Butterfly Network, Inc. (BFLY) FY 2024 MD&A
This page reproduces the company's own Item 7 MD&A text from the linked SEC filing. It is filer text, not grepcent analysis, scoring, or investment advice.
Item 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion and analysis of the financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. This discussion contains forward-looking statements reflecting our current expectations, estimates and assumptions concerning events and financial trends that may affect our future operating results or financial position. Actual results and the timing of events may differ materially from those contained in these forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, including those discussed in the sections entitled “Risk Factors” and “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” appearing elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Overview
We are an innovative digital health business transforming care through a unique combination of portable, semiconductor-based ultrasound technology, intuitive software, services, and educational offerings that can make medical imaging more accessible than ever before. Butterfly’s solution enables the practical application of ultrasound information into the clinical workflow through affordable hardware that fits in a healthcare professional’s pocket and is paired with cloud-connected software that is easily accessed through a mobile application.
Butterfly developed ultrasound devices that can perform whole-body imaging in a single handheld probe because it is powered by our proprietary semiconductor technology instead of piezoelectric crystals. Our Ultrasound-on-Chip™ makes ultrasound more accessible outside of large healthcare institutions, while our software is intended to make the product easy to use, fully integrated with the clinical workflow, and accessible on a user’s smartphone, tablet, and almost any hospital computer system connected to the Internet. We aim to enable the delivery of imaging information anywhere at point-of-care to drive earlier detection throughout the body and remote management of health conditions. We market and sell the Butterfly system, which includes probes, related accessories, and software subscriptions, to healthcare systems, physicians, and healthcare providers through a direct sales force, distributors, and our eCommerce channel.
Since 2022, we have taken significant actions to reduce our cost of operations and extend our cash runway and have reduced our annual cash requirements by approximately $180 million, to less than $50 million annually. As we look forward, we expect to continue to invest in our business in order to grow revenue. On January 31, 2025, we raised additional capital through the issuance and sale in a public offering of 27.6 million shares of our Class A common stock, generating proceeds of $86.9 million, before underwriting costs and expenses.
Key Performance Measures
We review the key performance measures discussed below to evaluate the business and measure performance, identify trends, formulate plans, and make strategic decisions. Our key performance measures may fluctuate over time as the adoption of our devices increases, which may shift the revenue mix more toward software and other services. The quarterly measures may be impacted by the timing of device sales.
Units fulfilled
We define units fulfilled as the number of devices whereby control is transferred to a customer. We do not adjust this measure for returns as our volume of returns has historically been low. We view units fulfilled as a key indicator of the growth of our business. We believe that this measure is useful to investors because it presents our core growth and performance of our business period over period.
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Units fulfilled increased by 3,131, or 19.0%, for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared to the year ended December 31, 2023. The increase was led by higher volume across all U.S. sales channels as we began selling our next-generation iQ3 probe alongside our existing iQ+ probe. We also saw increased probe sales in our international distributor channel after onboarding several new distribution territories in the current year.
Software and other services mix
We define software and other services mix as a percentage of our total revenue recognized in a reporting period that is based on software subscriptions and other related services, consisting primarily of our software as a service (“SaaS”) offering. We view software and other services mix as a key indicator of the profitability of our business, and thus we believe that this measure is useful to investors.
Software and other services mix decreased by 5.3 percentage points, to 33.9% for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared to the year ended December 31, 2023. Although our software and other services revenue increased in the current year, our software and other services mix decreased due to the even larger increase in product revenue realized in the current year.
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Description of Certain Components of Financial Data
Revenue
Revenue consists of revenue from the sale of products, such as medical devices and accessories, and the sale of software and related services, classified as software and other services revenue on our consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. Our software and related service offerings include SaaS subscriptions, product support and maintenance (“Support”), and software development kits ("SDKs") which may be perpetual or term-based. SaaS subscriptions include licenses for teams and individuals as well as enterprise-level subscriptions. For sales of products and perpetual SDKs, revenue is recognized at a point in time upon transfer of control to the customer. SaaS subscriptions, Support, and term-based SDKs are generally related to stand-ready obligations and are recognized ratably over time.
Over time, as adoption of our devices increases through further market penetration and as practitioners in the Butterfly network continue to use our devices, we expect our annual revenue mix to shift more toward software and other services. The quarterly revenue mix may be impacted by the timing of device sales. In 2024, due to the continued success of our next-generation iQ3 probe, our software and other services mix as a percentage of total revenue decreased.
