UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of January 2023
Commission File Number: 001-40884
ARBE ROBOTICS LTD.
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
HaHashmonaim St. 107
Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
Tel: +972-73-7969804, ext. 200
(Address of principal executive office)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:
Form 20-F ☒ Form 40-F ☐
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INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 6-K
We are filing our unaudited financial statements for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. The following discussion relates to the financial statements.
Overview
In a field in which we operate, the key to generating business is the ability to offer the latest technology. For us to be successful, we must offer the latest technological developments. Our research and development effort are oriented to maintaining leading edge technology.
We believe that widespread adoption of 4D imaging radar across applications for safety and autonomy is approaching and that we are well-positioned in both automotive and non-automotive markets to take advantage of this opportunity. Nevertheless, mass production passenger vehicles OEMs are just beginning to commercialize level 2+ and autonomous systems that will rely on the imaging radar technology. Accordingly, we expect the rate of actual adoption and commercialization of radar-based solutions by automotive OEMs and their suppliers will impact our results of operations, including revenue and gross margins for the foreseeable future, and such commercialization.
We also intend to target markets beyond mass production passenger vehicles, including vehicle applications like trucks, shuttles, automated ground delivery vehicles, and industrial verticals like industrial robots, security systems, ground protection, drones, traffic monitoring units. Our solution has the potential to be a primary sensor candidate for many autonomous and semi-autonomous applications and next generation perception platforms. As a result, we believe that some of those markets can evolve in parallel with the automotive market. Included in this market is an order from HiRain Technologies, a leading Tier 1 supplier in China, for perception radars for autonomous trucks and automated guided vehicles for ports in China for delivery in 2023 and 2024.
Although the response to our radar systems from Tier 1 suppliers and OEMs is positive, orders for commercial quantities of our products are developing slower than we had previously anticipated reflecting the delay in commercialization of vehicles at the Level 2+ and greater, which require more radars as the degree on autonomous operation increases.
The following statements of operations data for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, balance sheet data at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 and statements of cash flows data for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 have been derived from our unaudited consolidated financial statements filed as an exhibit to this Form 6-K. All share and per share information being adjusted to reflect the Recapitalization, including the 46.25783-for-one stock split effective October 7, 2021.
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Statement of Operations Information
Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||
2022 | 2021 | |||||||
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts) | ||||||||
Revenues | $ | 3,368 | $ | 1,729 | ||||
Cost of Revenues | 1,066 | 1,116 | ||||||
Gross Profit | 2,302 | 613 | ||||||
Operating Expenses: | ||||||||
Research and Development | 25,904 | 16,984 | ||||||
Sales and Marketing | 3,427 | 1,137 | ||||||
General and Administrative | 6,587 | 1,793 | ||||||
Total Operating Expenses | 35,918 | 19,914 | ||||||
Operating Loss | $ | (33,616 | ) | $ | (19,301 | ) | ||
Financial Expenses (income), net | (4,233 | ) | 22,944 | |||||
Net Loss | $ | (29,383 | ) | $ | (42,245 | ) | ||
Basic and diluted loss per ordinary share | $ | (0.46 | ) | $ | (4.40 | ) | ||
Weighted-average number of ordinary shares | 63,341,817 | 9,596,666 |
The following table sets forth our revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, and 2021 by geographic region (dollars in thousands):
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 | |||||||||||||||
Revenue | % of Revenue | Revenue | % of Revenue | |||||||||||||
Revenue by Geography: | ||||||||||||||||
USA | $ | 80 | 2.4 | % | $ | 29 | 1,7 | % | ||||||||
Sweden | 1,224 | 36.4 | % | 757 | 43.7 | % | ||||||||||
Germany | 243 | 7.2 | % | 318 | 18.4 | % | ||||||||||
China | 1,476 | 43.9 | % | 447 | 25.8 | % | ||||||||||
Hong Kong | - | - | 35 | 2.0 | % | |||||||||||
Italy | 124 | 3.7 | % | - | - | |||||||||||
Israel | 31 | 0.8 | % | 34 | 2.0 | % | ||||||||||
Switzerland | 190 | 5.6 | % | 53 | 3.0 | % | ||||||||||
Other | - | - | 58 | 3.4 | % | |||||||||||
Total revenue | $ | 3,368 | 100 | % | $ | 1,729 | 100 | % |
The increase in revenue in the nine months ended September 30, 2022, compared to previous period in 2021 was primarily driven by additional revenue from small scale chipsets compared to 2021.
