AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 12, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Phunware, Inc. (NASDAQ:PHUN) ("Phunware" or "the Company"), a fully-integrated enterprise cloud platform for mobile that provides products, solutions, data and services for brands worldwide, today announced financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2021.

"We were extremely encouraged by the continued operational momentum for our business during Q2 despite the ongoing pandemic, as we further accelerated our MaaS platform vision and adoption across a number of key fronts including new product introduction and indirect channel expansion," said Alan S. Knitowski, President, CEO and Co-Founder of Phunware. "Not only have we formally rolled out our entire blockchain-enabled Mobile Loyalty Ecosystem specific to PhunToken, PhunCoin and PhunWallet on a direct-to-consumer basis as promised, but we have also executed a brand new, global, multi-year distribution agreement with an anchor Fortune 500 distribution partner for our indirect channel. Looking ahead, I am confident that the near-term and long-term opportunities for our business are promising, as we enter the second half of the year with a solid balance sheet, a growing pipeline of customers and a robust slate of enterprise cloud solutions for mobile."

Second Quarter 2021 Summary Financial Results

Net Revenues for the quarter totaled $1.4 million
Multiscreen-as-a-Service (MaaS) Platform Subscriptions and Services Revenues were $1.2 million
Net Loss was $(8.3) million
Net Loss per Share was $(0.12)
Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA Loss was $(2.7) million

"We are pleased with the efforts our team has made to build the pipeline and drive new customer and partner relationships in the face of continued headwinds from the COVID-19 pandemic," said Matt Aune, CFO of Phunware. "These relationships take time to build, but we are pleased to see that total backlog is trending up quarter over quarter and we are working hard to build off that momentum into the second half of 2021. Phunware is well positioned for success as we continue to reduce liabilities, eliminate debt and focus efforts on both organic and inorganic growth opportunities."

Recent Business Highlights

Notable Corporate Developments:
Notable Customer and Partner Wins:
Notable Product Updates:
- Released "PhunWallet" Mobile App for Android on Google Play
- Announced Ten Million PhunToken Sweepstakes with Release of "PhunWallet" Mobile App for iOS

Conference Call Information

Phunware management will host a conference call today (August 12, 2021) at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (2:00 p.m. Pacific Time) to discuss its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2021.

Interested parties may access the conference call by dialing 844-369-8774 in the United States, or 862-298-0844 from international locations. The conference call will be broadcast live and available for replay here and via the investor relations section of the Company's website at investors.phunware.com.

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About Phunware, Inc.

Everything You Need to Succeed on Mobile — Transforming Digital Human Experience

Phunware, Inc. (NASDAQ:PHUN), is the pioneer of Multiscreen-as-a-Service (MaaS), an award-winning, fully integrated enterprise cloud platform for mobile that provides companies the products, solutions, data and services necessary to engage, manage and monetize their mobile application portfolios and audiences globally at scale. Phunware's Software Development Kits (SDKs) include location-based services, mobile engagement, content management, messaging, advertising, loyalty (PhunCoin & Phun) and analytics, as well as a mobile application framework of pre-integrated iOS and Android software modules for building in-house or channel-based mobile application and vertical solutions. Phunware helps the world's most respected brands create category-defining mobile experiences, with more than one billion active devices touching its platform each month. For more information about how Phunware is transforming the way consumers and brands interact with mobile in the virtual and physical worlds, visit https://www.phunware.com, https://www.phuncoin.com, https://www.phuntoken.com, and follow @phunware, @phuncoin and @phuntoken on all social media platforms.

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Phone: (512) 693-4199

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Phone: (949) 574-3860

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands, except share and per share information)

