PL 10-Q
Planet Labs PBC (PL)
10-Q
2024-09-05
For: 2024-07-31
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
| QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | |||||
For the quarterly period ended July 31, 2024
OR
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | |||||
For the transition period from _______________ to _______________.
Commission file number 001-40166
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||||||||||
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | ||||||||||
(415 ) 829-3313
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act:
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Non-accelerated filer | ☐ | Smaller reporting company | |||||||||
Emerging growth company | |||||||||||
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes ☐ No ☒
The registrant had 272,318,817 outstanding shares of Class A common stock, and 21,157,586 outstanding shares of Class B common stock, as of September 3, 2024.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Unless the context otherwise requires, the “Company”, “Planet”, “we”, “our”, “us” and similar terms refer to Planet Labs PBC, a Delaware public benefit corporation (f/k/a dMY Technology Group, Inc. IV, a Delaware corporation), and its consolidated subsidiaries.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward Looking Information
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 31, 2024 (the “Form 10-Q” or “this report”) includes statements that express Planet’s opinions, expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, assumptions or projections regarding future events or future results and therefore are, or may be deemed to be, “forward-looking statements.” Words such as “expect,” “estimate,” “project,” “budget,” “forecast,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “seek,” “may,” “will,” “could,” “can,” “should,” “would,” “believes,” “predicts,” “potential,” “strategy,” “opportunity,” “aim,” “continue,” and similar expressions or the negative thereof, or discussions of strategy, plans, objectives, intentions, estimates, forecasts, outlook, assumptions, or goals, are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements appear in a number of places throughout this report and include statements regarding our intentions, beliefs or current expectations concerning, among other things, our results of operations, financial condition, liquidity, prospects, growth, strategies and the markets in which Planet operates. Factors that may impact such forward-looking statements include:
•our future financial performance, including expectations regarding our revenue, cost of revenue, operating expenses, capital expenditures, cash flows and our ability to achieve profitability;
•our ability to attract and retain customers, including our ability to renew existing contracts and expand our relationships with existing customers;
•our expectations regarding the value of our offerings to our customers over time;
•our expectations regarding market growth, including our ability to grow in existing markets and expand into new markets;
•our ability to continue to improve our data and offer software and analytic solutions to improve the value of our data;
•our ability to continue to invest in our sales and marketing, software platform development, machine learning and analytic tools as well as our applications and new satellite technologies;
•our relationships with third-party partners, vendors and solution providers;
•our ability to manage risks and challenges associated with our financial condition and results of operations;
•our expectations regarding the future impact of seasonality on our business;
•our management of future growth and business operations, as well as the expected results of our workforce reduction;
•our expectations regarding the realization of our U.S. and foreign deferred tax assets;
•our ability to maintain, protect and enhance our intellectual property; and
•the increased expenses associated with being a public company.
The foregoing list may not contain all of the forward-looking statements made in this Form 10-Q. Such forward-looking statements are based on available current market material and our current expectations, beliefs and forecasts concerning future events and their potential effects on Planet. The outcome of the events described in these forward-looking statements is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors, including those described in the “Risk Factors” section of our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, this Form 10-Q, as well as the other documents filed by us from time to time with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). We operate in a rapidly changing environment. New risks and uncertainties emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all risks and uncertainties that could have an impact on the forward-looking statements contained in this Form 10-Q. We cannot assure you that the results, events, and circumstances reflected in the forward-looking statements will be achieved or occur, and actual results, events, or circumstances could differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements.
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The forward-looking statements contained in this Form 10-Q are based on information available to us at the time of filing of this Form 10-Q and relate only to events as of the date on which the statements are made. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws.
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Part I. - Financial Information
Item 1. Financial Statements.
Planet Labs PBC
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)
(in thousands, except share and par value amounts) | July 31, 2024 | January 31, 2024 | |||||||||
| Assets | |||||||||||
| Current assets | |||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Restricted cash and cash equivalents, current | |||||||||||
| Short-term investments | |||||||||||
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $ | |||||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | |||||||||||
| Total current assets | |||||||||||
| Property and equipment, net | |||||||||||
| Capitalized internal-use software, net | |||||||||||
| Goodwill | |||||||||||
| Intangible assets, net | |||||||||||
| Restricted cash and cash equivalents, non-current | |||||||||||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | |||||||||||
| Other non-current assets | |||||||||||
| Total assets | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity | |||||||||||
| Current liabilities | |||||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Accrued and other current liabilities | |||||||||||
| Deferred revenue | |||||||||||
| Liability from early exercise of stock options | |||||||||||
| Operating lease liabilities, current | |||||||||||
| Total current liabilities | |||||||||||
| Deferred revenue | |||||||||||
| Deferred hosting costs | |||||||||||
| Public and private placement warrant liabilities | |||||||||||
| Operating lease liabilities, non-current | |||||||||||
| Contingent consideration | |||||||||||
| Other non-current liabilities | |||||||||||
| Total liabilities | |||||||||||
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 9) | |||||||||||
| Stockholders’ equity | |||||||||||
Common stock, $ | |||||||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | |||||||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | |||||||||||
| Accumulated deficit | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Total stockholders’ equity | |||||||||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | $ | |||||||||
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Planet Labs PBC
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)
| Three Months Ended July 31, | Six Months Ended July 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts) | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of revenue | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Research and development | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sales and marketing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| General and administrative | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loss from operations | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
| Interest income | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Change in fair value of warrant liabilities | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other income (expense), net | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total other income, net | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loss before provision for income taxes | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
| Provision for income taxes | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to common stockholders | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Basic and diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding used in computing net loss per share attributable to common stockholders | |||||||||||||||||||||||
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Planet Labs PBC
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss (Unaudited)
| Three Months Ended July 31, | Six Months Ended July 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustment | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Change in fair value of available-for-sale securities | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Comprehensive loss | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Planet Labs PBC
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity (Unaudited)
(in thousands, except share amounts) | Common Stock | Additional Paid-in Capital | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | Accumulated Deficit | Total Stockholders’ Equity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balances at January 31, 2023 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of Class A common stock from the exercise of common stock options | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of Class A common stock upon vesting of restricted stock units | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vesting of early exercised stock options | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Class A common stock withheld to satisfy employee tax withholding obligations | ( | — | ( | — | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities, net of taxes | — | — | — | ( | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Change in translation | — | — | — | ( | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | — | — | — | — | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balances at April 30, 2023 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of Class A common stock from the exercise of common stock options | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of Class A common stock upon vesting of restricted stock units | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vesting of early exercised stock options | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Class A common stock withheld to satisfy employee tax withholding obligations | ( | — | ( | — | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities, net of taxes | — | — | — | ( | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Change in translation | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | — | — | — | — | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balances at July 31, 2023 | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Stock | Additional Paid-in Capital | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | Accumulated Deficit | Total Stockholders’ Equity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balances at January 31, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of Class A common stock from the exercise of common stock options | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of Class A common stock upon vesting of restricted stock units | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vesting of early exercised stock options | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Class A common stock withheld to satisfy employee tax withholding obligations | ( | — | ( | — | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities, net of taxes | — | — | — | ( | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Change in translation | — | — | — | ( | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | — | — | — | — | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balances at April 30, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of Class A common stock from the exercise of common stock options | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of Class A common stock upon vesting of restricted stock units | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vesting of early exercised stock options | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Class A common stock withheld to satisfy employee tax withholding obligations | ( | — | ( | — | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities, net of taxes | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Change in translation | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | — | — | — | — | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balances at July 31, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Planet Labs PBC
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
| Six Months Ended July 31, | |||||||||||
| (in thousands) | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||
| Operating activities | |||||||||||
| Net loss | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities | |||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | |||||||||||
Stock-based compensation, net of capitalized cost of $ | |||||||||||
| Change in fair value of warrant liabilities | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Change in fair value of contingent consideration | ( | ||||||||||
| Other | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities | |||||||||||
| Accounts receivable | ( | ||||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | |||||||||||
| Accounts payable, accrued and other liabilities | ( | ||||||||||
| Deferred revenue | ( | ||||||||||
| Deferred hosting costs | |||||||||||
| Net cash used in operating activities | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Investing activities | |||||||||||
| Purchases of property and equipment | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Capitalized internal-use software | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Maturities of available-for-sale securities | |||||||||||
| Sales of available-for-sale securities | |||||||||||
| Purchases of available-for-sale securities | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Business acquisition, net of cash acquired | ( | ||||||||||
| Purchases of licensed imagery intangible assets | ( | ||||||||||
| Other | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | ( | ||||||||||
| Financing activities | |||||||||||
| Proceeds from the exercise of common stock options | |||||||||||
Shares repurchased for tax withholdings on vesting of restricted stock units | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Proceeds from employee stock purchase plan | |||||||||||
| Payments of contingent consideration for business acquisitions | ( | ||||||||||
| Other | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | ( | ||||||||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash and cash equivalents | ( | ||||||||||
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash and cash equivalents | ( | ||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period | |||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period | $ | $ | |||||||||
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Planet Labs PBC
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(1)Organization
Planet Labs PBC (“Planet,” or the “Company”) was founded to design, construct, and launch constellations of satellites with the intent of providing high cadence geospatial data delivered to customers via an online platform. The Company’s mission is to use space to help life on Earth, by imaging the world every day and making global change visible, accessible, and actionable. The Company is headquartered in San Francisco, California, with operations throughout the United States (“U.S.”), Canada, Asia and Europe.
On July 7, 2021, Planet Labs Inc. (“Former Planet”) entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with dMY Technology Group, Inc. IV (“dMY IV”), a special purpose acquisition company (“SPAC”) incorporated in Delaware on December 15, 2020, Photon Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of dMY IV (“First Merger Sub”), and Photon Merger Sub Two, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of dMY IV (“Second Merger Sub”). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, upon the favorable vote of dMY IV’s stockholders on December 3, 2021, on December 7, 2021, First Merger Sub merged with and into Former Planet (the “Surviving Corporation”), with Former Planet surviving the merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of dMY IV (the “First Merger”), and pursuant to Former Planet’s election immediately following the First Merger and as part of the same overall transaction as the First Merger, the Surviving Corporation merged with and into dMY IV, with dMY IV surviving the merger (the “Business Combination”). Following the completion of the Business Combination, dMY IV was renamed Planet Labs PBC.
(2)Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements are unaudited; however, in the opinion of management they include all normal and recurring adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the periods presented. Operating results for the three and six months ended July 31, 2024 are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2025 or any other future period.
The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. (“U.S. GAAP”) and include the accounts of Planet Labs PBC and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation. The Company’s fiscal year end is January 31.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. The significant estimates and assumptions that affect the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include, but are not limited to, the useful lives of property and equipment, capitalized internal-use software and intangible assets, the Company’s incremental borrowing rate for operating leases, allowances for credit losses for available-for-sale debt securities and accounts receivable, estimates related to revenue recognition, including the assessment of performance obligations within a contract and the determination of standalone selling price (“SSP”) for each performance obligation, assumptions used to measure stock-based compensation, the fair value of private placement warrant liabilities, the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed from business combinations, the fair value of contingent consideration for business combinations, the impairment of long-lived assets and goodwill, the recognition, measurement and valuation of current and deferred income taxes and uncertain tax positions, and contingencies.
These estimates and assumptions are based on management’s best estimates and judgment. Management regularly evaluates its estimates and assumptions using historical experience and other factors; however, due to the inherent
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uncertainties in making estimates, actual results could differ from those estimates and such differences may be material.
Due to current geopolitical events, including the war in Ukraine and the Israel-Hamas conflict, there is ongoing uncertainty and disruption in the global economy and financial markets. The Company is not aware of any specific event or circumstance that would require an update to its estimates or assumptions or a revision of the carrying value of its assets or liabilities. These estimates and assumptions may change in the future, as new events occur, and additional information is obtained.
Segments
See Note 3, Revenue, for revenue by geographic region. See Note 5, Balance Sheet Components, for long-lived assets by geographic region.
