Full year revenue of $59.7 million, up 32%
year-over-year
Near Intelligence, Inc. (Nasdaq: NIR) (“Near” or the “Company”),
a global leader in privacy-led data intelligence on people, places
and products, today announced financial results for the fourth
quarter and full year ended December 31, 2022.
“Near’s fourth quarter performance provided a solid finish to
the year which was highlighted by 32% annual revenue growth and
120% net revenue retention. These results included an impressive
33% growth in global customers with annual contracts above $100k,”
said Anil Mathews, founder and CEO of Near. “The ability to make
data-driven decisions has become an imperative in this
post-pandemic world and with the changing economic landscape.
Consumer behavior has drastically changed since then and, to remain
competitive, enterprises must adopt more targeted approaches to
understand their customers through data. We are confident in our
ability to seize this enormous opportunity with our world-class
data intelligence solutions. I’m incredibly thankful to our team
for their continued focus on expanding our unique product
offerings, enhancing our channel business, and delivering
exceptional service to our existing customers.”
Fourth Quarter 2022 Financial Highlights
- Revenue: Total revenue for the fourth quarter of 2022
was $15.3 million, up 5% from the fourth quarter of 2021.
- Gross Profit: Gross profit for the fourth quarter of
2022 was $10.7 million, compared to $10.3 million for the fourth
quarter of 2021. Gross margin for the fourth quarter of 2022 was
70.0%, compared to 70.5% for the fourth quarter of 2021.
- Operating Income/(Loss): Operating loss for the fourth
quarter of 2022 was $10.4 million, compared to $6.5 million for the
fourth quarter of 2021.
Full Year 2022 Financial Highlights
- Revenue: Total revenue for the full year 2022 was $59.7
million, up 32% from 2021. Total revenue was impacted due to a $2
million foreign exchange headwind.
- Gross Profit: Gross profit for the full year of 2022 was
$41.1 million, compared to $32.4 million for 2021. Gross margin for
the full year 2022 was 68.8%, compared to 71.5% for 2021.
- Operating Income/(Loss): Operating loss for the full
year 2022 was $93.9 million, compared to $17.7 million for 2021.
Full year operating loss includes stock-based compensation of $66.5
million for 2022 and $77,000 for 2021.
Recent Business Highlights
- Completed its business combination (the “Business Combination”)
with KludeIn I Acquisition Corp. (“KludeIn”) on March 23, 2023, and
its common stock and warrants began trading on Nasdaq under NIR and
NIRWW, respectively, on March 24, 2023.
- Signed an eight-figure customer renewal deal with one of the
largest European retailers which operates multiple brands across
several European countries.
Financial Outlook
Near is providing guidance for its first quarter and full year
2023 as follows:
- First Quarter 2023 Guidance: Total revenue is expected
to be in the range of $15.0 million to $15.5 million.
- Full Year 2023 Guidance: Total revenue is projected to
be approximately $81.0 million or approximately 35% year-over-year
growth.
Quarterly Conference Call
Near will host a conference call today, March 28, 2023, to
review its fourth quarter and full year 2022 financial results and
to discuss its financial outlook. The call is scheduled to begin at
8:00 a.m. ET. Investors are invited to join the webcast by visiting
investors.near.com. The webcast will be available live, and a
replay will be available following the completion of the live
broadcast for approximately 90 days.
About Near
Near, a global, full-stack data intelligence
software-as-a-service (“SaaS”) platform curates one of the world’s
largest sources of intelligence on people, places, and products.
The Near platform’s patented technology processes data from an
estimated 1.6 billion unique user IDs and 70 million points of
interest in more than 44 countries. Near’s data and insights
empower marketing and operations teams to understand consumers’
online and offline behaviors, affinities, and attributes in order
to engage them and grow their businesses. With a presence in Los
Angeles, Paris, Bangalore, Singapore, Sydney, and Tokyo, Near
serves scaled enterprises in retail, real estate, restaurant/QSR,
travel/tourism, telecom, and financial services. For more
information, please visit https://near.com.
