Phunware Reports Third Quarter 2020 Financial Results

Quarterly Net Revenues Up 40%+ Sequentially to $3.13 Million, Driving Gross Margin Expansion to 71.3%, Reflecting Growing Customer Demand and Business Resiliency

AUSTIN, Texas, November 9, 2020 Phunware, Inc. (NASDAQ: PHUN) (the “Company”), a fully-integrated enterprise cloud platform for mobile that provides products, solutions, data and services for brands worldwide, today announced financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2020.

“Our solid financial results for the third quarter of 2020 exceeded our upwardly revised financial guidance, highlighted by more than a 40% sequential increase in Net Revenues to $3.13 million,” said Alan S. Knitowski, President, CEO and Co-Founder of Phunware. “Perhaps even more encouraging is our expanded gross margin that exceeded 71%, along with our ability to reduce Adjusted EBITDA loss by nearly 30% sequentially. We have established solid operating momentum for entering 2021, positioning us to capitalize on the demand we’re seeing for our MaaS Smart Workplace solutions for corporations and our MaaS Digital Front Door solutions for healthcare organizations.

Third Quarter 2020 Summary Financial Highlights
Net Revenues for the quarter totaled $3.13 million
Multiscreen-as-a-Service (MaaS) Platform Subscriptions and Services Revenues were $2.86 million
Gross Margin was 71.3%
Net Loss was ($8.57) million, inclusive of a one-time ($4.50) million extraordinary expense for legal settlements
Net Loss per Share was ($0.19), inclusive of a one-time Net Loss per Share of ($0.10) as an extraordinary expense for legal settlements
Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA Loss was ($1.26) million
 
“We are thrilled to see continued sequential progress in our efforts to reduce operational cash burn, eliminate uncertainties and move toward break-even on an Adjusted EBITDA basis despite the ongoing pandemic,” said Matt Aune, CFO of Phunware. “As our Q3 results demonstrate, we are improving our cash position, eliminating our outstanding litigation and liabilities, and expanding our platform sales and related margins.”

Recent Business Highlights and Announcements

Notable Strategic Announcements:
Provided Upwardly Revised Financial Guidance for Application Transactions Business
Received Expertise Award as Top Mobile Application Developer
Announced Upward Revision to Third Quarter Net Revenues Guidance
Recognized as Best Mobile-Driven Enterprise Cloud Platform for 2020
Appointed Gateway to Lead Expanded Investor Relations Program

Notable Customer Wins:
Landed Contract Expansion Win with Parkview Health
Added “Big Four” Customer for Mobile Corporate Campus Solution
Announced MaaS Licensing Win with Leading Pediatric Hospital
Expanded Baptist Health South Florida Contract Through Presidio Channel Partnership
Won Contract Extension for Smart Shopper Solution on Mobile
Won Smart Workplace Mobile App Portfolio Contract with Norfolk Southern



Launched Smart Residential Solution on Mobile for Largest Co-Living Development in the United States
Greater Baltimore Medical Center Selected Phunware for Comprehensive Mobile Healthcare Solution

Notable Partner Announcements:
Launched Comprehensive Channel Program to Activate Global Reseller Network
Cisco Meraki Added Phunware Smart Workplace Mobile Solution for Employers to Meraki Marketplace
Partnered with GAIN Innovation for Government Contracts in Texas
Launched Cisco Webex Collaboration Solution for Integrated Room Presence within Smart Workplace Mobile Applications
Cisco Meraki Added Fourth Phunware Listing to Meraki Marketplace with Higher Education Smart Campus Mobile Solution

Notable Product Updates:
Launched Enhanced Mobile Loyalty Solutions for MaaS
Launched Modular Mobile Application Framework
Extended “Healthy Spaces” Mobile App to Google Play for Android
Launched MaaS Customer Data Platform

Conference Call Information
Phunware management will host a conference call today (November 9, 2020) at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (2:00 p.m. Pacific Time) to discuss its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2020.

Interested parties may access the conference call by dialing (844) 369-8770 in the United States, or (862) 298-0840 from international locations. The conference call will be broadcast live and available for replay here and via the investor relations section of the company’s website at investors.phunware.com.

