BEDFORD, Mass., Oct. 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- iRobot Corp. (NASDAQ: IRBT), a leader in consumer robots, today announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 26, 2020.

Colin Angle, chairman and chief executive officer of iRobot, stated, "We delivered an extraordinarily strong financial performance while executing well across our global organization to achieve a number of important strategic milestones. Our third-quarter 2020 revenue growth of 43% over the prior year's quarter reflects another quarter of substantially stronger-than-expected orders from retailers tied to favorable sell-through trends, anticipated demand for the upcoming holiday season and incremental orders to support certain customer events, as well as robust direct-to-consumer sales growth. We saw revenue in each geography exceed our original plans with notable strength in U.S. order levels. The higher-than-expected revenue, combined with a solid gross margin performance and prudent spending, helped drive substantial growth in operating income and EPS."

"The pandemic continues to shine a light on how our robots can help individuals and families keep their floors clean while freeing them to spend their time doing the other things in their lives that they need or want to do," observed Angle. "Consumer demand for our premium Roomba and Braava robots remained robust during the third quarter. We made tangible progress to further differentiate our product offerings and extend high-value innovation across our product portfolio with the launch of the Genius™ Home Intelligence platform and the new Roomba i3 and i3+ during the third quarter. Customer response to our Genius platform and the i3 Series has been excellent thus far."

Angle concluded, "Our team continues to rise to the occasion, addressing a multitude of challenges tied to the global pandemic with commitment, focus and resiliency. As a result of our excellent third-quarter 2020 performance, sustained sell-through trends, the extension of our tariff exclusion until year-end and a range of exciting opportunities ahead, we now expect to deliver strong full-year 2020 results with annual revenue, gross margin, operating profitability and EPS all on course to exceed our original 2020 targets."

Financial Performance Highlights

• Revenue for the third quarter of 2020 was $413.1 million, an increase of 43% from $289.4 million in the third quarter of 2019. The growth primarily reflected an 86% increase in premium robot (list price of $500 or higher) revenue, as well as 36% overall unit growth. Revenue for the first nine months of 2020 was $885.6 million, an increase of 12% over $787.2 million in the comparable period of 2019.
• The third-quarter 2020 revenue performance was highlighted by 75% growth in the U.S., 22% growth in EMEA and 12% growth in Japan over the prior year period.
• We estimate that online orders, which span the company's own website and app, dedicated e-commerce websites and the online arms of traditional retailers, grew by approximately 70% and represented approximately 60% of the third-quarter 2020 revenue. Direct-to-consumer revenue of $35 million grew approximately 155% from the prior year's third quarter.
• Third-quarter 2020 GAAP operating income was $81.0 million, compared with GAAP operating income of $42.6 million in the third quarter of 2019. Third-quarter 2020 non-GAAP operating income was $93.1 million, compared with non-GAAP operating income of $50.1 million in the same period one year ago. GAAP operating income for the first nine months of 2020 was $131.1 million, compared with GAAP operating income of $70.1 million in same period of 2019. Non-GAAP operating income for the first nine months of 2020 was $119.3 million versus non-GAAP operating income of $98.9 million in the same period one year ago.
• GAAP net income per share was $3.27 for the third quarter of 2020, compared with GAAP net income per share of $1.24 in the third quarter of 2019. Non-GAAP net income per share was $2.58 for the third quarter of 2020 versus third-quarter 2019 non-GAAP net income per share of $1.50. GAAP net income per share for the first nine months of 2020 was $4.69, compared with $2.27 in the same period of 2019. Non-GAAP net income per share for the first nine months of 2020 was $3.31, compared with $2.93 in the first nine months of 2019.
• As of September 26, 2020, the company's cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments were $357.3 million, compared with $242.3 million as of June 27, 2020 and $256.4 million as of December 28, 2019. The increase reflects the company's strong fundamental performance along with receiving approximately $35 million in tariff-related refunds and approximately $52 million in Teladoc Health stock that the company received in the third quarter when Teladoc Health acquired the company's stake in InTouch Health. iRobot's Teladoc Health stock is subject to sale restrictions until early 2021. iRobot, which has no debt, also has access to an unsecured revolving line of credit of $150 million, with an additional $75 million accordion feature.

