Revenue Grew 97% Quarter on Quarter, 4% Year on Year; GAAP Net Income Grew to $3.3 Million; Adjusted EBITDA Improved to $5.6 Million

Two OEM Wins During the First Quarter of Fiscal 2021

SANTA CLARA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Telenav®, Inc. (NASDAQ:TNAV), a leading provider of connected-car and location-based services, today released its financial results for the first fiscal quarter ended Sept. 30, 2020. In connection with releasing financial results for the first fiscal quarter ended Sept. 30, 2020, the company also posted a supplemental financial results presentation on its website. Please visit Telenav’s investor relations website at http://investor.telenav.com to view the financial results and materials, and additional commentary regarding the information in this release. Telenav also announced today that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement to be acquired by V99, Inc., a Delaware corporation led by HP Jin, Co-Founder, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Telenav, for $4.80 per share in an all cash transaction that values Telenav at approximately $241 million. In light of the announced transaction with V99, Inc., Telenav is releasing its financial results prior to the originally scheduled date.

“We won two significant new OEM awards in the quarter, and continued to expand our installed base of Telenav equipped vehicles,” said HP Jin, Chairman and CEO of Telenav.

“We delivered a strong top and bottom line rebound, and significantly increased adjusted EBITDA in the first quarter of fiscal 2021. The financial results were driven by our customers’ automotive plant re-openings and return to higher levels of production than the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020, including General Motors,” said Adeel Manzoor, Chief Financial Officer.

Financial Highlights for the First Quarter Ended Sept. 30, 2020

  • Total revenue for the first quarter of fiscal 2021 was $69.6 million, an increase of 97% compared with $35.4 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020, and an increase of 4% compared with $66.6 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2020.
  • Services revenue for the first quarter of fiscal 2021 was $12.8 million, an increase of 20% compared with $10.6 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2020.
  • GAAP gross profit for the first quarter of fiscal 2021 was $29.5 million, compared with $29.8 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2020.
  • Billings, a non-GAAP measure, for the first quarter of fiscal 2021 were $64.2 million, a decrease of 17% compared with $76.9 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2020.
  • GAAP income from continuing operations before the provision for income taxes for the first quarter of fiscal 2021 was $2.7 million, compared with $0.4 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2020.
  • GAAP net income for the first quarter of fiscal 2021 was $3.3 million, compared with a net loss of $(4.0) million for the first quarter of fiscal 2020. The first quarter of fiscal 2020 included a loss from discontinued operations of $(4.0) million.
  • Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP measure, for the first quarter of fiscal 2021 was $5.6 million, an increase of 121% compared with $2.6 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2020.
  • Ending cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments, excluding restricted cash, were $98.8 million as of Sept. 30, 2020. This represented cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments of $2.08 per share, based on 47.5 million shares of common stock outstanding as of Sept. 30, 2020. Telenav had no debt as of Sept. 30, 2020.

Recent Business Highlights

  • Telenav was awarded new business with two automobile OEMs in the first quarter: a US-based EV manufacturer and Chinese electric vehicle maker, Nio.
  • Approximately 1.2 million Telenav-equipped cars were deployed into the global market during the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2020, bringing total cumulative auto units deployed to date to 30.7 million.

Conference Call Cancellation

In light of the announced transaction with V99, Telenav’s earnings conference call scheduled for November 05, at 2:00 p.m. PDT will not take place. Additionally, given the pending transaction, Telenav is not providing outlook.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Telenav prepares its financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for the United States, or GAAP. The non-GAAP financial measures, such as billings, change in deferred revenue, change in deferred costs, adjusted EBITDA, and free cash flow included in this press release are different from those otherwise presented under GAAP. Telenav has provided these measures in addition to GAAP financial results because management believes these non-GAAP measures help provide a consistent basis for comparison between periods that are not influenced by certain items and, therefore, may be helpful in understanding Telenav’s underlying operating results. These non-GAAP measures are some of the primary measures Telenav’s management uses for planning and forecasting. These measures are not in accordance with, or an alternative to, GAAP and these non-GAAP measures may not be comparable to information provided by other companies.

