AeroVironment, Inc. Announces Second Quarter Results and Resets Guidance for Fiscal 2022

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ABOUT AEROVIRONMENT, INC.

AeroVironment (NASDAQ: AVAV) provides technology solutions at the intersection of robotics, sensors, software analytics and connectivity that deliver more actionable intelligence so you can Proceed with Certainty. Headquartered in Virginia, AeroVironment is a global leader in intelligent, multi-domain robotic systems, and serves defense, government and commercial customers. For more information, visit www.avinc.com.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This press release contains "forward-looking statements" as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, any statement that may predict, forecast, indicate or imply future results, performance or achievements, and may contain words such as “believe,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “estimate,” “intend,” “project,” “plan,” or words or phrases with similar meaning. Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, forecasts and assumptions that involve risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, economic, competitive, governmental and technological factors outside of our control, that may cause our business, strategy or actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements.

Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the impact of our recent acquisitions of Arcturus UAV, Telerob and ISG and our ability to successfully integrate them into our operations; the risk that disruptions will occur from the transactions that will harm our business; any disruptions or threatened disruptions to our relationships with our distributors, suppliers, customers and employees, including shortages in components for our products; the ability to timely and sufficiently integrate international operations into our ongoing business and compliance programs; reliance on sales to the U.S. government and related to our development of HAPS UAS; availability of U.S. government funding for defense procurement and R&D programs; changes in the timing and/or amount of government spending; our ability to perform under existing contracts and obtain new contracts; risks related to our international business, including compliance with export control laws; potential need for changes in our long-term strategy in response to future developments; the extensive regulatory requirements governing our contracts with the U.S. government and international customers; the consequences to our financial position, business and reputation that could result from failing to comply with such regulatory requirements; unexpected technical and marketing difficulties inherent in major research and product development efforts; the impact of potential security and cyber threats; changes in the supply and/or demand and/or prices for our products and services; the activities of competitors and increased competition; failure of the markets in which we operate to grow; uncertainty in the customer adoption rate of commercial use unmanned aircraft systems; failure to remain a market innovator, to create new market opportunities or to expand into new markets; changes in significant operating expenses, including components and raw materials; failure to develop new products or integrate new technology into current products; risk of litigation, including but not limited to pending litigation arising from the sale of our EES business; product liability, infringement and other claims; changes in the regulatory environment; the impact of the outbreak related to the strain of coronavirus known as COVID-19 on our business; our ability to comply with the covenants in our loan documents; our ability to attract and retain skilled employees; and general economic and business conditions in the United States and elsewhere in the world. For a further list and description of such risks and uncertainties, see the reports we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We do not intend, and undertake no obligation, to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

NON-GAAP MEASURES

In addition to the financial measures prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), this earnings release also contains non-GAAP financial measures. See in the financial tables below the calculation of these measures, the reasons why we believe these measures provide useful information to investors, and a reconciliation of these measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures.

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AeroVironment, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)

(In thousands except share and per share data)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

October 30,

 

October 31,

 

October 30,

 

October 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

2021

 

2020

Revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Product sales

 

$

70,998

 

 

$

65,528

 

 

$

124,114

 

 

$

123,885

 

Contract services

 

 

51,010

 

 

 

27,137

 

 

 

98,903

 

 

 

56,230

 

 

 

 

122,008

 

 

 

92,665

 

 

 

223,017

 

 

 

180,115

 

Cost of sales:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Product sales

 

 

38,937

 

 

 

34,209

 

 

 

71,527

 

 

 

66,293

 

Contract services

 

 

40,616

 

 

 

17,605

 

 

 

80,312

 

 

 

37,560

 

 

 

 

79,553

 

 

 

51,814

 

 

 

151,839

 

 

 

103,853

 

Gross margin:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Product sales

 

 

32,061

 

 

 

31,319

 

 

 

52,587

 

 

 

57,592

 

Contract services

 

 

10,394

 

 

 

9,532

 

 

 

18,591

 

 

 

18,670

 

 

 

 

42,455

 

 

 

40,851

 

 

 

71,178

 

 

 

76,262

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

 

24,819

 

 

 

14,977

 

 

 

51,947

 

 

 

26,988

 

Research and development

 

 

14,297

 

 

 

11,976

 

 

 

28,005

 

 

 

23,079

 

Income (loss) from operations

 

 

3,339

 

 

 

13,898

 

 

 

(8,774

)

 

 

26,195

 

Other (loss) income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest (expense) income, net

 

 

(1,379

)

 

 

115

 

 

 

(2,654

)

