Advent Technologies Reports Q4 2021 Results
Advent Technologies reported a remarkable 714% revenue increase in Q4 2021, reaching $2.9 million, driven by robust demand for its fuel cell products and acquisitions of UltraCell and SerEnergy. The company collected $3.0 million from SerEnergy customers related to pre-acquisition revenue. Despite this growth, Advent posted a net loss of $(9.0 million or $(0.18) per share), exacerbated by increased operating expenses of $16.3 million. Cash reserves stood at $79.8 million as of December 31, 2021, down from previous quarters. The company continues to focus on expanding its clean energy solutions.
- Q4 revenue increased by 714% YoY to $2.9 million.
- Collected $3.0 million from SerEnergy customers in pre-acquisition revenue.
- Successful integration of UltraCell and SerEnergy enhances product offerings.
- Net loss of $(9.0 million) in Q4 2021.
- Operating expenses surged to $16.3 million, reflecting high R&D and operational costs.
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Q4 revenue up
714% versus prior year to , on increased customer demand for fuel cell components, and, fuel cell systems from UltraCell (now$2.9 million Advent LLC ), SerEnergy (now Advent Technologies A/S),SerEnergy Philippines, Inc. (nowAdvent Green Energy Philippines, Inc. ), and fischer eco solutions (nowAdvent Technologies GmbH ). The Company also collected from SerEnergy customers during Q4 related to pre-acquisition revenue.$3.0 million -
Full year 2021 revenue of
; on a pro forma basis as if SerEnergy and fischer eco solutions had been acquired at the beginning of the year, 2021 revenue would have been$7.1 million .$16.0 million -
Net loss in Q4 of
or$(9.0) million per share.$(0.18) -
Company holds cash reserves of
as of$79.8 million December 31, 2021 .
Q4 2021 Financial Highlights
(all comparisons are to Q4 2020, unless otherwise stated)
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Revenue of
, a$2.9 million 714% year-over-year increase, the result of increased customer demand for Advent’s products across the board and through the acquisitions of UltraCell, SerEnergy,SerEnergy Philippines, Inc. and fischer eco solutions. -
Operating expenses of
, a year-over-year increase of$16.3 million , primarily due to costs related to the accelerated growth of the Company from the acquired businesses; increased staffing and costs to operate as a public company; higher R&D costs; and incentive and stock-based compensation expenses.$14.4 million -
Net loss was
, and adjusted net loss was$(9.0) million . Adjusted net loss excludes a$(15.9) million gain from the change in the fair value of outstanding warrants.$6.9 million -
Net loss per share was
.$(0.18) -
Cash reserves were
as of$79.8 million December 31, 2021 , a decrease of from$12.7 million September 30, 2021 , driven by the increased level of R&D and administrative and selling expenses.
“This solid revenue growth versus the prior year authenticates our business model, while the consolidation of the operations of UltraCell, SerEnergy, SerEnergy Philippines and fischer eco solutions has accelerated our growth and focus across the value chain from fuel cell components to fuel cell systems,” said Dr.
Q4 2021 Financial Summary
(in Millions of US dollars, except per share data) |
Three Months Ended |
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2021 |
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2020 |
$ Change |
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Revenue, net |
$ |
2.90 |
$ |
0.36 |
$ |
2.55 |
Gross Profit |
$ |
0.16 |
$ |
0.22 |
$ |
(0.06) |
Gross Margin (%) |
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Operating Income/(Loss) |
$ |
(16.66) |
$ |
(1.66) |
$ |
(15.00) |
Net Income/(Loss) |
$ |
(9.01) |
$ |
(1.70) |
$ |
(7.30) |
Net Income/(Loss) Per Share |
$ |
(0.18) |
$ |
(0.07) |
$ |
(0.11) |
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Non-GAAP Financial Measures |
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Adjusted EBITDA – Excl Warrant Adjustment |
$ |
(15.57) |
$ |
(1.65) |
$ |
(13.92) |
Adjusted Net Income/(Loss) - Excl Warrant Adjustment |
$ |
(15.91) |
$ |
(1.70) |
$ |
(14.21) |
Cash and Cash Equivalents |
$ |
79.8 |
For a more detailed discussion of Advent’s fourth quarter 2021 results, please see the Company’s financial statements and management’s discussion & analysis, which are available at ir.advent.energy.
