eMagin Corporation Announces Second Quarter 2022 Results

Rhea-AI Summary

eMagin Corporation (NYSE American: EMAN) reported a 14% increase in Q2 2022 revenue to $7.2 million, with a gross margin improvement to 22% from 9% year-over-year. The total backlog of open orders stood at $14.3 million, driven by strong military and medical demand. Notable achievements included a $2.5 million contract from the U.S. Army for high-performance microdisplays and a People’s Choice Award at Display Week 2022. Operating loss narrowed to $1.8 million, while net loss was $1.4 million. Cash reserves totaled $4.3 million, with ongoing upgrades expected to enhance future performance.

Positive

• Revenue up 14% to $7.2 million year-over-year.
• Gross margin improved to 22% from 9%.
• Total backlog of open orders at $14.3 million.
• Awarded $2.5 million contract from U.S. Army for microdisplays.
• Operating loss narrowed to $1.8 million from $2.9 million year-over-year.

Negative

• Net loss widened to $1.4 million from $0.3 million year-over-year.
• Contract revenues decreased to $0.1 million from $0.5 million.

Second-quarter Total Revenue of $7.2 Million up 14% Year Over Year

Total Backlog of Open Orders of $14.3 Million on Strong Bookings

Display Production Increased 40% Year Over Year

HOPEWELL JUNCTION, N.Y., Aug. 11, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- eMagin Corporation, or the “Company”, (NYSE American: EMAN), a leader in the development, design, and manufacture of Active-Matrix OLED microdisplays for high-resolution, AR/VR and other near-eye imaging products, today announced results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2022.

“eMagin’s second quarter was highlighted by a number of successes, including higher revenue, improved gross margin, new business wins, a People’s Choice Award at Display Week 2022, and progress on our AS9100/ISO certification,” said eMagin CEO Andrew G. Sculley. “Our total revenues rose 14% to $7.2 million year over year while our gross margin improved to 22% from 9% a year ago. The gain in gross margin was driven in part by increased yields and a favorable sales mix, along with the impact of higher manufacturing volumes. This is the third consecutive quarter in which we realized year-over-year increases in throughput. The improved yields and increased throughput resulted from the impact of the new, government-funded equipment in our production facility and improvements in our manufacturing operations.

“We achieved continued growth in display revenue from the ENVG-B program and other military programs and increased veterinary and surgical revenues. Also in the second quarter, we strengthened our relationship with a major prime contractor by advancing our capabilities for higher-level assembly and shipped displays to a customer providing heads-up displays for optical surgery. As of the end of the second quarter, our total backlog of open orders remained strong at $14.3 million, with $12.8 million shippable over the next 12 months, reflecting demand for our displays for use in thermal weapon sights, military night-vision goggles, and medical applications.

“The U.S. Army’s Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI) awarded us a $2.5 million two-year development contract in the second quarter to secure a U.S. source for a high-performance microdisplay that provides high brightness and visual acuity, even in bright daylight conditions. We are using these funds to design a backplane that will allow for significantly higher luminance of our dPd™ displays and ultimately leverage the full potential of the equipment we are acquiring under our Defense Production Act Title III and Industrial Base Analysis Sustainment (IBAS) funding grants. The STRI contract provides that upon completion a follow-on production agreement may be issued without the need for a competitive process. We anticipate that our government-funded dPd tool will be available to satisfy this demand for full-color, high-luminance displays, as well as demand from both existing and new military customers.

“We are continuing our proof-of-concept display work for a tier-one AR/VR customer and are anticipating the September arrival of an enhanced dPd chamber for R&D usage, which we will use to complete the remaining OLED deposition phase of this contract. This new R&D chamber will enable us to fabricate additional high-brightness prototypes and accelerate our progress with our product roadmap as we await delivery, followed by qualification in the second half of 2023, of a government-funded dPd tool that will be capable of serving both military and commercial markets.

