ChargePoint Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Fiscal Year 2024 Financial Results

ChargePoint Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CHPT) (“ChargePoint”), a leading provider of networked solutions for charging electric vehicles (EVs), today reported results for its fourth quarter and full fiscal year ended January 31, 2024.

“In the fourth quarter, ChargePoint continued to focus on operational execution, delivering sequential revenue growth, normalization in gross margin, reduction of operating expenses, and a significant decrease in cash usage. Quarterly milestones included the opening of the Mercedes-Benz HPC NA charging network and receiving FedRAMP authority to operate, which enables ChargePoint to bid for United States government contracts,” said Rick Wilmer, CEO of ChargePoint. “Looking ahead, we are focused on operational excellence, delivering world-class driver experiences, prioritization of our software platform, and hardware innovation. This will drive growth for the ChargePoint business, and enable the EV charging needs of our customers.”

Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2024 Financial Overview

• Revenue. Fourth quarter revenue was $115.8 million, down 24% from $152.8 million in the prior year’s same quarter. Networked charging systems revenue for the fourth quarter was $74.0 million, down 39% from $122.3 million in the prior year’s same quarter. Subscription revenue was $33.5 million, up 30% from $25.7 million in the prior year’s same quarter.
• Gross Margin. Fourth quarter GAAP gross margin was 19% as compared to 22% in the prior year's same quarter, and non-GAAP gross margin was 22% as compared to 23% in the prior year's same quarter.
• Net Income/Loss. Fourth quarter GAAP net loss was $94.7 million, as compared to $78.7 million in the prior year's same quarter. Non-GAAP pre-tax net loss was $51.6 million as compared to $45.5 million in the prior year's same quarter. Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA Loss was $45.3 million as compared to $42.1 million in the prior year's same quarter.
• Liquidity. As of January 31, 2024, cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash on the balance sheet was $357.8 million. ChargePoint's $150 million revolving credit facility remains undrawn and ChargePoint has no debt maturities until 2028.
• Shares Outstanding. As of January 31, 2024, the Company had approximately 421 million shares of common stock outstanding.

Full Fiscal 2024 Financial Overview

• Revenue. For the full year, revenue was $506.6 million, up 8% from $468.1 million in the prior year. Networked charging systems revenue for the full year was $360.8 million, down 1% from $363.6 million in the prior year, and subscription revenue was $120.4 million, up 41% from $85.3 million in the prior year.
• Gross Margin. Full year GAAP gross margin was 6% as compared to 18% in the prior year. Full year non-GAAP gross margin, which primarily excludes stock-based compensation expense, amortization from acquired intangible assets and non-recurring restructuring costs, was 8% as compared to 20% in the prior year.
• Net Income/Loss. Full year GAAP net loss was $457.6 million as compared to $345.1 million in the prior year. Full year non-GAAP pre-tax net loss, which primarily excludes stock-based compensation expense, amortization expense and other items, was $296.7 million as compared to $235.8 million in the prior year. Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA Loss was $272.7 million as compared to $217.0 million in the prior year.

For a reconciliation of GAAP and non-GAAP results, please see the tables below.

First Quarter and Fourth Quarter of Fiscal 2025 Guidance

For the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 ending April 30, 2024, ChargePoint expects revenue of $100 million to $110 million. At the midpoint, this represents an anticipated decrease of 19% as compared to the prior year’s same quarter.

For the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2025 ending January 31, 2025, the Company reaffirms its goal to achieve positive non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA.

ChargePoint is not able to present a reconciliation of its forward-looking non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA goal to the corresponding GAAP measure because certain potential future adjustments, which may be significant and may include, among other items, stock-based compensation expense, are uncertain or out of its control, or cannot be reasonably predicted without unreasonable effort. The actual amounts of such reconciling items could have a significant impact on ChargePoint's GAAP Net Loss.

Conference Call Information

ChargePoint will host a webcast today at 1:30 p.m. Pacific / 4:30 p.m. Eastern to review its fourth quarter and full fiscal year 2024 financial results.