Cost of Revenue
Cost of revenue includes the manufacturing cost of radar sensors, which primarily consists of components cost, assembly costs and personnel-related costs directly associated with our customer support organization and an allocated portion of facility, IT costs and depreciation. We expect cost of revenue to increase in absolute dollar value in future periods to the extent revenue increases, however, it is expected the cost per unit to decrease as we shift from prototype full radar system sales to mass production chipsets sales, which are generally associated with higher margin in the long run, still, as we enter into production (during safe launch period) we expect lower margin. The fixed cost components (most notably labor cost) will also drive margin improvement upon revenue increase due to leveraging economy of scale. Cost of revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, was approximately $1.1 million, resulting in a gross profit of approximately $2.3 million. Cost of revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, was approximately $1.1 million, resulting in a gross profit of $0.6 million. Improvement in gross profit was attributed mainly to economy of scale, and to a lesser extent to revenue mix.
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Operating Expenses
Research and Development Expenses
Our research and development efforts are focused on enhancing and developing the 4D imaging radar chipset solution and the accompanying software.
Research and development expenses include
● | Personnel-related expenses, including salaries, benefits, and stock-based compensation expense for personnel in research and engineering functions; |
● | Expenses related to materials, software licenses, supplies and third-party services; and |
● | Prototype expenses |
● | Operation costs related to developing manufacturing processes |
● | Allocated portion of facility and IT costs and depreciation; and |
Our principal operating expense is research and development, which was approximately $25.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, and $17.0 million for the comparable period in 2021. The increase was primarily as a result of a $7.6 million in labor costs including stock-based compensation costs, driven mainly by increased headcount and higher fair value of equity awards. Additional increases of $0.4 million was related to subcontractor’s cost.
We expect that our research and development costs will increase for the foreseeable future as we continue to invest in research and develop activities to continue and develop our current radar version as well as to develop the next generation radar system.
Sales and Marketing Expenses
Sales and marketing expenses were approximately $3.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, compared to approximately $1.1 million for the previous period in 2021. The increase of $2.3 million was primarily attributed to $1.8 million in labor cost and stock-based compensation cost. Labor cost related expenses consist of salaries and benefits. Marketing expenses include the cost of marketing programs, trade shows, consulting services, promotional materials, demonstration equipment and an allocated portion of facility, IT costs and depreciation. We expect that our sales and marketing expenses will increase in absolute dollar value over time as we hire additional sales and marketing personnel to support our customers, Tier-1 suppliers, and OEM manufacturers, as we will also increases our marketing activities, penetration and grow our domestic and international footprint.
General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses, which were approximately $6.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, and approximately $1.8 million for the previous period in 2021, consist of personnel-related expenses for corporate, executive, finance, and other administrative functions, expenses for outside professional services, including legal, audit, accounting services and other costs related to our status as a publicly traded company as well as expenses for facilities, depreciation, and travel. Personnel related expenses consist of salaries, benefits, and stock-based compensation. The increase of approximately $4.8 million was primarily caused by an increase in personnel related costs of approximately $2 million. Approximately $2.9 million were attributed to additional legal, accounting, and general overhead costs resulting from our status as a publicly traded company, most notably directors and officers (D&O) insurance.
We expect our general and administrative expenses to increase on a dollar value for the foreseeable future as we increase the size of our workforce in accordance with the growth of our business, and as a result of the expenses of operating as a publicly traded company, including compliance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, legal, audit, additional insurance expenses, investor relations activities and other administrative and professional services.
Financial Expenses (Income), Net
Financial income of $4.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, was primarily related to revaluations of warrants issued to shareholders. Financial expenses of $22.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, were primarily related to $4.6 million revaluations of warrants issued to shareholders and $17.9 million revaluation of convertible loan.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
Selected Balance Sheet Information.
September 30, 2022 | December 31. 2021 | |||||||
Current assets | $ | 67,341 | $ | 104,181 | ||||
Working capital | 60,199 | 88,714 | ||||||
Accumulated deficit | (149,029 | ) | (119,646 | ) | ||||
Shareholders’ equity | 57,353 | 79,823 |
As of September 30, 2022, we had cash and cash equivalents totalling $63.2 million. We use our funds primarily for our operating activities. Cash equivalents are invested in accordance with our investment policy. As of September 30, 2022, we have no debt.
