Cepton, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Results

Actual results, performance or achievements may, and are likely to, differ materially, and potentially adversely, from any projections and forward-looking statements and the assumptions on which those forward-looking statements were based. There can be no assurance that the data contained herein is reflective of future performance to any degree. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements as a predictor of future performance as projected financial information and other information are based on estimates and assumptions that are inherently subject to various significant risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are beyond Cepton’s control.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Some of the financial information and data contained in this press release, such as non-GAAP net loss and adjusted EBITDA, have not been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”). Non-GAAP net loss is defined as GAAP net (loss) income excluding stock-based compensation, non-recurring transaction expenses, gain or loss on changes in fair value of earnout liability and warrants, loss on extinguishment of debt, loss on impairment of property and equipment, and foreign currency transaction loss, net. As a result of the cancellation of the GM series production award in December 2023, Cepton recognized an impairment loss of $0.4 million associated with long-lived assets acquired specifically for production of ADAS lidar sensors. This loss is excluded from the calculation of Non-GAAP net loss. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as non-GAAP net loss before interest income or expense, provision for income taxes, and depreciation and amortization.

Cepton believes these non-GAAP financial measures of financial results provide useful information to management and investors regarding certain financial and business trends relating to Cepton’s financial condition and results of operations. Cepton believes that the use of these non-GAAP financial measures provides an additional tool for investors to use in evaluating actual and projected operating results and trends in comparing Cepton’s financial measures with other similar companies, many of which present similar non-GAAP financial measures to investors. Cepton also believes that adjusted EBITDA is useful to investors and analysts in assessing our operating performance during the periods these charges were incurred on a consistent basis with the periods during which these charges were not incurred. Our presentation of adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as an inference that our future results and financial position will be unaffected by unusual items. Cepton does not consider these non-GAAP financial measures in isolation or as an alternative to financial measures determined in accordance with GAAP. The principal limitation of these non-GAAP financial measures is that they exclude significant expenses and other amounts that are required by GAAP to be recorded in Cepton’s financial statements. In addition, they are subject to inherent limitations as they reflect the exercise of judgments by management about which expenses and other amounts are excluded or included in determining these non-GAAP financial measures.

CEPTON, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Reconciliation of GAAP Net (Loss) Income to Non-GAAP Net Loss and Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA(1)

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

(unaudited)

 

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

2023

 

 

 

2022 (1)

 

 

2023

 

 

 

2022 (1)

Net (loss) income

$

(8,320

)

 

$

(15,251

)

 

$

(48,546

)

 

$

9,380

 

Stock-based compensation

 

1,583

 

 

 

2,289

 

 

 

8,572

 

 

 

8,243

 

Non-recurring transaction expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,009

 

Gain on changes in fair value of earnout liability

 

 

 

 

(3,210

)

 

 

(827

)

 

 

(74,078

)

Gain on changes in fair value of warrant liability

 

(98

)

 

 

(326

)

 

 

(397

)

 

 

(2,875

)

Loss on extinguishment of debt

 

 

 

 

958

 

 

 

1,123

 

 

 

958

 

Loss on impairment of property and equipment

 

387

 

 

 

 

 

 

387

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency transaction loss, net

 

 

 

 

2,168

 

 

 

757

 

 

 

2,168

 

Non-GAAP net loss

 

(6,448

)

 

 

(13,372

)

 

 

(38,931

)

 

 

(53,195

)

Interest expense (income), net

 

(777

)

 

 

914

 

 

 

(2,792

)

 

 

2,511

 

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

 

13

 

 

 

(6

)

 

 

16

 

 

 

16

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

126

 

 

 

120

 

 

 

496

 

 

 

344

 

Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA

 

(7,086

)

 

 

(12,344

)

 

 

(41,211

)

 

 

(50,324

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GAAP net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

$

(0.52

)

 

$

(0.97

)

 

$

(3.08

)

 

$

0.64

 

Diluted

$

(0.52

)

 

$

(0.97

)

 

$

(3.08

)

 

$

0.60

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

$

(0.41

)

 

$

(0.85

)

 

$

(2.47

)

 

$

(3.62

)

Diluted

$

(0.41

)

 

$

(0.85

)

 

$

(2.47

)

 

$

(3.62

)

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

15,852,949

 

 

 

15,651,523

 

 

 

15,776,387

 

 

 

14,691,793

 

Diluted

 

15,852,949

 

 

 

15,651,523

 

 

 

15,776,387

 

 

 

15,572,845

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

15,852,949

 

 

 

15,651,523

 

 

 

15,776,387

 

 

 

14,691,793

 

Diluted

 

15,852,949

 

 

 

15,651,523

 

 

 

15,776,387

 

 

 

14,691,793

 

(1)

Prior period figures are presented as adjusted for the one-for-ten reverse stock split of the Company's issued common stock (the “Reverse Stock Split”) effective on September 21, 2023.

