Dragonfly Energy Files Annual Report on Form 10-K and Updates Operating Results for the Fourth Quarter and Year ended December 31, 2022

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Dragonfly Energy Holdings Corp. (DFLI) filed its Annual Report on Form 10-K on April 17, 2023, and updated its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2022. Key adjustments were made, reflecting changes in operating expenses and net losses due to $19.8 million in deal-related expenses from a prior Business Combination, now classified as general and administrative expenses. These adjustments do not affect net sales or gross profit. Significant figures include:

• Operating Expenses: Increased from $12,481K to $32,941K for Q4 and from $37,541K to $58,001K for the full year.
• Net Loss: Adjusted from $11,655K to $32,115K for Q4 and from $19,111K to $39,571K for the full year.
• EBITDA: Adjusted from $7,843K to $27,593K for Q4 and from $12,645K to $32,444K for the full year.

Positive

• None.

Negative

• Operating expenses for Q4 2022 increased by $20,460K, totaling $32,941K.
• Net loss for Q4 2022 was adjusted to $32,115K, indicating deeper losses.
• Full year net loss rose to $39,571K, reflecting a significant financial impact.

RENO, Nev., April 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dragonfly Energy Holdings Corp. (“Dragonfly” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: DFLI), an industry leader in energy storage and producer of deep cycle lithium-ion storage batteries, today filed its Annual Report on Form 10-K and updated its financial results for the fourth quarter and audited full year ended December 31, 2022.

On March 29, 2023, the Company announced its unaudited financial results for the year ended December 31, 2022 and provided the press release under Items 2.02 and 9.01 of Form 8-K on that day. In connection with the completion of the 2022 audit, $19.8 million in deal-related expenses from the Company’s October 7, 2022 Business Combination, which were initially recognized within equity, were classified as general and administrative expenses. These expenses were unique to the Business Combination and are not expected to recur in future quarters. This press release updates and supersedes the press release issued on March 29, 2023 to reflect adjustments to the Company’s financial results. For additional information on these changes, including the Company’s audited financial statements for the year ending December 31, 2022, please see the Company’s Form 10-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) earlier today.

Dragonfly’s Net Sales and Gross Profit remain unchanged. Below, please find a summary of the of the adjustments to operations from preliminary to final results.

Adjustments from preliminary to final results:

		Fourth quarter 2022														Full Year 2022
($ thousands)		Preliminary					Change					Final				Preliminary					Change					Final
Operating Expenses			($12,481		)			($20,460		)		($32,941		)			($37,541		)			($20,460		)		($58,001		)
Net (Loss) Income			($11,655		)			($20,460		)		($32,115		)			($19,111		)			($20,460		)		($39,571		)
EBITDA			($7,843		)			($19,750		)		($27,593		)			($12,645		)			($19,799		)		($32,444		)
Adj. EBITDA			($4,833		)			$458				($4,375		)			($7,951		)			$411				($7,540		)

 

About Dragonfly

Dragonfly Energy Holdings Corp. (Nasdaq: DFLI) headquartered in Reno, Nevada, is a leading supplier of deep cycle lithium-ion batteries. Dragonfly’s research and development initiatives are revolutionizing the energy storage industry through innovative technologies and manufacturing processes. Today, Dragonfly’s non-toxic deep cycle lithium-ion batteries are displacing lead-acid batteries across a wide range of end-markets, including RVs, marine vessels, off-grid installations, and other storage applications. Dragonfly is also focused on delivering an energy storage solution to enable a more sustainable and reliable smart grid through the future deployment of the Company’s proprietary and patented solid-state cell technology. To learn more, visit www.dragonflyenergy.com/investors.

Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include all statements that are not historical statements of fact and statements regarding the Company’s intent, belief or expectations, including, but not limited to planned products and services, business strategy and plans, market size and growth opportunities, competitive position and technological and market trends. Some of these forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking words, including “may,” “should,” “expect,” “intend,” “will,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “predict,” “plan,” “targets,” “projects,” “could,” “would,” “continue,” “forecast” or the negatives of these terms or variations of them or similar expressions. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties, and other factors (some of which are beyond the Company’s control) which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that may impact such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: the Company’s ability to recognize the anticipated benefits of the of the Company’s recent business combination with Chardan NexTech Acquisition 2 Corp. and related transactions; the Company’s ability to successfully increase market penetration into target markets; the growth of the addressable markets that the Company intends to target; the Company’s ability to access capital as and when needed under its $150 million ChEF Equity Facility; the Company’s ability to protect its patents and other intellectual property; and the Company’s ability to generate revenue from future product sales and its ability to achieve and maintain profitability. These and other risks and uncertainties are described more fully in the sections entitled “Risk Factors” and “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 filed with the SEC on April 17, 2023 and in the Company’s other filings with the SEC.