To reconcile the historical GAAP results to non-GAAP financial metrics, please refer to the reconciliations in the financial statements included in this earnings release.

Billings equals GAAP revenue recognized plus the change in deferred revenue from the beginning to the end of the applicable period. In connection with its presentation of the change in deferred revenue, Telenav has provided a similar presentation of the change in the related deferred costs. Such deferred costs primarily include costs associated with third party content and certain development costs associated with its customized software solutions whereby customized engineering fees are earned. As the company enters into more hybrid and brought-in navigation programs, deferred revenue and deferred costs become larger components of its operating results, so Telenav believes these metrics are useful in evaluating cash flows.

Telenav considers billings to be a useful metric for management and investors because billings drive revenue and deferred revenue, which is an important indicator of its business. There are a number of limitations related to the use of billings versus revenue calculated in accordance with GAAP. First, billings include amounts that have not yet been recognized as revenue and may require additional services to be provided over contracted service periods. For example, billings related to certain brought-in solutions cannot be fully recognized as revenue in a given period due to requirements for ongoing map updates and provisioning of services such as hosting, monitoring, customer support and, for certain customers, additional period content and associated technology costs. Second, we may calculate billings in a manner that is different from peer companies that report similar financial measures, making comparisons between companies more difficult. Accordingly, when Telenav uses this measure, it attempts to compensate for these limitations by providing specific information regarding billings and how they relate to revenue calculated in accordance with GAAP.

Adjusted EBITDA measures GAAP net loss adjusted for discontinued operations and excluding the impact of stock-based compensation expense, depreciation and amortization, other income (expense) net, provision (benefit) for income taxes, and other applicable items such as legal settlements and contingencies. Stock-based compensation expense relates to equity incentive awards granted to its employees, directors, and consultants. Legal settlements and contingencies represent settlements, offers made to settle, or loss accruals relating to litigation or other disputes in which Telenav is a party or the indemnitor of a party.

Adjusted EBITDA, while generally a measure of profitability, can also represent a loss. Adjusted EBITDA is a key measure used by Telenav’s management and board of directors to understand and evaluate Telenav’s core operating performance and trends, to prepare and approve its annual budget and to develop short- and long-term operational plans. In particular, Telenav believes that the exclusion of the expenses eliminated in calculating adjusted EBITDA can provide a useful measure for period-to-period comparisons of Telenav’s core business. Accordingly, Telenav believes that adjusted EBITDA generally provides useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating our operating results in the same manner as Telenav’s management and board of directors.

Free cash flow is a non-GAAP financial measure Telenav defines as net cash provided by (used in) operating activities, less purchases of property and equipment. Telenav considers free cash flow to be a liquidity measure that provides useful information to management and investors about the amount of cash (used in) generated by its business after purchases of property and equipment.

Telenav does not provide reconciliations of these forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures to the corresponding GAAP measures due to the high variability and difficulty in making accurate forecasts and projections with respect to deferred revenue, deferred costs, stock-based compensation and tax provision (benefit), which are components of these non-GAAP financial measures. In particular, stock-based compensation is impacted by future hiring and retention needs, as well as the future fair market value of Telenav’s common stock, all of which is difficult to predict and subject to constant change. The actual amounts of these items will have a significant impact on Telenav’s net income (loss) per diluted share and tax provision (benefit). Accordingly, reconciliations of Telenav’s forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures to the corresponding GAAP measures are not available without unreasonable effort.