Concentration of Credit Risk and Other Risks and Uncertainties
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to a concentration of credit risk consist principally of cash, cash equivalents, short-term investments and accounts receivable. By their nature, all such financial instruments involve risks, including the credit risk of nonperformance by counterparties. The Company’s cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments are deposited with or held by financial institutions in the U.S., Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, Slovenia, Austria, and Singapore. The Company generally does not require collateral to support the obligations of the counterparties and deposits at financial institutions may, at times, be in excess of federal or national insured limits or deposit-guarantee limits in each of the respective countries. The Company has not experienced material losses on its deposits. The maximum amount of loss at July 31, 2024 that the Company would incur if parties to cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments failed completely to perform according to the terms of the contracts is $247.2 million.
Accounts receivable are typically unsecured and are derived from revenue earned from customers across various countries. One customer accounted for 14 % of accounts receivable as of July 31, 2024. As of January 31, 2024, no customer accounted for 10% or more of accounts receivable.
For the three and six months ended July 31, 2024, one customer accounted for 21 % and 20 % of revenue, respectively. For the three and six months ended July 31, 2023, one customer accounted for 23 % and 22 % of revenue, respectively.
Significant Accounting Policies
The Company’s significant accounting policies are included in Note 2 of its Consolidated Financial Statements included in the 2024 Form 10-K.
Recent Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted
In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, Segment Reporting (“Topic 280”): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures, which clarifies that entities with a single reportable segment are subject to both new and existing segment reporting requirements under ASC 280, and modifies certain segment disclosure requirements. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (“Topic 740”): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, to enhance the transparency and decision usefulness of income tax disclosures, primarily through changes around the effective tax rate reconciliation and income taxes paid information. The guidance is effective for
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annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
(3)Revenue
Deferred Revenue
During the six months ended July 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company recognized revenue of $46.7 million and $38.5 million, respectively, that had been included in deferred revenue as of January 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
Remaining Performance Obligations
The Company often enters into multi-year imagery licensing arrangements with its customers, whereby the Company generally invoices the amount for the first year of the contract at signing followed by subsequent annual invoices. Remaining performance obligations represent the amount of contracted future revenue that has not yet been recognized, which includes both deferred revenue and non-cancelable contracted revenue that will be invoiced and recognized in revenue in future periods. The Company’s remaining performance obligations were $112.1 million as of July 31, 2024, which consists of both deferred revenue of $76.5 million and non-cancelable contracted revenue that will be invoiced in future periods of $35.6 million. The Company expects to recognize approximately 78 % of the remaining performance obligation over the next 12 months, approximately 97 % of the remaining obligation over the next 24 months, and the remainder thereafter.
Remaining performance obligations do not include unexercised contract options, written orders where funding has not been appropriated and contracts which provide the customer with a right to terminate for convenience without incurring a substantive termination penalty.
Disaggregation of Revenue
The following table disaggregates revenue by major geographic region:
| Three Months Ended July 31, | Six Months Ended July 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||
| United States | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rest of world | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total revenue | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
No single country other than the U.S. accounted for more than 10% of revenue for the three and six months ended July 31, 2024 and 2023.
Costs to Obtain and Fulfill a Contract
Commissions paid to the Company’s direct sales force are considered incremental costs of obtaining a contract with a customer. Accordingly, commissions are capitalized when incurred and amortized to sales and marketing expense over the period of benefit from the underlying contracts. The period of benefit from the underlying contract is consistent with the timing of transfer to the performance obligations to which the capitalized costs relate, and is generally consistent with the contract term.
During the three and six months ended July 31, 2024, the Company capitalized $0.5 million and $0.7 million of deferred commission expenditures to be amortized in future periods, respectively. The Company’s amortization of deferred commission expenditures was $0.6 million and $1.3 million for the three and six month periods ended July 31, 2024, respectively.
During the three and six months ended July 31, 2023, the Company capitalized $0.4 million and $0.6 million of deferred commission expenditures to be amortized in future periods, respectively. The Company’s amortization of deferred commission expenditures was $0.7 million and $1.3 million for the three and six month periods ended July 31, 2023, respectively.
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As of July 31, 2024 and January 31, 2024, deferred commissions consisted of the following:
| (in thousands) | July 31, 2024 | January 31, 2024 | |||||||||
| Deferred commission, current | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Deferred commission, non-current | |||||||||||
| Total deferred commission | $ | $ | |||||||||
The current portion of deferred commissions are included in prepaid expenses and other current assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The non-current portion of deferred commissions are included in other non-current assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.
(4)Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities
Assets and liabilities recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements are categorized based upon the level of judgment associated with the inputs used to measure their respective fair values.
The following table sets forth the Company’s financial instruments that were measured at fair value on a recurring basis for recognition or disclosure purposes as of July 31, 2024 and January 31, 2024 by level within the fair value hierarchy. Assets and liabilities measured at fair value are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The Company’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires management to make judgments and considers factors specific to the asset or liability.
| July 31, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Assets | |||||||||||||||||
| Cash equivalents: | |||||||||||||||||
| Money market funds | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
| Restricted cash equivalents: money market funds | |||||||||||||||||
| Short-term investments: | |||||||||||||||||
| U.S. Treasury securities | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
| Commercial paper | $ | ||||||||||||||||
| Corporate bonds | $ | ||||||||||||||||
| Certificates of deposit | $ | ||||||||||||||||
| Total assets | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
| Liabilities | |||||||||||||||||
| Public Warrants | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
| Private Placement Warrants | $ | ||||||||||||||||
| Contingent consideration for acquisitions | $ | ||||||||||||||||
| Total liabilities | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
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| (in thousands) | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | ||||||||||||||
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| Cash equivalents: | |||||||||||||||||
| Money market funds | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
| Restricted cash equivalents: money market funds | |||||||||||||||||
| Short-term investments: | |||||||||||||||||
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| U.S. government agency securities | |||||||||||||||||
| Certificates of deposit | |||||||||||||||||
| Total assets | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
| Liabilities | |||||||||||||||||
| Public Warrants | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
| Private Placement Warrants | |||||||||||||||||
| Contingent consideration for acquisitions | |||||||||||||||||
| Total liabilities | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
The fair value of cash held in banks and accrued and other current liabilities approximate the stated carrying value due to the short time to maturity and are excluded from the tables above.
Money Market Funds
The fair value of the Company’s money market funds is based on quoted active market prices for the funds and is determined using the market approach. There were no realized or unrealized gains or losses on money market funds for the three and six months ended July 31, 2024 and 2023.
Short-term Investments
The fair value of the Company’s short-term investments classified within Level 1 are valued using quoted active market prices for the securities. The fair value of the Company’s short-term investments classified within Level 2 are valued using third-party pricing services. The pricing services utilize industry standard valuation models. Inputs utilized include market pricing based on real-time trade data for the same or similar securities and other significant inputs derived from or corroborated by observable market data.
Public and Private Placement Warrants
The Public Warrants are classified within Level 1 as they are publicly traded and had an observable market price in an active market.
The Private Placement Warrants (excluding the Private Placement Vesting Warrants) were valued based on a Black-Scholes option pricing model. Due to the market condition vesting requirements, the fair value of the Private Placement Vesting Warrants were valued using a model based on multiple stock price paths developed through the use of a Monte Carlo simulation that incorporates into the valuation the possibility that the market condition targets may not be satisfied. The Private Placement Warrants were collectively classified as a Level 3 measurement within the fair value hierarchy because these valuation models involve the use of unobservable inputs relating to the Company’s estimate of its expected stock volatility. The expected volatility input utilized for the fair value measurements of the Private Placement Warrants as of July 31, 2024 and January 31, 2024 was 65 % and 70 %, respectively.
Contingent Consideration for Acquisitions
The Company has recorded contingent consideration liabilities in connection with its acquisitions of Salo Sciences and Sinergise (see Note 6 of the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements included in the 2024 Form 10-K). The Company measures the fair value of the contingent consideration liabilities based on significant inputs not observable in the market, which caused them to be classified as a Level 3 measurement within the fair value hierarchy.
The fair value of the contingent consideration liability for the Salo Sciences technical milestone payments is determined based on the present value of the probability-weighted payments for each of the two milestones. The
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significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement are management’s estimate of the probability to achieve the technical milestone criteria and the discount rate. The Company determined that both of the technical milestone criteria were achieved during the three months ended July 31, 2024.
The fair value of the contingent consideration liability for the Salo Sciences customer contract earnout payments is determined using a Monte Carlo simulation. The fair value estimate involves a simulation of future customer contract cash collections during the four -year performance period, the probability of entering into contracts with the named customers and discounting the probability-weighed earnout payments to present value. The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement are management’s estimate of obtaining the customer contracts, including probabilities, timing and contract values, and management’s estimate of the discount rate.
The fair value of the contingent consideration liability for the Sinergise customer consent escrow is determined based on the present value of the probability-weighted payments based on the likelihood of the customer consent being achieved. The significant unobservable input used in the fair value measurement is management’s estimate of the likelihood of the customer consent being achieved.
Level 3 Disclosures
The following is a roll-forward of Level 3 liabilities measured at fair value for the three and six months ended July 31, 2024 and 2023:
| (in thousands) | Private Placement Warrants | Technical Milestone Contingent Consideration* | Customer Contract Earnout Contingent Consideration* | Customer Consent Escrow Contingent Consideration* | |||||||||||||||||||
| Fair value at end of year, January 31, 2023 | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Change in fair value | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Fair value at April 30, 2023 | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Change in fair value | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Fair value at July 31, 2023 | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Fair value at end of year, January 31, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Payments | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Change in fair value | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Fair value at April 30, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Payments | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Change in fair value | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fair value at July 31, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
* The current portion of the contingent consideration liabilities balances of $11.1 million and $7.0 million as of July 31, 2024 and January 31, 2024, respectively, are included within accrued and other current liabilities. Changes in fair value of the contingent consideration liability for the Salo Sciences technical milestone payments are included within research and development expenses. Changes in fair value of the Salo Sciences contingent consideration liability for customer contract earnout payments are included within sales and marketing expenses. Changes in fair value of the contingent consideration liability for the Sinergise acquisition escrow payments are included within general and administrative expenses.
Other
The Company measures certain non-financial assets including property and equipment, and other intangible assets at fair value on a non-recurring basis in periods after initial measurement in circumstances when the fair value of such assets are impaired below their recorded cost. As of July 31, 2024 and January 31, 2024, there were no material non-financial assets recorded at fair value.
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(5)Balance Sheet Components
Cash and Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents include interest-bearing bank deposits, money market funds and other highly liquid investments with maturities of 90 days or less at the date of purchase.
The Company had restricted cash and cash equivalents balances of $18.3 million and $18.3 million as of July 31, 2024 and January 31, 2024, respectively.
The restricted cash and cash equivalents balances as of July 31, 2024 and January 31, 2024 primarily consisted of $12.5 4.0
A reconciliation of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents in the condensed consolidated balance sheets to total cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash and cash equivalents in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows as of July 31, 2024 and January 31, 2024 is as follows:
| (in thousands) | July 31, 2024 | January 31, 2024 | |||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Restricted cash and cash equivalents, current | |||||||||||
| Restricted cash and cash equivalents, non-current | |||||||||||
| Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash and cash equivalents | $ | $ | |||||||||
Short-term Investments
Short-term investments consisted of the following as of July 31, 2024 and January 31, 2024:
| July 31, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross Unrealized | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | Cost or Amortized Cost | Gains | Losses | Fair Value | |||||||||||||||||||
| U.S Treasury securities | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Commercial paper | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Corporate bonds | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Certificates of deposit | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total short-term investments | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
| January 31, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross Unrealized | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | Cost or Amortized Cost | Gains | Losses | Fair Value | |||||||||||||||||||
| U.S Treasury securities | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Commercial paper | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Corporate bonds | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. government agency securities | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Certificates of deposit | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total short-term investments | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
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The following table summarizes the contracted maturities of the Company’s short-term investments as of July 31, 2024 and January 31, 2024:
| July 31, 2024 | January 31, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | Amortized Cost | Fair Value | Amortized Cost | Fair Value | |||||||||||||||||||
| Due in 1 year or less | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Due in 1-2 years | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||
Property and Equipment, Net
Property and equipment, net consists of the following:
| (in thousands) | July 31, 2024 | January 31, 2024 | |||||||||
| Satellites | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Satellites in process and not placed into service | |||||||||||
| Leasehold improvements | |||||||||||
| Ground stations and ground station equipment | |||||||||||
| Office furniture, equipment and fixtures | |||||||||||
| Computer equipment and purchased software | |||||||||||
| Total property and equipment, gross | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Less: Accumulated depreciation | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Total property and equipment, net | $ | $ | |||||||||
The Company’s long-lived assets by geographic region are as follows:
| (in thousands) | July 31, 2024 | January 31, 2024 | |||||||||
| United States | $ | $ | |||||||||
Rest of world | |||||||||||
| Total property and equipment, net | $ | $ | |||||||||
The Company concluded that satellites in service continue to be owned by the U.S. entity and accordingly are classified as U.S. assets in the table above. No single country other than the U.S. accounted for more than 10% of total property and equipment, net, as of July 31, 2024 and January 31, 2024.