To date, we have invested in building out our commercial footprint, with the ultimate goal of growing adoption at large-scale healthcare systems and driving awareness of the usability of ultrasound. As we expand our healthcare system software offerings and develop relationships with larger healthcare systems, we continue to expect a higher proportion of our sales in healthcare systems compared to eCommerce.
Cost of revenue
Cost of product revenue consists of product costs including manufacturing costs, personnel costs and benefits, inbound freight, packaging, warranty replacement costs, payment processing fees, and inventory obsolescence and write-offs. We expect our cost of product revenue to fluctuate over time due to the level of units fulfilled in any given period and fluctuate as a percentage of product revenue over time as our focus on operational efficiencies in our supply chain may be offset by increased prices of certain inventory components.
Cost of software and other services revenue consists of personnel costs, cloud hosting costs and payment processing fees. Because the costs and associated expenses to deliver our SaaS offerings are less than the costs and associated expenses of manufacturing and selling our devices, we anticipate an improvement in profitability and margin expansion over time as our revenue mix shifts increasingly towards software and other services. We plan to continue to invest additional resources to expand and further develop our SaaS and other service offerings which will be reflected in cost of revenue as amortization expense.
Research and development
Research and development expenses primarily consist of personnel costs and benefits, professional services, facilities-related expenses and depreciation, fabrication services, and software costs. Most of our research and development expenses are related to developing new products and services that have not reached the point of commercialization and improving our products and services that have been commercialized. Fabrication services include certain third-party engineering costs, product testing, and test boards. Research and development expenses are expensed as incurred. We expect to continue to make substantial investments in our product and software development, clinical, and regulatory capabilities.
Sales and marketing
Sales and marketing expenses primarily consist of personnel costs and benefits, advertising, conferences and events, facilities-related expenses, and software costs. We expect to increase our investments in our commercial capabilities.
General and administrative
General and administrative expenses primarily consist of personnel costs and benefits, insurance, patent fees, software costs, facilities-related expenses, and outside services. Outside services consist of professional services, legal fees and other professional fees.
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Other
Operating expenses classified as other are expenses which we do not consider representative of our ongoing operations. These other expenses primarily consist of employee severance and benefits costs related to our reductions in force and business transformation initiative, litigation costs, and legal settlements.
Results of Operations
We operate as a single reportable segment to reflect the way our chief operating decision maker reviews and assesses the performance of the business. The accounting policies are described in Note 2 “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” in our consolidated financial statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
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| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | Dollars | % of revenue | Dollars | % of revenue | Dollars | % of revenue | |||||||||||||||
| Revenue: | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Product | $ | 54,200 | 66.1 | % | $ | 40,036 | 60.8 | % | $ | 50,263 | 68.5 | % | |||||||||
| Software and other services | 27,856 | 33.9 | 25,864 | 39.2 | 23,127 | 31.5 | |||||||||||||||
| Total revenue | 82,056 | 100.0 | 65,900 | 100.0 | 73,390 | 100.0 | |||||||||||||||
| Cost of revenue: | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Product | 24,380 | 29.7 | 40,655 | 61.7 | 26,804 | 36.5 | |||||||||||||||
| Software and other services | 8,845 | 10.8 | 8,389 | 12.7 | 7,126 | 9.7 | |||||||||||||||
| Total cost of revenue | 33,225 | 40.5 | 49,044 | 74.4 | 33,930 | 46.2 | |||||||||||||||
| Gross profit | 48,831 | 59.5 | 16,856 | 25.6 | 39,460 | 53.8 | |||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses: | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Research and development | 37,800 | 46.1 | 55,616 | 84.4 | 88,044 | 120.0 | |||||||||||||||
| Sales and marketing | 41,567 | 50.7 | 39,073 | 59.3 | 59,494 | 81.1 | |||||||||||||||
| General and administrative | 39,810 | 48.5 | 49,613 | 75.3 | 77,596 | 105.7 | |||||||||||||||