	June 30, 2021			December 31, 2020
	(Unaudited)
Assets
Current assets:
Cash	$	2,714		$	3,940
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $242 and $356 at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively	659			664
Digital currencies	773			—
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	1,586			304
Total current assets	5,732			4,908
Property and equipment, net	—			13
Goodwill	25,915			25,900
Intangible assets, net	54			111
Deferred tax asset	537			537
Restricted cash	91			91
Right-of-use asset	1,606			—
Other assets	276			276
Total assets	$	34,211		$	31,836
Liabilities and stockholders' equity (deficit)
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	7,039		$	8,462
Accrued expenses	1,972			5,353
Accrued legal settlement	1,500			3,000
Lease liability	516			—
Deferred revenue	2,010			2,397
PhunCoin deposits	1,202			1,202
Current maturities of long-term debt, net	83			4,435
Warrant liability	1,836			1,614
Total current liabilities	16,158			26,463
Long-term debt	3,720			3,762
Long-term debt - related party	195			195
Deferred tax liability	537			537
Deferred revenue	1,779			2,678
Lease liability	1,343			—
Deferred rent	—			180
Total liabilities	23,732			33,815
Stockholders' equity (deficit)
Common stock, $0.0001 par value; 1,000,000,000 shares authorized at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020; 72,742,689 and 56,380,111 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively	7			6
Additional paid-in capital	177,254			144,156
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(323		)	(338		)
Accumulated deficit	(166,459		)	(145,803		)
Total stockholders' equity (deficit)	10,479			(1,979		)
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity (deficit)	$	34,211		$	31,836

Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss)

(In thousands, except per share information)

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2021			2020			2021			2020
Net revenues	$	1,436		$	2,213		$	3,082		$	4,853
Cost of revenues	1,124			768			1,816			1,859
Gross profit	312			1,445			1,266			2,994

Operating expenses:
Sales and marketing	639			277			1,195			882
General and administrative	3,021			3,760			5,779			7,705
Research and development	846			378			1,898			1,239
Total operating expenses	4,506			4,415			8,872			9,826
Operating loss	(4,194		)	(2,970		)	(7,606		)	(6,832		)

Other expense:
Interest expense	(1,845		)	(460		)	(4,064		)	(561		)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	(2,184		)	(81		)	(7,952		)	(81		)
Impairment of digital currency	(776		)	—			(776		)	—
Gain (loss) on change in fair value of warrant liability	663			—			(222		)	—
Other income (expense)	43			—			(36		)	—
Total other expense	(4,099		)	(541		)	(13,050		)	(642		)
Loss before taxes	(8,293		)	(3,511		)	(20,656		)	(7,474		)
Income tax expense	—			—			—			—
Net loss	(8,293		)	(3,511		)	(20,656		)	(7,474		)
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Cumulative translation adjustment	5			(3		)	15			(75		)
Comprehensive loss	$	(8,288	)	$	(3,514	)	$	(20,641	)	$	(7,549	)

Net loss per common share, basic and diluted	$	(0.12	)	$	(0.08	)	$	(0.30	)	$	(0.18	)

Weighted-average common shares used to compute net loss per share, basic and diluted	71,620			41,869			68,103			40,982

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(In thousands)

	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2021			2020
Operating activities
Net loss	$	(20,656	)	$	(7,474	)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Amortization of debt discount and deferred financing costs	2,770			227
Loss on change in fair value of warrant liability	222			—
Loss on extinguishment of debt	7,952			81
Impairment of digital currencies	776			—
Stock-based compensation	2,438			1,750
Other adjustments	142			79
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	237			815
Prepaid expenses and other assets	(416		)	(193		)
Accounts payable	(1,282		)	356
Accrued expenses	(3,334		)	877
Accrued legal settlement	(1,500		)	—
Lease liability payments	(434		)	—
Deferred revenue	(1,286		)	(1,268		)
Net cash used in operating activities	(14,371		)	(4,750		)
Investing activities
Purchase of digital currencies	(1,497		)	—
Net cash used in investing activities	(1,497		)	—
Financing activities
Proceeds from borrowings, net of issuance costs	9,981			5,436
Proceeds from related party bridge loans	—			560
Payments on senior convertible notes	(25,095		)	—
Payments on related party notes	—			(455		)
Net repayments on factoring agreement	—			(714		)
Proceeds from PhunCoin deposits	—			(200		)
Proceeds from exercise of options to purchase common stock	70			85
Proceeds from sales of common stock, net of issuance costs	29,670			—
Series A convertible preferred stock redemptions and dividend payments	—			—
Net cash provided by financing activities	14,626			4,712
Effect of exchange rate on cash and restricted cash	16			(79		)
Net decrease in cash and restricted cash	(1,226		)	(117		)
Cash and restricted cash at the beginning of the period	4,031			362
Cash and restricted cash at the end of the period	$	2,805		$	245
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Interest paid	$	1,287		$	328
Income taxes paid	$	—		$	—

