ChargePoint Reports Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2025 Financial Results

CAMPBELL, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ChargePoint Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CHPT) ("ChargePoint"), a leading provider of networked solutions for charging electric vehicles (EVs), today reported results for its third quarter of fiscal year 2025 ended October 31, 2024.

"We are encouraged by record EV sales in the industry, and we continue to see network utilization driving the need for more charging infrastructure," said Rick Wilmer, CEO of ChargePoint. "Our third quarter results exceeded our expectations, and demonstrate that our strategy, focus on operational excellence, and rigorous cash management are translating to tangible results."

Third Quarter Fiscal 2025 Financial Overview

• Revenue. Third quarter revenue was $99.6 million, down 10% from $110.3 million in the prior year's same quarter. Networked charging systems revenue for the third quarter was $52.7 million, down 29% from $73.9 million in the prior year's same quarter. Subscription revenue was $36.4 million, up 19% from $30.6 million in the prior year's same quarter.
• Gross Margin. Third quarter GAAP gross margin was 23% as compared to (22)% in the prior year's same quarter, and non-GAAP gross margin was 26% as compared to (18)% in the prior year's same quarter, in both cases primarily due to a $42.0 million inventory impairment charge taken in the prior year to address legacy supply overruns related to product transitions and to better align inventory with demand.
• Operating Expenses. Third quarter GAAP operating expenses were $91.0 million, down 30% from $129.8 million in the prior year's same quarter. Non-GAAP operating expenses were $58.6 million, down 28% from $81.1 million in the prior year's same quarter.
• Net Income/Loss. Third quarter GAAP net loss was $77.6 million, down 51% from $158.2 million in the prior year's same quarter. Non-GAAP pre-tax net loss was $40.7 million, down 62% from $106.3 million in the prior year's same quarter, both reflecting the $42.0 million inventory impairment charge taken in the prior year. Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA Loss was $28.6 million, down 71% from $97.4 million in the prior year's same quarter.
• Liquidity. As of October 31, 2024, cash and cash equivalents on the balance sheet was $219.8 million. ChargePoint's $150 million revolving credit facility remains undrawn and ChargePoint has no debt maturities until 2028.
• Shares Outstanding. As of October 31, 2024, the Company had approximately 441 million shares of common stock outstanding.

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

Business Highlights

• ChargePoint appointed David Vice as Chief Revenue Officer to drive revenue growth, overseeing the global sales and marketing functions.
• ChargePoint lowered the barrier to entry for fleet electrification with the introduction of the CPF50, an affordable Level 2 charging solution that enables more fleets to go electric with access to ChargePoint's advanced fleet and telematics software platform.
• The new ChargePoint Essential cloud plan makes charging more accessible for small businesses and multi-family housing with access to the benefits of ChargePoint's leading software platform.

Fourth Quarter and Full Year Guidance

For the fourth fiscal quarter ending January 31, 2025, ChargePoint expects revenue of $95 million to $105 million.

The Company is concentrating on returning to growth and streamlining operations to continue on its path to positive non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA, which is targeted for a quarter in fiscal year 2026.

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 third quarter fiscal 2025 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 fourth quarter of fiscal year 2025 and our goal to achieve positive non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA. 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, tariffs, component shortages, and associated logistics expense increases; our limited operating history as a public company; our ability as an organization to successfully acquire, integrate or partner with other companies, products or technologies in a successful manner; our dependence on widespread acceptance and adoption of EVs, including auto manufacture's plans and strategies to transition to predominately manufacture EV and any corresponding 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 ability, and our reliance on our customers, to successfully implement, construct and manage National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) grant opportunities in accordance with the respective terms of the NEVI program in order to validly secure and obtain awarded funding and win additional NEVI grant opportunities; 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 September 9, 2024, 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, 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, facility and other contract terminations, amortization expense of acquired intangible assets, non-cash charges related to tax liabilities and litigation settlements, including associated non-recurring legal expenses and professional service fees related to the modification of the convertible debt.

