Description of Business and Basis of Presentation

12 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2022

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Description of Business and Basis of Presentation

Description of Business and Basis of Presentation

Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd was formed under the laws of the Cayman Islands in September 2014. Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd directly owns Credo Technology Group Ltd., which owns, directly and indirectly, all of the shares of its subsidiaries in mainland China, Hong Kong, and the United States (“U.S.”). References to the “Company” in these notes refer to Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, unless otherwise specified.

The Company is an innovator in providing secure, high-speed connectivity solutions that deliver improved power and cost efficiency. The Company’s connectivity solutions are optimized for optical and electrical Ethernet applications, including the emerging 100G, 200G, 400G and 800G markets. The Company’s products are based on its Serializer/Deserializer (“SerDes”) and Digital Signal Processor (“DSP”) technologies. The Company’s product families include integrated circuits (“ICs”), Active Electrical Cables (“AECs”) and SerDes Chiplets. The Company’s intellectual property (“IP”) solutions consist primarily of SerDes IP licensing.

Basis of Presentation

These consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States ("GAAP"). The consolidated financial statements include the results of Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Reclassifications

Certain prior period balances were reclassified to conform to the current period’s presentation. None of these reclassifications had an impact on reported net income or cash flows for any of the periods presented.

Initial Public Offering

On January 31, 2022, the Company completed an initial public offering (the “IPO”) of 20,000,000 of its ordinary shares, par value $0.00005 per share (the “Shares”), at a public offering price of $10.00 per share. The Company sold 18,383,800 Shares and certain existing shareholders sold an aggregate of 1,616,200 Shares. The Company received net proceeds of $171.9 million after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions.

Immediately prior to the Closing, all of the Company’s outstanding Series A convertible preferred shares, Series B convertible preferred shares, Series C convertible preferred shares, Series D convertible preferred shares and Series D+ convertible preferred shares (collectively, the “Preferred Shares”) automatically converted into ordinary shares on a one-for-one basis, and such Preferred Shares were cancelled, retired and eliminated from the shares that the Company is authorized to issue and shall not be reissued by the Company.

In connection with the IPO, the underwriters were granted a 30-day option to purchase from the Company up to an additional 3,000,000 of the Company’s ordinary shares at the public offering price, less underwriting discounts and commissions. On February 7, 2022, the underwriters exercised the option to purchase additional shares in full, which purchase closed on February 10, 2022. The Company received net proceeds of $28.1 million after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions. The Company incurred total IPO offering costs of $5.7 million, which were recorded as a reduction in additional paid-in capital as of April 30, 2022.

Impact of COVID-19

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted global economic activity and caused business disruption worldwide. The extent and nature of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the

Company’s business and financial performance will be influenced by a variety of factors, including the duration and spread of the pandemic, as well as future spikes of COVID-19 infections or the emergence of additional COVID-19 variants that may result in additional preventative and mitigative measures. These factors may affect the timing and magnitude of demand from customers and the availability of portions of the supply chain, logistical services and component supply and may have a material net negative impact on the Company’s business and financial results.