CBAK Energy Reports Second Quarter and First Half 2022 Unaudited Financial Results
CBAK Energy Technology reported impressive financial results for Q2 and the first half of 2022. Net revenues skyrocketed by 857% year over year to $56.4 million in Q2, while the first half saw a 792% increase to $136.5 million. Gross profit surged 404% in Q2 to $5.5 million, despite rising material costs. However, net income dropped to $0.8 million in Q2 from $2.7 million in 2021. The company's growth is attributed to strong sales in high-power batteries and the acquisition of a battery materials business, positioning it well for future expansion.
- Net revenues increased by 857% year-over-year in Q2 to $56.4 million.
- First half net revenues rose by 792% year-over-year to $136.5 million.
- Gross profit increased by 404% in Q2 to $5.5 million.
- Net income decreased to $0.8 million in Q2 from $2.7 million in 2021.
- Gross margin fell to 9.5%, down from 18.6% in the same period last year.
- Operating expenses rose by 48% in Q2 due to increased headcount and acquisitions.
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DALIAN, China, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CBAK Energy Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBAT) ("CBAK Energy," or the "Company") a leading lithium-ion battery manufacturer and electric energy solution provider in China, today reported its unaudited financial results for the second quarter and first half of 2022 ended June 30, 2022.
Second Quarter of 2022 Financial Highlights
- Net revenues were
$56.4 million , an increase of857% from$5.9 million in the same period of 2021. - Gross profit was
$5.5 million , representing an increase of$4.4 million , or404% , for the three months ended June 30, 2022, from gross profit of$1.1 million for the same period in 2021. - Net income attributable to shareholders of CBAK Energy was
$0.8 million , compared to net income attributable to shareholders of CBAK Energy of$2.7 million in the same period of 2021.
First Half of 2022 Financial Highlights
- Net revenues were
$136.5 million , an increase of792% from$15.3 million in 2021. - Gross profit was
$10.9 million , an increase of270% from$2.9 million in 2021. - Net income attributable to shareholders of CBAK Energy was
$1.3 million , compared to net income attributable to shareholders of CBAK Energy of$32.3 million in 2021.
Yunfei Li, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, commented: "In the second quarter and first half of 2022, our company continued its strong growth in revenues. With the new energy industry getting hotter with tremendous policy supports, we made wise decision to enter the upstream of the industry by acquiring a lithium-ion battery material business and to further expand our battery production capacity."
Mr. Li continued: "Despite that the inflation of materials price resulted from capacity shortage has increased our costs, we still managed to sustain a highly rapid growth in revenues, of which revenues from our battery business grew by over 3 times. Our management team is highly confident about the company's future and its potential for quicker growth."
Xiangyu Pei, Interim Chief Financial Officer of the Company, noted: "With the significant growth in the sales of our batteries and battery materials, we continued to expand revenue and gross profits. Notably, our revenues grew as much as
Second Quarter of 2022 Business Highlights & Recent Developments
- In July 2022, the Company announced a joint-development agreement with one of the leading players in the R&D of sodium-ion batteries to co-develop Na-ion batteries. Both companies anticipated to start producing samples in the second half of 2022.
- In June 2022, CBAK Energy announced a framework agreement with Jiangsu JPK New Energy Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Jiangsu Jemmell New Energy Automobile Co., Ltd. ("Jemmell") to develop and supply large cylindrical batteries used on Jemmell's A00-grade mini passenger vehicles. Jemmell is known as a light electric vehicle manufacturing unit of Jinpeng Group ("JP Group"), which is one of China's biggest LEV manufacturers.
Second Quarter of 2022 Financial Results
Net revenues were
Net Revenues by End-product Applications | 2021 | 2022 | % | |||||||
Segment 1 High power lithium batteries used in: | ||||||||||
Uninterruptable supplies | 331 | |||||||||
Light electric vehicles | 75 | 671 | 807 | |||||||
Electric vehicles | - | - | - | |||||||
Segment 2 Materials for use in manufacturing of lithium battery Precursor Cathode |
- - |
4,110 26,524 |
- - | |||||||
Trading of raw materials used in lithium batteries | 2 | - | -100 | |||||||
Total | 857 | |||||||||
Cost of revenues was
Gross profit was
Total operating expenses were
- Research and development expenses were
$2.3 million , an increase of120% from$1.0 million in the same period of 2021. - Sales and marketing expenses were
$0.7 million , an increase of29% from$0.5 million in the same period of 2021. - General and administrative expenses were
$2.5 million , an increase of5% from$2.3 million in the same period of 2021. - Recovery of doubtful accounts was
$59,826 , compared to$0.1 million in the same period of 2021.