| Other | 4,065 | 5.0 | 18,164 | 27.6 | 7,346 | 10.0 | |||||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 123,242 | 150.3 | 162,466 | 246.6 | 232,480 | 316.8 | |||||||||||||||
| Loss from operations | (74,411) | (90.8) | (145,610) | (221.0) | (193,020) | (263.0) | |||||||||||||||
| Interest income | 5,020 | 6.1 | 7,450 | 11.3 | 3,384 | 4.6 | |||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | (1,261) | (1.5) | — | — | (2) | — | |||||||||||||||
| Change in fair value of warrant liabilities | (1,859) | (2.3) | 4,544 | 6.9 | 20,859 | 28.4 | |||||||||||||||
| Other income (expense), net | (13) | — | (2) | — | 98 | 0.1 | |||||||||||||||
| Loss before provision for income taxes | (72,524) | (88.5) | (133,618) | (202.8) | (168,681) | (229.9) | |||||||||||||||
| Provision (benefit) for income taxes | (32) | — | 82 | 0.1 | 42 | 0.1 | |||||||||||||||
| Net loss and comprehensive loss | $ | (72,492) | (88.5) | $ | (133,700) | (202.9) | $ | (168,723) | (230.0) |
Comparison of the Years Ended December 31, 2024 and 2023
Revenue
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| (in thousands) | 2024 | 2023 | Change | % Change | |||||||||||
| Product | $ | 54,200 | $ | 40,036 | $ | 14,164 | 35.4 | % | |||||||
| Software and other services | 27,856 | 25,864 | 1,992 | 7.7 | |||||||||||
| $ | 82,056 | $ | 65,900 | $ | 16,156 | 24.5 | % |
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Product revenue increased by $14.2 million, or 35.4%, for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared to the year ended December 31, 2023. This increase was primarily driven by higher product revenue across nearly all sales channels, from both volume and the impact of our iQ3 probe’s higher selling price. The increase in product revenue was negatively impacted by two large grant-based deployments to medical schools that occurred in the prior year and did not repeat in 2024. Excluding the prior-year large medical school deployments, product revenue increased 44.4% for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared to the year ended December 31, 2023.
Software and other services revenue increased by $2.0 million, or 7.7%, for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared to the year ended December 31, 2023. This increase was primarily driven by higher enterprise software revenue and increased licensing revenue from our Butterfly Garden and Powered by Butterfly partnerships, partially offset by lower renewals of individual subscriptions. Enterprise as a percentage of software revenue increased by approximately 5 percentage points year-over-year.
Cost of revenue
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| (in thousands) | 2024 | 2023 | Change | % Change | |||||||||||
| Product | $ | 24,380 | $ | 40,655 | $ | (16,275) | (40.0) | % | |||||||
| Software and other services | 8,845 | 8,389 | 456 | 5.4 | |||||||||||
| $ | 33,225 | $ | 49,044 | $ | (15,819) | (32.3) | % | ||||||||
| Percentage of revenue | 40.5 | % | 74.4 | % |
Cost of product revenue decreased by $16.3 million, or 40.0%, for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared to the year ended December 31, 2023. This decrease was primarily driven by the non-recurrence of a $21.1 million loss on excess inventory in 2023 related to inventory on-hand that was deemed excess. Excluding this loss, prior year cost of product revenue was $19.6 million, and cost of product revenue increased in 2024 due to higher probe sales volume in 2024 resulting in increased costs of $4.1 million. In addition, in 2024 we experienced higher warranty costs resulting from an increase in our standard warranty.
Cost of subscription revenue increased by $0.5 million, or 5.4%, for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared to the year ended December 31, 2023. This increase was primarily driven by higher software amortization expenses but was partially offset by lower cloud hosting costs.
Research and development
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| (in thousands) | 2024 | 2023 | Change | % Change | |||||||||||
| Research and development | $ | 37,800 | $ | 55,616 | $ | (17,816) | (32.0) | % | |||||||
| Percentage of revenue | 46.1 | % | 84.4 | % |
Research and development expenses decreased by $17.8 million, or 32.0%, for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared to the year ended December 31, 2023. This decrease was primarily driven by reductions of $11.9 million in personnel costs resulting from our business transformation initiative in 2024 to optimize our non-specialized technical functions as well as the reductions in force carried out in 2023. Additional reductions of $3.2 million in facilities and software costs and $1.9 million in product development costs are largely attributable to increased efficiencies resulting from optimization efforts.
