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Luna Innovations Reports Third Quarter 2023 Results

LUNA

Q3 Highlights

  • Total revenue of $30.7 million, up 5% year over year
  • Gross margin of 57%, compared to 58% for the prior year
  • Net income of $0.5 million, compared to net income of $1.2 million for the prior year
  • Adjusted EBITDA of $4.2 million, compared to $4.5 million for the prior year
  • Adjusted EPS of $0.07, compared to $0.09 for the prior year

Luna Innovations Incorporated (NASDAQ: LUNA), a global leader in advanced optical technology, today announced its financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023.

"We delivered solid performance this quarter in spite of continued macroeconomic headwinds," said Scott Graeff, President and Chief Executive Officer of Luna. "We realized multiple significant wins in our Sensing business, providing further proof of the breadth of applications and abundance of opportunities for our fiber sensing solutions. We also recognized a particularly strong showing from our Communications Test business, where we saw significant increase in revenue after realizing moderate recovery from the headwinds this business faced last quarter.”

Third Quarter Fiscal 2023 Financial Summary

Highlights of the financial results for the three months ended September 30, 2023 are:

Three Months Ended September 30,

Change

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

2023

2022

Revenue

$

30,703

$

29,153

5

%

Gross profit

17,629

16,919

4

%

Gross margin

57

%

58

%

Operating expense

16,477

15,441

7

%

Operating income

1,152

1,478

Operating margin

4

%

5

%

Other expense, net and income tax expense

(691

)

(310

)

Net income from continuing operations

$

461

$

1,168

Income from discontinued operations, net of tax of $— and $(78)

28

Net income

$

461

$

1,196

Earnings per diluted share (EPS)

$

0.01

$

0.04

Adjusted EPS

$

0.07

$

0.09

Diluted weighted average shares outstanding

35,218,547

34,104,850

Adjusted EBITDA

$

4,172

$

4,544

(8

)%

A reconciliation of Adjusted EPS and Adjusted EBITDA to the nearest comparable figures under generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") can be found in the schedules included in this release.

Revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2023 increased 5% compared to the prior-year period.

Gross margin was 57% for the three months ended September 30, 2023, compared to 58% for the three months ended September 30, 2022, driven primarily by product mix. Operating income and margin were $1.2 million and 4% of total revenue, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2023, compared to an operating income of $1.5 million and 5% of total revenue, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2022.

Net income was $0.5 million, or $0.01 per fully diluted share, for the three months ended September 30, 2023, compared to net income of $1.2 million, or $0.04 per fully diluted share, for the three months ended September 30, 2022. Adjusted EPS was $0.07 for the three months ended September 30, 2023 compared to $0.09 for the three months ended September 30, 2022.

Adjusted EBITDA was $4.2 million for three months ended September 30, 2023, compared to $4.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022.

Nine Months Ended Fiscal 2023 Financial Summary

Highlights of the financial results for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 are:

Nine Months Ended September 30,

Change

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

2023

2022

Revenue

$

84,912

$

77,795

9

%

Gross profit

49,467

47,162

5

%

Gross margin

58

%

61

%

Operating expense

50,661

50,510

%

Operating loss

(1,194

)

(3,348

)

Operating margin

(1

)%

(4

)%

Other expense, net and income tax benefit

(745

)

231

Net loss from continuing operations

$

(1,939

)

$

(3,117

)

Net (loss)/income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes of $(346) and $3,205

(1,038

)

11,543

Net (loss)/income

$

(2,977

)

$

8,426

(Loss)/earnings per diluted share (EPS)

$

(0.09

)

$

0.26

Adjusted EPS

$

0.11

$

0.12

(8

)%

Diluted weighted average shares outstanding

33,631,654

32,492,276

Adjusted EBITDA

$

7,759

$

7,450

4

%

A reconciliation of Adjusted EPS and Adjusted EBITDA to the nearest comparable GAAP figures can be found in the schedules included in this release.

Revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 increased 9% compared to the prior-year period.

Gross profit of $49.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 increased from $47.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 primarily due to higher sales. Operating loss and margin improved to $1.2 million and 1% of total revenue, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, compared to $3.3 million and 4% of total revenue, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2022.

