SANTA CLARA, Calif. / Nov 12, 2024 / Business Wire / SoundHound AI, Inc. (Nasdaq: SOUN), a global leader in voice artificial intelligence, today reported its financial results for the third quarter 2024.
“This is SoundHound’s largest quarter on record as the company takes its first steps into important new verticals. Our increased scale, combined with incredible market enthusiasm for conversational AI, is allowing us to execute on the company’s vision,” said Keyvan Mohajer, CEO and Co-Founder of SoundHound AI. “We believe that voice is the ‘killer app’ for applied generative AI. Thanks to our best-in-class technology, mastery of complex vertical integrations, and proprietary AI software, SoundHound is ideally positioned to capitalize on this huge and growing opportunity.”
Third Quarter Financial Highlights
“This quarter we transformed the company and continued to diversify our customer base, adding more products and expanding into new verticals," said Nitesh Sharan, CFO of SoundHound AI. "We are broadening our target markets and are confident about the medium to long-term opportunity in front of us. This greater potential is reflected in the increased revenue outlook we are providing.”
Business Highlights
AI Agents & Customer Service
Automotive & Smart Devices
Partnerships and awards
Third Quarter 2024 Financial Measures1
Three Months Ended (thousands, unless otherwise noted) |
September 30, 2024 |
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September 30, 2023 |
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Change | |||
Revenues | $ | 25,094 |
| $ | 13,268 |
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| 89% |
GAAP gross profit | $ | 12,193 |
| $ | 9,678 |
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| 26% |
GAAP gross margin |
| 48.6% |
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| 72.9% |
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| (24.3)pp |
Non-GAAP gross profit | $ | 14,983 |
| $ | 9,776 |
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| 53% |
Non-GAAP gross margin |
| 59.7% |
|
| 73.7% |
|
| (14.0)pp |
GAAP operating loss | $ | (33,767) |
| $ | (14,530) |
|
| 132% |
Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA | $ | (15,869) |
| $ | (7,308) |
|
| 117% |
GAAP net loss | $ | (21,751) |
| $ | (20,197) |
|
| 8% |
Non-GAAP net loss | $ | (14,958) |
| $ | (13,622) |
|
| 10% |
GAAP net loss per share | $ | (0.06) |
| $ | (0.09) |
|
| 0.03 |
Non-GAAP net loss per share | $ | (0.04) |
| $ | (0.06) |
|
| 0.02 |
(1) | Please see tables below for a reconciliation from GAAP to non-GAAP. | |
Liquidity and Cash Flows
The company’s total cash and cash equivalents was $136 million at September 30, 2024.
Condensed Cash Flow Statement
Nine Months Ended | |||||
(thousands) | September 30, 2024 |
| September 30, 2023 | ||
Cash flows: |
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Net cash used in operating activities | $ | (75,755) |
| $ | (54,395) |
Net cash used in investing activities | $ | (12,292) |
| $ | (334) |
Net cash provided by financing activities | $ | 115,445 |
| $ | 155,175 |
Effects of exchange rate changes on cash | $ | (16) |
| $ | - |
Net change in cash and cash equivalents | $ | 27,382 |
| $ | 100,446 |
Business Outlook
SoundHound is updating its revenue outlook for 2024 and 2025. SoundHound expects its full year 2024 revenue to be in a range of $82 - $85 million and its full year 2025 revenue outlook to be in a range of $155 - $175 million.
Additional Information
For more information please see the company’s SEC filings which can be obtained on the company’s website at investors.soundhound.com. The financial statements will be posted on the website, and will be included when the company files its 8-K. The financial data presented in this press release should be considered preliminary until the company files its 10-Q.
Conference Call and Webcast
Keyvan Mohajer, Co-Founder and CEO, and Nitesh Sharan, CFO will host a live audio conference call and webcast today at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time/5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. A live webcast and replay will also be accessible at investors.soundhound.com.
About SoundHound AI
SoundHound (Nasdaq: SOUN), a global leader in conversational intelligence, offers voice and conversational AI solutions that let businesses offer incredible experiences to their customers. Built on proprietary technology, SoundHound’s voice AI delivers best-in-class speed and accuracy in numerous languages to product creators and service providers across retail, financial services, healthcare, automotive, smart devices, and restaurants via groundbreaking AI-driven products like Smart Answering, Smart Ordering, Dynamic Drive Thru, and Amelia AI Agents. Along with SoundHound Chat AI, a powerful voice assistant with integrated Generative AI, SoundHound powers millions of products and services, and processes billions of interactions each year for world class businesses. www.soundhound.com
Forward Looking Statements and Other Disclosures
This press release contains forward-looking statements, which are not historical facts, within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by the use of words such as “may,” “could,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “seek,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” “continue,” “likely,” “will,” “would” and variations of these terms and similar expressions, or the negative of these terms or similar expressions. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements concerning our expected financial performance, our ability to implement our business strategy and anticipated business and operations, and guidance for financial results for 2024 and 2025. Such forward-looking statements are necessarily based upon estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by us and our management, are inherently uncertain. As a result, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Our actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements as a result of risks and uncertainties impacting SoundHound’s business including, our ability to successfully launch and commercialize new products and services and derive significant revenue, our market opportunity and our ability to acquire new customers and retain existing customers, unexpected costs, charges or expenses resulting from our 2024 acquisitions, the ability of our 2024 acquisitions to be accretive on the company's financial results, and those other factors described in our risk factors set forth in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K. We do not intend to update or alter our forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law.