The financial results include non-GAAP financial measures. These non-GAAP measures are more fully described and are reconciled from the respective measures determined under GAAP in “Presentation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” and the attached appendix tables.
Q4 2021 Business Updates:
Rapid Integration of SerEnergy: On
Advent Fuel Cell for the Maritime Sector: On
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Presentation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In addition to the results provided in accordance with
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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS |
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As of |
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ASSETS |
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(Unaudited) |
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Current assets: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
|
$ |
79,764,430 |
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$ |
515,734 |
Accounts receivable, net |
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3,138,603 |
421,059 |
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Due from related parties |
|
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- |
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|
67,781 |
Contract assets |
|
1,617,231 |
85,930 |
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Inventories |
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6,957,776 |
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|
107,939 |
Prepaid expenses and Other current assets |
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5,872,758 |
496,745 |
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Total current assets |
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97,350,798 |
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1,695,188 |
Non-current assets: |
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30,030,498 |
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- |
Intangibles, net |
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23,343,586 |
- |
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Property, plant and equipment, net |
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8,584,988 |
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|
198,737 |
Other non-current assets |
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2,475,346 |
136 |
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Deferred tax assets |
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1,245,539 |
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- |
Total non-current assets |
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65,679,957 |
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198,873 |
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Total assets |
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$ |
163,030,755 |
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$ |
1,894,061 |
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY/(DEFICIT) |
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Current liabilities: |
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Trade payables |
|
$ |
4,837,369 |
$ |
881,394 |
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Due to related parties |
|
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- |
|
|
1,114,659 |
Deferred income from grants, current |
|
205,212 |
158,819 |
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Contract liabilities |
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1,118,130 |
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167,761 |
Other current liabilities |
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12,513,770 |
904,379 |
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Income tax payable |
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195,599 |
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201,780 |
Total current liabilities |
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18,870,080 |
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3,428,792 |
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Non-current liabilities: |
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Warrant liability |
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10,373,264 |
- |
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Deferred tax liabilities |
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2,499,920 |
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- |
Defined benefit obligation |
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90,066 |
33,676 |
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Deferred income from grants, non-current |
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- |
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182,273 |
Other long-term liabilities |
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995,634 |
42,793 |
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Total non-current liabilities |
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13,958,884 |
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258,742 |
Total liabilities |
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32,828,964 |
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3,687,534 |
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Commitments and contingent liabilities |
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Stockholders’ equity / (deficit) |
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Common stock ( |
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5,125 |
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2,503 |
Preferred stock ( |
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- |
- |
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Additional paid-in capital |
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164,894,039 |
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10,993,762 |
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) / income |
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(1,291,037) |
93,256 |
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Accumulated deficit |
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(33,406,336) |
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(12,882,994) |
Total stockholders’ equity / (deficit) |
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130,201,791 |
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(1,793,473) |
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Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity |
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$ |
163,030,755 |
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$ |
1,894,061 |
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS |
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(All amounts in USD, except for number of shares) |
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Three months ended |
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Years Ended |
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(Unaudited) |
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(Unaudited) |
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2021 |
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2020 |
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2021 |
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2020 |
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Revenue |
$ |
2,902,088 |
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$ |
356,620 |
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$ |
7,068,842 |
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$ |
882,652 |
Cost of revenue |
(2,743,740) |
(139,759) |
(5,406,216) |
(514,189) |
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Gross profit |
|
158,348 |
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|
216,861 |
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|
1,662,626 |
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|
368,463 |
Income from grants |
197,420 |
47,646 |
829,207 |
206,828 |