Total depreciation expense for the three and six months ended July 31, 2024 was $11.2 million and $22.2 million, respectively, of which $10.4 million and $20.7 million, respectively, was depreciation expense specific to satellites. Total depreciation expense for the three and six months ended July 31, 2023 was $10.8 million and $19.5 million, respectively, of which $10.2 million and $18.4 million, respectively, was depreciation expense specific to satellites.
Capitalized Internal-Use Software Development Costs
Capitalized internal-use software costs, net of accumulated amortization consists of the following:
| (in thousands) | July 31, 2024 | January 31, 2024 | |||||||||
| Capitalized internal-use software | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Less: Accumulated amortization | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Capitalized internal-use software, net | $ | $ | |||||||||
Amortization expense for capitalized internal-use software for the three and six months ended July 31, 2024 was $0.6 million and $1.2 million, respectively. Amortization expense for capitalized internal-use software for the three and six months ended July 31, 2023 was $0.5 million and $0.9 million, respectively.
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Goodwill and Intangible Assets
Goodwill and Intangible assets consists of the following:
| July 31, 2024 | January 31, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | Gross Carrying Amount | Accumulated Amortization | Foreign Currency Translation | Net Carrying Amount | Gross Carrying Amount | Accumulated Amortization | Foreign Currency Translation | Net Carrying Amount | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Developed technology | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Image library | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Customer relationships | ( | ( | ( | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trade names and other | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total intangible assets | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Goodwill | $ | $ | — | $ | $ | $ | $ | — | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amortization expense for intangible assets for the three and six months ended July 31, 2024 was $1.4 million and $2.8 million, respectively. Amortization expense for intangible assets for the three and six months ended July 31, 2023 was $0.9 million and $2.0 million, respectively.
The change in the carrying amount of goodwill during the six months ended July 31, 2024 and 2023 is as follows:
| Six Months Ended July 31, | |||||||||||
| (in thousands) | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||
| Beginning of period | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Addition | |||||||||||
| Currency translation adjustment | |||||||||||
| End of period | $ | $ | |||||||||
During the six months ended July 31, 2024, the Company paid $1.1 million of additional consideration in connection with the finalization of the net working capital adjustment relating to the Company’s acquisition of Sinergise. The acquisition of Sinergise was completed on August 4, 2023. The additional amount was accounted for as a measurement period adjustment and resulted in a $1.1 million addition of goodwill during the six months ended July 31, 2024.
Accrued and Other Current Liabilities
Accrued liabilities and other current liabilities consist of the following:
| (in thousands) | July 31, 2024 | January 31, 2024 | |||||||||
| Deferred R&D service liability (see Note 8) | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Payroll and related expenses | |||||||||||
| Deferred hosting costs | |||||||||||
| Withholding taxes and other taxes payable | |||||||||||
Contingent consideration | |||||||||||
| Severance and other employee termination costs | |||||||||||
Other accruals | |||||||||||
| Total accrued and other current liabilities | $ | $ | |||||||||
(6)Restructuring
In June 2024, the Company announced a plan to reduce its global headcount by approximately 17 % of the Company’s total number of employees prior to the reduction (the “headcount reduction”). This action was taken consistent with the Company’s ongoing focus on aligning its resources to the market opportunity, improving operational efficiency, and supporting the long-term growth of the business.
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As a result of the headcount reduction, the Company recognized $10.5 million of costs during the three and six months ended July 31, 2024 for one-time employee termination benefits consisting of severance and other employee costs. A summary of the restructuring charge recognized during the three and six months ended July 31, 2024 is provided in the table below:
| (in thousands) | Severance and Other Employee Costs | ||||
| Cost of revenue | $ | ||||
| Research and development | |||||
| Sales and marketing | |||||
| General and administrative | |||||
| Total restructuring charges | $ | ||||
There were no
The following table summarizes the Company’s liability recognized in connection with the headcount reduction, which is recorded within accrued and other current liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheets:
| (in thousands) | |||||
| Balance as of January 31, 2024 | $ | ||||
| Severance and other employee costs | |||||
| Cash payments | ( | ||||
| Balance as of July 31, 2024 | $ | ||||
The headcount reductions, including the remaining cash payments, are expected to be substantially complete by the end of the fiscal year ending January 31, 2025.
(7)Leases
The Company’s leasing activities primarily consist of real estate leases for its operations, including office space, and certain ground station service agreements that convey the right to control the use of specified equipment and facilities. The Company assesses whether each lease is an operating or finance lease at the lease commencement date. As of July 31, 2024, the Company had no finance leases.
Operating lease costs were $2.4 million and $4.7 million for the three and six months ended July 31, 2024, respectively. Operating lease costs were $2.1 million and $4.0 million for the three and six months ended July 31, 2023, respectively. Variable lease expenses and short-term lease expenses were immaterial for the three and six months ended July 31, 2024 and 2023.
Operating cash flows from operating leases were $2.6 million and $5.0 million for the three and six months ended July 31, 2024, respectively. Operating cash flows from operating leases were $1.7 million and $2.7 million for the three and six months ended July 31, 2023, respectively.
Right of use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities were $2.7 million and $3.1 million for the three and six months ended July 31, 2024, respectively. Right of use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities were $1.3 million and $6.2 million for the three and six months ended July 31, 2023, respectively.
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Maturities of operating lease liabilities as of July 31, 2024 were as follows:
| (in thousands) | |||||
| Remainder of Fiscal Year 2025 | $ | ||||
| 2026 | |||||
| 2027 | |||||
| 2028 | |||||
| 2029 | |||||
| Thereafter | |||||
| Total lease payments | $ | ||||
| Less: Imputed interest | ( | ||||
| Total lease liabilities | $ | ||||
| Weighted average remaining lease term (years) | |||||
| Weighted average discount rate | % | ||||
(8)Research and Development Arrangements
Research and Development Services Agreement
In December 2020, the Company entered into a development services agreement, whereby the Company agreed to provide the technical knowledge and services to design and develop certain prototype satellites and deliver and test early data collected (the “R&D Services Agreement”). The R&D Services Agreement, including subsequent amendments to such agreement, provides for funding of $46.4 million to be paid to the Company as specified milestones are achieved. The R&D Services Agreement is unrelated to the Company’s ordinary business activities. The Company has discretion in managing the activities under the R&D Services Agreement and retains all developed intellectual property. The Company has no obligation to repay any of the funds received regardless of the outcome of the development work; therefore, the arrangement is accounted for as funded research and development pursuant to ASC 730-20, Research and Development. As ASC 730-20 does not indicate the accounting model for research and development services, the Company determined the total transaction price is recognized over the agreement term as a reduction of research and development expenses based on a cost incurred method.
During the three and six months ended July 31, 2024, the Company recognized $1.1 million and $4.3 million of funding and incurred $1.2 million and $3.6 million of research and development expenses, respectively, in connection with the R&D Services Agreement. During the three and six months ended July 31, 2023, the Company recognized $3.9 million and $8.0 million of funding and incurred $3.9 million and $8.0 million of research and development expenses, respectively. As of July 31, 2024 and January 31, 2024, the Company had received a total of $46.4 million and $45.8 million, respectively, of funding under the R&D Services Agreement.
NASA Communication Services Project
In connection with its Communication Services Project (“CSP”), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (“NASA”) selected certain satellite communications providers that NASA will fund to develop and demonstrate near-Earth space communication services that may support future NASA missions using commercial technology. In June 2022 and August 2022, the Company entered into separate agreements with two of the satellite communications providers selected by NASA whereby the Company agreed to participate in the NASA CSP as a subcontractor. The agreements provide for the Company to receive aggregate funding of $40.5 million to be paid as milestones are completed. The Company determined that the agreements are in the scope of ASC 912-730, Contractors – Federal Government – Research and Development (“ASC 912-730”). In accordance with ASC 912-730, funding is recognized over the term of each agreement as a reduction of research and development expenses based on a cost incurred method.
During the three and six months ended July 31, 2024, the Company recognized $2.5 million and $5.1 million of funding, respectively, and incurred $2.5 million and $5.1 million of research and development expenses, respectively, in connection with the NASA CSP. During the three and six months ended July 31, 2023, the Company recognized $4.9 million and $8.0 million of funding, respectively, and incurred $3.3 million and $7.2 million of research and development expenses, respectively, in connection with the NASA CSP. As of July 31, 2024 and January 31, 2024, the Company had received a total of $22.6 million and $13.9 million, respectively, of funding in connection with the NASA CSP.
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In July 2023, projected costs related to certain of our research and development arrangements were revised down as a result of operational decisions. This change in estimate resulted in a $2.2 million cumulative increase of funding recognized for certain of our research and development arrangements for the three months ended July 31, 2023.
(9)Commitments and Contingencies
Other
The Company has minimum purchase commitments for hosting services from Google through January 31, 2028 (see Note 11). Future minimum purchase commitments under the noncancelable hosting service agreement with Google as of July 31, 2024 are as follows:
| (in thousands) | |||||
| Remainder of Fiscal Year 2025 | $ | ||||
| 2026 | |||||
| 2027 | |||||
| 2028 | |||||
| Total purchase commitments | $ | ||||
Legal Proceedings
Delaware Class Action
A stockholder class action was filed in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware on August 19, 2024, against the former officers and directors of dMY IV and the Company. The complaint alleges that the individual defendants breached various fiduciary duties to the dMY IV stockholders and that the Company aided and abetted such breaches. The case is brought on behalf of a purported class of holders of dMY IV Class A Common Stock who held such stock prior to the redemption deadline for the Business Combination, did not exercise the right to redeem their shares, and were allegedly injured. The case is in its earliest stages and defendants have not yet responded to the complaint.
For many legal matters, particularly those in early stages, the Company cannot reasonably estimate the possible loss (or range of loss), if any. The Company records an accrual for legal matters at the time or times it determines that a loss is both probable and reasonably estimable. Regarding matters for which no accrual has been made (including the potential for losses in excess of amounts accrued), the Company currently believes, based on its own investigations, that any losses (or ranges of losses) that are reasonably possible and estimable will not, in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on its financial position, results of operations, or cash flows. However, the ultimate outcome of legal proceedings involves judgments, estimates, and inherent uncertainties and cannot be predicted with certainty. Should the ultimate outcome of any legal matter be unfavorable, the Company's business, financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows could be materially and adversely affected. The Company may also incur substantial legal fees, which are expensed as incurred, in defending against legal claims.
Contingencies
The Company may have certain contingent liabilities that arise in the ordinary course of business activities including those arising from disputes and claims and events arising from revenue contracts entered into by the Company. The Company accrues a liability for such matters when it is probable that future expenditures will be made and such expenditures can be reasonably estimated.
