Ouster Announces Record Revenue and Margin for First Quarter 2024

In addition, see information below concerning non-GAAP financial measures.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to its results determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”), Ouster believes the non-GAAP measures of Non-GAAP Gross Margin and Adjusted EBITDA are useful in evaluating its operating performance. Ouster calculates Non-GAAP Gross Profit as gross profit (loss) excluding amortization of acquired intangibles, certain excess and obsolete expenses and losses on firm purchase commitments, and stock-based compensation expenses. Non-GAAP Gross Margin is calculated as Non-GAAP Gross Profit divided by revenues. Ouster calculates Adjusted EBITDA as net loss excluding interest expense (income), net, other expense (income), net, stock-based compensation expense, provision for income tax expense, goodwill impairment charges, restructuring costs excluding stock-based compensation expenses, certain excess and obsolete expenses and losses on firm purchase commitments, amortization of acquired intangible assets, depreciation expenses, certain litigation and litigation related expenses, merger and acquisition related expenses, gain on lease termination and other items. Ouster believes that Non-GAAP Gross Profit, Non-GAAP Gross Margin, and Adjusted EBITDA may be helpful to investors because it provides consistency and comparability with past financial performance and may be helpful in comparison with other companies, some of which use similar non-GAAP information to supplement their GAAP results. Adjusted EBITDA is also used by the Board and management as a performance metric for compensation purposes. The non-GAAP financial information is presented for supplemental informational purposes only, and should not be considered a substitute for financial information presented in accordance with GAAP, and may be different from similarly titled non-GAAP measures used by other companies. Reconciliation tables of the most comparable GAAP financial measures to the non-GAAP financial measures are included at the end of this press release.

OUSTER, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(unaudited)
(in thousands)
 

March 31,

2024

December 31,

2023

Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents

$

48,270

 

$

50,991

 

Restricted cash, current

 

564

 

 

552

 

Short-term investments

 

139,546

 

 

139,158

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

12,220

 

 

14,577

 

Inventory

 

21,070

 

 

23,232

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

34,808

 

 

34,647

 

Total current assets

 

256,478

 

 

263,157

 

Property and equipment, net

 

10,513

 

 

10,228

 

Operating lease, right-of-use assets

 

17,411

 

 

18,561

 

Unbilled receivable, non-current portion

 

7,043

 

 

10,567

 

Intangible assets, net

 

22,592

 

 

24,436

 

Restricted cash, non-current

 

1,091

 

 

1,091

 

Other non-current assets

 

2,555

 

 

2,703

 

Total assets

$

317,683

 

$

330,743

 

Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable

$

6,122

 

$

3,545

 

Accrued and other current liabilities

 

56,375

 

 

58,166

 

Contract liabilities, current

 

13,429

 

 

12,885

 

Operating lease liability, current portion

 

7,153

 

 

7,096

 

Total current liabilities

 

83,079

 

 

81,692

 

Operating lease liability, non-current portion

 

17,278

 

 

18,827

 

Debt

 

43,973

 

 

43,975

 

Contract liabilities, non-current portion

 

4,483

 

 

4,967

 

Other non-current liabilities

 

1,638

 

 

1,610

 

Total liabilities

 

150,451

 

 

151,071

 

Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock

 

44

 

 

42

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

1,007,502

 

 

995,464

 

Accumulated deficit

 

(839,875

)

 

(816,026

)

Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income

 

(439

)

 

192

 

Total stockholders’ equity

 

167,232

 

 

179,672

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

$

317,683

 

$

330,743

 

OUSTER, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
(unaudited)
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
 

Three Months Ended

March 31,

Three Months Ended

December 31,

Three Months Ended

March 31,

2024

2023

2023

Revenue

$

25,944

 

$

24,444

 

$

17,230

 

Cost of product

 

18,519

 

 

19,033

 

 

17,606

 

Gross profit (loss)

 

7,425

 

 

5,411

 

 

(376

)

Operating expenses:
Research and development

 

13,806

 

 

15,626

 

 

32,459

 

Sales and marketing

 

6,860

 

 

8,553

 

 

13,533

 

General and administrative

 

12,580

 

 

18,545

 

 

31,325

 

Goodwill impairment charges

 

 

 

 

 

99,409

 

Total operating expenses

 

33,246

 

 

42,724

 

 

176,726

 

Loss from operations

 

(25,821

)

 

(37,313

)

 

(177,102

)

Other income (expense):
Interest income

 

2,651

 

 

2,579

 

 

1,719

 

Interest expense

 

(741

)

 

(4,081

)

 

(1,669

)

Other income, net

 

193

 

 

(6

)

 

54

 

Total other income, net

 

2,103

 

 

(1,508

)

 

104

 

Loss before income taxes

 

(23,718

)

 

(38,821

)

 

(176,998

)

Provision for income tax expense

 

131

 

 

174

 

 

282

 

Net loss

$

(23,849

)

$

(38,995

)

$

(177,280

)

Other comprehensive loss
Changes in unrealized (loss) gain on available for sale securities

$

(459

)

$

314

 

$

51

 

Foreign currency translation adjustments

$

(172

)

$

258

 

$

(81

)

Total comprehensive loss

$

(24,480

)

$

(38,423

)

$

(177,310

)

Net loss per common share, basic and diluted

$

(0.55

)

$

(0.95

)

$

(6.03

)

Weighted-average shares used to compute basic and diluted net loss per share

 

43,454,127

 

 

41,135,659

 

 

29,411,612

 

OUSTER, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
(in thousands)
 
Three Months Ended March 31,

2024

2023

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net loss

$

(23,849

)

