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LIDR - AEye Reports Fourth Quarter 2023 Results

Signed LOI with global Tier 1 automotive supplier

Third consecutive quarter of cash burn reduction

AEye, Inc. (Nasdaq: LIDR), a global leader in adaptive, high performance lidar solutions, today announced its results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2023.

Management Commentary

“AEye is pleased to announce that we have signed an LOI with a global Tier 1 automotive ADAS sensor supplier, which marks the beginning of a new relationship as part of our capital-light, automotive-first strategy. We are also excited to unveil Apollo, the first member of our 4Sight Flex product family that delivers ultra-long-range performance in an incredibly compact form factor,” said Matt Fisch, AEye CEO. “We are looking forward to a successful 2024 as we focus on delivering AEye’s innovative technology to the market with our Tier 1 partners.”

Key Q4 2023 Financial Highlights

“For the third consecutive quarter, we have reduced our cash burn rate while maintaining a disciplined approach to expense management. We entered 2024 with $36.5 million in cash and marketable securities on our balance sheet, and a cash runway that we expect extends into 2025,” said Conor Tierney, AEye CFO. “Due to the previously announced wind down of our industrial product line, we incurred non-cash impairment charges that negatively impacted our GAAP financial results, causing a GAAP EPS net loss of $4.44, but we are pleased to have beaten our non-GAAP EPS net loss guidance by 10 cents in part due to our continued cost reduction initiatives in the fourth quarter.”

In December 2023, the company effected a 1-for-30 reverse stock split and all the financial information disclosed has been adjusted to account for the revised share count numbers.

  • Revenue of $0.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2023.
  • GAAP net loss was $(27.8) million, or $(4.44) per share, based on 6.3 million weighted average common shares outstanding.
  • Non-GAAP net loss was $(6.9) million, or $(1.10) per share, based on 6.3 million weighted average common shares outstanding.
  • Cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities were $36.5 million as of December 31, 2023.

Conference Call and Webcast Details

AEye management will hold a conference call today, March 26, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time (5:00 p.m. Eastern Time) to discuss these results. AEye CEO Matt Fisch and CFO Conor Tierney will host the call, followed by a question-and-answer session.

The webcast and accompanying slides will be accessible via the company’s website at https://investors.aeye.ai/ .

Access is also available via:

Conference call: https://bit.ly/3I9gyBa

Webcast: https://bit.ly/3IcfWLi

About AEye

AEye’s unique software-defined lidar solution enables advanced driver-assistance, vehicle autonomy, smart infrastructure, and logistics applications that save lives and propel the future of transportation and mobility. AEye’s 4Sight™ Intelligent Sensing Platform, with its adaptive sensor-based operating system, focuses on what matters most: delivering faster, more accurate, and reliable information. AEye’s 4Sight™ products, built on this platform, are ideal for dynamic applications which require precise measurement imaging to ensure safety and performance.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The non-GAAP measures provided in this press release should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) in the United States. A reconciliation between GAAP and non-GAAP financial data is included in the supplemental financial data attached to this press release. Non-GAAP financial measures do not have any standardized meaning and are therefore unlikely to be comparable to similarly titled measures presented by other companies. AEye considers these non-GAAP financial measures to be important because they provide additional insight into the Company’s on-going performance. The Company provides this information to investors for a more consistent basis of comparison and to help investors evaluate the results of the Company’s on-going operations, and to help enable more meaningful period-to-period comparisons. Non-GAAP financial measures are presented only as supplemental information to understand the Company’s operating results. The non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered a substitute for financial information presented in accordance with GAAP.

This press release includes non-GAAP financial measures, including:

Non-GAAP net loss which is defined as GAAP net loss plus stock-based compensation, less expenses related to the registration statements on Forms S-1 and S-3, less change in fair value of convertible note and warrant liabilities, less gain from early termination of right-of-use assets, plus one-time termination benefits and other restructuring costs, plus non-routine write-downs of inventory, other current assets, and losses on purchase commitments, plus long-lived asset disposals and impairment charges, plus expenses related to the Common Stock Purchase Agreement, plus realized loss on instrument-specific credit risk, plus stock issuance costs, plus debt issuance costs; and