	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2021		2020
Supplemental disclosures of non-cash financing activities:
Proceeds not received related to sales of common stock	$	867	$	—
Issuance of common stock for payment of legal, earned bonus and board of director fees	$	66	$	1,014
Issuance of common stock upon partial conversions of Senior Convertible Note	$	—	$	2,266
Reacquisition of equity component of Senior Convertible Note	$	—	$	(1,299	)
Equity classified cash conversion feature of Senior Convertible Note	$	—	$	219

Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Reconciliation

Our non-GAAP financial measures include adjusted gross profit, adjusted gross margin and adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA") (our "non-GAAP financial measures"). Our non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. They are not measurements of our financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as alternatives to revenue or net loss, as applicable, or any other performance measures derived in accordance with GAAP and may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other businesses. Our non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as analytical tools and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our operating results as reported under GAAP. Some of these limitations include: (i) Non-cash compensation is and will remain a key element of our overall long-term incentive compensation package, although we exclude it as an expense when evaluating its ongoing operating performance for a particular period, (ii) Our non-GAAP financial measures do not reflect the impact of certain charges resulting from matters we consider not to be indicative of ongoing operations, and (iii) other companies in our industry may calculate our non-GAAP financial measures differently than we do, limiting their usefulness as comparative measures.

We compensate for these limitations to our non-GAAP financial measures by relying primarily on our GAAP results and using our non-GAAP financial measures only for supplemental purposes. Our non-GAAP financial measures include adjustments for items that may not occur in future periods. However, we believe these adjustments are appropriate because the amounts recognized can vary significantly from period to period, do not directly relate to the ongoing operations of our business and complicate comparisons of our internal operating results and operating results of other peer companies over time. Each of the normal recurring adjustments and other adjustments described in this paragraph help management with a measure of our operating performance over time by removing items that are not related to day-to-day operations or are non-cash expenses.

Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures

(In thousands, except percentages)

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
(in thousands)	2021			2020			2021			2020
Net loss	$	(8,293	)	$	(3,511	)	$	(20,656	)	$	(7,474	)
Add back: Depreciation and amortization	25			38			58			88
Add back: Interest expense	1,845			460			4,064			561
EBITDA	(6,423		)	(3,013		)	(16,534		)	(6,825		)
Add back: Stock-based compensation	1,383			1,115			2,438			1,750
Add back: Loss on extinguishment of debt	2,184			81			7,952			81
Add back: Impairment of digital currencies	776			—			776			—
(Less) Add back: (Gain) Loss on change in fair value of warrant liability	(663		)	—			222			—
Adjusted EBITDA	$	(2,743	)	$	(1,817	)	$	(5,146	)	$	(4,994	)

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
(in thousands, except percentages)	2021			2020			2021			2020
Gross profit	$	312		$	1,445		$	1,266		$	2,994
Add back: Amortization of intangibles	3			6			7			13
Add back: Stock-based compensation	323			62			532			113
Adjusted gross profit	$	638		$	1,513		$	1,805		$	3,120
Adjusted gross margin	44.4		%	68.4		%	58.6		%	64.3		%

Supplemental Information

(In thousands, except percentages)

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Change
(in thousands, except percentages)	2021			2020			Amount			%
Net Revenues
Platform subscriptions and services	$	1,180		$	2,023		$	(843	)	(41.7	)	%
Application transaction	256			190			66			34.7		%
Net revenues	$	1,436		$	2,213		$	(777	)	(35.1	)	%
Platform subscriptions and services as a percentage of net revenues	82.2		%	91.4		%
Application transactions as a percentage of net revenues	17.8		%	8.6		%

	Six Months Ended June 30,						Change
(in thousands, except percentages)	2021			2020			Amount			%
Net Revenues
Platform subscriptions and services	$	2,701		$	4,414		$	(1,713	)	(38.8	)	%
Application transaction	381			439			(58		)	(13.2	)	%
Net revenues	$	3,082		$	4,853		$	(1,771	)	(36.5	)	%
Platform subscriptions and services as a percentage of net revenues	87.6		%	91.0		%
Application transactions as a percentage of net revenues	12.4		%	9.0		%

Phunware Reports Second Quarter 2021 Financial Results