- Published: 29 April 2010
- Written by Editor
iRobots First-Quarter Results Exceed Revenue and Earnings Expectations
iRobot Corp. (NASDAQ: IRBT), a leader in delivering robotic technology-based solutions, today announced its financial results for the first quarter ended April 3, 2010.
“Revenue, earnings per share and Adjusted EBITDA significantly exceeded expectations for the quarter,” said Colin Angle, chairman and chief executive officer of iRobot. “Adjusted EBITDA was nearly $14 million, or 14 percent of revenue, and we generated $11 million of operating cash flow. Cash and investments increased $31 million year-over-year to more than $85 million at quarter end.
“As a result of outstanding performance by both divisions in the first quarter and good visibility on the rest of 2010, we are increasing our full-year financial expectations.”
Revenue for the first quarter of 2010 increased 67 percent to $95 million, compared with $57 million for the same quarter one year ago. Gross margin for the first quarter increased to 35 percent of revenue, compared with 29 percent of revenue in the first quarter of 2009. Net income in the first quarter of 2010 was $6 million, compared with a net loss of $2 million in the first quarter of 2009.
Business Highlights
- International home robot revenue in Q1 2010 more than doubled year-over-year to $37 million and comprised nearly 70 percent of total home robot revenue for the quarter.
- Government & Industrial robot revenue increased 76 percent in the first quarter over the first quarter of 2009, and product backlog was $35 million at the end of Q1 2010.
- Founded in 1990, iRobot commemorated its 20th anniversary in Q1 2010.
Financial Expectations
Management provides the following expectations with respect to the year ending January 1, 2011 and the second quarter ending July 3, 2010.
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Fiscal Year 2010: |
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| Revenue | $375 - $385 million | |||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $30 - $34 million | |||
| Earnings Per Share | $0.35 - $0.40 | |||
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Q2 2010: |
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| Revenue | $90 - $95 million | |||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $6 - $8 million | |||
| Earnings Per Share | $0.06 - $0.08 | |||
First-Quarter Conference Call
iRobot will host a conference call tomorrow at 8:30 a.m. ET to discuss its financial results for the first fiscal quarter 2010, business outlook, and outlook for future financial performance. Pertinent details include:
| Date: | Thursday, April 29, 2010 | |||||
| Time: | 8:30 a.m. ET | |||||
| Call-In Number: | 617-614-3474 | |||||
| Passcode: | 65902508 | |||||
A live, audio broadcast of the conference call will also be available at http://investor.irobot.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=193096&p=irol-irhome. An archived version of the broadcast will be available on the same website shortly after the conclusion of the live event. A replay of the telephone conference call will be available through May 6 and can be accessed by dialing 617-801-6888, passcode 78238271.
About iRobot Corp.
iRobot designs and builds robots that make a difference. The company’s home robots help people find smarter ways to clean, and its government and industrial robots protect those in harm’s way. iRobot’s consumer and military robots feature iRobot Aware® robot intelligence systems, proprietary technology incorporating advanced concepts in navigation, mobility, manipulation and artificial intelligence. For more information about iRobot, please visit www.irobot.com.
For iRobot Investors
Certain statements made in this press release that are not based on historical information are forward-looking statements which are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. This press release contains express or implied forward-looking statements relating to, among other things, iRobot Corp.’s expectations regarding future financial performance and growth, anticipated revenue, Adjusted EBITDA and earnings per share for fiscal year 2010 and the second quarter of 2010. These statements are neither promises nor guarantees, but are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated in these forward-looking statements. In particular, the risks and uncertainties include, among other things: our ability to operate in an emerging market, the financial strength of our customers and retailers, general economic conditions, our dependence on the U.S. federal government and government contracts, market acceptance of our products, changes in government policies or spending priorities, and competition. Existing and prospective investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. iRobot Corp. undertakes no obligation to update or revise the information contained in this press release, whether as a result of new information, future events or circumstances or otherwise. For additional disclosure regarding these and other risks faced by iRobot Corp., see the disclosure contained in our public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
This release includes Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure as defined by SEC Regulation G. We define Adjusted EBITDA as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, merger and acquisition expenses, and non-cash stock compensation. A reconciliation between net income and Adjusted EBITDA is provided in the financial tables at the end of this press release.
