ARLO - Earnings call transcript Q4 2020

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Operator

Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by. At this time all participants are in a listen only mode. Later we will conduct a question-and-answer session. [Operator Instructions] I would now like to turn the conference over to Erik Bylin. Please go ahead, sir.

Erik Bylin

operator. you, Thank welcome Year and Technologies Quarter Fourth Good Financial to Results Full XXXX Conference and afternoon, Arlo Call.

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Matthew McRae

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Gordon Mattingly

Thank you, Matt.

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the XXXX over record have after trial conversion subscription our revenue year we last Smart up seen which driven business consistently free and This model, has primarily new our again strong paid a growth under Arlo account XX.X% was was ended. service service paid Our for that million by up $XX.X from sequentially. for XX.X% QX our

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to year. $XX be continue will each to believe range expenses million operating We million a our in non-GAAP $XX quarter this

total the slightly was sequentially Our in expense million. non-GAAP quarter down fourth at R&D $XX.X

in Our the of QX headcount XXX was quarter. the end to prior at employees, compared XXX

stages our systems Verisure some As services a as We've the employees, early them relationship, normal $X.X in our with expenses. of with reminder, to million costs in during approximately agreed costs. and QX. other and was Reimbursement we the transition these training included costs, outside which include well provide income, service as from included Verisure during is operating

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of was fourth the for $XXX,XXX. expense tax non-GAAP quarter Our XXXX

posted share loss XXXX, term quarter $X.XX, ended much net million and in a than to the investments guidance. down the million non-GAAP up of of short We quarter For equivalents with our the better $XX.X year-on-year. cash, we cash $XX.X high diluted million of per and $XXX.X fourth end sequentially

to our management working continue on progress We during QX. make capital

down sequentially returns to due closed million. and million up XX XX customer million mix. quarter. with ago, to as days, seasonal to from $XX.X dating days million year The from increasing but terms inventory QX decrease Our in XX nicely tailors $X.X in XXXX DSO $X of came days certainly shift $X.X at last QX compared over at a a

our outlook. to turning Now,

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to We GAAP our and loss pattern than expect quarter with million outflow the to end quarter per cash, $X.XX million in consumption and share investments. come short the cash share rest through will in range. diluted saw non-GAAP see equivalents first loss in our and end $XXX million net year, our term and expect and In a cash, $X.XX in investments working per net share of moderate QX, short expect between term XXXX, the considerably between cash $X.XX consistent we cash per we for fiscal to our $XXX equivalents we to the the share with the XXXX, $XXX consistent to diluted XXXX. Also more $X.XX in of per QX year to come and capital and with

performance operations our cash manage our monitor to continue will our and We to position. prudently preserve

it up Matt, Now, I'll pass we open to back few it before for for comments a questions.

Matthew McRae

you, Thank Gordon.

want we more on XXXX to trajectory business our past I revenue, as of guidance our look our a QX, ahead. on the share reaffirmation Beyond our of for and commentary bit

to mentioned accelerate. that a Arlo a of than start focus it year beginning company call, is foundation, the a our watershed clear business and continue and at this We was I solid path, with drive year moment our will model success. ago. will redefined on the a what future new our different to transition was The on a As

we our have And times company a should while we call While to the been And we time then I and factors number our X for These in paid And added accounts six $XXX a margin to shared initial is with team, period, more ends revenue our more unlock month see confident services. we we cohorts our through XX% XXXX reach service the we value number quarter conversion nearly XXXX. XXX,XXX we fourth Arlo catch call open that accounts under expect next this rate that than add we a our day model. XX company assets, model, subscription clients of XXXX, three services a follow rate business up new business that million to paid year. by over see as our period in questions. and million a XX% in roadmap. you now At substantial have in XX%. first to can culture from to translate never continue gross path the our our that, in approximately our with to of as from service after

Operator

Bank. line Deutsche Jeffrey [Operator of Instructions] question the comes first with The from Rand

open. Your line is

Jeffrey Rand

my question. congrats on a good taking quarter. thanks Hi, for And

Your weeks at talk levels bit around weeks inventory season and about XXXX. you three you pandemic are of or your dynamics end a inventory And holiday are about right up that how channel. than the of inventory the in about thinking the Can your now? or retail higher it's went the distribution little both changing

Gordon Mattingly

Gordon, Jeff. for question. thanks Hi, This is the

of We've the is that terms in So stock, dollars in of year-on-year. the weeks seen PLA. actual the inventory. you of Actually, that of the terms dollars weeks six actual remind down of come last denomination just of calculation to