Investors may access the webcast, supplemental financial information and investor presentation at ChargePoint’s investor relations website (investors.chargepoint.com) under the “Events and Presentations” section. A replay will be available after the conclusion of the webcast and archived for one year.

About ChargePoint

ChargePoint is creating a new fueling network to move people and goods on electricity. Since 2007, ChargePoint has been committed to making it easy for businesses and drivers to go electric with one of the largest EV charging networks and a comprehensive portfolio of charging solutions. The ChargePoint cloud subscription platform and software-defined charging hardware are designed to include options for every charging scenario from home and multifamily to workplace, parking, hospitality, retail and transport fleets of all types. Today, one ChargePoint account provides access to hundreds of thousands of places to charge in North America and Europe. For more information, visit the ChargePoint pressroom the ChargePoint Investor Relations site, or contact the ChargePoint North American or European press offices or Investor Relations.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties, and assumptions including statements regarding our projected revenue for the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 and our goal to achieve positive non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2025. There are a significant number of factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the statements made in this press release, including: macroeconomic trends including changes in or sustained inflation, interest rate volatility, or other events beyond our control on the overall economy which may reduce demand for our products and services, geopolitical events and conflicts, adverse impacts to our business and those of our customers and suppliers, including due to supply chain disruptions, component shortages, and associated logistics expense increases; our limited operating history as a public company; our ability as an organization to successfully acquire and integrate other companies, products or technologies in a successful manner; our dependence on widespread acceptance and adoption of EVs and increased demand for installation of charging stations; our current dependence on sales of charging stations for most of our revenues; overall demand for EV charging and the potential for reduced demand for EVs if governmental rebates, tax credits and other financial incentives are reduced, modified or eliminated or governmental mandates to increase the use of EVs or decrease the use of vehicles powered by fossil fuels, either directly or indirectly through mandated limits on carbon emissions, are reduced, modified or eliminated; our reliance on contract manufacturers, including those located outside the United States, may result in supply chain interruptions, delays and expense increases which may adversely affect our sales, revenue and gross margins; our ability to expand our operations and market share in Europe; the need to attract additional fleet operators as customers; potential adverse effects on our revenue and gross margins due to delays and costs associated with new product introductions, inventory obsolescence, component shortages and related expense increases; adverse impact to our revenues and gross margins if customers increasingly claim clean energy credits and, as a result, they are no longer available to be claimed by us; the effects of competition; risks related to our dependence on our intellectual property; and the risk that our technology could have undetected defects or errors. Additional risks and uncertainties that could affect our financial results are included under the captions “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on December 8, 2023, which is available on our website at investors.chargepoint.com and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Additional information will also be set forth in other filings that we make with the SEC from time to time. All forward-looking statements in this press release are based on information available to us as of the date hereof, and we do not assume any obligation to update the forward-looking statements provided to reflect events that occur or circumstances that exist after the date on which they were made, except as required by applicable law.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

ChargePoint has provided financial information in this press release that has not been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”). ChargePoint uses these non-GAAP financial measures internally in analyzing its financial results. ChargePoint believes that the use of these non-GAAP financial measures is useful to investors to evaluate ongoing operating results and trends and believes they provide meaningful supplemental information to investors regarding ChargePoint’s underlying operating performance because they exclude items the Company believes are unrelated to, and may not be indicative of, its core operating results.

The presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for comparable GAAP financial measures and should be read only in conjunction with ChargePoint’s consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP. A reconciliation of ChargePoint’s historical non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP measures has been provided in the financial statement tables included in this press release, and investors are encouraged to review these reconciliations.

Non-GAAP Gross Profit (Gross Margin). ChargePoint defines non-GAAP gross profit as gross profit excluding stock-based compensation expense, amortization expense of acquired intangible assets, and restructuring costs for severances and employment-related termination costs, and facility and other contract terminations. Non-GAAP gross margin is non-GAAP gross profit as a percentage of revenue.

