Consolidated Water Reports Q1 2021 Results

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Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. (CWCO) reported Q1 2021 results showing a total revenue of $17.1 million, down 17.5% from $20.7 million in Q1 2020. Services revenue increased by 13.7% to $3.5 million, accounting for 21% of consolidated revenue. Net income attributable to shareholders dropped 65.8% to $989,000, or $0.06 per share. Cash and cash equivalents stood at $42.8 million. The company expects future growth in its services segment, particularly from PERC Water contracts, amid ongoing challenges from declining retail revenue due to the pandemic.

Positive

• Services revenue rose 13.7% to $3.5 million.
• PERC Water contracts account for approximately 70% of services revenue.
• Strong cash position with $42.8 million in cash and cash equivalents.

Negative

• Total revenue declined 17.5% to $17.1 million.
• Net income attributable to stockholders decreased 65.8% to $989,000.
• Retail revenue fell by 20% due to reduced tourism.

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands, May 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. (Nasdaq Global Select Market: CWCO), a leading developer and operator of advanced water supply and treatment plants, reported results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2021. Quarterly comparisons are to the year-ago quarter unless otherwise noted. The company will hold a conference call at 11:00 a.m. Eastern time tomorrow to discuss the results (see dial-in information below.)

Q1 2021 Highlights

• Total revenue of $17.1 million.
• Services revenue increased 13.7% to $3.5 million.
• Bulk segment gross profit up 11.5% to $2.1 million.
• Net income from continuing operations attributable to Consolidated Water stockholders was $1.3 million or $0.08 per basic and fully diluted share.
• As of March 31, 2021, cash and cash equivalents totaled $42.8 million, working capital was $67.4 million, debt was $0.2 million, with stockholders’ equity at $160.8 million.
• Paid $1.3 million in dividends.

Management Commentary

“Our first quarter 2021 results reflect the company’s continued focus on expanding our services segment to mitigate the negative effects of the pandemic,” said Consolidated Water CEO, Rick McTaggart. “Our services revenue increased 14% to $3.5 million, which accounted for 21% of our consolidated revenue compared to 15% of consolidated revenue in the first quarter of 2020.

“PERC Water is the reason for the growth in our services segment, and generated about 70% of its revenue through contracts with government entities in California this past quarter. We operate and maintain water treatment and reuse facilities under contracted engagements that range from one to five years with varying renewal options. The majority of these contracts have renewal dates beyond 2021.

“Our retail business segment continued to be adversely affected by the pandemic due to continuing travel restrictions to the Cayman Islands. The Cayman Islands government recently relaxed quarantine requirements for fully vaccinated people arriving to the Islands and we hope that a gradual reopening to tourism will continue over the coming months.

“We continue to be excited and encouraged about the possibilities for PERC, which has been the best-performing area of our business throughout the pandemic. Bidding activity for potential design-build projects and operating contracts is at the busiest level we have seen since we acquired our majority ownership interest in PERC in late 2019. Potential clients in California and Arizona are seeking cost-effective solutions to their wastewater treatment and potable water challenges caused by unprecedented drought in the region. Arizona has also experienced population growth caused by the pandemic that is creating new water treatment opportunities.

“Over the remainder of the year, we expect to use our strong balance sheet to expand our business through organic growth, acquisitions, and new projects, whereby further broadening our water solution offerings and market area. Above all, we will continue to focus on business that will provide increasing value for our shareholders. We remain confident that Consolidated Water will emerge from the pandemic stronger and better than ever.”

Q1 2021 Financial Summary

Total revenue for the first quarter of 2021 declined by 17.5% to $17.1 million from $20.7 million in the first quarter of 2020. The decline reflects decreases of $1.5 million in retail segment revenue, $194,000 in bulk segment revenue and $2.3 million in manufacturing segment revenue. The decrease in revenue for these segments was partially offset by an increase of $426,000 in services segment revenue.