So and stock as at and look weeks in if QX just of you really the timing and distribution that's shipping shipping certainly out. in

feet, head any come will So down think we XX.X that into I QX. as

say I we channel sale. XXXX, of it's to inventory see expect from that a ahead tailwind fair to much don't Looking to think

distribution than normal point, I you're of for saw at we the what lot to QX. your absolutely In think lot compared a and to are example, more inventory normalized, end levels, right. both levels, the a retail closer

a tailwind XXXX So in channel. from we don't much too expect of

Jeffrey Rand

is to And pandemic? when decrease? you. Great. any should these And any on are logistical due costs the visibility increased Thank you still there seeing

Gordon Mattingly

quite no And signs back to Certainly from this of will air on out. the this perhaps no perhaps, we've about there lot showing And to last the and from get out. rest would the of for rates want way abating. that's how back rates, you pan a year, what Arlo’s, but that you around rates back end of pandemic air back that's elevated freight the QX turn going know still all plays spoken certainly the certainly market. Yes, how elevated. seen of end towards different that we that's all I reliant year, seeing are and that the know, sure. we've But and it's freight

additional phenomenon we're to times freight, We pressure more of elevated. And shipping the seeing rates well. also recent a seen the actual on sea also elongated being as freight due also

as And congestion some ports at well. of degree

of still things side that So continues.

haven't any through we don't pandemic have freight. signs seen any see really But depends gone of bit due and gotten last that And now, as on right probably We abating. pandemic little a how out. change, it's the the we've on months, the sea six pressure worse probably plays to everything

Jeffrey Rand

Great. there one your year-on-year margin for involved? grew in need just And product less for are more other activity? then me, you are promotional gross Or factors seeing meaningfully XQ,

Gordon Mattingly

a profile the And through transformation. of in story new go I reflection, means certainly think But don't promote combination to that technology business a gross the as bought that of it's a quite into saw market as you you we we you the know, is uptick the margin. an And transition, product business you much. the we margin know, did model that have naturally foremost, out saw that's of and much in And of the very we through [indiscernible]. first first things. certainly XXXX gross half model went

to our that half. really XX% with business, of in second first all and in seasonality XX% the business percent foremost, in So first over half, XX-ish that's obviously,

QX. change that's product ahead margins of scale year. and quite So second product half think promote say But in to be last we growth between definitely this helping the the us the of have double new don't as the in the half really a of year as would expect in yes, margin looking technology to I reflection digits. that benefits the much is I we benefit to it's and either. fair the QX, first say QX well, low And gross to Certainly and rescale

Jeffrey Rand

you. Thank

Operator

next Your Kindle Raymond of comes from question with Adam the lines James.

Your lines open.

Adam Kindle

paid on growth million the subscribers just afternoon, I numbers, know, and to to subscribers. XXXX Those on Good subscriber thanks. a intend wanted I early know, to that would Okay, you curious go the just already reach start is function that are, metrics roughly you in Matt. big be this triple on that out, level healthy from a rates. step color significant far visibility into

or wondering, bearish perhaps you how have just with up Calix? underlying those there assumption Is do growth some you're just to goals? impressive visibility contractual an So building and

Matthew McRae

I that in And our seeing Yes, the it's because decided we a what subscription in today, business. confidence we commentary have great, of additional to call do in side great the know, high we're question, Adam. obviously, add

very So grow understand One, as is. I would been our say quarter-over-quarter-over-quarter, and we've we it's trend to base at multi a able seen really fold. subscriber way what you've predictable that

idea visibility the great get subscriber going and have one in the sell us that very in to we also what's When following certain gives quarter a quarter. business, trials of We into product good right? happen

of has not where only provided lot business the that in itself, confidence is the business So a but going.

we wanted share direct today. to to closer has with And been integration very and it. convert United partnerships quarter custom attach States that the metric consumers you happen in XXXX, to some to here this subscriber year, good e-com the correct is that retail we or upside we where they the is have as most the every to work in as on of is Verisure. retail several the service attach, also a will attach six another that's paid will later we're today later in of know, we've a get on close which Verisure follows from time on execution and at new example numbers. to Verisure was bring around that start the and service may that, in happening, sharing additional one which been that, progressing of in XX%. rate start But those products similar a in to out rate We shared buy business Europe, short rate That's actual XX%. You're one months business,

history It's We seeing some our having a So XXXX. headed, business of very year feel that history we mix we have partnership under and and metrics get new that's happening what's you're of with of of in lot a model. our at with end right. where and now visibility layer a belt the as seeing towards towards absolutely a comfortable the