Forward Looking Statements

This press release, as well as the supplemental investor presentation Telenav posts on its website, contain forward-looking statements that are based on Telenav management’s beliefs and assumptions and on information currently available to its management. Actual events or results may differ materially from those described in these documents or communications due to a number of risks and uncertainties. These potential risks and uncertainties include, among others: the risk that the proposed transaction with V99, Inc. may not be completed in a timely manner or at all, which may adversely affect Telenav’s business and the price of the common stock of Telenav; the failure to satisfy any of the conditions to the consummation of the proposed transaction, including the adoption of the merger agreement by the stockholders of Telenav and the receipt of required regulatory approvals; the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the merger agreement; the effect of the announcement or pendency of the proposed transaction on Telenav’s business relationships, operating results and business generally; (v) the risks that the proposed transaction disrupts current plans and operations and the potential difficulties in employee retention as a result of the proposed transaction; the risks related to diverting management’s attention from Telenav’s ongoing business operations; the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against Telenav or the special committee of its independent directors related to the merger agreement or the proposed transaction; unexpected costs, charges or expenses resulting from the proposed transaction; the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on business activity, including but not limited to the shutdown of manufacturing operations by Ford, GM and other automobile manufacturer customers, consumer demand for new vehicles and the Company’s operations; whether Ford, GM and other automobile manufacturer partners will be required to suspend production on response to spikes in COVID-19 cases and if so, when and to what extent they will be able to resume full production and the impact the continued period of reduced volume of new vehicles being produced will have on our revenue and operating results; the ensuing economic recession; the Company’s ability to achieve future revenue currently estimated under customer engagements, including the Company’s ability to determine, achieve and accurately recognize revenue under customer engagements; the Company’s ability to develop and implement products for Ford, GM and Toyota and to support Ford, GM and Toyota and their customers; the impact of Ford’s announcement regarding the elimination of various sedans in North America over the near term; the impact of tariffs on sales of automobiles in the United States and other markets; the Company’s success in extending its contracts for current and new generation of products with its existing automobile manufacturers and tier ones, particularly Ford; the impact of Ford’s announcement regarding Garmin and the possibility that Ford and other OEMs may transition additional business to other platforms and providers, such as Google Automotive Services; the impact of GM’s announcement regarding Google Automotive Services; the Company’s ability to achieve additional design wins and the delivery dates of automobiles including the Company’s products; adoption by vehicle purchasers of Scout GPS Link; the Company’s dependence on a limited number of automobile manufacturers and tier ones for a substantial portion of its revenue, such as Ford and GM; reductions in demand for automobiles in general and specifically for Ford and GM vehicles; potential impacts of automobile manufacturers and tier ones, in particular Ford and GM, including competitive capabilities in their vehicles such as Apple CarPlay and Android Auto; the Company’s continued reporting of losses and operating expenses in excess of expectations; the timing of new product releases and vehicle production by the Company’s automotive customers, including inventory procurement and fulfillment; possible warranty claims, and the impact on consumer perception of its brand; the Company’s ability to perform under its initiatives with Amazon and Microsoft, and benefit from those initiatives; the potential that the Company may not be able to realize its deferred tax assets and may have to take a reserve against them. Telenav discusses these risks in greater detail in “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in its Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020 and other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), including any subsequent Annual Report on Form 10-K or Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, which are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Also, forward-looking statements represent management’s beliefs and assumptions only as of the date made. You should review the company’s SEC filings carefully and with the understanding that actual future results may be materially different from what Telenav expects. Given these uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.

Additional Information and Where to Find It

This communication is being made in respect of the proposed transaction involving Telenav and V99. In connection with the proposed transaction, Telenav intends to file relevant materials with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including a proxy statement on Schedule 14A. Promptly after filing its definitive proxy statement with the SEC, Telenav will mail the definitive proxy statement and a proxy card to each stockholder of Telenav entitled to vote at the special meeting relating to the proposed transaction. This communication is not a substitute for the proxy statement or any other document that Telenav may file with the SEC or send to its stockholders in connection with the proposed transaction. BEFORE MAKING ANY VOTING DECISION, STOCKHOLDERS OF TELENAV ARE URGED TO READ THESE MATERIALS (INCLUDING ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS THERETO) AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION THAT TELENAV WILL FILE WITH THE SEC WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT TELENAV AND THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION. The definitive proxy statement and other relevant materials in connection with the proposed transaction (when they become available), and any other documents filed by Telenav with the SEC, may be obtained free of charge at the SEC’s website (http://www.sec.gov) or at Telenav’s website (https://www.telenav.com/) or by contacting Telenav’s Investor Relations at IR@telenav.com.

