LION ELECTRIC ANNOUNCES SECOND QUARTER 2023 RESULTS
Q2 2023 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
- Record revenue for a quarter of
, up$58.0 million , as compared to$28.5 million in Q2 2022.$29.5 million - Achieved positive gross profit of
as compared to a gross loss of$0.4 million in Q2 2022.$3.5 million - Delivery of 199 vehicles, an increase of 94 vehicles, as compared to the 105 delivered in the same period last year. Deliveries were negatively impacted by delays in the final approval of a subsidy program which resulted in the deferral to subsequent quarters of the delivery of 50 school buses to one customer despite that such vehicles were ready for delivery and the client being ready to receive them.
- Net loss of
in Q2 2023, as compared to net earnings of$11.8 million in Q2 2022. Net loss for Q2 2023 includes a$37.5 million gain related to non-cash decrease in the fair value of share warrant obligations and a$6.0 million charge related to non-cash share-based compensation, whereas net earnings for Q2 2022 included a$2.1 million gain related to non-cash decrease in the fair value of share warrant obligations and a$56.9 million charge related to non-cash share-based compensation.$3.4 million - Adjusted EBITDA1 of negative
, as compared to negative$9.7 million in Q2 2022, after mainly adjusting for certain non-cash items such as change in fair value of share warrant obligations and share-based compensation.$14.4 million - Capital expenditures, which included expenditures related to the Joliet Facility and the Lion Campus, amounted to
, down$19.1 million , as compared to$25.2 million in Q2 2022. See section 8.0 of this MD&A entitled "Operational Highlights" for more information related to the Joliet Facility and the Lion Campus.$44.3 million - Additions to intangible assets, which mainly consist of R&D activities, amounted to
, down$17.9 million , as compared to$6.7 million in Q2 2022.$24.6 million
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1 Adjusted EBITDA is a non-IFRS financial measure. See "Non-IFRS Measures and Other Performance Metrics" section of this press release. |
BUSINESS UPDATES
- More than 1,400 vehicles on the road, with over 14 million miles driven.
- Vehicle order book2 of 2,559 all-electric medium- and heavy-duty urban vehicles as of August 2, 2023, consisting of 304 trucks and 2,255 buses, representing a combined total order value of approximately
based on management's estimates.$625 million - LionEnergy order book2 of 275 charging stations and related services as of August 2, 2023, representing a combined total order value of approximately
.$5 million - 12 Experience Centers in operation in
the United States andCanada . - Officially inaugurated the vehicle manufacturing facility in
Joliet, Illinois . - Progressing on final certification of the first Lion battery packs.
- On July 19, 2023, the Company closed concurrent financing transactions for aggregate gross proceeds to the Company of approximately
, extended the maturity of its senior credit facilities by one year to August 11, 2025, and terminated its at-the-market equity program which was set to expire in July 2024 and will therefore no longer make any sales thereunder.$142 million - As of August 2, 2023, Lion had approximately 1,450 employees.
"We are pleased with our performance in the second quarter of 2023, as we continued to see gradual growth in revenue and in truck deliveries," commented Marc Bedard, CEO - Founder of Lion. "As we recently closed a
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2 See "Non-IFRS Measures and Other Performance Metrics" section of this press release. The Company's vehicle and charging stations order book is determined by management based on purchase orders that have been signed, orders that have been formally confirmed by clients or products in respect of which formal joint applications for governmental subsidies or economic incentives have been made by the applicable clients and the Company. The order book is expressed as a number of units or a total dollar value, which dollar value is determined based on the pricing of each unit included in the order book. The vehicles included in the vehicle order book as of August 2, 2023 provided for a delivery period ranging from a few months to the end of the year ending December 31, 2026, with substantially all of such vehicles currently providing for deliveries before the end of the year ending December 31, 2025. In addition, substantially all deliveries are subject to the granting of subsidies and incentives with processing times that are subject to important variations. There has been in the past and the Company expects there will continue to be variances between the expected delivery periods of orders and the actual delivery times, and certain delays could be significant. Such variances or delays could result in the loss of a subsidy or incentive and/or in the cancellation of certain orders, in whole or in part. The Company's presentation of the order book should not be construed as a representation by the Company that the vehicles and charging stations included in its order book will translate into actual sales. |
SELECT EXPLANATIONS ON RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE SECOND QUARTER OF FISCAL YEAR 2023
Revenue
For the three months ended June 30, 2023, revenue amounted to
For the six months ended June 30, 2023, revenue amounted to
Revenues for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 were negatively impacted by delays in the final approval of a subsidy program which resulted in the deferral to subsequent quarters of the delivery of 50 school buses to one customer despite that such vehicles were ready for delivery and the client being ready to receive them. In addition, revenues were impacted by continuing global supply chain challenges, which required the Company to delay the final assembly of certain vehicles and resulted in increased inventory levels, as well as challenges associated with the production ramp-up and the development of certain models.