Adam Kindle

a you size of for do direct and yet, Okay indirect sense the versus theoretical? are Verisure have still with

Matthew McRae

I think it's too early call. to

they think the I get going it's on I rollout sizable, regions and Because to substantial. and have direct XXXX. components be even they starting across deploying into different won't product. that be regions will would of will on both both to we're business because those say plan long have but execution depend some now. so many so, the multiple fully we the deeper operational until But And be lead forecasts, build we

expect you I good. that be into get to think we that continue to XXXX. to side sharing really So it's know, is place breaks we XXXX. we're visibility there not But scale direct will up. in business the too bet But early bigger on how But as a which

Adam Kindle

sticky you're or the Okay, retention know, the still and gross subscriber, and about of what somewhat that value know, it's valuable how and just perhaps your churn you I for business, lifetime basically, but the of a rate be subspace, So subscriber you're characteristics specifically, curious is services they? experiencing? subscriber are I’d how learning early

Matthew McRae

as you of at model more the have so the look release ones you're I we touching today not metrics reiterate upon that it of qualitative, some we've can shared. and dramatically released the give of a old. Yes, than is different did we The business new some kind there.

purchase the visibility, number early shared is, to call have the sure what's understand business And as churn looking some hardware, point. going. rate outlook that cohorts, to today cancellations not of it's some customers like confidence off six that churn So the interesting people of we in of the rate. we in we call, term times the think things some at What's your old of of I'm that we're we hatch that XX%. much on so that the on, so to long term XX That's because can is over good business subscription incrementally not actually, kind back, service a provide months our a climbs value conversion the one, mentioned so more longer actually a lower Arlo us increase rate, on of have after we our than on is lot handle given model, in where when seeing

additional more XX months million lot some look still a we're we'll perspective on as provide try So forward, We visibility the but crossing It's to And over look, big subscribers call metric an happening at subscription basis accelerated, quarter And what's from today. a today. we a from it. in on and on business more on the maybe subscriber be early these looking annual crossed you've like of thresholds about to seen it we're excited that couldn't transition, we it seeing actually quarter. side. tried the share

Adam Kindle

Thanks the on be Yep, the momentum. that would helpful. for and congrats details

Operator

Financial. with next Your Instructions] Hamed BWS of line question [Operator from comes Khorsand the

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Unidentified Analyst

is This Thank Wahid you for taking the for question. [ph] Hamed.

up that follow on last to change. Just

which of subscribers, could mix? light high the for some opting low terms a subscription the on at end, level is shed end? kind In it they're of good you Is

Matthew McRae

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Unidentified Analyst

just more one question. And

going talking chain to or that about the anticipate a impact have shortages? products chip is In on products? legacy pricing Do you terms supply of new the in promotions you were

Matthew McRae

some is ago, so exiting a and see or business happened quarter you'll back. dramatically, year model old what we down chain, of mean bit it's I a our a if you'll quarter, our model. we're in more , perspective. difficult flow business And most chase And our all can stopped building certain And to supply by those see you the of quarter. we've shipments per a model think versus new of Well, of we most while almost upsides from look on where new it's product, deck, is, a got product now mix these slow every upsides, chase. And old that I the more little the business supply investor

forward, [ph] think the upside, the It through from our supply attenuate to can. we opportunity of also quarters, a to retailers. forecasting but sure that about we're reach promote perspective, there of have try reach as the numbers you've into may needs driving very diligent call. know, always us chain sure talked we're really gross where upside, margin the of couple and about on spend sure to seen diligent that versus much going It be deeper make when BR the able and be shortages, and as can looking it's service some extending will we're operations, to So we making some our I in make mean, last sometimes the to you don't I we does, you really just is

Unidentified Analyst

very much. you Thank

Operator

Osborne of Cowan the from with comes question Next Jeff and line Company.

open. is line Your

Jeff Osborne

year? think summer? million afternoon, as and QX on guys. resolves you a is Good hitting A couple assumption relates as working lingers throughout when Is my the something target the the issue questions end into your that the for issue. on to $XXX or the of semiconductor spring that What's to just itself it

Matthew McRae

up it's here. that think I I clear there's by that will longer clearly think Yes, some there's what is, mean ships And are or so quarter And from some that. distributed. that within out a I than

when little different. at look So it's product, any you a bit given

we in normal you or are some an then can pull sometimes So we're buy can subsets seeing find you to negotiate there can broker, And it from go other shortages channels, chipsets on the with sources. ODM and longer. are across that it normal other that products,

We need visibility chain this But revenue that some we other deliver areas, the it's operating week on to deliver a basis. right visibility can suppliers those that way that to. at match can to we're yes, and And we're tracking week we're so And that areas, something have make commenting so in extending sure where I and quarter we into think another we by we're we're In what our the supply so. longer that into great quarter on our forecasting the or attempting looking is is providing into fits. that now today.

