Navitas Semiconductor Corporation announced unaudited financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2023.

“I am pleased to announce another record quarter for Navitas as our gallium nitride and silicon carbide technologies continue to displace legacy power silicon in traditional markets and enable and accelerate new energy markets,” said Gene Sheridan, CEO and co-founder. “It’s a very exciting time at Navitas as we launch four major new technology platforms across GaN and SiC. We expect Navitas’ revenues to far exceed market growth rates in 2024 and for years to come.”

Financial Highlights

  • Revenue: Total revenue grew to $22.0 million in the third quarter of 2023, a 115% increase from $10.2 million in the third quarter of 2022 and a 22% increase from $18.1 million in the second quarter of 2023.
  • Gross Margin: GAAP gross margin for the third quarter of 2023 was 32.3%, impacted by inventory adjustments, compared to 3.8% in the third quarter of 2022 and 41.5% for the second quarter of 2023. Non-GAAP gross margin for the third quarter of 2023 was 42.1% compared to 38.4% for the third quarter of 2022 and 41.5% for the second quarter of 2023.
  • Loss from Operations: GAAP loss from operations for the quarter was $28.6 million, compared to a loss of $37.4 million for the third quarter of 2022 and a loss of $27.2 million for the second quarter of 2023. On a non-GAAP basis, loss from operations for the quarter was $8.7 million compared to a loss of $10.3 million for the third quarter of 2022 and a loss of $9.6 million for the second quarter of 2023.
  • Cash: Cash and cash equivalents were $176.7 million as of September 30, 2023.

Market, Customer and Technology Highlights

GaN is moving from a beachhead to the mainstream for mobile fast chargers, with continued strength and upside led by major China OEMs Xiaomi and Oppo. We expect 30% of their total mobile charger shipments in 2024 will utilize GaN, and GaN has been adopted by Samsung for the latest Galaxy S23 and other models, contributing to Q3 and expected Q4 2023 revenue ramp. New Gen-4 GaNSense™ half-bridge ICs, targeting ultra-fast chargers of 100 W or more, are projected to contribute another $10 million per year in revenue ramping in 2024. The new GaNSense products replace dozens of components with a single GaN IC and enable switching frequencies up to 2 MHz to reduce footprint and simplify designs.

Launched in September, GaNSafe™ is the world’s most-protected, most-reliable and highest-performance GaN power semiconductor, with advanced sensing, protection, higher-power capability and cool operation. GaNSafe breaks the glass ceiling for GaN to enter high-power, high-reliability markets like AI data centers, solar, EV and industrial. GaNSafe power ICs are featured in a new 6.6 kW, 800 V on-board charger (OBC) platform from Navitas’ dedicated EV system design center, setting industry benchmarks in system efficiency, density and cost, and attracting significant customer interest. The OBC is a ‘hybrid’ platform, featuring GaNSafe and a new, Gen-3 Fast (G3F) GeneSiC™ MOSFET platform, with leading-edge silicon carbide power and switching performance up to 50% better than competition.

Rapid AI adoption has created unprecedented demand for more power, higher efficiency and greater power density. Navitas’ data center design center has developed a new 4.5 kW AC-DC system platform design, with efficiency exceeding the 96% ‘Titanium Plus’ standard, and with twice the power density of previous, best-in-class, legacy silicon designs. GaNSafe and Gen-3 Fast SiC are again used to optimize these high-power applications, with significant growth in the number of customer pipeline projects.

Solar, appliance and industrial markets also show robust growth in the customer pipeline, with broad interest in the new Gen-3 Fast MOSFETs. The Gen-4 GaNSense half-bridge portfolio now includes new application-specific ICs for motor drives, compressors and pumps up to 1 kW, with sensing, autonomy and programming functionality for easy EMI.

Q4 2023 will also see the introduction of a new, breakthrough innovation: ‘bi-directional’ GaN. Each GaN power IC will replace up to four discrete power transistors, dramatically reducing component count, cost and complexity, and delivering major speed and efficiency benefits. Bi-directional GaN technology is expected to usher in major advances in energy storage, grid infrastructure, motor drives and many other emerging topologies and architectures across multiple markets.

Business Outlook

Fourth quarter 2023 net revenues are expected to increase to $25.0 – $26.0 million. Gross margin for the fourth quarter is expected to expand to 42.5%, plus or minus 30 basis points, and operating expenses, excluding stock-based compensation and amortization of intangible assets, are expected to be approximately $20.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2023. Weighted-average basic share count is expected to be approximately 179 million shares for the fourth quarter of 2023.

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