If any of these risks materialize or any of the Company’s assumptions prove incorrect, actual results could differ materially from the results implied by these forward-looking statements. There may be additional risks that the Company presently does not know or that it currently believes are immaterial that could also cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements contained in this press release speak only as of the date they were made. Except to the extent required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to update such statements to reflect events that occur or circumstances that exist after the date on which they were made.

Investor Relations
Sioban Hickie, ICR, Inc.
DragonflyIR@icrinc.com

Dragonfly Energy Holdings Corp.
Balance Sheet
Years Ended December 31, 2022 and 2021
(in thousands)
					2022				2021
Current Assets
	Cash			$	17,781			$	25,586
	Restricted cash				-				3,044
	Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts				1,444				783
	Inventory				49,846				27,127
	Prepaid expenses				1,624				293
	Prepaid inventory				2,002				7,461
	Prepaid income tax				525				-
	Other current assets				267				1,787
		Total Current Assets			73,489				66,081
Property and Equipment
		Property and Equipment, Net			10,760				4,461
	Operating lease right of use asset				4,513				5,709
	Total Assets			$	88,762			$	76,251
Current Liabilities
	Accounts payable			$	13,475			$	11,360
	Accrued payroll and other liabilities				6,295				2,608
	Customer deposits				238				434
	Uncertain tax position liability				128				-
	Income tax payable				-				631
	Notes payable, current portion, net of debt issuance costs				19,242				1,875
	Operating lease liability, current portion				1,188				1,082
		Total Current Liabilities			40,566				17,990
Long‑Term Liabilities
	Notes payable‑non current, net of debt discount				-				37,053
	Warrant liabilities				32,831				-
	Deferred tax liabilities				-				453
	Accrued expenses‑long term				492				-
	Operating lease liability, net of current portion				3,541				4,694
	Total Long‑Term Liabilities				36,864				42,200
Total Liabilities					77,430				60,190
Equity
	Common stock, 170,000,000 shares at $0.0001 par value, authorized, 43,272,728 and 36,496,998 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively
					4				4
	Preferred stock, 5,000,000 shares at $0.0001 par value, authorized, no shares issued
	and outstanding as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively				-				-
Additional paid in capital					38,461				3,619
Retained (deficit) earnings					(27,133	)			12,438
Total Equity					11,332				16,061
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity				$	88,762			$	76,251

Dragonfly Energy Holdings Corp.
Statement of Operations
Years Ended December 31, 2022 and 2021
(in thousands, except share and per share data)

		2022				2021
Net Sales		$	86,251			$	78,000
Cost of Goods Sold			62,247				48,375
Gross Profit			24,004				29,625
Operating Expenses
Research and development			2,764				2,689
General and administrative			41,566				10,621
Selling and marketing			13,671				9,848
Total Operating Expenses			58,001				23,158
(Loss) Income From Operations			(33,997	)			6,467
Other Income (Expense)
Other Income			40				1
Interest expense			(6,945	)			(519	)
Change in fair market value of warrant liability			5,446				-
Debt extinguishment			(4,824	)			-
Total Other Expense			(6,283	)			(518	)
(Loss) Income Before Taxes			(40,280	)			5,949
Income Tax (Benefit) Expense			(709	)			1,611
Net (Loss) Income		$	(39,571	)		$	4,338
(Loss) Earnings Per Share- Basic		$	(1.03	)		$	0.12
(Loss) Earnings Per Share- Diluted		$	(1.03	)		$	0.11
Weighted Average Number of Shares- Basic			38,565,307				35,579,137
Weighted Average Number of Shares- Diluted			38,565,307				37,742,337

