Wejo Announces Third Quarter 2022 Results

Diverse customer base further recognizes the value of Wejo's products and services to transform their Smart Mobility mission

Wejo Group Limited (NASDAQ: WEJO) (“Wejo” or the “Company”), a global leader in cloud and software analytics for connected, electric, and autonomous mobility, today announced financial results and key performance indicators (“KPIs,” as defined under the Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Key Performance Indicators section below) for the third quarter ended September 30, 2022.

Third Quarter 2022 Financial Highlights

  • Net Revenue increased to $2.6 million, up 632% compared to the third quarter of 2021, driven by the completion of a Wejo Software & Cloud Solutions project and strong growth in the Traffic Management product line of Wejo Marketplace Data Solutions. For the nine months ended September 30, 2022, net revenue was $4.8 million, up 297% over the same period last year.
  • Net loss was $31.5 million and Adjusted EBITDA loss was $22.0 million in the period as a result of expansion into new markets, product development, and higher public company costs, partially offset by increased revenues.
  • Gross Bookings were $1.0 million in the third quarter and $13.5 million on a year-to-date basis. The decrease in the third quarter of 71% compared to the prior year period, was driven by timing of deal closures and a change in the estimate of prior period bookings. The year-over-year increase of approximately 75% to $13.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 demonstrates growth in additional new customers and expansion of existing customer relationships in 2022.
  • Gross Billings were $1.7 million, a decrease of 19% compared to the third quarter of 2021, reflecting the timing of services and the corresponding billing to customers. The 54% increase to $6.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2021 illustrates our ability to bill customers in a timely manner.
  • Annual Recurring Revenue (“ARR”) as of September 30, 2022 was $7.2 million, a 64% increase compared to the third quarter of 2021, as the Company remains focused on delivering multi-year subscription deals. ARR was also up $1 million sequentially as our average contract length continues to increase.
  • Total Contract Value (“TCV”) as of September 30, 2022 increased 71% to $34.0 million compared to the quarter ended September 30, 2021, as the Company continues to secure additional new business and expand opportunities with existing customers. The increase in Total Contract Value represents an opportunity for the Company to deliver greater net revenue in the future.
  • Annualized Gross Bookings per average monetizable connected vehicle on a rolling four quarter basis were $1.11 for the quarter, up 44% over the same period last year.

Business Highlights

Over the quarter, Wejo notably:

  1. Was awarded new contracts from state Departments of Transportation (DOT) subsequent to the end of the quarter, including Texas, Georgia and Virginia. In addition to data insights, Real Time Traffic Intelligence (RTTI) will be included in the contract award with the state of Texas, which will provide an up-to-the-minute, accurate and comprehensive picture of traffic and road conditions at any given time, to help improve overall efficiency and safety on road networks.
  2. Expanded the Company’s relationship with Ford to offer End-to-End Insurance Solutions in the United States. Wejo offerings will include data and insights to help insurers understand driver behavior in better assessing their risk profile, minimize fraud and reduce risks for safer journeys.
  3. Hosted its first Analyst Day, "Data in the Desert," outside of Las Vegas. This event assisted media and investor community attendees in better understanding Wejo's strategic initiatives. The focus was on catalysts that drive long-term growth and create significant revenue opportunities for the Company by leveraging connected vehicle data and translating that information into actionable insights.
  4. Unveiled integration of live, real-time connected vehicle data with a prototype autonomous vehicle, DLIVEREE.
  5. Signed a co-development agreement with Sompo Light Vortex to work towards the joint creation and acceleration of the adoption of smart mobility solutions into the multi-billion dollar market opportunity in Japan and southern Asia.

Richard Barlow, Chief Executive Officer and Founder, said, “Wejo's business momentum is accelerating as evidenced by our strong operational success in the third quarter, and we truly believe we are at an inflection point to take our company to the next level. Subsequent to the quarter, our momentum was validated with Wejo being awarded multiple DOT contracts that we expect are just the beginning as we focus on providing additional services that will benefit those clients. We expect to create a web effect that will bring in new public sector clients who are now beginning to see the power of our solutions and how it can transform their operations and Smart Mobility."