| iRobot Corporation | |||||||
| Consolidated Statement of Operations | |||||||
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| (unaudited) | |||||||
| For the three months ended | |||||||
| April 3, | March 28, | ||||||
| 2010 | 2009 | ||||||
| Revenue | |||||||
| Product revenue | $ | 86,111 | $ | 49,691 | |||
| Contract revenue | 8,819 | 7,245 | |||||
| Total | 94,930 | 56,936 | |||||
| Cost of Revenue | |||||||
| Product revenue | 55,600 | 33,439 | |||||
| Contract revenue | 6,613 | 7,291 | |||||
| Total | 62,213 | 40,730 | |||||
| Gross Margin | 32,717 | 16,206 | |||||
| Operating Expense | |||||||
| Research & development | 4,499 | 3,578 | |||||
| Selling & marketing | 9,644 | 8,966 | |||||
| General & administrative | 8,476 | 7,130 | |||||
| Total | 22,619 | 19,674 | |||||
| Operating income (loss) | 10,098 | (3,468 | ) | ||||
| Other income (expense), net | 29 | (299 | ) | ||||
| Pre-tax income (loss) | 10,127 | (3,767 | ) | ||||
| Income tax expense (benefit) | 3,959 | (1,980 | ) | ||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | 6,168 | $ | (1,787 | ) | ||
| Net income (loss) per common share: | |||||||
| Basic | $ | 0.25 | $ | (0.07 | ) | ||
| Diluted | $ | 0.24 | $ | (0.07 | ) | ||
| Shares used in Per Common Share Calculations: | |||||||
| Basic | 25,125 | 24,902 | |||||
| Diluted | 26,067 | 24,902 | |||||
| Stock-based compensation included in above figures: | |||||||
| Cost of product revenue | $ | 332 | $ | 213 | |||
| Cost of contract revenue | 126 | 163 | |||||
| Research & development | 32 | (3 | ) | ||||
| Selling & marketing | 356 | 317 | |||||
| General & administrative | 1,044 | 912 | |||||
| Total | $ | 1,890 | $ | 1,602 | |||
| iRobot Corporation | ||||||
| Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet | ||||||
| (unaudited, in thousands) | ||||||
| April 3, | January 2, | |||||
| 2010 | 2010 | |||||
| Assets | ||||||
| Cash and equivalents | $ | 62,857 | $ | 71,856 | ||
| Short term investments | 22,492 | 4,959 | ||||
| Accounts receivable, net | 26,079 | 35,171 | ||||
| Unbilled revenues | 3,291 | 1,831 | ||||
| Inventory | 29,868 | 32,406 | ||||
| Deferred tax assets | 8,669 | 8,669 | ||||
| Other current assets | 3,350 | 4,119 | ||||
| Total current assets | 156,606 | 159,011 | ||||
| Property, plant and equipment, net | 20,525 | 20,230 | ||||
| Deferred tax assets | 5,982 | 6,089 | ||||
| Other assets | 14,131 | 14,254 | ||||
| Total assets | $ | 197,244 | $ | 199,584 | ||
| Liabilities and stockholders' equity | ||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 29,491 | $ | 30,559 | ||
| Accrued expenses | 14,343 | 14,384 | ||||
| Accrued compensation | 6,303 | 13,525 | ||||
| Deferred revenue and customer advances | 1,976 | 3,908 | ||||
| Total current liabilities | 52,113 | 62,376 | ||||
| Long term liabilities | 3,906 | 4,014 | ||||
| Stockholders' equity | 141,225 | 133,194 | ||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | $ | 197,244 | $ | 199,584 | ||
| iRobot Corporation | ||||||||
| Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows | ||||||||
| (unaudited, in thousands) | ||||||||
| For the three months ended | ||||||||
| April 3, | March 28, | |||||||
| 2010 | 2009 | |||||||
| Cash flows from operating activities: | ||||||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | 6,168 | $ | (1,787 | ) | |||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities: | ||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 1,838 | 1,914 | ||||||
| Loss on disposal of property and equipment | 45 | 15 | ||||||
| Stock-based compensation | 1,890 | 1,602 | ||||||
| Non-cash director deferred compensation | 33 | 33 | ||||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities — (use) source | ||||||||
| Accounts receivable | 9,092 | 12,738 | ||||||
| Unbilled revenue | (1,460 | ) | (1,119 | ) | ||||
| Inventory | 2,538 | 3,818 | ||||||
| Other assets | 753 | (1,162 | ) | |||||
| Accounts payable | (1,068 | ) | (417 | ) | ||||
| Accrued expenses | (41 | ) | (258 | ) | ||||
| Accrued compensation | (7,222 | ) | (1,022 | ) | ||||
| Deferred revenue | (1,932 | ) | 86 | |||||
| Long term liabilities | (108 | ) | (107 | ) | ||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 10,526 | 14,334 | ||||||
| Cash flows from investing activities: | ||||||||
| Additions of property and equipment | (2,039 | ) | (776 | ) | ||||
| Purchases of investments | (17,580 | ) | - | |||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | (19,619 | ) | (776 | ) | ||||
| Cash flows from financing activities: | ||||||||