Non-GAAP Cost of Revenue and Operating Expenses (includes Non-GAAP research and development, Non-GAAP sales and marketing and Non-GAAP general and administrative). ChargePoint defines non-GAAP cost of revenue and operating expenses as cost of revenue and operating expenses excluding stock-based compensation expense, restructuring costs for severances and employment-related termination costs, and facility and other contract terminations, amortization expense of acquired intangible assets, non-recurring costs and professional services fees associated with acquisitions, registration filings and modification of convertible debt, non-cash charges related to tax liabilities and litigation, and non-cash charges related to the change in fair value of assumed common stock warrant liabilities.

Non-GAAP Net Loss. ChargePoint defines non-GAAP net loss as net loss excluding stock-based compensation expense, restructuring costs for severances and employment-related termination costs, and facility and other contract terminations, amortization expense of acquired intangible assets, non-recurring costs and professional services fees associated with acquisitions, registration filings and modification of convertible debt, non-cash charges related to tax liabilities and litigation, and non-cash charges related to the change in fair value of assumed common stock warrant liabilities. These amounts reflect the impact of any related tax effects. Non-GAAP pre-tax net loss is non-GAAP net loss adjusted for provision for income taxes.

Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA Loss. ChargePoint defines non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA loss as net loss excluding stock-based compensation expense, restructuring costs for severances and employment-related termination costs, and facility and other contract terminations, amortization expense of acquired intangible assets, non-recurring costs and professional services fees associated with acquisitions, registration filings and modification of convertible debt, non-cash charges related to tax liabilities and litigation, and non-cash charges related to the change in fair value of assumed common stock warrant liabilities, and further adjusted for provision of income taxes, depreciation, interest income and expense, and other income and expense (net).

Investors are cautioned that there are a number of limitations associated with the use of non-GAAP financial measures to analyze financial results and trends. In particular, many of the adjustments to ChargePoint’s GAAP financial measures reflect the exclusion of items that are recurring and will be reflected in its financial results for the foreseeable future, such as stock-based compensation, which is an important part of ChargePoint’s employees’ compensation and impacts hiring, retention and performance. Furthermore, these non-GAAP financial measures are not based on any standardized methodology prescribed by GAAP, and the components that ChargePoint excludes in its calculation of non-GAAP financial measures may differ from the components that other companies exclude when they report their non-GAAP results. In the future, ChargePoint may also exclude other expenses it determines do not reflect the performance of ChargePoint’s operating results.

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ChargePoint Holdings, Inc. PRELIMINARY CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (In thousands, except per share amounts; unaudited)
	Three Months Ended January 31,								Twelve Months Ended January 31,
		2024				2023				2024				2023
Revenue
Networked charging systems	$	74,034			$	122,331			$	360,822			$	363,622
Subscriptions		33,510				25,735				120,445				85,296
Other		8,289				4,761				25,372				19,176
Total revenue		115,833				152,827				506,639				468,094
Cost of revenue
Networked charging systems		68,814				102,189				386,149				318,628
Subscriptions		20,099				14,110				73,595				51,416
Other		4,515				3,536				16,777				12,117
Total cost of revenue		93,428				119,835				476,521				382,161
Gross profit		22,405				32,992				30,118				85,933
Operating expenses
Research and development		55,219				46,721				220,781				194,957
Sales and marketing		33,641				40,550				150,186				142,392
General and administrative		26,475				24,027				109,102				90,366
Total operating expenses		115,335				111,298				480,069				427,715
Loss from operations		(92,930	)			(78,306	)			(449,951	)			(341,782	)
Interest income		3,435				2,063				9,603				5,534
Interest expense		(6,600	)			(2,966	)			(16,273	)			(9,434	)
Change in fair value of assumed common stock warrant liabilities		—				—				—				(24	)
Other income (expense), net		1,165				1,078				(1,009	)			(1,569	)
Net loss before income taxes		(94,930	)			(78,131	)			(457,630	)			(347,275	)
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes		(183	)			530				(21	)			(2,167	)
Net loss	$	(94,747	)		$	(78,661	)		$	(457,609	)		$	(345,108	)
Net loss per share, basic and diluted	$	(0.23	)		$	(0.23	)		$	(1.22	)		$	(1.02	)
Weighted average shares outstanding, basic and diluted		419,185,407				342,796,004				375,529,882				338,488,667