Sales and marketing
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| (in thousands) | 2024 | 2023 | Change | % Change | |||||||||||
| Sales and marketing | $ | 41,567 | $ | 39,073 | $ | 2,494 | 6.4 | % | |||||||
| Percentage of revenue | 50.7 | % | 59.3 | % |
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Sales and marketing expenses increased by $2.5 million, or 6.4%, for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared to the year ended December 31, 2023. This increase was primarily driven by $1.8 million of higher personnel costs and $1.4 million of higher marketing and event expenses, resulting from investments in our sales force and marketing functions in order to support the growth associated with the launch of the iQ3 probe. These increased costs were partially offset by a $0.6 million reduction in facilities and software costs.
General and administrative
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| (in thousands) | 2024 | 2023 | Change | % Change | |||||||||||
| General and administrative | $ | 39,810 | $ | 49,613 | $ | (9,803) | (19.8) | % | |||||||
| Percentage of revenue | 48.5 | % | 75.3 | % |
General and administrative expenses decreased by $9.8 million, or 19.8%, for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared to the year ended December 31, 2023. This decrease was primarily driven by reductions of $6.2 million in personnel costs resulting from our reductions in force carried out in 2023, $2.7 million in professional service fees for legal and other administrative services, and $1.5 million in insurance costs.
Other
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| (in thousands) | 2024 | 2023 | Change | % Change | |||||||||||
| Other | $ | 4,065 | $ | 18,164 | $ | (14,099) | (77.6) | % | |||||||
| Percentage of revenue | 5.0 | % | 27.6 | % |
Other decreased by $14.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared to the year ended December 31, 2023. This decrease was primarily driven by reductions of $7.4 million of employee severance and benefits costs related to our reductions in force carried out in 2023 and $6.8 million in legal costs due to litigation and other legal matters. These costs are not representative of our ongoing operations.
Comparison of the Years Ended December 31, 2023 and 2022
Revenue
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| (in thousands) | 2023 | 2022 | Change | % Change | |||||||||||
| Product | $ | 40,036 | $ | 50,263 | $ | (10,227) | (20.3) | % | |||||||
| Software and other services | 25,864 | 23,127 | 2,737 | 11.8 | |||||||||||
| $ | 65,900 | $ | 73,390 | $ | (7,490) | (10.2) | % |
Product revenue decreased by $10.2 million, or 20.3%, for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to the year ended December 31, 2022. This decrease was primarily driven by a decline in probe sales in our distribution, global health, and eCommerce channels. Additionally, there were a number of large sales in these channels in 2022 that did not reoccur in 2023. Partially offsetting these declines were increases in overall prices.
Software and other services revenue increased by $2.7 million, or 11.8%, for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to the year ended December 31, 2022. This increase was primarily driven by a higher volume of SaaS subscriptions sold in conjunction with new device sales, current year subscription renewals, and expanded service offerings. We saw an increase in enterprise software sales of $2.4 million while individual subscriptions were flat. Enterprise as percentage of software sales increased 6%.
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Cost of revenue
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| (in thousands) | 2023 | 2022 | Change | % Change | |||||||||||
| Product | $ | 40,655 | $ | 26,804 | $ | 13,851 | 51.7 | % | |||||||
| Software and other services | 8,389 | 7,126 | 1,263 | 17.7 | |||||||||||
| $ | 49,044 | $ | 33,930 | $ | 15,114 | 44.5 | % | ||||||||
| Percentage of revenue | 74.4 | % | 46.2 | % |
Cost of product revenue increased by $13.9 million, or 51.7%, for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to the year ended December 31, 2022. This increase was primarily driven by a $21 million loss on excess inventory related to inventory on-hand that was deemed excess due to a shift in our strategy and market conditions. This was partially offset by lower probe volume and operating efficiencies in manufacturing Butterfly iQ+.
Cost of subscription revenue increased by $1.3 million, or 17.7%, for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to the year ended December 31, 2022. This increase was primarily driven by higher amortization expenses related to newly deployed internally developed software that supports our SaaS offerings.
Research and development
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| (in thousands) | 2023 | 2022 | Change | % Change | |||||||||||
| Research and development | $ | 55,616 | $ | 88,044 | $ | (32,428) | (36.8) | % | |||||||
| Percentage of revenue | 84.4 | % | 120.0 | % |
Research and development expenses decreased by $32.4 million, or 36.8%, for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to the year ended December 31, 2022. This decrease was primarily driven by reductions of $23.5 million in personnel costs resulting from our reductions in force over the past year, a decrease of $2.6 million in engineering and testing costs, and a decrease of $4.6 million in consulting fees as we developed our internal capabilities to perform previously outsourced functions.
