Netlist Reports Full Year and Fourth Quarter 2021 Results
IRVINE, CA / ACCESSWIRE / March 1, 2022 / Netlist, Inc. (OTCQB:NLST) today reported financial results for the full year and the fourth quarter ended January 1, 2022.
2021 Highlights:
- Revenue increased 201% to $142.4 million compared to $47.2 million last year
- Gross profit increased 626% to $48.9 million compared to $6.7 million last year
- Net income reached $4.8 million or $0.02 per diluted share compared to ($0.04) last year
- Current ratio increased by 159% as working capital improved by $55 million
"Netlist delivered strong financial results on the back of significant increases in revenue and gross profit in 2021," said Netlist's Chief Executive Officer, C.K. Hong. "During the year we more than doubled product sales, entered into a strategic relationship with the world's second-largest maker of memory chips, and made substantial progress in intellectual property initiatives. These accomplishments validate the strategies we have in place for both product sales and licensing, and position us for continued growth in 2022."
Net sales for the full year ended January 1, 2022 were $142.4 million with $40 million in licensing fees and $102.4 million in product revenue, compared to net sales of $47.2 million for the full year ended January 2, 2021. Gross profit for the full year ended January 1, 2022 was $48.9 million, or 34.3% of net sales, compared to a gross profit of $6.7 million, or 14.3% of net sales, for the full year ended January 2, 2021.
Net income for the full year ended January 1, 2022 was $4.8 million, or $0.02 per share, compared to a net loss in the prior year period of ($7.3) million, or a loss per share of ($0.04). These results include stock-based compensation expense of $1.6 million and $0.8 million for the years ended January 1, 2022 and January 2, 2021, respectively.
Net sales for the fourth quarter ended January 1, 2022 were $36.3 million, compared to net sales of $11.5 million for the quarter ended January 2, 2021. Gross profit for the quarter ended January 1, 2022 was $2.0 million, or 5.6% of net sales, compared to a gross profit of $1.5 million, or 12.7% of net sales, for the quarter ended January 2, 2021.
Net loss for the fourth quarter ended January 1, 2022 was ($8.2) million, or a loss per share of ($0.04), compared to a net loss in the prior year period of ($1.8) million, or a loss per share of ($0.01). These results include stock-based compensation expense of $0.4 million and $0.2 million for the quarters ended January 1, 2022 and January 2, 2021, respectively.
As of January 1, 2022, cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash was $58.5 million, total assets were $91.2 million, working capital was $52.6 million, total debt was $7.6 million, and stockholders' equity was $54.0 million.
Conference Call Information
C.K. Hong, Chief Executive Officer, and Gail Sasaki, Chief Financial Officer, will host an investor conference call today, March 1, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time to review Netlist's results for the fourth quarter ended January 1, 2022. The live webcast and archived replay of the call can be accessed for 90 days in the Investors section of Netlist's website at www.netlist.com.
About Netlist
Netlist provides high-performance solid state drives and modular memory solutions to enterprise customers in diverse industries. The Company's NVMe™ SSDs in various capacities and form factors and the line of custom and specialty memory products bring industry-leading performance to server and storage appliance customers and cloud service providers. Netlist licenses its portfolio of intellectual property including patents, in server memory, hybrid memory and storage class memory, to companies that implement Netlist's technology. To learn more, visit www.netlist.com.
Safe Harbor Statement
This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are statements other than historical facts and often address future events or Netlist's future performance. Forward-looking statements contained in this news release include statements about Netlist's ability to execute on its strategic initiatives. All forward-looking statements reflect management's present expectations regarding future events and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by any forward-looking statements. These risks, uncertainties and other factors include, among others: risks related to Netlist's plans for its intellectual property, including its strategies for monetizing, licensing, expanding, and defending its patent portfolio; risks associated with patent infringement litigation initiated by Netlist, or by others against Netlist, as well as the costs and unpredictability of any such litigation; risks associated with Netlist's product sales, including the market and demand for products sold by Netlist and its ability to successfully develop and launch new products that are attractive to the market; the success of product, joint development and licensing partnerships; the competitive landscape of Netlist's industry; and general economic, political and market conditions, including quarantines, factory slowdowns or shutdowns, and travel restrictions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. All forward-looking statements reflect management's present assumptions, expectations and beliefs regarding future events and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by any forward-looking statements. These and other risks and uncertainties are described in Netlist's annual report on Form 10-K for its most recently completed fiscal year filed on March 26, 2021, and the other filings it makes with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time, including any subsequently filed quarterly and current reports. In light of these risks, uncertainties and other factors, these forward-looking statements should not be relied on as predictions of future events. These forward-looking statements represent Netlist's assumptions, expectations and beliefs only as of the date they are made, and except as required by law, Netlist undertakes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements for any reason.
