iRobot Reports Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2022 Financial Results

BEDFORD, Mass., Feb. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- iRobot Corp. (NASDAQ: IRBT), a leader in consumer robots, today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2022.

Financial Performance Highlights

• Revenue for the fourth quarter of 2022 was $357.9 million, compared with $455.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2021. Full-year 2022 revenue of $1,183.4 million declined 24% from $1,565.0 million in 2021.
• The company's fourth-quarter 2022 revenue performance was primarily impacted by lower orders from retailers and distributors in North America and EMEA.
• Geographically, fourth-quarter 2022 revenue declined 26% in EMEA, 22% in the U.S. and 2% in Japan over the prior period last year. Full-year 2022 revenue declined 43% in EMEA, 18% in the U.S. and 6% in Japan.
• Thanks to a solid initial contribution from the newly introduced Roomba Combo j7+, revenue from mid-tier robots (with an MSRP between $300 and $499) and premium robots (with an MSRP of $500 or more) represented 84% of total robot sales in the fourth quarter of 2022 versus 81% in the same quarter one year ago. Mid-tier and premium robots represented 82% of full-year 2022 robot sales, compared with 83% in 2021. Aeris air purifier revenue was not material in the fourth quarter of 2022.
• We estimate that iRobot's fourth-quarter 2022 revenue to support e-commerce, which spans the company's own website and app, dedicated e-commerce websites and the online arms of traditional retailers, declined by approximately 17% from the fourth quarter of 2021 and represented 55% of fourth-quarter 2022 revenue. For the full year 2022, we estimate that revenue to support e-commerce declined by approximately 24% and represented 59% of annual revenue versus 58% in 2021. iRobot's direct-to-consumer (DTC) revenue of $73 million in the fourth quarter of 2022 increased 7% from the prior year's fourth quarter. Full-year 2022 DTC revenue of $194 million grew 3% over 2021.
• The company's fourth-quarter 2022 GAAP operating loss was ($84.8) million, compared with the company's GAAP operating loss of ($44.9) million in the fourth quarter of 2021. iRobot's fourth-quarter 2022 non-GAAP operating loss was ($61.6) million, compared with a non-GAAP operating loss of ($33.6) million in the same period one year ago. The company's fourth-quarter 2022 operating loss reflected the impact of lower revenue and a lower gross profit margin primarily attributable to increased promotional activities. The company's full-year 2022 GAAP operating loss was ($240.4) million, compared with a GAAP operating loss of ($1.1) million in 2021. iRobot's non-GAAP operating loss for 2022 was ($168.0) million versus non-GAAP operating income of $38.3 million for full year 2021.
• iRobot's GAAP net loss per share was ($3.07) for the fourth quarter of 2022, compared with a GAAP net loss per share of ($1.17) in the fourth quarter of 2021. Non-GAAP net loss per share was ($1.52) for the fourth quarter of 2022 versus a non-GAAP net loss per share of ($1.05) in the fourth quarter of 2021. GAAP net loss per share for 2022 was ($10.52), compared with GAAP net income per share of $1.08 in 2021. For the full-year 2022, the company's non-GAAP net loss per share was ($4.33), compared with non-GAAP net income per share of $1.34 in 2021.   
• As of December 31, 2022, the company's cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments were $117.9 million, compared with $89.6 million as of October 1, 2022 and $234.5 million at the end of 2021. During the fourth quarter, the company repaid its total outstanding borrowings of $90.0 million on its credit facility.
• The company's inventory balance was $285 million, or 95 days – GAAP (or 96 days – non-GAAP), as of December 31, 2022, versus $419 million, or 191 days as of October 1, 2022 and $333 million, or 92 days, at the end of 2021. The sequential decrease in inventory from third-quarter 2022 levels primarily reflected the use of on-hand inventory to fulfill fourth-quarter 2022 orders and a significant decrease in in-transit inventory.
• iRobot plans to continue using its on-hand inventory to fulfill what it expects will be relatively muted orders during the first quarter of 2023 due in part to the shifting of certain orders into the second quarter of 2023. Given these dynamics, iRobot has temporarily reduced robot production at its contract manufacturing partners in China and Malaysia with plans to increase production in April 2023.

First-Quarter 2023 Cost Reduction Actions

• As a follow-on action to the company's August 2022 restructuring of operations and in anticipation that market conditions will remain challenging into 2023, iRobot has initiated a new restructuring program that is expected to deliver net annualized savings of approximately $14 million. As part of this restructuring, the company plans to reduce its workforce by approximately 7%, or approximately 85 employees, primarily by streamlining certain functions across the company. In addition to the reduction in force, iRobot's 2023 operating plan incorporates scaled back working media and other demand-generation activities, limited investment in non-robotic product categories and minimal new hiring plans in 2023.
• In conjunction with the workforce reduction, iRobot expects to record restructuring charges of approximately $4 million in the first quarter of 2023. 
• The company anticipates that the decline in 2023 GAAP and non-GAAP operating expenses will range from mid-single digits to low double-digits on a percentage basis from 2022 GAAP and non-GAAP levels.

Fourth-Quarter and Recent Business Highlights

• The company's floor care products were featured as recommended gifts during 2022 holiday season by The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and WELT among many other top newspapers, magazines and websites. In addition, the Roomba Combo j7+, introduced in September 2022, received favorable reviews by The Verge, Men's Health, Tech Radar in the U.K., El Pais in Spain and Kaden Watch in Japan.
• The company's community of engaged, connected customers who have opted-in to its digital communications grew to 17.6 million at the end of 2022, an increase of 26% from 2021.
• In mid-December, the United States Trade Representative announced a nine–month extension of a Section 301 tariff exclusion for robotic vacuum cleaners that had been set to expire at the end of 2022.
• On January 20, 2023, based on the company's fourth-quarter 2022 cash performance and cash generation outlook for 2023, iRobot disclosed a new amendment to its credit facility that, among other changes, extended the expiration date from June 2023 to mid-September 2024, and resized the commitment to $100 million.