Guidance

Wejo is maintaining its prior full-year 2022 guidance of net revenue of $10 million and Adjusted EBITDA loss of $85 million to $95 million. Wejo is likely to end the year lower than its originally anticipated guidance for total vehicles on platform (27 million to 32 million) as the Company onboards new vehicles closer to the time they are expected to generate revenue, saving data, cloud, and people costs.

Business Update Call Details

Wejo will host a business update call to discuss the third quarter results today, Wednesday, November 30, at 8:30 am EST. The call will be hosted by Chief Executive Officer, Richard Barlow and Chief Financial Officer, John Maxwell, and can be accessed on the Investor Relations page of Wejo’s website at investors.wejo.com.

Investors and other stakeholders should note that Wejo currently announces material information using SEC filings, press releases, public conference calls, and webcasts. In the future, Wejo will continue to use these channels to distribute material information about the Company and may also utilize its website and/or various social media sites to communicate vital information about the Company, key personnel, latest brands and services, trends, novel marketing campaigns, corporate initiatives, and other matters. Information that the Company posts on its website or on social media channels could be deemed material; therefore, the Company encourages investors, the media, our customers, business partners and other stakeholders interested in Wejo to review the information posted on its website, as well as the following social media channels: LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram.

About Wejo

Wejo Group Limited is a global leader in cloud and software analytics for connected, electric, and autonomous mobility, revolutionizing the way we live, work and travel by transforming and interpreting historic and real-time vehicle data. The Company enables smarter mobility by organizing trillions of data points from 20.1 million vehicles, of which 13.7 million were active on the platform transmitting data in near real-time, and over 87.2 billion journeys globally as of September 30, 2022, across multiple brands, makes and models, and then standardizing and enhancing those streams of data on a vast scale. Wejo partners with ethical, like-minded companies and organizations to turn that data into insights that unlock value for consumers. With the most comprehensive and trusted data, information, and intelligence, Wejo is creating a smarter, safer, more sustainable world for all. Founded in 2014, Wejo employs approximately 300 people and has offices in Manchester, UK and in regions where Wejo does business around the world. For more information, visit: www.wejo.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than statements of historical fact contained in this release, including statements regarding the Company’s future operating results and financial position, business strategy and plans, objectives of management for future operations, expected funding mechanism, pipeline, and our future SEC filings, are forward-looking statements. These statements are based on the Company’s current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may cause the Company’s actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations and assumptions regarding the Company’s business, the economy and other future conditions.

Words such as “expect,” “estimate,” “project,” “forecast,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “may,” “will,” “could,” “believes,” “predicts,” “continue,” and similar expressions (or the negative versions of such words or expressions) are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Many factors could cause actual future events to differ materially from the forward-looking statements in this press release, including, without limitation, those factors described in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including the risk factors set forth in our Comprehensive Annual Report on Form 10-K/A filed with the SEC on April 11, 2022, subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and future filings with the SEC.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Key Performance Indicators