Indemnification
The Company enters into standard indemnification arrangements in the ordinary course of business. Pursuant to these arrangements, the Company indemnifies, holds harmless, and agrees to reimburse the indemnified parties for losses suffered or incurred by the indemnified party, in connection with any trade secret, copyright, patent, or other intellectual property infringement claim by any third-party with respect to its technology. The term of these indemnification agreements is generally perpetual after the execution of the agreement. The Company has not incurred costs to defend lawsuits or settle claims related to these indemnification agreements. In the event that one or more of these matters were to result in a claim against the Company, an adverse outcome, including a judgment or settlement, may cause a material adverse effect on the Company’s future business, operating results or financial condition. It is not possible to determine the maximum potential amount under these contracts due to the limited history of prior indemnification claims and the unique facts and circumstances involved in each particular agreement.
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The Company has entered into indemnification agreements with its directors and officers that may require the Company to indemnify them against liabilities that may arise by reason of their status or service as directors or officers, other than liabilities arising from willful misconduct of the individual.
To date, we have not incurred any material costs, and have not accrued any liabilities in the consolidated financial statements as a result of these provisions.
(10)Warrants
Public and Private Placement Warrants
In connection with dMY IV’s initial public offering, which occurred on March 9, 2021, dMY IV issued 34,500,000 units, each unit consisting of one share of Class A common stock of dMY IV and one-fifth of one redeemable warrant, at a price of $10.00 per unit. Each whole warrant entitles the holder to purchase one share of Class A common stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment (the “Public Warrants”). Simultaneously with the closing of its initial public offering, dMY IV completed the private sale of 5,933,333 warrants to dMY Sponsor IV, LLC (the “dMY Sponsor”) at a purchase price of $1.50 per warrant (the “Private Placement Warrants”). Each Private Placement Warrant is exercisable for one share of Class A common stock at $11.50 per share.
Additionally, pursuant to a lock-up agreement entered into with the dMY Sponsor in connection with the Business Combination, 2,966,667 of the Private Placement Warrants are subject to vesting conditions (the “Private Placement Vesting Warrants”). The Private Placement Vesting Warrants vest in four equal tranches (i) when the closing price of Class A common stock equals or exceeds $15.00 , $17.00 , $19.00 and $21.00 , over any 20 trading days within any 30 day trading period prior to December 7, 2026 or (ii) when the Company consummates a change of control transaction prior to December 7, 2026 that entitles its stockholders to receive a per share consideration of at least $15.00 , $17.00 , $19.00 and $21.00 . Any right to Private Placement Vesting Warrants that remains unvested on the first business day after five years from the closing of the Business Combination will be forfeited without any further consideration.
As of July 31, 2024 and January 31, 2024, there were 6,899,982 5,933,333 2,966,667
Warrants to Purchase Class A Common Stock
In addition to the Public and Private Placement Warrants, there were 1,065,594 9.384 5.7 years.
(11)Related Party Transactions
As of July 31, 2024 and January 31, 2024, Google held 31,942,641 10
In April 2017, the Company and Google entered into a five year content license agreement pursuant to which the Company licensed content to Google. In April 2022, the agreement automatically renewed for a period of one year and in April 2023, the agreement expired. For the six months ended July 31, 2023, the Company recognized revenue of $0.3 million related to this content license agreement.
In July 2023, the Company and Google entered into a one year content license agreement pursuant to which the Company agreed to license content to Google and provide certain of its products in exchange for a $1.0 million fee. The agreement also provides for the Company to receive up to $2.0 million in value of Google cloud credits that the Company can apply against the cost of Google cloud services it utilizes to fulfill its obligations under the agreement. The Company determined that the Google cloud credits represent non-cash variable consideration which is included in the transaction price for the agreement, subject to the guidance on estimating variable consideration within ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The agreement does not include extension or renewal terms. In August 2024, the content license agreement was amended to extend the term until November 2024 in exchange for a $0.3 million fee. For the six months ended July 31, 2024, the Company recognized immaterial revenue related to the content license agreement. For the three and six months ended July 31, 2023, the Company recognized $1.0
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The Company purchases hosting and other services from Google, of which $13.1 million and $12.1 million is deferred as of July 31, 2024 and January 31, 2024, respectively. The Company recorded $7.5 million of expense during the three months ended July 31, 2024 relating to hosting and other services provided by Google, of which $6.8 million was classified as cost of revenue and $0.7 million was classified as research and development. The Company recorded $14.5 million of expense during the six months ended July 31, 2024 relating to hosting and other services provided by Google, of which $13.0 million was classified as cost of revenue and $1.5 million was classified as research and development.
The Company recorded $7.7 million of expense during the three months ended July 31, 2023 relating to hosting and other services provided by Google, of which $6.9 million was classified as cost of revenue and $0.8 million was classified as research and development. The Company recorded $14.1 million of expense during the six months ended July 31, 2023 relating to hosting and other services provided by Google, of which $12.7 million was classified as cost of revenue and $1.4 million was classified as research and development.
As of July 31, 2024 and January 31, 2024, the Company’s accrued and other current liabilities balance included $2.8 million and $2.5 million related to hosting and other services provided by Google, respectively.
(12)Stock-based Compensation
The Company's equity incentive plans are described in Note 16, Stock-based Compensation, in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the 2024 Form 10-K.
Stock-Based Compensation
The following table summarizes stock-based compensation expense recognized related to awards granted to employees and nonemployees, as follows:
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Stock Options
A summary of stock option activity is as follows:
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Vested and exercisable at July 31, 2024 | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
As of July 31, 2024, total unrecognized compensation cost related to stock options was $8.6 million, which is expected to be recognized over a period of 1.2 years.
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Restricted Stock Units
A summary of Restricted Stock Unit (“RSU”) activity is as follows:
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During the six months ended July 31, 2024, the Company granted 25,881,112 RSUs, which generally vest over four years , subject to the recipient’s continued service through each applicable vesting date.
Stock-based compensation expense recognized for RSUs during the three and six months ended July 31, 2024 was $9.5 million and $20.3 million, respectively. Stock-based compensation expense recognized for RSUs during the three and six months ended July 31, 2023 was $11.3 million and $20.6 million, respectively. As of July 31, 2024, total unrecognized compensation cost related to RSUs was $126.0 million. These costs are expected to be recognized over a period of approximately 3.0 years.
Performance Vesting Restricted Stock Units
During the six months ended July 31, 2024, the Company granted 348,222 performance vesting restricted stock units (“PSUs”) to certain members of the Company’s senior management. A portion of the PSUs are subject to vesting requirements related to the achievement of certain revenue and adjusted EBITDA targets for the first half of the fiscal year ended January 31, 2025 and the remaining portion is subject to vesting requirements related to the achievement of certain revenue and adjusted EBITDA targets for the entire fiscal year ended January 31, 2025. Vesting is also subject to continued service through the applicable vesting dates, and the actual number of PSUs that may vest ranges from 0 % to 125 % of the PSUs granted based on achievement of the targets.
Stock-based compensation expense recognized for PSUs during the three and six months ended July 31, 2024 was $0.3 million and $0.5 million, respectively. Stock-based compensation expense recognized for PSUs during the three and six months ended July 31, 2023 was $0.4 0.4 million. These costs are expected to be recognized over a period of approximately 0.7 years.
Employee Stock Purchase Program
Beginning in April 2024, the Company's eligible employees were able to begin participating in the Company's Employee Stock Purchase Program (“ESPP”). The ESPP allows eligible participants to contribute up to 10 % of their eligible compensation towards the purchase of Class A common stock at a discounted price, subject to certain limitations. The purchase price of the shares on each purchase date is equal to 85 % of the lower of the fair market value of Class A common stock on the first and last trading days of each offering period. The offerings under the ESPP are currently designed to be intended to qualify under Section 423 of the Internal Revenue Code. The Company estimates the fair value of each purchase right under the ESPP on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes valuation model and uses the straight-line attribution approach to record the expense over the six-month offering period.
Stock-based compensation expense recognized related to ESPP during the three and six months ended July 31, 2024 was $0.2 million and $0.3 million, respectively. As of July 31, 2024, total unrecognized compensation cost related to ESPP was $0.1 million. These costs are expected to be recognized over a period of approximately 0.2 years.
Early Exercises of Stock Options
The Planet Labs Inc. Amended and Restated 2011 Stock Incentive Plan provided for the early exercise of stock options for certain individuals as determined by the Company’s board of directors. Shares of common stock issued upon early exercises of unvested options are not deemed, for accounting purposes, to be issued until those shares vest according to their respective vesting schedules and accordingly, the consideration received for early exercises is initially recorded as a liability and reclassified to common stock and additional paid-in capital as the underlying awards vest. As of July 31, 2024, the Company had a $7.2 million liability recorded for the early exercise of unvested stock options, and the related number of unvested shares subject to repurchase was 735,280 .
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Earn-out Shares
Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Former Planet equity award holders have the right to receive Earn-out Shares that are contingently issuable in shares of Class A common stock. The Earn-out Shares may be earned in four equal tranches (i) when the closing price of Class A common stock equals or exceeds $15.00 , $17.00 , $19.00 and $21.00 , over any 20 trading days within any 30 day trading period prior to December 7, 2026 or (ii) when the Company consummates a change of control transaction prior to December 7, 2026 that entitles its stockholders to receive a per share consideration of at least $15.00 , $17.00 , $19.00 and $21.00 .
During the three and six months ended July 31, 2023, the Company recognized $1.6 million and $3.9 million of stock-based compensation expense related to the Earn-out Shares, respectively. As of July 31, 2024, there was no remaining unrecognized compensation cost related to the Earn-out Shares.
Other Stock-based Compensation
In connection with the acquisition of VanderSat B.V. (“VanderSat”) on December 13, 2021, the Company issued 543,391 shares of Class A common stock to an employee and former owner of VanderSat which are accounted for as stock-based compensation because the shares were subject to forfeiture based on post-acquisition time-based service vesting. The shares vested in quarterly increments over two years commencing on December 13, 2021. As of July 31, 2024 and January 31, 2024, there was no unrecognized compensation cost related to these shares. During the three and six months ended July 31, 2023, the Company recognized $0.6 million and $1.3 million of stock-based compensation expense related to these shares, respectively.
(13) Income Taxes
During the three and six months ended July 31, 2024, the Company recorded income tax expense of $0.9 million and $1.3 million, respectively. During the three and six months ended July 31, 2023, the Company recorded income tax expense of $0.6 million and $0.9 million, respectively. For the three and six months ended July 31, 2024 and 2023, the income tax expense was primarily driven by the current tax on foreign earnings. The effective tax rates for the three and six months ended July 31, 2024 and 2023 differed from the federal statutory tax rate primarily due to the valuation allowance on the majority of the Company’s U.S. and foreign deferred tax assets and foreign rate differences.
The Company evaluates its tax positions on a quarterly basis and revises its estimates accordingly. Gross unrecognized tax benefits were $9.4 million and $8.7 million as of July 31, 2024 and January 31, 2024, respectively. The gross unrecognized tax benefits, if recognized, would not affect the effective tax rate due to the valuation allowance against the deferred tax assets. The Company determined that no no
The Company does not anticipate the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits to significantly increase or decrease in the next twelve months.
The Company files U.S. federal, various state and foreign income tax returns. The Company is not currently under audit by any taxing authorities. All tax years remain open to examination by taxing jurisdictions to which the Company is subject.
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(14)Net Loss Per Share Attributable to Common Stockholders
The Company computes net loss per share of the Class A common stock and Class B common stock using the two-class method required for participating securities. Basic and diluted net loss per share are the same for each class of common stock because they are entitled to the same liquidation and dividend rights. The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted loss per Class A common stock and Class B common stock (amounts in thousands, except share and per share amounts):
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Basic and diluted net loss per share was the same for each period presented as the inclusion of all potential Class A common stock and Class B common stock outstanding would have been anti-dilutive.
The following table presents the potential common stock outstanding that was excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share of common stock as of the periods presented because including them would have been antidilutive:
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS OF PLANET
The following Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) is intended to help the reader understand the results of operations and financial condition of Planet Labs PBC. The MD&A is provided as a supplement to and should be read in conjunction with the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes included in Part I, Item I of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as well as our audited annual consolidated financial statements and related notes as disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2024 (the “2024 Form 10-K”). This discussion contains forward-looking statements and involves numerous risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, those described in Part II, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in this Quarterly Report and Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” of our 2024 Form 10-K. Actual results may differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. Our historical results are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any period in the future.