CEPTON, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands, except share data)

 

 

December 31,

 

 

2023

 

 

 

2022 (1)

ASSETS

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

$

50,406

 

 

$

31,953

 

Short-term investments

 

5,969

 

 

 

3,703

 

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $0 and $0, respectively

 

3,625

 

 

 

1,301

 

Inventories

 

2,396

 

 

 

2,985

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

1,253

 

 

 

6,272

 

Total current assets

 

63,649

 

 

 

46,214

 

Property and equipment, net

 

1,450

 

 

 

982

 

Restricted cash

 

1,283

 

 

 

2,565

 

Other assets

 

10,067

 

 

 

555

 

Total assets

$

76,449

 

 

$

50,316

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES, CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

Accounts payable

$

1,128

 

 

$

1,979

 

Operating lease liabilities, current

 

1,875

 

 

 

211

 

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

 

4,066

 

 

 

2,265

 

Short-term debt

 

 

 

 

42,587

 

Total current liabilities

 

7,069

 

 

 

47,042

 

Warrant liability

 

43

 

 

 

440

 

Earnout liability

 

93

 

 

 

920

 

Operating lease liabilities, non-current

 

8,720

 

 

 

281

 

Total liabilities

 

15,925

 

 

 

48,683

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies (Note 17)

 

 

 

Convertible preferred stock:

 

 

 

Convertible preferred stock – Par value $0.00001 per share – 5,000,000 shares authorized at December 31, 2023 and 2022; 100,000 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2023 (aggregate liquidation preference of $104.1 million at December 31, 2023; no shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2022;

 

98,891

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity (deficit):

 

 

 

Common stock – Par value $0.00001 per share – 35,000,000 shares authorized at December 31, 2023 and 2022; 15,861,494 and 15,674,781 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively

 

 

 

 

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

96,583

 

 

 

88,058

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

(345

)

 

 

(366

)

Accumulated deficit

 

(134,605

)

 

 

(86,059

)

Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)

 

(38,367

)

 

 

1,633

 

Total liabilities, convertible preferred stock and stockholders’ equity (deficit)

$

76,449

 

 

$

50,316

 

(1)

Prior period figures are presented as adjusted for the Reverse Stock Split effective on September 21, 2023.

CEPTON, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

 

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

2023

 

 

 

2022 (1)

 

 

 

2023

 

 

 

2022 (1)

Lidar sensor and prototype revenue

$

2,457

 

 

$

974

 

 

$

10,270

 

 

$

5,616

 

Development revenue

 

2,494

 

 

 

602

 

 

 

2,786

 

 

 

1,810

 

Total revenue

$

4,951

 

 

$

1,576

 

 

$

13,056

 

 

$

7,426

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lidar sensor and prototype cost of revenue

 

1,804

 

 

 

775

 

 

 

8,939

 

 

 

6,383

 

Development cost of revenue

 

451

 

 

 

249

 

 

 

567

 

 

 

849

 

Total cost of revenue

$

2,255

 

 

$

1,024

 

 

$

9,506

 

 

$

7,232

 

Gross profit

 

2,696

 

 

 

552

 

 

 

3,550

 

 

 

194

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development

 

6,570

 

 

 

8,646

 

 

 

29,879

 

 

 

33,013

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

5,322

 

 

 

6,674

 

 

 

24,374

 

 

 

28,629

 

Total operating expenses

 

11,892

 

 

 

15,320

 

 

 

54,253

 

 

 

61,642

 

Operating loss

 

(9,196

)

 

 

(14,768

)

 

 

(50,703

)

 

 

(61,448

)

Other income (expense):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gain on change in fair value of earnout liability

 

 

 

 

3,210

 

 

 

827

 

 

 

74,078

 

Gain on change in fair value of warrant liability

 

98

 

 

 

326

 

 

 

397

 