This release discloses the Company’s Adjusted EBITDA, which is a non-GAAP financial measure (defined as Loss from operations excluding: (1) share-based expense; (2) depreciation of equipment and amortization of intangible assets; and (3) transaction related costs, when applicable). Other key performance indicators include: Total Contract Value (defined as the projected value of all contracts we have ever signed to-date with our customers), Annual Recurring Revenue (calculated by taking the gross Monthly Recurring Revenue (“MRR”) for the last month of the reporting period and multiplying it by twelve months. MRR for each month is calculated by aggregating revenue from customers with contracts with more than four months in duration and includes recurring software licenses, data licenses, and subscription agreements), Gross Billings (defined as the amounts billed to customers in the relevant period, excluding taxes, a portion of which often will be shared with certain OEM preferred partners), Gross Bookings (defined as the total projected value of contracts signed in the relevant period, excluding taxes and renewal options available to customers in future periods), and monetizable vehicles on platform. Important information regarding such measures is contained in the definitions included in this release and in Appendix I, the reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to the closest comparable U.S. GAAP measure, Net loss. The Company and its management believe that these non-GAAP measures and KPIs are useful to investors in measuring the comparable results of the Company period-over-period. Wejo does not reconcile its forward-looking non-GAAP financial measure, Adjusted EBITDA, to the corresponding U.S. GAAP measure, Net loss, due to variability and difficulty in making accurate forecasts and projections and/or certain information not being ascertainable or accessible. Wejo is unable to provide guidance for this reconciling item because we cannot determine its probable significance, as certain items are outside of our control and cannot be reasonably predicted due to the fact that these items could vary significantly from period to period. Accordingly, reconciliations to the corresponding U.S. GAAP financial measure is not available without unreasonable effort.

Wejo Group Limited

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(unaudited)

(in thousands, except share and per share amount)

 

 

 

September 30,

2022

 

December 31,

2021

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash

 

$

14,715

 

 

$

67,322

 

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

 

3,343

 

 

 

1,416

 

 

Forward Purchase Agreement

 

 

6,131

 

 

 

45,611

 

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

8,707

 

 

 

17,518

 

 

Total current assets

 

 

32,896

 

 

 

131,867

 

 

Property and equipment, net

 

 

501

 

 

 

651

 

 

Operating lease right-of-use asset

 

 

2,513

 

 

 

 

 

Intangible assets, net

 

 

7,120

 

 

 

9,489

 

 

Income tax receivables

 

 

378

 

 

 

 

 

Other assets

 

 

640

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

$

44,048

 

 

$

142,007

 

 

Liabilities and Shareholders’ (Deficit) Equity

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable, including due to related party of $760 and $1,464, respectively

 

$

16,661

 

 

$

15,433

 

 

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

 

 

20,739

 

 

 

21,089

 

 

Current portion of operating lease liability

 

 

748

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax payable

 

 

 

 

 

282

 

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

38,148

 

 

 

36,804

 

 

Non-current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Long term portion of operating lease liability

 

 

1,768

 

 

 

 

 

Long term debt, net of unamortized debt discount and debt issuance costs

 

 

35,984

 

 

 

33,705

 

 

Public Warrants

 

 

1,098

 

 

 

12,650

 

 

Exchangeable right liability

 

 

688

 

 

 

11,154

 

 

Total liabilities

 

 

77,686

 

 

 

94,313

 

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders’ (deficit) equity

 

 

 

 

 

Common shares, $0.001 par value, 634,000,000 shares authorized; 108,593,517 and 93,950,205

shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively

 

 

109

 

 

 

94

 

 

Additional paid in capital

 

 

443,448

 

 

 

415,304

 

 

Accumulated deficit

 

 

(497,152

)

 

 

(369,951

)

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

 

19,957

 

 

 

2,247

 

 

Total shareholders’ (deficit) equity

 

 

(33,638

)

 

 

47,694

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ (deficit) equity

 

$

44,048

 

 

$

142,007

 

 

 

Wejo Group Limited

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss

(unaudited)

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 
 

 

 

Three Months Ended

September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

 

2021

 

 

 

2022

 

 

 

2021

 

Revenue, net

 

$

2,570

 

 

$

351

 

 

$

4,753

 

 

$

1,198

 

Costs and operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of revenue (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below)

 

 

1,586

 

 

 

888

 

 

 

4,836

 

 

 

1,864

 

Technology and development

 

 

8,228

 

 

 

7,691

 

 

 

24,942

 

 

 

14,075

 

Sales and marketing

 

 

4,552

 

 

 

4,963

 

 

 

16,614

 

 

 

10,947

 

General and administrative

 

 

12,641

 

 

 

6,665

 

 

 