Cash Flows Summary
The following table summarizes our cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, and 2021 (dollars in thousands):
Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||
2022 | 2021 | |||||||
Net cash used in operating activities | (31,651 | ) | (15,481 | ) | ||||
Net cash used in investing activities | (976 | ) | (587 | ) | ||||
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | (4,954 | ) | 17,163 | |||||
Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | (37,581 | ) | 1,095 |
Operating Activities
During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, operating activities used approximately $31.7 million. The primary factors affecting operating cash flows during this period were net loss of approximately $29.4 million, impacted by non-cash charges of approximately $2.2 million consisting of share-based compensation of approximately $6.6 million and to a lesser extent, depreciation of approximately $0.3 million off-set by approximately $4.8 million income from revaluations of warrants.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, operating activities used approximately $15.5 million in cash. The primary factors affecting operating cash flows during this period were net loss of approximately $42.2 million, impacted by non-cash charges of approximately $23.4 million consisting of $17.9 million revaluation of convertible loan, $4.7 million revaluation of warrants and share-based compensation of approximately $0.5 million as well as depreciation of approximately $0.2 million.
Investing Activities
During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, cash used in investing activities was approximately $1.0 million, which was primarily from cash used to purchase equipment and leasehold improvements of approximately $0.6 million and a short-term deposit of approximately $0.4 million.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, cash provided by investing activities was approximately $0.6 million, primarily from cash used to purchase equipment and leasehold improvements of approximately $0.7 million, partially offset by withdrawals from short term deposit of approximately $0.1 million.
Financing Activities
During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, cash used in financing activities was approximately $5.0 million, consisting primarily of repayment of short-term loan of approximately $5.2 million partially off-set by the proceeds from exercise of options of approximately $0.2 million.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, cash provided by financing activities was approximately $17.2 million, consisting primarily of proceeds from a convertible loan of approximately $11.3 million and proceeds of short-term loan of approximately $4.7 million as well as proceeds of exercise of warrants and options of approximately $3.8 million. partially offset by repayment of long-term loan of approximately $2.6 million and payment of deferred transaction costs of approximately $0.1 million.
Exhibit Index
Exhibit No. | Document Description | |
99.1 | Unaudited financial statements for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 | |
101.INS | Inline XBRL Instance Document | |
101.SCH | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document. | |
101.CAL | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document. | |
101.DEF | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension 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 and contained in Exhibit 101). |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
ARBE ROBOTICS LTD. | ||
Date: January 13, 2023 | By: | /s/ Kobi Marenko |
Name: | Kobi Marenko | |
Title: | CEO |
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Exhibit 99.1
ARBE ROBOTICS LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
IN U.S. DOLLARS
UNAUDITED
INDEX
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
ARBE ROBOTICS LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
U.S. dollars in thousands
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ARBE ROBOTICS LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)
U.S. dollars in thousands
*) | Represents less than $1. |
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ARBE ROBOTICS LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)
U.S. dollars in thousands (except share and per share data)
Nine
months ended | ||||||||
2022 | 2021 | |||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||
Revenues | $ | 3,368 | $ | 1,729 | ||||
Cost of revenues | 1,066 | 1,116 | ||||||
Gross profit | 2,302 | 613 | ||||||
Operating expenses: | ||||||||
Research and development, net | 25,904 | 16,984 | ||||||
Sales and marketing | 3,427 | 1,137 | ||||||
General and administrative | 6,587 | 1,793 | ||||||
Total operating expenses | 35,918 | 19,914 | ||||||
Operating loss | (33,616 | ) | (19,301 | ) | ||||
Financing expenses (income), net | (4,233 | ) | 22,944 | |||||
Net loss | $ | (29,383 | ) | $ | (42,245 | ) | ||
$ | (0.46 | ) | $ | (4.40 | ) | |||
63,341,817 | 9,596,666 |
* | Prior share and per share information has been retroactively adjusted to reflect the recapitalization of the Company on October 7, 2021, which included the conversion of preferred shares and exercise of warrants, a 1:46.25783 stock split and a change in the par value per share of the ordinary shares from NIS 0.01 to NIS 0.000216 per share. See Note 7. |
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ARBE ROBOTICS LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
U.S. dollars in thousands (except share data)
Ordinary Shares | Additional paid-in | Accumulated | Total Shareholders’ | |||||||||||||||||
Number | Amount | capital | deficit | equity | ||||||||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2021 | 63,016,856 | ) | $ | 199,469 | $ | (119,646 | ) | $ | 79,823 | |||||||||||
Stock-based compensation | - | 6,377 | 6,377 | |||||||||||||||||
