Phunware Reports Second Quarter 2025 Financial Results

Rhea-AI Summary

Phunware (NASDAQ: PHUN), an enterprise mobile app solutions provider, reported Q2 2025 financial results with mixed performance. Software subscriptions and services revenue decreased 16% to $0.4 million compared to Q2 2024, while gross margin significantly improved to 43.9% from 26.9% year-over-year.

The company reported a net loss of $3.1 million ($0.16 per share) compared to $2.6 million ($0.32 per share) in Q2 2024. Q2 software bookings reached $0.6 million from new customers. The company maintains strong liquidity with $106.3 million in cash and announced new AI initiatives, including AI Concierge and Guest Services Agent features for the hospitality industry.

Under new interim CEO Jeremy Krol, Phunware is focusing on AI integration, product innovation, and has four new customers in development within hospitality and healthcare sectors, expected to launch next quarter.

Positive

• Gross margin improved significantly to 43.9% from 26.9% year-over-year
• Strong liquidity position with $106.3 million in cash
• Net loss per share improved to ($0.16) from ($0.32) year-over-year
• Reduced net cash used in operations to $6.8 million from $8.2 million year-over-year
• Secured $0.6 million in new customer bookings
• Four new customers in development pipeline for next quarter launch

Negative

• Software subscriptions and services revenue declined 16% to $0.4 million
• Net loss increased to $3.1 million from $2.6 million year-over-year
• Adjusted EBITDA worsened to ($4.1 million) from ($2.2 million) year-over-year

Insights

Financial Analyst

Phunware's Q2 shows declining revenue and widening losses despite margin improvements, with heavy cash burn despite $106M liquidity.

Phunware's Q2 2025 results paint a concerning picture despite management's optimistic tone. Software subscriptions and services revenue decreased 16% to $0.4 million year-over-year, while net losses expanded to $3.1 million from $2.6 million in Q2 2024. The widening adjusted EBITDA loss of $4.1 million versus $2.2 million last year signals deteriorating operational performance.

Despite these challenges, there are some positive indicators. Gross margin for software subscriptions improved significantly to 43.9% from 26.9% year-over-year, suggesting better operational efficiency in their core business. Cash burn also improved modestly, with net cash used in operations decreasing to $6.8 million for the first half of 2025 compared to $8.2 million in the prior year period.

The company maintains a strong cash position with $106.3 million in cash and cash equivalents, providing substantial runway despite the current burn rate. However, this cash position decreased from $113 million at year-end 2024, representing a $6.7 million reduction in just six months.

R&D expenses nearly doubled year-over-year to $970,000 from $496,000, reflecting investments in AI technology, while sales and marketing expenses increased to $690,000 from $609,000. These investments haven't translated to revenue growth yet, raising questions about return on investment.

The company secured $0.6 million in new bookings from new customers during Q2, potentially setting the stage for future revenue expansion. With four new customers in development expected to launch next quarter in hospitality and healthcare, there may be near-term catalysts for improvement. However, investors should watch closely whether these new customers and AI investments can reverse the declining revenue trend and reduce cash burn.

Delivers Strong First Half with Key Product Milestones and Customer Momentum

Strong Liquidity Powering New Technology Improvements, AI Integration and Corporate Initiatives

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 08, 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 second quarter ended June 30, 2025.

Financial Highlights

• Software subscriptions and services revenue decreased 16% to $0.4 million in Q2 2025, as compared to Q2 2024.
• Q2 2025 software and subscription bookings totaled $0.6 million.
• Software subscriptions and services gross margin improved 1,694 basis points to 43.9% in Q2 2025 from 26.9% in Q2 2024.
• Net loss was $3.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025, compared to $2.6 million in the previous year period.
• Net loss per share improved to ($0.16) per share in Q2 2025, as compared to ($0.32) per share in Q2 2024.
• Net cash used in operations decreased to $6.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025, compared to $8.2 million for the previous year period.