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About Phunware, Inc.
Everything You Need to Succeed on Mobile — Transforming Digital Human Experience
Phunware, Inc. (NASDAQ: PHUN), is the pioneer of Multiscreen-as-a-Service (MaaS), an award-winning, fully integrated enterprise cloud platform for mobile that provides companies the products, solutions, data and services necessary to engage, manage and monetize their mobile application portfolios and audiences globally at scale. Phunware’s Software Development Kits (SDKs) include location-based services, mobile engagement, content management, messaging, advertising, loyalty (PhunCoin & Phun) and analytics, as well as a mobile application framework of pre-integrated iOS and Android software modules for building in-house or channel-based mobile application and vertical solutions. Phunware helps the world’s most respected brands create category-defining mobile experiences, with more than one billion active devices touching its platform each month. For more information about how Phunware is transforming the way consumers and brands interact with mobile in the virtual and physical worlds, visit https://www.phunware.com, https://www.phuncoin.com, https://www.phuntoken.com, and follow @phunware, @phuncoin and @phuntoken on all social media platforms.     
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Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands, except per share data)
September 30,
2020
December 31,
2019
(Unaudited)
Assets
Current assets:
Cash$1,143 $276 
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $123 and $3,179 at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively1,153 1,671 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets462 368 
Total current assets2,758 2,315 
Property and equipment, net14 24 
Goodwill25,828 25,857 
Intangible assets, net143 253 
Deferred tax asset241 241 
Restricted cash91 86 
Other assets276 276 
Total assets$29,351 $29,052 
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity (deficit)
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable$9,067 $10,159 
Accrued expenses5,555 4,035 
Accrued legal settlement4,500 — 
Deferred revenue3,215 3,360 
PhunCoin deposits1,202 1,202 
Factored receivables payable439 1,077 
Current maturities of long-term debt, net1,693 — 
Warrant liability1,242 — 
Total current liabilities26,913 19,833 
Long-term debt4,272 910 
Long-term debt - related party555 195 
Deferred tax liability241 241 
Deferred revenue2,003 3,764 
Deferred rent178 83 
Total liabilities34,162 25,026 
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity (deficit)
Common stock, $0.0001 par value
Additional paid-in capital135,239 128,008 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss(410)(382)
Accumulated deficit(139,645)(123,604)
Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)(4,811)4,026 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity (deficit)$29,351 $29,052 



Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss)
(In thousands, except per share information)
(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2020201920202019
Net revenues$3,130 $5,637 $7,983 $16,462 
Cost of revenues898 2,418 2,757 7,757 
Gross profit2,232 3,219 5,226 8,705 
Operating expenses:
Sales and marketing383 705 1,265 2,094 
General and administrative4,276 3,754 11,981 11,699 
Research and development572 1,052 1,811 3,438 
Total operating expenses5,231 5,511 15,057 17,231 
Operating loss(2,999)(2,292)(9,831)(8,526)
Other expense:
Interest expense(1,362)(145)(1,923)(484)
Loss on extinguishment of debt(950)— (1,031)— 
Gain on change in fair value of warrants1,244 — 1,244 — 
Legal settlement(4,500)— (4,500)— 
Other (expense) income— 11 — 28 
Total other expense(5,568)(134)(6,210)(456)
Loss before taxes(8,567)(2,426)(16,041)(8,982)
Income tax expense— — — (5)
Net loss(8,567)(2,426)(16,041)(8,987)
Other comprehensive loss:
Cumulative translation adjustment47 (33)(28)(36)
Comprehensive loss$(8,520)$(2,459)$(16,069)$(9,023)
Net loss per common share, basic and diluted$(0.19)$(0.06)$(0.38)$(0.25)
Weighted-average common shares used to compute net loss per share, basic and diluted44,304 39,027 42,089 36,034 

(1) Includes stock-based compensation as follows:
Cost of revenues$104 $68 $217 $106 
Sales and marketing15 30 44 14 
General and administrative1,530 492 3,168 864 
Research and development59 94 29 127 
Total stock-based compensation$1,708 $684 $3,458 $1,111 




Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
20202019
Operating activities
Net loss$(16,041)$(8,987)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation10 46 
Amortization of acquired intangibles110 205 
Amortization of debt discount and deferred financing costs1,217 — 
Gain on change in fair value of warrants(1,244)— 
Loss on sale of digital currencies— 
Loss on extinguishment of debt1,031 — 
Non-cash interest expense55 — 
Bad debt (recovery) expense(30)79 
Stock-based compensation3,458 1,111 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable551 291 
Prepaid expenses and other assets(94)(86)
Accounts payable536 (327)
Accrued expenses1,332 973 
Accrued legal settlement4,500 — 
Deferred revenue(1,906)792 
Net cash used in operating activities(6,515)(5,899)
Investing activities
Proceeds received from sale of digital currencies— 88 
Capital expenditures— (18)
Net cash provided by investing activities— 70 
Financing activities
Proceeds from borrowings, net of issuance costs10,207 250 
Proceeds from related party bridge loans560 — 
Payments on senior convertible notes(3,948)— 
Payments on related party notes(200)
Net repayments on factoring agreement(638)(888)
Proceeds from PhunCoin deposits— 212 
Proceeds from warrant exercises— 6,092 
Proceeds from exercise of options to purchase common stock95 165 
Proceeds from sales of common stock, net of issuance costs1,341 — 
Series A convertible preferred stock redemptions and dividend payments— (6,240)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities7,417 (409)



Effect of exchange rate on cash and restricted cash(30)(38)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and restricted cash872 (6,276)
Cash and restricted cash at the beginning of the period362 6,344 
Cash and restricted cash at the end of the period$1,234 $68 

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Interest paid$681 $510 
Income taxes paid$— $— 
Supplemental disclosures of non-cash financing activities:
Issuance of common stock for payment of legal, earned bonus and board of director fees$1,240 $— 
Issuance of common stock upon partial conversions of Senior Convertible Note$2,266 $— 
Reacquisition of equity component of Senior Convertible Note$(1,388)$— 
Equity classified cash conversion feature of Senior Convertible Note$219 $— 
Waiver of sponsor promissory note$— $1,993 




Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Reconciliation
 
Adjusted EBITDA should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures calculated in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States (“GAAP”). It is not a measurement of our financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to net income (loss), as applicable, or any other performance measures derived in accordance with GAAP and may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other businesses. Adjusted EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our operating results as reported under GAAP. Some of these limitations include: (i) Non-cash compensation is and will remain a key element of our overall long-term incentive compensation package, although we exclude it as an expense when evaluating its ongoing operating performance for a particular period, (ii) Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect the impact of certain charges resulting from matters we consider not to be indicative of ongoing operations, and (iii) other companies in our industry may calculate Adjusted EBITDA differently than we do, limiting their usefulness as comparative measures.
 
We compensate for these limitations to Adjusted EBITDA by relying primarily on its GAAP results and using Adjusted EBITDA only for supplemental purposes. Adjusted EBITDA includes adjustments for items that may not occur in future periods. However, we believe these adjustments are appropriate because the amounts recognized can vary significantly from period to period, do not directly relate to the ongoing operations of our business and complicate comparisons of our internal operating results and operating results of other peer companies over time. Each of the normal recurring adjustments and other adjustments described in this paragraph help management with a measure of our operating performance over time by removing items that are not related to day-to-day operations or are non-cash expenses.






Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
2020201920202019
(in thousands)(in thousands)
Net loss$(8,567)$(2,426)$(16,041)$(8,987)
Add back:  Depreciation and amortization33 76 120 251 
Add back:  Interest expense1,362 145 1,923 484 
Add back:  Income tax expense— — — 
EBITDA(7,172)(2,205)(13,998)(8,247)
Add Back: Stock-based compensation1,708 684 3,458 1,111 
Add Back: Legal settlement4,500 — 4,500 — 
Add Back: Loss on extinguishment of debt950 — 1,031 — 
Less: Fair value adjustment for warrant liabilities(1,244)— (1,244)— 
Adjusted EBITDA$(1,258)$(1,521)$(6,253)$(7,136)







Supplemental Information
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)


Three Months Ended September 30,Change
20202019Amount%
(in thousands)
Net Revenues
Platform subscriptions and services$2,860 $5,152 $(2,292)(44.5)%
Application transaction270 485 (215)(44.3)%
Net revenues$3,130 $5,637 $(2,507)(44.5)%
Platform subscriptions and services as a percentage of net revenues91.4 %91.4 %
Application transactions as a percentage of net revenues8.6 %8.6 %

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020Change
20202019Amount%
(in thousands)
Net Revenues
Platform subscriptions and services$7,274 $15,065 $(7,791)(51.7)%
Application transaction709 1,397 (688)(49.2)%
Net revenues$7,983 $16,462 $(8,479)(51.5)%
Platform subscriptions and services as a percentage of net revenues91.1 %91.5 %
Application transactions as a percentage of net revenues8.9 %8.5 %