Warrants to service providers | - | 272 | 272 | |||||||||||||||||
Exercise of options | 701,347 | ) | 264 | 264 | ||||||||||||||||
Net loss | - | ) | (29,383 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Balance at September 30, 2022 (Unaudited) | 63,718,203 | * | ) | $ | 206,382 | $ | (149,029 | ) | $ | 57,353 |
*) | Represents less than $1. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed interim consolidated financial statements
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ARBE ROBOTICS LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN REDEEMABLE CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED SHARES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIENCY (UNAUDITED)
U.S. dollars in thousands (except share data)
Redeemable convertible preferred Shares | Additional | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seed | Series A | Series A-1 | Series B | Series B-1 | Series B-2 | Total | Ordinary Shares | paid-in | Accumulated | Shareholders’ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | Amount | Number | Amount | Number | Amount | Number | Amount | Number | Amount | Number | Amount | Amount | Number | Amount | capital | deficit | deficiency | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2020* | 5,540,254 | $ | 650 | 7,780,937 | $ | 9,394 | 5,460,043 | $ | 2,500 | 10,863,143 | $ | 32,159 | 4,144,887 | $ | 10,447 | 71,977 | $ | 290 | $ | 55,440 | 9,272,428 | $ | 1,397 | $ | (61,554 | ) | $ | (60,157 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise and conversion of warrants | - | - | - | - | - | 1,021,974 | 6,120 | 6,120 | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 488 | 488 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Warrants to service providers | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 56 | 56 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise of options | - | - | - | - | - | - | 734,991 | 212 | 212 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | (42,245 | ) | (42,245 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at September 30, 2021* (Unaudited) | 5,540,254 | $ | 650 | 7,780,937 | $ | 9,394 | 5,460,043 | $ | 2,500 | 10,863,143 | $ | 32,159 | 4,144,887 | $ | 10,447 | 1,093,951 | $ | 6,410 | $ | 61,560 | 10,007,419 | $ | 2,153 | $ | (103,799 | ) | $ | (101,646 | ) |
*) | Represents less than $1. |
* | Retroactively reflects the recapitalization of the Company on October 7, 2021, which resulted included a 1:46.25783 stock split and a change in par value from NIS 0.01 to NIS 0.000216 per share. See also Note 7, Share Capital. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed interim consolidated financial statements
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ARBE ROBOTICS LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
U.S. dollars in thousands
Nine months ended September 30, | ||||||||
2022 | 2021 | |||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||
Cash flows from operating activities | ||||||||
Net Loss | $ | (29,383 | ) | $ | (42,245 | ) | ||
Adjustments to reconcile loss to net cash used in operating activities: | ||||||||
Depreciation | 349 | 246 | ||||||
Share-based compensation | 6,377 | 488 | ||||||
Warrants to service providers | 272 | 56 | ||||||
Revaluation of warrants and accretion | (4,761 | ) | 4,738 | |||||
Revaluation of convertible loan | 17,866 | |||||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
Decrease (increase( in trade receivable | (1,907 | ) | (162 | ) | ||||
Decrease (increase) in prepaid expenses and other receivables | 1,566 | (74 | ) | |||||
Operating lease ROU assets and liabilities, net | (79 | ) | ||||||
Increase (decrease) in trade payables | (585 | ) | 1,645 | |||||
Increase (decrease) in employees and payroll accruals | (1,009 | ) | 965 | |||||
Increase (decrease) in deferred revenue | (375 | ) | 665 | |||||
Increase (decrease) in accrued expenses and other payables | (2,116 | ) | 331 | |||||
Net cash used in operating activities | (31,651 | ) | (15,481 | ) | ||||
Cash flows from investing activities: | ||||||||
Change in bank deposits | (400 | ) | 100 | |||||
Purchase of property and equipment | (576 | ) | (687 | ) | ||||
Net cash used in investing activities | (976 | ) | (587 | ) | ||||
Cash flows from financing activities: | ||||||||
Repayment of long-term loan | (2,639 | ) | ||||||
Proceeds from short term loan | 4,733 | |||||||
Payment of deferred transaction costs | (117 | ) | ||||||
Repayment of short-term loan | (5,218 | ) | ||||||
Proceeds from exercise of warrants | 3,637 | |||||||
Proceeds from exercise of options | 264 | 212 | ||||||
Proceeds from convertible loan | 11,337 | |||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | (4,954 | ) | 17,163 | |||||
Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | (37,581 | ) | 1,095 | |||||
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the beginning of period | 100,936 | 2,954 | ||||||
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the end of period | 63,355 | 4,049 | ||||||
Supplemental non-cash disclosure: | ||||||||
Purchase of property and equipment | $ | 292 | ||||||
Conversion of warrants liability into convertible preferred shares | $ | 2,483 | ||||||
Deferred transaction costs | $ | 1,569 | ||||||
Supplemental disclosure of cash flows activities: | ||||||||
Interest paid | $ | 250 | $ | 167 |
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ARBE ROBOTICS LTD. AND ITS SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
U.S. dollars in thousands (except share and per share data)
Note 1:- General
