Phunware Reports First Quarter 2025 Financial Results

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Phunware (NASDAQ: PHUN) reported its Q1 2025 financial results, showing mixed performance. Software subscriptions and services revenue grew 40% to $0.6 million compared to Q1 2024. The company recorded a net loss of $3.7 million, higher than the $2.3 million loss in the previous year, primarily due to $1.2 million in one-time legal expenses. Cash position remained strong at $109.7 million. Business highlights include adding three new hospitality customers in Q1 and securing a $0.5 million booking from a healthcare facility in Q2. The company appointed Quyen Du, a 25-year corporate strategy executive, to its Board. Phunware is developing AI-related initiatives, including AI Personal Concierge for hospitality customers, with launch expected in mid-2025.

Positive

• 40% increase in software subscriptions and services revenue to $0.6 million
• Strong cash position of $109.7 million
• Reduced cash burn with net cash used in operations decreasing to $3.3 million from $5.5 million
• Added three new hospitality customers and secured a $0.5 million healthcare facility booking
• Improved net loss per share to ($0.18) from ($0.33)

Negative

• Net loss increased to $3.7 million from $2.3 million year-over-year
• Software bookings declined to $0.4 million in Q1
• Reported softness in the ad market
• $1.2 million one-time legal expenses from Wild Basin litigation

Insights

Financial Analyst

Phunware's 40% software revenue growth is offset by widening losses and significant legal expenses amid AI investment initiatives.

Phunware's Q1 2025 results present a mixed financial picture. While software subscriptions and services revenue grew an impressive 40% year-over-year to $0.6 million, overall performance raises concerns. The company reported a net loss of $3.7 million, a significant deterioration from the $2.3 million loss in Q1 2024. This wider loss was largely attributed to $1.2 million in one-time legal expenses related to the Wild Basin litigation.

Looking at the balance sheet, Phunware maintains a strong cash position of $109.7 million, providing substantial runway for its AI initiatives and operations. The company reduced cash burn with net cash used in operations decreasing to $3.3 million from $5.5 million in the previous year period – a positive sign for sustainability. However, with quarterly revenue of just $0.7 million, the company's cash burn rate remains concerning despite the improvements.

The 52% gross margin indicates reasonable profitability on existing sales, but new bookings of only $0.4 million in Q1 suggest challenges in sales pipeline conversion. The recent $0.5 million booking from a healthcare facility in Q2 shows some pipeline progression, but overall revenue generation appears insufficient relative to operating costs.

The company's strategic pivot toward AI-driven initiatives, including the AI Personal Concierge product planned for mid-2025, represents a potential growth catalyst. However, investors should note that Phunware's Adjusted EBITDA deteriorated to negative $4.7 million from negative $2.2 million in the prior year period, indicating worsening operational performance even when excluding one-time expenses. This suggests fundamental challenges beyond the legal costs that management will need to address for sustainable growth.

New Customer Launches Drive 40% Revenue Growth for Software Subscriptions and Services

Strong Balance Sheet of $109.7 Million Powering R&D Activities in AI-Driven Customer Platform and Corporate Initiatives

AUSTIN, Texas, May 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Phunware, Inc. (“Phunware” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: PHUN), a leader in enterprise cloud solutions for mobile applications, today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025.

Financial Highlights

• Software subscriptions and services revenue increased 40% to $0.6 million in Q1 2025, as compared to Q1 2024.
• Q1 2025 software and subscription bookings totaled $0.4 million.
• Net loss was $3.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, as compared to $2.3 million in the previous year period.
  • Primary driver for net loss increase was $1.2 million one-time legal expenses related to the Wild Basin litigation bench trial that concluded in Q1 2025; a decision is expected in Q3 2025.
• Net loss per share improved to ($0.18) per share in Q1 2025, as compared to ($0.33) per share in Q1 2024.
• Net cash used in operations decreased to $3.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to $5.5 million for the previous year period.
• Cash and cash equivalents as of March 31, 2025, was $109.7 million.
  

Recent Business Highlights

• During Q1 2025, added three (3) new customers in the hospitality vertical. Momentum carried into Q2, with a new $0.5 million booking for a multi-location health care facility.
• Appointed Quyen Du to the Board of Directors, a 25-year corporate strategy and development executive with Fortune 500 consumer brands.
  • Her appointment satisfies Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) continued listing requirements for audit committee service.
• Attended investor and industry conferences including the 37th Annual ROTH Conference and upcoming 2025 Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Conference (HITEC®) June 16–19 in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Management Commentary

“The first quarter of 2025 was underscored by new customers and bookings and continued focus on our AI-related initiatives,” said interim CEO Stephen Chen. “First quarter revenues of $0.7 million and gross margin of 52% were driven by a 40% increase in Mobile software subscriptions and services with delivered customer projects. With an existing hospitality customer, we launched an integrated conference solution including dynamic wayfinding, mobile engagement messaging, events scheduling, and content management. With a well-known resort and entertainment venue customer, we launched our hospitality industry solution application to enhance guest experiences."

