BEDFORD, Mass., July 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- iRobot Corp. (NASDAQ: IRBT), a leader in consumer robots, today announced its financial results for the second quarter ended July 3, 2021.

Colin Angle, chairman and chief executive officer of iRobot, stated, "We delivered a solid second-quarter financial performance as we navigated an increasingly challenging supply chain environment. Our results were generally in line with our plans entering the quarter despite $17 million in orders that we could not fulfill due to COVID-related disruptions to shipping activities in southern China in late June. Revenue grew 31% over last year's second quarter primarily due to strong orders for our mid-tier and premium floor cleaning robots from retailers in North America and from our retail and distribution partners across EMEA."

"Overall, retailer demand trends and consumer interest in our products remain favorable," continued Angle. "However, the semiconductor chip shortage, which continues to disrupt a wide range of industries, is constraining our ability to fulfill anticipated second-half orders. To manage through this short-term turbulence, we are focused on carefully managing channel and product mix, adjusting promotional activities, qualifying new alternative suppliers, optimizing inventory levels and reducing our second-half spending plans. As we balance investing for the future with cost management discipline, we anticipate that our second-half profitability will be aided by the expected reinstatement of a tariff exclusion covering all of 2021. Accordingly, we have updated our 2021 outlook to reflect these and other dynamics."

Angle concluded, "Despite this temporary supply chain headwind, we remain confident in our strategic direction. Although visibility is limited right now, we believe our efforts to enhance our supply chain resiliency will help lead to improved availability of components starting in the beginning of next year and steadily strengthen as we move into the second half of 2022. With household penetration still low, a growing global connected customer base and many exciting growth initiatives now underway or in the advanced planning stages, we believe that our exit trajectory for the second half of 2022 in combination with continued strategic progress will set the stage for sustaining solid annual top-line expansion that can be converted into improving double-digit operating profit margins, substantial EPS growth, and robust operating cash flow generation. Our upcoming plan to execute a $100 million Accelerated Share Repurchase agreement demonstrates our confidence in our strategic direction and in our ability to capitalize on the exciting opportunities that lie ahead."

Financial Performance Highlights

• Revenue for the second quarter of 2021 was $365.6 million, an increase of 31% from $279.9 million in the second quarter of 2020. The growth primarily reflected healthy demand from retailers in North America and from the company's retail and distribution partners in EMEA. Revenue for the first half of 2021 was $668.9 million versus $472.4 million in the first half of 2020.
• The second-quarter 2021 revenue performance was highlighted by 40% growth in the U.S., 29% in EMEA and 7% in Japan over the prior year period.
• 42% revenue growth in mid-tier and premium robots, which accounted for 82% of total quarterly robot sales.
• We estimate that iRobot's second-quarter 2021 revenue to support e-commerce, which spans the company's own website and app, dedicated e-commerce websites and the online arms of traditional retailers, grew by 20% over the second quarter of 2020 and represented 66% of second-quarter 2021 revenue. iRobot's direct-to-consumer (DTC) revenue of $45 million grew 36% from the prior year's second quarter.
• The company's second-quarter 2021 GAAP operating loss was $3.0 million, compared with GAAP operating income of $70.3 million in the second quarter of 2020. Second-quarter 2021 non-GAAP operating income of $9.0 million compared with non-GAAP operating income of $40.5 million in the same period one year ago. The company's second-quarter 2020 GAAP and non-GAAP operating profitability benefited from the timing and impact of receiving an exclusion from Section 301 tariffs. GAAP operating income for the first six months of 2021 was $3.3 million, compared with GAAP operating income of $50.1 million in the first half of 2020. First-half 2021 non-GAAP operating income was $23.9 million versus non-GAAP operating income of $26.1 million in the same period one year ago.
• iRobot's GAAP net loss per share was $0.10 for the second quarter of 2021, compared with GAAP net income per share of $2.07 in the second quarter of 2020. Non-GAAP net income per share was $0.27 for the second quarter of 2021 versus non-GAAP second-quarter 2020 net income per share of $1.06. First-half 2021 GAAP net income per share was $0.16, compared with $1.42 in the first half of 2020. First-half 2021 non-GAAP net income per share was $0.68, compared with $0.73 in the first half of 2020.
• As of July 3, 2021, the company's cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments were $415.8 million, compared with $500.8 million as of April 3, 2021 and $483.7 million at the end of 2020. The company, which has no debt, also has access to an unsecured revolving line of credit of $150 million, with an additional $75 million accordion feature.

Second-Quarter and Recent Business Highlights

• During the second quarter of 2021, the company repurchased 446,954 shares of common stock at an average purchase price of $111.85 per share, totaling approximately $50 million.
• On June 3, 2021, iRobot announced the appointment of Faris Habbaba as EVP and Chief Research and Development Officer.
• For the 7^th consecutive year, Roomba® was a featured product in Amazon's Prime Day event, which was held on June 21-22, 2021. Roomba was cited by Amazon as a top-selling product.
• The company's community of engaged, connected customers who have opted-in to its digital communications grew to 11.6 million, an increase of 67% from the second quarter of 2020.
• Roomba and Braava were cited as best-in-class floor cleaning robots in Consumer Reports (North America), Fortune (North America), TechRadar (EMEA – United Kingdom), Xataka (EMEA – Spain), Lee (Japan) and Story (Japan).
• iRobot is planning to hold an Investor Day later this year. Additional details about this event will be made publicly available in advance.

Share Repurchase Plans
iRobot also announced that it plans to enter into an accelerated share repurchase ("ASR") agreement to repurchase $100 million of its common stock, subject to the terms of the ASR agreement. The planned ASR is expected to be executed next month. The company will fund the ASR from cash on hand. iRobot plans to file a Current Report on Form 8-K when the ASR is formally executed.

Financial Expectations
iRobot has updated its full-year 2021 GAAP and non-GAAP financial expectations, all of which were most recently provided on May 3, 2021. The updated outlook reflects the company's results to date and anticipated performance during the second half of the year as well as the impact of an anticipated tariff exclusion and anticipated share repurchase activities. A detailed reconciliation between the company's GAAP and non-GAAP expectations is included in the attached financial tables.

Fiscal Year 2021 ending January 1, 2022:

Second-Quarter 2021 Results Conference Call
iRobot will host a conference call tomorrow at 8:30 a.m. ET to review its second-quarter 2021 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/q2-2021-irobot-corp-financial-results-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 August 5, and can be accessed by dialing 404-537-3406, passcode 1444896.

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: future financial performance, including with respect to 2021 revenue, gross profit, operating profit and EPS; the anticipated impact of the semiconductor chip shortage and our plans to manage through such shortage; the expected reinstatement of a tariff exclusion; the company's plans to execute a $100 million share repurchase through an ASR; the potential for the company's strategies activities to lead to improved availability of components; and the future potential for sustaining solid annual top-line expansion that can be converted into improving double-digit operating profit margins, substantial EPS growth and robust operating cash flow generation. 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; the limited number of manufacturers and suppliers of key components; 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 and any exclusions therefrom; 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.

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.

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, including impact from stock-based compensation windfalls/shortfalls, that are not reflective of income tax expense incurred as a result of current period earnings. 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.

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