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Sonos Reports Record Fiscal Year and Fourth Quarter 2021 Results

November 17, 2021 4:05 PM

Introduces Fiscal 2022 Outlook; Ahead of Schedule Reaching Fiscal 2024 Targets

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Sonos, Inc. (Nasdaq: SONO) today reported fourth quarter and fiscal 2021 results.

Fiscal 2021 Financial Highlights (unaudited)

Fourth Quarter 2021 Financial Highlights (unaudited)

Fiscal 2022 Outlook

New Stock Repurchase Program

Sonos CEO Patrick Spence commented, “We are thrilled to report another record year at Sonos. Our fiscal 2021 results are an illustration of just how much our products have appealed to customers and how powerful and profitable our model is as we execute and scale. Demand for our products remains incredibly robust and, despite continued supply constraints, we delivered a record $1.717 billion in revenue, up nearly 30% from the prior year. We achieved record adjusted EBITDA of $278.6 million, representing a record adjusted EBITDA margin of 16.2%, up 800 basis points from the prior year.”

“As our customers recognize, Sonos products operate seamlessly together, with more products improving the experience. We consistently see our existing customers adding more products to their systems, and with every new household that we add, that flywheel begins. Total households increased 15% to a record 12.6 million in fiscal 2021, while our existing customers once again showed strong repurchase habits, accounting for a record 46% of total product registrations. Total products per household increased to 3.0, underscoring the power of our model and we are poised to drive further increases in customer lifetime value as we continue to innovate and introduce new products and services,” continued Mr. Spence.

“Demand for our products remains stronger than ever, and we are entering fiscal 2022 with a significant backlog due to the continued industry-wide supply constraints. Despite these supply constraints, we expect to deliver another strong year in fiscal 2022, including 16% revenue growth and 17% adjusted EBITDA growth at the high end of our outlook. The powerful momentum we are experiencing in our business puts us ahead of schedule for reaching the fiscal 2024 financial targets introduced at our investor event last March. As we look forward, we are confident in our ability to deliver an approximately 13% revenue CAGR, 45% to 47% gross margin, and 15% to 18% adjusted EBITDA margin through fiscal 2024. We have an exciting product roadmap ahead, are extremely well positioned for the long-term, and expect to deliver significant free cash flow and increased shareholder value over time as we continue on our quest to be the world’s leading sound experience company,” Mr. Spence concluded.

Fiscal 2021 Company Highlights (unaudited)

Key Metrics:

Strategic Initiatives:

Supplemental Earnings Presentation

The Company has posted a supplemental earnings presentation accompanying its fourth quarter and fiscal 2021 results to the Earnings Reports section of its investor relations website at https://investors.sonos.com/reports-and-filings/default.aspx#section=earningsreports.

Conference Call, Webcast and Transcript

The Company will host a webcast of its conference call and Q&A related to its fourth quarter and fiscal 2021 results on November 17, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (2:00 p.m. Pacific Time). Participants may access the live webcast in listen-only mode on the Sonos investor relations website at https://investors.sonos.com/news-and-events/default.aspx.

The conference call may also be accessed by dialing (888) 330-2454 with conference ID 1804222. Participants outside the U.S. can access the call by dialing (240) 789-2714 using the same conference ID.

An archived webcast of the conference call and a transcript of the company’s prepared remarks and Q&A session will also be available at https://investors.sonos.com/reports-and-filings/default.aspx#section=earningsreports following the call.

Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss)

(unaudited, in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

Three Months Ended

Twelve Months Ended

October 2,
2021

October 3,
2020

October 2,
2021

October 3,
2020

Revenue

$

359,539

$

339,837

$

1,716,744

$

1,326,328

Cost of revenue

192,608

178,301

906,750

754,372

Gross profit

166,931

161,536

809,994

571,956

Operating expenses

Research and development

65,783

54,783

230,078

214,672

Sales and marketing

73,236

58,338

272,124

263,539

General and administrative

39,457

32,986

152,828

120,978

Total operating expenses

178,476

146,107

655,030

599,189

Operating income (loss)

(11,545

)

15,429

154,964

(27,233

)

Other income (expense), net

Interest income

33

43

146

1,998

Interest expense

(67

)

(300

)

(592

)

(1,487

)

Other income (expense), net

(2,271

)

3,273

2,407

6,639

Total other income (expense), net

(2,305

)

3,016

1,961

7,150

Income (loss) before provision for (benefit from) income taxes

(13,850

)

18,445

156,925

(20,083

)

Provision for (benefit from) income taxes

(5,106

)

34

(1,670

)

32

Net income (loss)

$

(8,744

)

$

18,411

$

158,595

$

(20,115

)

Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders

Basic

$

(8,744

)