Retail revenue declined due to a 20% decrease in the volume of water sold by Cayman Water that resulted from the temporary cessation of tourism on Grand Cayman, as all Cayman Islands airports and seaports have been closed since March 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The decrease in bulk water revenue was due to a decrease in CW-Bahamas’ revenue of approximately $166,000 for 2021 due to lower energy costs, which correspondingly decreased the energy pass-through component of CW-Bahamas’ rates.

The decrease in manufacturing revenue in the first quarter of 2021 was due to a decrease in orders from Aerex’s former largest customer, which informed Aerex last October that it was suspending its purchases of certain products until the first quarter of 2022 due to inventory management related factors. The company anticipates, although cannot assure, that orders from this customer will resume in the first quarter of 2022.

The increase in services revenue was due to an increase of $1.3 million in revenue from new operating and maintenance contracts which offset a decline in plant construction revenue of $913,000.

Gross profit decreased 27.4% to $6.1 million in the first quarter of 2021 from $8.4 million in the same year-ago quarter, with gross profit as a percentage of revenue decreasing from 40.7% to 35.8% primarily as a result of the decline in revenue for the retail and manufacturing segments.

Net income from continuing operations attributable to stockholders decreased 59.4% to $1.3 million or $0.08 per basic and diluted share, compared to $3.2 million or $0.21 per basic and diluted share in the first quarter of 2020.

Net income attributable to Consolidated Water stockholders in the first quarter of 2021 decreased 65.8% to $989,000 or $0.06 per basic and fully diluted share, as compared to $2.9 million or $0.19 per basic and fully diluted share in the first quarter of 2020.

Cash and cash equivalents totaled $42.8 million as of March 31, 2021, as compared to $43.8 million as of December 31, 2020.

First Quarter Segment Results

		Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
		Retail				Bulk				Services				Manufacturing				Total
Revenue		$	5,711,305			$	6,245,970			$	3,540,846			$	1,605,196			$	17,103,317
Cost of revenue			2,707,994				4,155,153				2,721,928				1,391,732				10,976,807
Gross profit			3,003,311				2,090,817				818,918				213,464				6,126,510
General and administrative expenses			3,371,010				377,503				722,020				293,953				4,764,486
Gain (loss) on asset dispositions and impairments, net			(250,000	)			1,500				(433	)			—				(248,933	)
Income (loss) from operations		$	(617,699	)		$	1,714,814			$	96,465			$	(80,489	)			1,113,091
Other income, net																			314,608
Income before income taxes																			1,427,699
Benefit from income taxes																			(2,660	)
Net income from continuing operations																			1,430,359
Income from continuing operations attributable to non-controlling interests																			128,793
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. stockholders																			1,301,566
Net loss from discontinued operations																			(312,794	)
Net income attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. stockholders																		$	988,772

		Three Months Ended March 31, 2020
		Retail				Bulk				Services				Manufacturing				Total
Revenue		$	7,257,432			$	6,440,284			$	3,114,813			$	3,913,192			$	20,725,721
Cost of revenue			2,986,620				4,564,580				2,273,520				2,460,680				12,285,400
Gross profit			4,270,812				1,875,704				841,293				1,452,512				8,440,321
General and administrative expenses			3,373,839				292,046				672,690				356,734				4,695,309
Gain (loss) on asset dispositions and impairments, net			—				200				(420	)			—				(220	)
Income from operations		$	896,973			$	1,583,858			$	168,183			$	1,095,778				3,744,792
Other income, net																			27,261
Income before income taxes																			3,772,053
Provision for income taxes																			206,083
Net income from continuing operations																			3,565,970
Income attributable to non-controlling interests																			360,998
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. stockholders																			3,204,972
Net loss from discontinued operations																			(316,365	)
Net income attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. stockholders																		$	2,888,607

Annual General Meeting of Shareholders

The company has set May 24, 2021 as the date of its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders to be held at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. The Annual General Meeting will be a “hybrid” meeting of shareholders, meaning shareholders will be able to attend the Annual General Meeting as well as vote during the live webcast of the meeting by visiting www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/cwco2021 or attend the meeting in person at the offices of Aquilex, Inc., 5810 Coral Ridge Drive, Suite 220, Coral Springs, FL 33076. Holders of record of the company’s stock as of March 25, 2021 will be entitled to vote at the meeting.