Sales and marketing
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| (in thousands) | 2023 | 2022 | Change | % Change | |||||||||||
| Sales and marketing | $ | 39,073 | $ | 59,494 | $ | (20,421) | (34.3) | % | |||||||
| Percentage of revenue | 59.3 | % | 81.1 | % |
Sales and marketing expenses decreased by $20.4 million, or 34.3%, for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to the year ended December 31, 2022. This decrease was primarily driven by reductions of $13.6 million in personnel costs resulting from our reductions in force over the past year. Reductions of $3.3 million in marketing expenses and $2.3 million in travel expenses also contributed to the decrease. We have started to reinvest in direct sales to drive top-line growth.
General and administrative
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| (in thousands) | 2023 | 2022 | Change | % Change | |||||||||||
| General and administrative | $ | 49,613 | $ | 77,596 | $ | (27,983) | (36.1) | % | |||||||
| Percentage of revenue | 75.3 | % | 105.7 | % |
General and administrative expenses decreased by $28.0 million, or 36.1%, for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to the year ended December 31, 2022. This decrease was primarily driven by reductions of $22.0 million in
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personnel costs resulting from our reductions in force over the past year and $4.9 million in professional service fees for legal and other administrative services.
Other
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| (in thousands) | 2023 | 2022 | Change | % Change | |||||||||||
| Other | $ | 18,164 | $ | 7,346 | $ | 10,818 | 147.3 | % | |||||||
| Percentage of revenue | 27.6 | % | 10.0 | % |
Other increased by $10.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to the year ended December 31, 2022. This increase was primarily driven by $6.7 million of higher employee severance and benefits costs resulting from our reductions in force in 2023 and $4.1 million of higher legal costs due to litigation and other legal matters. These costs are not representative of our ongoing operations.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Since our inception, our primary sources of liquidity are cash flows from operations and proceeds from stock issuances and the Business Combination. Our primary uses of liquidity are operating expenses, working capital requirements, and capital expenditures.
During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company utilized $45.9 million of cash and cash equivalents. As of December 31, 2024, our cash and cash equivalents balance was $88.8 million. On January 31, 2025, we raised an additional $86.9 million, before underwriting costs and expenses, through the issuance and sale in a public offering of 27.6 million shares of our Class A common stock. Our future spending on capital resources may vary from those currently planned and will depend on various factors, including our rate of revenue growth and the timing and extent of spending on strategic business initiatives.
We have restricted cash of $4.0 million as of December 31, 2024 to secure a letter of credit for one of our leases, which is expected to be maintained as a security deposit for the duration of the lease.
Our material cash requirements include contractual obligations with third parties for office leases, technology licensing agreements, and inventory supply agreements. Our fixed office lease payment obligations were $28.0 million as of December 31, 2024, with $3.7 million payable within the next 12 months. Our fixed technology license payment obligations were $14.0 million as of December 31, 2024, with $3.5 million payable within the next 12 months. Our fixed purchase obligations for inventory supply agreements, net of vendor advances, were $3.8 million as of December 31, 2024, all of which is payable within the next 12 months.
As of December 31, 2024, we had no obligations, assets or liabilities, which would be considered off-balance sheet arrangements.
Cash Flows
The following table summarizes our sources and uses of cash for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022:
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| Net cash used in operating activities | $ | (41,707) | $ | (98,820) | $ | (169,115) | |||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | (2,658) | 70,414 | (93,779) | ||||||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | (1,495) | 228 | 2,881 | ||||||||
| Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash | $ | (45,860) | $ | (28,178) | $ | (260,013) |
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Comparison of the period for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023
Cash flows used in operating activities
Net cash used in operating activities represents the cash receipts and disbursements related to our activities other than investing and financing activities. We expect cash provided by historical financing activities will continue to be our primary source of funds to support operating needs and capital expenditures for the foreseeable future.
Net cash used in operating activities decreased by $57.1 million, or 57.8%, for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared to the year ended December 31, 2023. The decrease was comprised of improvements of $61.2 million in net loss and $15.3 million in net working capital cash usage. These improvements were partially offset by a decrease in noncash adjustments that resulted in $19.4 million less in add-backs to net loss, largely due to the $21.1 million write-down of inventories in 2023 that didn't recur in 2024. The decrease in net working capital cash usage was driven by reductions of $18.8 million in cash used for changes in our inventory and the related vendor advances and accrued purchase commitments and $8.4 million in cash used for changes in accounts payable and accrued expenses. These reductions were partially offset by an $8.3 million increase in cash used for changes in accounts receivable, a $1.8 million decrease in cash provided by changes in deferred revenue, and a $1.7 million decrease in cash provided by changes in prepaid expenses and other assets.