Additional information about Near is available at
investors.near.com. The Company plans to routinely post important
information on that site.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within
the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking
statements provide the Company’s current expectations or forecasts
of future events. Forward-looking statements include statements
about the Company’s expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives,
intentions, assumptions and other statements that are not
historical facts. The words “anticipates,” “appear,” “approximate,”
“believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “foresee,”
“intends,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,”
“predict,” “project,” “seek,” “should,” “would” and similar
expressions may identify forward-looking statements, but the
absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not
forward-looking. Examples of forward-looking statements in this
press release include, but are not limited to, statements regarding
the Company’s disclosure concerning the Company’s operations, cash
flows, financial position and dividend policy. The risks and
uncertainties include, but are not limited to: (1) the future
financial and operational performance of, and anticipated financial
impact on, Near following the Business Combination; (2) Near’s
expansion plans and opportunities; (3) Near’s limited operating
history makes it difficult to evaluate our current business and
future prospects; (4) the impact of health epidemics, such as the
COVID-19 pandemic, on our business, financial condition, growth and
the actions we may take in response thereto; (5) the high degree of
uncertainty of the level of demand for and market utilization of
our solutions and products; (6) substantial regulation and the
potential for unfavorable changes to, or failure by us to comply
with, these regulations, which could substantially harm our
business and operating results; (7) our dependency upon third-party
service providers for certain technologies; (8) increases in costs,
disruption of supply or shortage of materials, which could harm our
business; (9) developments and projections relating to our
competitors and industry; (10) our management team’s limited
experience managing a public company; (11) the possibility of our
need to defend ourselves against fines, penalties and injunctions
if we are determined to be promoting products for unapproved uses;
(12) concentration of ownership among our existing executive
officers, directors and their respective affiliates, which may
prevent new investors from influencing significant corporate
decisions; (13) the ability to obtain or maintain the listing of
Near common stock or Near warrants on Nasdaq following the Business
Combination; (14) costs related to the Business Combination; (15)
if the benefits of the Business Combination do not meet the
expectations of investors or securities analysts, the potential for
the market price of our securities to decline; (16) the risk that
the Business Combination disrupts current plans and operations of
our business as a result of consummation of the transactions
described herein; (17) the risk that our significant increased
expenses and administrative burdens as a public company could have
an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results
of operations, and (18) other risks and uncertainties identified in
the Registration Statement (No. 333-265952), as amended, filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), relating to the
Business Combination, including those under “Risk Factors” therein,
and in other filings with the SEC made by Near. Near cautions
readers not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking
statements, which speak only as of the date made. Readers are
referred to the most recent reports filed with the SEC by KludeIn
and Near. Near does not undertake or accept any obligation or
undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any
forward-looking statements to reflect any change in its
expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances
on which any such statement is based, subject to applicable
law.
Near Intelligence Holdings Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Balance Sheets (in $, except per share data
and share count) As of December 31
2022
2021
Assets Current assets Cash and cash equivalents
16,599,897
8,839,402
Restricted cash
44,398,144
110,925
Marketable securities
-
260,417
Short term investments
-
1,111,483
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of
$3,417,845, and $2,073,836 as of December 31, 2022 and 2021
26,011,486
16,759,840
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
4,963,268
2,250,303
Total current assets
91,972,795
29,332,370
Property and equipment, net
4,658,579
8,733,023
Operating lease right-of-use assets
4,038,350
2,700,886
Goodwill
61,994,758
62,387,725
Intangible assets, net
10,689,108
11,516,398
Other assets
2,882,015
3,103,744
Total assets
176,235,605
117,774,146
Liabilities, redeemable convertible preferred stock and
stockholders' deficit Current liabilities: Current
portion of long-term borrowings
2,783,060
7,785,066
Accounts payable
9,992,164
9,033,635
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
20,004,468
7,267,190
Operating lease liabilities
936,685
563,862
Total current liabilities
33,716,377
24,649,753
Long-term borrowings, less current portion
85,563,588
10,685,089
Long-term operating lease liabilities
3,299,259
2,223,501
Warrant liabilities
16,765,776
5,376,932
Other liabilities
731,100
190,521
Total liabilities
140,076,100
43,125,796
Redeemable convertible preferred stock Redeemable
convertible preferred stock, $0.0001 par value, 307,299.000 shares
authorized; 307,298.151 and 307,298.151 shares issued and
outstanding as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively;
redemption amount of $253,045,305 and $253,045,305 as of December
31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
207,417,237
207,417,237
Stockholders' deficit Common stock, $0.0001 par
value; 192,701.000 shares authorized; 77,057.894 and 71,963.894
shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2022 and 2021
respectively.
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Additional paid-in-capital
70,900,679
4,399,815
Accumulated deficit
(240,787,341
)
(136,369,447
)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(1,371,078
)
(799,262
)
Total stockholders’ deficit
(171,257,732
)
(132,768,887
)
Total liabilities, redeemable convertible preferred stock
and stockholders’ deficit
176,235,605
117,774,146
Near Intelligence Holdings Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Operations (in $, except per
share data and share count)
Three months ended
December
Year ended December 31
(Unaudited)
2022
2021
2022
2021
Revenue
15,281,249
14,582,814
59,745,771
45,320,675
Costs and expenses: Cost of revenue (excluding depreciation and
amortization shown separately)(1)
4,577,999
4,309,084
18,667,419
12,918,041
Product and technology(1)
5,629,840
4,944,529
27,254,765
16,718,467
Sales and marketing(1)
5,105,385
4,220,100
23,508,921
10,731,042
General and administrative(1)
7,693,607
5,251,860
74,361,222
14,400,851
Depreciation and amortization
2,699,930
2,378,110
9,818,985
8,230,623
Total costs and expenses
25,706,761
21,103,683
153,611,312
62,999,024
Operating loss
(10,425,512
)
(6,520,869
)
(93,865,541
)
(17,678,349
)
Interest expense, net
3,089,978
795,016
6,158,784
2,667,400
Changes in fair value of warrant liabilities
1,146,413
2,257,075
(790,693
)
1,540,895
Loss (gain) on extinguishment of debt, net
5,847,272
-
5,157,364
(707,164
)
Other income, net
(29,473
)
(95,215
)
(668,731
)
(429,237
)
Loss before income tax expense
(20,479,702
)
(9,477,745
)
(103,722,265
)
(20,750,243
)
Income tax expense
289,258
102,279
499,167
305,356
Net loss attributable to Near Intelligence Holdings
Inc.