Operating income was
Finance expense, net was
Change in fair value of warrants was
Net income attributable to shareholders of CBAK Energy was
Basic and diluted income per share were both nil. In comparison, basic and diluted income per share in the same period of 2021 were both
First Half of 2022 Financial Results
Net revenues were
Net Revenues by End-product Applications | 2021 | 2022 | % | ||||||||
Segment 1 High power lithium batteries used in: | |||||||||||
Uninterruptable supplies | 174 | ||||||||||
Light electric vehicles | 109 | 760 | 597 | ||||||||
Electric vehicles | 101 | - | - | ||||||||
Segment 2 Materials for use in manufacturing of lithium battery Precursor Cathode |
- - |
40,923 54,887 |
- - | ||||||||
Trading of raw materials used in lithium batteries | 519 | - | -100 | ||||||||
Total | 792 | ||||||||||
Cost of revenues was
Gross profit was
Total operating expenses were
- Research and development expenses were
$5.6 million , an increase of267% from$1.5 million in 2021. The increase was mainly due to the increase in salaries, and the acquisition of our battery material business, and a growing number of employees needed for our new Nanjing plant. - Sales and marketing expenses were
$1.5 million , an increase of103% from$0.8 million in 2021. The increase was mainly due to the increase in salaries, the acquisition of our battery material business, a growing number of employees needed for our new Nanjing plant and expanded sales and marketing efforts. - General and administrative expenses were
$4.7 million , an increase of28% from$3.7 million in 2021. The increase was mainly due to the increase in salaries resulting from the acquisition of our battery material business, a growing number of employees need for the new facility in Nanjing. - Provision for doubtful accounts was
$0.2 million , compared to a recovery of doubtful accounts of$0.3 million in 2021.
Operating loss was
Finance expense, net was
Change in fair value of warrants was
Net income attributable to shareholders of CBAK Energy was
Basic and diluted income per share were both
Conference Call
CBAK's management will host an earnings conference call at 8:00 AM U.S. Eastern Time on Monday, August 15, 2022 (8:00 PM Beijing/Hong Kong Time on August 15, 2022).
For participants who wish to join the call, please register in advance for the conference using the link provided below at least 15 minutes prior to the scheduled call start time. Upon registration, participants will receive the conference call access information, including dial-in numbers, a personal pin and an email with detailed instructions to join the conference call.
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A replay of the conference call may be accessed within seven days after the conclusion of the live call at the following website:
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About CBAK Energy
CBAK Energy Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBAT) is a leading high-tech enterprise in China engaged in the development, manufacturing, and sales of new energy high power lithium batteries and raw materials for use in manufacturing high power lithium batteries. The applications of the Company's products and solutions include electric vehicles, light electric vehicles, electric tools, energy storage, uninterruptible power supply (UPS), and other high-power applications. In January 2006, CBAK Energy became the first lithium battery manufacturer in China listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market. CBAK Energy has multiple operating subsidiaries in Dalian, Nanjing and Shaoxing, as well as a large-scale R&D and production base in Dalian.
For more information, please visit www.cbak.com.cn.
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Any forward-looking statements contained in this press release are only estimates or predictions of future events based on information currently available to our management and management's current beliefs about the potential outcome of future events. Whether these future events will occur as management anticipates, whether we will achieve our business objectives, and whether our revenues, operating results, or financial condition will improve in future periods are subject to numerous risks. There are a significant number of factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from statements made in this press release, including: significant legal and operational risks associated with having substantially all of our business operations in China, the Chinese government may exercise significant oversight and discretion over the conduct of our business and may intervene in or influence our operations at any time, which could result in a material change in our operations and/or the value of our securities or could significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer securities to investors and could cause the value of such securities to significantly decline or be worthless, trading in our securities may be prohibited under the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act if the PCAOB subsequently determines our audit work is performed by auditors that the PCAOB is unable to inspect or investigate completely for three consecutive years, the effects of the global Covid-19 pandemic, changes in domestic and foreign laws, regulations and taxes, uncertainties related to China's legal system and economic, political and social events in China, the volatility of the securities markets; and other risks including, but not limited to, the ability of the Company to meet its contractual obligations, the uncertain market for the Company's lithium battery cells and business, macroeconomic, technological, regulatory, or other factors affecting the profitability of our products and solutions that we discussed or referred to in the Company's disclosure documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov, including the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K as well as in our other reports filed or furnished from time to time with the SEC. You should read these factors and the other cautionary statements made in this press release. If one or more of these factors materialize, or if any underlying assumptions prove incorrect, our actual results, performance or achievements may vary materially from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements included in this press release are made as of the date of this press release and the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, other than as required by applicable law.