Cash flows provided by investing activities
Net cash provided by investing activities decreased by $73.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared to the year ended December 31, 2023. The decrease was primarily due to the sale of our marketable securities in 2023.
Cash flows provided by financing activities
Net cash provided by financing activities decreased by $1.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared to the year ended December 31, 2023. The decrease was primarily due to $2.0 million of payments made in connection with financing activities in 2024 that did not occur in 2023, partially offset by $0.5 million of proceeds from our employee stock purchase plan that began in 2024.
Comparison of the period for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022
Cash flows used in operating activities
Net cash used in operating activities represents the cash receipts and disbursements related to our activities other than investing and financing activities. We expect cash provided by historical financing activities will continue to be our primary source of funds to support operating needs and capital expenditures for the foreseeable future.
Net cash used in operating activities decreased by $70.3 million, or 41.6%, for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to the year ended December 31, 2022. The decrease was driven by a $9.3 million decrease in net working capital cash usage and a $61.0 million decrease in net loss adjusted for certain noncash items, primarily driven by the loss on excess inventory, the change in fair value of warrant liabilities, and net income. The decrease in net working capital cash usage was driven by a $17.7 million reduction in cash used for changes in our inventory and the related vendor advances and accrued purchase commitments, partially offset by a $4.5 million increase in cash used by accrued expenses and other liabilities, $2.9 million increase in cash used by operating lease assets and liabilities, and a $0.8 million increase in cash used by prepaid expenses and other assets.
Cash flows used in investing activities
Net cash used in investing activities decreased by $164.2 million, or 175.1%, for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to the year ended December 31, 2022. The decrease was primarily due to the purchase of marketable securities in 2022, and the subsequent sale of those securities in 2023. Additionally, there was a $12.5 million decrease in purchases of fixed assets.
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Cash flows provided by financing activities
Net cash provided by financing activities decreased by $2.7 million, or 92.1%, for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to the year ended December 31, 2022. The decrease was primarily due to the non-recurrence of net proceeds from exercise of stock options and warrants of $2.7 million, partially offset by $0.1 million from other financing activities.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Our consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The process of preparing financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of certain assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements as well as the reported amounts of revenue and expense during the period. We base our assumptions, judgments, and estimates on historical experience and various other factors that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results could differ materially from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. We evaluate our assumptions, judgments, and estimates on a regular basis. Historically, our assumptions, judgments, and estimates relative to our critical accounting policies have not differed materially from actual results.
While our significant accounting policies are described in more detail in Note 2 “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” in our consolidated financial statements, we believe that the following accounting policies are those most critical to the judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our financial statements.
Revenue recognition
We generate revenue from the sale of products and software and other services. Our contracts with customers often include multiple performance obligations. Generally, we have identified the following performance obligations can be promised in our contracts with customers:
•Hardware devices and accessories;
•Software subscriptions, including renewal subscriptions, which represent an obligation to provide the customer with ongoing access to our cloud-hosted software applications on a continuous basis throughout the subscription period;
•Implementation and integration services;
•Extended warranties; and
•SDKs, either perpetual or term-based.
Transaction price is allocated to all identified performance obligations based on relative standalone selling prices of the underlying goods or services. Each sale of a hardware device, accessory, or perpetual SDK is a performance obligation satisfied at a point in time when control of the good transfers from us to the customer or when we provide the SDK to the customer. Our software subscriptions and extended warranties are stand-ready obligations that are satisfied over time, and our term-based SDKs are performance obligations satisfied over time through our continued provision of access to the customer. We use the time-elapsed (i.e., straight-line) measure of progress to recognize revenue for these services. Our implementation and integration services are a performance obligation satisfied over time, and we use costs incurred as inputs into the measure of progress to recognize revenue for these services.
We account for the warranty as an assurance-type warranty. When product revenue is recognized, an estimate of future warranty costs is recognized as cost of product revenue and accrued expenses. Factors that affect the estimate of future warranty costs include historical and current product failure rates, service delivery costs incurred in correcting product failures, and warranty policies and business practices.