Conference Call

Consolidated Water management will host a conference call tomorrow to discuss these results, followed by a question-and-answer period.

Date: Tuesday, May 18, 2021
Time: 11:00 a.m. Eastern time (8:00 a.m. Pacific time)
Toll-free dial-in number: 1-844-875-6913
International dial-in number: 1-412-317-6709
Conference ID: 10155785

Please call the conference telephone number five minutes prior to the start time. An operator will register your name and organization. If you have any difficulty connecting with the conference call, please contact CMA at 1-949-432-7566.

A replay of the call will be available after 1:00 p.m. Eastern time on the same day through May 25, 2021, as well as available for replay via the Investors section of the Consolidated Water website at www.cwco.com.

Toll-free replay number: 1-877-344-7529
International replay number: 1-412-317-0088
Replay ID: 10155785

About Consolidated Water Co. Ltd.
Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. develops and operates advanced water supply and treatment plants and water distribution systems. The company operates water production facilities in the Cayman Islands, The Bahamas and the British Virgin Islands and operates water treatment facilities in the United States. The company also manufactures and services a wide range of products and provides design, engineering, management, operating and other services applicable to commercial and municipal water production, supply and treatment, and industrial water and wastewater treatment. For more information, visit www.cwco.com.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes statements that may constitute "forward-looking" statements, usually containing the words "believe", "estimate", "project", "intend", "expect", "should", "will" or similar expressions. These statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements inherently involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. Factors that would cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to (i) continued acceptance of the company's products and services in the marketplace; (ii) changes in its relationships with the governments of the jurisdictions in which it operates; (iii) the outcome of its negotiations with the Cayman government regarding a new retail license agreement; (iv) the collection of its delinquent accounts receivable in the Bahamas; (v) the possible adverse impact of the COVID-19 virus on the company’s business; and (vi) various other risks, as detailed in the company's periodic report filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). For more information about risks and uncertainties associated with the company’s business, please refer to the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and “Risk Factors” sections of the company’s SEC filings, including, but not limited to, its annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, copies of which may be obtained by contacting the company’s Secretary at the company’s executive offices or at the “Investors – SEC Filings” page of the company’s website at http://ir.cwco.com/docs. Except as otherwise required by law, the company undertakes no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Company Contact:
David W. Sasnett
Executive Vice President and CFO
Tel (954) 509-8200
dsasnett@cwco.com