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, facility and other contract terminations, amortization expense of acquired intangible assets, non-cash charges related to tax liabilities and litigation settlements, including associated non-recurring legal expenses and professional service fees related to the modification of the convertible debt. 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, facility and other contract terminations, amortization expense of acquired intangible assets, non-cash charges related to tax liabilities and litigation settlements, including associated non-recurring legal expenses, professional service fees related to the modification of the convertible debt, 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 October 31,								Nine Months Ended October 31,
		2024				2023				2024				2023
Revenue
Networked charging systems	$	52,662			$	73,893			$	182,182			$	286,788
Subscriptions		36,417				30,559				106,053				86,935
Other		10,533				5,831				26,959				17,084
Total revenue		99,612				110,283				315,194				390,807
Cost of revenue
Networked charging systems		52,852				109,452				173,152				317,335
Subscriptions		17,512				19,999				53,812				53,495
Other		6,462				4,778				16,249				12,263
Total cost of revenue		76,826				134,229				243,213				383,093
Gross profit		22,786				(23,946	)			71,981				7,714
Operating expenses
Research and development		38,299				56,524				110,861				165,563
Sales and marketing		34,678				39,834				106,376				116,545
General and administrative		17,975				33,463				52,794				82,627
Total operating expenses		90,952				129,821				270,031				364,735
Loss from operations		(68,166	)			(153,767	)			(198,050	)			(357,021	)
Interest income		1,604				1,868				6,930				6,168
Interest expense		(9,315	)			(3,820	)			(22,486	)			(9,673	)
Other income (expense), net		(202	)			(2,815	)			(1,090	)			(2,173	)
Net loss before income taxes		(76,079	)			(158,534	)			(214,696	)			(362,699	)
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes		1,511				(315	)			3,567				162
Net loss	$	(77,590	)		$	(158,219	)		$	(218,263	)		$	(362,861	)
Net loss per share, basic and diluted	$	(0.18	)		$	(0.43	)		$	(0.51	)		$	(1.01	)
Weighted average shares outstanding, basic and diluted		435,331,445				376,182,783				428,757,738				360,818,131

ChargePoint Holdings, Inc. PRELIMINARY CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (In thousands, unaudited)
	October 31, 2024				January 31, 2024
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	219,409			$	327,410
Restricted cash		400				30,400
Accounts receivable, net		111,854				124,049
Inventories		221,988				198,580
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		66,467				62,244
Total current assets		620,118				742,683
Property and equipment, net		37,909				42,446
Intangible assets, net		71,662				80,555
Operating lease right-of-use assets		14,782				15,362
Goodwill		214,303				213,750
Other assets		7,564				8,567
Total assets	$	966,338			$	1,103,363
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	74,056			$	71,081
Accrued and other current liabilities		143,163				159,104
Deferred revenue		102,787				99,968
Total current liabilities		320,006				330,153
Deferred revenue, noncurrent		134,056				131,471
Debt, noncurrent		299,410				283,704
Operating lease liabilities		16,019				17,350
Deferred tax liabilities		10,343				11,252
Other long-term liabilities		5,523				1,757
Total liabilities		785,357				775,687
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock		44				42
Additional paid-in capital		2,028,722				1,957,932
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(15,150	)			(15,926	)
Accumulated deficit		(1,832,635	)			(1,614,372	)
Total stockholders' equity		180,981				327,676
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	966,338			$	1,103,363

ChargePoint Holdings, Inc. PRELIMINARY CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (In thousands, unaudited)
	Nine Months Ended October 31,
		2024				2023
Cash flows from operating activities
Net loss	$	(218,263	)		$	(362,861	)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		22,205				21,160
Non-cash operating lease cost		2,700				3,257
Stock-based compensation		61,083				91,946
Amortization of deferred contract acquisition costs		2,388				2,112
Inventory impairment		-				70,000
Non-cash interest expense		12,750				-
Reserves and other		17,104				7,486
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net		6,267				8,693
Inventories		(24,207	)			(183,569	)
Prepaid expenses and other assets		(6,250	)			(6,135	)
Accounts payable, operating lease liabilities, and accrued and other liabilities		(25,291	)			31,738
Deferred revenue		5,249				28,685
Net cash used in operating activities		(144,265	)			(287,488	)
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchases of property and equipment		(10,136	)			(14,671	)
Maturities of investments		-				105,000
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities		(10,136	)			90,329
Cash flows from financing activities
Debt issuance costs related to the revolving credit facility		-				(2,853	)
Proceeds from the issuance of common stock under employee equity plans, net of tax withholding		7,742				10,957
Proceeds from issuance of common stock in connection with ATM offerings, net of issuance costs		2,970				287,198
Change in driver funds and amounts due to customers		5,681				8,935
Settlement of contingent earnout liability		-				(3,537	)
Net cash provided by financing activities		16,393				300,700
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash		7				(691	)
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash		(138,001	)			102,850
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period		357,810				294,562
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period	$	219,809			$	397,412

