SEC Form 10-Q filed by SmartRent Inc.

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2024

or

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Commission file number: 001-39991

SMARTRENT, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware		85-4218526
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
8665 E. Hartford Drive, Suite 200 Scottsdale, Arizona (Address of Principal Executive Offices)		85255 (Zip Code)

 

(844) 479-1555

(Registrant’s Telephone Number)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A Common Stock, $0.0001 par value	SMRT	The New York Stock Exchange

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

None

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer	☐		Accelerated filer	☒
Non-accelerated filer	☐		Smaller reporting company	☐
			Emerging growth company	☒

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act): Yes ☐ No ☒

 

As of May 6, 2024, there were 201,828,020 shares of the registrant’s Class A Common Stock outstanding, par value $0.0001 per share.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

		Page
PART I - Financial Information		3
	Item 1 - Financial Statements (Unaudited)	3
	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023	3
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023	4
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Convertible Preferred Stock and Stockholders' Deficit for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023	5
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023	7
	Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)	9
	Item 2 - Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	29
	Item 3 - Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	43
	Item 4 - Controls and Procedures	43
PART II - Other Information		43
	Item 1 - Legal Proceedings	43
	Item 1A - Risk Factors	43
	Item 2 - Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	43
	Item 3 - Defaults Upon Senior Securities	43
	Item 4 - Mine Safety Disclosures	44
	Item 5 - Other Information	44
	Item 6 - Exhibits	45
Signatures		46

 

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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (“Report”) contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”) that express our opinions, expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, assumptions or projections regarding future events or future results and therefore are, or may be deemed to be, “forward-looking statements.” Words such as “believe,” “may,” “will,” “estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “expect,” “could,” “would,” “project,” “plan,” “potentially,” “preliminary,” “likely,” “aim” and similar expressions, and the negatives of these expressions, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements appear in a number of places throughout this Report and include statements regarding our intentions, beliefs, or current expectations concerning, among other things, our results of operations, financial condition, liquidity, prospects, growth, strategies, and the markets in which we operate. Forward-looking statements contained in this Report include statements about:

The foregoing list may not contain all of the forward-looking statements made in this Report.

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You should not rely on forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and trends that we believe may affect our financial condition, results of operations and business strategy. We cannot assure you that the events and circumstances reflected in the forward-looking statements will occur. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements.

These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties, and assumptions, including those described in Part II, Item 1A "Risk Factors" of this Report and in Part I, Item 1A “Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, filed on March 5, 2024. Moreover, we operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risks emerge from time to time. It is not possible for our management to predict all risks, nor can we assess the effect of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements we may make. In light of these risks, uncertainties, and assumptions, the future events and trends discussed in this Report may not occur and actual results could differ materially from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements.

The forward-looking statements made in this Report relate only to events as of the date on which the statements were made. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements for any reason after the date of this Report or to conform these statements to actual results or to changes in our expectations. You should read this Report and the documents that we reference in this Report and have filed as exhibits to this Report with the understanding that our actual future results, levels of activity, performance and achievements may be materially different from what we expect. We qualify all of our forward-looking statements by these cautionary statements.

Investors and others should note that we may announce material business and financial information to our investors using our investor relations website (investors.smartrent.com), SEC filings, webcasts, press releases, and conference calls. We use these mediums to communicate with investors and the general public about our company, our products and services, and other issues. It is possible that the information that we make available may be deemed to be material information. We therefore encourage investors, the media and others interested in our company to review the information that we post on our investor relations website.

SmartRent, the SmartRent logo and other trade names, trademarks or service marks of SmartRent appearing in this Report are the property of SmartRent. Trade names, trademarks and service marks of other companies appearing in this Report are the property of their respective holders.

Unless the context indicates otherwise, the terms “SmartRent,” the “Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our” as used in this Report refer to SmartRent, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its subsidiaries taken as a whole.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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		As of
		March 31, 2024				December 31, 2023
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents		$	204,701			$	215,214
Restricted cash, current portion			247				495
Accounts receivable, net			58,093				61,903
Inventory			30,899				41,575
Deferred cost of revenue, current portion			11,528				11,794
Prepaid expenses and other current assets			14,009				9,359
Total current assets			319,477				340,340
Property and equipment, net			1,314				1,400
Deferred cost of revenue			8,792				11,251
Goodwill			117,268				117,268
Intangible assets, net			26,280				27,249
Other long-term assets			12,322				12,248
Total assets		$	485,453			$	509,756
LIABILITIES, CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities
Accounts payable		$	7,702			$	15,076
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities			21,211				24,976
Deferred revenue, current portion			78,077				77,257
Total current liabilities			106,990				117,309
Deferred revenue			41,491				45,903
Other long-term liabilities			3,885				4,096
Total liabilities			152,366				167,308
Commitments and contingencies (Note 12)
Convertible preferred stock, $0.0001 par value; 50,000 shares authorized as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023; no shares of preferred stock issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023			-				-
Stockholders' equity
Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value; 500,000 shares authorized as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively; 202,511 and 203,327 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively			20				20
Additional paid-in capital			630,878				628,156
Accumulated deficit			(297,601	)			(285,512	)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss			(210	)			(216	)
Total stockholders' equity			333,087				342,448
Total liabilities, convertible preferred stock and stockholders' equity		$	485,453			$	509,756
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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		For the three months ended March 31,
		2024				2023
Revenue
Hardware		$	29,077			$	37,325
Professional services			3,458				12,769
Hosted services			17,954				14,985
Total revenue			50,489				65,079
Cost of revenue
Hardware			18,684				32,572
Professional services			6,448				17,634
Hosted services			5,934				5,758
Total cost of revenue			31,066				55,964
Operating expense
Research and development			8,362				7,231
Sales and marketing			4,554				5,161
General and administrative			16,666				12,017
Total operating expense			29,582				24,409
Loss from operations			(10,159	)			(15,294	)
Interest income, net			2,409				2,016
Other income, net			103				56
Loss before income taxes			(7,647	)			(13,222	)
Income tax expense (benefit)			45				(7	)
Net loss		$	(7,692	)		$	(13,215	)
Other comprehensive loss
Foreign currency translation adjustment			6				104
Comprehensive loss		$	(7,686	)		$	(13,111	)
Net loss per common share
Basic and diluted		$	(0.04	)		$	(0.07	)
Weighted-average number of shares used in computing net loss per share
Basic and diluted			203,485				198,334
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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		Convertible Preferred Stock									Class A Common Stock
		Shares				Amount (Par Value $0.0001)					Shares				Amount (Par Value $0.0001)				Additional Paid In Capital				Accumulated Deficit				Accumulated other comprehensive (loss)				Total Stockholders' Equity
Balance, December 31, 2023			-			$	-					203,327			$	20			$	628,156			$	(285,512	)		$	(216	)		$	342,448
Stock-based compensation			-				-					-				-				3,281				-				-				3,281
Issuance of Class A common stock upon vesting of equity awards			-				-					775				-				-				-				-				-
Tax withholdings related to net share settlement of equity awards			-				-					(291	)			-				(898	)			-				-				(898	)
Exercise of options			-				-					192				-				2				-				-				2
Net settlement related to exercise of options			-				-					(31	)											-				-
ESPP purchases			-				-					134				-				337				-				-				337
Repurchases of Class A common stock												(1,595	)			-				-				(4,397	)			-				(4,397	)
Net loss			-				-					-				-				-				(7,692	)			-				(7,692	)
Other comprehensive income			-				-																					6				6
Balance, March 31, 2024			-			$	-					202,511			$	20			$	630,878			$	(297,601	)		$	(210	)		$	333,087