a. | Arbe Robotics Ltd. (the “Company”) was founded and registered on November 4, 2015 and commenced its activities in January 2016. The Company, a provider of 4D imaging radar solutions, is leading a radar revolution, enabling safe driver-assist systems today while paving the way for fully autonomous driving in the future. Arbe is empowering automakers, tier-1 suppliers, which are companies that supply parts or systems directly to OEMs, autonomous ground vehicles, commercial and industrial vehicles, and a wide array of safety applications with next-generation sensing and paradigm-changing perception. |
b. | On October 26, 2017, the Company established a Delaware subsidiary, named “Arbe Robotics US Inc”. Arbe Robotics US Inc is engaged mainly in the Company’s sales in the U.S. |
c. | On March 18, 2021, the Company entered into a business combination agreement (the “Merger Agreement”) with Industrial Tech Acquisitions Inc. (“ITAC”), a Delaware corporation that was a special purpose acquisition company (generally known as a SPAC), and whose business was to enter into a business combination agreement. In connection with the Merger Agreement, the Company established a wholly-owned Delaware subsidiary, Autobot MergerSub, Inc. (“Merger Sub”) which was merged into ITAC pursuant to the Merger Agreement. |
On October 7, 2021, the business combination was consummated, and Merger Sub merged with and into ITAC, with ITAC becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, and the securityholders of ITAC becoming securityholders of the Company. In connection with the Merger, the name of ITAC was changed to Autobot HoldCo, Inc. In connection with the Merger, the Company’s ordinary shares and warrants were listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market.
d. | The Company depends on a certain supplier for the development and production of its products. If this supplier fails to deliver or delays the delivery of the necessary products, the Company will be required to seek alternative sources of supply. A change in suppliers could result in manufacturing delays, which could cause a possible loss of sales and, consequently, could adversely affect the Company’s results of operations and financial position. |
e. | The novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic created and may continue to create significant uncertainty in macroeconomic conditions, and the extent of the impact of the pandemic on the Company’s operational and financial performance will depend on various future developments, including the duration and spread of the COVID-19 outbreak and impact on the Company’s customers, suppliers, contract manufacturers and employees, all of which is uncertain at this time. Although the restrictions that had been imposed by governments have largely been reduced, if not eliminated, the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) has maintained its zero-COVID policy, with resulting lockdowns and closures, which may affect the Company’s business with PRC-based tier-1 suppliers and automakers. |
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ARBE ROBOTICS LTD. AND ITS SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
U.S. dollars in thousands (except share and per share data)
Note 1:- General (Cont.)
The Company believes that the long-term horizon of its business plans can mitigate the impact of the pandemic. The Company considered the impact of COVID-19 on the estimates and assumptions and determined that there were no material adverse impacts on the Company for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. As events continue to evolve and additional information becomes available, the Company’s estimates and assumptions may change materially in future periods. The Company cannot predict the effect on its business with PRC customers of hospitalizations and deaths which may result for the change in the PRC’s government’s change from the zero COVID policy.
Note 2:- Significant Accounting Policies
a. | Unaudited interim consolidated financial statements: |
The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information. Accordingly, these interim condensed financial statements do not include all of the information and notes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements include all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation.
The balance sheet as of December 31, 2021 has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company at that date but does not include all information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements.
The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes for the year ended December 31, 2021.
The significant accounting policies disclosed in the Company’s audited 2021 consolidated financial statements and notes thereto have been applied consistently to these unaudited interim consolidated financial statements. Results for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2022.
b. | Use of estimates: |
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Significant items subject to such estimates and assumptions including fair value of warrants and share-based compensation. The Company bases these estimates on historical and anticipated results, trends and various other assumptions that it believes are reasonable under the circumstances, including assumptions as to future events. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
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ARBE ROBOTICS LTD. AND ITS SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
U.S. dollars in thousands (except share and per share data)
Note 2: - Significant Accounting Policies (Cont.)
c. | Recently adopted accounting pronouncements: |
On January 1, 2022, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) (ASU 2016-02) relating to the accounting treatment of lease obligations, using the modified retrospective. Results and disclosure requirements for reporting periods beginning after January 1, 2022 are presented under Topic 842, while prior period amounts have not been adjusted and continue to be reported in accordance with the Company’s historical accounting under Topic 840.