		Dragonfly Energy Holdings Corp.
		Statement of Cash Flows
		Years Ended December 31, 2022 and 2021
		(in thousands)
							2022				2021
		Cash flows from Operating Activities
		Net (Loss) Income				$	(39,571	)		$	4,338
		Adjustments to Reconcile Net (Loss) Income to Net Cash
		Used in Operating Activities
			Stock based compensation				2,467				734
			Debt extinguishment				4,824				-
			Amortization of debt discount				1,822				206
			Change in fair market value of warrant liability				(5,446	)			-
			Deferred tax liability				(453	)			122
			Non‑cash interest expense (paid‑in kind)				1,192				-
			Provision for doubtful accounts				108				50
			Depreciation and amortization				891				617
			Loss on disposal of property and equipment				56				124
			Assumption of Warrant Liability				1,990				-
		Changes in Assets and Liabilities
			Accounts receivable				(769	)			1,007
			Inventories				(22,719	)			(21,179	)
			Prepaid expenses				(1,467	)			58
			Prepaid inventory				5,459				(6,353	)
			Other current assets				1,520				(1,214	)
			Other assets				1,196				1,029
			Income taxes payable				(1,156	)			(651	)
			Accounts payable and accrued expenses				4,428				8,903
			Uncertain tax position liability				128				(19	)
			Customer deposits				(196	)			(1,345	)
		Total Adjustments					(6,125	)			(17,911	)
		Net Cash Used in Operating Activities					(45,696	)			(13,573	)
		Cash Flows From Investing Activities
			Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment				35				61
			Purchase of property and equipment				(6,862	)			(2,970	)
			Net Cash Used in Investing Activities				(6,827	)			(2,909	)
		Cash Flows From Financing Activities
			Proceeds from term loan				75,000				-
			Proceeds from note payable				-				45,000
			Repayment from note payable				(45,000	)			-
			Payments of debt issuance costs				(4,032	)			(6,278	)
			Proceeds from exercise of options				706				184
			Proceeds from stock purchase agreement				15,000				-
			Proceeds from revolving note agreement				-				5,000
			Repayments of revolving note agreement				-				(5,000	)
			Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities				41,674				38,906
		Net (Decrease) / Increase in Cash and Restricted Cash					(10,849	)			22,424
		Beginning cash and restricted cash					28,630				6,206
		Ending cash and restricted cash				$	17,781			$	28,630
		Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information:
			Cash paid for income taxes			$	773			$	2,390
			Cash paid for interest			$	2,252			$	313
		Supplemental Non‑Cash Items
			Receivable of options exercised			$	-			$	250
			Purchases of property and equipment, not yet paid			$	419			$	255
			Recognition of right of use asset obtained in exchange for operating lease liability			$	-			$	5,745
			Cashless exercise of liability classified warrants			$	16,669			$	-

Dragonfly Energy Holdings Corp.
Statement of Operations
Quarters Ended December 31, 2022 and 2021
(in thousands, except share and per share data)

		Unaudited
		2022				2021
Net Sales		$	20,209			$	20,179
Cost of Goods Sold			15,766				14,061
Gross Profit			4,443				6,118
Operating Expenses
Research and development			813				790
General and administrative			27,788				2,191
Selling and marketing			4,340				3,194
Total Operating Expenses			32,941				6,175
(Loss) Income From Operations			(28,498	)			(57	)
Other Income (Expense)
Other Income			40				1
Interest expense			(3,288	)			(395	)
Change in fair market value of warrant liability			5,446				-
Debt extinguishment			(4,824	)			-
Total Other Expense			(2,626	)			(394	)
(Loss) Income Before Taxes			(31,124	)			(451	)
Income Tax (Benefit) Expense			991				(371	)
Net (Loss) Income		$	(32,115	)		$	(80	)
(Loss) Earnings Per Share- Basic		$	(0.75	)		$	(0.00	)
(Loss) Earnings Per Share- Diluted		$	(0.75	)		$	(0.00	)
Weighted Average Number of Shares- Basic			42,948,026				36,102,440
Weighted Average Number of Shares- Diluted			42,948,026				36,102,440

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The Company provides non-GAAP financial measures including EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA as a supplement to GAAP financial information to enhance the overall understanding of the Company’s financial performance and to assist investors in evaluating the Company’s results of operations, period over period. Adjusted non-GAAP measures exclude significant unusual items. Investors should consider these non-GAAP measures as a supplement to, and not a substitute for financial information prepared on a GAAP basis.