 

 

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		Convertible Preferred Stock									Class A Common Stock
		Shares				Amount (Par Value $0.0001)					Shares				Amount (Par Value $0.0001)				Additional Paid In Capital				Accumulated Deficit				Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income				Total Stockholders' Equity
Balance, December 31, 2022			-			$	-					198,525			$	20			$	615,281			$	(250,925	)		$	(176	)		$	364,200
Stock-based compensation												-				-				3,680				-				-				3,680
Issuance of Class A common stock upon vesting of equity awards			-				-					751				-				-				-				-				-
Tax withholdings related to net share settlement of equity awards			-				-					(246	)			-				(661	)			-				-				(661	)
Exercise of options			-				-					151				-				71				-				-				71
ESPP purchases			-				-					176				-				438				-				-				438
Net loss			-				-					-				-				-				(13,215	)			-				(13,215	)
Other comprehensive income																												104				104
Balance, March 31, 2023			-			$	-					199,357			$	20			$	618,809			$	(264,140	)		$	(72	)		$	354,617

 

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		For the three months ended March 31,
		2024				2023
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net loss		$	(7,692	)		$	(13,215	)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used by operating activities
Depreciation and amortization			1,501				1,254
Provision for warranty expense			(552	)			-
Non-cash lease expense			375				299
Stock-based compensation related to acquisition			-				109
Stock-based compensation			3,281				3,571
Compensation expense related to acquisition			137				1,625
Change in fair value of earnout related to acquisition			80				141
Non-cash interest expense			39				32
Provision for excess and obsolete inventory			96				(60	)
Provision for doubtful accounts			1,181				(89	)
Non-cash legal accrual (Note 12 "Commitments and Contingencies")			4,955				-
Change in operating assets and liabilities
Accounts receivable			2,701				3,483
Inventory			5,612				8,949
Deferred cost of revenue			2,726				3,294
Prepaid expenses and other assets			349				(4,577	)
Accounts payable			(7,448	)			(6,661	)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities			(6,673	)			(11,129	)
Deferred revenue			(3,591	)			3,011
Lease liabilities			(414	)			(327	)
Net cash used in operating activities			(3,337	)			(10,290	)
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Purchase of property and equipment			(34	)			(27	)
Capitalized software costs			(922	)			(1,142	)
Net cash used in investing activities			(956	)			(1,169	)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Payments for repurchases of Class A common stock			(4,373	)			-
Proceeds from options exercise			2				71
Proceeds from ESPP purchases			337				438
Taxes paid related to net share settlements of stock-based compensation awards			(898	)			(661	)
Payment of earnout related to acquisition			(1,530	)			(1,702	)
Net cash used in financing activities			(6,462	)			(1,854	)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents			(6	)			27
Net decrease (increase) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash			(10,761	)			(13,286	)
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash - beginning of period			215,709				217,713
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash - end of period		$	204,948			$	204,427
Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash to the consolidated balance sheets
Cash and cash equivalents		$	204,701			$	203,933
Restricted cash, current portion			247				247
Restricted cash, included in other long-term assets			-				247
Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash		$	204,948			$	204,427
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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		For the three months ended March 31,
		2024				2023
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
Interest paid		$	72			$	70
Cash paid for income taxes		$	6			$	-
Schedule of non-cash investing and financing activities
Accrued property and equipment at period end		$	81			$	8
Stock repurchases excise tax charged to equity		$	24			$	-
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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Item 2 - Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes included herein and the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2023 contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC.

This discussion may contain forward-looking statements based upon our current expectations that involve risks and uncertainties. Please refer to the section titled “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements".

 

Overview

 

We are an enterprise real estate technology company that provides a comprehensive management platform designed for property owners, managers and residents. Our suite of products and services, which includes both smart building hardware and cloud-based SaaS solutions, provides seamless visibility and control over real estate assets. Our platform can lower operating costs, increase revenues, mitigate operational friction and protect assets for owners and operators, while providing a differentiated, elevated living experience for residents.

Through a Hub Device, we enable the integration of our platform with third-party smart devices, our own hardware devices and other technology interfaces. We use an open-architecture, brand-agnostic approach that allows owners, operators, and residents to manage their smart home systems through a single connected interface. Our Smart Community solutions include (i) smart apartments and homes, (ii) access control for buildings, common areas, and rental units, (iii) community and resident WiFi, and other solutions such as, asset protection and monitoring, parking management and self-guided tours. Our Smart Operations solutions include work order management, the automation of leasing and resident call handling, audit management, and the automation of the inspection process. We also have a professional services team that provides customers with training, installation, and support services.

SmartRent is positioned to be a category leader in the enterprise smart home solutions industry. As of March 31, 2024, we had 749,401 Units Deployed (as defined below) and 639 customers, including many of the largest multifamily residential owners in the United States. As of that date, our customers owned an aggregate of approximately 7.1 million rental units. This represents approximately 16% of the United States market for institutionally owned multifamily rental units and single-family rental homes. In addition to multifamily residential owners, our customers include some of the leading homebuilders, single-family rental homeowners, and iBuyers in the United States.

 

Our Business Model

We generate revenue primarily from sales of smart home systems which enable property owners and property managers to have visibility and control over assets, while providing all-in-one home control offerings for residents. Currently, the majority of our revenue is generated from the direct sale to our customers of hardware smart home devices, which devices generally consist of a Hub Device, door-locks, thermostats, sensors, and light switches. We also generate professional services revenue from installing smart home hardware devices and hosted services revenue from monthly subscription revenue earned from the fees collected from customers to provide access to one or more of our software applications (“Hosted Services”) including access controls, asset monitoring, WiFi, and related services. Subscription arrangements have contractual terms ranging from one month to eight years; the majority of our recurring revenue contracts range from one month to one year and our median recurring revenue contract term is one year.

 

Key Factors Affecting Our Performance

 

We believe that our success is dependent on many factors, including those further discussed below. Our operating results and cash flows are dependent upon a number of opportunities, challenges and other factors, including our ability to grow our customer base in a cost-effective manner, expand our hardware and hosted service offerings to generate increased revenue per Unit Deployed (as defined below), and provide high quality hardware products and hosted service applications to maximize revenue and improve the leverage of our business model. While these areas represent opportunities for us, they also represent challenges and risks that we must successfully address in order to operate our business.

 

Active Supply Chain Management

 

We continue to experience improvements in the challenges related to the global supply chain. In prior periods, the increased demand for electronics as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. trade relations with China and certain other factors in recent periods led to a global shortage of semiconductors, including Z‑wave chips, which are a central component of our Hub Devices. Due to this shortage in prior periods, we experienced Hub Device production delays, which affected our ability to meet scheduled installations and facilitate customer upgrades to our higher-margin Hub Devices. We also experienced shortages and shipment delays related to components for Access Control and made-to-order specialty locks.

The incremental improvements in the global supply chain are evidenced by our reduction of backlogged Units Deployed for Access Control and made-to-order locks. We believe that this positive trend will continue through the current year.

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Investing in Research and Development

Our performance is significantly dependent on the investments we make in research and development, including our ability to attract and retain highly skilled research and development personnel. We must continually develop and introduce innovative new software services and hardware products, and integrate with third-party products and services, mobile applications and other new offerings.

