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Sonos Reports Record Third Quarter Fiscal 2021 Results and Raises Fiscal Year 2021 Outlook

Sonos, Inc. (Nasdaq: SONO) today reported record third quarter fiscal 2021 results.

Third Quarter 2021 Financial Highlights (unaudited)

  • GAAP net income (loss) increased to $17.8 million from ($57.0) million last year; non-GAAP net income (loss) excluding stock-based compensation, restructuring and legal and transaction related fees increased to $38.7 million from ($11.6) million last year.
  • GAAP diluted earnings per share (EPS) increased to $0.12 from ($0.52) last year; non-GAAP diluted earnings per share (EPS) excluding stock-based compensation, restructuring, and legal and transaction related fees increased to $0.27 from ($0.11) last year.
  • Adjusted EBITDA increased to $46.7 million from ($2.7) million last year.
  • Adjusted EBITDA margin increased to 12.3% from (1.1%) last year.
  • Gross margin increased 300 basis points to 47.0% from 44.0% last year.
  • Revenue increased 52% year-over-year to $378.7 million; on a constant-currency basis, revenue increased approximately 45% year-over-year.

Sonos CEO Patrick Spence commented, “Our third quarter results represent yet another record-shattering quarter at Sonos. We believe that the strong demand for our products is unwavering and underscores the uniqueness and power of our business model where customers start with one product and expand with more over time. Based on the strong demand for our products, the amazing execution of our team, and the power and profitability of our business, we are yet again raising our outlook for fiscal 2021.”

Mr. Spence continued, “Our future has never been brighter, as there are three macro trends that position Sonos for continued growth in the large and growing global audio market. First, the 'Golden Age of Audio' - as the leading premium home audio brand, we are well positioned to capitalize on the continued increase in audio content consumption and new audio formats that are emerging. Second, 'Hollywood at Home' - with more video content going direct-to-home, consumers are demanding a theater-like audio experience in the home which Sonos is well positioned to provide. Third, 'The Great Reshuffling' - the untethering of people from their offices enabling flexibility on how and where to live will drive continued investment in the home, a trend that our premium brand, design and quality is well-suited to capitalize on.”

Mr. Spence concluded, “Long-term, we remain focused on our key three strategic initiatives - the expansion of our brand, the expansion of our offerings, and driving operational excellence. The powerful momentum we are experiencing in our business, exceeding even our own expectations from six months ago, puts us ahead of schedule on reaching our fiscal 2024 financial targets. We 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.”

Fiscal 2021 Outlook

  • Revenue increased to a range of $1.695 billion to $1.710 billion, representing growth in the range of 28% to 29% year-over-year (30% to 31% on a comparable basis excluding the 53rd week in fiscal 2020).
    • This compares to our prior guidance range of $1.625 billion to $1.675 billion and our initial fiscal 2021 outlook provided at the start of the fiscal year of $1.44 billion to $1.5 billion.
  • Adjusted EBITDA increased to a range of $270 million to $280 million representing growth in the range of 149% to 158%.
    • This compares to our prior outlook of $225 million to $250 million and our initial fiscal 2021 outlook of $170 million to $205 million.
  • Adjusted EBITDA margin increased to a range of 15.9% to 16.4%, representing a 770 to 820 basis point improvement year-over-year.
    • This compares to our prior outlook range of 13.8% to 14.9% and our initial fiscal 2021 outlook of 12% to 14%.
  • Gross margin increased to a range of 46.5% to 46.9%, representing a 340 to 380 basis point improvement year-over-year.
    • This compares to our prior guidance range of 46.0% to 46.5% and our initial fiscal 2021 outlook of 45.3% to 45.8%.
    • Our fiscal 2021 gross margin outlook includes tariff refunds of $11 million and tariff expense of $9 million recognized through the third quarter fiscal 2021. Minimal tariff expense and no further tariff refunds are assumed for the fourth quarter given timing uncertainty.

Supplemental Earnings Presentation

The Company has posted a supplemental earnings presentation accompanying its third quarter 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 third quarter fiscal 2021 results on August 11, 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 (833) 921-1637 with conference ID 8063688. Participants outside the U.S. can access the call by dialing (236) 714-2128 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.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss)

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

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

July 3, 2021

June 27, 2020

 

July 3, 2021

June 27, 2020

Revenue

$

378,672

 

$

249,310

 

$

1,357,204

 

$

986,491

 

Cost of revenue

 

200,811

 

 

139,519

 

 

714,142

 

 

576,071

 

Gross profit

 

177,861

 

 

109,791

 

 

643,062

 

 

410,420

 

Operating expenses
Research and development

 

55,578

 

 

57,770

 

 

164,294

 

 

159,890

 

Sales and marketing

 

67,231

 

 

77,273

 

 

198,888

 

 

205,201

 

General and administrative

 

38,323

 

 

31,662

 

 

113,372

 

 

87,989

 

Total operating expenses

 

161,132

 

 

166,705

 