ChargePoint Holdings, Inc. RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES (In thousands, unaudited)
		Three Months Ended October 31, 2024							Three Months Ended October 31, 2023							Nine Months Ended October 31, 2024							Nine Months Ended October 31, 2023
Cost of Revenue:
GAAP cost of revenue (as a percentage of revenue)		$	76,826			77	%		$	134,229			122	%		$	243,213			77	%		$	383,093			98	%
Stock-based compensation expense			(1,260	)						(1,847	)						(3,870	)						(4,780	)
Amortization of intangible assets			(774	)						(759	)						(2,301	)						(2,291	)
Restructuring costs (1)			(961	)						(996	)						(961	)						(996	)
Non-GAAP cost of revenue (as a percentage of revenue)		$	73,831			74	%		$	130,627			118	%		$	236,081			75	%		$	375,026			96	%
Gross Profit:
GAAP gross profit (gross margin as a percentage of revenue)		$	22,786			23	%		$	(23,946	)		(22	)%		$	71,981			23	%		$	7,714			2	%
Stock-based compensation expense			1,260							1,847							3,870							4,780
Amortization of Intangible Assets			774							759							2,301							2,291
Restructuring costs (1)			961							996							961							996
Non-GAAP gross profit (gross margin as a percentage of revenue)		$	25,781			26	%		$	(20,344	)		(18	)%		$	79,113			25	%		$	15,781			4	%
Operating Expenses:
GAAP research and development (as a percentage of revenue)		$	38,299			38	%		$	56,524			51	%		$	110,861			35	%		$	165,563			42	%
Stock-based compensation expense			(9,831	)						(14,451	)						(28,864	)						(39,804	)
Restructuring costs (1)			(2,867	)						(4,183	)						(2,867	)						(4,183	)
Non-GAAP research and development (as a percentage of revenue)		$	25,601			26	%		$	37,890			34	%		$	79,130			25	%		$	121,576			31	%
GAAP sales and marketing (as a percentage of revenue)		$	34,678			35	%		$	39,834			36	%		$	106,376			34	%		$	116,545			30	%
Stock-based compensation expense			(4,518	)						(6,467	)						(14,422	)						(17,393	)
Amortization of intangible assets			(2,304	)						(2,249	)						(6,829	)						(6,794	)
Restructuring costs (1)			(5,067	)						(1,343	)						(5,067	)						(1,343	)
Non-GAAP sales and marketing (as a percentage of revenue)		$	22,789			23	%		$	29,775			27	%		$	80,058			25	%		$	91,015			23	%
GAAP general and administrative (as a percentage of revenue)		$	17,975			18	%		$	33,463			30	%		$	52,794			17	%		$	82,627			21	%
Stock-based compensation expense			(5,107	)						(10,118	)						(13,927	)						(29,969	)
Restructuring costs (1)			(933	)						(9,079	)						(933	)						(9,079	)
Other adjustments (2)			(1,728	)						(788	)						(5,729	)						(893	)
Non-GAAP general and administrative (as a percentage of revenue)		$	10,207			10	%		$	13,478			12	%		$	32,205			10	%		$	42,686			11	%
GAAP Operating Expenses (as a percentage of revenue)		$	90,952			91	%		$	129,821			118	%		$	270,031			86	%		$	364,735			93	%
Stock-based compensation expense			(19,456	)						(31,036	)						(57,213	)						(87,166	)
Amortization of intangible assets			(2,304	)						(2,249	)						(6,829	)						(6,794	)
Restructuring costs (1)			(8,867	)						(14,605	)						(8,867	)						(14,605	)
Other adjustments (2)			(1,728	)						(788	)						(5,729	)						(893	)
Non-GAAP Operating Expenses (as a percentage of revenue)		$	58,597			59	%		$	81,143			74	%		$	191,393			61	%		$	255,277			65	%
Net Loss:
GAAP net loss (as a percentage of revenue)		$	(77,590	)		(78	)%		$	(158,219	)		(143	)%		$	(218,263	)		(69	)%		$	(362,861	)		(93	)%
Stock-based compensation expense			20,716							32,883							61,083							91,946
Amortization of intangible assets			3,078							3,008							9,130							9,085
Restructuring costs (1)			9,828							15,601							9,828							15,601
Other adjustments (2)			1,728							788							5,729							893
Non-GAAP net loss (as a percentage of revenue)		$	(42,240	)		(42	)%		$	(105,939	)		(96	)%		$	(132,493	)		(42	)%		$	(245,336	)		(63	)%
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes			1,511							(315	)						3,567							162
Non-GAAP pre-tax net loss (as a percentage of revenue)		$	(40,729	)		(41	)%		$	(106,254	)		(96	)%		$	(128,926	)		(41	)%		$	(245,174	)		(63	)%
Depreciation			4,230							4,135							13,074							12,076
Interest income			(1,604	)						(1,868	)						(6,930	)						(6,168	)
Interest expense			9,315							3,820							22,486							9,673
Other expense (income), net			202							2,815							1,090							2,173
Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA Loss (as a percentage of revenue)		$	(28,586	)		(29	)%		$	(97,352	)		(88	)%		$	(99,206	)		(31	)%		$	(227,420	)		(58	)%

(1)		Consists of restructuring costs for severances and employment-related termination costs, and facility and other contract terminations.
(2)		Consists of non-cash charges related to tax liabilities and litigation settlements, including associated non-recurring legal expenses and professional service fees related to the modification of the convertible debt.

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