44,367

 

 

 

16,246

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

1,001

 

 

 

1,108

 

 

 

3,115

 

 

 

3,263

 

Total costs and operating expenses

 

 

28,008

 

 

 

21,315

 

 

 

93,874

 

 

 

46,395

 

Loss from operations

 

 

(25,438

)

 

 

(20,964

)

 

 

(89,121

)

 

 

(45,197

)

Loss on issuance of convertible loan notes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(53,967

)

Gain (loss) on fair value of derivative liability

 

 

 

 

 

3,268

 

 

 

 

 

 

(11,601

)

Gain on fair value of public warrant liabilities

 

 

689

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,552

 

 

 

 

Loss on fair value of Forward Purchase Agreement

 

 

(563

)

 

 

 

 

 

(37,043

)

 

 

 

Gain on fair value of exchangeable right liability

 

 

472

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,466

 

 

 

 

Gain (loss) on fair value of Advanced Subscription Agreements, including related party of nil and $155 and nil and $(3,665), respectively

 

 

 

 

 

162

 

 

 

 

 

 

(4,470

)

Interest expense

 

 

(1,362

)

 

 

(2,954

)

 

 

(3,879

)

 

 

(7,271

)

Other expense, net

 

 

(5,111

)

 

 

(383

)

 

 

(18,832

)

 

 

(468

)

Loss before taxation

 

 

(31,313

)

 

 

(20,871

)

 

 

(126,857

)

 

 

(122,974

)

Income tax expense

 

 

(153

)

 

 

 

 

 

(344

)

 

 

 

Net Loss

 

 

(31,466

)

 

 

(20,871

)

 

 

(127,201

)

 

 

(122,974

)

Other comprehensive income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency exchange translation adjustment

 

 

4,901

 

 

 

2,821

 

 

 

17,710

 

 

 

2,505

 

Total comprehensive loss

 

$

(26,565

)

 

$

(18,050

)

 

$

(109,491

)

 

$

(120,469

)

Net loss per common share - basic and diluted

 

$

(0.30

)

 

$

(0.56

)

 

$

(1.30

)

 

$

(3.35

)

Weighted-average common shares - basic and diluted

 

 

104,573,505

 

 

 

37,162,062

 

 

 

98,053,335

 

 

 

36,699,038

 

 

Wejo Group Limited

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(unaudited)

(in thousands)

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

 

2021

 

Operating activities

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(127,201

)

 

$

(122,974

)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:

 

 

 

 

Non-cash interest expense

 

 

2,204

 

 

 

4,230

 

Loss on issuance of convertible loans

 

 

 

 

 

53,967

 

Gain on disposal of property and equipment

 

 

 

 

 

(4

)

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

3,115

 

 

 

3,263

 

Non-cash share-based compensation expense

 

 

4,945

 

 

 

 

Non-cash expense settled by issuance of commitment shares

 

 

3,000

 

 

 

 

Non-cash lease expense

 

 

397

 

 

 

 

Non-cash loss on foreign currency remeasurement

 

 

19,143

 

 

 

527

 

Loss on fair value of Advanced Subscription Agreements

 

 

 

 

 

4,470

 

Loss on fair value of derivative liability

 

 

 

 

 

11,601

 

Gain on fair value of warrant liabilities

 

 

(11,552

)

 

 

 

Loss on fair value of Forward Purchase Agreement

 

 

37,043

 

 

 

 

Gain on fair value of Exchangeable Right liability

 

 

(10,466

)

 

 

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

 

(1,927

)

 

 

(244

)

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

6,749

 

 

 

3,662

 

Accounts payable

 

 

4,628

 

 

 

5,171

 

Operating lease liability

 

 

(393

)

 

 

 

Other assets

 

 

(721

)

 

 

 

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

 

4,614

 

 

 

6,404

 

Income tax provision

 

 

(667

)

 

 

 

Net cash used in operating activities

 

 

(67,089

)

 

 