 

New Products, Features and Functionality

 

We are evolving our business into a more diverse platform with new products, features and functionality that enhance the value of our smart home operating system. We have introduced a number of SaaS product enhancements and features, including Answer Automation and Work Management solutions, that streamline property management operations. We have also introduced Community WiFi, which provides communities with a private, device-dedicated WiFi network to power Hub Devices and other in-home smart devices, and Smart Package Room, which is a smart package management solution that transforms package visibility, reduces labor demands, optimizes storage space and enhances resident satisfaction. Our Smart Operations Solutions enhance our overall platform offering and customer value proposition by providing a comprehensive one-stop platform that broadens our support of property operations, enhancing the experience for residents, property owners and managers. We offer an open-API architecture that enables a myriad of third-party partner integrations, resulting in a multi-functional platform that enhances property management workflow efficiencies, empowers teams to get more done, elevates resident interactions, and improves resident living experiences. In the future, we intend to continue to release new products and solutions and enhance our existing products and solutions, and we expect that our operating results will be impacted by these releases.

 

Category Adoption and Market Growth

 

Our future growth depends in part on the continued consumer adoption of hardware and software products which improve the resident experience and the growth of this market. We need to deliver solutions that enhance the resident experience and deliver value to our customers, rental property owners and operators, as well as homebuilders and developers, by providing products and solutions designed to enhance visibility and control over assets while providing additional revenue opportunities. In addition, our long-term growth depends in part on our ability to expand into international markets in the future.

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included elsewhere in this Report are prepared in accordance with GAAP.

 

Key Metrics

 

We regularly monitor a number of operating metrics in order to evaluate our operating performance, identify trends affecting our business, formulate business plans, measure our progress and make strategic decisions. Our key metrics are not based on any standardized industry methodology and are not necessarily calculated in the same manner or comparable to similarly titled measures presented by other companies. Similarly, our key metrics may differ from estimates published by third parties or from similarly titled metrics of our competitors due to differences in methodology. The numbers that we use to calculate our key metrics are based on internal data. While these numbers are based on what we believe to be reasonable judgments and estimates for the applicable period of measurement, there are inherent challenges in measuring usage of our SaaS platform. We regularly review and may adjust our processes for calculating our internal metrics to improve their accuracy.

 

Units Deployed and New Units Deployed

 

We define Units Deployed as the aggregate number of Hub Devices that have been installed (including customer self-installations) and have an active subscription as of a stated measurement date. We utilize the Units Deployed metric to assess the health of our business and measure the trajectory of our growth. We define New Units Deployed as the aggregate number of Hub Devices that were installed (including customer self-installations) and resulted in a new active subscription during a stated measurement period. Although our revenue is primarily driven by New Units Deployed and the number of Units Deployed, due to the expansion of our products and services that don't require a Hub Device, and Hub Device upgrades that do not result in net new active subscriptions, the correlation between New Units Deployed and revenue is not as strong as it was historically. Although the correlation has decreased, New Units Deployed is still an indicator of our ability to acquire new customers and expand our relationships with our current customers. As of March 31, 2024 and 2023, we had an aggregate of 749,401 and 602,556 Units Deployed, respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, we had 29,710 and 55,360 New Units Deployed, respectively.

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Units Shipped

 

We define Units Shipped as the aggregate number of Hub Devices that have been shipped to customers during a stated measurement period. Units Shipped is used to assess the trajectory of our growth and is an indicator of our ability to acquire new customers and expand our relationships with our current customers. For the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, we had 51,744 and 58,659 Units Shipped, respectively.

Units Booked

 

We define Units Booked as the aggregate number of Hub Device units subject to binding orders executed during a stated measurement period. We utilize the concept of Units Booked to measure estimated near-term resource demand and the resulting approximate range of post-delivery revenue that we will earn and record. Units Booked represent binding orders only. For the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 there were 46,290 and 65,108 Units Booked, respectively.

 

Bookings

We define Bookings as the contract value of hardware, professional services, and the first year of ARR for binding orders executed during a stated measurement period. We utilize Bookings to measure revenue expected to be earned in future periods from orders contracted during the current period. For the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, Bookings were $38,761 and $37,305, respectively.

Annual Recurring Revenue

 

We define Annual Recurring Revenue (“ARR”) as the annualized value of our SaaS revenue earned in the current quarter, which we calculate by taking the total amount of SaaS revenue in the current quarter and multiplying that amount by four. We believe that ARR growth demonstrates our ability to acquire new customers and to maintain and expand our relationships with existing customers. More specifically, we monitor our ARR to assess the general health and trajectory of our Hosted Services business. As of March 31, 2024 and 2023, ARR was approximately $47.6 million and $36.0 million, respectively.

 

Hardware Average Revenue per Unit ("ARPU"), Professional Services ARPU, SaaS ARPU, and Units Booked SaaS ARPU

 

We define Hardware ARPU as total hardware revenue during a given period divided by the total Units Shipped during the same period. Hardware ARPU is used to evaluate the effectiveness of our hardware pricing and assess our ability to market and sell our hardware offerings. For the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, Hardware ARPU was $561.94 and $636.30, respectively.

 

We define Professional Services ARPU as total professional services revenue during a given period divided by the total New Units Deployed, excluding customer self-installations, during the same period. Professional Services ARPU is used to assess our ability to effectively price our installation services. For the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, Professional Services ARPU was $221.43 and $249.66, respectively.

We define SaaS ARPU as total SaaS revenue during a given period divided by the average aggregate Units Deployed in the same period. Average aggregate Units Deployed is calculated as the Units Deployed as of the current period plus the Units Deployed as of the previous period divided by two. SaaS ARPU is used to evaluate the effectiveness of our SaaS pricing and assess our ability to market and sell our various software solutions. For the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, SaaS ARPU was $5.41 and $5.21, respectively.

 

We define Units Booked SaaS ARPU as the first year ARR for binding orders executed during the stated measurement period divided by the total Units Booked in the same period. Units Booked SaaS ARPU is used to evaluate the effectiveness of our SaaS pricing and assess our ability to market and sell our various software solutions for orders executed during the period. For the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, Units Booked SaaS ARPU was $7.16 and $5.40, respectively.

 

Customer Churn

 

We define Customer Churn as cancelled deployed units during the measurement period divided by Units Deployed as of the beginning of the measurement period. Cancelled deployed units are the previously deployed units that have been cancelled during the same measurement period in which a customer cancels all product subscriptions. Our Hosted Services growth is driven by our ability to retain our customers and minimize Customer Churn. Our Customer Churn for our Smart Communities Solutions is 0.02% for the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared to 0.01% for the three months ended March 31, 2023.

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Net Revenue Retention

We define Net Revenue Retention as SaaS revenue at the end of the current period related to properties which had SaaS revenue at the end of the same period in the prior year, divided by SaaS revenue at the end of the same period in the prior year for those same properties. Net Revenue Retention includes any reductions in revenue caused by cancellations or downgrades, offset by additions to revenue from price increases on existing products, and additions of new products at existing properties. Net Revenue Retention was 105% for the three months ended March 31, 2024.

 

Components of Results of Operations

 

Revenue

 

We generate revenue primarily from sales of systems that consist of hardware devices, professional installation services and Hosted Services enabling property owners and property managers to have visibility and control over assets, while providing all-in-one home control offerings for residents. We record revenue as earned when control of these products and services is transferred to the customer in an amount that reflects the consideration we expect to collect for those products and services. The table below summarizes our revenue by solution.