“Software bookings for the first quarter were $0.4 million and we continue to accelerate our pipeline while simultaneously shortening the sales cycle. With three new customers in the hospitality vertical during the first quarter, and a $0.5 million multi-location health care facility booking in the second quarter, we believe customer momentum continues to accelerate.”

“We were honored to appoint Quyen Du to our Board of Directors in February. Ms. Du brings 25 years’ experience in strategy and corporate development as an executive at Fortune 500 consumer brands. She has an impressive record of guiding strategic growth and will add tremendous expertise to our Board for Phunware investments, M&A and new business development strategies. We are happy to announce that Ms. Du was elected to three-year term at our most recent stockholders' meeting.”

“While we've seen some softness in the ad market, we are focused on new opportunities in that market and investing in marketing and research and development in generative and agentic AI initiatives, among others. We remain committed to reinforcing our core business units, identifying high-impact investment and M&A opportunities, driving operational excellence, and aligning our cost structure for long-term scalability. We are also committed to enhancing our team with experienced sales, marketing, and technology professionals to amplify market visibility and accelerate customer acquisition.”

“Looking ahead, we are developing additional features and functionalities for our existing products, including AI-related features such as AI Personal Concierge for hospitality customers and their guests and Intelligent Reporting for large real property owners. We expect to launch the initial AI Personal Concierge product in mid-2025. With our leadership position in mobile app development, combined with compelling new technology improvements and AI integration, we are executing on our strategic vision to deliver our solutions globally. I look forward to additional announcements and milestones in the months ahead,” concluded Chen.

Note about Non-GAAP Financial Measures

A non-GAAP financial measure is a numerical measure of a company’s performance, financial position, or cash flows that either excludes or includes amounts that are not normally excluded or included in the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, or GAAP. Non-GAAP measures are not in accordance with, nor are they a substitute for, GAAP measures. Other companies may use different non-GAAP measures and presentation of results.

In addition to financial results presented in accordance with GAAP, this press release presents adjusted EBITDA, which is a non-GAAP measure. Adjusted EBITDA is determined by taking net loss and adding interest expense (income), income tax expense, depreciation, and further adjusted for non-cash impairment, valuation adjustments and stock-based compensation expense. The company believes that this non-GAAP measure, viewed in addition to and not in lieu of net loss, provides additional information to investors by providing a more focused measure of operating results. This metric is an integral part of the Company’s internal reporting to evaluate its operations and the performance of senior management. A reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA to net loss, the most comparable GAAP measure, is available in the accompanying financial tables below. The non-GAAP measure presented herein may not be comparable to similarly titled measures presented by other companies.

US-GAAP NET LOSS TO ADJUSTED EBITDA RECONCILIATION (Unaudited)
		Three Months Ended March 31,
(in thousands)		2025				2024
Net loss		$	(3,723	)		$	(2,292	)
Add back: Depreciation			4				4
Add back: Interest expense			9				108
Less: Interest income			(1,119	)			(140	)
EBITDA			(4,829	)			(2,320	)
Add back: Stock-based compensation			86				630
Less: Gain on extinguishment of debt			-				(535	)
Adjusted EBITDA		$	(4,743	)		$	(2,225	)

About Phunware

Phunware, Inc. (NASDAQ: PHUN) is an enterprise software company specializing in mobile app solutions with integrated intelligent capabilities. We provide businesses with the tools to create, implement, and manage custom mobile applications, analytics, digital advertising, and location-based services. Phunware is transforming mobile engagement by delivering scalable, personalized, and data-driven mobile app experiences.

Phunware’s mission is to achieve unparalleled connectivity and monetization through the widespread adoption of Phunware mobile technologies, leveraging brands, consumers, partners, digital asset holders, and market participants. Phunware is poised to expand its software products and services audience through a new Generative AI platform which is in development, utilize and monetize its patents and other intellectual property, and renewed focus on development of a digital asset ecosystem for existing holders and new market participants.

For more information on Phunware, please visit www.phunware.com. To better understand and leverage generative AI and Phunware’s mobile app technologies, visit ai.phunware.com.

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By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. We caution you that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and that our actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.