 

 

323

 

Other (expense) income, net

 

 

(10,048

)

 

 

72

 

 

 

(10,394

)

 

 

105

 

(Loss) income before income taxes

 

 

(8,088

)

 

 

14,085

 

 

 

(21,822

)

 

 

26,623

 

(Benefit from) provision for income taxes

 

 

(9,511

)

 

 

2,491

 

 

 

(10,468

)

 

 

3,698

 

Equity method investment income (loss), net of tax

 

 

1,133

 

 

 

(9,522

)

 

 

(8

)

 

 

(10,810

)

Net income (loss)

 

 

2,556

 

 

 

2,072

 

 

 

(11,362

)

 

 

12,115

 

Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest

 

 

(31

)

 

 

22

 

 

 

(94

)

 

 

59

 

Net income (loss) attributable to AeroVironment, Inc.

 

$

2,525

 

 

$

2,094

 

 

$

(11,456

)

 

$

12,174

 

Net income (loss) per share attributable to AeroVironment, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.10

 

 

$

0.09

 

 

$

(0.47

)

 

$

0.51

 

Diluted

 

$

0.10

 

 

$

0.09

 

 

$

(0.47

)

 

$

0.50

 

Weighted-average shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

24,641,614

 

 

 

23,936,950

 

 

 

24,630,838

 

 

 

23,914,737

 

Diluted

 

 

24,885,870

 

 

 

24,196,912

 

 

 

24,630,838

 

 

 

24,190,316

 

AeroVironment, Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands except share data)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

October 30,

 

April 30,

 

 

2021

 

2021

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

104,770

 

 

$

148,741

 

Short-term investments

 

 

6,311

 

 

 

31,971

 

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $566 at October 30, 2021 and $595 at April 30, 2021

 

 

26,552

 

 

 

62,647

 

Unbilled receivables and retentions

 

 

119,031

 

 

 

71,632

 

Inventories

 

 

81,944

 

 

 

71,646

 

Income taxes receivable

 

 

11,708

 

 

 

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

13,761

 

 

 

15,001

 

Total current assets

 

 

364,077

 

 

 

401,638

 

Long-term investments

 

 

11,271

 

 

 

12,156

 

Property and equipment, net

 

 

68,217

 

 

 

58,896

 

Operating lease right-of-use assets

 

 

26,058

 

 

 

22,902

 

Deferred income taxes

 

 

2,900

 

 

 

2,061

 

Intangibles, net

 

 

110,620

 

 

 

106,268

 

Goodwill

 

 

335,888

 

 

 

314,205

 

Other assets

 

 

6,276

 

 

 

10,440

 

Total assets

 

$

925,307

 

 

$

928,566

 

Liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

21,443

 

 

$

24,841

 

Wages and related accruals

 

 

21,697

 

 

 

28,068

 

Customer advances

 

 

10,322

 

 

 

7,183

 

Current portion of long-term debt

 

 

10,000

 

 

 

10,000

 

Current operating lease liabilities

 

 

6,440

 

 

 

6,154

 

Income taxes payable

 

 

214

 

 

 

861

 

Other current liabilities

 

 

31,313

 

 

 

19,078

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

101,429

 

 

 

96,185

 

Long-term debt, net of current portion

 

 

182,769

 

 

 

187,512

 

Non-current operating lease liabilities

 

 

21,665

 

 

 

19,103

 

Other non-current liabilities

 

 

10,302

 

 

 

10,141

 

Liability for uncertain tax positions

 

 

3,518

 

 

 

3,518

 

Deferred income taxes

 

 

5,390

 

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Authorized shares—10,000,000; none issued or outstanding at October 30, 2021 and April 30, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, $0.0001 par value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Authorized shares—100,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issued and outstanding shares—24,805,829 shares at October 30, 2021 and 24,777,295 shares at April 30, 2021

 

 

2

 

 

 

2

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

261,612

 

 

 

260,327

 

Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income

 

 

(1,677

)

 

 

343

 

Retained earnings

 

 

339,965

 

 

 

351,421

 

Total AeroVironment, Inc. stockholders’ equity

 

 

599,902

 

 

 

612,093

 

Noncontrolling interest

 

 

332

 

 

 

14

 

Total equity

 

 

600,234

 

 

 

612,107

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

925,307

 

 

$

928,566

 

AeroVironment, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

October 30,

 

October 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

Operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

Net (loss) income

 

$

(11,362

)

 

$

12,115

 

Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to cash (used in) provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

30,019

 

 

 

5,693

 

(Income) losses from equity method investments, net

 

