EX-99.1 2 ef20025372_ex99-1.htm EXHIBIT 99.1

Exhibit 99.1


 
Venus Concept Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2023 Financial Results
 
TORONTO, April 1, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Venus Concept Inc. (“Venus Concept” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: VERO), a global medical aesthetic technology leader, announced financial results for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2023.
 
Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2023 Summary & Recent Progress:
 
Company continues to execute against Transformational Plan and achieved primary objective of reducing cash burn by over 50% vs. prior year
 
Cash used in operations for fiscal year 2023 of $12.9 million, down 52% year-over-year, from $27.0 million in the prior year period
 

Cash system revenue for fiscal year 2023 represented approximately 67% of total systems and subscriptions revenue, compared to 58% in the prior year period
Macroeconomic headwinds and accelerated restructuring in international markets resulted in softer-than-expected system sales; total revenue of $18.1 million, down $6.2 million, or 25%, year-over-year; up $0.5 million, or 3%, quarter-over-quarter
Operating expenses of $19.7 million, including approximately $0.3 million of costs related to restructuring activities, down $5.0 million, or 20%, year-over-year
GAAP net loss attributable to stockholders of $11.1 million, up $1.2 million, or 12% year-over-year
Adjusted EBITDA loss of $5.9 million, down $0.4 million, or 7% year-over-year
On October 5, 2023, the Company announced that it finalized an agreement with its lenders to restructure its existing debt obligations, improving the Company's overall financial position by deferring certain principal and interest payments under its senior debt and exchanging a portion of its convertible notes for preferred stock.
On October 17, 2023, the Company announced a company-wide rebranding initiative, introducing Venus Aesthetic Intelligence (or "Venus AI") to reflect the new strategic vision for the Company and an enhanced focus on emerging technologies in aesthetics.
On November 1, 2023, the Company announced the commercial launch of its new multi-application platform Venus Versa Pro in the United States.
On January 24, 2024, the Company announced that its Board of Directors is evaluating potential strategic alternatives to maximize shareholder value. As part of the process, the Board is considering a full range of strategic alternatives, which may include one or more financings, mergers, reverse mergers, other business combinations, sales of assets, licensing or other transactions.
On March 25, 2024, announced that it received a decision from the Nasdaq Hearings Panel granting its request for continued listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market, subject to the Company demonstrating compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b) on or before May 28, 2024, and certain other conditions.

Management Commentary:
 
“Our fourth quarter revenue results reflect softer-than-expected system sales in the U.S. due to macroeconomic conditions and tighter credit markets, and by the impact of our accelerated restructuring activities in certain international markets,” said Rajiv De Silva, Chief Executive Officer of Venus Concept. “We have successfully executed our strategic turnaround plan, and our efforts to reposition and restructure the business resulted in a 20% reduction in operating expenses. Importantly, we delivered on our primary objective for 2023 to reduce cash burn by 50% or more year over year. We remain in active dialogue with our lenders and investors to find ways to best enable Venus Concept to achieve our strategic objectives and to accelerate the path to long-term, sustainable, profitability and growth. We also continue to explore strategic alternatives with various interested parties to maximize shareholder value.”
 
 

Fourth Quarter and Twelve Months of 2023 Revenue by Region and by Product Type:
 
 
Three Months Ended
December 31,
 
Twelve Months Ended
December 31,
 
 
2023
   
2022
 
2023
   
2022
 
 
(dollars in thousands)
 
(dollars in thousands)
 
Revenues by region:
                       
United States
 
$
11,789
   
$
13,782
   
$
43,454
   
$
52,101
 
International
   
6,343
     
10,504
     
32,900
     
47,396
 
Total revenue
 
$
18,132
   
$
24,286
   
$
76,354
   
$
99,497
 

   
Three Months Ended
December 31,
   
Twelve Months Ended
December 31,
 
   
2023
   
2022
   
2023
   
2022
 
   
(dollars in thousands)
   
(dollars in thousands)
 
Revenues by product:
                       
Subscription—Systems
 
$
6,064
   
$
5,777
   
$
20,504
   
$
35,267
 
Products—Systems
   
8,662
     
14,068
     
41,874
     
47,906
 
Products—Other (1)
   
2,544
     
3,614
     
10,563
     
13,316
 
Services
   
862
     
827
     
3,413
     
3,008
 
Total revenue
 
$
18,132
   
$
24,286
   
$
76,354
   
$
99,497
 
(1) Products-Other include ARTAS procedure kits, Viva tips, Glide and other consumables.