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Research and development expenses |
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(1,979,491) |
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(21,265) |
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(3,540,540) |
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|
(102,538) |
Administrative and selling expenses |
(14,318,499) |
(1,907,179) |
(41,876,741) |
(3,548,242) |
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Amortization of intangible assets |
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(717,383) |
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- |
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(1,184,830) |
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- |
Operating loss |
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(16,659,605) |
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(1,663,937) |
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(44,110,278) |
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(3,075,489) |
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Fair value change of warrant liability |
|
6,909,723 |
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- |
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|
22,743,057 |
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- |
Finance income / (expenses), net |
(24,600) |
(793) |
(51,561) |
(5,542) |
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Foreign exchange losses, net |
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(40,567) |
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|
511 |
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(42,708) |
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(26,073) |
Other expenses, net |
(62,508) |
(40,544) |
15,638 |
(15,696) |
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Loss before income tax |
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(9,877,557) |
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(1,704,763) |
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(21,445,852) |
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(3,122,800) |
Income tax |
871,575 |
- |
922,510 |
- |
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Net loss |
$ |
(9,005,982) |
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$ |
(1,704,763) |
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$ |
(20,523,342) |
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$ |
(3,122,800) |
Net loss per share |
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Basic loss per share |
$ |
(0.18) |
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$ |
(0.07) |
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$ |
(0.45) |
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$ |
(0.15) |
Basic weighted average number of shares |
51,253,591 |
25,033,398 |
45,814,868 |
20,518,894 |
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Diluted loss per share |
$ |
(0.18) |
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$ |
(0.07) |
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$ |
(0.45) |
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$ |
(0.15) |
Diluted weighted average number of shares |
51,253,591 |
25,033,398 |
45,814,868 |
20,518,894 |
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS |
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Years Ended |
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(Unaudited) |
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2021 |
2020 |
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$ |
(35,837,000) |
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$ |
(1,425,068) |
Cash Flows from Investing Activities: |
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Proceeds from sale of property and equipment |
6,970 |
- |
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Purchases of property and equipment |
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(3,920,470) |
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(122,508) |
Purchases of intangible assets |
(17,747) |
- |
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Advances for the acquisition of property and equipment |
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(2,200,158) |
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- |
Acquisition of subsidiaries, net of cash acquired |
(19,425,378) |
- |
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$ |
(25,556,783) |
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$ |
(122,508) |
Cash Flows from Financing Activities: |
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Business Combination and PIPE financing, net of issuance costs paid |
141,120,851 |
- |
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Proceeds of issuance of preferred stock |
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- |
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1,430,005 |
Proceeds from issuance of non-vested stock awards |
- |
21,756 |
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Repurchase of shares |
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- |
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(69,431) |
Proceeds of issuance of common stock and paid-in capital from warrants exercise |
262,177 |
- |
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State loan proceeds |
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118,274 |
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- |
Repayment of convertible promissory notes |
- |
(500,000) |
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$ |
141,501,302 |
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$ |
882,330 |
Net increase / (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
|
$ |
80,107,519 |
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$ |
(665,246) |
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents |
(858,823) |
(18,035) |
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Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of year |
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|
515,734 |
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|
1,199,015 |
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of year |
$ |
79,764,430 |
$ |
515,734 |
Supplemental Non-GAAP Measures and Reconciliations
In addition to providing measures prepared in accordance with GAAP, we present certain supplemental non-GAAP measures. These measures are EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Net Income / (Loss), which we use to evaluate our operating performance, for business planning purposes and to measure our performance relative to that of our peers. These non-GAAP measures do not have any standardized meaning prescribed by GAAP and therefore may differ from similar measures presented by other companies and may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures. We believe these measures are useful in evaluating the operating performance of the Company’s ongoing business. These measures should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for net income, operating expense and income, cash flows and other measures of financial performance and liquidity reported in accordance with GAAP. The calculation of these non-GAAP measures has been made on a consistent basis for all periods presented.
EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA
These supplemental non-GAAP measures are provided to assist readers in determining our operating performance. We believe this measure is useful in assessing performance and highlighting trends on an overall basis. We also believe EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are frequently used by securities analysts and investors when comparing our results with those of other companies. EBITDA differs from the most comparable GAAP measure, net income / (loss), primarily because it does not include interest, income taxes, depreciation of property, plant and equipment, and amortization of intangible assets. Adjusted EBITDA adjusts EBITDA for transactional gains and losses, asset impairment charges, finance and other income and acquisition costs.