Business and Overview
Our mission is to use space to help life on Earth, by imaging the world every day and making global change visible, accessible, and actionable. Our platform includes imagery, insights, and machine learning that empower companies, governments, and communities around the world to make timely decisions about our evolving world.
As a public benefit corporation, our purpose is to accelerate humanity toward a more sustainable, secure, and prosperous world, by illuminating the most important forms of environmental and social change.
We deliver a differentiated data set: a new image of the entire Earth’s landmass, constantly refreshed. To collect this powerful data set, we design, build and operate hundreds of satellites, making our fleet the largest Earth observation fleet of satellites in history. Our daily stream of proprietary data and machine learning analytics, delivered through our cloud-native platform, helps companies, governments and civil society use satellite imagery to discover insights as change happens.
To help further our mission, we have developed advanced satellite technology that increases the cost performance of each satellite. This has enabled us to launch large fleets of satellites at lower cost and in turn record over 2,700 images on average for every point on Earth’s landmass, a non-replicable historical archive for analytics, machine learning, and insights. We have advanced data processing capabilities that enable us to produce “AI-ready” data sets. As this data set continues to grow, we believe its value to our customers will further increase.
We currently serve customers across large commercial and government verticals, including agriculture, mapping, energy, forestry, finance and insurance, as well as federal, civil, state, and local governments. Our customers in government and commercial markets leverage our product capabilities to monitor and manage global change over broad areas to take action.
Our proprietary data set and analytics are delivered pursuant to subscription and usage-based data licensing agreements and are accessed by our customers through our online platform and subscription APIs. We believe our efficient cost structure, one-to-many business model and differentiated data set have enabled us to grow our customer base across multiple vertical markets. As of July 31, 2024, our End of Period (“EoP”) Customer Count was 1,012 customers, which represented 7% year-over-year growth when compared to July 31, 2023. For a definition of EoP Customer Count see the section titled “Key Operational and Business Metrics.” Over 90% of our ACV Book of Business (as defined below) consists of annual or multi-year contracts. Our average contract length continues to be approximately two years, weighted on an annual contract value basis.
Our Business Model
We primarily generate revenue through selling licenses to our data and analytics to customers over an entirely cloud-based platform via fixed price subscription and usage-based contracts. Data licensing subscriptions and minimum commitment usage-based contracts provide a large recurring revenue base for our business with a low incremental cost to serve each additional customer. Payment terms of our customer agreements are most commonly in advance on an either quarterly or annual basis, although a small number of large contracts have required payment terms that are monthly or quarterly in arrears. Additionally, we also generate a small amount of revenue from sales of third-party imagery, professional services, and customer support.
We employ a “land-and-expand” go-to-market strategy with the goal to deliver increasing value to our customers and generate more revenue with each customer over time by expanding the scope of the services we offer. We work closely with our customers and partners to enable their early success, both from an account management and
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technical management perspective. Deeper adoption from our customers comes in many forms, including more users, more area coverage, and more advanced software analytics capabilities.
Key elements of our growth strategy include:
Scaling in Existing Verticals:
We plan to invest in sales, marketing, and software solutions to expand within our existing customer base and further penetrate vertical markets in which end users are early adopters of geospatial data, such as civil government, agriculture, and defense and intelligence.
Expansion into New Verticals and Applications:
We plan to invest in our offerings to make our data more actionable and accessible to a larger group of customers and users, including non-geospatial experts such as data and business analysts in government and commercial organizations. We believe this will help us address use cases in key emerging markets such as energy, infrastructure, finance, insurance, and consumer packaged goods. We also intend to partner with companies building vertical market solutions, such as independent software vendors, as well as business intelligence and analytics providers. While we have customers and partners today in many of these verticals, we believe enhancing our data to meet their needs has the potential to accelerate the proliferation of our data and analytics usage across more end users. Additionally, we currently have multiple partners with solutions that rapidly generate insights for customers using our proprietary data and AI technology. Their capabilities include training models on our proprietary data to find any object of interest to a user over broad areas of land or sea. We believe recent and ongoing advancements in AI will support making our datasets more accessible to customers and users across new and existing verticals by speeding customer time to value through these capabilities.
Continued Investment in Data Products:
We plan to scale and expand our existing products, as well as add new solutions, by building on our machine learning and computer vision capabilities with remote sensing techniques to fuse multiple data sources. These products allow our customers to consume simple, actionable time-series data within their existing workflows. We intend to create many of these key data sets internally, as well as in collaboration with our partners who have deep vertical expertise.
Establish Platform Ecosystem:
We plan to further develop our ecosystem of users and partners to build solutions leveraging our data and platform and to build software tools and APIs that make it even easier to do so. By developing a robust applications ecosystem, we believe we can create a network effect, potentially accelerating our growth and deepening our market penetration.
Factors Affecting the Results of Operations
We believe that our financial condition and result of operations have been, and will continue to be, affected by a number of factors that present significant opportunities for us but also pose risks and challenges, including those discussed below, in Part II, Item 1A “Risk Factors” of this Quarterly Report and in Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” of our 2024 Form 10-K.
Recent Developments
Headcount Reduction
In June 2024, we committed to a plan to reduce our global headcount by approximately 17% of our total number of employees prior to the reduction (the “headcount reduction”). This action was taken consistent with our ongoing focus on aligning the Company’s resources to the market opportunity, improving operational efficiency, and supporting the long-term growth and profitability of the business. As a result of the headcount reduction, in the second quarter of the fiscal year ending January 31, 2025, we recognized $10.5 million of costs for one-time employee termination benefits consisting of severance and other employee costs. The headcount reductions, including the remaining cash payments, are expected to be substantially complete by the end of the fiscal year ending January 31, 2025.
Continuing to Acquire New Customers
Attracting new customers is an important factor affecting our future growth and operating performance. We believe our ability to attract customers will be driven by our ability to continue to improve our data and offer software and analytic solutions that make our data easier to consume and integrate into our customers’ workflows, our success in offering new data sets and products to solve customer problems, increases in our global sales presence and increases in our marketing investments. As part of this strategy, we have recently made Planet’s data available for purchase
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directly through our Planet Insights Platform, which facilitates rapid user adoption, particularly by empowering users to self-service our solutions without formal sales interaction. We believe this serves as a natural entry point for some of our smaller accounts, enabling them to realize the value of Planet’s offerings, leading to broader awareness of our solutions throughout their networks and organizations.
In addition, we plan to continue investing in making our data more digestible and accessible to non-technical business users and to build solutions to address more use cases and expand our addressable market. As a result of this strategy, we anticipate our research and development expenditures may generally increase over time. We will also aim to expand our reach with customers by partnering with independent software vendors and solution providers who are building vertical market-specific solutions. While we have customers and partners today in many markets, we believe that our increased investment in developing software analytics solutions has the potential to accelerate the usage of our data and analytics across broader audiences. Additionally, the timing of securing new customer contracts, including when it occurs during the year and the length of the sales cycle, as well as the size of the contracts, can impact our operating performance.
Retention and Expansion of Existing Customers
To increase customer retention and expansion of revenue from existing customers, we are making a number of investments in our operations. Customer retention and expansion is driven by the speed with which our customers realize the value of our data once they become customers, our ability to cross-sell our different products to our existing customers and our ability to offer new products to our customers. Therefore, to increase customer retention and sales to existing customers, we have invested in our customer success function, continuous improvements to our existing data, and the software tools and analytic tools that make our data easier to consume. As a result of such investments, we anticipate our cost of revenue, operating expenses, and capital expenditures may generally increase as we continue to prioritize customer retention and expansion and consequently, we are likely to experience losses in the near term, delaying our ability to achieve profitability and adversely affecting cash flows.
Developing New Sensors and Data Sets
We plan to make strategic investments in building new sensors to capture additional data sets from space. As we grow our customer base and the use cases we can address, we believe we can better understand what additional data sets our customers are eager to access and therefore which sensors might enable us to capture additional data that is valuable to such customers. By leveraging our agile aerospace approach to space systems, we believe we are well-positioned to introduce new Earth observation sensors into orbit to capture new types of data with greater capital efficiency and speed than other satellite data providers. Having these capabilities can deepen our value proposition to customers and help us both acquire new customers and expand our offering to existing customers.
Investment Decisions
We regularly review our existing customers and target markets to determine where we should invest in our product and technology roadmap, both for our space systems engineering to enable new geospatial coverage models, as well as our software engineering focused on providing sophisticated analytics models and tools to service an expanding set of markets and use cases. Our financial performance relies heavily on effective balance between driving continued growth, maintaining technology leadership, and improving margins across the business.
Seasonality
We have experienced, and expect to continue to experience, seasonality in our business and fluctuations in our operating results due to customer behavior, buying patterns and usage-based contracts. For example, we typically have customers who increase their usage of our data services when they need more frequent data monitoring over broader areas during peak agricultural seasons, during natural disasters or other global events, or when commodity prices are at certain levels. These customers may expand their usage and then subsequently scale back. We believe that the seasonal trends that we have experienced in the past may occur in the future. To the extent that we experience seasonality, it may impact our operating results and financial metrics, as well as our ability to forecast future operating results and financial metrics. Additionally, when we introduce new products to the market, we may not have sufficient experience in selling certain products to determine if demand for these products are or will be subject to material seasonality.
Key Operational and Business Metrics
In addition to the measures presented in our consolidated financial statements, we use the following key operational and business metrics to evaluate our business, measure our performance, develop financial forecasts, and make strategic decisions.
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ACV and EoP ACV Book of Business
In connection with the calculation of several of the key operational and business metrics we utilize, we calculate Annual Contract Value (“ACV”) for contracts of one year or greater as the total amount of value that a customer has contracted to pay for the most recent 12 month period for the contract, excluding customers that are exclusively Sentinel Hub self-service paying users. For short-term contracts (contracts less than 12 months), ACV is equal to total contract value.
We also calculate EoP ACV Book of Business in connection with the calculation of several of the key operational and business metrics we utilize. We define EoP ACV Book of Business as the sum of the ACV of all contracts that are active on the last day of the period pursuant to the effective dates and end dates of such contracts, excluding customers that are exclusively Sentinel Hub self-service paying users. Active contracts exclude any contract that has been canceled, expired prior to the last day of the period without renewing, or for any other reason is not expected to generate revenue in the subsequent period. For contracts ending on the last day of the period, the ACV is either updated to reflect the ACV of the renewed contract or, if the contract has not yet renewed or extended, the ACV is excluded from the EoP ACV Book of Business. We do not annualize short-term contracts in calculating our EoP ACV Book of Business. We calculate the ACV of usage-based contracts based on the committed contracted revenue or the revenue achieved on the usage-based contract in the prior 12-month period.
Net Dollar Retention Rate
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| Net Dollar Retention Rate | 99 | % | 102 | % | |||||||
We define Net Dollar Retention Rate as the percentage of ACV generated by existing customers in a given period as compared to the ACV of all contracts at the beginning of the fiscal year from the same set of existing customers. We define existing customers as customers with an active contract with Planet. We believe our Net Dollar Retention Rate is a useful metric for investors as it can be used to measure our ability to retain and grow revenue generated from our existing customers, on which our ability to drive long-term growth and profitability is, in part, dependent. We use Net Dollar Retention Rate to assess customer adoption of new products, inform opportunities to make improvements across our products, identify opportunities to improve operations, and manage go to market functions, as well as to understand how much future growth may come from cross-selling and up-selling customers. Management applies judgment in determining the value of active contracts in a given period, as set forth in the definition of ACV above. Net Dollar Retention Rate decreased to 99% for the six months ended July 31, 2024, as compared to 102% for the six months ended July 31, 2023, primarily due to the timing of certain government contracts and continued challenges in the commercial vertical.