Fourth Quarter 2023 Financial Results:

   
Three Months Ended December 31,
             
   
2023
   
2022
   
Change
 
(in thousands, except percentages)
 

$
   
% of Total
   

 $    
% of Total
     $    

%
 
Revenues:
                                         
Subscription—Systems
 
$
6,064
     
33.4
   
$
5,777
     
23.8
   
$
287
     
5.0
 
Products—Systems
   
8,662
     
47.8
     
14,068
     
57.9
     
(5,406
)
   
(38.4
)
Products—Other
   
2,544
     
14.0
     
3,614
     
14.9
     
(1,070
)
   
(29.6
)
Services
   
862
     
4.8
     
827
     
3.4
     
35
     
4.2
 
Total
 
$
18,132
     
100.0
   
$
24,286
     
100.0
   
$
(6,154
)
   
(25.3
)

Total revenue for the fourth quarter of 2023 decreased $6.1 million, or 25%, to $18.1 million, compared to the fourth quarter of 2022. The decrease in total revenue, by region, was driven by a 40% decrease year-over-year in international revenue and a 14% decrease year-over-year in United States revenue. Our international business was impacted by the Company's decision to exit three unprofitable direct markets in the past year, as well as general macroeconomic headwinds that impacted customer access to capital. The decrease in total revenue, by product category, was driven by a 38% decrease in products – systems revenue and a 30% decrease in products - other revenue, partially offset by a 5% increase in lease revenue and a 4% increase in services revenue. The percentage of total systems revenue derived from the Company’s subscription model was approximately 41% in the fourth quarter of 2023, compared to 29% in the prior year period and 31% in the third quarter of 2023.
 
Gross profit for the fourth quarter of 2023 decreased $3.7 million, or 24%, to $12.1 million compared to the fourth quarter of 2022. The change in gross profit was primarily due to a decrease in revenue in our international markets driven by the accelerated exit from unprofitable direct markets. Gross margin was 66.5% of revenue, compared to 65.0% of revenue for the fourth quarter of 2022. The change in gross margin was primarily due to improved margin management, and reduced inventory write-offs when compared to the previous period.
 
Operating expenses for the fourth quarter of 2023 decreased $5.0 million, or 20%, to $19.7 million, compared to the fourth quarter of 2022. The change in total operating expenses was driven by a decrease of $2.7 million, or 21%, in general and administrative expenses, a decrease of $1.4 million, or 15%, in selling and marketing expenses and a decrease of $0.9 million, or 35%, in research and development expenses. Fourth quarter of 2023 general and administrative expenses included approximately $0.3 million of costs related to restructuring activities designed to improve the Company's operations and cost structure.
 

Operating loss for the fourth quarter of 2023 was $7.6 million, compared to operating loss of $8.9 million for the fourth quarter of 2022.
 
Net loss attributable to stockholders for the fourth quarter of 2023 was $11.1 million, or $2.01 per share, compared to net loss of $9.9 million, or $2.11 per share for the fourth quarter of 2022. Adjusted EBITDA loss for the fourth quarter of 2023 was $5.9 million, compared to adjusted EBITDA loss of $6.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2022.
 
As of December 31, 2023, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $5.4 million and total debt obligations of approximately $74.9 million, compared to $11.6 million and $77.7 million, respectively, as of December 31, 2022.
 