For investor and media inquiries, please contact:
CBAK Energy Technology, Inc.
Investor Relations Department
Mr. Thierry Jiewei Li
Phone: 86-18675423231,
Email: ir@cbak.com.cn
CBAK Energy Technology, Inc. and Subsidiaries | ||||||||||
December 31, | June 30, | |||||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||||
Assets | ||||||||||
Current assets | ||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 7,357,875 | $ | 4,380,742 | ||||||
Pledged deposits | 18,996,749 | 37,117,785 | ||||||||
Trade accounts and bills receivable, net | 49,907,129 | 26,056,836 | ||||||||
Inventories | 30,133,340 | 55,305,909 | ||||||||
Prepayments and other receivable | 12,746,990 | 7,543,259 | ||||||||
Receivables from former subsidiary | 2,263,955 | 5,670,336 | ||||||||
Amount due from non-controlling interest, current | 125,883 | 119,414 | ||||||||
Amount due from related party, current | 472,061 | 223,901 | ||||||||
Income tax recoverable | 47,189 | - | ||||||||
Investment in sales-type lease, net | 790,516 | 859,348 | ||||||||
Total current assets | 122,841,687 | 137,277,530 | ||||||||
Property, plant and equipment, net | 90,042,773 | 84,705,053 | ||||||||
Construction in progress | 27,343,092 | 28,860,353 | ||||||||
Non-marketable equity securities | 712,930 | 676,292 | ||||||||
Prepaid land use rights | 13,797,230 | 12,918,119 | ||||||||
Intangible assets, net | 1,961,739 | 1,594,057 | ||||||||
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net | 1,968,032 | 527,622 | ||||||||
Investment in sales-type lease, net | 838,528 | 492,605 | ||||||||
Amount due from related party, non-current | 62,941 | 59,707 | ||||||||
Deferred tax assets, net | 1,403,813 | 1,308,051 | ||||||||
Goodwill | 1,645,232 | 1,562,349 | ||||||||
Total assets | $ | 262,617,997 | $ | 269,981,738 | ||||||
Liabilities | ||||||||||
Current liabilities | ||||||||||
Trade accounts and bills payable | $ | 65,376,212 | $ | 80,511,194 | ||||||
Short-term bank borrowings | 8,811,820 | 16,875,223 | ||||||||
Other short-term loans | 4,679,122 | 707,602 | ||||||||
Accrued expenses and other payables | 22,963,700 | 22,697,848 | ||||||||
Income tax payable | - | 31,093 | ||||||||
Payables to former subsidiaries, net | 326,507 | 346,539 | ||||||||
Deferred government grants, current | 3,834,481 | 2,149,033 | ||||||||
Product warranty provisions | 127,837 | 106,053 | ||||||||
Warrants liability | 5,846,000 | 2,083,000 | ||||||||
Operating lease liability, current | 801,797 | 215,439 | ||||||||
Total current liabilities | 112,767,476 | 125,723,024 | ||||||||
Deferred government grants, non-current | 6,189,196 | 6,284,983 | ||||||||
Product warranty provisions | 1,900,429 | 1,913,083 | ||||||||
Operating lease liability, non-current | 876,323 | 128,129 | ||||||||
Total liabilities | 121,733,424 | 134,049,219 | ||||||||
Commitments and contingencies | ||||||||||
Shareholders' equity | ||||||||||
Common stock | 88,849 | 89,135 | ||||||||
Donated shares | 14,101,689 | 14,101,689 | ||||||||
Additional paid-in capital | 241,946,362 | 241,991,981 | ||||||||
Statutory reserves | 1,230,511 | 1,230,511 | ||||||||
Accumulated deficit | (122,498,259) | (121,248,616) | ||||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (income) | 2,489,017 | (4,240,719) | ||||||||
137,358,169 | 131,923,981 | |||||||||
