Movella Reports Second Quarter 2023 Financial Results

• Launched OBSKUR in Epic Games Store: the first all-in-one broadcasting application for livestreams
• Began shipping the OBSKUR Mocap Box, powered by Xsens, for motion-enabled avatars
• Extended leadership in automotive workplace ergonomics with BMW and partnership with Toyota
  

HENDERSON, Nev., Aug. 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Movella Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: MVLA) (“Movella”), a leading full-stack provider of sensors, software, and analytics that enable the digitization of movement, today reported its results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2023.

“We're proud to have launched the OBSKUR broadcasting platform this quarter, expanding Movella’s Xsens mocap technology from professional Hollywood studios to individual streamers and VTubers. OBSKUR enables livestreamers to create engaging content, complete with motion-enabled avatars,” said Movella CEO Ben Lee. “While the writers strike impacted our top line in Q2, our results reflect the resiliency embedded in the business, and our continued expansion of movement digitization use cases into our existing markets, as well as new growth areas such as automotive workplace ergonomics. We remain well positioned for significant opportunity ahead, particularly in film and game production once all parties reach a resolution.”

Second Quarter 2023 Financial Highlights

• Revenue. Net revenue in Q2 totaled $8.4 million, a decrease of 3% year-over-year.  
• Gross Profit. GAAP gross profit rose to $4.4 million as compared to $4.3 million last year. GAAP gross margin was 53%, an improvement of approximately 300 basis points year-over-year. Non-GAAP gross profit totaled $4.4 million versus $5.4 million for the comparable quarter in the previous year. Non-GAAP Q2 gross margin was 53%.
• Loss from Operations. GAAP loss from operations in Q2 was $7.7 million, versus $6.8 million in the same period last year. Non-GAAP loss from operations was $7.2 million, versus $4.9 million in the same period last year.
• GAAP Net Income. GAAP net loss attributable to common stockholders totaled $13.9 million versus $7.6 million in the comparable quarter in the previous year.
• Adjusted EBITDA. Adjusted EBITDA in Q2 totaled negative $5.2 million versus negative $4.5 million in the comparable quarter in the previous year.
• Cash and cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents at quarter end were $51.0 million, compared to $6.2 million as of the same period last year, and $62.1 million in Q1.

“The ongoing strikes in the entertainment industry that began in early May challenged our top line results in the quarter, and these headwinds may take time to resolve,” said Movella CFO Steve Smith. “Our strong cash position will allow Movella to continue to make measured investments in new compelling products and use cases such as OBSKUR, while continuing to manage our expenses prudently.”

Second Quarter 2023 Business Highlights

• Launched OBSKUR in the Epic Games Store: the first all-in-one broadcasting application for engaging livestreams. The move comes at a time when the global livestreaming market is booming, with experts predicting the market to reach $247 billion by 2027 (Source: Market Research Future).
• Began shipping the OBSKUR Mocap Box, powered by Xsens, for motion-enabled avatars.
• Extended leadership in automotive workplace ergonomics with BMW and partnership with Toyota.
• Hosted the Movella developer community at the Movella DOT Developers Conference 2023, with over 300 attendees and thought leader speakers in digital health present.
• Hosted VTuber live-streamers who collectively represented over 100 million monthly views at private OBSKUR pre-launch event.
  

Conference Call and Webcast Information

The company will hold a conference call at 2:00 p.m. PT / 5:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday, August 9, 2023 to discuss Movella’s financial results and outlook. The call will be hosted by Ben Lee, CEO and Steve Smith, CFO. Q&A with management will follow immediately after prepared remarks.

A live webcast of the call will be accessible on the investor relations section of the Movella website at https://investors.movella.com/. To access the call by phone, please register at https://register.vevent.com/register/BI39b0377d9f524b739f18fd518634538d. Upon registration, telephone participants will receive the dial-in number along with a unique PIN number that can be used to access the call. A replay of the webcast will also be available for a limited time at https://investors.movella.com/.

About Movella Holdings Inc.

Movella is a leading full-stack provider of sensors, software, and analytics that enable the digitization of movement. Movella serves the entertainment, health & sports, and automation & mobility markets. Our innovations enable customers to capitalize on the value of movement by transforming data into meaningful and actionable insights. Partnering with leading global brands such as Electronic Arts, EPIC Games, 20th Century Studios, Netflix, Toyota, Siemens, and over 500 sports organizations, Movella is creating extraordinary outcomes that move humanity forward. To learn more, please visit www.movella.com. 

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Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Movella Holdings has provided financial information in this news release that has not been prepared in accordance with GAAP. Adjusted EBITDA, non-GAAP gross profit, and non-GAAP operating loss exclude net loss attributable to non-controlling interests, preferred stock dividends, share-based compensation expense, loss on debt extinguishments related to the consummation of the business combination agreement, debt issuance costs, change in fair value of warrant liabilities, fair value adjustments on debt instruments for which we elected the fair value option under ASC 825, and impairment of acquired intangible assets. Adjusted EBITDA also excludes interest expense and interest income, taxes, depreciation and amortization, other income (expense), certain transaction expenses related to the business combination agreement that are not expected to recur, and other infrequent costs.

Adjusted EBITDA, non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP gross margin, and non-GAAP operating loss are supplemental measures of our performance that are not required by, or presented in accordance with, GAAP. These non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as an analytical tool and are not intended to be used in isolation or as a substitute for net loss, gross profit, operating loss or any other performance measure determined in accordance with GAAP. We present these non-GAAP financial measures because we consider each to be an important supplemental measure of our performance.

We use these non-GAAP financial measures to make operational decisions, evaluate our performance, prepare forecasts and determine compensation. Further, we believe that both management and investors benefit from referring to these non-GAAP financial measures in assessing our performance when planning, forecasting and analyzing future periods. Share-based compensation expenses are expected to vary depending on the number of new incentive award grants issued to both current and new employees, the number of such grants forfeited by former employees, and changes in our stock price, stock market volatility, expected option term and risk-free interest rates, all of which are difficult to estimate. In calculating non-GAAP financial measures, we exclude certain non-cash and one-time items in order to facilitate comparability of our operating performance on a period-to-period basis because such expenses are not, in our view, related to our ongoing operating performance. We use this view of our operating performance for purposes of comparison with our business plan and individual operating budgets and in the allocation of resources.

We further believe that these non-GAAP financial measures are useful to investors in providing greater transparency to the information used by management in its operational decision-making. The Company believes that the use of these non-GAAP financial measures also facilitates a comparison of our underlying operating performance with that of other companies in our industry, which use similar non-GAAP financial measures to supplement their GAAP results.

Investors and potential investors are cautioned that there are material limitations associated with the use of non-GAAP financial measures as an analytical tool. The limitations of relying on non-GAAP financial measures include, but are not limited to, the fact that other companies, including other companies in our industry, may calculate non-GAAP financial measures differently than we do, limiting their usefulness as a comparative tool. Investors and potential investors are encouraged to review the reconciliation of our non-GAAP financial measures contained within this news release with our GAAP financial results.

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