Fiscal Year 2023 Financial Results:
 
   
Twelve Months Ended December 31,
             
   
2023
   
2022
   
Change
 
(in thousands, except percentages)
 

$
   
% of Total
   
$
   
% of Total
     $    

%
 
Revenues:
                                         
Subscription—Systems
 
$
20,504
     
26.9
   
$
35,267
     
35.5
   
$
(14,763
)
   
(41.9
)
Products—Systems
   
41,874
     
54.8
     
47,906
     
48.1
     
(6,032
)
   
(12.6
)
Products—Other
   
10,563
     
13.8
     
13,316
     
13.4
     
(2,753
)
   
(20.7
)
Services
   
3,413
     
4.5
     
3,008
     
3.0
     
405
     
13.5
 
Total
 
$
76,354
     
100.0
   
$
99,497
     
100.0
   
$
(23,143
)
   
(23.3
)

Total revenue decreased by $23.1 million, or 23.3%, to $76.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 from $99.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2022. The decrease in total revenue, by region, was driven by an 31% decrease in international revenue and a 17% decrease in United States revenue. The decrease in total revenue, by product category, was driven by a 42% decrease in lease revenue, a 13% decrease in systems revenue and a 21% decrease in products revenue, offset partially by a 14% increase in services revenue. The percentage of total systems revenue derived from our subscription model was approximately 29%, compared to approximately 42% for the twelve months ended December 31, 2022.
 
Net loss attributable to stockholders for the twelve months ended December 31, 2023 decreased $6.5 million, or 15%, to $37.3 million, or $6.84 per share. Adjusted EBITDA loss for the twelve months ended December 31, 2023 decreased $5.1 million, or 20%, to $20.3 million.
 
Fiscal Year 2024 Financial Outlook:
 
Given the Company’s active dialogue with existing lenders and investors and the ongoing evaluation of strategic alternatives with various interested parties to maximize shareholder value, the Company is not providing full year 2024 financial guidance at this time. The Company expects total revenue for the three months ending March 31, 2024 of at least $16.5 million.
 
Conference Call Details:
 
Management will host a conference call at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time on April 1, 2024 to discuss the results of the quarter and fiscal year with a question-and-answer session. Those who would like to participate may dial 877-407-2991 (201-389-0925 for international callers) and provide access code 13744647. A live webcast of the call will also be provided on the investor relations section of the Company's website at ir.venusconcept.com.
 
For those unable to participate, a replay of the call will be available for two weeks at: 877-660-6853 (201-612-7415 for international callers); access code 13744647.
 

About Venus Concept
 
Venus Concept is an innovative global medical aesthetic technology leader with a broad product portfolio of minimally invasive and non-invasive medical aesthetic and hair restoration technologies and reaches over 60 countries and 12 direct markets. Venus Concept’s product portfolio consists of aesthetic device platforms, including Venus Versa, Venus Versa Pro, Venus Legacy, Venus Velocity, Venus Viva, Venus Glow, Venus Bliss, Venus BlissMAX, Venus Epileve, Venus Viva MD and AI.ME. Venus Concept’s hair restoration systems include NeoGraft® and the ARTAS iX® Robotic Hair Restoration system. Venus Concept has been backed by leading healthcare industry growth equity investors including EW Healthcare Partners (formerly Essex Woodlands), HealthQuest Capital, Longitude Capital Management, Aperture Venture Partners, and Masters Special Situations.
 
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
 
This communication contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Any statements contained herein that are not of historical facts may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify these statements by words such as such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “plans,” “expects,” “projects,” “future,” “intends,” “may,” “should,” “could,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential,” “continue,” “guidance,” and other similar expressions that are predictions of or indicate future events and future trends. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, but are not limited to, statements about our financial performance and metrics; the growth in demand for our systems and other products; the efficacy of the Venus Versa Pro; the contribution of the Venus Versa Pro to our revenue; the efficacy of the restructuring plan; the identification and efficacy of strategic alternatives to maximize shareholder value; the reduction in our cash burn; and our ability to regain compliance with the continued listing rules of the Nasdaq Capital Market.  These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts, and projections about our business and the industry in which the Company operates and management's beliefs and assumptions and are not guarantees of future performance or developments and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that are in some cases beyond our control. As a result, any or all of our forward-looking statements in this communication may turn out to be inaccurate. Factors that could materially affect our business operations and financial performance and condition include, but are not limited to, those risks and uncertainties described under Part II Item 1A—“Risk Factors” in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Part I Item 1A—“Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. You are urged to consider these factors carefully in evaluating the forward-looking statements and are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements are based on information available to us as of the date of this communication. Unless required by law, the Company does not intend to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect new information or future events or otherwise.
 
