ChargePoint Reports Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2024 Financial Results

  • Second quarter fiscal 2024 revenue of $150 million, representing 39% year-over-year growth
  • GAAP gross margin of 1% and non-GAAP gross margin of 3%, reflecting 19 percentage point margin impact from inventory impairment charge
  • Reduction of estimated $30 million in annualized operating expenses
  • Third quarter fiscal 2024 revenue guidance of $150 – $165 million, and annual revenue guidance of $605 – $630 million
  • Company reaffirms plan to achieve positive non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA in the fourth quarter of calendar year 2024

CAMPBELL, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ChargePoint Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CHPT) (“ChargePoint”), a leading provider of networked solutions for charging electric vehicles (EVs), today reported results for its second quarter of fiscal 2024 ended July 31, 2023.

“In the second quarter, ChargePoint delivered solid growth. Our revenue of $150 million represents a 39% year-over-year increase despite a hesitant economy,” said Pasquale Romano, President and CEO of ChargePoint. “In the quarter we fortified our access to working capital with a $150 million revolving credit facility and $38 million raised via our ‘at-the-market’ offering. We took an inventory impairment charge to address a significant supply-chain related issue, and we announced an estimated $30 million in annualized operating expense savings from reorganizing the business for agility, efficiency and scale. We remain committed to delivering on our goal of generating positive non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA by the end of calendar 2024.”

Second Quarter Fiscal 2024 Financial Overview

  • Revenue. Second quarter revenue was $150.5 million, up 39% from $108.3 million in the prior year’s same quarter. Networked charging systems revenue for the second quarter was $114.6 million, up 36% from $84.1 million in the prior year’s same quarter. Subscription revenue was $30.0 million, up 48% from $20.2 million in the prior year’s same quarter.
  • Gross Margin. Second quarter GAAP gross margin was 1%, down from 17% in the prior year’s same quarter, and non-GAAP gross margin was 3%, down from 19% in the prior year’s same quarter, in both cases primarily due to a $28.0 million, or 19 percentage point, inventory impairment charge. This inventory impairment charge was taken to address legacy supply chain-related costs and supply overruns on a particular DC product.
  • Net Income/Loss. Second quarter GAAP net loss was $125.3 million, up from $92.7 million in the prior year’s same quarter. Non-GAAP pre-tax net loss was $86.1 million as compared to $62.3 million in the prior year’s same quarter, both reflecting the $28.0 million inventory impairment charge. Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA Loss was $81.2 million also reflects this inventory impairment charge in the second quarter, as compared to $56.2 million in the prior year’s same quarter.
  • Liquidity. As of July 31, 2023, cash on the balance sheet was $263.9 million, which includes $37.7 million of at-the-market share offering gross proceeds during the second quarter.
  • Shares Outstanding. As of July 31, 2023, the Company had approximately 360 million shares of common stock outstanding.

Reorganization

Today ChargePoint announced the reorganization of its operations including a reduction of ChargePoint’s current global workforce by approximately 10% (the “Reorganization”). The Reorganization is expected to lead to approximately $8 million in charges, consisting primarily of severance benefits and facility-related expenses to be incurred primarily during the Company’s third fiscal quarter. The Reorganization is expected to result in annual operating expense savings of approximately $30 million.

Third Quarter, Fourth Quarter and Full Fiscal Year 2024 Guidance

For the third fiscal quarter ending October 31, 2023, ChargePoint expects:

  • Revenue of $150 million to $165 million. At the midpoint, this represents an anticipated increase of 26% as compared to the prior year.
  • Non-GAAP gross margin of 22 to 25%.
  • Non-GAAP operating expenses of $81 million to $84 million.

For the fourth fiscal quarter ending January 31, 2024, ChargePoint expects non-GAAP operating expenses of $79 million to $82 million.

For the full fiscal year ending January 31, 2024, ChargePoint expects revenue of $605 million to $630 million. At the midpoint, this represents an anticipated increase of 32% as compared to the prior year.