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Netlist, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands)
| | | (unaudited) | | | | |
| | January 1, | | | January 2, | |
| | | 2022 | | | 2021 | |
ASSETS | | | | | | |
Current assets: | | | | | | |
Cash and cash equivalents | | $ | 47,679 | | | $ | 13,326 | |
Restricted cash | | | 10,800 | | | | 3,200 | |
Accounts receivable, net | | | 12,727 | | | | 4,680 | |
Inventories | | | 15,670 | | | | 3,198 | |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | | | 1,126 | | | | 514 | |
Total current assets | | | 88,002 | | | | 24,918 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Property and equipment, net | | | 989 | | | | 182 | |
Operating lease right-of-use assets | | | 1,891 | | | | 114 | |
Other assets | | | 294 | | | | 58 | |
Total assets | | $ | 91,176 | | | $ | 25,272 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT) | | | | | | | | |
Current liabilities: | | | | | | | | |
Accounts payable | | $ | 25,887 | | | $ | 5,327 | |
Revolving line of credit | | | 7,000 | | | | 3,678 | |
Accrued payroll and related liabilities | | | 1,308 | | | | 806 | |
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | | | 632 | | | | 777 | |
Long-term debt due within one year | | | 562 | | | | 17,056 | |
Total current liabilities | | | 35,389 | | | | 27,644 | |
Long-term debt | | | - | | | | 146 | |
Operating lease liabilities | | | 1,593 | | | | - | |
Other liabilities | | | 152 | | | | 102 | |
Total liabilities | | | 37,134 | | | | 27,892 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Commitments and contingencies | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Stockholders' equity (deficit): | | | | | | | | |
Preferred stock | | | - | | | | - | |
Common stock | | | 231 | | | | 195 | |
Additional paid-in capital | | | 243,866 | | | | 192,071 | |
Accumulated deficit | | | (190,055 | ) | | | (194,886 | ) |
Total stockholders' equity (deficit) | | | 54,042 | | | | (2,620 | ) |
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity (deficit) | | $ | 91,176 | | | $ | 25,272 | |
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Netlist, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
| | Three Months Ended | | | Year Ended | |
| | | January 1, | | | January 2, | | | January 1, | | | January 2, | |
| | | 2022 | | | 2021 | | | 2022 | | | 2021 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net product sales | | $ | 36,346 | | | $ | 11,485 | | | $ | 102,355 | | | $ | 47,234 | |
License fee | | | - | | | | - | | | | 40,000 | | | | - | |
Net sales | | | 36,346 | | | | 11,485 | | | | 142,355 | | | | 47,234 | |
Cost of sales(1) | | | 34,323 | | | | 10,026 | | | | 93,458 | | | | 40,503 | |
Gross profit | | | 2,023 | | | | 1,459 | | | | 48,897 | | | | 6,731 | |
Operating expenses: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Research and development(1) | | | 2,019 | | | | 870 | | | | 7,241 | | | | 2,953 | |
Intellectual property legal fees | | | 4,909 | | | | 111 | | | | 19,494 | | | | 2,368 | |
Selling, general and administrative(1) | | | 3,140 | | | | 2,253 | | | | 10,779 | | | | 8,247 | |
Total operating expenses | | | 10,068 | | | | 3,234 | | | | 37,514 | | | | 13,568 | |
Operating (loss) income | | | (8,045 | ) | | | (1,775 | ) | | | 11,383 | | | | (6,837 | ) |
Other (expense) income, net: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest expense, net | | | (151 | ) | | | (94 | ) | | | (568 | ) | | | (531 | ) |
Other income, net | | | 2 | | | | 103 | | | | 643 | | | | 101 | |
Total other (expense) income, net | | | (149 | ) | | | 9 | | | | 75 | | | | (430 | ) |
(Loss) income before provision for income taxes | | | (8,194 | ) | | | (1,766 | ) | | | 11,458 | | | | (7,267 | ) |
Provision for income taxes | | | 26 | | | | - | | | | 6,627 | | | | 1 | |
Net (loss) income | | $ | (8,220 | ) | | $ | (1,766 | ) | | $ | 4,831 | | | $ | (7,268 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(Loss) earnings per share: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Basic | | $ | (0.04 | ) | | $ | (0.01 | ) | | $ | 0.02 | | | $ | (0.04 | ) |
Diluted | | $ | (0.04 | ) | | $ | (0.01 | ) | | $ | 0.02 | | | $ | (0.04 | ) |
Weighted-average common shares outstanding: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Basic | | | 227,277 | | | | 195,964 | | | | 218,171 | | | | 183,594 | |
Diluted | | | 233,943 | | | | 195,964 | | | | 225,589 | | | | 183,594 | |
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| (1) Amounts include stock-based compensation expense as follows: | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cost of sales | | $ | 3 | | | $ | 2 | | | $ | 12 | | | $ | 10 | |
Research and development | | | 132 | | | | 42 | | | | 570 | | | | 196 | |
Selling, general and administrative | | | 283 | | | | 137 | | | | 998 | | | | 557 | |
Total stock-based compensation | | $ | 418 | | | $ | 181 | | | $ | 1,580 | | | $ | 763 | |
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For more information, please contact:
The Plunkett Group
Mike Smargiassi
NLST@theplunkettgroup.com
(212) 739-6729
Netlist, Inc.
Gail M. Sasaki
Chief Financial Officer
(949) 435-0025
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