Investor Relations Contact:
 
ICR Westwicke on behalf of Venus Concept:
Mike Piccinino, CFA
VenusConceptIR@westwicke.com
 

Venus Concept Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands of U.S. dollars, except share and per share data)

 
 
Year Ended, December 31,
 
 
 
2023
   
2022
 
ASSETS
           
CURRENT ASSETS:
           
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
5,396
   
$
11,569
 
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $7,415 and $13,619 as of December 31, 2023, and 2022
   
29,151
     
37,262
 
Inventories
   
23,072
     
23,906
 
Prepaid expenses
   
1,298
     
1,688
 
Advances to suppliers
   
5,604
     
5,881
 
Other current assets
   
1,925
     
3,702
 
Total current assets
   
66,446
     
84,008
 
LONG-TERM ASSETS:
               
Long-term receivables, net
   
11,318
     
20,044
 
Deferred tax assets
   
1,032
     
947
 
Severance pay funds
   
573
     
741
 
Property and equipment, net
   
1,322
     
1,857
 
Operating right-of-use assets, net
   
4,517
     
5,862
 
Intangible assets
   
8,446
     
11,919
 
Total long-term assets
   
27,208
     
41,370
 
TOTAL ASSETS
 
$
93,654
   
$
125,378
 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)
               
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
               
Trade payables
 
$
9,038
   
$
8,033
 
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
   
12,437
     
16,667
 
Current portion of long-term debt
   
4,155
     
7,735
 
Income taxes payable
   
366
     
117
 
Unearned interest income
   
1,468
     
2,397
 
Warranty accrual
   
1,029
     
1,074
 
Deferred revenues
   
1,076
     
1,765
 
Operating lease liabilities
   
1,590
     
1,807
 
Total current liabilities
   
31,159
     
39,595
 
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES:
               
Long-term debt
   
70,790
     
70,003
 
Income tax payable
   
     
374
 
Accrued severance pay
   
634
     
867
 
Deferred tax liabilities
   
15
     
 
Unearned interest revenue
   
671
     
957
 
Warranty accrual
   
334
     
408
 
Operating lease liabilities
   
3,162
     
4,221
 
Other long-term liabilities
   
338
     
215
 
Total long-term liabilities
   
75,944
     
77,045
 
TOTAL LIABILITIES
   
107,103
     
116,640
 
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 9)
               
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT) (Note 14):
               
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value: 300,000,000 shares authorized as of December 31, 2023 and 2022; 5,529,149 and 5,161,374 issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively
   
30
     
29
 
Additional paid-in capital
   
247,854
     
232,169
 
Accumulated deficit
   
(261,903
)
   
(224,105
)
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)
   
(14,019
)
   
8,093
 
Non-controlling interests
   
570
     
645
 
 
   
(13,449
)
   
8,738
 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)
 
$
93,654
   
$
125,378
 


Venus Concept Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(In thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share data)

 
 
Three Months Ended
December 31,
   
Twelve Months Ended
December 31,
 
 
 
2023
   
2022
   
2023
   
2022
 
Revenue
                       
Leases
 
$
6,064
   
$
5,777
   
$
20,504
   
$
35,267
 
Products and services
   
12,068
     
18,509
     
55,850
     
64,230
 
 
   
18,132
     
24,286
     
76,354
     
99,497
 
Cost of goods sold:
                               
Leases
   
679
     
1,366
     
4,312
     
9,435
 
Products and services
   
5,390
     
7,131
     
19,875
     
24,091
 
 
   