Recent Business Highlights

• Debuted hospitality AI features to streamline mobile interaction at the 2025 Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Conference (HITEC®)
• Appointed Mr. Jeremy Krol, the Company’s current Chief Operating Officer, as new Interim CEO.

Management Commentary

“The second quarter of 2025 was highlighted by new product innovation and technology expansion with the highly-anticipated introduction of Phunware AI solutions,” said Jeremy Krol, interim CEO of Phunware. "We are proud to showcase and demo our new AI Concierge product feature and Guest Services Agent product feature at HITEC® in Indianapolis. Although still in development, we believe these product features will help hoteliers unlock additional revenue by utilizing AI in their hospitality applications."

“A release of Map Editor 3.0 provided customers with significant platform upgrades and marks the largest update to our Multiscreen-as-a-Service platform to date. We also deployed 6 updates across our Support & Maintenance mobile applications to improve performance and security across customer installations.

"Second quarter software subscriptions and services revenues of $0.4 million and gross margin of 43.9% were mainly driven by recurring revenue from our existing customers. Software bookings for the second quarter were $0.6 million, all of which represented new customer logos for the Company, as we accelerate our pipeline and simultaneously shorten the sales cycle. We currently have four new customers in development and on track to launch next quarter in the hospitality and healthcare industries.

“Last month, I had the privilege of stepping into the role of Interim CEO after serving as Chief Operating Officer (COO) and fractional COO over the past year. We remain committed to advancing our investment in AI. In the months ahead, we’ll be engaging with existing customers to launch pilot testing programs for our AI Personal Concierge, while also continuing internal development and testing of our Guest Services Agent feature. As we look ahead, our focus is firmly on strengthening our business and sales initiatives around our existing products, where we’re seeing strong momentum—particularly following the success of HITEC. Lastly, Phunware continues to have ample liquidity. In the coming months, I will be working with our board on the deployment of capital for organic and inorganic growth," concluded Krol.

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 June 30,								Six Months Ended June 30,
(in thousands)		2025				2024				2025				2024
Net loss		$	(3,144	)		$	(2,631	)		$	(6,867	)		$	(4,923	)
Add back: Depreciation			4				4				8				8
Add back: Interest expense			5				8				14				116
Less: Interest income			(1,094	)			(239	)			(2,213	)			(379	)
EBITDA			(4,229	)			(2,858	)			(9,058	)			(5,178	)
Add back: Stock-based compensation			118				660				204				1,290
Less: Gain on extinguishment of debt			-				-				-				(535	)
Adjusted EBITDA		$	(4,111	)		$	(2,198	)		$	(8,854	)		$	(4,423	)

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, and market participants. Phunware is poised to expand its software products and services audience through new generative AI products and product enhancements which are in development, utilize and monetize its patents and other intellectual property, and focus on serving its enterprise customers and partners.

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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The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are based on our current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effects on us. These forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties, and other assumptions that may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those factors described under the heading “Risk Factors” in our filings with the SEC. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements.

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. Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (In thousands, except share and per share information)
		June 30,				December 31,
		2025				2024
Assets:		(Unaudited)
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$	106,264			$	112,974
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $239 and $166 as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively			379				276
Digital currencies			108				103
Prepaid expenses and other current assets			456				406
Total current assets			107,207				113,759
Non-current assets:
Property and equipment, net			16				24
Right-of-use asset, net			699				840
Other assets			158				158
Total non-current assets			873				1,022
Total assets		$	108,080			$	114,781
Liabilities and stockholders' equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable		$	3,573			$	3,754
Accrued expenses			176				148
Deferred revenue			885				1,034
Lease liability			327				313
PhunCoin subscription payable			1,202				1,202
Total current liabilities			6,163				6,451
Deferred revenue			864				528
Lease liability			453				619
Total noncurrent liabilities			1,317				1,147
Total liabilities			7,480				7,598
Commitments and contingencies			-				-
Stockholders' equity
Common stock, $0.0001 par value, 1,000,000,000 shares authorized; 20,183,043 shares issued and 20,172,913 shares outstanding as of June 30, 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			421,287				421,003
Accumulated deficit			(320,187	)			(313,320	)
Total stockholders' equity			100,600				107,183
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity		$	108,080			$	114,781

