AUSTIN, Texas, March 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Phunware, Inc. (NASDAQ:PHUN) ("Phunware" or "the Company"), a fully-integrated enterprise cloud platform for mobile that provides products, solutions, data and services for brands worldwide, today announced preliminary financial results for the year ended December 31, 2022.

"We are thrilled to see increased interest from our channel partners, who we believe will be a key catalyst of accelerated bookings of our core software solution in 2023," said Russ Buyse, CEO of Phunware. "Our senior management team remains laser-focused on ramping up our MaaS offering through several essential verticals, with a key focus on hospitality and healthcare. Additionally, we plan to further expand our hardware business, which in the first full year under the Phunware umbrella, helped drive total revenue up 105% in 2022. Phunware helps brands enhance the consumer experience and we expect to further extend our footprint in industry segments where our products increase customer satisfaction and provide a strong ROI for our clients."

Full Year 2022 Financial Results

Net revenues for the year totaled $21.8 million
Platform revenues were $6.5 million
Hardware revenues were $15.3 million
Net loss was $(50.9) million
Net loss per share was $(0.51)
Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA loss was $(23.5) million

Recent Business Highlights

Notable Corporate Developments:

Notable Customer and Partner Wins:

Notable Product Updates:
- Launched Initiative to Give Back Control of Consumer Data
- Released Experience Optimizer for Mobile Applications

Conference Call Information

Phunware management will host a conference call today (March 23, 2023) at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time (1:30 p.m. Pacific Time) to discuss its financial results for the year ended December 31, 2022.

Interested parties may access the conference call by dialing 888-506-0062 in the United States, or 973-528-0011 from international locations with access code: 446606. 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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By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that may or may not occur in the future. We caution you that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and that our actual results of operations, financial condition and liquidity, and developments in the industry in which we operate may differ materially from those made in or suggested by the forward-looking statements contained in this press release. In addition, even if our results or operations, financial condition and liquidity, and developments in the industry in which we operate are consistent with the forward-looking statements contained in this press release, those results or developments may not be indicative of results or developments in subsequent periods.

Disclosure Information

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About Phunware, Inc.

Everything You Need to Succeed on Mobile — Transforming Digital Human Experience

Phunware, Inc. (NASDAQ:PHUN), is the only 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 & PhunToken) 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 approximately one billion active devices touching its platform each month when operating at scale. For more information about how Phunware is transforming the way consumers and brands interact with mobile in the virtual and physical worlds, visit https://phunware.com and follow @phunware on all social media platforms.

Phunware PR & Media Inquiries:

Email: press@phunware.com

Phone: (512) 693-4199

Phunware Investor Relations:

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Gateway Investor Relations

Email: PHUN@gatewayir.com

Phone: (949) 574-3860

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands, except share and per share information)

	December 31, 2022			December 31, 2021
Assets
Current assets:
Cash	$	1,955		$	23,137
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $198 and $10 at December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively		958			967
Inventory		2,780			2,636
Digital assets		10,137			32,581
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		1,033			686
Total current assets		16,863			60,007
Property and equipment, net		221			—
Goodwill		31,113			33,260
Intangible assets, net		2,524			3,213
Deferred tax asset		1,960			1,278
Right-of-use asset		3,712			1,260
Other assets		402			276
Total assets		56,795			99,294
Liabilities and stockholders' equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	7,699		$	6,589
Accrued expenses		2,895			9,621
Lease liability		954			399
Deferred revenue		2,904			3,973
PhunCoin deposits		1,202			1,202
Current maturities of long-term debt, net		9,667			4,904
Warrant liability		256			3,605
Total current liabilities		25,577			30,293
Deferred tax liability		1,960			1,278
Deferred revenue		1,274			1,299
Lease liability		3,103			1,147
Total liabilities		31,914			34,017
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' equity
Common stock, $0.0001 par value; 1,000,000,000 shares authorized at December 31, 2022 and 2021; 103,153,337 and 96,751,610 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively		10			10
Additional paid-in capital		275,562			264,944
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(472	)		(352	)
Accumulated deficit		(250,219	)		(199,325	)
Total stockholders' equity		24,881			65,277
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity		56,795			99,294

Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss

(In thousands, except per share information)

	Year Ended December 31,
		2022			2021

Net revenues	$	21,794		$	10,643
Cost of revenues		16,718			7,030
Gross profit		5,076			3,613
Operating expenses:
Sales and marketing		6,814			3,022
General and administrative		19,554			13,256
Research and development		6,149			4,179
Impairment of goodwill		2,061			—
Total operating expenses		34,578			20,457
Operating loss		(29,502	)		(16,844	)
Other income (expense):
Interest expense		(2,406	)		(4,481	)
Loss on extinguishment of debt		—			(7,952	)
Impairment of digital assets		(22,911	)		(9,383	)
Fair value adjustment for warrant liabilities		3,349			(18,139	)
Gain on forgiveness of Paycheck Protection Program ("PPP") loan		—			2,850
Other income, net		580			1
Total other expense		(21,388	)		(37,104	)
Loss before taxes		(50,890	)		(53,948	)
Income tax (expense) benefit		(4	)		426
Net loss		(50,894	)		(53,522	)
Cumulative translation adjustment		(120	)		(14	)
Comprehensive loss	$	(51,014	)	$	(53,536	)