6,069
     
8,497
     
24,187
     
33,526
 
Gross profit
   
12,063
     
15,879
     
52,167
     
65,971
 
Operating expenses:
                               
Selling and marketing
   
7,912
     
9,300
     
31,213
     
40,276
 
General and administrative
   
10,115
     
12,804
     
41,048
     
49,618
 
Research and development
   
1,670
     
2,573
     
8,197
     
10,953
 
Total operating expenses
   
19,697
     
24,678
     
80,476
     
100,847
 
Loss from operations
   
(7,634
)
   
(8,889
)
   
(28,309
)
   
(34,876
)
Other expenses:
                               
Foreign exchange loss
   
(674
)
   
(1,002
)
   
(295
)
   
3,387
 
Finance expenses
   
2,227
     
1,385
     
6,893
     
4,561
 
Loss on disposal of subsidiaries
   
97
     
1,482
     
174
     
1,482
 
Loss on debt extinguishment
   
2,040
     
     
2,040
     
 
Loss before income taxes
   
(11,324
)
   
(10,754
)
   
(37,121
)
   
(44,306
)
Income tax (benefit) expense
   
(174
)
   
(814
)
   
(71
)
   
(722
)
Net loss
   
(11,150
)
   
(9,940
)
   
(37,050
)
   
(43,584
)
Net loss attributable to stockholders of the Company
   
(11,116
)
   
(9,917
)
   
(37,250
)
   
(43,700
)
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest
   
(34
)
   
(23
)
   
200
     
116
 
 
                               
Net loss per share:
                               
Basic
 
$
(2.01
)
 
$
(2.11
)
 
$
(6.84
)
 
$
(9.94
)
Diluted
 
$
(2.01
)
 
$
(2.11
)
 
$
(6.84
)
 
$
(9.94
)
Weighted-average number of shares used in per share calculation:
                               
Basic
   
5,529
     
4,694
     
5,442
     
4,398
 
Diluted
   
5,529
     
4,694
     
5,442
     
4,398
 


Venus Concept Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in thousands)
 
 
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
 
 
2023
   
2022
 
CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
           
Net loss
 
$
(37,050
)
 
$
(43,584
)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
               
Depreciation and amortization
   
4,115
     
4,463
 
Stock-based compensation
   
1,569
     
2,104
 
Provision for bad debt
   
1,350
     
7,337
 
Provision for inventory obsolescence
   
1,158
     
2,420
 
Finance expenses and accretion
   
2,206
     
414
 
Deferred tax recovery
   
(69
)
   
(709
)
Loss on sale of subsidiary
   
174
     
-
 
Loss on disposal of property and equipment
   
10
     
158
 
Loss on debt extinguishment
   
2,040
     
-
 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
               
Accounts receivable short- and long-term
   
14,891
     
9,855
 
Inventories
   
(324
)
   
(5,783
)
Prepaid expenses
   
390
     
1,049
 
Advances to suppliers
   
277
     
(214
)
Other current assets
   
1,603
     
56
 
Operating right-of-use assets, net
   
1,345
     
(5,862
)
Other long-term assets
   
47
     
200
 
Trade payables
   
1,005
     
(385
)
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
   
(5,089
)
   
(3,647
)
Current operating lease liabilities
   
(217
)
   
1,807
 
Severance pay funds
   
168
     
76
 
Unearned interest income
   
(1,215
)
   
(679
)
Long-term operating lease liabilities
   
(1,059
)
   
4,221
 
Other long-term liabilities
   
(184
)
   
(277
)
Net cash used in operating activities
   
(12,859
)
   
(26,980
)
CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
               
Purchases of property and equipment
   
(116
)
   
(336
)
Net cash used in investing activities
   
(116
)
   
(336
)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
               
2022 Private Placement, net of costs of $202
   
-
     
6,518
 
2023 Private Placement, net of costs of $739
   
6,261
     
-
 
Proceeds from issuance of common stock
   
816
     
2,135
 
Repayment of government assistance loans
   
-
     
(543
)
Dividends from subsidiaries paid to non-controlling interest
   
(275
)
   