Participants in the Solicitation

Telenav and its directors and executive officers, including HP Jin and Samuel Chen, may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from Telenav’s stockholders with respect to the proposed transaction. Information about Telenav’s directors and executive officers and their ownership of Telenav common stock is set forth in Telenav’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020, which was filed with the SEC on August 21, 2020, as amended on October 26, 2020. Additional information regarding the potential participants, and their direct or indirect interests in the proposed transaction, by security holdings or otherwise, will be set forth in the proxy statement and other materials to be filed with SEC in connection with the proposed transaction.

ABOUT TELENAV, INC.

Telenav is a leading provider of connected car and location-based services, focused on transforming life on the go for people – before, during, and after every drive. Leveraging our location platform, we enable our customers to deliver custom connected car and mobile experiences. To learn more about how Telenav’s location platform powers personalized navigation, mapping, big data intelligence, social driving, and location-based advertising, visit www.telenav.com.

Copyright 2020 Telenav, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Telenav and the “Telenav” logo are registered trademarks and “VIVID” is a trademark of Telenav, Inc. All rights reserved. Unless otherwise noted, all other trademarks, service marks, and logos used in this press release are the trademarks, service marks or logos of their respective owners.

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Telenav, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands, except par value)

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30,
2020

 

June 30,
2020

Assets

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

28,313

 

 

$

20,518

 

Short-term investments

 

70,505

 

 

90,315

 

Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $7 and $5 at September 30, 2020 and June 30, 2020, respectively

 

47,371

 

 

34,542

 

Restricted cash

 

2,059

 

 

1,494

 

Deferred costs

 

25,881

 

 

26,121

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

4,839

 

 

4,505

 

Total current assets

 

178,968

 

 

177,495

 

Property and equipment, net

 

3,689

 

 

4,319

 

Operating lease right-of-use assets

 

6,363

 

 

7,067

 

Deferred income taxes, non-current

 

1,318

 

 

1,515

 

Goodwill

 

14,255

 

 

14,255

 

Deferred costs, non-current

 

50,160

 

 

54,548

 

Other assets

 

41,192

 

 

34,552

 

Total assets

 

$

295,945

 

 

$

293,751

 

Liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

Trade accounts payable

 

$

19,728

 

 

$

12,291

 

Accrued expenses

 

31,833

 

 

36,210

 

Operating lease liabilities

 

2,824

 

 

2,786

 

Deferred revenue

 

37,876

 

 

37,973

 

Income taxes payable

 

223

 

 

715

 

Total current liabilities

 

92,484

 

 

89,975

 

Operating lease liabilities, non-current

 

4,654

 

 

5,191

 

Deferred revenue, non-current

 

95,654

 

 

100,970

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

664

 

 

645

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, $0.001 par value: 50,000 shares authorized; no shares issued or outstanding

 

 

 

 

Common stock, $0.001 par value: 600,000 shares authorized; 47,523 and 47,342 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2020 and June 30, 2020, respectively

 

47

 

 

47

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

194,912

 

 

192,170

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(432)

 

 

(477)

 

Accumulated deficit

 

(92,038)

 

 

(94,770)

 

Total stockholders’ equity

 

102,489

 

 

96,970

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

295,945

 

 

$

293,751

 

 

 

 

 

 

Telenav, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

September 30,

 

 

2020

 

2019

Revenue:

 

 

 

 

Product

 

$

56,809

 

 

$

55,990

 

Services

 

12,787

 

 

10,639

 

Total revenue

 

69,596

 

 

66,629

 

Cost of revenue:

 

 

 

 

Product

 

32,530

 

 

31,989

 

Services

 

7,553

 

 

4,862

 

Total cost of revenue

 

40,083

 

 

36,851

 

Gross profit

 

29,513

 

 

29,778

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

Research and development

 

18,986

 

 

20,663

 

Sales and marketing

 

1,996

 

 

1,946

 

General and administrative

 

6,512

 

 

7,287

 

Total operating expenses

 

27,494

 

 

29,896

 

Income (loss) from operations

 

2,019

 

 

(118)

 

Other income, net

 

714

 

 

561

 

Income from continuing operations before provision for income taxes

 

2,733

 

 

443

 