Less: Treasury shares | (4,066,610) | (4,066,610) | ||||||||
Total shareholders' equity | 133,291,559 | 127,857,371 | ||||||||
Non-controlling interests | 7,593,014 | 8,075,148 | ||||||||
Total equity | 140,884,573 | 135,932,519 | ||||||||
Total liabilities and shareholder's equity | $ | 262,617,997 | $ | 269,981,738 | ||||||
CBAK Energy Technology, Inc. and Subsidiaries | ||||||||||||||||||
Three months ended | Six months ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||||
2021 | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | |||||||||||||||
Net revenues | $ | 5,889,154 | $ | 56,349,660 | $ | 15,305,203 | $ | 136,545,958 | ||||||||||
Cost of revenues | (4,791,503) | (50,814,352) | (12,368,123) | (125,694,296) | ||||||||||||||
Gross profit | 1,097,651 | 5,535,308 | 2,937,080 | 10,851,662 | ||||||||||||||
Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||||||||
Research and development expenses | (1,045,312) | (2,299,466) | (1,529,061) | (5,612,590) | ||||||||||||||
Sales and marketing expenses | (539,471) | (697,664) | (752,613) | (1,527,338) | ||||||||||||||
General and administrative expenses | (2,340,896) | (2,453,515) | (3,665,377) | (4,690,889) | ||||||||||||||
Recovery (provision for) of doubtful | 104,517 | 59,826 | 258,578 | (211,617) | ||||||||||||||
Total operating expenses | (3,821,162) | (5,390,819) | (5,688,473) | (12,042,434) | ||||||||||||||
Operating (loss) income | (2,723,511) | 144,489 | (2,751,393) | (1,190,772) | ||||||||||||||
Finance income (expenses), net | 52,700 | (620,490) | 45,102 | (615,476) | ||||||||||||||
Other income, net | 331,576 | (458,946) | 1,549,224 | (173,742) | ||||||||||||||
Impairment of non-marketable equity | (690,542) | - | (690,542) | - | ||||||||||||||
Change in fair value of warrants | 5,750,000 | 2,131,000 | 34,176,000 | 3,763,000 | ||||||||||||||
Income before income tax | 2,720,223 | 1,196,053 | 32,328,391 | 1,783,010 | ||||||||||||||
Income tax expenses | - | (179,788) | - | (86,242) | ||||||||||||||
Net income | 2,720,223 | 1,016,265 | 32,328,391 | $ | 1,696,768 | |||||||||||||
Less: Net income attributable to non- | (19,622) | (211,075) | (18,508) | (447,125) | ||||||||||||||
Net income attributable to CBAK Energy | $ | 2,700,601 | $ | 805,190 | $ | 32,309,883 | $ | 1,249,643 | ||||||||||
Net income | 2,720,223 | 1,016,265 | 32,328,391 | 1,696,768 | ||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive income (loss) | ||||||||||||||||||
– Foreign currency translation | 1,141,596 | (7,126,920) | 1,230,734 | (6,694,727) | ||||||||||||||
Comprehensive income (loss) | 3,861,819 | (6,110,655) | 33,559,125 | (4,997,959) | ||||||||||||||
Less: Comprehensive income attributable | (18,637) | (205,075) | (12,620) | (482,134) | ||||||||||||||
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable | $ | 3,843,182 | $ | (6,315,730) | $ | 33,546,505 | $ | (5,480,093) | ||||||||||
Income per share | ||||||||||||||||||
– Basic | $ | 0.02 | $ | 0.00 | * | $ | 0.37 | $ | 0.01 | |||||||||
– Diluted | $ | 0.02 | $ | 0.00 | * | $ | 0.37 | $ | 0.01 | |||||||||
Weighted average number of shares of | ||||||||||||||||||
– Basic | 88,411,583 |
89,007,924 | 86,347,656 |
88,852,594 | ||||||||||||||
– Diluted | 88,993,839 |
89,007,924 | 86,938,886 |
88,852,594 | ||||||||||||||
* Less than |
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