| Proceeds from stock option exercises | 104 | 327 | ||||||
| Income tax withholding payment associated with restricted stock vesting | (159 | ) | - | |||||
| Tax benefit of excess stock based compensation deductions | 149 | - | ||||||
| Net cash provided by financing activities | 94 | 327 | ||||||
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | (8,999 | ) | 13,885 | |||||
| Cash and cash equivalents, at beginning of period | 71,856 | 40,852 | ||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents, at end of period | $ | 62,857 | $ | 54,737 | ||||
| iRobot Corporation | ||||||||
| Supplemental Information | ||||||||
| (unaudited) | ||||||||
| For the three months ended | ||||||||
| April 3, | March 28, | |||||||
| 2010 | 2009 | |||||||
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Revenue:* |
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| Home Robots | $ | 52,547 | $ | 32,823 | ||||
| Domestic | $ | 16,087 | $ | 15,285 | ||||
| International | $ | 36,460 | $ | 17,538 | ||||
| Retail | $ | 46,267 | $ | 26,816 | ||||
| Direct | $ | 6,280 | $ | 6,007 | ||||
| Government & Industrial | $ | 42,383 | $ | 24,113 | ||||
| Domestic | $ | 37,067 | $ | 21,291 | ||||
| International | $ | 5,316 | $ | 2,822 | ||||
| Product | $ | 33,564 | $ | 16,868 | ||||
| Contract | $ | 8,819 | $ | 7,245 | ||||
| Product Life Cycle | $ | 7,980 | $ | 4,389 | ||||
| Gross Margin Percent: | ||||||||
| Home Robots | 38.0 | % | 30.9 | % | ||||
| Government & Industrial | 30.0 | % | 25.1 | % | ||||
| Total Company | 34.5 | % | 28.5 | % | ||||
| Units shipped: | ||||||||
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Home Robots* |
287 | 183 | ||||||
| Government & Industrial | 266 | 150 | ||||||
| Average gross selling prices for robot units: | ||||||||
| Home Robots | $ | 189 | $ | 182 | ||||
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Government & Industrial* |
$ | 96 | $ | 83 | ||||
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Government & Industrial Funded Product Backlog* |
$ | 35,056 | $ | 12,384 | ||||
| Days sales outstanding | 28 | 42 | ||||||
| Days in inventory | 49 | 86 | ||||||
| Headcount | 566 | 481 | ||||||
| * in thousands | ||||||||
| iRobot Corporation | ||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation to GAAP | ||||||||
| (unaudited, in thousands) | ||||||||
| For the three months ended | ||||||||
| April 3, | March 28, | |||||||
| 2010 | 2009 | |||||||
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Net income (loss) |
$ | 6,168 | $ | (1,787 | ) | |||
| Interest income, net | (170 | ) | (21 | ) | ||||
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Income tax expense (benefit) |
3,959 | (1,980 | ) | |||||
| Depreciation | 1,699 | 1,793 | ||||||
| Amortization | 139 | 123 |
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| EBITDA | 11,795 | (1,872 | ) | |||||
| Stock-based compensation expense | 1,890 | 1,602 | ||||||
| Merger and acquisition expense | 10 | - | ||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 13,695 | $ | (270 | ) | |||
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In evaluating its business, iRobot considers and uses Adjusted EBITDA as a supplemental measure of its operating performance. The Company defines Adjusted EBITDA as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, merger and acquisition expenses, and non-cash stock compensation. The Company also presents Adjusted EBITDA because it believes it is frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties as a measure of financial performance.
The term Adjusted EBITDA is not defined under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or U.S. GAAP, and is not a measure of operating income, operating performance or liquidity presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Adjusted EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool, and when assessing the Company's operating performance, investors should not consider Adjusted EBITDA in isolation, or as a substitute for net income (loss) or other consolidated income statement data prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Among other things, Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect the Company's actual cash expenditures. Other companies may calculate similar measures differently than iRobot, limiting their usefulness as comparative tools. iRobot compensates for these limitations by relying primarily on its GAAP results and using Adjusted EBITDA only supplementally.
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