUYA INC. | |||||
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASHFLOWS | |||||
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2021 AND 2022 | |||||
(All amounts in US$ thousands ("US$"), except for share and per share data, unless otherwise noted) | |||||
For the Three Months Ended | |||||
March 31, 2021 | March 31, 2022 | ||||
Net cash used in operating activities | (32,655) | (57,374) | |||
Net cash used in investing activities | (60,230) | (141,941) | |||
Net cash generated from /(used in) financing activities | 1,077,541 | (21,751) | |||
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash | (684) | 1,328 | |||
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash | 983,972 | (219,738) | |||
Cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash at the beginning of period | 158,955 | 964,576 | |||
Cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash at the end of period | 1,142,927 | 744,838 |
TUYA INC. | |||||
RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP MEASURES TO THE MOST DIRECTLY COMPARABLE | |||||
(All amounts in US$ thousands ("US$"), except for share and per share data, unless otherwise noted) | |||||
For the Three Months Ended | |||||
March 31, 2021 | March 31, 2022 | ||||
Reconciliation of operating expenses to non-GAAP operating expenses | |||||
Research and development expenses | (34,709) | (47,588) | |||
Add: Share-based compensation | 3,845 | 4,130 | |||
Adjusted Research and development expenses | (30,864) | (43,458) | |||
Sales and marketing expenses | (16,412) | (15,278) | |||
Add: Share-based compensation | 2,139 | 1,653 | |||
Adjusted Sales and marketing expenses | (14,273) | (13,625) | |||
General and administrative expenses | (16,062) | (18,030) | |||
Add: Share-based compensation | 10,798 | 11,873 | |||
Adjusted General and administrative expenses | (5,264) | (6,157) | |||
Reconciliation of loss from operations to non-GAAP loss from operations | |||||
Loss from operations | (41,277) | (55,482) | |||
Add: Share-based compensation expenses | 16,782 | 17,656 | |||
Non-GAAP Loss from operations | (24,495) | (37,826) | |||
Non-GAAP Operating margin | (43.1) % | (68.4) % | |||
Reconciliation of net loss to non-GAAP net loss | |||||
Net loss | (40,533) | (54,953) | |||
Add: Share-based compensation expenses | 16,782 | 17,656 | |||
Non-GAAP Net loss | (23,751) | (37,297) | |||
Non-GAAP Net margin | (41.8) % | (67.4) % | |||
Weighted average number of ordinary shares used in computing non-GAAP net loss | 268,165,312 | 556,808,050 | |||
Non-GAAP net loss per share attributable to ordinary shareholders, basic and | (0.09) | (0.07) |
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