 

476,554

 

 

453,080

 

Operating income (loss)

 

16,729

 

 

(56,914

)

 

166,508

 

 

(42,660

)

Other income (expense), net
Interest income

 

34

 

 

81

 

 

114

 

 

1,954

 

Interest expense

 

(77

)

 

(360

)

 

(525

)

 

(1,187

)

Other income, net

 

1,998

 

 

365

 

 

4,678

 

 

3,366

 

Total other income, net

 

1,955

 

 

86

 

 

4,267

 

 

4,133

 

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

 

18,684

 

 

(56,828

)

 

170,775

 

 

(38,527

)

Provision for (benefit from) income taxes

 

858

 

 

152

 

 

3,436

 

 

(1

)

Net income (loss)

$

17,826

 

$

(56,980

)

$

167,339

 

$

(38,526

)

 
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders:
Basic

$

17,826

 

$

(56,980

)

$

167,339

 

$

(38,526

)

Diluted

$

17,826

 

$

(56,980

)

$

167,339

 

$

(38,526

)

Net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders:
Basic

$

0.14

 

$

(0.52

)

$

1.38

 

$

(0.35

)

Diluted

$

0.12

 

$

(0.52

)

$

1.20

 

$

(0.35

)

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

 

125,138,279

 

 

109,477,622

 

 

120,876,472

 

 

109,325,785

 

Diluted

 

144,181,632

 

 

109,477,622

 

 

139,293,775

 

 

109,325,785

 

Total comprehensive income (loss)
Net income (loss)

$

17,826

 

$

(56,980

)

$

167,339

 

$

(38,526

)

Change in foreign currency translation adjustment

 

(784

)

 

219

 

 

262

 

 

(731

)

Comprehensive income (loss)

$

17,042

 

$

(56,761

)

$

167,601

 

$

(39,257

)

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(unaudited, dollars in thousands, except par values)

As of

July 3, 2021

October 3, 2020

Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents

$

670,905

 

$

407,100

 

Restricted cash

 

-

 

 

191

 

Accounts receivable, net of allowances

 

70,329

 

 

54,935

 

Inventories

 

146,697

 

 

180,830

 

Prepaids and other current assets

 

23,763

 

 

17,321

 

Total current assets

 

911,694

 

 

660,377

 

Property and equipment, net

 

71,732

 

 

60,784

 

Operating lease right-of-use assets

 

36,595

 

 

42,342

 

Goodwill

 

15,545

 

 

15,545

 

Intangible assets, net

 

24,962

 

 

26,394

 

Deferred tax assets

 

1,747

 

 

1,800

 

Other noncurrent assets

 

21,823

 

 

8,809

 

Total assets

$

1,084,098

 

$

816,051

 

Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable

$

198,495

 

$

250,328

 

Accrued expenses

 

77,006

 

 

45,049

 

Accrued compensation

 

66,041

 

 

44,517

 

Short-term debt

 

-

 

 

6,667

 

Deferred revenue, current

 

16,906

 

 

15,304

 

Other current liabilities

 

42,471

 

 

31,150

 

Total current liabilities

 

400,919

 

 

393,015

 

Operating lease liabilities, noncurrent

 

36,501

 

 

50,360

 

Long-term debt

 

-

 

 

18,251

 

Deferred revenue, noncurrent

 

53,480

 

 

47,085

 

Deferred tax liabilities

 

2,394

 

 

2,434

 

Other noncurrent liabilities

 

3,677

 

 

7,067

 

Total liabilities

 

496,971

 

 

518,212

 

Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock, $0.001 par value

 

128

 

 

114

 

Treasury stock

 

(48,740

)

 

(20,886

)

Additional paid-in capital

 

698,520

 

 

548,993

 

Accumulated deficit

 

(61,153

)

 

(228,492

)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(1,628

)

 

(1,890

)

Total stockholders’ equity

 

587,127

 

 

297,839

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

$

1,084,098

 

$

816,051

 

 
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(unaudited, dollars in thousands)
Nine Months Ended
July 3, 2021 June 27, 2020
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income (loss)

$

167,339

 

$

(38,526

)

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

 

25,789

 

 

27,692

 

Impairment and abandonment charges

 

2,789

 

 

14,047

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

46,755

 

 

41,638

 

Other

 

1,253

 

 

4,371

 

Deferred income taxes

 

95

 

 

(176

)

Foreign currency transaction gain

 

(2,226

)

 

(1,491

)

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net

 

(13,846

)

 

53,418

 

Inventories

 

32,333

 

 

129,623

 

Other assets

 

(17,730

)

 

(4,400

)

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

(27,169

)

 

(162,137

)

Accrued compensation

 

21,501

 

 

8,038

 

Deferred revenue

 

7,715

 

 

3,506

 

Other liabilities

 

2,143

 

 

7,548

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

246,741

 

 

83,151

 

Cash flows from investing activities
Purchases of property and equipment, intangible and other assets

 

(34,792

)