 

 

2,875

 

Foreign currency transaction loss, net

 

 

 

 

(2,168

)

 

 

(757

)

 

 

(2,168

)

Loss on extinguishment of debt

 

 

 

 

(958

)

 

 

(1,123

)

 

 

(958

)

Other (expense) income, net

 

14

 

 

 

15

 

 

 

37

 

 

 

(472

)

Interest (expense) income, net

 

777

 

 

 

(914

)

 

 

2,792

 

 

 

(2,511

)

(Loss) income before income taxes

 

(8,307

)

 

 

(15,257

)

 

 

(48,530

)

 

 

9,396

 

(Provision) benefit for income taxes

 

(13

)

 

 

6

 

 

 

(16

)

 

 

(16

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (loss) income

$

(8,320

)

 

$

(15,251

)

 

$

(48,546

)

 

$

9,380

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss) per share, basic

$

(0.52

)

 

$

(0.97

)

 

$

(3.08

)

 

$

0.64

 

Net income (loss) per share, diluted

$

(0.52

)

 

$

(0.97

)

 

$

(3.08

)

 

$

0.60

 

Weighted-average common shares, basic

 

15,852,949

 

 

 

15,651,523

 

 

 

15,776,387

 

 

 

14,691,793

 

Weighted-average common shares, diluted

 

15,852,949

 

 

 

15,651,523

 

 

 

15,776,387

 

 

 

15,572,845

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

Prior period figures are presented as adjusted for the Reverse Stock Split effective on September 21, 2023.

CEPTON, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(In thousands)

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

2023

 

 

 

2022

 

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

Net (loss) income

$

(48,546

)

 

$

9,380

 

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

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

496

 

 

 

344

 

Stock-based compensation

 

8,572

 

 

 

8,243

 

Amortization of right-of-use asset

 

1,596

 

 

 

1,360

 

Amortization, other

 

347

 

 

 

1,721

 

Accretion from short-term investments

 

(1,157

)

 

 

(80

)

Gain on change in fair value of earnout liability

 

(827

)

 

 

(74,078

)

Gain on change in fair value of warrant liability

 

(397

)

 

 

(2,875

)

Loss on impairment of property and equipment

 

387

 

 

 

 

Loss from extinguishment of debt

 

1,123

 

 

 

958

 

Foreign currency transaction loss, net

 

757

 

 

 

2,168

 

Other

 

 

 

 

181

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

(2,324

)

 

 

(801

)

Inventories

 

575

 

 

 

(448

)

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

4,032

 

 

 

(1,920

)

Other long-term assets

 

202

 

 

 

(296

)

Accounts payable

 

(1,073

)

 

 

(653

)

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

 

1,800

 

 

 

99

 

Operating lease liabilities

 

(1,086

)

 

 

(1,611

)

Other long-term liabilities

 

 

 

 

311

 

Net cash used in operating activities

 

(35,523

)

 

 

(57,997

)

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

Purchases of property and equipment

 

(1,292

)

 

 

(760

)

Proceeds from sale of property and equipment

 

36

 

 

 

 

Purchases of short-term investments

 

(37,806

)

 

 

(32,368

)

Proceeds from sales of short-term investments

 

 

 

 

8,303

 

Proceeds from maturities of short-term investments

 

36,700

 

 

 

23,274

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(2,362

)

 

 

(1,551

)

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

Proceeds from Business Combination and private offering

 

 

 

 

76,107

 

Payments of Business Combination and private offering transaction costs

 

 

 

 

(29,031

)

Proceeds from issuance of Trinity debt and warrants, net of debt discount

 

 

 

 

9,724

 

Repayment of Trinity debt

 

 

 

 

(10,400

)

Repayment of secured term loan with Koito

 

(45,220

)

 

 

 

Proceeds from issuance of secured term loan with Koito

 

 

 

 

39,442

 

Proceeds from issuance of common stock options

 

31

 

 

 

1,008

 

Payment of employee taxes related to vested restricted stock units

 

(63

)

 

 

 

Proceeds from convertible preferred stock, net of issuance costs

 

99,884

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

 

 

 

 

1,700

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

54,632

 

 

 

88,550

 

 

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

 

424

 

 

 

1,862

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

 

17,171

 

 

 

30,864

 

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period

 

34,518

 

 

 

3,654

 

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period

$

51,689

 

 

$

34,518

 





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