Audio technology Sonos company (NASDAQ:SONO) announced better-than-expected results in Q1 CY2024, with revenue down 16.9% year on year to $252.7 million. The company expects the full year's revenue to be around $1.65 billion, in line with analysts' estimates. It made a non-GAAP loss of $0.34 per share, down from its profit of $0.04 per share in the same quarter last year.
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Sonos (SONO) Q1 CY2024 Highlights:
- Revenue: $252.7 million vs analyst estimates of $247.4 million (2.1% beat)
- EPS (non-GAAP): -$0.34 vs analyst expectations of -$0.25 (36% miss)
- The company reconfirmed its revenue guidance for the full year of $1.65 billion at the midpoint
- Gross Margin (GAAP): 44.3%, up from 43.3% in the same quarter last year
- Free Cash Flow was -$121.4 million, down from $269.3 million in the previous quarter
- Market Capitalization: $2.21 billion
A pioneer in connected home audio systems, Sonos (NASDAQ:SONO) offers a range of premium wireless speakers and sound systems.
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Sales GrowthReviewing a company's long-term performance can reveal insights into its business quality. Any business can have short-term success, but a top-tier one sustains growth for years. Sonos's annualized revenue growth rate of 5.4% over the last five years was weak for a consumer discretionary business. Within consumer discretionary, a long-term historical view may miss a company riding a successful new product or emerging trend. That's why we also follow short-term performance. Sonos's recent history shows a reversal from its already weak five-year trend as its revenue has shown annualized declines of 7.4% over the last two years.
This quarter, Sonos's revenue fell 16.9% year on year to $252.7 million but beat Wall Street's estimates by 2.1%. Looking ahead, Wall Street expects sales to grow 12.3% over the next 12 months, an acceleration from this quarter.
Cash Is KingAlthough earnings are undoubtedly valuable for assessing company performance, we believe cash is king because you can't use accounting profits to pay the bills.
Over the last two years, Sonos has shown mediocre cash profitability, putting it in a pinch as it gives the company limited opportunities to reinvest, pay down debt, or return capital to shareholders. Its free cash flow margin has averaged 1.8%, subpar for a consumer discretionary business.
Sonos burned through $121.4 million of cash in Q1, equivalent to a negative 48.1% margin and in line with its cash burn last year. Over the next year, analysts predict Sonos's cash profitability will fall. Their consensus estimates imply its LTM free cash flow margin of 9.9% will decrease to 6%.
Key Takeaways from Sonos's Q1 ResultsIt was good to see Sonos beat analysts' revenue expectations this quarter. On the other hand, its operating margin missed and its EPS fell short of Wall Street's estimates. Overall, the results could have been better. The company is down 6.1% on the results and currently trades at $16.5 per share.