 

	For the three months ended March 31,
	2024													2023
	(dollars in thousands)
SmartRent Solutions	Hardware			Professional Services			Hosted Services			Total 2024				Hardware			Professional Services			Hosted Services			Total 2023
Smart Communities Solutions
Smart Apartments	$	27,429		$	2,713		$	14,072		$	44,214			$	36,392		$	11,691		$	11,570		$	59,653
Access Control		1,015			561			349			1,925				778			1,051			153			1,982
Community WiFi		137			16			180			333				5			-			156			161
Other		496			168			492			1,156				150			27			372			549
Smart Operations Solutions		-			-			2,861			2,861				-			-			2,734			2,734
Total Revenue	$	29,077		$	3,458		$	17,954		$	50,489			$	37,325		$	12,769		$	14,985		$	65,079

 

Hardware Revenue

 

We generate revenue from the direct sale to our customers of hardware smart home devices, which devices generally consist of a Hub Device, door-locks, thermostats, sensors, and light switches. These hardware devices provide features that function independently without subscription to our software, and the performance obligation for hardware revenue is considered satisfied and revenue is recognized at a point in time when the hardware device is shipped to the customer. Certain Hub Devices do not function independently without the subscription, and therefore, the revenue is recognized in Hosted Services revenue. We generally provide a one-year warranty period on hardware devices that are delivered and installed. We record the cost of the warranty as a component of cost of hardware revenue.

 

Professional Services Revenue

 

We generate professional services revenue from installing smart home hardware devices, which does not result in significant customization of the installed products and is generally performed over a period ranging from two to four weeks. Installations can be performed by our employees, can be contracted out to a third party with our employees managing the engagement, or can be performed by the customer. Professional services contracts are generally performed on a fixed-price basis and revenue is recognized over the period in which installations are completed.

 

Hosted Services Revenue

 

Hosted Services primarily consist of monthly subscription revenue earned from the fees collected from customers to provide access to one or more of our software applications including access controls, asset monitoring and related services. These subscription arrangements have contractual terms ranging from one month to eight years and include recurring fixed plan subscription fees. The majority of our recurring revenue contracts range from one month to one year and our median recurring revenue contract term is one year. Our arrangements do not provide the customer with the right to take possession of our software at any time. Customers are granted continuous access to the services over the contractual period. Accordingly, fees collected for subscription services are recognized on a straight-line basis over the contract term beginning on the date the subscription service is made available to the customer.

 

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We sell certain Hub Devices, which only function with the subscription to our software applications and related hosting services. We consider those devices and hosting services subscription as a single performance obligation, and therefore we defer the recognition of revenue for those devices that are sold with application subscriptions. The estimated average in-service life of those devices is four years. When a Hub Device without independent functionality is included in a contract that does not require a long-term service commitment, the customer obtains a material right to renew the service because purchasing a new device is not required upon renewal. If a contract contains a material right, proceeds are allocated to the material right and recognized over the period of benefit, which is generally four years.

 

Cost of Revenue

 

Cost of revenue consists primarily of direct costs of products and services together with the indirect cost of estimated warranty expense and customer care and support over the life of the service arrangement. We expect the cost of revenue to increase in absolute dollars in future periods. We record any change to cost of job performance and job conditions in the period during which the revision is identified.

 

Hardware

 

Cost of hardware revenue consists primarily of direct costs of products, Hub Devices, hardware devices and supplies purchased from third-party providers, shipping costs, warehouse facility (including depreciation and amortization of capitalized assets and right-of-use assets) and infrastructure costs, personnel-related costs associated with the procurement and distribution of our products and estimated warranty expenses together with the indirect cost of customer care and support. We expect an increase in cost of hardware revenue in absolute dollars in future periods.

 

In 2019, the U.S. administration imposed significant changes to U.S. trade policy with respect to China. Tariffs have subjected certain SmartRent products manufactured overseas to additional import duties. The amount of the import tariff has changed numerous times based on action by the U.S. administration. We continue to monitor the change in tariffs. If tariffs are increased, such actions may increase our cost of hardware revenue and reduce our hardware revenue margins in the future.

 

Professional Services

 

Cost of professional services revenue consists primarily of direct costs related to personnel-related expenses for installation and supervision of installation services, general contractor expenses and travel expenses associated with installation of our products, and indirect costs that are also primarily personnel-related expenses in connection with training of and ongoing support for customers and residents.

 

Hosted Services

 

Cost of Hosted Services revenue consists primarily of the amortization of the direct costs of certain Hub Devices consistent with the revenue recognition period noted above in “Hosted Services Revenue” and infrastructure costs associated with providing our software applications together with the indirect cost of customer care and support over the life of the service arrangement. In future periods, we expect the cost of Hosted Services revenue to increase in absolute dollars at a rate that is lower than the corresponding increase in Hosted Services revenue.

 

Operating Expenses

 

Research and Development

 

Research and development expenses consist primarily of personnel-related costs directly associated with our research and development activities. Our research and development efforts are focused on enhancing and developing additional functionality for our existing products and on new product development. We account for the cost of research and development by capitalizing qualifying costs, which are incurred during the product development stage, and amortizing those costs over the product’s estimated useful life, which generally ranges from three to five years depending on the type of application. Costs incurred and capitalized during the product development stage generally include the costs of software configuration, coding, and testing. Such costs primarily include payroll and payroll-related expenses for employees directly involved in the product development. We expense preliminary evaluation costs as they are incurred before technological feasibility is achieved, as well as post development implementation and operation costs, such as training, maintenance and minor upgrades. We begin amortizing capitalized costs when a project is ready for its intended use, and we periodically reassess the estimated useful life of a project considering the effects of obsolescence, technology, competition and other economic factors which may result in a shorter remaining life. We believe our research and development costs will increase in absolute dollars as we increase our investment in product development to broaden the capabilities of our solutions and introduce new products and features - in particular as we enhance our WiFi offering.

 

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Sales and Marketing Expenses

 

Our sales and marketing expenses consist of costs directly associated with our sales and marketing activities, which primarily include personnel-related costs, sales commissions, marketing programs, trade shows, and promotional materials. Our sales and marketing expenses may increase over time as we hire additional sales and marketing personnel, increase our marketing activities, grow our operations, and continue to build brand awareness.

 

General and Administrative Expenses

 

General and administrative expenses consist primarily of personnel-related costs associated with our general and administrative organization, professional fees for legal, accounting and other consulting services, office facility, insurance, information technology costs, and expenses incurred as a result of operating as a public company, including expenses related to compliance with the rules and regulations of the SEC and stock exchange listing requirements, additional insurance expense, investor relations activities and other administrative and professional services. We may also increase the size of our general and administrative staff in order to support the growth of our business but at a rate that is lower than the corresponding increase in total revenue.

 

Other Income/Expenses

 

Other income/expenses consist primarily of interest income, net of interest expense, foreign currency transaction gains and losses, and other income related to the operations of foreign subsidiaries. Interest expense is recorded in connection with our various debt facilities. Foreign currency transaction gains and losses relate to the impact of transactions denominated in a foreign currency other than the U.S. dollar. If we continue to expand our international operations, our exposure to fluctuations in foreign currencies has increased, which we expect to continue.

 

Provision for Income Taxes

 

The income tax expense on the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss is primarily related to the foreign and state taxes offset by a change in the valuation allowance. We established a full valuation allowance for net deferred U.S. federal and state tax assets, including net operating loss carryforwards. We expect to maintain this valuation allowance until it becomes more likely than not that the benefit of our federal and state deferred tax assets will be realized in future periods if we report taxable income. We believe that we have established an adequate allowance for our uncertain tax positions, although it can provide no assurance that the final outcome of these matters will not be materially different. To the extent that the final outcome of these matters is different than the amounts recorded, such differences will affect the provision for income taxes in the period in which such determination is made.