Net Dollar Retention Rate including Winbacks
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| Net Dollar Retention Rate including Winbacks | 100 | % | 103 | % | |||||||
We assess two metrics for net dollar retention—Net Dollar Retention Rate, as described above, and Net Dollar Retention Rate including winbacks. A winback is a previously existing customer that was inactive at the start of the measurement period but has reactivated during the measurement period. The reactivation period must be within 24 months from the last active contract with the customer; otherwise, the customer is counted as a new customer and therefore excluded from the retention rate metrics. We define Net Dollar Retention Rate including winbacks as the percentage of ACV generated by existing customers and winbacks in a given period as compared to the ACV of all contracts at the beginning of the fiscal year from the same set of existing customers. We believe this metric is useful to investors as it captures the value of customer contracts that resume business with Planet after being inactive and thereby provides a quantification of Planet’s ability to recapture lost business. Management uses this metric to understand the adoption of our products and long-term customer retention, as well as the success of marketing campaigns and sales initiatives in re-engaging inactive customers. Beyond the judgments underlying managements’ calculation of Net Dollar Retention Rate set forth above, there are no additional assumptions or estimates made in connection with Net Dollar Retention Rate including winbacks. Net Dollar Retention Rate including winbacks decreased to 100% for the six months ended July 31, 2024, as compared to 103% for the six months ended July 31, 2023, primarily due to the timing of certain government contracts and continued challenges in the commercial vertical.
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EoP Customer Count
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| EoP Customer Count | 1,012 | 944 | |||||||||
We define EoP Customer Count as the total count of all existing customers at the end of the period excluding customers that are exclusively Sentinel Hub self-service paying users. For EoP Customer Count, we define existing customers as customers with an active contract with us at the end of the reported period. For the purpose of this metric, we define a customer as a distinct entity that uses our data or services. We sell directly to customers, as well as indirectly through our partner network. If a partner does not provide the end customer’s name, then the partner is reported as the customer. Each customer, regardless of the number of active opportunities with us, is counted only once. For example, if a customer utilizes multiple products of Planet, we only count that customer once for purposes of EoP Customer Count. A customer with multiple divisions, segments, or subsidiaries are also counted as a single unique customer based on the parent organization or parent account. For EoP Customer Count, we do not include users that only utilize our self-service Sentinel Hub web based ordering system, which we acquired in August 2023, and which offers standard starter packages on a monthly or annual basis. We believe excluding these users from EoP Customer Count creates a more useful metric, as we view the Sentinel Hub starter packages as entry points for smaller accounts, leading to broader awareness of our solutions throughout their networks and organizations. We believe EoP Customer Count is a useful metric for investors and management to track as it is an important indicator of the broader adoption of our platform and is a measure of our success in growing our market presence and penetration. Management applies judgment as to which customers are deemed to have an active contract in a period, as well as whether a customer is a distinct entity that uses our data or services. The EoP Customer Count increased to 1,012 as of July 31, 2024, as compared to 944 as of July 31, 2023. The increase was primarily attributable to the increased demand for our data.
Percent of Recurring ACV
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| Percent of Recurring ACV | 96 | % | 92 | % | |||||||
Percent of Recurring ACV is the portion of the total EoP ACV Book of Business that is recurring in nature. We define EoP ACV Book of Business as the sum of the ACV of all contracts that are active on the last day of the period pursuant to the effective dates and end dates of such contracts, excluding customers that are exclusively Sentinel Hub self-service paying users. We define Percent of Recurring ACV as the dollar value of all data subscription contracts and the committed portion of usage-based contracts (excluding customers that are exclusively Sentinel Hub self-service paying users) divided by the total dollar value of all contracts in our EoP ACV Book of Business. We believe Percent of Recurring ACV is useful to investors to better understand how much of our revenue is from customers that have the potential to renew their contracts over multiple years rather than being one-time in nature. We track Percent of Recurring ACV to inform estimates for the future revenue growth potential of our business and improve the predictability of our financial results. There are no significant estimates underlying management’s calculation of Percent of Recurring ACV, but management applies judgment as to which customers have an active contract at a period end for the purpose of determining EoP ACV Book of Business, which is used as part of the calculation of Percent of Recurring ACV. Percent of Recurring ACV increased to 96% for the six months ended July 31, 2024, as compared to 92% for the six months ended July 31, 2023. The increase was primarily attributable to expansions on existing government and commercial contracts.
Capital Expenditures as a Percentage of Revenue
| Three Months Ended July 31, | Six Months Ended July 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Capital Expenditures as Percentage of Revenue | 27 | % | 31 | % | 23 | % | 22 | % | |||||||||||||||
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We define capital expenditures as purchases of property and equipment plus capitalized internally developed software development costs, which are included in our statements of cash flows from investing activities. We define Capital Expenditures as a Percentage of Revenue as the total amount of capital expenditures divided by total revenue in the reported period. Capital Expenditures as a Percentage of Revenue is a performance measure that we use to evaluate the appropriate level of capital expenditures needed to support demand for our data services and related revenue, and to provide a comparable view of our performance relative to other earth observation companies, which may invest significantly greater amounts in their satellites to deliver their data to customers. We use an agile space systems strategy, which means we invest in a larger number of significantly lower cost satellites and software infrastructure to automate the management of the satellites and to deliver our data to clients. As a result of our strategy and our business model, our capital expenditures may be more similar to software companies with large data center infrastructure costs. Therefore, we believe it is important to look at our level of capital expenditure investments relative to revenue when evaluating our performance relative to other earth observation companies or to other software and data companies with significant data center infrastructure investment requirements. We believe Capital Expenditures as a Percentage of Revenue is a useful metric for investors because it provides visibility to the level of capital expenditures required to operate our business and our relative capital efficiency. Capital Expenditures as a Percentage of Revenue decreased to 27% for the three months ended July 31, 2024, as compared to 31% for the three months ended July 31, 2023. The decrease was primarily attributable to an increase in revenue primarily driven by growth in the Civil Government and Defense and Intelligence verticals. Capital Expenditures as a Percentage of Revenue increased to 23% for the six months ended July 31, 2024, as compared to 22% for the six months ended July 31, 2023. The increase was primarily attributable to the timing of capitalized labor and material purchases related to the build of our next generation high resolution Pelican satellites and medium resolution satellites.
Components of Results of Operations
Revenue
We derive revenue principally from licensing rights to use our imagery that is delivered digitally through our online platform in addition to providing related services. Imagery licensing agreements vary by contract, but generally have annual or multi-year contractual terms. The data licenses are generally purchased via a fixed price contract on a subscription or usage basis, whereby a customer pays for access to our imagery or derived imagery data, delivered by Planet or through partners, which may be downloaded over a specific period of time, or, less frequently, on a transactional basis, whereby the customer pays for individual content licenses.
We also provide a small amount of other services to customers, including professional services such as training, analytical services, and other value-added activities related to our imagery, data and technology. These revenues are recognized as the services are rendered, on a proportional performance basis for fixed price contracts or ratably over the contract term for subscription professional services and analytics contracts. Training revenues are recognized as the services are performed.
Cost of Revenue
Cost of revenue consists of employee-related costs of performing account and data provisioning, customer support, satellite and engineering operations, as well as the costs of operating and retrieving information from the satellites, processing and storing the data retrieved, third party imagery expenses, depreciation of satellites and ground stations, amortization of acquired intangibles and amortization of capitalized internal-use software related to creating imagery provided to customers. Employee-related costs include salaries, benefits, bonuses and stock-based compensation. To a lesser extent, cost of revenue includes costs from professional services, including costs paid to subcontractors, solution partners and certain third-party fees.
We expect cost of revenue to continue to increase as we invest in our delivery organization, incorporate third-party products into our solutions and introduce future product sets that may require higher compute capacity. As we continue to grow our subscription revenue contracts and increase the revenue associated with our analytic capabilities, we anticipate further economies of scale on our satellites and other infrastructure costs as we incur lower marginal cost with each new customer we add to our platform.
Research and Development
Research and development expenses primarily include personnel related expenses for employees and consultants, hardware costs, supplies costs, contractor fees and administrative expenses. Employee-related costs include salaries, benefits, bonuses and stock-based compensation. Expenses classified as research and development are expensed as incurred and attributable to advancing technology research, platform and infrastructure development and the research and development of new product iterations. Funding for our performance of research and development services under certain arrangements are recognized as a reduction of research and development expenses based on a cost incurred method.
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We continue to iterate on the design of our satellites and the capabilities of our automated operations to optimize for efficiency and technical capability of each satellite. Costs associated with satellite and other space related research and development activities are expensed as incurred.
We intend to continue to invest in our software platform development, machine learning and analytic tools and applications and new satellite technologies for both the satellite fleet operations and data collection capabilities to drive incremental value to our existing customers and to enable us to expand our traction in emerging markets and with new customers. As a result of the foregoing, research and development expenditures may increase in future periods.
Sales and Marketing
Sales and marketing expenses primarily include costs incurred to market and distribute our products. Such costs include expenses related to advertising and conferences, sales commissions, salaries, benefits and stock-based compensation for our sales and marketing personnel and sales office expenses. Sales and marketing expenses also include fees for professional and consulting services principally consisting of public relations and independent contractor expenses. Sales and marketing costs are expensed as incurred.
We intend to continue to invest in our selling and marketing capabilities in the future and may increase this expense in future periods as we look to upsell new product features and expand into new market verticals. Selling and marketing expenses as a percentage of total revenue may fluctuate from period to period based on total revenue and the timing of our investments.
General and Administrative
General and administrative expenses include personnel-related expenses and facilities-related costs primarily for our executive, finance, accounting, legal and human resources functions. General and administrative expenses also include fees for professional services principally consisting of legal, audit, tax, and insurance, as well as executive management expenses. General and administrative costs are expensed as incurred.
We expect to incur additional general and administrative expenses as a result of operating as a public company, including expenses related to compliance and reporting obligations of public companies, and increased costs for insurance, investor relations, and professional services. As the company grows, our general and administrative expenses may increase in future periods and vary from period to period as a percentage of revenue, but we expect to realize operating scale with respect to these expenses over time as we grow our revenue.
Interest Income
Interest income primarily consists of interest earned on our cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments. Our cash equivalent and short-term investment portfolio is invested with a goal of preserving our access to capital, and generally consists of money market funds, commercial paper, corporate debt securities and U.S. government and U.S. government agency debt securities.
Change in Fair Value of Warrant Liabilities
The change in fair value of warrant liabilities consists of the change in fair value of the public and private placement warrant liabilities. We expect to incur other incremental income or expense for fair value adjustments resulting from warrant liabilities that remain outstanding.
Other Income, net
Other income, net, primarily consists of net gains or losses on foreign currency.
Provision for Income Taxes
Our income tax provision consists of an estimate for U.S. federal and state income taxes, as well as those foreign jurisdictions where we have business operations, based on enacted tax rates, as adjusted for allowable credits, deductions, uncertain tax positions, changes in deferred tax assets and liabilities, and changes in the tax law. We believe that it is more likely than not that the majority of the U.S. and foreign deferred tax assets will not be realized. Accordingly, we recorded a valuation allowance against our deferred tax assets in these jurisdictions.
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Results of Operations
Three months ended July 31, 2024 compared to three months ended July 31, 2023
The following table sets forth a summary of our consolidated results of operations for the interim periods indicated and the changes between such periods.
| Three Months Ended July 31, | $ | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands, except percentages) | 2024 | 2023 | Change | Change | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue | $ | 61,092 | $ | 53,761 | $ | 7,331 | 14 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of revenue | 28,782 | 27,469 | 1,313 | 5 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit | 32,310 | 26,292 | 6,018 | 23 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Research and development | 27,250 | 26,741 | 509 | 2 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sales and marketing | 23,733 | 22,310 | 1,423 | 6 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General and administrative | 20,904 | 20,521 | 383 | 2 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 71,887 | 69,572 | 2,315 | 3 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loss from operations | (39,577) | (43,280) | 3,703 | (9) | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest income | 2,771 | 3,802 | (1,031) | (27) | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Change in fair value of warrant liabilities | (602) | 1,226 | (1,828) | (149) | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other income (expense), net | (363) | 859 | (1,222) | (142) | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total other income, net | 1,806 | 5,887 | (4,081) | (69) | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loss before provision for income taxes | (37,771) | (37,393) | (378) | 1 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Provision for income taxes | 897 | 582 | 315 | 54 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | $ | (38,668) | $ | (37,975) | $ | (693) | 2 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
Revenue
Revenue increased $7.3 million, or 14%, to $61.1 million for the three months ended July 31, 2024 from $53.8 million for the three months ended July 31, 2023. The increase was primarily due to a $9.4 million increase from total customer growth worldwide, including new customers acquired from the Sinergise acquisition, which was partially offset by a $2.1 million reduction of existing customer contracts primarily in the Commercial vertical. EoP Customer Count increased approximately 7% to 1,012 as of July 31, 2024 from 944 as of July 31, 2023. The increase in revenue from new customers was primarily driven by growth in the Civil Government and Defense and Intelligence verticals.