 

(520

)

 

 

10,810

 

Amortization of debt issuance costs

 

 

258

 

 

 

 

Realized gain from sale of available-for-sale investments

 

 

 

 

 

(11

)

Provision for doubtful accounts

 

 

(35

)

 

 

(156

)

Other non-cash expense (income)

 

 

157

 

 

 

(473

)

Non-cash lease expense

 

 

3,358

 

 

 

2,393

 

Loss on foreign currency transactions

 

 

30

 

 

 

2

 

Deferred income taxes

 

 

(840

)

 

 

(621

)

Stock-based compensation

 

 

2,342

 

 

 

3,509

 

Loss on disposal of property and equipment

 

 

3,036

 

 

 

2

 

Amortization of debt securities

 

 

113

 

 

 

(12

)

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

 

37,134

 

 

 

43,115

 

Unbilled receivables and retentions

 

 

(46,619

)

 

 

5,264

 

Inventories

 

 

(10,075

)

 

 

(6,244

)

Income taxes receivable

 

 

(10,667

)

 

 

 

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

 

272

 

 

 

(1,029

)

Accounts payable

 

 

(3,587

)

 

 

(5,028

)

Other liabilities

 

 

3,642

 

 

 

(10,736

)

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities

 

 

(3,344

)

 

 

58,593

 

Investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisition of property and equipment

 

 

(13,147

)

 

 

(6,052

)

Equity method investments

 

 

(6,245

)

 

 

(1,173

)

Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired

 

 

(46,150

)

 

 

 

Redemptions of available-for-sale investments

 

 

30,531

 

 

 

92,226

 

Purchases of available-for-sale investments

 

 

 

 

 

(116,945

)

Other

 

 

224

 

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

(34,787

)

 

 

(31,944

)

Financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal payment of loan

 

 

(5,000

)

 

 

 

Holdback and retention payments for business acquisition

 

 

(5,991

)

 

 

 

Tax withholding payment related to net settlement of equity awards

 

 

(1,176

)

 

 

(1,778

)

Exercise of stock options

 

 

119

 

 

 

86

 

Other

 

 

(16

)

 

 

 

Net cash used in financing activities

 

 

(12,064

)

 

 

(1,692

)

Effects of currency translation on cash and cash equivalents

 

 

(275

)

 

 

 

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

 

 

(50,470

)

 

 

24,957

 

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period

 

 

157,063

 

 

 

255,142

 

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period

 

$

106,593

 

 

$

280,099

 

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid, net during the period for:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income taxes

 

$

1,923

 

 

$

2,364

 

Interest

 

$

2,283

 

 

$

 

Non-cash activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized loss on available-for-sale investments, net of deferred tax benefit of $0 and $1 for the six months ended October 30, 2021 and October 31, 2020, respectively

 

$

3

 

 

$

61

 

Change in foreign currency translation adjustments

 

$

(2,017

)

 

$

75

 

Issuances of inventory to property and equipment, ISR in-service assets

 

$

12,472

 

 

$

 

Acquisitions of property and equipment included in accounts payable

 

$

415

 

 

$

818

 

AeroVironment, Inc.

Reportable Segment Results (Unaudited)

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended October 30, 2021

 

 

Small UAS

 

TMS

 

MUAS

 

All other

 

Total

Revenue

 

$

54,714

 

$

18,418

 

$

26,525

 

 

$

22,351

 

 

$

122,008

Gross margin

 

 

27,754

 

 

 

6,222

 

 

 

2,223

 

 

 

6,256

 

 

 

42,455

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) from operations

 

 

13,377

 

 

 

47

 

 

 

(7,000

)

 

 

(3,085

)

 

 

3,339

 

Acquisition-related expenses

 

 

297

 

 

 

163

 

 

 

108

 

 

 

280

 

 

 

848

 

Amortization of acquired intangible assets and other purchase accounting adjustments

 

 

707

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

6,358

 

 

 

3,257

 

 

 

10,322

 

Adjusted income (loss) from operations

 

$

14,381

 

 

$

210

 

 

$

(534

)

 

$

452

 

 

$

14,509

 

 

 

Three Months Ended October 31, 2020

 

 

Small UAS

 

TMS

 

MUAS

 

All other

 

Total

Revenue

 

$

58,265

 

$

18,961

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

15,439

 

 

$

92,665

Gross margin

 

 

29,695

 

 

 

5,943

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

5,213

 

 

 

40,851

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) from operations

 

 

15,386

 

 

 

(995

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(493

)

 

 