The Company elected the package of practical expedients permitted under the transition guidance, which allowed it to carry forward its historical lease classification prior to January 1, 2022. The Company also elected not to recognize a lease liability and a right-of-use (“ROU”) asset on the balance sheet for leases with a term of twelve months or less. The Company recognizes the associated lease payments in the consolidated statements of income on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
Under Topic 842, The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception. ROU assets and lease liabilities are recognized at the commencement date based on the present value of remaining lease payments over the lease term. For this purpose, the Company considers fixed and determinable payments at the time of commencement. As most of the Company leases do not provide an implicit rate, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at the commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments. The incremental borrowing rate is estimated to approximate the interest rate on a collateralized basis with similar terms and payments. The ROU asset is recorded net of any lease incentives received. The lease terms may include options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise such options.
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NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
U.S. dollars in thousands (except share and per share data)
NOTE 3:- REVENUE
Disaggregation of Revenues
Revenue disaggregated by geography, based on the billing address of the Company’s customers, consists of the following (in thousands):
Nine months ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||
2022 | 2021 | |||||||||||||||
Revenue | % of Revenue | Revenue | % of Revenue | |||||||||||||
Revenue by geography: | ||||||||||||||||
USA | $ | 80 | 2.4 | % | $ | 29 | 1.7 | % | ||||||||
Sweden | 1,224 | 36.4 | % | 757 | 43.7 | % | ||||||||||
Germany | 243 | 7.2 | % | 318 | 18.4 | % | ||||||||||
China | 1,476 | 43.9 | % | 447 | 25.8 | % | ||||||||||
Hong Kong | 35 | 2.0 | % | |||||||||||||
Italy | 124 | 3.7 | % | |||||||||||||
Israel | 31 | 0.8 | % | 34 | 2.0 | % | ||||||||||
Switzerland | 190 | 5.6 | % | 53 | 3.0 | % | ||||||||||
Other | 58 | 3.4 | % | |||||||||||||
Total revenue | $ | 3,368 | 100 | % | $ | 1,729 | 100 | % |
Contract Liabilities
There are no changes to contract liabilities accounting policy from the audited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes for the year ended December 31, 2021. Contract liabilities presented as deferred revenue amounted to $351 and $726 as of September 30, 2022, and December 31, 2021, respectively.
Remaining Performance Obligation
The Company’s remaining performance obligations are comprised of product and engineering services not yet performed. As of September 30, 2022, the aggregate amount of the transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations was $300, which the Company expects to recognize as revenue over the next 12 months.
Note 4:- COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
The Company participated in programs sponsored mainly by the Israeli Innovation Authority (“IIA”), an Israeli government agency, for the support of its research and development activities. Through September 30, 2022, the Company had obtained grants aggregating to $3,723 for certain of its research and development projects. The Company is obligated to pay royalties to the IIA, amounting to 4% of the sales of the products and other related revenues generated from such projects. The maximum aggregate royalties paid generally cannot exceed 100% of the grants received, plus annual interest generally equal to 12-months LIBOR applicable to dollar deposits, as published on the first business day of each calendar year. The obligation to pay these royalties is contingent on actual sales of the products and in the absence of such sales, no payment is required.
NOTE 5:- SHORT-TERM LOAN
On August 16, 2021, the Company and its wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary, Arbe Robotics US, Inc., entered into a debenture agreement with Scintilla Fund L.P. (“Scintilla”) pursuant to which the Company had the right to borrow up to $10,000.
In August 2021, the Company borrowed $5,000, part of which was used to prepay certain outstanding loans. The Company had the right to borrow an additional $5,000 within 90 days from the initial disbursement but did not exercise this right. The loan bore interest at 10% per annum and matured on July 1, 2022. The Company paid a $250 facility arrangement fee at the initial closing and was obligated to pay a fee equal to 4% of the amount borrowed when the loan is repaid. On June 30, 2022, the loan was paid.
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NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
U.S. dollars in thousands (except share and per share data)
Note 6:- LEASES
The Company has entered into various non-cancelable operating lease agreements for certain office spaces in Israel. The leases have original lease periods expiring through 2024, some of which may include options to extend the leases for up to one additional year. The Company does not assume renewals in its determination of the lease term unless the renewals are considered as reasonably assured at lease commencement.