“In May, we received a People’s Choice Award for “Best New Display Technology” at Display Week 2022, the 59th International Symposium, Seminar and Exhibition of the Society for Information Display, where we showcased our direct-patterned, single-stack color OLED microdisplay, which is capable of over 10,000 candela per square meter (cd/m2) of full color maximum luminance. We continue to display our technological leadership at industry conferences, including, as previously announced an invited paper presentation and tutorial by our Chief Operating Officer, Dr. Amal Ghosh on OLED Microdisplays for AR/VR applications at iMiD 2022, the 22^nd International Meeting on Information Display later this month in Busan, Korea.

“Additionally, we have completed our Stage2 AS9100/ISO 9001 Certification Audit and have been recommended for certification, which will be obtained in the third quarter of this year. We expect our quality-control efforts will be additive to the yield and throughput improvements anticipated from the new equipment provided under our Title III and IBAS programs. Furthermore, we expect that this AS9100/ISO 9001 certification will elevate our profile as the supplier of choice for OLED microdisplays for the various markets we serve.”

Defense Production Act Title III and IBAS Funding

As previously announced, eMagin has committed the funds and ordered all equipment to be purchased under its $39 million in Defense Production Act Title III and the IBAS Program funding grants that were awarded in 2020. As of the end of the second quarter, the Company has qualified and added four pieces of equipment to its production line and received three additional pieces of equipment that are currently installed and being qualified. This equipment has already contributed to improved yields and reliability in the Company’s production process. eMagin has five more major pieces of equipment on order, including an advanced, production-capable dPd organic deposition tool that is expected to improve yield and throughput of this innovative technology for the benefit of AR/VR customers. Overall, the Company remains on track with the requirements of these important government grants and is beginning to realize the anticipated yield, reliability, and throughput improvements.

Second Quarter Results

Total revenues for the second quarter of 2022 increased 14% to $7.2 million, compared with $6.3 million reported in the prior-year period.

Total revenue consists of both product revenue and contract revenue. Product revenues for the second quarter of 2022 were $7.0 million, an increase of $1.3 million from product revenues of $5.7 million reported in the prior-year period. The year-over-year increase in display revenue was due to strength in military markets including shipments of displays used for the ENVG-B program, and higher revenue contributions from medical customers.

Contract revenues were $0.1 million compared with $0.5 million reported in the prior year, reflecting an anticipated decrease in second quarter development work associated with our proof-of-concept project. eMagin anticipates increased development activities with this tier-one consumer company following the expected September 2022 delivery of the R&D deposition chamber mentioned above. In addition, during the second quarter of 2022 the Company began to recognize revenue under its new PEO STRI development contract.

Total gross margin for the second quarter was 22% resulting in a gross profit of $1.6 million, compared with a gross margin of 9%, which resulted in a gross profit of $0.6 million in the prior-year period. The gross margin improvement reflects increased product revenues, higher yields, and the impact of higher average selling prices in the current year’s period due to a favorable sales mix, combined with the impact of higher manufacturing volumes.

Operating expenses for the second quarter of 2022, including R&D expenses, were $3.4 million, compared with $3.5 million in the prior-year period. Operating expenses as a percentage of sales were 47% in the second quarter of 2022, compared with 55% in the prior-year period.

Operating loss for the second quarter of 2022 narrowed to $1.8 million, compared with an operating loss of $2.9 million in the prior-year period, primarily reflecting the increased gross profit as noted above. The Company anticipates improved performance over the subsequent quarters due to operational improvements and significant upgrades to its capital equipment and manufacturing processes provided by the IBAS and Title III government programs.

Net loss for the second quarter of 2022 was $1.4 million, or $0.02 per share, compared with a loss of $0.3 million, or $0.00 per share, in the prior-year period. After adjusting for change in the fair value of the warrant liability, net loss for the second quarter of 2022 was $1.7 million, or $0.02 per share on a fully diluted basis. Excluding the impact of the $2.6 million change in the fair value of the warrant liability for the prior year period, net loss for the second quarter of 2021 was $2.9 million, or $0.04 per share.

