GoPro (GPRO) Affirms Q1 2017 Revenue At The High End Of The Guidance; Cutting 270 Jobs
GoPro, Inc. (NASDAQ: GPRO) announced that it affirms 2017 first quarter revenue to be in the upper end of its previously announced $190-210 million range and repeated its target of full-year non-GAAP profitability. The Company also announced a restructuring that reduces full-year GAAP operating expenses to below $585 million and non-GAAP operating expenses to below $495 million without impacting the Company's roadmap for new hardware and software products.
GoPro will host a conference call with analysts at 2:30 p.m. Pacific Time (5:30 p.m. Eastern Time) today to discuss the Company's announcements. Webcast details are listed below. GoPro will release its financial results for its first quarter, ended March 31, 2017, after the market closes on April 27, 2017.
"We're determined that GoPro's financial performance match the strength of our products and brand. Importantly, expense reductions preserve our product roadmap and we are tracking to full-year non-GAAP profitability in 2017," said GoPro Founder and CEO, Nicholas Woodman.
The reduction in operating expenses is achieved with a combination of cuts to program costs, headcount and open positions, totaling the elimination of approximately 270 positions. GoPro estimates that it will incur total aggregate charges of up to $10 million for the restructuring, which are primarily cash expenditures related to severance costs. The Company expects to recognize the restructuring charges in the first quarter of 2017.
"Today we are updating revenue guidance for the first quarter of 2017. We now expect to deliver revenue in the upper end of our guidance range of between $190 million and $210 million," said GoPro Chief Financial Officer, Brian McGee. "We currently have no need to draw on our credit facility and we expect to be EBITDA positive for full-year 2017."
GoPro to Host Analyst Call Today
GoPro management will host a 30-minute Q&A session to discuss the Company's restructuring activity today, March 15, 2017, at 2:30 p.m. Pacific Time (5:30 p.m. Eastern Time). A live webcast of the conference call will be accessible on the "Events & Presentations" section of the Company's website at http://investor.gopro.com. The webcast will be recorded and available on GoPro's website, http://investor.gopro.com, approximately two hours after the call and for 90 days thereafter.