Adjusted EBITDA
Adjusted EBITDA is considered a non-GAAP financial measure under the rules of the SEC because it excludes certain amounts included in net loss calculated in accordance with GAAP. Specifically, the Company calculates Adjusted EBITDA by GAAP net loss adjusted to exclude stock-based compensation expense, business combination related expenses and other one-time, non-recurring items.

The Company has included Adjusted EBITDA because it is a key measure used by Dragonfly’s management team to evaluate its operating performance, generate future operating plans, and make strategic decisions, including those relating to operating expenses. As such, the Company believes Adjusted EBITDA is helpful in highlighting trends in the ongoing core operating results of the business.

Adjusted EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool, and it should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of net loss or other results as reported under GAAP. Some of these limitations are:

	●	Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect the Company’s cash expenditures, future requirements for capital expenditures, or contractual commitments;
	●	Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, the Company’s working capital needs;
	●	Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect the Company’s tax expense or the cash requirements to pay taxes;
	●	although amortization and depreciation are non-cash charges, the assets being amortized and depreciated will often have to be replaced in the future and Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect any cash requirements for such replacements;
	●	Adjusted EBITDA should not be construed as an inference that the Company’s future results will be unaffected by unusual or non-recurring items for which the Company may adjust in historical periods; and
	●	other companies in the industry may calculate Adjusted EBITDA differently than the Company does, limiting its usefulness as a comparative measure.

Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA
The following table presents reconciliations of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure for each of the periods indicated.

		Dragonfly Energy Holdings Corp.
		Years Ended December 31, 2022 and 2021
		(in thousands, except share and per share data)
							2022				2021
		EBITDA Calculation
		Net (Loss) Income				$	(39,571	)		$	4,338
			Plus: Interest				6,945				518
			Plus: Taxes				(709	)			1,611
			Plus: Depreciation & Amortization				891				617
		EBITDA				$	(32,444	)		$	7,084
		Adjustments to EBITDA
			Plus: Stock Based Compensation				2,467				734
			Plus: ERP Implementation				-				233
			Plus: Promissory Note Forgiveness				469				-
			Plus: Loss on Disposal of Assets				56				124
			Plus: Separation Agreement				1,197				-
			Plus: Debt-Extinguishment				4,824				-
			Plus: Change in fair market value of warrant liability				(5,446	)			-
			Plus: Business Combination Expenses				21,337				295
		Adjusted EBITDA				$	(7,540	)		$	8,470

		Dragonfly Energy Holdings Corp.
		Statement of Operations
		Quarters Ended December 31, 2022 and 2021
		(in thousands, except share and per share data)
						Unaudited
							2022				2021
		EBITDA Calculation
		Net (Loss) Income				$	(32,115	)		$	(80	)
			Plus: Interest				3,288				394
			Plus: Taxes				991				(371	)
			Plus: Depreciation & Amortization				243				185
		EBITDA				$	(27,593	)		$	128
		Adjustments to EBITDA
			Plus: Stock Based Compensation				1,312				185
			Plus: ERP Implementation				-				32
			Plus: Loss on Disposal of Assets				(6	)			-
			Plus: Separation Agreement				1,197				185
			Plus: Debt-Extinguishment				4,824				-
			Plus: Change in fair market value of warrant liability				(5,446	)			-
			Plus: Business Combination Expenses				21,337				295
		Adjusted EBITDA				$	(4,375	)		$	825

Source: Dragonfly Energy Holdings Corp. 

FAQ

What were the key financial changes reported by Dragonfly Energy on April 17, 2023?

Dragonfly Energy reported significant increases in operating expenses and net losses due to reclassification of deal-related expenses, with Q4 operating expenses rising to $32,941K and full year net loss adjusted to $39,571K.

How did the adjustments affect Dragonfly Energy's operating expenses for 2022?

The adjustments increased Dragonfly Energy's operating expenses for Q4 2022 from $12,481K to $32,941K and for the full year from $37,541K to $58,001K.

What is the adjusted EBITDA for Dragonfly Energy for the fourth quarter and full year 2022?

Adjusted EBITDA for Q4 2022 is reported at $4,375K, while for the full year 2022, it stands at $7,540K.

Did Dragonfly Energy report any changes in net sales after the audit?

No, Dragonfly Energy's net sales and gross profit remain unchanged despite the financial adjustments reported.