Net loss was $3.0 million, or $0.09 per fully diluted share, for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, compared to a net income of $8.4 million, or $0.26 per fully diluted share, for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, due to the gain on sale of Luna Labs. Adjusted EPS was $0.11 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, compared to $0.12 for the nine months ended September 30, 2022.

Adjusted EBITDA was $7.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, compared to $7.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022.

Q3 and Recent Business Highlights

  • Named George Gomez-Quintero as Chief Financial Officer
  • Awarded a multi-year service contract for system deployed on the largest fiber-optic monitoring solution ever installed
  • Secured multiple sales of seismic monitoring DAS instruments to American seismic labs and the U.S. government
  • Secured $1.5M+ in new orders for DAS and DTS systems for pipeline monitoring from the largest energy company in the UAE
  • Renewed global supply partnership agreement for infrastructure monitoring with one of the world's largest multinational conglomerates
  • Successfully deployed fiber optic-sensing based traffic monitoring for the Utah Department of Transportation

2023 Full-Year Outlook

Luna is updating the 2023 revenue outlook and maintaining the adjusted EBITDA outlook:

  • Total revenue of $120 million to $125 million for the full year 2023
  • Adjusted EBITDA of $14 million to $18 million for the full year 2023

Luna is not providing an outlook for net income, which is the most directly comparable GAAP measure to Adjusted EBITDA, because changes in the items that Luna excludes from net income to calculate Adjusted EBITDA, such as share-based compensation, tax expense, and significant non-recurring charges, among other things, can be dependent on future events that are less capable of being controlled or reliably predicted by management and are not part of Luna's routine operating activities.

The outlook above does not include any future acquisitions, divestitures, or unanticipated events.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In evaluating the operating performance of its business, Luna’s management considers Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EPS, which are non-GAAP financial measures. Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EPS exclude certain charges and income that are required by GAAP. Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EPS provide useful information to both management and investors by excluding the effect of certain non-cash expenses and items that Luna believes may not be indicative of its operating performance, because either they are unusual and Luna does not expect them to recur in the ordinary course of its business, or they are unrelated to the ongoing operation of the business in the ordinary course.

Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EPS should be considered in addition to results prepared in accordance with GAAP, but should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, GAAP results. Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EPS have been reconciled to the nearest GAAP measure in the table following the financial statements attached to this press release.

Conference Call Information

As previously announced, Luna will conduct an investor conference call at 8:30 am (ET) today, November 14, 2023, to discuss its financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023. The investor conference call will be available via live webcast on the Luna website at www.lunainc.com under the tab "Investor Relations." To participate by telephone, the domestic dial-in number is 1.800.715.9871 .and the international dial-in number is.1.646.307.1963. Participants should ask to join the Luna Innovations Incorporated conference call, conference ID 6862329, and are advised to dial in at least fifteen minutes prior to the call. A replay of the conference call will be available on the company's website under "Webcasts and Presentations" for 30 days following the conference call.

About Luna

Luna Innovations Incorporated (www.lunainc.com) is a leader in optical technology, providing unique capabilities in high-performance, fiber optic-based, test products for the telecommunications industry and distributed fiber optic-based sensing for a multitude of industries. Luna’s business model is designed to accelerate the process of bringing new and innovative technologies to market.

Forward-Looking Statements

The statements in this release that are not historical facts constitute “forward-looking statements” made pursuant to the safe harbor provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that involve risks and uncertainties. These statements include Luna's expectations regarding its projected full year 2023 financial results and outlook, and the Company's ability to secure additional significant wins. Management cautions the reader that these forward-looking statements are only predictions and are subject to a number of both known and unknown risks and uncertainties, and actual results, performance, and/or achievements of Luna may differ materially from the future results, performance, and/or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors. These factors include, without limitation, failure of demand for Luna's products and services to meet expectations, failure of target market to grow and expand, technological and strategic challenges, uncertainties related to the macroeconomic conditions and those risks and uncertainties set forth in Luna’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2023, and Luna's other periodic reports and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). Such filings are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and on Luna’s website at www.lunainc.com. The statements made in this release are based on information available to Luna as of the date of this release and Luna undertakes no obligation to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this release.