Third-Quarter and Recent Business Highlights

• The United States Trade Representative extended iRobot's Section 301 tariff exclusion for its Roomba® robot vacuums until the end of 2020.
• On August 25, 2020, iRobot unveiled personalized cleaning experiences powered by its new iRobot Genius™ Home Intelligence platform that gives users greater control of where, when and how their robots clean. iRobot's Home App was redesigned to maximize the benefits available with the iRobot Genius platform.
• On September 17, 2020, iRobot introduced the Roomba i3+, a stylish new Roomba vacuum that offers intelligent navigation, self-emptying capability with Clean Base® Automatic Dirt Disposal, and an expanded range of personalized cleaning features powered by the recently launched iRobot Genius™ Home Intelligence.
• On July 29, 2020, iRobot introduced the Root rt0 Coding Robot, an easy-to-use and customizable coding robot that brings classroom learning into the home.
• For the sixth consecutive year, Roomba was a featured product in Amazon's Prime Day event.
• The company's community of engaged, connected owners who have opted-in to its digital communications (in-app messaging, email or both) grew to approximately 7.8 million, up approximately 45% since the start of 2020.
• In August 2020, Kiran Smith joined the company as chief marketing officer to lead its consumer marketing strategy in the U.S. and overseas. Before joining iRobot, Kiran served as CEO of Arnold Worldwide, a leading global creative advertising agency. Prior to that role, she held brand marketing leadership roles at Brookstone, Stride Rite, and two of the largest supermarket chains in the U.S.

Financial Expectations
iRobot is providing GAAP and non-GAAP financial expectations for the fiscal year ending January 2, 2021. A detailed reconciliation between the company's GAAP and non-GAAP expectations is included in the attached financial tables.

Fiscal Year 2020:

Third-Quarter 2020 Results Conference Call
iRobot will host a conference call tomorrow at 8:30 a.m. ET to review its third-quarter 2020 financial results, and discuss its outlook going forward. Pertinent conference call details include:

A live webcast of the conference call, along with the conference call prepared remarks, will be accessible on the event section of the company's website at https://investor.irobot.com/events/event-details/q3-2020-irobot-corp-earnings-conference-call. An archived version of the broadcast will be available on the same website shortly after the conclusion of the live event. A replay of the telephone conference call will be available through October 28, and can be accessed by dialing 404-537-3406, passcode 7389646.

About iRobot Corp.
iRobot®, the leading global consumer robot company, designs and builds robots that empower people to do more both inside and outside of the home. iRobot created the home robot cleaning category with the introduction of its Roomba® Robot Vacuum in 2002. Today, iRobot is a global enterprise that has sold more than 30 million robots worldwide. iRobot's product line, including the Roomba and the Braava® family of mopping robots, feature proprietary technologies and advanced concepts in cleaning, mapping and navigation. iRobot engineers are building an ecosystem of robots and technologies to enable the smart home. For more information about iRobot, please visit www.irobot.com.

For iRobot Investors
Certain statements made in this press release that are not based on historical information are forward-looking statements which are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. This press release contains express or implied forward-looking statements relating to, among other things, iRobot Corp.'s expectations regarding a substantially better FY20 financial performance with annual revenue, gross margin, operating profitability and EPS all on course to exceed our original 2020 growth targets; and the company's expectations for 2020 revenue, gross margin, operating profit and EPS. These statements are neither promises nor guarantees, but are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated in these forward-looking statements. In particular, the risks and uncertainties include, among other things: the impact of COVID-19 on our business, the industry and markets in which we operate, and the global economy; our ability to operate in an emerging market; the financial strength of our customers and retailers; the impact of tariffs on goods imported into the United States; general economic conditions; market acceptance of and adoption of our products; and competition. Existing and prospective investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. iRobot Corp. undertakes no obligation to update or revise the information contained in this press release, whether as a result of new information, future events or circumstances or otherwise. For additional disclosure regarding these and other risks faced by iRobot Corp., see the disclosure contained in our public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

iRobot Corporation
Explanation of Non-GAAP Measures

In addition to disclosing financial results in accordance with U.S. GAAP, this earnings release contains references to the non-GAAP financial measures described below. We use non-GAAP measures to internally evaluate and analyze financial results. We believe these non-GAAP financial measures provide investors with useful supplemental information about the financial performance of our business, enable comparison of financial results between periods where certain items may vary independent of business performance, and enable comparison of our financial results with other public companies, many of which present similar non-GAAP financial measures.