(20,768,960
)
(9,580,024
)
(104,221,432
)
(21,055,599
)
Accretion to preferred stock redemption value
-
-
-
(13,463,002
)
Net loss attributable to common stockholders
(20,768,960
)
(9,580,024
)
(104,221,432
)
(34,518,601
)
Net loss attributable to common stockholders, basic and
diluted
(20,768,960
)
(9,580,024
)
(104,221,432
)
(34,518,601
)
Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and
diluted
-183.72
-133.12
-1076.28
-539.42
Weighted-average number of shares outstanding used to compute net
loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and
diluted
113,044
71,964
96,835
63,992
(1) Includes stock based compensation expense as
follows : Cost of revenue
40,901
-
896,511.00
-
Product and technology
651,256
10,590
5,892,394.00
(98,487.00
)
Sales and marketing
779,781
3,774
4,998,640.00
10,217.00
General and administrative
230,336
33,339
54,687,484.00
165,290.00
Near Intelligence Holdings Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (in $, except per
share data and share count) Year ended December
31
2022
2021
Cash flows from operating activities : Net loss
(104,221,432
)
(21,055,599
)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating
activities: Depreciation and amortization
9,818,985
8,230,623
Stock based compensation
66,475,029
77,020
Gain on extinguishment of debt
(663,092
)
(1,173,744
)
Loss on extinguishment of debt
5,820,456
466,580
Changes in fair value of warrant liabilities
(790,693
)
1,540,895
Allowance for credit losses on trade receivables and write off
1,400,885
72,577
In kind consideration of strategic investment
-
(1,500,000
)
Amortization of debt discount due to warrants
1,602,100
1,121,747
Other
1,301,166
126,513
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: Accounts receivable
(16,631,361
)
(1,615,519
)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
(1,035,084
)
(516,776
)
Operating lease right-of-use assets
(1,411,335
)
(1,200,696
)
Other assets
207,873
(350,717
)
Accounts payable
2,828,401
(7,286,199
)
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
6,461,880
248,520
Operating lease liabilities
1,528,589
1,237,852
Other liabilities
564,168
(19,675
)
Net cash used in operating activities
(26,743,465
)
(21,596,598
)
Cash flows from investing activities : Additions to
property and equipment
(302,493
)
(259,258
)
Asset acquisition (note 9)
(784,237
)
-
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment
-
171,286
Proceeds from sale of marketable securities
258,621
338,242
Purchase of short term investments
-
(1,085,430
)
Proceeds from sale of short term investments
1,066,792
-
Purchase of strategic investment
-
(500,000
)
Advance to related party (note 28)
(1,777,675
)
-
Purchase of promissory note (note 6)
(686,690
)
-
Cash acquired in purchase of business
-
2,707,863
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities
(2,225,682
)
1,372,703
Cash flows from financing activities Proceeds from
issuance of debt, net of issuance costs
115,292,120
14,842,627
Proceeds from exercise of stock options
25,836
60,562
Proceeds from short term borrowing from related party (note 28)
2,213,493
-
Repayment of short term borrowing from related party (note 28)
(118,633
)
-
Cash distributed to stockholders as part of reorganization
(538,556
)
-
Repayments of debt
(35,674,154
)
(6,693,137
)
Net cash provided by financing activities
81,200,106
8,210,052
Effect of exchange rates on cash, cash equivalents and
restricted cash
(183,245
)
(487,180
)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents and
restricted cash
52,047,714
(12,501,023
)
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at
beginning of period
8,950,327
21,451,350
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the end of
the period
60,998,041
8,950,327
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid for income taxes
429,546
210,079
Cash paid for interest on borrowings
2,328,597
1,692,341
Non-cash investing and financing activities
Redeemable convertible preferred stock issued in connection with an
acquisition
-
69,339,742
Accretion of redeemable convertible preferred stock
-
13,463,002
In kind consideration of strategic investment
-
1,500,000
In kind consideration for assets acquisition
3,808,099
-
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations
1,917,196
-
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