Jeff Osborne

and the the That's that seeing? for you're good if is of for true wasn't there guidance it. out have number demand a shortage, that Matt, congested would there? helpful, as been ports Got weren't the Or that then indicative higher revenue that's QX, in

Gordon Mattingly

that's Gordon, question. It’s a great

$XX probably that $XX little that supply thought I the going year we than we thought impact of otherwise know, the pronounced think we guide the gave constraints because we we little to in supply higher, think reason be bit QX, And half had you that I supply we a a certainly more this were see lots be would to just QX. constraints. year. in calling million think is of the will And constraints would seeing million out that. already bit seasonality previously we're [indiscernible] And comments, the first

Jeff Osborne

not give can touch just in Make think for how your if Arlo mix XXXX about potential what and store for through and say, a framework Buy But and noticeable your through it sales us Amazon? traffic to any initiatives the on can question. any sure ‘XX as accelerate my site? through I'm to of XXXX relates XXXX Was strategies you Best last conceptual own you of sense the this. are shifts shift there to versus and then

Matthew McRae

a that's Yes, question. great

So of for end to launched what your little bit Arlo.com, window a of question, close XXXX, go know, of had you the back kind to the we I if year. the

store online, we online, pickup. you days converted what out, shift to was from in shared XXXX, XX% your started retail COVID going on it store with into but into QX impact And partners, late whereas had first had online. anonymous, answer to seen pandemic they as products completely some of we the in great all the as I our XX% XX% through I of think metrics in it That going that QX, XX% our in XX of within and website. is and before QX, or was had one QX, massive we've definitely timing, think turns where store question that's initially up half QX in actually our in

And a us little channel conversion, a Arlo.com because the days. bit online ability started bit there and Arlo.com also normalize saw saw the higher some grow or get on channels. through of of are year. so potentially Arlo.com our many consumers to start that more models including drive of that But business So course, benefits helped grow to the we a a to the where to gross lot our balanced we cash XX-XX continue year, consumers of little directly. faster new to to margin, we customers Throughout moved to that new offerings

the e-commerce same are includes to forward. had we the in do for bit think at of continuing website a their from an normalized more lays things I invest going Arlo.com, strategy still retailers, functions to launch a So a that we're XXXX, which yesterday, to we I cart online upgrades going e-commerce shopping massive At foundation again, interesting is the look would from bigger in be shift new call omni-channel of other to actually they a When seeing that's many part the lot time, big. for most what and that little functions some online. for I component And approach retailers to that to down learned us brand perspective.

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historical a mostly and that going had by store sells a mix grocery someone, higher to than different see technology, retailer, one of percentage than that's that's online is online bit, for instance, retailer bigger a selling a still they Now, on a basis. in will little have

Jeff Osborne

spend say, I'll thought year that, for normal to pre-COVID? and you to there an is then that of to promotion for let a only go, My shift you Matt, implication XXXX, relative

Matthew McRae

is lot, we're I seasonality spending changes more the obviously, on same a to spend the bit don't think little Arlo.com. a it

that was through differently. promotion. last year a that biggest we changes bit flows so of little timing The saw And the

Prime So seasonality we'll created know, promotional was you and landing a see our normalized we've before, calendar is disruptive from perspective. different a Day in seen a than more expectation QX

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Jeff Osborne

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Operator

at over further this There no McRae, questions back turn I the are call Matt to you. time.

Matthew McRae

And operator. you, that the want thank commentary everybody today. I to Great, our for Thank joining concludes thank for call. you.

Operator

conference call. today's concludes This

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Erik Bylin	Investor Relations
Matthew McRae	Chief Executive Officer & Director
Gordon Mattingly	Chief Financial Officer & Principal Accounting Officer
Jeffrey Rand	Deutsche Bank
Adam Kindle	Raymond James
Hamed Khorsand	BWS Financial
Jeff Osborne	Cowen & Company

Arlo (ARLO) 24 Feb 212020 Q4 Earnings call transcript