Guidance for non-GAAP financial measures excludes items such as stock-based compensation expense, amortization expense of acquired intangible assets, professional services fees associated with acquisitions and registration filings, non-cash charges related to tax liabilities, non-recurring restructuring costs, and non-cash charges related to the change in fair value of assumed common stock warrant liabilities, and is further adjusted for provision of income taxes, depreciation, interest income and expense, and other income and expense (net). ChargePoint is not be able to present a reconciliation of non-GAAP financial guidance to the corresponding GAAP measures because certain items that impact these measures are uncertain or out of our control, or cannot be reasonably predicted, including stock-based compensation expense, without unreasonable effort. The actual amounts of such reconciling items will have a significant impact on ChargePoint’s GAAP gross margin, GAAP operating expenses and GAAP net loss.

Conference Call Information

ChargePoint will host a webcast today at 1:30 p.m. Pacific / 4:30 p.m. Eastern to review its second quarter fiscal 2024 financial results, and its outlook for the third quarter, fourth quarter and full fiscal year 2024.

Investors may access the webcast, supplemental financial information and investor presentation at ChargePoint’s investor relations website (investors.chargepoint.com) under the “Events and Presentations” section. A replay will be available after the conclusion of the webcast and archived for one year.

About ChargePoint

ChargePoint is creating a new fueling network to move people and goods on electricity. Since 2007, ChargePoint has been committed to making it easy for businesses and drivers to go electric with one of the largest EV charging networks and a comprehensive portfolio of charging solutions. The ChargePoint cloud subscription platform and software-defined charging hardware are designed to include options for every charging scenario from home and multifamily to workplace, parking, hospitality, retail and transport fleets of all types. Today, one ChargePoint account provides access to hundreds-of-thousands of places to charge in North America and Europe. For more information, visit the ChargePoint pressroom, the ChargePoint Investor Relations site, or contact the ChargePoint North American or European press offices or Investor Relations.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties, and assumptions including statements regarding our financial outlook for the third fiscal quarter ending October 31, 2023, fourth fiscal quarter ending January 31, 2024, and full fiscal year ending January 31, 2024, and our plans to be non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA positive by the end of calendar 2024, and anticipated one-time charges and annual expense savings resulting from the Reorganization. There are a significant number of factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the statements made in this press release, including: macroeconomic trends including changes in or sustained inflation, prolonged and sustained increases in interest rates, or other events beyond our control on the overall economy which may reduce demand for our products and services, geopolitical events and conflicts, adverse impacts to our business and those of our customers and suppliers, including due to supply chain disruptions, component shortages, and associated logistics expense increases; our limited operating history as a public company; our ability as an organization to successfully acquire and integrate other companies, products or technologies in a successful manner; our dependence on widespread acceptance and adoption of EVs and increased demand for installation of charging stations; our current dependence on sales of charging stations for most of our revenues; overall demand for EV charging and the potential for reduced demand for EVs if governmental rebates, tax credits and other financial incentives are reduced, modified or eliminated or governmental mandates to increase the use of EVs or decrease the use of vehicles powered by fossil fuels, either directly or indirectly through mandated limits on carbon emissions, are reduced, modified or eliminated; our reliance on contract manufacturers, including those located outside the United States, may result in supply chain interruptions, delays and expense increases which may adversely affect our sales, revenue and gross margins; our ability to expand our operations and market share in Europe; the need to attract additional fleet operators as customers; potential adverse effects on our revenue and gross margins due to delays and costs associated with new product introductions, inventory obsolescence, component shortages and related expense increases; adverse impact to our revenues and gross margins if customers increasingly claim clean energy credits and, as a result, they are no longer available to be claimed by us; the effects of competition; risks related to our dependence on our intellectual property; and the risk that our technology could have undetected defects or errors. Additional risks and uncertainties that could affect our financial results are included under the captions “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on June 8, 2023, which is available on our website at investors.chargepoint.com and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Additional information will also be set forth in other filings that we make with the SEC from time to time. All forward-looking statements in this press release are based on information available to us as of the date hereof, and we do not assume any obligation to update the forward-looking statements provided to reflect events that occur or circumstances that exist after the date on which they were made, except as required by applicable law.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

ChargePoint has provided financial information in this press release that has not been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”). ChargePoint uses these non-GAAP financial measures internally in analyzing its financial results. ChargePoint believes that the use of these non-GAAP financial measures is useful to investors to evaluate ongoing operating results and trends and believes they provide meaningful supplemental information to investors regarding ChargePoint’s underlying operating performance because they exclude items the Company believes are unrelated to, and may not be indicative of, its core operating results.

The presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for comparable GAAP financial measures and should be read only in conjunction with ChargePoint’s consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP. A reconciliation of ChargePoint’s historical non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP measures has been provided in the financial statement tables included in this press release, and investors are encouraged to review these reconciliations.

Non-GAAP Gross Profit (Gross Margin). ChargePoint defines non-GAAP gross profit as gross profit excluding stock-based compensation expense and amortization expense of acquired intangible assets. Non-GAAP gross margin is non-GAAP gross profit as a percentage of revenue.

Non-GAAP Cost of Revenue and Operating Expenses (includes Non-GAAP research and development, Non-GAAP sales and marketing and Non-GAAP general and administrative). ChargePoint defines Non-GAAP cost of revenue and operating expenses as cost of revenue and operating expenses excluding stock-based compensation expense, amortization expense of acquired intangible assets, professional services fees associated with acquisitions and registration filings, non-cash charges related to tax liabilities, non-recurring restructuring costs and non-cash charges related to the fair value of assumed common stock warrant liabilities.

Non-GAAP Net Loss. ChargePoint defines non-GAAP net loss as net loss excluding stock-based compensation expense, amortization expense of acquired intangible assets, professional services fees associated with acquisitions and registration filings, non-cash charges related to tax liabilities, non-recurring restructuring costs, and non-cash charges related to change in fair value of assumed common stock warrant liabilities. These amounts do not reflect the impact of any related tax effects. Non-GAAP pre-tax net loss is non-GAAP net loss adjusted for provision for income taxes.

Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA Loss. ChargePoint defines non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA loss as net loss excluding stock-based compensation expense, amortization expense of acquired intangible assets, professional services fees associated with acquisitions and registration filings, non-cash charges related to tax liabilities, non-recurring restructuring costs, and non-cash charges related to the change in fair value of assumed common stock warrant liabilities, and further adjusted for provision of income taxes, depreciation, interest income and expense, and other income and expense (net).

Investors are cautioned that there are a number of limitations associated with the use of non-GAAP financial measures to analyze financial results and trends. In particular, many of the adjustments to ChargePoint’s GAAP financial measures reflect the exclusion of items that are recurring and will be reflected in its financial results for the foreseeable future, such as stock-based compensation, which is an important part of ChargePoint’s employees’ compensation and impacts hiring, retention and performance. Furthermore, these non-GAAP financial measures are not based on any standardized methodology prescribed by GAAP, and the components that ChargePoint excludes in its calculation of non-GAAP financial measures may differ from the components that other companies exclude when they report their non-GAAP results. In the future, ChargePoint may also exclude other expenses it determines do not reflect the performance of ChargePoint’s operating results.

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ChargePoint Holdings, Inc.

PRELIMINARY CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except per share amounts; unaudited)

Three Months Ended

July 31,

Six Months Ended

July 31,

2023

2022

2023

2022

Revenue

Networked charging systems

$

114,574

$

84,148

$

212,894

$

143,699

Subscriptions

30,011

20,244

56,376

37,890

Other

5,909

3,900

11,253

8,336

Total revenue

150,494

108,292

280,523

189,925

Cost of revenue

Networked charging systems

126,961

74,352

207,883

130,618

Subscriptions

18,692

13,278

33,497

23,905

Other

3,716

2,509

7,483

5,142

Total cost of revenue

149,369

90,139

248,863

159,665

Gross profit

1,125

18,153

31,660

30,260

Operating expenses

Research and development

59,642

51,804

109,039

100,105

Sales and marketing

39,671

33,873

76,711

66,460

General and administrative

25,144

22,846

49,164

43,893

Total operating expenses

124,457

108,523

234,914

210,458

Loss from operations

(123,332

)

