Exited 2021 with Annual Recurring Revenue of $90 million, growing 94% year over year

Exceeded High-End of both Revenue and non-GAAP EPS Guidance for the Quarter

145% Year over Year growth in Cumulative Paid Accounts

Delivered GAAP operating loss of $7.2 million, non-GAAP Operating Profit of $3.5 million

Ended with Cash and Cash Equivalents Balance at $175.7 million, with No Debt

CARLSBAD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Arlo Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: ARLO), a leading internet-connected security camera brand, today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2021.

Financial Highlights (1)

Q4'2021 Summary

• Revenue of $142.9 million, an increase of 24.4% year over year.
  
• GAAP gross profit of $31.7 million, an increase of 29.3% year over year; non-GAAP gross profit of $32.7 million, an increase of 27.0% year over year.
  
• GAAP gross margin of 22.2%; non-GAAP gross margin of 22.9%.
  
• GAAP operating loss of $7.2 million, a decrease of $8.4 million year over year; non-GAAP operating profit of $3.5 million, an increase of $10.0 million year over year.
  
• GAAP net loss per diluted share of $(0.08); non-GAAP net income per diluted share of $0.04.

FY'2021 Summary

• 2021 revenue of $435.1 million, an increase of 21.8% year over year.
  
• 2021 GAAP gross profit of $108.0 million, an increase of 95.0% year over year; non-GAAP gross profit of $112.0 million, an increase of 87.6% year over year.
  
• 2021 GAAP gross margin of 24.8%; non-GAAP gross margin of 25.7%.
  
• 2021 GAAP net loss per diluted share of $(0.68); non-GAAP net loss per diluted share of $(0.11).
  
• Cash and cash equivalents of $175.7 million and no debt.

“I am proud to say the Arlo team successfully navigated considerable global supply chain challenges to deliver strong results across the entire business in Q4. Revenue and non-GAAP EPS both came in above the high end of our guidance and we are very pleased to share that we crossed over to a non-GAAP operating profit for the first time in our history as a public company. Our new business model for subscriptions continued its momentum, adding a record 190,000 paid accounts in Q4, an increase of 141% year over year. Our impressive paid account growth drove our strong recurring revenue growth as we exited 2021 with Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) of $90.1 million growing at 94% year over year," said Matthew McRae, Chief Executive Officer of Arlo Technologies. “Importantly, our innovation continues on all fronts. We are pleased with the early results we are seeing from the recent launch of Arlo Secure and Arlo Secure Plus, our new service plans, which extend Arlo’s differentiation and produces considerable value for our customers. Recently, we expanded our industry-leading product and service portfolio with the award-winning Arlo Security System as well as Arlo Safe. With tremendous progress across the business, we are excited to capitalize on the opportunities ahead of us.”

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Financial and Business Highlights

• Full year service revenue of $103.5 million, for growth of 43.2% year over year.
  
• Service revenue of $28.5 million for Q4, for growth of 32.0% year over year, the tenth consecutive quarter of record service revenue.
  
• Exited 2021 with ARR of $90.1 million, growing 93.5% year over year. (2)
  
• GAAP service gross margin of 62.5%; non-GAAP service gross margin of 63.2% in Q4 a record for Arlo as a standalone company. (1)
  
• Added a record 190,000 paid accounts in Q4, a sequential increase of 4.4% over Q3, and a year over year increase of 140.5%.
  
• Announced significant expansion of our service and product offerings with the Arlo Security Systems and Arlo Safe.
  
• Won two Editors' Choice awards, multiple design awards, and features in Best of 2021 lists across the industry.

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First Quarter 2022 Business Outlook (3)

• Revenue of $110.0 million to $120.0 million.
• GAAP net loss per diluted share of $(0.19) to $(0.13), and non-GAAP net loss per diluted share of $(0.06) to $0.00.

A reconciliation of our business outlook on a GAAP and non-GAAP basis is provided in the following table:

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Investor Conference Call / Webcast Details

Arlo will review the Q4 and full year 2021 results and discuss management’s expectations for the first quarter of 2022 today, Tuesday, March 1, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. ET (2:00 p.m. PT). The toll-free dial-in number for the live audio call is (888) 394-8218. The international dial-in number for the live audio call is +1 (773) 377-9070. The conference ID for the call is 3670093. A live webcast of the conference call will be available on Arlo’s Investor Relations website at https://investor.arlo.com. A replay of the call will be available via the web at https://investor.arlo.com.

About Arlo Technologies, Inc.

Arlo is the award-winning, industry leader that is transforming the way people experience the connected lifestyle. Arlo’s deep expertise in product design, wireless connectivity, cloud infrastructure and cutting-edge AI capabilities focuses on delivering a seamless, smart home experience for Arlo users that is easy to setup and interact with every day. Arlo’s cloud-based platform provides users with visibility, insight and a powerful means to help protect and connect in real-time with the people and things that matter most, from any location with a Wi-Fi or a cellular connection. To date, Arlo has launched several categories of award-winning smart connected devices, including wire-free smart Wi-Fi and LTE-enabled security cameras, indoor security cameras, audio and video doorbells, and floodlights.

With a mission to bring users peace of mind, Arlo is as passionate about protecting user privacy as it is about safeguarding homes and families. Arlo is committed to supporting industry standards for data protection designed to keep users' personal information private and in their control. Arlo does not monetize personal data, provides enhanced controls for user data, supports privacy legislation, keeps user data safely secure, and puts security at the forefront of company culture.