(124
)
Proceeds from exercise of options
   
-
     
23
 
Net cash provided by financing activities
   
6,802
     
8,009
 
NET (DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH
   
(6,173
)
   
(19,307
)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH — Beginning of year
   
11,569
     
30,876
 
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH — End of year
 
$
5,396
   
$
11,569
 
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
               
Cash paid for income taxes
 
$
124
   
$
329
 
Cash paid for interest
 
$
4,473
   
$
4,147
 


Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
 
Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP measure defined as net income (loss) before foreign exchange loss, financial expenses, income tax expense (benefit), depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation and non-recurring items for a given period. Adjusted EBITDA is not a measure of our financial performance under U.S. GAAP and should not be considered an alternative to net income or any other performance measures derived in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Accordingly, you should consider Adjusted EBITDA along with other financial performance measures, including net income, and our financial results presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Other companies, including companies in our industry, may calculate Adjusted EBITDA differently or not at all, which reduces its usefulness as a comparative measure. We understand that although Adjusted EBITDA is frequently used by securities analysts, lenders and others in their evaluation of companies, Adjusted EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool, and you should not consider it in isolation, or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under U.S. GAAP. Some of these limitations are: Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect our cash expenditures or future requirements for capital expenditures or contractual commitments; Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, our working capital needs; and although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated will often have to be replaced in the future, and Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect any cash requirements for such replacements.
 
We believe that Adjusted EBITDA is a useful measure for analyzing the performance of our core business because it facilitates operating performance comparisons from period to period and company to company by backing out potential differences caused by changes in foreign exchange rates that impact financial assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar, tax positions (such as the impact on periods or companies of changes in effective tax rates), the age and book depreciation of fixed assets (affecting relative depreciation expense), amortization of intangible assets, stock-based compensation expense (because it is a non-cash expense) and non-recurring items as explained below.

The following reconciliation of net (loss) income to Adjusted EBITDA for the periods presented:

Venus Concept Inc.
Reconciliation of Net loss to Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA

   
Three Months Ended
December 31,
   
Twelve Months Ended
December 31,
 
   
2023
   
2022
   
2023
   
2022
 
Reconciliation of net loss to adjusted EBITDA
 
(in thousands)
   
(in thousands)
 
Net loss
 
$
(11,150
)
 
$
(9,937
)
 
$
(37,050
)
 
$
(43,584
)
Foreign exchange loss
   
(674
)
   
(1,002
)
   
(295
)
   
3,387
 
Loss on disposal of subsidiaries
   
97
     
1,482
     
174
     
1,482
 
Loss on debt extinguishment
   
2,040
     
     
2,040
     
 
Finance expenses
   
2,227
     
1,385
     
6,893
     
4,561
 
Income tax (benefit) expense
   
(174
)
   
(814
)
   
(71
)
   
(722
)
Depreciation and amortization
   
1,073
     
1,070
     
4,115
     
4,463
 
Stock-based compensation expense
   
355
     
552
     
1,569
     
2,104
 
Inventory Provision (1)
   
     
     
     
1,388
 
Other adjustments (2)
   
280
     
818
     
2,362
     
1,544
 
Adjusted EBITDA
 
$
(5,926
)
 
$
(6,347
)
 
$
(20,263
)
 
$
(25,377
)

(1) For the year ended December 31, 2022, the inventory provision represents a strategic review of our product offerings which culminated in a decision to discontinue production and sale of certain models and component parts, resulting in an inventory adjustment of $1.4 million.
 
(2) For the year ended December 31, 2023, the other adjustments of $2.4 million primarily represent restructuring activities designed to improve the Company's operations and cost structure. For the year ended December 31, 2022, the other adjustments are represented by severance payments associated with a workforce reduction in Venus Spain and Venus Canada of $0.8 million and restructuring plan payments of $0.7 million.