Supplemental cash flow information related to leases was as follows:
Nine
months ended September 30, | ||||||||
2022 | 2021 | |||||||
Cash payments and expenses related to operating leases | (280 | ) | (170 | ) | ||||
Operating lease right-of-use assets and liabilities, net | (79 | ) |
Maturities of lease liabilities as of September 30, 2022, were as follows:
Operating leases | |||||
2022 (three months ended December 31, 2022) | 92 | ||||
2023 | 371 | ||||
2024 | 33 | ||||
Total lease payments | 496 |
Supplemental balance sheet information related to operating leases were as follows:
September 30, | ||||
2022 | ||||
Operating lease right-of-use assets | $ | 536 | ||
Current maturities of operating leases | $ | 384 | ||
Long-term operating lease liabilities | $ | 73 | ||
Weighted average remaining lease term (in years) | 1.3 | |||
Weighted average discount rate | 5.44 | % |
Note 7:- warrant liability
As a result of the Merger, the Company assumed a derivative warrant liability related to 3,112,080 private placement warrants that had been issued by ITAC and assumed by the Company pursuant to the Merger Agreement. The Company utilizes a Black-Scholes option pricing model to estimate the fair value of the private placement warrants and are considered a Level 3 fair value measurement. The private warrants are measured at each reporting period, with changes in fair value recognized in the statement of operations.
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NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
U.S. dollars in thousands (except share and per share data)
Note 8:- Share Capital
As part of the recapitalization, in connection with the closing of the merger with ITAC, the Company’s board of directors and shareholders approved a recapitalization, effective October 7, 2021, pursuant to which (i) all warrants (other than certain outstanding warrants) were exercised, (ii) all outstanding preferred shares, including preferred shares issued upon exercise of warrants, were converted into ordinary shares and (iii) the ordinary shares that were outstanding after the exercise and conversion pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) became and were converted into a total of 48,268,611 ordinary shares. The recapitalization resulted in a 46.25783-for-one stock split and a change in the par value of the ordinary shares from NIS 0.01 per share to NIS 0.000216 per share. As a result, all ordinary shares, preferred shares, options to purchase ordinary shares, warrants to purchase preferred shares, exercise price and net loss per share amounts in these financial statements were adjusted retroactively for all periods presented in these consolidated financial statements as if the stock split and change in par value had been in effect at the beginning of the period covered by these consolidated financial statements.
Note 9:- SHARE BASED COMPENSATION
a. | General: |
During 2016, the Company adopted the 2016 Share Incentive Plan (the “2016 Plan”) which provides the Company with the ability to grant its employees, directors and service providers options to purchase Ordinary Shares of the Company, at a purchase price as determined by the Board of Directors at the date of grant. Pursuant to the 2016 Plan, 3,384,454 ordinary shares were reserved for issuance under the 2016 Plan.
In August 2021, the Board of Directors approved and in September 2021 the shareholders approved, the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2021 Plan”) which became effective upon to the closing of the merger with ITAC on October 7, 2021. The 2021 Plan covers (a) 4,079,427 ordinary shares plus (b) (and without the need to further amend the Plan) on January 1 of each calendar year beginning on January 1, 2022 and ending on and including January 1, 2031), a number of ordinary shares equal to the lesser of: (i) 5% of the total number of ordinary shares outstanding on December 31 of the immediately preceding calendar year, and (ii) an amount determined by the Board, if so determined prior to the January 1 of the calendar year in which the increase will occur. For 2022, the plan was increased by ,150,843 shares, bringing the total ordinary shares subject to the 2021 Plan to 7,230,270. Upon the adoption of the 2021 Plan, the Company will no longer grant any awards under the 2016 Plan, although previously granted options under the 2016 Plan will remain outstanding and governed by the 2016 Plan and awards available for grant under the 2016 Plan which had not been issued or which expired unexercised may be issued pursuant to the 2021 Plan.
b. | During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company granted options and RSUs to purchase 2,791,338 ordinary shares, options and RSUs for 507,907 ordinary shares were forfeited, options to purchase 559,719 ordinary shares were exercised and RSUs for 141,628 ordinary shares were vested. |
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NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
U.S. dollars in thousands (except share and per share data)
Note 9:- SHARE BASED COMPENSATION (Cont.)