Luna Innovations Incorporated
Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)
(in thousands, except share data)

September 30, 2023

December 31, 2022

(unaudited)

Assets

Current assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

$

6,028

$

6,024

Accounts receivable, net

39,304

33,249

Contract assets

7,324

7,691

Inventory

43,318

36,582

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

4,207

4,328

Total current assets

100,181

87,874

Property and equipment, net

4,892

4,893

Intangible assets, net

16,143

18,750

Goodwill

26,896

26,927

Operating lease right-of-use assets

7,999

4,661

Other non-current assets

3,338

3,255

Deferred tax asset

5,645

4,647

Total assets

$

165,094

$

151,007

Liabilities and stockholders’ equity

Liabilities:

Current liabilities:

Current portion of long-term debt obligations

$

3,000

$

2,500

Accounts payable

10,617

8,109

Accrued and other current liabilities

14,705

16,694

Contract liabilities

4,619

4,089

Current portion of operating lease liabilities

2,069

2,239

Total current liabilities

35,010

33,631

Long-term debt obligations, net of current portion

28,887

20,726

Long-term portion of operating lease liabilities

6,178

2,804

Other long-term liabilities

407

444

Total liabilities

70,482

57,605

Commitments and contingencies

Stockholders’ equity:

Common stock, par value $0.001, 100,000,000 shares authorized, 35,781,127 and 34,901,954 shares issued, 33,943,453 and 33,105,080 shares outstanding at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively

36

35

Treasury stock at cost, 1,837,674 and 1,796,862 shares at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively

(6,043

)

(5,607

)

Additional paid-in capital

109,634

104,893

Accumulated deficit

(5,273

)

(2,296

)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(3,742

)

(3,623

)

Total stockholders’ equity

94,612

93,402

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

$

165,094

$

151,007

Luna Innovations Incorporated
Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)
(in thousands, except share and per share data)

Three Months Ended September 30,

Nine Months Ended September 30,

2023

2022

2023

2022

Revenue

$

30,703

$

29,153

$

84,912

$

77,795

Cost of revenue

13,074

12,234

35,445

30,633

Gross profit

17,629

16,919

49,467

47,162

Operating expense:

Selling, general and administrative

12,829

11,678

39,565

39,733

Research, development and engineering

2,719

2,776

8,257

7,983

Amortization of intangible assets

929

987

2,839

2,794

Total operating expense

16,477

15,441

50,661

50,510

Operating income/(loss)

1,152

1,478

(1,194

)

(3,348

)

Other income/(expense):

Other income

115

73

98

146

Interest expense, net

(613

)

(218

)

(1,566

)

(442

)

Total other expense, net

(498

)

(145

)

(1,468

)

(296

)

Income/(loss) from continuing operations before income taxes

654

1,333

(2,662

)

(3,644

)

Income tax expense/(benefit)

193

165

(723

)

(527

)

Net income/(loss) from continuing operations

461

1,168

(1,939

)

(3,117

)

Income/(loss) from discontinued operations, net of income tax expense/(benefit) of $—, $(78), $(346), and $3,205.

28

(1,038

)

622

Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax of $3,117

10,921

Net income/(loss) from discontinued operations

28

(1,038

)

11,543

Net income/(loss)

$

461

$

1,196

$

(2,977

)

$

8,426

Net income/(loss) per share from continuing operations:

Basic

$

0.01

$

0.04

$

(0.06

)

$

(0.10

)

Diluted

$

0.01

$

0.03

$

(0.06

)

$

(0.10

)

Net income/(loss) per share from discontinued operations:

Basic

$

$

$

(0.03

)

$

0.36

Diluted

$

$

$

(0.03

)

$

0.36

Net income/(loss) per share attributable to common stockholders:

Basic

$

0.01

$

0.04

$

(0.09

)

$

0.26

Diluted

$

0.01

$

0.04

$

(0.09

)

$

0.26

Weighted average shares:

Basic

33,917,700

32,800,690

33,631,654

32,492,276

Diluted

35,218,547

34,104,850

33,631,654

32,492,276

Luna Innovations Incorporated
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
(in thousands)