© 2022 Arlo Technologies, Inc., Arlo and the Arlo logo are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Arlo Technologies, Inc. and/or certain of its affiliates in the United States and/or other countries. Other brand and product names are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holder(s). The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. Arlo shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein. All rights reserved.

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Non-GAAP Financial Information:

To supplement our unaudited selected financial data presented on a basis consistent with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”), we disclose certain non-GAAP financial measures that exclude certain charges, including non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP research and development, non-GAAP sales and marketing, non-GAAP general and administrative, non-GAAP total operating expenses, non-GAAP operating income (loss), non-GAAP operating margin, non-GAAP other income (expenses), net, non-GAAP provision for income taxes, non-GAAP net income (loss) and non-GAAP net income (loss) per diluted share. These supplemental measures exclude adjustments for separation expense, stock-based compensation expense, amortization of intangibles, impairment charges, restructuring and other charges, strategic initiative and transaction expenses, gain on sale of business, litigation reserves, and the related tax effects. These non-GAAP measures are not in accordance with or an alternative for GAAP, and may be different from similarly-titled non-GAAP measures used by other companies. We believe that these non-GAAP measures have limitations in that they do not reflect all of the amounts associated with our results of operations as determined in accordance with GAAP and that these measures should only be used to evaluate our results of operations in conjunction with the corresponding GAAP measures. The presentation of this additional information is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the most directly comparable GAAP measures. We compensate for the limitations of non-GAAP financial measures by relying upon GAAP results to gain a complete picture of our performance.

In calculating non-GAAP financial measures, we exclude certain items to facilitate a review of the comparability of our operating performance on a period-to-period basis because such items are not, in our view, related to our ongoing operational performance. We use non-GAAP measures to evaluate the operating performance of our business, for comparison with forecasts and strategic plans, and for benchmarking performance externally against competitors. In addition, management’s incentive compensation is determined using certain non-GAAP measures. Since we find these measures to be useful, we believe that investors benefit from seeing results “through the eyes” of management in addition to seeing GAAP results. We believe that these non-GAAP measures, when read in conjunction with our GAAP measures, provide useful information to investors by offering:

• the ability to make more meaningful period-to-period comparisons of our on-going operating results;
• the ability to better identify trends in our underlying business and perform related trend analyses;
• a better understanding of how management plans and measures our underlying business; and
• an easier way to compare our operating results against analyst financial models and operating results of competitors that supplement their GAAP results with non-GAAP financial measures.

The following are explanations of the adjustments that we incorporate into non-GAAP measures, as well as the reasons for excluding them in the reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures:

Separation expense consists of expenses that are related to the separation of our business from NETGEAR. These consist primarily of costs of legal and professional services for IPO-related litigation associated with our separation from NETGEAR. We consider our operating results without these charges when evaluating our ongoing performance and forecasting our earnings trends, and therefore exclude such charges when presenting non-GAAP financial measures. We believe that the assessment of our operations excluding these costs is relevant to our assessment of internal operations and comparisons to the performance of our competitors.

Stock-based compensation expense consists of non-cash charges for the estimated fair value of stock options, performance-based stock options, restricted stock units, performance-based restricted stock units, shares under the employee stock purchase plan granted to employees and employees' annual bonus in RSU form. We believe that the exclusion of these charges provides for more accurate comparisons of our operating results to peer companies due to the varying available valuation methodologies, subjective assumptions and the variety of award types. In addition, we believe it is useful to investors to understand the specific impact stock-based compensation expense has on our operating results.

Amortization of intangibles consists primarily of non-cash charges that can be impacted by, among other things, the timing and magnitude of acquisitions. We consider our operating results without these charges when evaluating our ongoing performance and forecasting our earnings trends, and therefore exclude such charges when presenting non-GAAP financial measures. We believe that the assessment of our operations excluding these costs is relevant to an assessment of our internal operations and comparisons to our prior and future periods and to the performance of our competitors.

Strategic initiative and transaction expenses consist of legal fees associated with the strategic review of the Company and legal fees, accounting fees and other one-time costs incurred to complete the Verisure transaction. We consider our operating results without these charges when evaluating our ongoing performance and forecasting our earnings trends, and therefore exclude such charges when presenting non-GAAP financial measures. We believe that the assessment of our operations excluding these costs is relevant to our assessment of internal operations and comparisons to the performance of our competitors.

Gain on sale of business represents gain from sale of the Company's commercial operations in Europe. We consider our operating results without this gain when evaluating our ongoing performance and forecasting our earnings trends, and therefore exclude such gain when presenting non-GAAP financial measures. We believe that the assessment of our operations excluding the gain is relevant to our assessment of internal operations and comparisons to the performance of our competitors.

Other items are the result of either unique or unplanned events, including, when applicable: restructuring and other charges, litigation reserves, net and impairment charges. It is difficult to predict the occurrence or estimate the amount or timing of these items in advance. Although these events are reflected in our GAAP financial statements, these unique transactions may limit the comparability of our on-going operations with prior and future periods. The amounts result from events that often arise from unforeseen circumstances, which often occur outside of the ordinary course of continuing operations. Therefore, the amounts do not accurately reflect the underlying performance of our continuing business operations for the period in which they are incurred.

Tax effects consist of the various above adjustments that we incorporate into non-GAAP measures in order to provide a more meaningful measure on non-GAAP net income. We also believe providing financial information with and without the income tax effects relating to our non-GAAP financial measures provides our management and users of the financial statements with better clarity regarding the on-going performance of our business.

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