In light of the pending transaction with Amazon.com, Inc., which was announced on August 5, 2022, iRobot will not hold a fourth-quarter and full-year 2022 financial results conference call, and its practice of providing full-year financial guidance remains suspended.

About iRobot Corp.
iRobot is a global consumer robot company that designs and builds thoughtful robots and intelligent home innovations that make life better. iRobot introduced the first Roomba robot vacuum in 2002. Today, iRobot is a global enterprise that has sold millions of robots worldwide. iRobot's product portfolio features technologies and advanced concepts in cleaning, mapping and navigation. Working from this portfolio, iRobot engineers are building robots and smart home devices to help consumers make their homes easier to maintain and healthier places to live. For more information about iRobot, please visit www.irobot.com. 

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iRobot Corporation
Explanation of Non-GAAP Measures

In addition to disclosing financial results in accordance with U.S. GAAP, this earnings release contains references to the non-GAAP financial measures described below. We use non-GAAP measures to internally evaluate and analyze financial results. We believe these non-GAAP financial measures provide investors with useful supplemental information about the financial performance of our business, enable comparison of financial results between periods where certain items may vary independent of business performance, and enable comparison of our financial results with other public companies, many of which present similar non-GAAP financial measures.

Our non-GAAP financial measures reflect adjustments based on the following items. These non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP, and the financial results calculated in accordance with GAAP and reconciliations from these results should be carefully evaluated.

Amortization of acquired intangible assets: Amortization of acquired intangible assets consists of amortization of intangible assets including completed technology, customer relationships, and reacquired distribution rights acquired in connection with business combinations as well as any non-cash impairment charges associated with intangible assets in connection with our past acquisitions. Amortization charges for our acquisition-related intangible assets are inconsistent in size and are significantly impacted by the timing and valuation of our acquisitions. We exclude these charges from our non-GAAP measures to facilitate an evaluation of our current operating performance and comparisons to our past operating performance.

Net Merger, Acquisition and Divestiture (Income) Expense: Net merger, acquisition and divestiture (income) expense primarily consists of transaction fees, professional fees, and transition and integration costs directly associated with mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, including with respect to the iRobot-Amazon Merger. It also includes business combination adjustments including adjustments after the measurement period has ended. The occurrence and amount of these costs will vary depending on the timing and size of these transactions. We exclude these charges from our non-GAAP measures to facilitate an evaluation of our current operating performance and comparisons to our past operating performance.

Stock-Based Compensation: Stock-based compensation is a non-cash charge relating to stock-based awards. We exclude this expense as it is a non-cash expense, and we assess our internal operations excluding this expense and believe it facilitates comparisons to the performance of other companies.

Tariff Refunds: iRobot's Section 301 List 3 Tariff Exclusion was reinstated in March 2022, which temporarily eliminates tariffs on our Roomba products imported from China beginning on October 12, 2021 until December 31, 2022. This temporary exclusion, which was subsequently extended until September 30, 2023, entitles us to a refund of all related tariffs previously paid since October 12, 2021. We exclude the refunds for tariff costs expensed during fiscal 2021 from our 2022 non-GAAP measures because those tariff refunds associated with tariff costs incurred in the past have no impact to our current period earnings.

IP Litigation Expense, Net: IP litigation expense, net relates to legal costs incurred to litigate patent, trademark, copyright and false advertising infringements, or to oppose or defend against interparty actions related to intellectual property. Any settlement payment or proceeds resulting from these infringements are included or netted against the costs. We exclude these costs from our non-GAAP measures as we do not believe these costs have a direct correlation to the operations of our business and may vary in size depending on the timing and results of such litigations and settlements.

Restructuring and Other: Restructuring charges are related to one-time actions associated with realigning resources, enhancing operational productivity and efficiency, or improving our cost structure in support of our strategy. Such actions are not reflective of ongoing operations and include costs primarily associated with severance costs, certain professional fees, costs associated with consolidation of facilities, warehouses and any other leased properties, and other non-recurring costs directly associated with resource realignments tied to strategic initiatives or changes in business conditions. We exclude this item from our non-GAAP measures when evaluating our recent and prospective business performance as such items vary significantly based on the magnitude of the action and do not reflect anticipated future operating costs. In addition, these charges do not necessarily provide meaningful insight into the fundamentals of current or past operations of our business.

Gain/Loss on Strategic Investments: Gain/loss on strategic investments includes fair value adjustments, realized gains and losses on the sales of these investments and losses on the impairment of these investments. We exclude these items from our non-GAAP measures because we do not believe they correlate to the performance of our core business and may vary in size based on market conditions and events. We believe that the exclusion of these gains or losses provides investors with a supplemental view of our operational performance.

Income tax adjustments: Income tax adjustments include the tax effect of the non-GAAP adjustments, calculated using the appropriate statutory tax rate for each adjustment. We reassess the need for any valuation allowance recorded based on the non-GAAP profitability and have eliminated the effect of the valuation allowance recorded in the U.S. jurisdiction. We also exclude certain tax items, including impact from stock-based compensation windfalls/shortfalls, that are not reflective of income tax expense incurred as a result of current period earnings. We believe disclosure of the income tax provision before the effect of such tax items is important to permit investors' consistent earnings comparison between periods.

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