ChargePoint Holdings, Inc. PRELIMINARY CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (In thousands, unaudited)
	January 31, 2024				January 31, 2023
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	327,410			$	264,162
Restricted cash		30,400				30,400
Short-term investments		—				104,966
Accounts receivable, net		124,049				164,892
Inventories		198,580				68,730
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		62,244				71,020
Total current assets		742,683				704,170
Property and equipment, net		42,446				40,046
Intangible assets, net		80,555				92,673
Operating lease right-of-use assets		15,362				22,242
Goodwill		213,750				213,716
Other assets		8,567				7,110
Total assets	$	1,103,363			$	1,079,957
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	71,081			$	62,076
Accrued and other current liabilities		159,104				133,483
Deferred revenue		99,968				88,777
Total current liabilities		330,153				284,336
Deferred revenue, noncurrent		131,471				109,833
Debt, noncurrent		283,704				294,936
Operating lease liabilities		17,350				21,841
Deferred tax liabilities		11,252				12,987
Other long-term liabilities		1,757				1,032
Total liabilities		775,687				724,965
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock		42				35
Additional paid-in capital		1,957,932				1,528,104
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(15,926	)			(16,384	)
Accumulated deficit		(1,614,372	)			(1,156,763	)
Total stockholders' equity		327,676				354,992
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	1,103,363			$	1,079,957

ChargePoint Holdings, Inc. PRELIMINARY CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (In thousands, unaudited)
	Twelve Months Ended January 31,
		2024				2023
Cash flows from operating activities
Net loss	$	(457,609	)		$	(345,108	)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		28,486				25,050
Non-cash operating lease cost		4,343				4,739
Stock-based compensation		117,327				93,350
Amortization of deferred contract acquisition costs		2,859				2,361
Inventory impairment		70,000				—
Other		8,439				16,856
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effect of acquisitions:
Accounts receivable, net		36,510				(94,600	)
Inventories		(173,661	)			(39,358	)
Prepaid expenses and other assets		7,002				(37,969	)
Accounts payable, operating lease liabilities, and accrued and other liabilities		(5,466	)			55,827
Deferred revenue		32,829				51,803
Net cash used in operating activities		(328,941	)			(267,049	)
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchases of property and equipment		(19,424	)			(18,563	)
Purchases of short term investments		—				(284,835	)
Maturities of investments		105,000				180,000
Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired		—				(2,756	)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities		85,576				(126,154	)
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from the exercise of warrants		—				6,884
Proceeds from issuance of debt, net of discount and issuance costs		—				293,972
Debt issuance costs related to the revolving credit facility		(2,882	)			—
Proceeds from the issuance of common stock under employee equity plans, net of tax withholding		12,054				11,446
Proceeds from issuance of common stock in connection with ATM offerings		287,198				49,450
Change in driver funds and amounts due to customers		13,691				11,107
Settlement of contingent earnout liability		(3,537	)			—
Net cash provided by financing activities		306,524				372,859
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash		89				(729	)
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash		63,248				(21,073	)
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period		294,562				315,635
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period	$	357,810			$	294,562

