Innoviz Technologies Ltd (INVZ)

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Innoviz Technologies Reports Third Quarter 2021 Operational and Financial Results
November 10 2021 - 06:00AM, PR Newswire (US)
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TEL AVIV, Israel, Nov. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Innoviz Technologies (Nasdaq: INVZ), a technology leader of high-performance, solid-state LiDAR sensors and perception software, today reported operational and financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2021. Innoviz management reaffirmed its long-term guidance, future potential order book, and provided operational updates on its commercial traction, technology leadership, and corporate development.

Commercial Traction
- Innoviz continues to make progress on key automotive programs with leading car makers and technology companies for sourcing decisions in the short- and mid-term period. The unique cost and performance proposition offered by InnovizTwo has garnered significant interest from the market.
- For certain automotive programs, Innoviz can now provide the InnovizTwo solution as a direct Tier 1 supplier. Innoviz successfully completed an extensive, 12-month Tier 1 supplier audit process conducted by one of the largest car makers in the world. Innoviz is now recognized as a direct supplier as part of the final stage of consideration for a nomination for a L2/L3 program. If received, this recognition would mark an important milestone in Innoviz's progress and establishment in the automotive space.
- Integrated its Perception Platform with NVIDIA's DRIVE AGX autonomous vehicle development platform, including the NVIDIA DRIVE ecosystem, which is used on several programs where Innoviz is interested in expanding its business. Innoviz's LiDAR sensor is also integrated with the NVIDIA DRIVE Sim.
- Selected by JueFX for its Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) solution to improve road safety and traffic alerts for autonomous vehicles in China. JueFX will install Innoviz's high-performance, solid-state LiDAR on smart city infrastructure and leverage its annotated data to monitor traffic in real time and to send alerts to autonomous vehicles.

Technology Leadership
- On track with the industrialization of InnovizOne with the final hardware design freeze anticipated by the end of 2021. This would enable the mass production of InnovizOne at the fully automated production facility in Holly, Michigan.
- On track with InnovizTwo's new design to deliver its first engineering samples by the end of 2021.
- Expanded key automotive capabilities in-house, primarily around Automotive SPICE (Software Process Improvement and Capability), quality, supplier management, validation, and verification. Innoviz expects these capabilities to allow it to serve multiple programs in a more cost effective, comprehensive, and efficient manner.
- Migrated Innoviz's perception stack from InnovizAPP edge computing platform to the NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Platform, which is used on several programs in which Innoviz participates.

Corporate Development
- Increased employee headcount by 32 people in the third quarter, bringing the company's total employee count to 369 at quarter end. The increase in headcount was driven by the need to support potential programs and new product development.
- Approximately 70% of the company's employees consist of the research and development team.

Management Commentary
"As the global LiDAR market moves towards the convergence on multiple programs, Innoviz is uniquely positioned to secure new design wins due to our extensive automotive experience, our growing capabilities and our portfolio of products," said Omer Keilaf, CEO and co-founder of Innoviz. "Given our Tier 1 status, InnovizTwo solution, the maturity of our customer engagements as well as a growing program pipeline, we are confident in our ability to solidify our position as the leading LiDAR supplier in the automotive industry."

Third Quarter 2021 Financial Results
- Revenues for Q3 2021 were $2.1 million, an increase of 106% compared to Q2 2021, and an increase of 13% compared to Q3 2020. InnovizOne-related revenues in Q3 2021 were $1.6 million, or 79% of the total quarterly revenues, an increase of 36% compared to $1.2 million, or 66% of the total quarterly revenues, in Q3 2020. The company continues to see strong interest for its products and expects the positive momentum to continue.
- Operating expenses for Q3 2021 were $30.0 million, an increase from $16.8 million in Q3 2020. Q3 2021 operating expenses included $8.2 million of stock-based compensation. The increase in operating expenses compared to Q3 2020 was primarily due to an increase of $7.4 million of stock-based compensation and personnel-related expenses. Additionally, the company continued to invest in R&D, with R&D expenses totaling $20.6 million for Q3 2021, of which $3.7 million was attributable to stock-based compensation, compared to $14.7 million of R&D expenses incurred in Q3 2020, of which $0.6 million was attributable to stock-based compensation.
- As of September 30, 2021, the company had $139.6 million in cash and $185.0 million in short-term deposits, compared to $58.0 million in cash as of September 30, 2020. The increase in cash was related to the closing of the company's business combination transaction earlier this year.

Forward-Looking Guidance
- Innoviz management reaffirmed its forward-looking order book guidance of $2.4 billion, representing the cumulative projected future sales of hardware and perception software through 2030 based on current estimates of volumes and pricing.
- Innoviz currently has 56 prospective customers in the late stages of technical evaluation, RFIs and RFQs. Of the 56 prospective customers, nine are in the RFQ or final commercial negotiations stage. These nine prospects represent more than $3.4 billion in future potential order book volume. Innoviz expects some of these projects to materialize into contractual relationships by mid-2022.
- Given Innoviz's proven automotive experience, the value and performance of its products, the maturity of its engagements, and the scope of its relationships, the company is confident in its potential to establish market leadership.

Conference Call
Innoviz management will hold a conference call today, November 10, 2021, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern time (6:00 a.m. Pacific time) to discuss these results. Innoviz CEO Omer Keilaf and CFO Eldar Cegla will host the call from New York City, joined by a distinguished guest from BMW. The presentation will be followed by a question-and-answer session.

A replay of the webinar will also be available shortly after the call in the Investors section of Innoviz's website for 90 days.

About Innoviz Technologies
Innoviz is a leading provider of technology that will put autonomous vehicles on roads. Innoviz's LiDAR technology can "see" better than a human driver and meets the automotive industry's strict expectations for performance, safety, and price. Selected by BMW for its fully autonomous car program, Innoviz's technology will be deployed in BMW's consumer vehicles. InnovizOne LiDAR has also been selected by a leading European Tier 1 automotive company for its shuttle program. Innoviz is backed by top-tier strategic partners and investors, including SoftBank Ventures Asia, Samsung, SK, Magna International, Aptiv, Magma Venture Partners, and others. For more information, visit www.innoviz.tech.

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