c. | Fair value factors: |
The following table set forth the parameters used in the computation of the options compensation to employees:
Nine months ended September 30, | ||||||||
2022 | 2021 | |||||||
Expected term, in years | 4.41-6.11 | 4.61 | ||||||
Expected volatility | 47% | 42%-43% | ||||||
Risk-free interest rate | 1.74%-3.36% | 0.49%-0.80% | ||||||
Expected dividend yield | 0% | 0% |
Fair Value:
Prior to October 7, 2021, the date the merger was consummated and the Company’s ordinary shares became publicly traded, in determining the fair value for share options granted, the board of directors considered the fair value of the ordinary shares as of each grant date and the fair value of the ordinary shares underlying the share options was determined by the board of directors at each award grant date based upon a variety of factors, including the results obtained from independent third-party valuations, the Company’s financial position and historical financial performance, the status of technological developments within the Company’s products, the composition and ability of the current management team, an evaluation or benchmark of the Company’s competition, the current business climate in the marketplace, the illiquid nature of the ordinary shares, recent arm’s length sales of the Company’s capital stock, the effect of the rights and preferences of the Company’s preferred shareholders, and the prospects of a liquidity event, among others. Commencing October 7, 2021, the fair value of the ordinary shares is the market price of the ordinary shares.
Expected volatility:
As the Company was privately owned until October 2021, there is not sufficient historical volatility for the expected term of the stock options. Therefore, the Company uses an average historical share price volatility based on an analysis of reported data for a peer group of comparable publicly traded companies which were selected based upon industry similarities.
Expected term (years):
Expected term represents the period that the Company’s option grants are expected to be outstanding. There is not sufficient historical share exercise data to calculate the expected term of the stock options. Therefore, the Company elected to utilize the simplified method to value option grants. Under this approach, the weighted-average expected life is presumed to be the average of the shortest vesting term and the contractual term of the option.
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NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
U.S. dollars in thousands (except share and per share data)
Note 9:- SHARE BASED COMPENSATION (Cont.)
Risk-free interest rate:
The Company determined the risk-free interest rate by using a weighted-average equivalent to the expected term based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect as of the date of grant.
Expected dividend yield:
The Company does not anticipate paying any dividends in the foreseeable future. Thus, the Company used 0% as its expected dividend yield.
d. | The following table presents share-based compensation expense for employees included in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations: |
Nine months ended September 30, | ||||||||
2022 | 2021 | |||||||
Research and development | $ | 4,140 | $ | 348 | ||||
Sales and marketing | 1,007 | 64 | ||||||
General and administrative | 1,135 | 42 | ||||||
Cost of revenues | 95 | 34 | ||||||
Total stock-based compensation expense | $ | 6,377 | $ | 488 |
Share based compensation expenses are not deductible for Israeli income tax purposes, and therefore the Company did not recognize any tax benefits related to the share-based compensation for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, the Company recognized the total fair value of warrants issued to non-employee service providers of $272 and $56, respectively.
NOTE 10:- NET LOSS PER SHARE ATTRIBUTIBLE TO ORDINARY SHARHOLDERS
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to ordinary shareholders for the periods presented:
Nine months ended September 30, | ||||||||
2022 | 2021 | |||||||
Numerator: | ||||||||
Net loss | $ | (29,383 | ) | $ | (42,245 | ) | ||
Denominator: | ||||||||
63,341,817 | 9,596,666 | |||||||
$ | (0.46 | ) | $ | (4.40 | ) |
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NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
U.S. dollars in thousands (except share and per share data)
NOTE 11:- SEGMENT INFORMATION
The Company operates in one operating and reportable segment. Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise about which separate financial information is evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision maker, who is the Company’s chief executive officer (“CEO”), in deciding how to allocate resources and assessing performance. The Company’s chief operating decision maker allocates resources and assesses performance based upon discrete financial information at the consolidated level.
Revenue by geography can be found in the revenue recognition disclosures in Note 3 above. The following table presents the Company’s property and equipment, net of depreciation, by geographic country:
September 30, | December 31, | |||||||
2022 | 2021 | |||||||
Israel | $ | 1,683 | $ | 1,165 | ||||
United States | ||||||||
Total property and equipment, net: | $ | 1,684 | $ | 1,165 |
*) | Represents less than $1. |
Number of Customers accounted for over 10% of Revenue:
During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company had three customers that accounted for 78.18% of revenues: 34.9% from Customer A, 23.0% from Customer B and 20.2% from Customer C. During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company had three customers that accounted for 79.5% of revenues: 43.5% from Customer A, 19.8% from Customer B and 16.2% from Customer D.
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