Cost of Revenue
Cost of revenue increased $1.3 million, or 5%, to $28.8 million for the three months ended July 31, 2024, from $27.5 million for the three months ended July 31, 2023. The increase was primarily due to a $1.2 million severance and termination benefits charge associated with the headcount reduction and a $0.9 million increase in costs paid to solution partners and subcontractors. The increase was also partially due to a $0.7 million increase in intangible asset amortization, which was primarily due to amortization for an intangible asset that was acquired in connection with the Sinergise acquisition in August 2023. These increases were partially offset by a $0.8 million decrease in depreciation expense, which was primarily due to certain high resolution satellites that have fully depreciated and a $0.6 million decrease in employee-related costs due to reduced headcount.
Research and Development
Research and development expenses increased $0.5 million, or 2%, to $27.3 million for the three months ended July 31, 2024, from $26.7 million for the three months ended July 31, 2023. The increase was primarily due to a $4.4 million decrease in funding recognized for our research and development arrangements. The increase was also partially due to a $3.5 million severance and termination benefits charge associated with the headcount reduction and a $1.1 million increase in depreciation expense associated with satellites classified as experimental. These increases were partially offset by a $4.3 million decrease in stock-based compensation expense, which was primarily due to forfeiture of awards in connection with certain employee departures, and due to a decline in expense related to earnout shares. The increases were also partially offset by a $2.2 million decrease in purchases of material utilized for research and development activities, and a $2.0 million decrease in employee-related costs due to reduced headcount.
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Sales and Marketing
Sales and marketing expenses increased $1.4 million, or 6%, to $23.7 million, for the three months ended July 31, 2024, from $22.3 million for the three months ended July 31, 2023. The increase was primarily due to a $4.4 million severance and termination benefits charge associated with the headcount reduction. The increase was partially offset by a $1.7 million decrease in employee-related costs, due to reduced headcount, a $0.8 million decrease in sales commissions expense, and a $0.3 million decrease in stock-based compensation, which was primarily due to a decline in expense related to earnout shares.
General and Administrative
General and administrative expenses increased $0.4 million, or 2%, to $20.9 million for the three months ended July 31, 2024, from $20.5 million for the three months ended July 31, 2023. The increase was primarily due to a $1.3 million severance and termination benefits charge associated with the headcount reduction. The increase was also partially due to $1.3 million of expense associated with the revaluation of the contingent consideration liability for the Sinergise customer consent escrow. These increases were partially offset by a $0.7 million decrease in employee-related costs, due to reduced headcount, a $0.7 million decrease in legal costs, and a $0.4 million decrease in stock-based compensation, which was primarily due to a decline in expense related to earnout shares.
Interest Income
Interest income decreased $1.0 million to $2.8 million for the three months ended July 31, 2024, from $3.8 million for the three months ended July 31, 2023. The decrease was primarily due to a decrease in our short-term investment balances.
Change in Fair Value of Warrant Liabilities
The change in fair value of warrant liabilities for both the three months ended July 31, 2024 and 2023 represents the change in fair value of the public and private placement warrants, which primarily fluctuates based on the change in trading price of our Class A common stock.
Other Income (Expense), net
Other income (expense), net for the three months ended July 31, 2024 and July 31, 2023, primarily reflects realized and unrealized foreign currency exchange gains and losses.
Provision for Income Taxes
Provision for income taxes was $0.9 million and $0.6 million for the three months ended July 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. For the three months ended July 31, 2024 and 2023, the income tax expense was primarily driven by the current tax on foreign earnings. The effective tax rate for the three months ended July 31, 2024 and 2023 differed from the federal statutory tax rate primarily due to the valuation allowance on the majority of our U.S. and foreign deferred tax assets and foreign rate differences.
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Six months ended July 31, 2024 compared to six months ended July 31, 2023
The following table sets forth a summary of our consolidated results of operations for the interim periods indicated and the changes between such periods.
| Six Months Ended July 31, | $ | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands, except percentages) | 2024 | 2023 | Change | Change | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue | $ | 121,532 | $ | 106,464 | $ | 15,068 | 14 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of revenue | 57,539 | 52,025 | 5,514 | 11 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit | 63,993 | 54,439 | 9,554 | 18 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Research and development | 52,839 | 54,927 | (2,088) | (4) | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sales and marketing | 45,218 | 45,435 | (217) | — | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General and administrative | 40,084 | 42,049 | (1,965) | (5) | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 138,141 | 142,411 | (4,270) | (3) | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loss from operations | (74,148) | (87,972) | 13,824 | (16) | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest income | 5,878 | 8,308 | (2,430) | (29) | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Change in fair value of warrant liabilities | 928 | 7,171 | (6,243) | (87) | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other income (expense), net | 720 | 963 | (243) | (25) | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total other income (expense), net | 7,526 | 16,442 | (8,916) | (54) | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loss before provision for income taxes | (66,622) | (71,530) | 4,908 | (7) | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Provision for income taxes | 1,339 | 889 | 450 | 51 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | $ | (67,961) | $ | (72,419) | $ | 4,458 | (6) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
Revenue
Revenue increased $15.1 million, or 14%, to $121.5 million for the six months ended July 31, 2024 from $106.5 million for the six months ended July 31, 2023. The increase was primarily due to a $16.0 million increase from total customer growth worldwide, including new customers acquired from the Sinergise acquisition and net reduction of existing customer contracts of $0.9 million. EoP Customer Count increased approximately 7% to 1,012 as of July 31, 2024 from 944 as of July 31, 2023. The increase in revenue from new customers was primarily driven by growth in the Civil Government and Defense and Intelligence verticals.
Cost of Revenue
Cost of revenue increased $5.5 million, or 11%, to $57.5 million for the six months ended July 31, 2024, from $52.0 million for the six months ended July 31, 2023. The increase was primarily due to a $2.8 million increase in costs paid to solution partners and subcontractors. The increase was also partially due to a $1.2 million severance and termination benefits charge associated with the headcount reduction, and a $1.2 million increase in intangible asset amortization, which was primarily due to amortization for an intangible asset that was acquired in connection with the Sinergise acquisition in August 2023.
Research and Development
Research and development expenses decreased $2.1 million, or 4%, to $52.8 million for the six months ended July 31, 2024, from $54.9 million for the six months ended July 31, 2023. The decrease was primarily due a $5.1 million decrease in stock-based compensation expense, which was primarily due to forfeiture of awards in connection with certain employee departures, and due to a decline in expense related to earnout shares. The decrease was also partially due to a $5.0 million decrease in purchases of material utilized for research and development activities, and a $1.9 million decrease in employee-related costs due to reduced headcount. These decreases were partially offset by a $5.3 million decrease in funding recognized for our research and development arrangements and a $3.5 million severance and termination benefits charge associated with the headcount reduction.
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Sales and Marketing
Sales and marketing expenses remained relatively flat, decreasing $0.2 million to $45.2 million, for the six months ended July 31, 2024, from $45.4 million for the six months ended July 31, 2023. The decrease was primarily due to a $1.8 million decrease in employee-related costs due to reduced headcount. The decrease was also partially due to a $1.0 million decrease in stock-based compensation, which was primarily due to a decline in expense related to earnout shares, a $0.8 million decrease in sales commissions expense, a $0.7 million decrease in marketing expense, and a $0.5 million decrease in travel and entertainment costs. These decreases were partially offset by a $4.4 million severance and termination benefits charge associated with the headcount reduction.
General and Administrative
General and administrative expenses decreased $2.0 million, or 5%, to $40.1 million for the six months ended July 31, 2024, from $42.0 million for the six months ended July 31, 2023. The decrease was primarily due to a $1.5 million decrease in legal costs. The decrease was also partially due to a $1.2 million decrease in stock-based compensation, which was primarily due to a decline in expense related to earnout shares, a $0.8 million decrease in employee-related costs, due to reduced headcount, and a $0.6 million decrease in our allowance for expected credit losses for accounts receivable. These decreases were partially offset by $1.3 million of expense associated with the revaluation of the contingent consideration liability for the Sinergise customer consent escrow, and a $1.3 million severance and termination benefits charge associated with the headcount reduction.
Interest Income
Interest income decreased $2.4 million, to $5.9 million for the six months ended July 31, 2024, from $8.3 million for the six months ended July 31, 2023. The decrease was primarily due to a decrease in our short-term investment balances.
Change in Fair Value of Warrant Liabilities
The change in fair value of warrant liabilities for both the six months ended July 31, 2024 and 2023 represents the change in fair value of the public and private placement warrants, which primarily fluctuates based on the change in trading price of our Class A common stock.
Other Income (Expense), net
Other income (expense), net of $0.7 million for the six months ended July 31, 2024 includes the derecognition of a $1.3 million liability for which settlement is not considered probable. Other income (expense), net of $1.0 million for the six months ended July 31, 2023 includes the recognition of an insurance claim recovery of $0.8 million associated with a high resolution satellite.
Provision for Income Taxes
Provision for income taxes was $1.3 million and $0.9 million for the six months ended July 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. For the six months ended July 31, 2024 and 2023, the income tax expense was primarily driven by the current tax on foreign earnings. The effective tax rate for the six months ended July 31, 2024 and 2023 differed from the federal statutory tax rate primarily due to the valuation allowance on the majority of our U.S. and foreign deferred tax assets and foreign rate differences.
Non-GAAP Information
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes Non-GAAP Gross Profit, Non-GAAP Gross Margin, Adjusted EBITDA, and Backlog, which are non-GAAP measures that we use to supplement our results presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. We include these non-GAAP financial measures because they are used by management to evaluate our core operating performance and trends and to make strategic decisions regarding the allocation of capital and new investments.
We define and calculate Non-GAAP Gross Profit as gross profit adjusted for stock-based compensation, amortization of acquired intangible assets classified as cost of revenue, restructuring costs, and employee transaction bonuses in connection with the Sinergise business combination. We define Non-GAAP Gross Margin as Non-GAAP Gross Profit divided by revenue.
We define and calculate Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) before the impact of interest income and expense, income tax expense and depreciation and amortization, and further adjusted for the following items: stock-based compensation, change in fair value of warrant liabilities, non-operating income and expenses such as foreign currency exchange gain or loss, restructuring costs, and employee transaction bonuses in connection with the Sinergise business combination.
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We present Non-GAAP Gross Profit, Non-GAAP Gross Margin and Adjusted EBITDA because we believe these measures are frequently used by analysts, investors and other interested parties to evaluate companies in our industry and facilitates comparisons on a consistent basis across reporting periods. Further, we believe these measures are helpful in highlighting trends in our operating results because they exclude items that are not indicative of our core operating performance.
We define and calculate Backlog as remaining performance obligations plus the cancellable portion of the contract value for contracts that provide the customer with a right to terminate for convenience without incurring a substantive termination penalty and written orders where funding has not been appropriated. Backlog does not include unexercised contract options. Remaining performance obligations represent the amount of contracted future revenue that has not yet been recognized, which includes both deferred revenue and non-cancelable contracted revenue that will be invoiced and recognized in revenue in future periods. Remaining performance obligations do not include contracts which provide the customer with a right to terminate for convenience without incurring a substantive termination penalty, written orders where funding has not been appropriated and unexercised contract options.