Investor Relations Contact:
Chris Tyson, Executive Vice President
MZ Group - MZ North America
949-491-8235
PHUN@mzgroup.us
www.mzgroup.us

Phunware Media Contact:
Joe McGurk, Managing Director
917-259-6895
PHUN@mzgroup.us

Phunware, Inc. Consolidated Balance Sheets (In thousands, except share and per share data)
	March 31,				December 31,
	2025				2024
Assets:	(Unaudited)
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	109,719			$	112,974
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $264 and $166 as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively		697				276
Digital currencies		82				103
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		588				406
Total current assets		111,086				113,759
Non-current assets:
Property and equipment, net		20				24
Right-of-use asset		770				840
Other assets		158				158
Total non-current assets		948				1,022
Total assets	$	112,034			$	114,781
Liabilities and stockholders' equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	4,073			$	3,754
Accrued expenses		492				148
Deferred revenue		1,124				1,034
Lease liability		320				313
PhunCoin subscription payable		1,202				1,202
Total current liabilities		7,211				6,451
Deferred revenue		660				528
Lease liability		537				619
Total noncurrent liabilities		1,197				1,147
Total liabilities		8,408				7,598
Commitments and contingencies (See Note 7)		-				-
Stockholders' equity
Common stock, $0.0001 par value, 1,000,000,000 shares authorized; 20,180,875 shares issued and 20,170,745 share outstanding as of March 31, 2025 and 20,166,665 shares issued and 20,156,535 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2024		2				2
Treasury Stock		(502	)			(502	)
Additional paid-in capital		421,169				421,003
Accumulated deficit		(317,043	)			(313,320	)
Total stockholders' equity		103,626				107,183
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	112,034			$	114,781

Phunware, Inc. Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss (In thousands, except share and per share information)
	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2025				2024
Net revenues	$	688			$	921
Cost of revenues		329				397
Gross profit		359				524
Operating expenses:
Sales and marketing		896				443
General and administrative		3,464				2,471
Research and development		813				484
Total operating expenses		5,173				3,398
Operating loss		(4,814	)			(2,874	)
Other income (expense):
Interest expense		(9	)			(108	)
Interest income		1,119				140
Gain on extinguishment of debt		-				535
Other (expense) income, net		(19	)			15
Total other income		1,091				582
Loss before taxes		(3,723	)			(2,292	)
Income tax expense		-				-
Net loss		(3,723	)			(2,292	)
Net loss per share, basic and diluted	$	(0.18	)		$	(0.33	)
Weighted-average shares used to compute net loss per share, basic & diluted		20,169,640				6,864,226

Phunware, Inc. Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (In thousands)
	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2025				2024
Operating activities
Net loss	$	(3,723	)		$	(2,292	)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Gain on extinguishment of debt		-				(535	)
Stock-based compensation		86				630
Other adjustments		132				329
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable		(444	)			(82	)
Prepaid expenses and other assets		(182	)			(11	)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		663				(2,893	)
Lease liability payments		(89	)			(185	)
Deferred revenue		222				(286	)
Net cash used in operating activities from continued operations		(3,335	)			(5,325	)
Net cash used in operating activities from discontinued operations		-				(205	)
Net cash used in operating activities		(3,335	)			(5,530	)
Investing activities
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities		-				-
Financing activities
Proceeds from sales of common stock, net of issuance costs		80				23,204
Net cash provided by financing activities		80				23,204
Effect of exchange rate on cash		-				(41	)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents		(3,255	)			17,633
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period		112,974				3,934
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period	$	109,719			$	21,567
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
Interest paid	$	9			$	4
Income taxes paid	$	-			$	26
Supplemental disclosures of non-cash financing activities:
Issuance of common stock upon conversion of the 2022 Promissory Note	$	-			$	4,505
Issuance of common stock for payment of bonuses and consulting fees	$	-			$	35

FAQ

What was Phunware's (PHUN) revenue growth in Q1 2025?

Phunware's software subscriptions and services revenue grew 40% to $0.6 million in Q1 2025 compared to Q1 2024.

How much cash does Phunware (PHUN) have as of Q1 2025?

Phunware reported cash and cash equivalents of $109.7 million as of March 31, 2025.

What caused Phunware's (PHUN) increased net loss in Q1 2025?

The increased net loss of $3.7 million was primarily driven by $1.2 million in one-time legal expenses related to the Wild Basin litigation bench trial.

What new AI initiatives is Phunware (PHUN) developing?

Phunware is developing AI-related features including AI Personal Concierge for hospitality customers and Intelligent Reporting for large real property owners, with AI Personal Concierge expected to launch in mid-2025.

Who is Phunware's (PHUN) new board member appointed in Q1 2025?

Phunware appointed Quyen Du, a 25-year corporate strategy and development executive with Fortune 500 consumer brands experience, to its Board of Directors.