Non-GAAP Measures of Financial Performance
To supplement the company’s financial statements, which are presented on the basis of U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), the following non-GAAP measures of financial performance are included in this release: non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP gross margin, adjusted EBITDA, non-GAAP net loss and non-GAAP earnings per share.
The company believes that providing this non-GAAP information in addition to the GAAP financial information allows investors to view the financial results in the way the company views its operating results. The company also believes that providing this information allows investors to not only better understand the company's financial performance, but also, better evaluate the information used by management to evaluate and measure such performance.
As such, the company believes that disclosing non-GAAP financial measures to the readers of its financial statements provides the reader with useful supplemental information that allows for greater transparency in the review of the company’s financial and operational performance.
The company defines its non-GAAP measures by excluding certain items:
The company arrives at non-GAAP gross profit and non-GAAP gross margin by excluding (i) amortization of intangibles (including acquired intangible assets) and (ii) stock-based compensation.
The company arrives at adjusted EBITDA by excluding (i) total interest and other income/(expense), net, (ii) income taxes (benefits), (iii) depreciation and amortization expense (including acquired intangible assets), (iv) stock-based compensation, (v) change in fair value of contingent consideration for business acquisition, and (vi) acquisition-related costs.
The company arrives at non-GAAP net loss and non-GAAP net loss per share by excluding (i) depreciation and amortization expense (including acquired intangible assets), (ii) stock-based compensation, (iii) change in fair value of contingent consideration for business acquisition, (iv) acquisition-related costs, and (v) income tax effects related to acquisitions.
Reconciliations of GAAP to these adjusted non-GAAP financial measures are included in the tables below. When analyzing the company's operating results, investors should not consider non-GAAP measures as substitutes for the comparable financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP.
To the extent that the company presents any forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures, the company does not present a quantitative reconciliation of such measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure (or otherwise present such forward-looking GAAP measures) because it is impractical to do so.
Third Quarter Reconciliation of GAAP Gross Profit to Non-GAAP Gross Profit and GAAP Gross Margin to Non-GAAP Gross Margin
Three Months Ended |
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(thousands) | September 30, 2024 |
| September 30, 2023 |
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GAAP gross profit1 | $ | 12,193 |
| $ | 9,678 |
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Adjustments: |
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|
| |
Amortization of Intangibles |
| 2,691 |
|
| - |
| |
Stock-based compensation |
| 99 |
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| 98 |
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Non-GAAP gross profit | $ | 14,983 |
| $ | 9,776 |
| |
GAAP gross margin |
| 48.6% |
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| 72.9% |
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Non-GAAP gross margin |
| 59.7% |
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| 73.7% |
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(1) | GAAP gross profit is calculated by subtracting the cost of revenues from revenues. | |
Third Quarter Reconciliation of GAAP Net Loss to Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA
Three Months Ended |
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(thousands) | September 30, 2024 | September 30, 2023 | |||||
GAAP net loss | $ | (21,751) |
| $ | (20,197) | ||
Adjustments: |
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Total other expense, net1 |
| (1,525) |
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| 4,106 | ||
Income taxes/(benefits) |
| (10,491) |
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| 1,561 | ||
Depreciation and amortization |
| 5,365 |
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| 530 | ||
Stock-based compensation |
| 9,060 |
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| 6,692 | ||
Change in fair value of contingent acquisition liabilities |
| (1,356) |
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| - | ||
Acquisition-related expenses |
| 4,829 |
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| - | ||
Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA | $ | (15,869) |
| $ | (7,308) |
(1) | Includes other income (expense), net of $2.6 and $1.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. | |
Third Quarter Reconciliation of GAAP Net Loss to Non-GAAP Net Loss and Non-GAAP Net Loss Per Share
Three Months Ended (thousands) |
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| September 30, 2024 |
| September 30, 2023 | ||||
GAAP net loss attributable to SoundHound common shareholders | $ | (21,751) |
| $ | (20,844) | ||
Adjustments: |
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Depreciation and amortization |
| 5,365 |
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| 530 | ||
Stock-based compensation |
| 9,060 |
|
| 6,692 | ||
Change in fair value of contingent acquisition liabilities |
| (1,356) |
|
| - | ||
Acquisition-related expenses |
| 4,829 |
|
| - | ||
Income tax effects related to acquisitions |
| (11,105) |
|
| - | ||
Non-GAAP net loss | $ | (14,958) |
| $ | (13,622) | ||
GAAP net loss per share1 |
| (0.06) |
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| (0.09) | ||
Adjustments |
| 0.02 |
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| 0.03 | ||
Non-GAAP net loss per share1 |
| (0.04) |
|
| (0.06) |
(1) | Weighted average common shares outstanding (basic and diluted) for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 were 360,385,812 and 242,022,268, respectively. |
Last Trade: | US$6.74 |
Daily Change: | 0.47 7.42 |
Daily Volume: | 66,079,328 |
Market Cap: | US$2.200B |
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