An increasing and meaningful portion of our revenue is generated from contracts with the U.S. government and other government customers. Cancellation provisions, such as termination for convenience clauses, are common in contracts with the U.S. government and certain other government customers. We present Backlog because the portion of our customer contracts with such cancellation provisions represents a meaningful amount of our expected future revenues. Management uses backlog to more effectively forecast our future business and results, which supports decisions around capital allocation. It also helps us identify future growth or operating trends that may not otherwise be apparent. We also believe Backlog is useful for investors in forecasting our future results and understanding the growth of our business. Customer cancellation provisions relating to termination for convenience clauses and funding appropriation requirements are outside of our control, and as a result, we may fail to realize the full value of such contracts.
Non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as analytical tools and should not be considered in isolation from, as a substitute for, or superior to, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The non-GAAP financial measures presented are not based on any standardized methodology prescribed by U.S. GAAP and are not necessarily comparable to similarly-titled measures presented by other companies, which may have different definitions from ours. Further, certain of the non-GAAP financial measures presented exclude stock-based compensation expenses, which has recently been, and will continue to be for the foreseeable future, a significant recurring expense for our business and an important part of our compensation strategy.
Non-GAAP Gross Profit and Non-GAAP Gross Margin
The table below reconciles Non-GAAP Gross Profit and Non-GAAP Gross Margin to Gross Profit and Gross Margin (the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP measure), for the periods indicated:
| Three Months Ended July 31, | Six Months Ended July 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands, except percentages) | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross Profit | $ | 32,310 | $ | 26,292 | $ | 63,993 | $ | 54,439 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of revenue—Stock-based compensation | 942 | 1,063 | 1,818 | 1,968 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of acquired intangible assets | 750 | 439 | 1,539 | 878 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Restructuring costs | 1,184 | — | 1,184 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-GAAP Gross Profit | $ | 35,186 | $ | 27,794 | $ | 68,534 | $ | 57,285 | ||||||||||||||||||
Gross Margin | 53 | % | 49 | % | 53 | % | 51 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
Non-GAAP Gross Margin | 58 | % | 52 | % | 56 | % | 54 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
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Adjusted EBITDA
The table below reconciles Adjusted EBITDA to net loss (the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP measure), for the periods indicated:
| Three Months Ended July 31, | Six Months Ended July 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | $ | (38,668) | $ | (37,975) | $ | (67,961) | $ | (72,419) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Interest income | (2,771) | (3,802) | (5,878) | (8,308) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income tax provision | 897 | 582 | 1,339 | 889 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 13,145 | 12,160 | 26,248 | 22,408 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Change in fair value of warrant liabilities | 602 | (1,226) | (928) | (7,171) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | 11,566 | 16,657 | 24,638 | 32,013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Restructuring costs | 10,499 | — | 10,499 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other (income) expense, net | 363 | (859) | (720) | (963) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | (4,367) | $ | (14,463) | $ | (12,763) | $ | (33,551) | ||||||||||||||||||
There are a number of limitations related to the use of Adjusted EBITDA, including:
•Adjusted EBITDA excludes stock-based compensation, which has recently been, and will continue to be for the foreseeable future, a significant recurring expense for our business and an important part of our compensation strategy;
•Adjusted EBITDA excludes depreciation and amortization expense and, although these are non-cash expenses, the assets being depreciated and amortized will have to be replaced in the future;
•Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect interest expense, or the cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payments on debt, which reduces cash available to us;
•Adjusted EBITDA does not include severance expense in conjunction with a reduction in headcount, which reduces cash available to us;
•Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect income tax expense that reduces cash available to us; and
•the expenses and other items that we exclude in our calculation of Adjusted EBITDA may differ from the expenses and other items, if any, that other companies may exclude from similar measures when they report their operating results.
Backlog
The table below reconciles Backlog to remaining performance obligations for the periods indicated:
(in thousands) | July 31, 2024 | January 31, 2024 | |||||||||
| Remaining performance obligations | $ | 112,093 | $ | 132,571 | |||||||
| Cancellable amount of contract value | 101,407 | 109,821 | |||||||||
| Backlog | $ | 213,500 | $ | 242,392 | |||||||
For remaining performance obligations as of July 31, 2024, the Company expects to recognize approximately 78% over the next 12 months, approximately 97% over the next 24 months, and the remainder thereafter. For Backlog as of July 31, 2024, the Company expects to recognize approximately 65% over the next 12 months, approximately 87% over the next 24 months, and the remainder thereafter.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Since inception, we have incurred net losses and negative cash flows from operations. Our operations have historically been primarily funded by the net proceeds from the sale of our equity securities and borrowings under credit facilities, as well as cash received from our customers. We currently have no debt outstanding.
We measure liquidity in terms of our ability to fund the cash requirements of our business operations, including working capital and capital expenditure needs, contractual obligations, including debt obligations, and other commitments, with cash flows from operations and other sources of funding. Our current working capital needs relate mainly to our continued development of our platform and product offerings in new markets, as well as
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compensation and benefits of our employees. Our ability to expand and grow our business will depend on many factors, including our working capital needs and the evolution of our operating cash flows.
As of July 31, 2024 and January 31, 2024, we had $148.3 million and $83.9 million, respectively, in cash and cash equivalents. Additionally, as of July 31, 2024 and January 31, 2024, we had short-term investments of $101.1 million and $215.0 million, respectively, which are highly liquid in nature and available for current operations. We believe our anticipated operating cash flows together with our cash on hand provide us with the ability to meet our obligations as they become due during the next 12 months.
We expect our capital expenditures and working capital requirements to continue to increase in the foreseeable future as we seek to grow our business. We could also need additional cash resources due to significant acquisitions, an accelerated manufacturing timeline for new satellites, competitive pressures or regulatory requirements. We may need to seek additional equity, equity-linked or debt financing. The issuance of additional shares may create additional dilution to our stockholders. The incurrence of debt financing would result in debt service obligations and the instruments governing such debt could provide for operating or financial covenants that would restrict our operations. We cannot assure you that any such financing will be available on favorable terms, or at all. If needed financing is not available, or if the terms of financing are less desirable than we expect, we may be forced to decrease our level of investment in software and market expansion efforts or to scale back our existing operations, which could have an adverse impact on our business and financial prospects.
As of July 31, 2024, our principal contractual obligations and commitments include lease obligations for real estate and ground stations, purchase commitments for future satellite launch services, and minimum purchase commitments for hosting services from Google, LLC. Refer to Notes 7, 9, and 11 to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for more information regarding these cash requirements.
We do not engage in any off-balance sheet activities or have any arrangements or relationships with unconsolidated entities, such as variable interest, special purpose, and structured finance entities.
Statement of Cash Flows
The following tables present a summary of cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities for the following comparative periods. For additional detail, refer to the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of cash flows as presented within the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
| Six Months Ended July 31, | ||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) | ||||||||||||||
| Operating activities | $ | (12,155) | $ | (21,004) | ||||||||||
| Investing activities | $ | 81,726 | $ | (44,302) | ||||||||||
| Financing activities | $ | (5,106) | $ | 1,590 | ||||||||||
Net cash used in operating activities
Net cash used in operating activities for the six months ended July 31, 2024, primarily consisted of the net loss of $68.0 million, adjusted for non-cash items and changes in operating assets and liabilities. Non-cash items primarily included depreciation and amortization expense of $26.2 million and stock-based compensation expense of $24.6 million. The net change in operating assets and liabilities primarily consisted of a $4.1 million increase in accounts payable, accrued and other liabilities, and a $1.3 million decrease in prepaid expenses and other assets, which were partially offset by a $1.1 million decrease in deferred revenue.
Net cash used in operating activities for the six months ended July 31, 2023, primarily consisted of the net loss of $72.4 million, adjusted for non-cash items and changes in operating assets and liabilities. Non-cash items primarily included stock-based compensation expense of $32.0 million and depreciation and amortization expense of $22.4 million, which were partially offset by a change in fair value of warrant liabilities of $7.2 million. The net change in operating assets and liabilities primarily consisted of a $20.0 million increase in deferred revenue, which was partially offset by a $17.2 million decrease in accounts payable, accrued and other liabilities, and a $1.6 million increase in accounts receivable.
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Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
Net cash provided by investing activities for the six months ended July 31, 2024, primarily consisted of sales of available-for-sale securities of $150.2 million and maturities of available-for-sale securities of $46.8 million, which were partially offset by purchases of available-for-sale securities of $81.7 million, purchases of property and equipment of $25.1 million, and purchases of licensed imagery of $4.3 million.
Net cash used in investing activities for the six months ended July 31, 2023, primarily consisted of purchases of available-for-sale securities of $127.7 million, purchases of property and equipment of $21.7 million, and capitalized internal-use software costs of $2.0 million, which were partially offset by maturities of available-for-sale securities of $106.8 million and sales of available-for-sale securities of $1.0 million.
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
Net cash used in financing activities for the six months ended July 31, 2024, primarily consisted of shares repurchased for tax withholdings on vesting of restricted stock units of $4.5 million and payments of contingent consideration for business acquisitions of $1.3 million, which were partially offset by proceeds from employee stock purchase plan of $0.7 million.
Net cash provided by financing activities for the six months ended July 31, 2023, primarily consisted of proceeds from the exercise of common stock options of $6.4 million, partially offset by shares repurchased for tax withholdings on vesting of restricted stock units of $4.8 million.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The preparation of our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures requires us to make estimates, assumptions and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, costs and expenses and related disclosures. The accounting policies that have been identified as critical to our business operations and to understanding the results of our operations pertain to revenue recognition, stock-based compensation, public and private placement warrant liabilities, property and equipment and long-lived assets, business combinations, and goodwill. The application of each of these critical accounting policies and estimates is discussed in Part II, Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of our 2024 Form 10-K.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Refer to Note 2 to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in Part I, Item 1 of this Form 10-Q for information regarding recently issued accounting pronouncements.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
We have in the past and may in the future be exposed to certain market risks, including foreign currency exchange risk, interest rate risk and inflation risk, in the ordinary course of our business. For information relating to quantitative and qualitative disclosures about these market risks, refer to Item 7A “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” contained in Part II of our 2024 Form 10-K. Our exposure to market risk has not changed materially since January 31, 2024.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our management, with the participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Based on such evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of July 31, 2024 at the reasonable assurance level.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with the evaluation required by Rule 13a-15(d) and 15d-15(d) of the Exchange Act that occurred during the three months ended July 31, 2024 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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Limitations on the Effectiveness of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures or internal control over financial reporting will prevent all errors and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well designed and implemented, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the control system’s objectives will be met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues within a company are detected. The inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty and that breakdowns can occur because of simple errors or mistakes. Controls can also be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the controls. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and may not be detected.
Part II - Other Information
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
See discussion of Legal Proceedings in Note 9 to the condensed consolidated financial statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
In addition to the other information set forth in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, you should carefully consider the factors discussed in Part I, Item 1A, "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2024. Other than the risk factor set forth below, there have been no material changes in our risk factors from those disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Risks Related to Ownership of Our Securities and Operating as a Public Company
Any outstanding or potential stockholder litigation may result in substantial costs and diversion of our management’s attention and resources.
The market price of our Class A common stock may be volatile and, in the past, companies that have experienced volatility in the market price of their stock have been subject to securities class action litigation. We are and may continue to be subject to stockholder litigation against us and we may be the target of this type of litigation in the future. Any such litigation against us could result in substantial costs and divert management’s attention from other business concerns, which could seriously harm our business or reputation.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
None, other than the shares repurchased pursuant to net settlement by employees in satisfaction of income tax withholding obligations incurred through the vesting of restricted stock units.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Other Information.
Securities Trading Plans of Directors and Executive Officers
During our last fiscal quarter, no director or officer, as defined in Rule 16a-1(f), adopted terminated
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Item 6. Exhibits.
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| 101.SCH | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document | |||||||||||||
| 101.CAL | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Calculation Linkbase Document | |||||||||||||
| 101.DEF | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Definition Linkbase Document | |||||||||||||
| 101.LAB | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document | |||||||||||||
| 101.PRE | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document | |||||||||||||
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL) | |||||||||||||
* Furnished herewith.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Date: September 5, 2024
| PLANET LABS PBC | ||||||||
| By: | /s/ Ashley Johnson | |||||||
| Ashley Johnson | ||||||||
President and Chief Financial Officer (Duly Authorized Officer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) | ||||||||
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