$

18,411

$

158,595

$

(20,115

)

Diluted

$

(8,744

)

$

18,411

$

158,595

$

(20,115

)

Net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders

Basic

$

(0.07

)

$

0.17

$

1.30

$

(0.18

)

Diluted

$

(0.07

)

$

0.15

$

1.13

$

(0.18

)

Weighted-average shares used in computing net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders

Basic

126,351,433

111,148,110

122,245,212

109,807,154

Diluted

126,351,433

122,598,225

140,309,152

109,807,154

Total comprehensive income (loss)

Net income (loss)

$

(8,744

)

$

18,411

$

158,595

$

(20,115

)

Change in foreign currency translation adjustment

252

(1,095

)

514

(1,826

)

Comprehensive income (loss)

$

(8,492

)

$

17,316

$

159,109

$

(21,941

)

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(unaudited, dollars in thousands, except par values)

As of

October 2,
2021

October 3,
2020

Assets

Current assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

$

640,101

$

407,100

Restricted cash

191

Accounts receivable, net of allowances

100,779

54,935

Inventories

185,130

180,830

Prepaids and other current assets

31,504

17,321

Total current assets

957,514

660,377

Property and equipment, net

71,341

60,784

Operating lease right-of-use assets

33,841

42,342

Goodwill

15,545

15,545

Intangible assets, net

24,450

26,394

Deferred tax assets

10,028

1,800

Other noncurrent assets

26,085

8,809

Total assets

$

1,138,804

$

816,051

Liabilities and stockholders’ equity

Current liabilities:

Accounts payable

$

214,996

$

250,328

Accrued expenses

108,029

45,049

Accrued compensation

77,695

44,517

Short-term debt

6,667

Deferred revenue, current

35,866

15,304

Other current liabilities

39,544

31,150

Total current liabilities

476,130

393,015

Operating lease liabilities, noncurrent

33,960

50,360

Long-term debt

18,251

Deferred revenue, noncurrent

53,632

47,085

Deferred tax liabilities

2,394

2,434

Other noncurrent liabilities

3,646

7,067

Total liabilities

569,762

518,212

Stockholders’ equity:

Common stock, $0.001 par value

129

114

Treasury stock

(50,276

)

(20,886

)

Additional paid-in capital

690,462

548,993

Accumulated deficit

(69,897

)

(228,492

)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(1,376

)

(1,890

)

Total stockholders’ equity

569,042

297,839

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

$

1,138,804

$

816,051

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(unaudited, dollars in thousands)

Twelve Months Ended

October 2,
2021

October 3,
2020

Cash flows from operating activities

Net income (loss)

$

158,595

$

(20,115

)

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

Depreciation and amortization

33,882

36,426

Impairment and abandonment charges

3,552

14,174

Stock-based compensation expense

62,127

57,610

Other

1,951

5,710

Deferred income taxes

(8,330

)

(567

)

Foreign currency transaction gain

(1,108

)

(4,143

)

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

Accounts receivable, net

(45,697

)

49,593

Inventories

(7,911

)

38,010

Other assets

(30,009

)

(5,749

)

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

26,231

(24,440

)

Accrued compensation

33,447

1,088

Deferred revenue

27,587

4,754

Other liabilities

(1,091

)

9,635

Net cash provided by operating activities

253,226

161,986

Cash flows from investing activities

Purchases of property and equipment, intangible and other assets

(45,531

)

(33,035

)

Cash paid for acquisition, net of acquired cash

(36,289

)

Net cash used in investing activities

(45,531

)

(69,324

)

Cash flows from financing activities

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

147,818

42,286

Payments for repurchase of common stock

(50,014

)

(50,015

)

Payments for repurchase of common stock related to shares withheld for tax in connection with vesting of RSUs

(47,837

)

(11,029

)

Repayments of borrowings

(25,000

)

(8,333

)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

24,967

(27,091

)

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

148

2,900

Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

232,810

68,471

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

Beginning of period

407,291

338,820

End of period

$

640,101

$

407,291

Supplemental disclosure

Cash paid for interest

$

502

$

1,647

Cash paid for taxes, net of refunds

$

4,114

$

783

Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities

$

18,657

$

17,194

Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities

Purchases of property and equipment, accrued but not paid

$

5,653

$

3,911

Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease liabilities

$

2,010

$

77,416

Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) to Adjusted EBITDA

(unaudited, dollars in thousands)

Three Months Ended

Twelve Months Ended

October 2,
2021

October 3,
2020

October 2,
2021

October 3,
2020

Net income (loss)

$

(8,744

)

$

18,411

$

158,595

$

(20,115

)

Add (deduct):