Adjusted EBITDA, defined as non-GAAP net loss plus depreciation and amortization expense, less interest expense and other, less interest income and other, plus provision for income tax expense.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements included in this press release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including the safe harbor provisions under the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are sometimes accompanied by words such as “believe,” “continue,” “project,” “expect,” “anticipate,” ”estimate,” “intend,” “strategy,” “future,” “opportunity,” “predict,” “plan,” “may,” “should,” “will,” “would,” “potential,” “seem,” “seek,” “outlook,” and similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends, or that are not statements of historical matters. Forward-looking statements are predictions, projections, and other statements about future events that are based on current expectations and assumptions and, as a result, are subject to risks and uncertainties. Forward looking statements included in this press release include statements about a new Tier 1 relationship, AEye’s new lidar product, and the Company’s cash position and cost reduction initiatives, among others. These statements are based on various assumptions, whether or not identified in this press release. These forward-looking statements are provided for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to serve as and must not be relied on by an investor as a guarantee, an assurance, a prediction, or a definitive statement of fact or probability. Actual events and circumstances are very difficult or impossible to predict and will differ from the assumptions. Many actual events and circumstances are beyond the control of AEye. Many factors could cause actual future events to differ from the forward-looking statements in this press release, including but not limited to: (i) the risks that the signed LOI, or letter of intent, with a global Tier 1 automotive ADAS sensor supplier may not evolve into a relationship between the supplier and AEye as anticipated, or at all; (ii) the risks that Apollo may be unable to deliver ultra-long-range performance in an incredibly compact form factor as anticipated, or at all; (iii) the risks that 2024 will be not be as successful as anticipated; (iv) the risks that AEye may be unable to deliver its innovative technology to the market with Tier 1 partners as anticipated, or at all; (v) the risks that AEye will be unable to continue to reduce, or maintain a lower cash burn rate to the extent anticipated, or at all; (vi) the risks that the cash runway provided by the cash and marketable securities on AEye’s balance sheet as of December 31, 2023 may not extend AEye’s runway into 2025; (vii) the risks that AEye’s continued cost reduction initiatives may not continue to be effective to the extent anticipated, or at all, due to unforeseen circumstances, or such reductions may have other non-cash consequences negatively impacting AEye’s business operations; (viii) the risks that market conditions create delays in the demand for commercial lidar products beyond AEye’s expectations; (ix) the risks that lidar adoption occurs slower than anticipated or fails to occur at all; (x) the risks that AEye’s products may not meet the diverse range of performance and functional requirements of target markets and customers; (xi) the risks that AEye’s products may not function as anticipated by AEye, or by target markets and customers; (xii) the risks that AEye may not be in a position to adequately or timely address either the near or long-term opportunities that may or may not exist in the evolving autonomous transportation industry; (xiii) the risks that laws and regulations are adopted impacting the use of lidar that AEye is unable to comply with, in whole or in part; (xiv) the risks associated with changes in competitive and regulated industries in which AEye operates, variations in operating performance across competitors, and changes in laws and regulations affecting AEye’s business; (xv) the risks that AEye is unable to adequately implement its business plans, forecasts, and other expectations, and identify and realize additional opportunities; and (xvi) the risks of economic downturns and a changing regulatory landscape in the highly competitive and evolving industry in which AEye operates. These risks and uncertainties may be amplified by current or future global conflicts and the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, both of which continue to cause significant economic uncertainty. The foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. You should carefully consider the foregoing factors and the other risks and uncertainties described in the “Risk Factors” section of the periodic report that AEye has most recently filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, and other documents filed by us or that will be filed by us from time to time with the SEC. These filings identify and address other important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events and results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made.

Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements; AEye assumes no obligation and does not intend to update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. AEye gives no assurance that AEye will achieve any of its expectations.

AEYE, INC.
Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands)
(Unaudited)

December 31, 2023

December 31, 2022

ASSETS
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents

$

16,932

$

19,064

Marketable securities

19,591

75,135

Accounts receivable, net

131

617

Inventories, net

583

4,553

Prepaid and other current assets

2,517

6,181

Total current assets

39,754

105,550

Right-of-use assets

11,226

15,502

Property and equipment, net

281

7,665

Restricted cash

2,150

2,150

Other noncurrent assets

906

2,473

Total assets

$

54,317

$

133,340

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable

$

3,442

$

3,218

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

6,585

9,764

Contract liabilities

987

Convertible notes

8,594

Total current liabilities

10,027

22,563

Operating lease liabilities, noncurrent

14,858

16,681

Other noncurrent liabilities

409

126

Total liabilities

25,294

39,370

Stockholders' Equity:
Preferred stock

Common stock

1

1

Additional paid-in capital

366,647

345,757

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

10

(1,279

)

Accumulated deficit

(337,635

)

(250,509

)

Total stockholders’ equity

29,023

93,970

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

$

54,317

$

133,340

AEYE, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
(Unaudited)

Three months ended December 31,

Twelve months ended December 31,

2023

2022

2023

2022

Revenue:
Prototype sales

$

51

$

561

$

477

$

1,743

Development contracts

18

531

987

1,904

Total revenue

69

1,092

1,464

3,647

Cost of revenue

6,668

3,115

15,319

8,732

Gross loss

(6,599

)

(2,023

)

(13,855

)

(5,085

)

Operating Expenses:

Research and development

5,178

9,335

26,171

37,644

Sales and marketing

1,746

4,912

12,528

19,317

General and administrative

4,955

7,709

25,234

36,762

Impairment of long-lived assets

9,941

9,988

Total operating expenses

21,820

21,956

73,921

93,723

Loss from operations

(28,419

)

(23,979

)

(87,776

)

(98,808

)

Other income (expense):

Change in fair value of convertible note and warrant liabilities

56

(139

)

(858

)

(14

)

Interest income and other

385

436

1,317

1,545

Interest expense and other

210

(41

)

248

(1,379

)

Total other income (expense), net

651

256

707

152

Provision for income tax expense

14

19

57

58

Net loss

$

(27,782

)