The following tables show a reconciliation of net income / (loss) to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended
EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA |
Three months ended |
Years Ended |
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(Unaudited) |
(Unaudited) |
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(in Millions of US dollars) |
2021 |
2020 |
$ change |
2021 |
2020 |
$ change |
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Net loss |
$ |
(9.00) |
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$ |
(1.70) |
(7.30) |
$ |
(20.52) |
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$ |
(3.12) |
(17.40) |
Depreciation of property and equipment |
$ |
0.38 |
$ |
0.00 |
0.38 |
$ |
0.56 |
$ |
0.02 |
0.54 |
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Amortization of intangibles |
$ |
0.71 |
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$ |
0.00 |
0.71 |
$ |
1.18 |
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$ |
0.00 |
1.18 |
Finance (income) costs, net |
$ |
0.02 |
$ |
0.01 |
0.01 |
$ |
0.05 |
$ |
0.01 |
0.04 |
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Other (income) expenses, net |
$ |
0.06 |
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$ |
0.04 |
0.02 |
$ |
(0.02) |
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$ |
0.02 |
(0.04) |
Foreign exchange differences, net |
$ |
0.04 |
$ |
0.00 |
0.04 |
$ |
0.04 |
$ |
0.03 |
0.01 |
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Income tax |
$ |
(0.87) |
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$ |
0.00 |
(0.87) |
$ |
(0.92) |
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$ |
0.00 |
(0.92) |
EBITDA |
$ |
(8.66) |
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$ |
(1.65) |
(7.01) |
$ |
(19.63) |
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$ |
(3.04) |
(16.59) |
Net change in warrant liability |
$ |
(6.91) |
|
$ |
0.00 |
(6.91) |
$ |
(22.74) |
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$ |
0.00 |
(22.74) |
One-Time Transaction Related Expenses (1) |
$ |
0.00 |
$ |
0.00 |
0.00 |
$ |
5.87 |
$ |
0.00 |
5.87 |
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One-Time Transaction Related Expenses (2) |
$ |
0.00 |
|
$ |
0.00 |
0.00 |
$ |
0.89 |
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$ |
0.00 |
0.89 |
Executive severance (3) |
$ |
0.00 |
$ |
0.00 |
0.00 |
$ |
2.44 |
$ |
0.00 |
2.44 |
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Adjusted EBITDA |
$ |
(15.57) |
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$ |
(1.65) |
(13.92) |
$ |
(33.17) |
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$ |
(3.04) |
(30.13) |
(1) Bonus awarded after consummation of the Business Combination effective
(2) Transaction costs related to the acquisition of SerEnergy/fischer eco solutions.
(3) Former Financial Officer resignation.
Adjusted Net Income/(Loss)
This supplemental non-GAAP measure is provided to assist readers in determining our financial performance. We believe this measure is useful in assessing our actual performance by adjusting our results from continuing operations for changes in warrant liability and one-time transaction costs. Adjusted Net Loss differs from the most comparable GAAP measure, net income / (loss), primarily because it does not include one-time transaction costs and warrant liability changes. The following table shows a reconciliation of net income/(loss) for the three months ended
Adjusted Net Loss |
Three months ended |
Years Ended |
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(Unaudited) |
(Unaudited) |
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(in Millions of US dollars) |
2021 |
2020 |
$ change |
2021 |
2020 |
$ change |
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Net loss |
$ |
(9.00) |
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$ |
(1.70) |
(7.30) |
$ |
(20.52) |
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$ |
(3.12) |
(17.40) |
Net change in warrant liability |
$ |
(6.91) |
$ |
0.00 |
(6.91) |
$ |
(22.74) |
$ |
0.00 |
(22.74) |
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One-Time Transaction Related Expenses (1) |
$ |
0.00 |
|
$ |
0.00 |
0.00 |
$ |
5.87 |
|
$ |
0.00 |
5.87 |
One-Time Transaction Related Expenses (2) |
$ |
0.00 |
$ |
0.00 |
0.00 |
$ |
0.89 |
$ |
0.00 |
0.89 |
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Executive severance (3) |
$ |
0.00 |
|
$ |
0.00 |
0.00 |
$ |
2.44 |
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$ |
0.00 |
2.44 |
Adjusted Net Loss |
$ |
(15.91) |
|
$ |
(1.70) |
(14.21) |
$ |
(34.06) |
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$ |
(3.12) |
(30.94) |
(1) Bonus awarded after consummation of the Business Combination effective
(2) Transaction costs related to the acquisition of SerEnergy/
(3) Former Financial Officer resignation.
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