Depreciation and amortization

8,093

8,733

33,882

36,426

Stock-based compensation expense

15,372

15,971

62,127

57,610

Interest income

(33

)

(43

)

(146

)

(1,998

)

Interest expense

67

300

592

1,487

Other (income) expense, net

2,271

(3,273

)

(2,407

)

(6,639

)

Provision for (benefit from) income taxes

(5,106

)

34

(1,670

)

32

Restructuring and related expenses (1)

165

125

(2,446

)

26,285

Legal and transaction related costs (2)

5,028

6,170

30,058

15,455

Adjusted EBITDA

$

17,113

$

46,428

$

278,585

$

108,543

Revenue

$

359,539

$

339,837

$

1,716,744

$

1,326,328

Adjusted EBITDA margin

4.8

%

13.7

%

16.2

%

8.2

%

(1)

Restructuring and related expenses for the twelve months ended October 2, 2021, include a gain of $2.8 million, related to our negotiation for the early termination of a facility lease that was part of the 2020 restructuring plan. The gain represents the difference between the related operating lease liability and previously accrued restructuring expenses versus the early termination payment. For a description of the 2020 restructuring plan, see “Restructuring and Related Costs” below.

(2)

Legal and transaction related costs consist of expenses related to our intellectual property ("IP") litigation against Alphabet Inc. and Google LLC as well as legal and transaction costs associated with our acquisition activity, which we do not consider representative of our underlying operating performance.

Reconciliation of Cash Flows Provided by Operating Activities to Free Cash Flow

(unaudited, dollars in thousands)

Twelve Months Ended

October 2,
2021

October 3,
2020

Cash flows provided by operating activities

$

253,226

$

161,986

Less: Purchases of property and equipment, intangible and other assets

(45,531

)

(33,035

)

Free cash flow

$

207,695

$

128,951

Revenue by Product Category

(unaudited, dollars in thousands)

Three Months Ended

Twelve Months Ended

October 2,
2021

October 3,
2020

October 2,
2021

October 3,
2020

Sonos speakers

$

273,525

$

254,874

$

1,378,808

$

1,034,813

Sonos system products

67,738

67,901

265,180

218,788

Partner products and other revenue

18,276

17,062

72,756

72,727

Total revenue

$

359,539

$

339,837

$

1,716,744

$

1,326,328

Revenue by Geographical Region

(unaudited, dollars in thousands)

Three Months Ended

Twelve Months Ended

October 2,
2021

October 3,
2020

October 2,
2021

October 3,
2020

Americas

$

196,034

$

199,549

$

980,931

$

755,874

Europe, Middle East and Africa ("EMEA")

137,936

117,076

618,476

470,883

Asia Pacific ("APAC")

25,569

23,212

117,337

99,571

Total revenue

$

359,539

$

339,837

$

1,716,744

$

1,326,328

Stock-based Compensation

(unaudited, dollars in thousands)

Three Months Ended

Twelve Months Ended

October 2,
2021

October 3,
2020

October 2,
2021

October 3,
2020

Cost of revenue

$

265

$

239

$

988

$

1,106

Research and development

6,008

6,742

25,075

23,439

Sales and marketing

3,253

3,701

13,570

14,359

General and administrative

5,846

5,289

22,494

18,706

Total stock-based compensation expense

$

15,372

$

15,971

$

62,127

$

57,610

Restructuring and Related Costs (1)

(unaudited, dollars in thousands)

Three Months Ended

Twelve Months Ended

October 2,
2021

October 3,
2020

October 2,
2021

October 3,
2020

Research and development

$

$

125

$

25

$

5,074

Sales and marketing

165

(2,471

)

19,788

General and administrative

1,423

Total restructuring and related costs

$

165

$

125

$

(2,446

)

$

26,285

(1)

On June 23, 2020, we initiated a restructuring plan as part of our efforts to reduce operating expenses and preserve liquidity due to the uncertainty and challenges stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic. As part of the 2020 restructuring plan, we eliminated approximately 12% of our global headcount and closed our New York retail store and six satellite offices. We believe these initiatives better aligned our resources to provide further operating flexibility and more efficiently position our business for our long-term strategy. Activities under the 2020 restructuring plan were substantially completed in the first quarter of fiscal 2021. In the first quarter of fiscal 2021, we negotiated the early termination of a facility lease that was part of the 2020 restructuring and recorded a gain of $2.8 million, representing the difference between the related operating lease liability and previously accrued restructuring expenses versus the early termination payment. The gain was recognized as a credit in sales and marketing expenses on the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss).