$

(23,742

)

$

(87,126

)

$

(98,714

)

Per Share Data

Net loss per common share (basic and diluted)

$

(4.44

)

$

(4.42

)

$

(14.95

)

$

(18.82

)

Weighted average common shares outstanding (basic and diluted)

6,257,973

5,373,525

5,827,721

5,245,624

AEYE, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)

Twelve months ended December 31,

2023

2022

Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss

$

(87,126

)

$

(98,714

)

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

Depreciation and amortization

1,547

1,422

Loss on sale of property and equipment, net

59

Noncash lease expense relating to operating lease right-of-use assets

1,406

1,338

Impairment of long-lived assets

9,988

Gain from early termination of right-of-use assets

(35

)

Inventory write-downs, net of scrapped inventory

7,712

675

Loss on advances to suppliers

1,385

Change in fair value of convertible note and warrant liabilities

858

14

Realized loss on instrument-specific credit risk

46

Stock-based compensation

18,071

23,959

Convertible note issuance costs

474

Realized loss on redemption of marketable securities

77

Amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts on marketable securities, net of change in accrued interest

(211

)

1,086

Expected credit losses

35

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

Accounts receivable, net

451

3,605

Inventories, current and noncurrent, net

(2,459

)

(2,634

)

Prepaid and other current assets

2,279

(1,130

)

Other noncurrent assets

284

527

Accounts payable

252

839

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

(3,135

)

85

Operating lease liabilities

(1,528

)

(1,341

)

Contract liabilities

(987

)

(1,931

)

Other noncurrent liabilities

383

Net cash used in operating activities

(50,725

)

(71,649

)

Cash flows from investing activities:

Purchases of property and equipment

(1,951

)

(4,200

)

Proceeds from sale of property and equipment

283

Purchases of marketable securities

(19,331

)

(23,929

)

Proceeds from redemptions and maturities of marketable securities

76,350

96,592

Net cash provided by investing activities

55,351

68,463

Cash flows from financing activities:

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

455

1,174

Proceeds from the issuance of convertible notes

9,850

Payments for convertible note redemptions

(6,235

)

(874

)

Payment of 2022 convertible note issuance costs

(324

)

Taxes paid related to the net share settlement of equity awards

(1,445

)

(4,621

)

Proceeds from issuance of common stock under the Common Stock Purchase Agreement

136

2,891

Proceeds from issuance of common stock through the Employee Stock Purchase Plan

334

Stock issuance costs related to the Common Stock Purchase Agreement

(3

)

(29

)

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

(6,758

)

8,067

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

(2,132

)

4,881

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period

21,214

16,333

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period

$

19,082

$

21,214

AEYE, INC.
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
(Unaudited)

Three months ended December 31,

Twelve months ended December 31,

2023

2022

2023

2022

GAAP net loss

$

(27,782

)

$

(23,742

)

$

(87,126

)

$

(98,714

)

Non-GAAP adjustments:

Stock-based compensation

3,364

5,956

18,071

23,959

Expenses related to registration statements on Forms S-1 and Forms S-3

(50

)

68

142

372

Expenses related to the Common Stock Purchase Agreement

41

Change in fair value of convertible note and warrant liabilities

(56

)

139

858

14

Realized loss on instrument-specific credit risk

46

Stock issuance costs

29

Debt issuance costs

93

530

Gain from early termination of right-of-use assets

(35

)

(35

)

One-time termination benefits and other restructuring costs

1,877

3,347

Non-routine write-downs of inventory, other current assets, and losses on purchase commitments

5,621

8,628

Long-lived asset disposals and impairment charges

10,185

10,232

Non-GAAP net loss

$

(6,876

)

$

(17,486

)

$

(45,796

)

$

(73,810

)

Depreciation and amortization expense

304

628

1,302

1,422

Interest income and other

(350

)

(436

)

(1,282

)

(1,545

)

Interest expense and other

(210

)

(52

)

(294

)

876

Provision for income tax expense

14

19

57

58

Adjusted EBITDA

$

(7,118

)

$

(17,327

)

$

(46,013

)

$

(72,999

)

GAAP net loss per share attributable to common stockholders:

Basic and diluted

$

(4.44

)

$

(4.42

)

$

(14.95

)

$

(18.82

)

Non-GAAP net loss per share attributable to common stockholders:

Basic and diluted

$

(1.10

)

$

(3.25

)

$

(7.86

)

$

(14.07

)

Shares used in computing GAAP net loss per share attributable to common stockholders:

Basic and diluted

6,257,973

5,373,525

5,827,721

5,245,624

Shares used in computing Non-GAAP net loss per share attributable to common stockholders:

Basic and diluted

6,257,973

5,373,525

5,827,721

5,245,624

View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240326921626/en/

Leigh Bannister
AEye, Inc.
Lbannister@aeye.ai
925-400-4366

Evan Niu, CFA
Financial Profiles, Inc.
eniu@finprofiles.com
310-622-8243

Stock Information

Company Name: AEye Inc.
Stock Symbol: LIDR
Market: NASDAQ
Website: aeye.ai

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