 

 

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Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 and 2023

The results of operations presented below should be reviewed together with the consolidated financial statements and notes included elsewhere in this Report. The following table summarizes our historical consolidated results of operations data for the periods presented. The period-to-period comparison of operating results is not necessarily indicative of results for future periods. All dollars are in thousands unless otherwise stated.

			Three months ended March 31,								2024 vs 2023 Change
			2024				2023				$				%
			(dollars in thousands)
Revenue
Hardware			$	29,077			$	37,325			$	(8,248	)			(22	)%
Professional services				3,458				12,769				(9,311	)			(73	)%
Hosted services				17,954				14,985				2,969				20	%
Total revenue				50,489				65,079				(14,590	)			(22	)%
Cost of revenue
Hardware				18,684				32,572				(13,888	)			(43	)%
Professional services				6,448				17,634				(11,186	)			(63	)%
Hosted services				5,934				5,758				176				3	%
Total cost of revenue				31,066				55,964				(24,898	)			(44	)%
Operating expense
Research and development				8,362				7,231				1,131				16	%
Sales and marketing				4,554				5,161				(607	)			(12	)%
General and administrative				16,666				12,017				4,649				39	%
Total operating expenses				29,582				24,409				5,173				21	%
Loss from operations				(10,159	)			(15,294	)			5,135				(34	)%
Other income (expense)
Interest income (expense), net				2,409				2,016				393				19	%
Other income, net				103				56				47				84	%
Loss before income taxes				(7,647	)			(13,222	)			5,575				42	%
Income tax expense (benefit)				45				(7	)			52				743	%
Net Loss			$	(7,692	)		$	(13,215	)		$	5,523				42	%

 

Comparison of the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023

Revenue

 

			Three months ended March 31,								Change				Change
			2024				2023				$				%
			(dollars in thousands)
Revenue
Hardware			$	29,077			$	37,325			$	(8,248	)			(22	)%
Professional services				3,458				12,769				(9,311	)			(73	)%
Hosted services				17,954				14,985				2,969				20	%
Total revenue			$	50,489			$	65,079			$	(14,590	)			(22	)%

 

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Total revenue decreased by $14.6 million, or 22%, to $50.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024, from $65.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023. The decrease was primarily driven by a $15.4 million decrease in revenue related to our Smart Apartments solution. The decrease in revenue resulted primarily from a 46% decrease in New Units Deployed to 29,710 units for the three months ended March 31, 2024 from 55,360 units for the three months ended March 31, 2023, a 12% decrease in Hardware ARPU, and a 12% decrease in Units Shipped to 51,744 for the three months ended March 31, 2024 from 58,659 for the three months ended March 31, 2023, partially offset by a 24% increase in the number of cumulative active subscriptions for our Hosted Services during 2024 compared to 2023.

			Three months ended March 31,								Change
			2024				2023				%
Hardware
Hardware units shipped				51,744				58,659				(12	)%
Hardware ARPU			$	561.94			$	636.30				(12	)%
Professional Services
New units deployed				29,710				55,360				(46	)%
Professional services ARPU			$	221.43			$	249.66				(11	)%
Hosted Services
Units deployed				749,401				602,556				24	%
Average aggregate units deployed				734,546				574,876				28	%
SaaS ARPU			$	5.41			$	5.21				4	%
Bookings
Units booked				46,290				65,108				(29	)%
Bookings (in thousands)			$	38,761			$	37,305				4	%
Units booked SaaS ARPU			$	7.16			$	5.40				33	%

 

Hardware revenue decreased by $8.2 million, or 22%, to $29.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024, from $37.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023. This decrease in hardware revenue was driven by a decrease in revenue related to our Smart Apartments Solutions and resulted from a 12% decrease in Units Shipped to 51,744 for the three months ended March 31, 2024 from 58,659 for the three months ended March 31, 2023, and a Hardware ARPU decrease of 12% to $561.94 for the 2024 period from $636.30 for the 2023 period. The ARPU decrease was primarily attributable to a change in product mix which was more heavily weighted to our Alloy SmartHome hardware. The impact of the decrease in hardware revenue was mitigated by an increase in hardware gross margin, primarily driven by the product mix change in the current period.

Professional services revenue decreased by $9.3 million, or 73%, to $3.5 million for three months ended March 31, 2024, from $12.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023. Of the $9.3 million decrease, $9.0 million was driven by our Smart Apartments solution. Professional services ARPU decreased by 11% to $221.43 for the three months ended March 31, 2024 from $249.66 for the three months ended March 31, 2023. New Units Deployed decreased by 46% to 29,710 units for the three months ended March 31, 2024 from 55,360 units for the three months ended March 31, 2023.

Hosted Services revenue increased by $3.0 million, or 20%, to $18.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024, from $15.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023. Of the $18.0 million revenue in 2024, $11.9 million is related to SaaS revenue and $6.1 million is related to hub amortization. Revenue increased from hub amortization and SaaS by $0.1 million and $2.9 million, respectively, from the three months ended March 31, 2023 to the three months ended March 31, 2024. The increase of Hosted Services revenue resulted primarily from a 24% increase in the aggregate number of Units Deployed, primarily of our Smart Apartment solution, from 602,556 units at March 31, 2023 to 749,401 units at March 31, 2024 and an increase in SaaS ARPU of 4% to $5.41 for the three months ended March 31, 2024 from $5.21 for the three months ended March 31, 2023.

We don’t expect to deploy any more non-distinct Hub Devices, thus, the revenue contribution from hub amortization should decrease in future periods until the non-distinct Hub Devices are fully amortized. The table below shows the expected revenue contribution from hub amortization.

 

	For the years ended December 31,
	2024(1)			2025			2026			2027
	(dollars in thousands)
Revenue contribution from hub amortization
Q1	$	6,043		$	4,775		$	2,260		$	158
Q2		5,236			4,605			1,485			56
Q3		5,181			3,631			901			21
Q4		4,971			2,908			414			6
Total	$	21,431		$	15,919		$	5,060		$	241

(1) Q1 2024 amounts are actuals

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Cost of Revenue

 

			Three months ended March 31,								Change				Change
			2024				2023				$				%
			(dollars in thousands)
Cost of revenue
Hardware			$	18,684			$	32,572			$	(13,888	)			(43	)%
Professional services				6,448				17,634				(11,186	)			(63	)%
Hosted services				5,934				5,758				176				3	%
Total cost of revenue			$	31,066			$	55,964			$	(24,898	)			(44	)%

 

Total cost of revenue decreased by $24.9 million, or 44%, to $31.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024, from $56.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023. The decrease in cost of revenue resulted primarily from a favorable product mix of our hardware devices (more heavily weighted to Alloy SmartHome hardware), a 46% decrease in New Units Deployed and a 12% decrease in Units Shipped of our Smart Apartment solution hardware devices.

Hardware cost of revenue decreased by $13.9 million, or 43%, to $18.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024, from $32.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023. This decrease in hardware cost of revenue was primarily attributable to a favorable product mix and a 12% decrease in Units Shipped.

Professional services cost of revenue decreased by $11.2 million, or 63%, to $6.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024, from $17.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023. The decrease in professional services cost of revenue is primarily attributable to a decrease of approximately $8.9 million in third-party direct labor costs due to a 46% decrease in New Units Deployed, and a decrease of $1.7 million in personnel-related costs, and related travel. Additionally, we have invested in technology initiatives to allow our teams to be more efficient and furthered our collaboration with third-party partners to augment our professional services. As a result, we believe we will continue to improve efficiency in future periods.