Our contracts with customers include variable consideration in the form of refunds and credits for product returns and price concessions. We estimate variable consideration based on the individual contract characteristics or may apply a portfolio approach depending on the circumstances.
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Stock-based compensation
Our stock-based compensation program includes stock option grants and restricted stock unit ("RSU") grants to our employees, directors, and consultants as well as an employee stock purchase plan ("ESPP"). Stock options are granted at exercise prices not less than the fair market value ("FMV") of our common stock on the grant date. The ESPP sets purchase prices as 85% of the lower of (i) the FMV of the stock on the offering date, or (ii) the FMV of the stock on the purchase date.
The grant date fair values of stock option grants and ESPP options are estimated using a Black-Scholes option-pricing model. Key inputs and assumptions include the underlying stock price, the exercise price, the risk-free interest rate, the expected dividend yield, the expected term of the option, and the expected stock price volatility. Many of the assumptions require significant judgment, and changes in assumptions could have a significant impact in the determination of stock-based compensation expense.
The grant date fair values of time-based and performance-based RSU grants are calculated as the FMV of our common stock on the grant date. The grant date fair values of market-based RSU grants are estimated using a Monte Carlo simulation with similar risk-free interest rate, expected dividend yield, and expected stock price volatility assumptions as those used in estimating the grant date fair value of our stock option grants and ESPP options.
Stock-based compensation expense is generally recognized evenly over the requisite service periods of awards, which is typically three to four years for RSU and stock option grants and typically two years for ESPP options. Stock-based compensation expense for performance-based and market-based RSU grants is generally recognized using the accelerated attribution method. We do not apply a forfeiture rate assumption to our awards.
No related tax benefits of the stock-based compensation expense have been recognized, and no related tax benefits have been realized from the exercise of stock options due to our net operating loss carryforwards.
Inventory and inventory valuation
Inventories are stated at the lower of actual cost, determined using the average cost method, or net realizable value (“NRV”). We routinely evaluate quantities and value of our inventories in light of current market conditions and market trends, and record a write-down against the cost of inventories for NRV below cost. NRV is based upon an estimated average selling price reduced by the estimated costs of completion, disposal, and transportation. The determination of NRV involves numerous judgments including estimating selling prices, existing customer orders, and estimated costs of completion, disposal, and transportation. If actual market conditions differ from our estimates, future results of operations could be materially affected. We reduce the value of our inventory for estimated obsolescence or lack of marketability by the difference between the cost of the affected inventory and the estimated market value.
The valuation of inventory also requires us to estimate excess and obsolete inventory. We periodically review the age, condition and turnover of our inventory to determine whether any inventory has become obsolete or has declined in value, and we incur a charge to operations for known and anticipated inventory obsolescence. We also consider the rate at which new products will be accepted in the marketplace and how quickly customers will transition from older products to newer products, including whether older products can be re-manufactured into new products. The evaluation also takes into consideration new product development schedules, the effect that new products might have on the sale of existing products, product obsolescence, product merchantability, and other factors. Market conditions are subject to change, and, if actual market conditions are less favorable than those projected by management, additional inventory write-downs may be required, which would have a negative impact on gross margin.
Losses expected to arise from firm, non-cancelable, and unhedged commitments for the future purchase of inventory items are recognized unless the losses are recoverable through firm sales contracts or other means. We consider a variety of factors and data points when determining the existence and scope of a loss on the minimum purchase commitment. The factors and data points include Company-specific forecasts which are reliant on our limited sales history, agreement-specific provisions, macroeconomic factors, and market and industry trends. Determining the loss is subjective and requires significant management judgment and estimates. Future events may differ from those assumed in our assessment, and therefore the loss may change in the future.
We capitalize manufacturing overhead expenditures as part of inventory costs. Capitalized costs primarily include management’s best estimate and allocation of the direct labor, materials costs, and other overhead costs incurred related to
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inventory acquired or produced but not sold during the respective period. Manufacturing overhead costs are capitalized to inventory and are recognized as cost of revenues in future periods based on our rate of inventory turnover.
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
A description of recently issued accounting pronouncements that may potentially impact our financial position and results of operations is disclosed in Note 2 “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies – Recent Accounting Pronouncements Issued but Not Yet Adopted” to our consolidated financial statements contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.