Provision for income taxes

 

14

 

 

411

 

Equity in net (income) of equity method investees

 

(616)

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations

 

3,335

 

 

32

 

Discontinued operations:

 

 

 

 

Income from operations of Advertising business, net of tax

 

 

 

832

 

Loss from sale of Advertising business

 

 

 

(4,818)

 

Loss on discontinued operations

 

 

 

(3,986)

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

3,335

 

 

$

(3,954)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic income (loss) per share:

 

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations

 

$

0.07

 

 

$

 

Loss on discontinued operations

 

 

 

(0.08)

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

0.07

 

 

$

(0.08)

 

Diluted income (loss) per share:

 

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations

 

$

0.07

 

 

$

 

Loss on discontinued operations

 

 

 

(0.08)

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

0.07

 

 

$

(0.08)

 

Weighted average shares used in computing income (loss) per share:

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

47,227

 

 

47,780

 

Diluted

 

47,841

 

 

49,648

 

 

Telenav, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

September 30,

 

 

2020

 

2019

Operating activities

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

3,335

 

 

$

(3,954)

 

Loss on discontinued operations

 

 

 

3,986

 

Income from continuing operations

 

3,335

 

 

32

 

Adjustments to reconcile income from continuing operations to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

 

 

 

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

2,857

 

 

1,752

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

760

 

 

922

 

Operating lease amortization, net of accretion

 

710

 

 

544

 

Accretion of net premium on short-term investments

 

85

 

 

12

 

Equity in net (income) of equity method investees

 

(616)

 

 

 

Other

 

(351)

 

 

101

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

(12,653)

 

 

16,355

 

Deferred income taxes

 

245

 

 

171

 

Deferred costs

 

4,694

 

 

1,979

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

205

 

 

(502)

 

Other assets

 

(513)

 

 

28

 

Trade accounts payable

 

7,431

 

 

1,738

 

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

(4,537)

 

 

(10,259)

 

Income taxes payable

 

(500)

 

 

(152)

 

Operating lease liabilities

 

(504)

 

 

(897)

 

Deferred revenue

 

(5,656)

 

 

10,345

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

 

(5,008)

 

 

22,169

 

Investing activities

 

 

 

 

Purchases of property and equipment

 

(67)

 

 

(461)

 

Purchases of short-term investments

 

(2,381)

 

 

(41,418)

 

Purchase of long-term investments

 

(5,711)

 

 

(2,000)

 

Proceeds from sales and maturities of short-term investments

 

21,791

 

 

11,052

 

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

 

13,632

 

 

(32,827)

 

Financing activities

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

 

67

 

 

8,306

 

Tax withholdings related to net share settlements of restricted stock units

 

(359)

 

 

(832)

 

Proceeds from issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan

 

1,204

 

 

 

Repurchase of common stock

 

(1,630)

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

(718)

 

 

7,474

 

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

 

454

 

 

(336)

 

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

 

8,360

 

 

(3,520)

 

Net cash used in discontinued operations

 

 

 

(3,975)

 

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period

 

22,012

 

 

29,225

 

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period

 

$

30,372

 

 

$

21,730

 

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information

 

 

 

 

Income taxes paid, net

 

$

472

 

 

$

739

 

Non-cash investing: Investment in inMarket Media, LLC acquired in exchange for sale of Advertising business

 

$

 

 

$

15,600

 

Cash flows from discontinued operations:

 

 

 

 

Net cash used in operating activities

 

$

 

 

$

(3,569)

 

Net cash used in financing activities

 

 

 

(406)

 

Net cash transferred from continuing operations

 

 

 

3,975

 

Net change in cash and cash equivalents from discontinued operations

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents of discontinued operations, beginning of period

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents of discontinued operations, end of period

 

$

 

 

$

 

Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash to the condensed consolidated balance sheets

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

28,313

 

 

$

19,278

 

Restricted cash

 

2,059

 

 

2,452

 

Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

 

$

30,372

 

 

$

21,730

 

 

Contacts

Investor Relations:

Bishop IR

Mike Bishop

415-894-9633

IR@telenav.com

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