Hosted Services cost of revenue increased by $0.2 million, or 3%, to approximately $6.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024, from $5.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023. The increase resulted from a 24% increase in the aggregate number of Units Deployed and the resulting increase in the number of active subscriptions for our software service applications, partially offset by a $0.4 million decrease in hub amortization. Our Hosted Services gross margin improved when compared to the same period in the prior year primarily driven by economies of scale related to our SaaS products. Additionally, Hosted Services attributable to hub amortization, which has a lower margin than our SaaS products, continues to represent a smaller portion of our Hosted Services cost of revenue.

Operating Expenses

			Three months ended March 31,								Change				Change
			2024				2023				$				%
			(dollars in thousands)
Research and development			$	8,362			$	7,231			$	1,131				16	%
Sales and marketing				4,554				5,161				(607	)			(12	)%
General and administrative				16,666				12,017				4,649				39	%

 

Research and development expenses increased by $1.1 million, or 16%, to approximately $8.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024, from $7.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023, resulting primarily from an increase of approximately $1.3 million of personnel-related expenses, primarily related to the employee retention credit, which were refundable employment tax credits provided by The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”), recorded during the three months ended March 31, 2023. We believe our research and development costs will increase in absolute dollars as we increase our investment in product development to broaden the capabilities of our solutions and introduce new products and features – in particular, as we enhance our WiFi offering.

Sales and marketing expenses decreased by $0.6 million, or 12%, to $4.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 from $5.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023, resulting primarily from a decrease of approximately $0.5 million in personnel-related expenses.

For the three months ended March 31, 2024, general and administrative expenses increased by $4.6 million, or 39%, to approximately $16.6 million, from $12.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023, resulting primarily from a $5.3 million legal accrual recorded as of March 31, 2024, in which the Company has made a substantive offer to settle a dispute with a supplier by returning $5.0 million of inventory and paying a portion of the supplier’s costs and fees.

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Other Income

			Three months ended March 31,								Change				Change
			2024				2023				$				%
			(dollars in thousands)
Interest income, net			$	2,409			$	2,016			$	393				19	%
Other income, net				103				56				47				84	%

 

Interest income, net increased by $0.4 million to $2.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024, from $2.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023. The increase in net interest income for both periods is primarily attributable to interest earned on interest-bearing cash balances.

Income Taxes

			Three months ended March 31,								Change				Change
			2024				2023				$				%
			(dollars in thousands)
Loss before income taxes			$	(7,647	)		$	(13,222	)		$	5,575				42	%
Income tax expense (benefit)				45				(7	)			52				743	%

 

We provided a full valuation allowance on our net U.S. federal and state deferred tax assets as of March 31, 2024, and March 31, 2023. As of December 31, 2023, the Company has gross NOLs of $204.6 million and $193.4 million for federal and state income tax return purposes, respectively. Federal NOLs can be carried forward indefinitely, while State NOLs will expire between 2032 and 2043. The Company also has $0.1 million of R&D credits available that expire in 2039.

The income tax expense is related to the foreign and state taxes offset by a change in the valuation allowance.

 

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement the consolidated financial statements, which are prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP, we present EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, described below, as non-GAAP measures. We believe the presentation of both GAAP and non-GAAP financial measures provides investors with increased transparency into financial measures used by our management team and improves investors’ understanding of our underlying operating performance and their ability to analyze our ongoing operating trends.

All historic non-GAAP financial measures have been reconciled with the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures - these non-GAAP financial measures are not intended to supersede or replace our GAAP results.

 

We define EBITDA as net income (loss) computed in accordance with GAAP before interest income, net, income tax expense (benefit) and depreciation and amortization.

We define Adjusted EBITDA as EBITDA before expenses related to non-recurring legal matters, stock-based compensation, compensation expense in connection with acquisitions, severance charges, other acquisition expenses, and other expenses caused by non-recurring, or unusual, events that are not indicative of our ongoing business.

Our management uses EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to assess our financial and operating performance, and we believe these measures are helpful to management and external users in understanding our performance. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA help management identify controllable cash expenses and make decisions designed to help us meet our identified financial and operational goals and to optimize our financial performance, while neutralizing the impact of some expenses included in our operating results caused by external influences over which management has little or no control and by non-recurring, or unusual, events that might otherwise mask trends in our performance. Accordingly, we believe these metrics measure our financial performance based on operational factors that management can impact in the short-term, namely our cost structure and expenses.

We believe that the presentation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA provides information useful to investors in assessing our results of operations. The GAAP measure most directly comparable to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA is net income (loss). EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are not used as measures of our liquidity and should not be considered alternatives to net income (loss) or any other measure of financial performance presented in accordance with GAAP. Our EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to the EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA of other companies due to the fact that not all companies use the same definitions of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that our basis for computing these non-GAAP measures is comparable with that of other companies.

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The following table presents a reconciliation of net loss (as determined in accordance with GAAP) to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA for each of the periods indicated.

		For the three months ended March 31,
		2024				2023
		(dollars in thousands)
Net loss		$	(7,692	)		$	(13,215	)
Interest income, net			(2,409	)			(2,016	)
Income tax expense (benefit)			45				(7	)
Depreciation and amortization			1,501				1,254
EBITDA			(8,555	)			(13,984	)
Legal matter(1)			5,300				-
Stock-based compensation			3,281				3,680
Compensation expense in connection with acquisitions			-				1,625
Severance charges			231				-
Other acquisition expenses			140				205
Adjusted EBITDA		$	397			$	(8,474	)
(1) Refer to Note 12 "Commitments and Contingencies".

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Sources of Liquidity

As of March 31, 2024, we had cash and cash equivalents of $204.7 million, which were held for working capital and general corporate purposes. Our cash equivalents are comprised primarily of money market funds. To date, our principal sources of liquidity have been the net proceeds received as a result of the Business Combination, and payments collected from sales to our customers.

Debt Issuances

Following the maturity of our Revolving Facility (as defined below) in December 2021, we entered into a $75.0 million senior secured revolving credit facility with a five-year term (the "Senior Revolving Facility"). Interest rates for draws upon the Senior Revolving Facility are determined by whether the Company elects a secured overnight financing rate loan (“SOFR Loan”) or alternate base rate loan (”ABR Loan”). For SOFR Loans, the interest rate is based upon the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR as published by the CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited (CBA) plus 0.10%, subject to a floor of 0.00%, plus an applicable margin. For ABR Loans, the interest rate is based upon the highest of (i) the Prime Rate, (ii) the Federal Funds Effective Rate plus 0.50%, or (iii) 3.25%, plus an applicable margin. As of March 31, 2024, the applicable margins for SOFR Loans and ABR Loans under the Senior Revolving Facility were 1.75% and (0.50%), respectively. The Senior Revolving Facility is secured by substantially all of the Company’s assets and guaranteed by each of the Company’s material domestic subsidiaries.

We believe that our current cash, cash equivalents, available borrowing capacity under the Senior Revolving Facility, and cash raised in the Business Combination will be sufficient to fund our operations for at least the next 12 months beyond the issuance date of this Report. Our future capital requirements, however, will depend on many factors, including our sales volume, the expansion of sales and marketing activities, and market adoption of our new and enhanced products and features. We may in the future enter into arrangements to acquire or invest in complementary businesses, services, and technologies, including intellectual property rights. From time to time, we may seek to raise additional funds through equity and debt. If we are unable to raise additional capital when desired and on reasonable terms, our business, results of operations, and financial condition may be adversely affected.