Use of Non-GAAP Measures

We have provided in this press release financial information that has not been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”), including adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, revenue excluding the 53rd week, revenue excluding the 14th week, free cash flow, gross margin excluding the effect of tariffs, net income (loss) excluding stock-based compensation, restructuring, and legal and transaction related fees, and diluted earnings per share (EPS) excluding stock-based compensation, restructuring, and legal and transaction related fees. These non-GAAP financial measures are not based on any standardized methodology prescribed by U.S. GAAP and are not necessarily comparable to similarly titled measures presented by other companies. We use these non-GAAP financial measures to evaluate our operating performance and trends and make planning decisions. We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures help identify underlying trends in our business that could otherwise be masked by the effect of the expenses and other items that we exclude in these non-GAAP financial measures. Accordingly, we believe that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating our operating results, enhancing the overall understanding of our past performance and future prospects, and allowing for greater transparency with respect to a key financial metric used by our management in its financial and operational decision-making. Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation of, or as an alternative to, measures prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Investors are encouraged to review the reconciliation of these financial measures to their nearest U.S. GAAP financial equivalents provided in the financial statement tables above. We define adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) adjusted to exclude the impact of depreciation, stock-based compensation expense, interest income, interest expense, other income (expense), income taxes and other items that we do not consider representative of our underlying operating performance. We define adjusted EBITDA margin as adjusted EBITDA divided by revenue. We define free cash flow as net cash from operations less purchases of property and equipment and intangible assets. We calculate gross margin excluding the effect of tariff duties and refunds as gross profit, less the effect of tariffs imposed on goods imported to the U.S. from China and any tariffs refunds subject to a tariff refund claim approved by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, divided by revenue. We calculate non-GAAP net income (loss) excluding stock-based compensation, restructuring and legal and transaction related fees as net income (loss) less stock-based compensation, restructuring fees and legal and transaction related fees. We calculate non-GAAP diluted earnings per share (EPS) excluding stock-based compensation, restructuring, and legal and transaction related fees as net income (loss) less stock-based compensation, restructuring costs and legal and transaction related fees divided by our number of shares at fiscal year end. We calculate constant currency growth percentages by translating our prior period financial results using the current period average currency exchange rates and comparing these amounts to our current period reported results. We do not provide a reconciliation of forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures to their comparable GAAP financial measures because we cannot do so without unreasonable effort due to unavailability of information needed to calculate reconciling items and due to the variability, complexity and limited visibility of the adjusting items that would be excluded from the non-GAAP financial measures in future periods. When planning, forecasting and analyzing future periods, we do so primarily on a non-GAAP basis without preparing a GAAP analysis as that would require estimates for items such as stock-based compensation, which is inherently difficult to predict with reasonable accuracy. Stock-based compensation expense is difficult to estimate because it depends on our future hiring and retention needs, as well as the future fair market value of our common stock, all of which are difficult to predict and subject to constant change. In addition, for purposes of setting annual guidance, it would be difficult to quantify stock-based compensation expense for the year with reasonable accuracy in the current quarter. As a result, we do not believe that a GAAP reconciliation would provide meaningful supplemental information about our outlook.

Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements include statements regarding our outlook for the fiscal year ended October 1, 2022, our fiscal 2024 targets, our long-term focus, financial, growth and business strategies and opportunities, growth metrics and targets, our business model, new products, services and partnerships, profitability and gross margins, our direct-to-consumer efforts, our market share, and other factors affecting variability in our financial results. These forward-looking statements are only predictions and may differ materially from actual results due to a variety of factors, including, but not limited to the duration and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and related mitigation efforts on our industry and our supply chain; supply chain challenges, including shipping and logistics challenges and significant limits on component supplies; changes in general economic or market conditions that could affect consumer income and overall consumer spending; our ability to successfully introduce new products and services and maintain or expand the success of our existing products; the success of our efforts to expand our direct-to-consumer channel; the success of our financial, growth and business strategies; our ability to meet product demand and manage any product availability delays; and the other risk factors set forth under the caption “Risk Factors” in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 3, 2021 and our other filings filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), copies of which are available free of charge at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or upon request from our investor relations department. All forward-looking statements herein reflect our opinions only as of the date of this press release, and we undertake no obligation, and expressly disclaim any obligation, to update forward-looking statements herein in light of new information or future events. Sonos and Sonos product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sonos, Inc. All other product names and services may be trademarks or service marks of their respective owners.

About Sonos

Sonos (Nasdaq: SONO) is one of the world’s leading sound experience brands. As the inventor of multi-room wireless home audio, Sonos’ innovation helps the world listen better by giving people access to the content they love and allowing them to control it however they choose. Known for delivering an unparalleled sound experience, thoughtful home design aesthetic, simplicity of use and an open platform, Sonos makes the breadth of audio content available to anyone. Sonos is headquartered in Santa Barbara, California. Learn more at www.sonos.com.

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