Adjusted EBITDA for the second quarter of 2022 improved to negative $0.3 million, compared with negative $2.0 million in the prior-year period.

Balance Sheet Highlights

As of June 30, 2022, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $4.3 million and working capital of $12.3 million. During the second quarter, the Company repaid $0.6 million under its asset-based lending (ABL) facility. Borrowings and availability under the ABL facility were $2.1 million and $0.7 million, respectively, as of June 30, 2022.

During the quarter, the Company realized $1.6 million in net proceeds from sales of common shares under its ATM program.

Conference Call and Webcast Information

Management will host a conference call and simultaneous webcast at 9:00 a.m. ET on August 11, 2022, to discuss quarterly results, business highlights and outlook. The live, listen-only webcast will be accessible on the Company’s Investor Relations website via https://www.emagin.com/investors/event-webcast. A replay of the event will be available approximately one hour after the live event. To join the conference call participants will need to register with this link: https://register.vevent.com/register/BI826ea03eeac843d2bde290476fcc84a4. Participants will receive an individualized dial-in number and PIN after registering for the call.

About eMagin Corporation

eMagin is the leader in OLED microdisplay technology, enabling the visualization of digital information and imagery for world-class customers in the military, consumer, medical and industrial markets. The Company invents, engineers, and manufactures display technologies of the future and is the only manufacturer of OLED displays in the United States. eMagin's Direct Patterning Technology (dPd™) will transform the way the world consumes information. Since 2001, eMagin's microdisplays have been used in AR/VR, aircraft helmets, heads-up display systems, thermal scopes, night vision goggles, future weapon systems and a variety of other applications. For more information, please visit www.emagin.com.

Important Cautionary Information Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including those regarding eMagin Corporation's expectations, intentions, strategies and beliefs pertaining to future events or future financial performance. Actual events or results may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors, including those described in the Company's most recent filings with the SEC. For a more complete description of the risk factors that could cause our actual results to differ from our current expectations, including impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, please see the section entitled "Risk Factors" in eMagin's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, and in any Form 10-Q filed or to be filed by eMagin, and in other documents we file with the SEC from time to time.

Contact
eMagin Corporation
Mark A. Koch
Chief Financial Officer
845-838-7900
investorrelations@emagin.com

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Nicholas Manganaro
617-542-5300
eman@investorrelations.com

eMAGIN CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except share data)
(Unaudited)

		June 30,				December 31,
		2022				2021
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$	4,290			$	5,724
Restricted cash			511				806
Accounts receivable, net			5,020				4,488
Account receivable-due from government awards			367				292
Unbilled accounts receivable			1,318				1,102
Inventories			7,661				7,632
Prepaid expenses and other current assets			672				691
Total current assets			19,839				20,735
Property, plant and equipment, net			37,499				30,483
Operating lease right - of - use assets			84				113
Intangibles and other assets			33				37
Total assets		$	57,455			$	51,368
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable		$	1,160			$	1,348
Accrued compensation			2,181				1,664
Revolving credit facility, net			2,087				1,974
Common stock warrant liability			2				1,374
Other accrued expenses			391				722
Deferred revenue			114				54
Operating lease liability - current			63				60
Finance lease liability - current			1,127				1,133
Other current liabilities			366				608
Total current liabilities			7,491				8,937
Other liability - long term			28				28
Deferred income - government awards - long term			19,161				12,458
Operating lease liability - long term			22				54
Finance lease liability - long term			11,647				11,647
Total liabilities			38,349				33,124
Commitments and contingencies (Note 8)
Shareholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value: authorized 10,000,000 shares:
Series B Convertible Preferred stock, (liquidation preference of $5,659) stated value $1,000 per share, $0.001 par value: 10,000 shares designated and 5,659 issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021.			—				—
Common stock, $0.001 par value: authorized 200,000,000 shares, issued 75,621,126 shares, outstanding 75,459,060 shares as of June 30, 2022 and issued 72,931,490 shares, outstanding 72,769,424 shares as of December 31, 2021.			75				72
Additional paid-in capital			278,372				275,936
Accumulated deficit			(258,841	)			(257,264	)
Treasury stock, 162,066 shares as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021.			(500	)			(500	)
Total shareholders’ equity			19,106				18,244
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity		$	57,455			$	51,368