ChargePoint Holdings, Inc. RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES (In thousands, unaudited)
		Three Months Ended January 31, 2024							Three Months Ended January 31, 2023							Twelve Months Ended January 31, 2024							Twelve Months Ended January 31, 2023
Cost of Revenue:
GAAP cost of revenue		$	93,428						$	119,835						$	476,521						$	382,161
Stock-based compensation expense			(1,375	)						(1,080	)						(6,154	)						(4,351	)
Amortization of intangible assets			(770	)						(756	)						(3,061	)						(2,847	)
Restructuring costs (1)			(632	)						(257	)						(1,628	)						(257	)
Non-GAAP cost of revenue		$	90,651						$	117,742						$	465,678						$	374,706
Non-GAAP gross profit (loss) (gross margin as a percentage of revenue)		$	25,182			22	%		$	35,085			23	%		$	40,961			8	%		$	93,388			20	%
Operating Expenses:
GAAP research and development		$	55,219						$	46,721						$	220,781						$	194,957
Stock-based compensation expense			(11,131	)						(10,369	)						(50,935	)						(37,967	)
Restructuring costs (1)			(7,540	)						(1,149	)						(11,722	)						(1,149	)
Non-GAAP research and development (as a percentage of revenue)		$	36,548			32	%		$	35,203			23	%		$	158,124			31	%		$	155,841			33	%
GAAP sales and marketing		$	33,641						$	40,550						$	150,186						$	142,392
Stock-based compensation expense			(5,541	)						(4,599	)						(22,934	)						(17,393	)
Amortization of intangible assets			(2,286	)						(2,236	)						(9,079	)						(8,798	)
Restructuring costs (1)			(500	)						(653	)						(1,843	)						(653	)
Non-GAAP sales and marketing (as a percentage of revenue)		$	25,314			22	%		$	33,062			22	%		$	116,330			23	%		$	115,548			25	%
GAAP general and administrative		$	26,475						$	24,027						$	109,102						$	90,366
Stock-based compensation expense			(7,345	)						(9,657	)						(37,314	)						(33,639	)
Restructuring costs (1)			(3,981	)						(113	)						(13,061	)						(113	)
Acquisition-related costs (2)			—							(1,295	)						—							(2,297	)
Other adjustments (3)			(2,279	)						(500	)						(3,172	)						(1,963	)
Non-GAAP general and administrative (as a percentage of revenue)		$	12,870			11	%		$	12,462			8	%		$	55,555			11	%		$	52,354			11	%
Non-GAAP Operating Expenses (as a percentage of revenue)		$	74,732			65	%		$	80,727			53	%		$	330,009			65	%		$	323,743			69	%
Net Loss:
GAAP net loss		$	(94,747	)					$	(78,661	)					$	(457,609	)					$	(345,108	)
Stock-based compensation expense			25,392							25,705							117,337							93,350
Amortization of intangible assets			3,056							2,992							12,140							11,645
Restructuring costs (1)			12,653							2,172							28,254							2,172
Acquisition-related costs (2)			—							1,295							—							2,297
Other adjustments (3)			2,279							500							3,172							1,987
Non-GAAP net loss (as a percentage of revenue)		$	(51,367	)		(44	)%		$	(45,997	)		(30	) %		$	(296,706	)		(59	) %		$	(233,657	)		(50	) %
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes			(183	)						530							(21	)						(2,167	)
Non-GAAP pre-tax net loss (as a percentage of revenue)		$	(51,550	)		(45	)%		$	(45,467	)		(30	) %		$	(296,727	)		(59	) %		$	(235,824	)		(50	) %
Depreciation			4,270							3,495							16,345							13,404
Interest income			(3,435	)						(2,063	)						(9,603	)						(5,534	)
Interest expense			6,600							2,966							16,273							9,434
Other expense (income), net			(1,165	)						(1,078	)						1,009							1,569
Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA Loss (as a percentage of revenue)		$	(45,280	)		(39	)%		$	(42,147	)		(28	) %		$	(272,703	)		(54	) %		$	(216,951	)		(46	) %

(1)	Consists of restructuring costs for severances and employment-related termination costs, and facility and other contract terminations.
(2)	Consists of professional services fees related to acquisitions, as well as increase in the ViriCiti earn-out liability related to the acquisition of ViriCiti Group B.V. in August 2021.
(3)	Consists of non-cash charges related to tax liabilities and litigation, professional services fees related to registration filings and modification of convertible debt, and the change in fair value of assumed common stock warrant liabilities.

 

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