Arlo Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Results

Record fourth quarter service revenue of $55.9 million, growing 45.9% year over year

Record GAAP net earnings per diluted share (EPS) of $0.01 and record non-GAAP EPS of $0.11 in the fourth quarter

Annual recurring revenue (ARR) ended at $210.1 million, growing 52.5% year over year ⁽¹⁾

Full year service revenue of $201.2 million, growing 47.4% year over year

Full year free cash flow (FCF) of $35.5 million with FCF margin of 7.2% ⁽²⁾

Full year GAAP net loss per share of $(0.24); record non-GAAP EPS of $0.28

CARLSBAD, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Arlo Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: ARLO), a leading smart home security company, today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2023.

“Arlo finished the year strong with the largest product launch in our company history contributing to solid revenue growth of 14% and ARR growth of over 50% compared to Q4 of the prior year. This culminated in record non-GAAP earnings of $0.11 per share and our first ever profit on a GAAP basis,” said Matthew McRae, Chief Executive Officer of Arlo technologies. “The growth is even more impressive when looking at Arlo’s full year results with our annual service revenue growing 47% to more than $200 million and an $83 million increase in our free cash flow from the prior year. Arlo is clearly well positioned for success in 2024 as evidenced by our announcement that we crossed the 3 million subscribers milestone, substantially earlier than originally projected in our Long-Range Plan.”

Financial and Business Highlights

Q4 2023 Summary

• Total revenue of $135.1 million, an increase of 14.0% year over year.
• Record service revenue of $55.9 million, growing 45.9% year over year.
• GAAP services gross margin of 73.9% and non-GAAP services gross margin of 74.4%.
• GAAP gross profit of $47.3 million, an increase of 48.1% year over year; non-GAAP gross profit of $48.3 million, an increase of 45.6% year over year.
• GAAP gross margin of 35.0%; non-GAAP gross margin of 35.8%.
• Record GAAP net earnings per diluted share of $0.01; record non-GAAP earnings per diluted share of $0.11.
• Cumulative paid accounts increased to 2.8 million, growing 51.1% year over year.
• Ended the quarter with ARR⁽¹⁾ of $210.1 million, growing 52.5% year over year.

FY2023 Summary

• Total revenue of $491.2 million, a slight increase year over year.
• Record service revenue of $201.2 million, growing 47.4% year over year.
• GAAP gross profit of $167.6 million, an increase of 23.2% year over year; non-GAAP gross profit of $171.7 million, an increase of 21.9% year over year.
• GAAP gross margin of 34.1% up 640 basis points year over year; non-GAAP gross margin of 35.0% up 630 basis points year over year.
• GAAP net loss per share – basic and diluted of $(0.24); non-GAAP net earnings per diluted share of $0.28.
• Ended with cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments balance of $136.5 million, up $22.8 million year over year.

First Quarter 2024 Business Outlook ⁽⁴⁾

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

Investor Conference Call / Webcast Details

Arlo will review the fourth quarter and full-year 2023 results, discuss management’s expectations for the first quarter and full-year 2024, and discuss new long-range plan targets today, Thursday, February 29, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. ET (2:00 p.m. PT). To view the accompanying presentation a live webcast of the conference call will be available on Arlo’s Investor Relations website at https://investor.arlo.com. The toll-free dial-in number for the live audio call is (888) 660-6387. The international dial-in number for the live audio call is +1 (929) 203-1909. The conference ID for the call is 7749064. A replay of the call will be available via the web at https://investor.arlo.com.

About Arlo Technologies, Inc.

Arlo is an award-winning, industry leader that is transforming the ways in which people can protect everything that matters to them with advanced home, business, and personal security solutions. Arlo’s deep expertise in AI- and CV-powered analytics, cloud services, user experience and product design, and innovative wireless and RF connectivity enables the delivery of a seamless, smart security experience for Arlo users that is easy to set up 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 connected devices, software and services. These include wire-free, smart Wi-Fi and LTE-enabled security cameras, video doorbells, floodlights, security system, and Arlo’s subscription services: Arlo Secure, and Arlo Safe.

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 implementing 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.

© 2024 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.

Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 for Arlo Technologies, Inc.:

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The words “anticipate,” “expect,” “believe,” “will,” “may,” “should,” “estimate,” “project,” “outlook,” “forecast” or other similar words are used to identify such forward-looking statements. However, the absence of these words does not mean that the statements are not forward-looking. The forward-looking statements represent our expectations or beliefs concerning future events based on information available at the time such statements were made and include statements regarding our potential future business, operating performance and financial condition, including descriptions of our expected revenue and profitability (and related timing), GAAP and non-GAAP gross margins, operating margins, tax rates, expenses, cash outlook, free cash flow and free cash flow margins; the ability of our subscription services and security product portfolio to position us for a successful 2024; strategic objectives and initiatives; the recurring revenue business model; expectations regarding market expansion and future growth; and others. These statements are based on management’s current expectations and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, including the following: future demand for our products may be lower than anticipated, including due to inflation, fluctuating consumer confidence, banking failures and rising interest rates; we may be unsuccessful in developing and expanding our sales and marketing capabilities; we may not be able to increase sales of our paid subscription services; consumers may choose not to adopt our new product offerings or adopt competing products; product performance may be adversely affected by real world operating conditions; we may be unsuccessful or experience delays in manufacturing and distributing our new and existing products; we may fail to manage costs and cost saving initiatives, the cost of developing new products and manufacturing and distribution of our existing offerings. Further, certain forward-looking statements are based on assumptions as to future events that may not prove to be accurate. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecast in such forward-looking statements. Further information on potential risk factors that could affect our business are detailed in our periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, but not limited to, those risks and uncertainties listed in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in the most recently filed Annual Report and Quarterly Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and subsequent filings with the SEC. Given these circumstances, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to release publicly any revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

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 stock-based compensation expense, restructuring charges, impairment charges, separation expense, amortization of development of software cost, litigation reserves, net, employee retention credit and the related tax effects. In addition, we use free cash flow as non-GAAP measure when assessing the sources of liquidity, capital resources, and quality of earnings. We believe that free cash flow (usage) is helpful in understanding our capital requirements and provides an additional means to reflect the cash flow trends in our business. 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:

Stock-based compensation expense consists of non-cash charges for the estimated fair value of stock options, performance-based stock options, restricted stock units (RSU), 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.

Other non-GAAP items are the result of either unique or unplanned events, including, when applicable: restructuring charges, impairment charges, separation expense, amortization of development of software cost, litigation reserves, net and employee retention credit. 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.

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Contacts

Arlo Investor Relations

Tahmin Clarke

investors@arlo.com

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