Loss per share, basic and diluted	$	(0.51	)	$	(0.71	)

Weighted-average common shares used to compute loss per share, basic and diluted		98,982			75,447

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(In thousands)

	Year Ended December 31,
		2022			2021
Operating activities
Net loss	$	(50,894	)	$	(53,522	)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
Accretion of debt discount and amortization of deferred financing costs		1,034			2,942
(Gain) loss on change in fair value of warrant liability		(3,349	)		18,139
Loss on extinguishment of debt		—			7,952
Impairment of digital assets		22,911			9,383
Impairment of goodwill		2,061			—
Gain on forgiveness of PPP loan		—			(2,850	)
Stock-based compensation		3,009			4,941
Other adjustments		1,466			(478	)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable		4			(16	)
Inventory		(412	)		(949	)
Prepaid expenses and other assets		(476	)		(383	)
Accounts payable		1,111			(1,568	)
Accrued expenses		(1,258	)		(1,131	)
Accrued legal settlement		—			(3,000	)
Lease liability payments		(905	)		(802	)
Deferred revenue		(1,129	)		(1,172	)
Net cash used by operating activities		(26,827	)		(22,514	)
Investing activities
Proceeds received from sale of digital assets		1,282			—
Purchases of digital assets		(923	)		(41,284	)
Acquisition payments, net of cash acquired		(2,375	)		(5,101	)
Capital expenditures		(271	)		—
Net cash used in investing activities		(2,287	)		(46,385	)
Financing activities
Proceeds from borrowings, net of issuance costs		11,795			14,711
Payments on borrowings		(8,066	)		(26,243	)
Proceeds from sales of common stock, net of issuance costs		4,298			94,737
Proceeds from warrant exercises		—			4,635
Proceeds from exercise of stock options		28			179
Net cash provided by financing activities		8,055			88,019
Effect of exchange rate on cash and restricted cash		(123	)		(14	)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and restricted cash		(21,182	)		19,106
Cash and restricted cash at the beginning of the period		23,137			4,031
Cash and restricted cash at the end of the period	$	1,955		$	23,137
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
Interest paid	$	957		$	1,364
Income taxes paid	$	—		$	—

	Year Ended December 31,
		2022		2021
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash information
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease obligations	$	3,053	$	—
Non-cash exchange of digital assets	$	906	$	—
Issuance of common stock in connection with acquisition of Lyte Technology, Inc.	$	3,064	$	—
Issuance of common stock under the 2018 employee stock purchase plan	$	214	$	100
Issuance of common stock for payment of legal, earned bonus and board of director fees	$	—	$	66
Non-cash issuance of common stock upon partial exercise of a warrant	$	—	$	16,147

Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Reconciliation

Our non-GAAP financial measures include adjusted gross profit, adjusted gross margin and adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA") (our "non-GAAP financial measures"). Our non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. They are not measurements of our financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as alternatives to revenue or net 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. Our non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as analytical tools 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) our non-GAAP financial measures do 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 our non-GAAP financial measures differently than we do, limiting their usefulness as comparative measures.

We compensate for these limitations to our non-GAAP financial measures by relying primarily on our GAAP results and using our non-GAAP financial measures only for supplemental purposes. Our non-GAAP financial measures include 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, except percentages)

	Year Ended December 31,
		2022			2021
(in thousands)
Net loss	$	(50,894	)	$	(53,522	)
Add back: Depreciation and amortization		739			240
Add back: Interest expense		2,406			4,481
Add back (Less): Income tax expense (benefit)		4			(426	)
EBITDA		(47,745	)		(49,227	)
Add back: Stock-based compensation		3,009			4,941
Add back: Loss on extinguishment of debt		—			7,952
Add back: Impairment of digital assets		22,911			9,383
Add back: Impairment of goodwill		2,061			—
Less (Add back): Fair value adjustment for warrant liabilities		(3,349	)		18,139
Less: Gain on forgiveness of Paycheck Protection Program loan		—			(2,850	)
Less: Gain on sale of digital assets		(367	)		—
Adjusted EBITDA	$	(23,480	)	$	(11,662	)

	December 31,
		2022			2021
(in thousands, except percentages)
Gross profit	$	5,076		$	3,613
Add back: Amortization of intangibles		—			7
Add back: Stock-based compensation		210			1,050
Adjusted gross profit	$	5,286		$	4,670
Adjusted gross margin		24.3	%		43.9	%

Supplemental Information

(In thousands, except percentages)

	Year Ended December 31,						Change
(in thousands, except percentages)		2022			2021		Amount			%
Net Revenue
Platform revenue	$	6,521		$	7,548		$	(1,027	)	(13.6)%
Hardware revenue		15,273			3,095			12,178		393.5%
Total revenue	$	21,794		$	10,643		$	11,151		104.8%
Platform revenue as percentage of total revenue		29.9	%		70.9	%
Hardware revenue as percentage of total revenue		70.1	%		29.1	%