Stock Repurchase Program

In March 2024, our board of directors authorized a stock repurchase program pursuant to which we may repurchase up to $50 million of our Class A common stock. Repurchases under the program may be made from time to time through open market purchases or through privately negotiated transactions subject to market conditions, applicable legal requirements and other relevant factors. The repurchase program does not obligate us to acquire any particular amount of our Class A common stock and may be suspended at any time at our discretion. The timing and number of shares repurchased will depend on a variety of factors, including the stock price, business and market conditions, corporate and regulatory requirements, alternative investment opportunities, acquisition opportunities, and other factors.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2024, we repurchased 1.6 million shares of our Class A common stock under the stock repurchase program at an average price of approximately $2.74 per share for a total of $4.4 million. As of March 31, 2024, approximately $45.6 million remained available for stock repurchases pursuant to our stock repurchase program.

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Cash Flow Summary - Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 and 2023

The following table summarizes our cash flows for the periods presented.

		Three months ended March 31,
		2024				2023
		(dollars in thousands)
Net cash provided by (used in)
Operating activities		$	(3,337	)		$	(10,290	)
Investing activities			(956	)			(1,169	)
Financing activities			(6,462	)			(1,854	)

 

Operating Activities

For the three months ended March 31, 2024, our operating activities used $3.3 million in cash resulting primarily from our net loss of $7.7 million and $6.7 million used in changes in our operating assets and liabilities, partially offset by $11.1 million provided by non-cash expenses. Changes in our operating assets and liabilities primarily resulted from a $7.4 million decrease in accounts payable, $6.7 million decrease in accrued expenses and other liabilities, and a $3.6 million decrease in deferred revenue, partially offset by a $5.6 million decrease in inventory, $2.7 million decrease in accounts receivable, and a $2.7 million decrease in deferred cost of revenue. Non-cash expenses consisted primarily of a non-cash legal accrual for $5.0 million in which the Company has made a substantive offer to settle a dispute with a supplier by returning $5.0 million of inventory, stock-based compensation of $3.3 million, depreciation and amortization of $1.5 million, and provision for doubtful accounts of $1.2 million.

For the three months ended March 31, 2023, our operating activities used $10.3 million in cash resulting primarily from our net loss of $13.2 million and $4.0 million used in changes in our operating assets and liabilities, partially offset by $6.9 million provided by non-cash expenses. Changes in our operating assets and liabilities primarily resulted from a $11.1 million decrease in accrued expenses and other liabilities, a $6.7 million decrease in accounts payable and a $4.6 million increase in prepaid expenses and other assets, partially offset by a $8.9 million decrease in inventory, a $3.5 million decrease in accounts receivable, a $3.3 million decrease in deferred cost of revenue, and a $3.0 million increase in deferred revenue. Non-cash expenses consisted primarily of stock-based compensation of $3.7 million, compensation expense related to acquisitions of $1.6 million, and depreciation and amortization of $1.3 million. Of the total cash used for our operating activities, $6.0 million was attributable to payments related to our acquisitions.

 

Investing Activities

For the three months ended March 31, 2024, we used $1.0 million of cash for investing activities, resulting primarily from cash paid of $0.9 million for capitalized internal-use software development costs.

For the three months ended March 31, 2023, we used $1.2 million of cash for investing activities, resulting primarily from cash paid of $1.1 million for capitalized internal-use software development costs.

 

Financing Activities

For the three months ended March 31, 2024, our financing activities used $6.5 million of cash, resulting primarily from $4.4 million used for repurchases of Class A common stock, $1.5 million used for earnout payments related to the iQuue acquisition, and $0.9 million used for taxes paid related to net share settlements of stock-based compensation awards.

For the three months ended March 31, 2023, our financing activities used $1.9 million of cash, resulting primarily from $1.7 million used for earnout payments related to the iQuue acquisition.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements as of March 31, 2024.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

We prepare our consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP. The preparation of these consolidated financial statements requires us to make estimates, assumptions and judgments that can significantly impact the amounts we report as assets, liabilities, revenue, costs and expenses and the related disclosures. We base our estimates on historical experience and other assumptions that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances. Our actual results could differ significantly from these estimates under different assumptions and conditions. We believe that the accounting policies discussed below are critical to understanding our historical and future performance as these policies involve a greater degree of judgment and complexity.

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Revenue Recognition

We derive revenue primarily from sales of systems that consist of hardware devices, professional installation services and Hosted Services to assist property owners and property managers with visibility and control over assets, while providing all-in-one home control offerings for residents. Revenue is recognized when control of these products and services are transferred to the customer in an amount that reflects the consideration we expect to be entitled to receive in exchange for those products and services.

Payments we receive by credit card, check, or automated clearing house payments, and payment terms are determined by individual contracts and range from due upon receipt to net 30 days. Taxes collected from customers and remitted to governmental authorities are not included in reported revenue. Payments received from customers in advance of revenue recognition are reported as deferred revenue.

We apply the practical expedient that allows for inclusion of the future auto-renewals in the initial measurement of the transaction price. We only apply these steps when it is probable that we will collect the consideration to which we are entitled in exchange for the goods or services it transfers to a customer.

Accounting for contracts recognized over time involves the use of various estimates of total contract revenue and costs. Due to uncertainties inherent in the estimation process, it is possible that estimates of costs to complete a performance obligation may be revised in the future as we observe the economic performance of our contracts. Changes in job performance, job conditions and estimated profitability may result in revision to our estimates of revenue and costs and are recognized in the period in which the revision is identified.

We may enter into contracts that contain multiple distinct performance obligations including hardware and Hosted Services. The hardware performance obligation includes the delivery of hardware, and the Hosted Services performance obligation allows the customer use of our software during the contracted-use term. The subscription for the software and certain Hub Devices combine as one performance obligation, and there is no support or ongoing subscription for other device hardware. We partner with several manufacturers to offer a range of compatible hardware options for its customers. We maintain control of the hardware purchased from manufacturers prior to it being transferred to the customer, and accordingly, SmartRent is considered the principal in these arrangements.

For each performance obligation identified, we estimate the standalone selling price, which represents the price at which we would sell the good or service separately. If the standalone selling price is not observable through past transactions, we estimate the standalone selling price, considering available information such as market conditions, historical pricing data, and internal pricing guidelines related to the performance obligations. We then allocate the transaction price among those obligations based on the estimation of the standalone selling price.

Inventory Valuation

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or estimated net realizable value. Cost is computed under the first-in, first-out method. We adjust the inventory balance based on anticipated obsolescence, usage, and historical write-offs. Significant judgment is used in establishing our forecasts of future demand and obsolete material exposures. We consider marketability and product life cycle stage, product development plans, demand forecasts, historical revenue, and assumptions about future demand and market conditions in establishing our estimates. If the actual product demand is significantly lower than forecast, which may be caused by factors within and outside of our control, or if there were a higher incidence of inventory obsolescence because of rapidly changing technology and our customer requirements, we may be required to increase our inventory adjustment. A change in our estimates could have a significant impact on the value of our inventory and our results of operations.

Stock-Based Compensation

Our stock-based compensation relates to stock options and restricted stock units ("RSUs") granted to our employees and directors. Stock-based awards are measured based on the grant date fair value. We estimate the fair value of stock option awards on the grant date using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The fair value of RSUs is based on the grant date fair value of the stock price. The fair value of these awards is recognized as compensation expense on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period in which the awards are expected to vest. Forfeitures are recognized as they occur by reversing previously recognized compensation expense.

The Black-Scholes model considers several variables and assumptions in estimating the fair value of stock-based awards. These variables include the per share fair value of the underlying common stock, exercise price, expected term, risk-free interest rate, expected annual dividend yield, the expected stock price volatility over the expected term and forfeitures, which are recognized as they occur. For all stock options granted, we calculated the expected term using the simplified method for “plain vanilla” stock option awards.