13,898

 

Acquisition-related expenses

 

 

171

 

 

 

94

 

 

 

58

 

 

91

 

 

 

414

 

Amortization of acquired intangible assets and other purchase accounting adjustments

 

 

715

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

715

 

Adjusted income (loss) from operations

 

$

16,272

 

 

$

(901

)

 

$

58

 

 

$

(402

)

 

$

15,027

 

 

 

Six Months Ended October 30, 2021

 

 

Small UAS

 

TMS

 

MUAS

 

All other

 

Total

Revenue

 

$

94,638

 

$

37,594

 

 

$

48,904

 

 

$

41,881

 

 

$

223,017

 

Gross margin

 

 

44,674

 

 

 

12,211

 

 

 

5,404

 

 

 

8,889

 

 

 

71,178

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) from operations

 

 

15,335

 

 

 

(416

)

 

 

(13,381

)

 

 

(10,312

)

 

 

(8,774

)

Acquisition-related expenses

 

 

721

 

 

 

414

 

 

 

1,492

 

 

 

1,475

 

 

 

4,102

 

Amortization of acquired intangible assets and other purchase accounting adjustments

 

 

1,414

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

11,549

 

 

 

6,483

 

 

 

19,446

 

Adjusted income (loss) from operations

 

$

17,470

 

 

$

(2

)

 

$

(340

)

 

$

(2,354

)

 

$

14,774

 

 

 

Six Months Ended October 31, 2020

 

 

Small UAS

 

TMS

 

MUAS

 

All other

 

Total

Revenue

 

$

114,467

 

$

28,495

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

37,153

 

$

180,115

Gross margin

 

 

57,178

 

 

 

7,863

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

11,221

 

 

 

76,262

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) from operations

 

 

30,583

 

 

 

(5,140

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

752

 

 

 

26,195

 

Acquisition-related expenses

 

 

171

 

 

 

94

 

 

 

58

 

 

91

 

 

 

414

 

Amortization of acquired intangible assets and other purchase accounting adjustments

 

 

1,376

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,376

 

Adjusted income (loss) from operations

 

$

32,130

 

 

$

(5,046

)

 

$

58

 

 

$

843

 

 

$

27,985

 

AeroVironment, Inc.

Reconciliation of non-GAAP Earnings per Diluted Share (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months

 

Three Months

 

Six Months

 

Six Months

Ended

Ended

Ended

Ended

 

 

October 30, 2021

 

October 31, 2020

 

October 30, 2021

 

October 31, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings (loss) per diluted share

 

$

0.10

 

$

0.09

 

$

(0.47

)

 

$

0.50

Acquisition-related expenses

 

 

0.03

 

 

 

0.02

 

 

 

0.15

 

 

 

0.02

 

Amortization of acquired intangible assets and other purchase accounting adjustments

 

 

0.33

 

 

 

0.02

 

 

 

0.62

 

 

 

0.04

 

HAPSMobile Inc. JV impairment of investment in Loon LLC

 

 

 

 

 

0.35

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.35

 

Legal accrual related to our former EES business

 

 

0.32

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.32

 

 

 

 

Earnings per diluted share as adjusted (Non-GAAP)

 

$

0.78

 

 

 

0.48

 

 

$

0.62

 

 

$

0.91

 

Reconciliation of Forecast Earnings per Diluted Share (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fiscal year ending

 

 

April 30, 2022

Forecast loss per diluted share

 

$

(0.47) - (0.33)

Acquisition-related expenses

 

 

0.16

Amortization of acquired intangible assets and other purchase accounting adjustments

 

 

1.22

Legal accrual related to our former EES business

 

 

0.32

Forecast earnings per diluted share as adjusted (Non-GAAP)

 

$

1.23 - 1.37

Reconciliation of Fiscal Year 2021 Actual and 2022 Forecast Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fiscal year ending

 

Fiscal year ending

(in millions)

 

April 30, 2022

 

April 30, 2021

Net (loss) income

 

$

(12) - (8)

 

$

23

Interest expense, net

 

 

5

 

 

1

Benefit from income taxes

 

 

(12) - (9)

 

 

1

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

65

 

 

19

EBITDA (Non-GAAP)

 

 

46 - 53

 

 

44

HAPSMobile Inc. JV impairment of investment in Loon LLC

 

 

 

 

10

Equity method investment gain

 

 

(2)

 

 

Legal accrual related to our former EES business

 

 

10

 

 

9

Acquisition-related expenses

 

 

5 - 4

 

 

9

Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP)

 

$

59 - 65

 

$

72





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