Our non-GAAP financial measures reflect adjustments based on the following items. These non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP, and the financial results calculated in accordance with GAAP and reconciliations from these results should be carefully evaluated.

Amortization of acquired intangible assets: Amortization of acquired intangible assets consists of amortization of intangible assets including completed technology, customer relationships, and reacquired distribution rights acquired in connection with business combinations. Amortization charges for our acquisition-related intangible assets are inconsistent in size and are significantly impacted by the timing and valuation of our acquisitions. We exclude these charges from our non-GAAP measures to facilitate an evaluation of our current operating performance and comparisons to our past operating performance.

Tariff Refunds: iRobot was granted a Section 301 List 3 Tariff Exclusion in April 2020, which temporarily eliminates tariffs on the Company's products imported from China until December 31, 2020 and entitles the Company to a refund of all related tariffs previously paid since September 2018. We exclude the refunds for tariffs paid in 2018 and 2019 from our 2020 second-quarter and year-to-date non-GAAP measures because those tariff refunds associated with tariff costs incurred in the past have no impact to our current period earnings.

Net Merger, Acquisition and Divestiture (Income) Expense: Net merger, acquisition and divestiture (income) expense primarily consists of transaction fees, professional fees, and transition and integration costs directly associated with mergers, acquisitions and divestitures. It also includes business combination adjustments including adjustments after the measurement period has ended. The occurrence and amount of these costs will vary depending on the timing and size of these transactions. We exclude these charges from our non-GAAP measures to facilitate an evaluation of our current operating performance and comparisons to our past operating performance.

Stock-Based Compensation: Stock-based compensation is a non-cash charge relating to stock-based awards. We exclude this expense as it is a non-cash expense, and we assess our internal operations excluding this expense and believe it facilitates comparisons to the performance of other companies.

IP Litigation Expense, Net: IP litigation expense, net relates to legal costs incurred to litigate patent, trademark, copyright and false advertising infringements, or to oppose or defend against interparty actions related to intellectual property. Any settlement payment or proceeds resulting from these infringements are included or netted against the costs. We exclude these costs from our non-GAAP measures as we do not believe these costs have a direct correlation to the operations of our business and may vary in size depending on the timing and results of such litigations and settlements.

Gain/Loss on Strategic Investments: Gain/loss on strategic investments includes fair value adjustments, realized gains and losses on the sales of these investments and losses on the impairment of these investments. We exclude these items from our non-GAAP measures because we do not believe they correlate to the performance of our core business and may vary in size based on market conditions and events. We believe that the exclusion of these gains or losses provides investors with a supplemental view of our operational performance.

Restructuring and Other: Restructuring charges are related to one-time actions associated with workforce reductions, including severance costs, certain professional fees and other costs directly associated with resource realignments tied to strategic initiatives or changes in business conditions. We exclude this item from our non-GAAP measures when evaluating our recent and prospective business performance as such items vary significantly based on the magnitude of the action and do not reflect anticipated future operating costs. In addition, these charges do not necessarily provide meaningful insight into the fundamentals of current or past operations of our business.

Income tax adjustments: Income tax adjustments include the tax effect of the non-GAAP adjustments, calculated using the appropriate statutory tax rate for each adjustment. We reassess the need for any valuation allowance recorded based on the non-GAAP profitability and have eliminated the effect of the valuation allowance recorded in the U.S. jurisdiction. We also exclude certain tax items that are not reflective of income tax expense incurred as a result of current period earnings. These certain tax items include, among other non-recurring tax items, impacts from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 and stock-based compensation windfalls/shortfalls. We believe disclosure of the income tax provision before the effect of such tax items is important to permit investors' consistent earnings comparison between periods.

SOURCE iRobot Corporation