eMAGIN CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

		Three Months Ended								Six Months Ended
		June 30,								June 30,
		2022				2021				2022				2021
Revenues:
Product		$	7,026			$	5,742			$	14,053			$	11,847
Contract			133				537				464				1,205
Total revenues, net			7,159				6,279				14,517				13,052
Cost of revenues:
Product			5,522				5,466				10,309				10,173
Contract			68				242				150				600
Total cost of revenues			5,590				5,708				10,459				10,773
Gross profit			1,569				571				4,058				2,279
Operating expenses:
Research and development			1,457				1,788				2,941				3,630
Selling, general and administrative			1,904				1,690				4,074				3,514
Total operating expenses			3,361				3,478				7,015				7,144
Loss from operations			(1,792	)			(2,907	)			(2,957	)			(4,865	)
Other (expense) income:
Change in fair value of common stock warrant liability			226				2,642				1,372				(4,566	)
Interest expense, net			(225	)			(205	)			(439	)			(415	)
Gain on forgiveness of debt			—				—				—				1,963
Other income, net			351				192				447				227
Total other income (expense)			352				2,629				1,380				(2,791	)
Loss before provision for income taxes			(1,440	)			(278	)			(1,577	)			(7,656	)
Income taxes			—				—				—				—
Net loss allocated to common shares		$	(1,440	)		$	(278	)		$	(1,577	)		$	(7,656	)
Loss per share, basic and diluted		$	(0.02	)		$	—			$	(0.02	)		$	(0.11	)
Weighted average number of shares outstanding:
Basic and Diluted			73,895				72,193				73,368				71,238

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement the Company’s consolidated financial statements presented on a GAAP basis; the Company has provided non-GAAP financial information, namely earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, and non-cash compensation expense (“Adjusted EBITDA”). The Company’s management believes that this non-GAAP measure provides investors with a better understanding of how the results relate to the Company’s historical performance. The additional adjusted information is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for GAAP financial statements. Management believes that these adjusted measures reflect the essential operating activities of the Company. A reconciliation of non-GAAP financial information appears below (in thousands).

		Three Months Ended								Six Months Ended
		June 30,								June 30,
		2022				2021				2022				2021
Net loss		$	(1,440	)		$	(278	)		$	(1,577	)		$	(7,656	)
Non-cash compensation			214				37				379				50
Change in fair value of common stock warrant liability			(226	)			(2,642	)			(1,372	)			4,566
Depreciation and intangibles amortization expense			949				694				1,671				1,427
Interest expense			225				205				439				415
Adjusted EBITDA		$	(278	)		$	(1,984	)		$	(460	)		$	(1,198	)

FAQ

What were eMagin's Q2 2022 revenue results?

eMagin reported Q2 2022 revenue of $7.2 million, a 14% increase year-over-year.

How did eMagin's gross margin change in Q2 2022?

Gross margin improved to 22% in Q2 2022 from 9% in the same quarter last year.

What is eMagin's current backlog of orders?

As of Q2 2022, eMagin has a backlog of open orders totaling $14.3 million.

What contract did eMagin secure with the U.S. Army?

eMagin was awarded a $2.5 million contract for high-performance microdisplays.

What was eMagin's net loss in Q2 2022?

The net loss for Q2 2022 was $1.4 million, compared to a loss of $0.3 million in the prior-year period.