(29,927

)

Investing activities

 

 

 

 

Purchases of property and equipment

 

 

(302

)

 

 

(482

)

Development of internal software

 

 

(2,126

)

 

 

(2,136

)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

(2,428

)

 

 

(2,618

)

Financing activities

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from issuance of convertible loans, net of transaction costs

 

 

 

 

 

16,222

 

Proceeds from issuance of common shares, net of transaction costs

 

 

18,320

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from issuance of warrants

 

 

1,894

 

 

 

 

Payment of issuance costs of convertible loans

 

 

 

 

 

(1,004

)

Net proceeds from issuance of long-term debt

 

 

 

 

 

25,631

 

Payment of transaction costs

 

 

(2,317

)

 

 

 

Payment of issuance costs of long-term debt

 

 

 

 

 

(638

)

Repayment of other loan

 

 

 

 

 

(84

)

Payment of deferred financing costs

 

 

 

 

 

(3,148

)

Settlement of Forward Purchase Agreement

 

 

2,437

 

 

 

 

Repayment of related party debt

 

 

 

 

 

(10,143

)

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

 

20,334

 

 

 

26,836

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

 

 

(3,424

)

 

 

(101

)

Net decrease in cash

 

 

(52,607

)

 

 

(5,810

)

Cash at beginning of period

 

 

67,322

 

 

 

14,421

 

Cash at end of period

 

$

14,715

 

 

$

8,611

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-cash financing and investing activities

 

 

 

 

Property and equipment purchases in accounts payable

 

$

4

 

 

$

40

 

Advanced Subscription Agreements converted into common shares

 

$

 

 

$

12,757

 

Transaction costs included in accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

$

6,379

 

 

$

 

Convertible notes issued through settlement of accounts payable and recognition of prepaid revenue share costs

 

$

 

 

$

4,714

 

Right-of-use asset obtained in exchange for new operating lease liability

 

$

3,232

 

 

$

 

Deferred offering costs included in accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

$

 

 

$

5,392

 

 

Wejo Group Limited

Reconciliation of Net Loss to Adjusted EBITDA

(unaudited)

(in thousands)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

 

2021

 

 

 

2022

 

 

 

2021

 

Net loss

 

$

(31,466

)

 

$

(20,871

)

 

$

(127,201

)

 

$

(122,974

)

Income tax expense

 

 

153

 

 

 

 

 

 

344

 

 

 

 

Loss before taxation

 

 

(31,313

)

 

 

(20,871

)

 

 

(126,857

)

 

 

(122,974

)

Interest expense

 

 

1,362

 

 

 

2,954

 

 

 

3,879

 

 

 

7,271

 

Loss on issuance of convertible loan notes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

53,967

 

(Gain) loss on fair value of derivative liability

 

 

 

 

 

(3,268

)

 

 

 

 

 

11,601

 

Gain on fair value of public warrant liabilities

 

 

(689

)

 

 

 

 

 

(11,552

)

 

 

 

Loss on fair value of Forward Purchase Agreement

 

 

563

 

 

 

 

 

 

37,043

 

 

 

 

Gain on fair value of Exchangeable Right liability

 

 

(472

)

 

 

 

 

 

(10,466

)

 

 

 

(Gain) loss on fair value of Advanced Subscription Agreements

 

 

 

 

 

(162

)

 

 

 

 

 

4,470

 

Other expense, net

 

 

5,111

 

 

 

383

 

 

 

18,832

 

 

 

468

 

Loss from operations

 

 

(25,438

)

 

 

(20,964

)

 

 

(89,121

)

 

 

(45,197

)

Add (Subtract):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

1,001

 

 

 

1,108

 

 

 

3,115

 

 

 

3,263

 

Transaction-related costs

 

 

220

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,021

 

 

 

 

Share-based compensation expense

 

 

2,254

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,945

 

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

(21,963

)

 

$

(19,856

)

 

$

(76,040

)

 

$

(41,934

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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