Nine Months Ended September 30,

2023

2022

Cash flows used in by operating activities

Net (loss)/income

$

(2,977

)

$

8,426

Adjustments to reconcile net (loss)/income to net cash used in operating activities

Depreciation and amortization

4,092

3,993

Share-based compensation

3,219

3,204

Loss on disposal of property and equipment

281

Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax

(10,921

)

Deferred taxes

(998

)

(3,374

)

Change in assets and liabilities

Accounts receivable

(6,095

)

(6,166

)

Contract assets

1,145

(2,739

)

Inventory

(6,520

)

(6,662

)

Other current assets

202

2,093

Other non-current assets

(121

)

599

Accounts payable and accrued and other current liabilities

(479

)

5,824

Contract liabilities

111

2,425

Other non-current liabilities

13

Net cash used in operating activities

(8,140

)

(3,285

)

Cash flows used in investing activities

Acquisition of property and equipment

(1,750

)

(2,313

)

Acquisition of intangible property

(95

)

Proceeds from sale of discontinued operations

12,973

Acquisition of Luna Innovations Germany GmbH

(22,085

)

Other

29

Net cash used in investing activities

(1,845

)

(11,396

)

Cash flows provided by financing activities

Payments on finance lease obligations

(37

)

(36

)

Proceeds from borrowings under debt obligations

10,400

22,150

Payments of debt obligations

(1,750

)

(16,275

)

Repurchase of common stock

(436

)

(294

)

Proceeds from ESPP

546

521

Proceeds from the exercise of stock options

1,272

1,160

Net cash provided by financing activities

9,995

7,226

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

(6

)

(1,784

)

Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

4

(9,239

)

Cash and cash equivalents—beginning of period

6,024

17,128

Cash and cash equivalents—end of period

$

6,028

$

7,889

Luna Innovations Incorporated
Reconciliation of Net Income/(Loss) to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA
(in thousands)

Three Months Ended September 30,

Nine Months Ended September 30,

2023

2022

2023

2022

Net income/(loss)

$

461

$

1,196

$

(2,977

)

$

8,426

Net income/(loss) from discontinued operations

28

(1,038

)

11,543

Net income/(loss) from continuing operations

461

1,168

(1,939

)

(3,117

)

Interest expense, net

613

218

1,566

442

Income tax expense/(benefit)

193

165

(723

)

(527

)

Depreciation and amortization

1,353

1,299

4,092

3,993

EBITDA

2,620

2,850

2,996

791

Share-based compensation

1,046

1,027

3,219

3,027

Integration and transaction expense

59

184

308

2,184

Amortization of inventory step-up

134

391

Other non-recurring charges (1)

447

349

1,236

1,057

Adjusted EBITDA

$

4,172

$

4,544

$

7,759

$

7,450

(1) - Other non-recurring charges primarily include facility consolidation/set-up costs and one-time insurance deductible.

Luna Innovations Incorporated
Reconciliation of Net Income/(Loss) to Adjusted EPS
(in thousands, except per share data)

Three Months Ended September 30,

Nine Months Ended September 30,

2023

2022

2023

2022

Net income/(loss)

$

461

$

1,196

$

(2,977

)

$

8,426

Net income/(loss) from discontinued operations

28

(1,038

)

11,543

Net income/(loss) from continuing operations

461

1,168

(1,939

)

(3,117

)

Share-based compensation

1,046

1,027

3,219

3,027

Integration and transaction expense

59

184

308

2,184

Amortization of intangible assets

929

988

2,839

2,793

Amortization of inventory step-up

134

391

Other non-recurring charges (1)

447

349

1,236

1,057

Income tax effect on adjustments

(620

)

(671

)

(1,901

)

(2,363

)

Adjusted income from continuing operations

$

2,322

$

3,179

$

3,762

$

3,972

Adjusted EPS

$

0.07

$

0.09

$

0.11

$

0.12

Adjusted weighted average shares:

Diluted

35,219

34,105

33,632

32,492

(1) - Other non-recurring charges primarily include facility consolidation/set-up costs and one-time insurance deductible.