Phunware, Inc. Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (In thousands, except share and per share information) (Unaudited)
		Three Months Ended								Six Months Ended
		June 30,								June 30,
		2025				2024				2025				2024
Net revenues		$	455			$	1,011			$	1,143			$	1,932
Cost of revenues			265				541				594				938
Gross profit			190				470				549				994
Operating expenses:
Sales and marketing			690				609				1,586				1,052
General and administrative			2,790				2,299				6,254				4,770
Research and development			970				496				1,783				980
Total operating expenses			4,450				3,404				9,623				6,802
Operating loss			(4,260	)			(2,934	)			(9,074	)			(5,808	)
Other income (expense):
Interest expense			(5	)			(8	)			(14	)			(116	)
Interest income			1,094				239				2,213				379
Gain on extinguishment of debt			-				-				-				535
Other income, net			27				72				8				87
Total other income			1,116				303				2,207				885
Loss before taxes			(3,144	)			(2,631	)			(6,867	)			(4,923	)
Income tax expense			-				-				-				-
Net loss			(3,144	)			(2,631	)			(6,867	)			(4,923	)
Net loss per share, basic and diluted		$	(0.16	)		$	(0.32	)		$	(0.34	)		$	(0.65	)
Weighted-average shares used to compute net loss per share, basic & diluted			20,171,639				8,299,323				20,170,639				7,581,774

Phunware, Inc. Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (In thousands) (Unaudited)
		Six Months Ended
		June 30,
		2025				2024
Operating activities
Net loss		$	(6,867	)		$	(4,923	)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Gain on extinguishment of debt			-				(535	)
Stock-based compensation			204				1,290
Other adjustments			193				434
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable			(126	)			(422	)
Prepaid expenses and other assets			(50	)			81
Accounts payable and accrued expenses			(153	)			(3,158	)
Lease liability payments			(178	)			(373	)
Deferred revenue			187				(422	)
Net cash used in operating activities from continued operations			(6,790	)			(8,028	)
Net cash used in operating activities from discontinued operations			-				(177	)
Net cash used in operating activities			(6,790	)			(8,205	)
Investing activities
Net cash for investing activities			-				-
Financing activities
Proceeds from sales of common stock, net of issuance costs			80				24,640
Net cash provided by financing activities			80				24,640
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents			(6,710	)			16,435
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period			112,974				3,934
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period		$	106,264			$	20,369
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
Interest paid		$	14			$	12
Income taxes paid		$	21			$	40
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 were Phunware's (PHUN) key financial results for Q2 2025?

Phunware reported Q2 2025 revenue of $0.4 million, a net loss of $3.1 million ($0.16 per share), and improved gross margins of 43.9%. The company maintained $106.3 million in cash and cash equivalents.

How much did Phunware's (PHUN) software subscription revenue decline in Q2 2025?

Phunware's software subscriptions and services revenue decreased 16% to $0.4 million in Q2 2025 compared to Q2 2024.

What new AI initiatives did Phunware (PHUN) announce in Q2 2025?

Phunware introduced AI Concierge and Guest Services Agent features at HITEC®, targeting the hospitality industry to help hoteliers unlock additional revenue through AI-powered mobile applications.

Who is Phunware's new CEO and what are the company's strategic priorities?

Jeremy Krol, former COO, was appointed as interim CEO. Strategic priorities include advancing AI investment, strengthening business and sales initiatives, and exploring organic and inorganic growth opportunities.

What is Phunware's (PHUN) current customer pipeline outlook?

Phunware has four new customers in development, scheduled to launch next quarter in the hospitality and healthcare industries, with $0.6 million in new customer bookings during Q2 2025.