(90,370

)

(203,254

)

(180,198

)

Interest income

1,840

1,460

4,300

1,566

Interest expense

(2,926

)

(2,928

)

(5,853

)

(3,862

)

Change in fair value of assumed common stock warrant liabilities

(24

)

Other income (expense), net

68

(1,254

)

642

(1,702

)

Net loss before income taxes

(124,350

)

(93,092

)

(204,165

)

(184,220

)

Provision for (benefit from) income taxes

905

(392

)

478

(2,254

)

Net loss

$

(125,255

)

$

(92,700

)

$

(204,643

)

$

(181,966

)

Net loss per share, basic and diluted

$

(0.35

)

$

(0.28

)

$

(0.58

)

$

(0.54

)

Weighted average shares outstanding, basic and diluted

355,876,807

336,813,555

353,008,473

335,736,772

ChargePoint Holdings, Inc.

PRELIMINARY CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, unaudited)

July 31, 2023

January 31, 2023

Assets

Current assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

$

233,499

$

264,162

Restricted cash

30,400

30,400

Short-term investments

104,966

Accounts receivable, net

202,079

164,892

Inventories

143,580

68,730

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

82,657

71,020

Total current assets

692,215

704,170

Property and equipment, net

42,736

40,046

Intangible assets, net

87,924

92,673

Operating lease right-of-use assets

20,164

22,242

Goodwill

216,615

213,716

Other assets

8,734

7,110

Total assets

$

1,068,388

$

1,079,957

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

Current liabilities:

Accounts payable

$

99,024

$

62,076

Accrued and other current liabilities

145,725

133,483

Deferred revenue

95,800

88,777

Total current liabilities

340,549

284,336

Deferred revenue, noncurrent

124,042

109,833

Debt, noncurrent

295,539

294,936

Operating lease liabilities

19,544

21,841

Deferred tax liabilities

11,868

12,987

Other long-term liabilities

1,626

1,032

Total liabilities

793,168

724,965

Stockholders’ equity:

Common stock

36

35

Additional paid-in capital

1,648,198

1,528,104

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(11,608

)

(16,384

)

Accumulated deficit

(1,361,406

)

(1,156,763

)

Total stockholders’ equity

275,220

354,992

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

$

1,068,388

$

1,079,957

ChargePoint Holdings, Inc.

PRELIMINARY CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands, unaudited)

Six Months Ended

July 31,

2023

2022

Cash flows from operating activities

Net loss

$

(204,643

)

$

(181,966

)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:

Depreciation and amortization

14,018

12,476

Non-cash operating lease cost

2,199

2,451

Stock-based compensation

59,063

41,946

Amortization of deferred contract acquisition costs

1,380

1,118

Inventory impairment

28,000

Other

5,026

5,015

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effect of acquisitions:

Accounts receivable, net

(40,562

)

(36,178

)

Inventories

(97,906

)

(18,239

)

Prepaid expenses and other assets

(12,365

)

(9,964

)

Accounts payable, operating lease liabilities, and accrued and other liabilities

33,957

28,896

Deferred revenue

21,231

20,773

Net cash used in operating activities

(190,602

)

(133,672

)

Cash flows from investing activities

Purchases of property and equipment

(9,877

)

(8,872

)

Purchases of short term investments

(284,835

)

Maturities of investments

105,000

Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired

(2,756

)

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

95,123

(296,463

)

Cash flows from financing activities

Proceeds from issuance of debt, net of discount and issuance costs

293,972

Debt issuance costs related to the revolving credit facility

(2,265

)

Proceeds from the issuance of common stock under employee equity plans, net of tax withholding

6,212

5,419

Proceeds from issuance of common stock in connection with ATM offerings

54,799

Change in driver funds and amounts due to customers

8,839

4,238

Settlement of contingent earnout liability

(3,537

)

Net cash provided by financing activities

64,048

303,629

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

768

(1,067

)

Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash

(30,663

)

(127,573

)

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

294,562

315,635

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

$

263,899

$

188,062

ChargePoint Holdings, Inc.

RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

(In thousands, unaudited)

Three Months Ended

July 31, 2023

Three Months Ended

July 31, 2022

Six

Months Ended

July 31, 2023

Six

Months Ended

July 31, 2022

Cost of Revenue:

GAAP cost of revenue

$

149,369

$

90,139

$

248,863

$

159,665

Stock-based compensation expense

(1,938

)

(1,341

)

(2,933

)

(2,126

)

Amortization of intangible assets

(766

)

(748

)

(1,532

)

(1,368

)

Non-GAAP cost of revenue

$

146,665

$

88,050

$

244,398

$

156,171

Non-GAAP gross profit (gross margin as a percentage of revenue)

$

3,829

3

%

$

20,242

19

%

$

36,125

13

%

$

33,754

18

%

Operating Expenses:

GAAP research and development

$

59,642

$

51,804

$

109,039

$

100,105

Stock-based compensation expense

(15,847

)

(11,420

)

(25,353

)

(17,398

)

Other adjustments (1)

1

Non-GAAP research and development (as a percentage of revenue)

$

43,795

29

%

$

40,384

37

%

$

83,687

30

%

$

82,707

44

%

GAAP sales and marketing

$

39,671

$

33,873

$

76,711

$

66,460

Stock-based compensation expense

(6,757

)

(5,285

)

(10,926

)

(7,831

)

Amortization of intangible assets

(2,273

)

(2,207

)

(4,545

)

(4,448

)

Other adjustments (1)

1

Non-GAAP sales and marketing (as a percentage of revenue)

$

30,641

20

%

$

26,381

24

%

$

61,241

22

%

$

54,181

29

%

GAAP general and administrative

$

25,144

$

22,846

$

49,164

$

43,893

Stock-based compensation expense

(10,557

)

(8,373

)

(19,851

)

(14,591

)

Acquisition-related costs (2)

(1,011

)

Other adjustments (1)

(105

)

(1,463

)

(105

)

(1,463

)

Non-GAAP general and administrative (as a percentage of revenue)

$

14,482

10

%

$

13,010

12

%

$

29,208

10

%

$

26,828

14

%

Non-GAAP Operating Expenses (as a percentage of revenue)

$

88,918

59

%

$

79,775

74

%

$

174,136

62

%

$

163,716

86

%

Net Loss:

GAAP net loss

$

(125,255

)

$

(92,700

)

$

(204,643

)

$

(181,966

)

Stock-based compensation expense

35,099

26,419

59,063

41,946

Amortization of intangible assets

3,039

2,955

6,077

5,816

Acquisition-related costs (2)

1,011

Other adjustments (1)

105

1,463

103

1,487

Non-GAAP net loss (as a percentage of revenue)

$

(87,012

)

(58

)%

$

(61,863

)

(57

)%

$

(139,400

)

(50

)%

$

(131,706

)

(69

)%

Provision for (benefit from) income taxes

905

(392

)

478

(2,254

)

Non-GAAP pre-tax net loss (as a percentage of revenue)

$

(86,107

)

(57

)%

$

(62,255

)

(57

)%

$

(138,922

)

(50

)%

$

(133,960

)

(71

)%

Depreciation

3,925

3,300

7,941

6,660

Interest income

(1,840

)

(1,460

)

(4,300

)

(1,566

)

Interest expense

2,926

2,928

5,853

3,862

Other income (expense), net

(68

)

1,254

(642

)

1,702

Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA Loss (as a percentage of revenue)

$

(81,164

)

(54

)%

$

(56,233

)

(52

)%

$

(130,070

)

(46

)%

$

(123,302

)

(65

)%

Contacts

Investor Relations
Patrick Hamer

Vice President, Capital Markets and Investor Relations

Patrick.Hamer@chargepoint.com
investors@chargepoint.com

Press
John Paolo Canton

Vice President, Communications

JP.Canton@chargepoint.com

AJ Gosselin

Director, Corporate Communications

AJ.Gosselin@chargepoint.com
media@chargepoint.com

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