Planet Reports Financial Results for First Quarter of Fiscal Year 2023

Capital Expenditures as a Percentage of Revenue: The Company defines capital expenditures as purchases of property and equipment plus capitalized internally developed software development costs, which are included in our statements of cash flows from investing activities. The Company defines Capital Expenditures as a Percentage of Revenue as the total amount of capital expenditures divided by total revenue in the reported period. Capital Expenditures as a Percentage of Revenue is a performance measure that we use to evaluate the appropriate level of capital expenditures needed to support demand for the Company’s data services and related revenue, and to provide a comparable view of the Company’s performance relative to other earth observation companies, which may invest significantly greater amounts in their satellites to deliver their data to customers. The Company uses an agile space systems strategy, which means we invest in a larger number of significantly lower cost satellites and software infrastructure to automate the management of the satellites and to deliver the Company’s data to clients. As a result of the Company’s strategy and business model, the Company’s capital expenditures may be more similar to software companies with large data center infrastructure costs. Therefore, the Company believes it is important to look at the level of capital expenditure investments relative to revenue when evaluating the Company’s performance relative to other earth observation companies or to other software and data companies with significant data center infrastructure investment requirements. The Company believes Capital Expenditures as a Percentage of Revenue is a useful metric for investors because it provides visibility to the level of capital expenditures required to operate the Company and the Company’s relative capital efficiency.

Forward-looking Statements

Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters set forth in this press release are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, but not limited to, the Company’s ability to capture market opportunity; whether and when the Company will be able to execute on its growth initiatives; whether the Company will realize any of the potential benefits from strategic acquisitions; whether the Company will be able to successfully build or deploy its satellites, including new satellites that are in development; whether the Company will be able to continue to invest in scaling its sales organization and expanding its software engineering capabilities; how the Company will execute on its partnerships and contracts and how the Company’s partners and customers will utilize the Company’s data; and the Company’s financial outlook. Words such as “expect,” “estimate,” “project,” “budget,” “forecast,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “seek,” “may,” “will,” “could,” “can,” “should,” “would,” “believes,” “predicts,” “potential,” “strategy,” “opportunity,” “aim,” “continue” and similar expressions or the negative thereof, or discussions of strategy, plans, objectives, intentions, estimates, forecasts, outlook, assumptions, or goals, are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on the Company’s management’s beliefs, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to them. Because such statements are based on expectations as to future financial and operating results and are not statements of fact, actual results may differ materially from those projected. Factors which may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations include, but are not limited to: the Company’s limited operating history making it difficult to predict its future operating results; the Company’s expectations that its operating expenses will increase substantially for the foreseeable future; whether the market for the Company’s products and services that is built upon its data set, which has not existed before, will grow as expected; the Company’s ability to manage its growth effectively; whether current customers or prospective customers adopt the Company’s platform; whether the Company will be able to compete effectively with the increasing competition in its market from commercial entities and governments; the Company’s ability to continue to capture certain high-value government procurement contracts; the Company’s ability to obtain or maintain regulatory approvals and/or adhere to regulatory requirements, including those related to the Company’s ability to operate as a government contractor with the required security clearances; changes in government policies regarding the use of commercial data or satellite operators, material delay or cancellation of certain government programs, government spending authorizations and budgetary priorities; changes in general global economic conditions, the Company’s operations (including the development, launch and operation of satellites) or other unforeseen circumstances that may alter or delay the Company’s ability to perform under future contracts and may impact the renewal and final profitability of such contracts; the cancellation of contracts by the government and any potential contract options which may or may not be exercised by the government in the future; whether the Company is subject to any risks as a result of its global operations, including, but not limited to, being subject to any hostile actions by a government or other state actor; the Company’s international operations creating business and economic risks that could impact its operations and financial results; the interruption or failure of the Company’s satellite operations, information technology infrastructure or loss of its data storage, whether by cyber-attacks or other adverse events that limit its ability to perform its daily operations effectively and provide its products and services; whether the Company experiences any adverse events, such as delayed launches, launch failures, its satellites failing to reach their planned orbital locations, its satellites failing to operate as intended, being destroyed or otherwise becoming inoperable, the cost of satellite launches significantly increasing and/or satellite launch providers not having sufficient capacity; the Company’s satellites not being able to capture Earth images due to weather, natural disasters or other external factors, or as a result of its constellation of satellites having restrained capacity; if the Company is unable to develop and release product and service enhancements to respond to rapid technological change, or to develop new designs and technologies for its satellites, in a timely and cost-effective manner; downturns or volatility in general economic conditions, including as a result of the current COVID-19 pandemic, including any variants thereof, or any other outbreak of an infectious disease; the effects of acts of terrorism, war or political instability, both domestically and internationally, including the current events involving Russia and Ukraine, changes in laws and regulations, or the imposition of economic or trade sanctions affecting international commercial transactions; the loss of one or more of the Company’s key personnel, or its failure to attract, hire, retain and train other highly qualified personnel in the future; the Company’s ability to raise adequate capital, including on acceptable terms, to finance its business strategies; how rules and regulations in the Company’s highly regulated industry may impact its business; if the Company fails to maintain effective internal controls over financial reporting at a reasonable assurance level; and the other factors described under the heading “Risk Factors” in the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and any subsequent filings with the SEC the Company may make. Copies of each filing may be obtained from the Company or the SEC. All forward-looking statements reflect the Company’s beliefs and assumptions only as of the date of this press release. The Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect future events or circumstances. The Company’s results for the quarter ended April 30, 2022 are not necessarily indicative of its operating results for any future periods.