$

(177,280

)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Goodwill impairment charges

 

 

 

99,409

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

2,897

 

 

6,159

 

Loss on write-off of construction in progress and right-of-use asset impairment

 

 

 

1,423

 

Stock-based compensation

 

9,404

 

 

21,780

 

Reduction of revenue related to stock warrant issued to customer

 

195

 

 

 

Amortization of right-of-use asset

 

1,150

 

 

1,112

 

Interest expense

 

 

 

685

 

Amortization of debt issuance costs and debt discount

 

 

 

62

 

Accretion or amortization on short-term investments

 

(1,486

)

 

(805

)

Change in fair value of warrant liabilities

 

21

 

 

(106

)

Inventory write down

 

737

 

 

2,836

 

Provision (recovery of) for doubtful accounts

 

(208

)

 

445

 

Loss from disposal of property and equipment

 

 

 

145

 

Realized gain on available for sale securities

 

(275

)

 

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable

 

6,089

 

 

(3,450

)

Inventory

 

1,425

 

 

(2,329

)

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

(1,268

)

 

672

 

Accounts payable

 

2,636

 

 

5,488

 

Accrued and other liabilities

 

(1,758

)

 

(9,218

)

Contract liabilities

 

60

 

 

944

 

Operating lease liability

 

(1,492

)

 

(984

)

Net cash used in operating activities

 

(5,722

)

 

(53,012

)

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment

 

 

 

168

 

Purchases of property and equipment

 

(1,382

)

 

(1,006

)

Purchase of short-term investments

 

(24,485

)

 

(5,003

)

Proceeds from sales of short-term investments

 

25,398

 

 

19,981

 

Cash and cash equivalents acquired in the Velodyne Merger

 

 

 

32,137

 

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities

 

(469

)

 

46,277

 

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from exercise of stock options

 

109

 

 

18

 

Proceeds from the issuance of common stock under at-the-market offering, net of commissions and fees

 

3,587

 

 

 

At-the-market offering costs for the issuance of common stock

 

(43

)

 

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

3,653

 

 

18

 

Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents

 

(170

)

 

(79

)

Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

 

(2,708

)

 

(6,796

)

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period

 

52,633

 

 

124,278

 

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period

$

49,925

 

$

117,482

 

OUSTER, INC.
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
(unaudited)
(in thousands)
 

Three Months Ended

March 31,

Three Months Ended

December 31,

Three Months Ended

March 31,

2024

2023

2023

GAAP net loss

$

(23,849

)

$

(38,995

)

$

(177,280

)

Interest expense (income), net

 

(1,910

)

 

1,502

 

 

(50

)

Other expense (income), net

 

(193

)

 

6

 

 

(54

)

Stock-based compensation (1)

 

9,404

 

 

11,107

 

 

21,780

 

Provision for income tax expense

 

131

 

 

174

 

 

282

 

Goodwill impairment charge

 

 

 

 

 

99,409

 

Restructuring costs, excluding stock-based compensation expense

 

 

 

 

 

12,635

 

Excess and obsolete expenses and loss on firm purchase commitments

 

572

 

 

1,732

 

 

3,630

 

Amortization of acquired intangibles (2)

 

1,754

 

 

1,757

 

 

1,511

 

Depreciation expense (2)

 

1,053

 

 

1,239

 

 

4,648

 

Litigation expenses (3)

 

1,296

 

 

7,383

 

 

537

 

Merger and acquisition related expenses (4)

 

 

 

 

 

6,058

 

Adjusted EBITDA

$

(11,743

)

$

(14,095

)

$

(26,893

)

 
(1) Includes stock-based compensation expense as follows:
 

Three Months Ended

March 31,

Three Months Ended

December 31,

Three Months Ended

March 31,

2024

2023

2023

Cost of revenue

$

913

 

$

856

 

$

774

 

Research and development

 

4,188

 

 

4,786

 

 

7,505

 

Sales and marketing

 

1,400

 

 

2,240

 

 

2,881

 

General and administrative

 

2,903

 

 

3,225

 

 

10,620

 

Total stock-based compensation

$

9,404

 

$

11,107

 

$

21,780

 

 
(2) Includes depreciation and amortization expense as follows:
 

Three Months Ended

March 31,

Three Months Ended

December 31,

Three Months Ended

March 31,

2024

2023

2023

Cost of revenue

$

1,100

 

$

1,180

 

$

1,750

 

Research and development

 

712

 

 

747

 

 

2,964

 

Sales and marketing

 

248

 

 

250

 

 

181

 

General and administrative

 

747

 

 

819

 

 

1,264

 

Total depreciation and amortization expense

$

2,807

 

$

2,996

 

$

6,159

 

 
(3) Litigation expenses and litigation-related expenses outside of the Company’s ordinary business operations
(4) Merger and acquisition related expenses represent transaction costs for the Velodyne Merger which include legal and accounting professional service fees
 

Three Months Ended

March 31,

Three Months Ended

December 31,

Three Months Ended

March 31,

2024

2023

2023

Gross (loss) profit on GAAP basis

$

7,425

 

$

5,411

 

$

(376

)

Stock-based compensation

 

913

 

 

856

 

 

774

 

Amortization of acquired intangible assets

 

464

 

 

517

 

 

249

 

Excess and obsolete expenses and loss on firm purchase commitments

 

572

 

 

1,732

 

 

3,630

 

Gross profit on non-GAAP basis

$

9,374

 

$

8,516

 

$

4,277

 

 
Gross margin on GAAP basis

 

29

%

 

22

%

 

(2

)%

Gross margin on non-GAAP basis

 

36

%

 

35

%

 

25

%


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