Description of Business and Basis of Presentation

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Description of Business and Basis of Presentation

Description of Business and Basis of Presentation

Organization

Owlet Baby Care Inc. was incorporated on February 24, 2014 as a Delaware corporation. On February 15, 2021, Owlet Baby Care Inc. ("Old Owlet") entered into a Merger Agreement with Sandbridge Acquisition Corporation ("SBG") and Project Olympus Merger Sub, Inc. (“Merger Sub”), whereby on July 15, 2021 Merger Sub merged with and into Old Owlet, with Old Owlet surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of SBG (the "Merger"). Following the Merger, SBG was renamed Owlet, Inc. ("Owlet", "OWLT", or the "Company"). See Note 3 for further details of the Merger.

The Company’s ecosystem of digital parenting solutions is helping to transform modern parenting by providing parents data to track the sleep patterns of their children. Its solutions are designed to provide insights aimed at improving children’s sleep and parents’ confidence and comfort.

Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("U.S. GAAP") and applicable rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") regarding financial reporting. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation. All dollar amounts, except per share amounts, in the notes are presented in thousands, unless otherwise specified.

As a result of the Merger completed on July 15, 2021, prior period share and per share amounts presented in the accompanying consolidated financial statements and these related notes have been retrospectively adjusted. See Note 3 for additional information.

Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts and disclosures. Accordingly, actual results could differ from those estimates. Key management estimates include those related to revenue recognition (including standalone selling price, usage period of hardware products sold, sales incentives, product returns and implied post contract support and service), allowances for doubtful accounts, write-downs for obsolete or slow-moving inventory, useful lives for property and equipment, impairment assessments for long-lived tangible and intangible assets, warranty obligations, the contingent beneficial conversion feature, valuation allowances for net deferred income tax assets, uncertain tax positions, and valuation of warrants and stock-based compensation.

Food and Drug Administration Letter

On October 1, 2021, the Company received a Warning Letter, dated the same date (the “Warning Letter”), from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) regarding the Smart Sock. The Warning Letter asserts that the Company’s marketing of its Smart Sock product in the U.S. renders the Smart Sock a medical device requiring premarket clearance or approval from the FDA, and that the Company has not obtained such clearance or approval in violation of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. The Warning Letter is focused solely on the regulatory classification of the product in the U.S. as a result of the heart rate and oxygen notifications and related claims. Pursuant to the Warning Letter and in response to the request by the FDA to cease distribution of the Smart Sock in the U.S., the Company suspended distribution of the Smart Sock in the U.S. in October 2021. The suspension is specific to shipments by the Company to customers and retailers in the U.S. Operations in other countries remain unaffected. In response to the Warning Letter, several national retailers unilaterally suspended U.S. sales of the Smart Sock and Owlet Monitor Duo. During the fourth quarter of 2021, the Company agreed with certain customers and retailers to accept returns of the Owlet Smart Sock and Owlet Monitor Duo. The Company initiated distribution of a new sleep monitoring sock (the "Dream Sock") in December 2021 for a consumer launch in January 2022.

A refund liability of $4,958 and $20,145 has been accrued as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, for product returns related to the Warning Letter.

During the year ended December 31, 2022, the FDA informed the Company that certain features of the Dream Sock – namely its display of pulse rate and blood oxygen saturation are medical device features requiring marketing authorization. The Company advised the FDA of its plan to submit a de novo classification request for marketing authorization, which was submitted by the Company and accepted for substantive review by the FDA in December 2022. The FDA has indicated that it does not anticipate the need for enforcement action pending a decision on the marketing application. If the FDA changes its enforcement approach to the Dream Sock pending the FDA’s review and decision on the application, we may be required to recall product or otherwise be restricted from selling the product as currently designed with these specific display features until after FDA marketing authorization has been received.

Risks and Uncertainties

In accordance with ASU No. 2014-15, Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern (Subtopic 205-40), the Company has evaluated whether there are conditions and events, considered in the aggregate, that raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the consolidated financial statements are issued.

Since inception, the Company has experienced recurring operating losses and generated negative cash flows from operations, resulting in an accumulated deficit of $222,758 as of December 31, 2022. During the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, we had negative cash flows from operations of $81,380 and $40,556, respectively. As of December 31, 2022, we had $11,231 of cash on hand.

Year over year declines in revenue, the low, current cash balance, recurring operating losses, and negative cash flows from operations since inception, in addition to the noncompliance with its debt covenant (see Note 7), raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the accompanying consolidated financial statements are issued. The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis and accordingly, do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of asset carrying amounts, or the amount and classification of liabilities that might result should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.

As the Company continues to address these financial conditions, management has undertaken the following actions:

•As described further in Note 16, on February 17, 2023, the Company consummated a sale of newly issued preferred stock and warrants to purchase its common stock for aggregate gross proceeds of $30,000.

•As described in Note 7, in March 2023 the Company further amended its financing arrangement with SVB, under which the principal payments on the term note will be deferred until September 2023. This most recent amendment also revised the financial covenants for future periods.

•During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company undertook restructuring actions, which significantly reduced employee headcount and will reduce operating spend. This includes the reduction of consulting and outside services, the reduction of marketing programs, and the prioritization of and sequencing of research and development projects. The Company recognized $1,448 of restructuring charges within operating expenses on the consolidated statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2022. The restructuring charges consisted primarily of severance expense and related employee benefits, most of which was paid during the year. The Company does not expect to incur any additional expense related to the restructuring.

We have not generated sufficient cash flows from operations to satisfy our capital requirements. There can be no assurance that the Company will generate sufficient future cash flows from operations due to potential factors, including but not limited to inflation, recession, reduced demand for the Company’s products, or the FDA's denial of the Company's de novo classification request for marketing authorization. If revenues further decrease from current levels, the Company may be unable to further reduce costs, or such reductions may limit our ability to pursue strategic initiatives and grow revenues in the future.

There can be no assurance that we will be able to obtain additional financing on terms acceptable to us, if at all. Failure to secure additional funding may require us to modify, delay or abandon some of our planned future development, or to otherwise enact further operating cost reductions, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results, financial condition and ability to achieve our intended business objectives.

If we raise additional funds through further issuances of equity or convertible debt securities, our existing stockholders could suffer significant dilution, and any new equity securities we issue could have rights, preferences, and privileges superior to those of holders of our common stock. If we are unable to obtain adequate financing or financing on terms satisfactory to us when we require it, our ability to continue to pursue our business objectives and

to respond to business opportunities, challenges, or unforeseen circumstances could be significantly limited, and our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially adversely affected. We also could be required to seek funds through arrangements with partners or others that may require us to relinquish rights or jointly own some aspects of our technologies, products or services that we would otherwise pursue on our own.

The Company maintains its cash in bank deposit accounts which, at times, exceed federally insured limits. As of December 31, 2022, substantially all of the Company's cash was held with Silicon Valley Bank and exceeded federally insured limits. On March 10, 2023, Silicon Valley Bank was closed by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation, which appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC") as receiver. On March 12, 2023, the Secretary of the Treasury, the chair of the Federal Reserve Board and the chairman of the FDIC released a joint statement related to the FDIC's resolution of the Silicon Valley Bank receivership, which provided that all depositors would have access to all their money starting March 13, 2023. As of the issuance date of these financial statements, all cash deposited with Silicon Valley Bank by the Company has been accessible by the Company.