PLANET

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (unaudited)

 

(In thousands, except share and par value amounts)

April 30, 2022

 

January 31, 2022

Assets

 

 

 

Current assets

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

$

484,489

 

 

$

490,762

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

24,581

 

 

 

44,373

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

18,192

 

 

 

16,385

 

Total current assets

 

527,262

 

 

 

551,520

 

Property and equipment, net

 

125,329

 

 

 

133,280

 

Capitalized internal-use software, net

 

11,105

 

 

 

10,768

 

Goodwill

 

103,219

 

 

 

103,219

 

Intangible assets, net

 

13,604

 

 

 

14,197

 

Restricted cash, non-current

 

5,653

 

 

 

5,743

 

Operating lease right-of-use assets

 

7,035

 

 

 

 

Other non-current assets

 

2,787

 

 

 

2,714

 

Total assets

$

795,994

 

 

$

821,441

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

 

 

Accounts payable

$

3,168

 

 

$

2,850

 

Accrued and other current liabilities

 

43,184

 

 

 

48,823

 

Deferred revenue

 

60,672

 

 

 

64,233

 

Liability from early exercise of stock options

 

15,239

 

 

 

16,135

 

Operating lease liabilities, current

 

7,188

 

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

 

129,451

 

 

 

132,041

 

Deferred revenue

 

 

 

 

3,579

 

Deferred hosting costs

 

12,199

 

 

 

12,149

 

Public and private placement warrant liabilities

 

19,948

 

 

 

23,224

 

Deferred rent

 

 

 

 

798

 

Operating lease liabilities, non-current

 

2,271

 

 

 

 

Other non-current liabilities

 

1,419

 

 

 

1,405

 

Total liabilities

 

165,288

 

 

 

173,196

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity

 

 

 

Common stock

 

27

 

 

 

27

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

1,450,098

 

 

 

1,423,151

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

2,271

 

 

 

2,096

 

Accumulated deficit

 

(821,690

)

 

 

(777,029

)

Total stockholders’ equity

 

630,706

 

 

 

648,245

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

$

795,994

 

 

$

821,441

 

PLANET

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS (unaudited)

 

 

Three Months Ended April 30,

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)

2022

 

2021

Revenue

$

40,127

 

 

$

31,957

 

Cost of revenue

 

23,628

 

 

 

19,126

 

Gross profit

 

16,499

 

 

 

12,831

 

Operating expenses

 

 

 

Research and development

 

24,750

 

 

 

12,130

 

Sales and marketing

 

18,855

 

 

 

10,653

 

General and administrative

 

20,608

 

 

 

8,315

 

Total operating expenses

 

64,213

 

 

 

31,098

 

Loss from operations

 

(47,714

)

 

 

(18,267

)

Interest expense

 

 

 

 

(2,527

)

Change in fair value of convertible notes and warrant liabilities

 

3,276

 

 

 

(8,026

)

Other income (expense), net

 

392

 

 

 

(177

)

Total other income (expense), net

 

3,668

 

 

 

(10,730

)

Loss before provision for income taxes

 

(44,046

)

 

 

(28,997

)

Provision for income taxes

 

314

 

 

 

258

 

Net loss

 

(44,360

)

 

 

(29,255

)

Other comprehensive loss

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax

 

175

 

 

 

274

 

Comprehensive loss

$

(44,185

)

 

$

(28,981

)

Basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to common stockholders

$

(0.17

)

 

$

(0.64

)