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The grant date fair value is also utilized with respect to RSUs with performance and service conditions to vest. For RSUs with a performance condition, based on a liquidity event, as well as a service condition to vest, no compensation expense is recognized until the performance condition has been satisfied. Subsequent to the liquidity event, compensation expense is recognized to the extent the requisite service period has been completed and compensation expense thereafter is recognized on an accelerated attribution method. Under the accelerated attribution method, compensation expense is recognized over the remaining requisite service period for each service condition tranche as though each tranche is, in substance, a separate award. In August 2021, the Company completed the merger with FWAA, which met the liquidity event vesting condition and triggered the recognition of compensation expense for RSUs for which the time-based vesting condition had been satisfied or partially satisfied.

 

Emerging Growth Company Status

Section 102(b)(1) of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the "JOBS Act") exempts “emerging growth companies” as defined in Section 2(A) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that a company can choose not to take advantage of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies, and any such election to not take advantage of the extended transition period is irrevocable. We are an “emerging growth company” and have elected to take advantage of the benefits of this extended transition period.

We will use this extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards that have different effective dates for public business entities and non-public business entities until the earlier of the date we (a) are no longer an emerging growth company or (b) affirmatively and irrevocably opt out of the extended transition period provided in the JOBS Act. The extended transition period exemptions afforded by our emerging growth company status may make it difficult or impossible to compare our financial results with the financial results of another public company that is either not an emerging growth company or is an emerging growth company that has chosen not to take advantage of this exemption because of the potential differences in accounting standards used.

We will remain an “emerging growth company” under the JOBS Act until the earliest of (a) the first fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of the initial public offering by FWAA, which closed on February 9, 2021, (b) the last date of our fiscal year in which we have total annual gross revenue of at least $1.235 billion, (c) the last date of our fiscal year in which we are deemed to be a “large accelerated filer” under the rules of the SEC with at least $700.0 million of outstanding securities held by non-affiliates or (d) the date on which we have issued more than $1.0 billion in non- convertible debt securities during the previous three years.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

See Note 2, “Significant Accounting Policies” - Recent Accounting Guidance for more information.

Item 3 - Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

We are exposed to market risks in the ordinary course of our business. Market risk represents the risk of loss that may impact our financial condition due to adverse changes in financial market prices and rates. Our market risk exposure is primarily the result of fluctuations in interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates.

 

We do not believe that inflation has had a material effect, to date, on our business, results of operations or financial condition. Nonetheless, if our costs were to become subject to significant inflationary pressures, we may not be able to fully offset such higher costs. Our inability or failure to do so could harm our business, results of operations or financial condition.

 

Interest Rate Fluctuation Risk

 

As of March 31, 2024, we had cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash of approximately $204.9 million, which consisted primarily of institutional money market funds, which carries a degree of interest rate risk. A hypothetical 10% change in interest rates would increase our annual interest income by $20.5 million, or decrease our annual interest income by $2.4 million, based on our cash position as of March 31, 2024.

 

Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk

 

Our results of operations and cash flows are subject to fluctuations due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates. Substantially all of our revenue is generated in U.S. dollars. Our expenses are generally denominated in the currencies of the jurisdictions in which we conduct our operations, which are primarily in the United States and to a lesser extent in Croatia and other international markets. Our results of operations and cash flows are, therefore, subject to fluctuations due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates and may be adversely affected in the future due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates. The effect of a hypothetical 10% change in foreign currency exchange rates applicable to our business would not have a material impact on our historical consolidated financial statements. To date, we have not engaged in any hedging strategies. As our international operations grow, we will continue to reassess our approach to manage our risk relating to fluctuations in currency rates.

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Item 4 - Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) at the end of the period covered by this Report and, based on such evaluation, have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of March 31, 2024, at the reasonable assurance level to ensure that the information required to be disclosed by us in this Report was (i) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and regulations and (ii) accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred during the three months ended March 31, 2024, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

 

PART II. Other Information

 

Item 1 – Legal Proceedings

 

From time to time, we are subject to various claims, charges and litigation matters that arise in the ordinary course of business. We believe these actions are a normal incident of the nature and kind of business in which we are engaged. While it is not feasible to predict the outcome of these matters with certainty, we do not believe that any asserted or unasserted legal claims or proceedings, individually or in the aggregate, will have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations or prospects.

Item 1A – Risk Factors

 

We are subject to various risks and uncertainties in the course of our business. For a discussion of risks and uncertainties relating to our business, please see the section titled "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on 10-K filed with the SEC on March 5, 2024. There have been no material changes from the risk factors disclosed therein. We may disclose changes to such risk factors or disclose additional risk factors from time to time in our future SEC filings.

Item 2 – Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers

The following table summarizes the share repurchase activity for the three months ended March 31, 2024.

 

Period		Total Number of Shares Purchased (1)				Average Price Paid Per Share (2)				Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs (1)				Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (1)
		(in thousands, except per share amounts)
January 1 - January 31, 2024			-			$	-				-			$	50,000
February 1 - February 29, 2024			-			$	-				-			$	50,000
March 1 - March 31, 2024			1,595			$	2.74				1,595			$	45,643
Total			1,595								1,595

 

(1) In March 2024, our board of directors authorized the repurchase of up to $50,000,000 of our Class A common stock. Repurchases under the program can be made through open market transactions, privately negotiated transactions and other means in compliance with applicable federal securities laws, including through Rule 10b5-1 plans. We have discretion in determining the conditions under which shares may be repurchased from time to time. The repurchase program does not have an expiration date and may be suspended at any time at our discretion. Refer to Note 7 — Convertible Preferred Stock and Equity in Part I, Item 1, of this Report for additional information related to share repurchases.

(2) Average price paid per share includes costs associated with the repurchases.

Item 3 – Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

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Item 4 – Mine Safety Disclosures

Not Applicable.

Item 5 – Other Information

Securities Trading Plans of Directors and Executive Officers

During the three months ended March 31, 2024, none of our directors or executive officers adopted, modified or terminated any “Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” or a “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” (each as defined in Item 408 of Regulation S-K).

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Item 6 - Exhibits

The following exhibits are filed as part of, or incorporated by reference into, this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
 

				Incorporated by Reference
Exhibit		Exhibit Description		Form		Exhibit		Filing Date
3.2		Amended and Restated Bylaws.		8-K		3.2		August 30, 2021
10.1†		SmartRent Inc. Non-Employee Director Compensation Policy (filed herewith).
10.2†		SmartRent, Inc. Executive Incentive Compensation Plan.		8-K		10.1		January 25, 2024
31.1		Certification of Principal Executive Officer as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith).
31.2		Certification of Principal Financial Officer as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith).
32.1*		Certification of Principal Executive Officer as adopted pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith).
32.2*		Certification of Principal Financial Officer as adopted pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith).
101.INS		Inline XBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.
101.SCH		Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema with Embedded Linkbase Documents.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).1

 

* The certifications attached as Exhibit 32.1 and Exhibit 32.2 that accompany this Report are deemed furnished and not filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and are not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of SmartRent, Inc. under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, whether made before or after the date of this Report , irrespective of any general incorporation language contained in such filing.

 

† Indicates a management contract or any compensatory plan, contract or arrangement.

 

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Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, on this 8th day of May 2024.

 

 

SmartRent, Inc.
By:	/s/ Lucas Haldeman
	Lucas Haldeman
	Chief Executive Officer
	(Principal Executive Officer)

 

By:	/s/ Daryl Stemm
	Daryl Stemm
	Chief Financial Officer
	(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

 

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