 

(29,905

)

Cash paid for acquisition, net of acquired cash

 

-

 

 

(36,289

)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(34,792

)

 

(66,194

)

Cash flows from financing activities
Repayments of borrowings

 

(25,000

)

 

(5,000

)

Payments for repurchase of common stock

 

(21,729

)

 

(33,216

)

Proceeds from exercise of common stock options

 

131,536

 

 

17,708

 

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

 

(34,877

)

 

(6,603

)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

49,930

 

 

(27,111

)

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

 

1,735

 

 

639

 

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

 

263,614

 

 

(9,515

)

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
Beginning of period

 

407,291

 

 

338,820

 

End of period

$

670,905

 

$

329,305

 

Supplemental disclosure
Cash paid for interest

$

434

 

$

1,318

 

Cash paid for taxes, net of refunds

$

3,773

 

$

1,153

 

Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities

$

15,078

 

$

11,689

 

Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities
Purchases of property and equipment in accounts payable and accrued expenses

$

9,046

 

$

3,055

 

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

$

1,622

 

$

75,913

 

Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) to Adjusted EBITDA
(unaudited, dollars in thousands)

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

July 3, 2021

June 27, 2020

 

July 3, 2021

June 27, 2020

Net income (loss)

$

17,826

 

$

(56,980

)

$

167,339

 

$

(38,526

)

Add (deduct):
Depreciation and amortization

 

9,065

 

 

8,861

 

 

25,789

 

 

27,692

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

15,547

 

 

15,041

 

 

46,755

 

 

41,638

 

Interest income

 

(34

)

 

(81

)

 

(114

)

 

(1,954

)

Interest expense

 

77

 

 

360

 

 

525

 

 

1,187

 

Other (income) expense, net

 

(1,998

)

 

(365

)

 

(4,678

)

 

(3,366

)

Provision for (benefit from) income taxes

 

858

 

 

152

 

 

3,436

 

 

(1

)

Restructuring and related expenses (1)

 

-

 

 

26,160

 

 

(2,611

)

 

26,160

 

Legal and transaction related costs (2)

 

5,351

 

 

4,132

 

 

25,030

 

 

9,285

 

Adjusted EBITDA

$

46,692

 

$

(2,720

)

$

261,471

 

$

62,115

 

Revenue

$

378,672

 

$

249,310

 

$

1,357,204

 

$

986,491

 

Adjusted EBITDA margin

 

12.3

%

 

(1.1

)%

 

19.3

%

 

6.3

%

(1) Restructuring and related expenses for the nine months ended July 3, 2021 includes 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)

Nine Months Ended

July 3, 2021

 

June 27, 2020

Cash flows provided by operating activities

$

246,741

 

$

83,151

 

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

 

(34,792

)

 

(29,905

)

Free cash flow

$

211,949

 

$

53,246

 

Revenue by Product Category
(unaudited, dollars in thousands)
 
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
July 3, 2021 June 27, 2020 July 3, 2021 June 27, 2020
Sonos speakers

$

310,233

$

196,895

$

1,105,283

$

779,939

Sonos system products

 

47,621

 

42,164

 

197,442

 

150,887

Partner products and other revenue

 

20,818

 

10,251

 

54,479

 

55,665

Total revenue

$

378,672

$

249,310

$

1,357,204

$

986,491

 
 
Revenue by Geographical Region
(unaudited, dollars in thousands)
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
July 3, 2021 June 27, 2020 July 3, 2021 June 27, 2020
Americas

$

223,720

$

151,167

$

784,898

$

556,325

Europe, Middle East and Africa ("EMEA")

 

126,228

 

83,818

 

480,541

 

353,807

Asia Pacific ("APAC")

 

28,724

 

14,325

 

91,765

 

76,359

Total revenue

$

378,672

$

249,310

$

1,357,204

$

986,491

Stock-based Compensation
(unaudited, dollars in thousands)
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
July 3, 2021 June 27, 2020 July 3, 2021 June 27, 2020
Cost of revenue

$

248

$

306

$

723

$

866

Research and development

 

6,125

 

6,154

 

19,067

 

16,697

Sales and marketing

 

3,277

 

3,710

 

10,317

 

10,658

General and administrative

 

5,897

 

4,871

 

16,648

 

13,417

Total stock-based compensation expense

$

15,547

$

15,041

$

46,755

$

41,638

Restructuring and Related Costs (1)
(unaudited, dollars in thousands)
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
July 3, 2021 June 27, 2020 July 3, 2021 June 27, 2020
Research and development

$

-

$

4,949

$

25

 

$

4,949

Sales and marketing

 

-

 

19,788

 

(2,636

)

 

19,788

General and administrative

$

-

$

1,423

$

-

 

$

1,423

Total restructuring and related costs

$

-

$

26,160

$

(2,611

)

$

26,160

(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 will better align 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 condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income.

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, free cash flow, 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 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 2, 2021, 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 and accurately forecast 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 April 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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