Investor Relations Contact
Ron Both, CMA
Tel (949) 432-7566
CWCO@cma.team

CONSOLIDATED WATER CO. LTD.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

			March 31,				December 31,
			2021				2020
		(Unaudited)
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents		$	42,782,527			$	43,794,150
Accounts receivable, net			24,688,432				21,483,976
Inventory			2,320,089				3,214,178
Prepaid expenses and other current assets			1,935,180				2,412,282
Contract assets			669,419				516,521
Current assets of discontinued operations			1,412,379				1,511,099
Total current assets			73,808,026				72,932,206
Property, plant and equipment, net			56,084,332				57,687,984
Construction in progress			600,021				440,384
Inventory, noncurrent			4,440,670				4,506,842
Investment in OC-BVI			1,659,501				2,092,146
Goodwill			13,325,013				13,325,013
Intangible assets, net			3,949,166				4,148,333
Operating lease right-of-use assets			2,889,508				1,329,561
Other assets			1,886,754				1,926,594
Long-term assets of discontinued operations			21,131,444				21,166,489
Total assets		$	179,774,435			$	179,555,552
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities		$	2,970,756			$	2,856,127
Accounts payable - related parties			247,008				200,558
Accrued compensation			1,218,729				1,434,106
Dividends payable			1,304,852				1,300,022
Current maturities of operating leases			462,464				455,788
Current portion of long-term debt			54,698				42,211
Contract liabilities			45,553				461,870
Current liabilities of discontinued operations			102,892				188,434
Total current liabilities			6,406,952				6,939,116
Long-term debt, noncurrent			161,439				126,338
Deferred tax liabilities			1,386,086				1,440,809
Noncurrent operating leases			2,520,367				982,076
Net liability arising from put/call options			559,000				690,000
Other liabilities			387,857				362,165
Long-term liabilities of discontinued operations			—				2,499
Total liabilities			11,421,701				10,543,003
Commitments and contingencies
Equity
Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. stockholders' equity
Redeemable preferred stock, $0.60 par value. Authorized 200,000 shares; issued and outstanding 30,106 and 31,068 shares, respectively			18,064				18,641
Class A common stock, $0.60 par value. Authorized 24,655,000 shares; issued and outstanding 15,201,475 and 15,143,683 shares, respectively			9,120,885				9,086,210
Class B common stock, $0.60 par value. Authorized 145,000 shares; none issued			—				—
Additional paid-in capital			87,028,085				86,893,486
Retained earnings			64,603,284				64,910,709
Total Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. stockholders' equity			160,770,318				160,909,046
Non-controlling interests			7,582,416				8,103,503
Total equity			168,352,734				169,012,549
Total liabilities and equity		$	179,774,435			$	179,555,552

CONSOLIDATED WATER CO. LTD.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(UNAUDITED)

		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2021				2020
Total revenue		$	17,103,317			$	20,725,721
Total cost of revenue (including purchases from related parties of $155,982 in 2021 and $493,463 in 2020)			10,976,807				12,285,400
Gross profit			6,126,510				8,440,321
General and administrative expenses (including purchases from related parties of $4,429 in 2021)			4,764,486				4,695,309
Loss on asset dispositions and impairments, net			(248,933	)			(220	)
Income from operations			1,113,091				3,744,792
Other income (expense):
Interest income			160,364				136,440
Interest expense			(2,860	)			(2,526	)
Profit-sharing income from OC-BVI			6,075				10,125
Equity in the earnings of OC-BVI			15,780				25,883
Net unrealized gain (loss) on put/call options			131,000				(161,000	)
Other			4,249				18,339
Other income, net			314,608				27,261
Income before income taxes			1,427,699				3,772,053
Provision (benefit) for income taxes			(2,660	)			206,083
Net income from continuing operations			1,430,359				3,565,970
Income from continuing operations attributable to non-controlling interests			128,793				360,998
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. stockholders			1,301,566				3,204,972
Total loss from discontinued operations			(312,794	)			(316,365	)
Net income attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. stockholders		$	988,772			$	2,888,607
Basic earnings (loss) per common share attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. common stockholders
Continuing operations		$	0.08			$	0.21
Discontinued operations			(0.02	)			(0.02	)
Basic earnings per share		$	0.06			$	0.19
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. common stockholders
Continuing operations		$	0.08			$	0.21
Discontinued operations			(0.02	)			(0.02	)
Diluted earnings per share		$	0.06			$	0.19
Dividends declared per common and redeemable preferred shares		$	0.085			$	0.085
Weighted average number of common shares used in the determination of:
Basic earnings per share			15,201,458				15,114,506
Diluted earnings per share			15,356,842				15,268,884

FAQ

What were Consolidated Water's Q1 2021 earnings results?

Consolidated Water reported Q1 2021 total revenue of $17.1 million and net income attributable to stockholders of $989,000.

What is the stock symbol for Consolidated Water?

The stock symbol for Consolidated Water is CWCO.

How did the pandemic affect Consolidated Water's retail revenue?

The pandemic led to a 20% decrease in retail revenue due to reduced water sales from the cessation of tourism.

When is Consolidated Water's Annual General Meeting of Shareholders?

The Annual General Meeting will take place on May 24, 2021, at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time.

What strategic focus did Consolidated Water highlight in their Q1 2021 results?

Consolidated Water emphasized expanding its services segment to mitigate pandemic impacts and plans for growth through organic expansion and acquisitions.