Basic and diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding used in computing net loss per share attributable to common stockholders

 

264,088,997

 

 

 

45,722,408

 

PLANET

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (unaudited)

 

 

Three Months Ended April 30,

(In thousands)

2022

 

2021

Operating activities

 

 

 

Net loss

$

(44,360

)

 

$

(29,255

)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

11,625

 

 

 

11,475

 

Stock-based compensation, net of capitalized cost

 

19,822

 

 

 

3,102

 

Change in fair value of convertible notes and warrant liabilities

 

(3,276

)

 

 

8,026

 

Deferred income taxes

 

28

 

 

 

126

 

Amortization of debt discount and issuance costs

 

 

 

 

759

 

Other

 

476

 

 

 

(31

)

Changes in operating assets and liabilities

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

19,982

 

 

 

16,877

 

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

(403

)

 

 

771

 

Accounts payable, accrued and other liabilities

 

(3,712

)

 

 

742

 

Deferred revenue

 

(6,947

)

 

 

(12,050

)

Deferred hosting costs

 

231

 

 

 

3,864

 

Deferred rent

 

 

 

 

(524

)

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

 

(6,534

)

 

 

3,882

 

Investing activities

 

 

 

Purchases of property and equipment

 

(2,861

)

 

 

(1,847

)

Capitalized internal-use software

 

(645

)

 

 

(767

)

Other

 

(146

)

 

 

(152

)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(3,652

)

 

 

(2,766

)

Financing activities

 

 

 

Proceeds from the exercise of common stock options

 

4,963

 

 

 

2,156

 

Class A common stock withheld to satisfy employee tax withholding obligations

 

(411

)

 

 

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

4,552

 

 

 

2,156

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

 

(649

)

 

 

(40

)

Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

 

(6,283

)

 

 

3,232

 

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the beginning of the period

 

496,814

 

 

 

76,540

 

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the end of the period

$

490,531

 

 

$

79,772

 

PLANET

RECONCILIATION OF NET LOSS TO ADJUSTED EBITDA (unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended April 30,

(in thousands)

 

2022

 

2021

Net loss

 

$

(44,360

)

 

$

(29,255

)

Interest expense

 

 

 

 

 

2,527

 

Interest income

 

 

(112

)

 

 

(4

)

Income tax provision

 

 

314

 

 

 

258

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

11,625

 

 

 

11,475

 

Change in fair value of convertible notes and warrant liabilities

 

 

(3,276

)

 

 

8,026

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

19,822

 

 

 

3,102

 

Other (income) expense

 

 

(280

)

 

 

181

 

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

(16,267

)

 

$

(3,690

)

PLANET

RECONCILIATION OF U.S. GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES (unaudited)

 

 

Three Months Ended April 30,

(in thousands)

2022

 

2021

Reconciliation of cost of revenue:

 

 

 

GAAP cost of revenue

$

23,628

 

 

$

19,126

 

Less: Stock-based compensation

 

1,319

 

 

 

234

 

Less: Amortization of acquired intangible assets

 

431

 

 

 

 

Non-GAAP cost of revenue

$

21,878

 

 

$

18,892

 

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation of gross profit:

 

 

 

GAAP gross profit

$

16,499

 

 

$

12,831

 

Add: Stock-based compensation

 

1,319

 

 

 

234

 

Add: Amortization of acquired intangible assets

 

431

 

 

 

 

Non-GAAP gross profit

$

18,249

 

 

$

13,065

 

GAAP gross margin

 

41

%

 

 

40

%

Non-GAAP gross margin

 

45

%

 

 

41

%

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation of operating expenses:

 

 

 

GAAP research and development

$

24,750

 

 

$

12,130

 

Less: Stock-based compensation

 

8,229

 

 

 

1,056

 

Less: Amortization of acquired intangible assets

 

 

 

 

 

Non-GAAP research and development

$

16,521

 

 

$

11,074

 

GAAP sales and marketing

$

18,855

 

 

$

10,653

 

Less: Stock-based compensation

 

3,637

 

 

 

636

 

Less: Amortization of acquired intangible assets

 

153

 

 

 

 

Non-GAAP sales and marketing

$

15,065

 

 

$

10,017

 

GAAP general and administrative

$

20,608

 

 

$

8,315

 

Less: Stock-based compensation

 

6,637

 

 

 

1,176

 

Less: Amortization of acquired intangible assets

 

80

 

 

 

363

 

Non-GAAP general and administrative

$

13,891

 

 

$

6,776

 


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