Cost of Sales
For the three months ended June 30, 2023, cost of sales amounted to
Gross Profit (Loss)
For the three months ended June 30, 2023, gross profit was
For the six months ended June 30, 2023, gross loss was
Administrative Expenses
For the three months ended June 30, 2023, administrative expenses increased by
For the six months ended June 30, 2023, administrative expenses increased by
Selling Expenses
For the three months ended June 30, 2023, selling expenses decreased by
For the six months ended June 30, 2023, selling expenses decreased by
Finance Costs (Income)
For the three months ended June 30, 2023, finance costs (income) increased by
For the six months ended June 30, 2023, finance costs increased by
Foreign Exchange Gain
Foreign exchange gains relate primarily to the revaluation of net monetary assets denominated in foreign currencies to the functional currencies of the related Lion entities. For the three months ended June 30, 2023, foreign exchange gain was
For six months ended June 30, 2023, foreign exchange gain was
Change in Fair Value of Share Warrant Obligations
Change in fair value of share warrant obligations moved from a gain of
Change in fair value of share warrant obligations moved from a gain of
Net Earnings (Loss)
The net loss for the three months ended June 30, 2023 as compared to the net earnings for the corresponding prior period were largely due to the lower decrease in the fair value of share warrant obligations (resulting in a lower gain) discussed in "Change in fair value of share warrant obligations" above, higher administrative expenses (excluding share-based compensation), partially offset by higher gross profit and lower non-cash share-based compensation.
The net loss for the six months ended June 30, 2023 as compared to the net earnings for the corresponding prior period were largely due to the lower decrease in the fair value of share warrant obligations (resulting in a lower gain) discussed in "Change in fair value of share warrant obligations" above, higher administrative expenses (excluding share-based compensation), partially offset by lower gross loss, lower non-cash share-based compensation, and the impact of a higher foreign exchange gain compared to the corresponding prior period.
CONFERENCE CALL
A conference call and webcast will be held on August 3, 2023, at 8:30 a.m. (Eastern Time) to discuss the results. To participate in the conference call, please dial (226) 828-7575 or (833) 950-0062 (toll free) using the Access Code 242263. An investor presentation and a live webcast of the conference call will also be available at www.thelionelectric.com under the "Events and Presentations" page of the "Investors" section. An archive of the event will be available for a period of time shortly after the conference call.
FINANCIAL REPORT
This release should be read together with our 2023 second quarter financial report, including the unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements of the Company as at and for the quarter ended June 30, 2023, and the related management discussion and analysis ("MD&A"), which will be filed by the Company with applicable Canadian securities regulatory authorities and with the
CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION
As at June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022
(Unaudited, in US dollars)
Jun 30, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | ||
$ | $ | ||
ASSETS | |||
Current | |||
Cash | 44,152,979 | 88,266,985 | |
Accounts receivable | 86,407,420 | 62,971,542 | |
Inventories | 209,329,339 | 167,191,935 | |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 5,333,600 | 5,067,513 | |
Current assets | 345,223,338 | 323,497,975 | |
Non-current | |||
Other non-current assets | 1,069,845 | 1,073,226 | |
Property, plant and equipment | 176,182,229 | 160,756,328 | |
Right-of-use assets | 81,775,663 | 60,508,354 | |
Intangible assets | 183,774,880 | 151,364,023 | |
Contract asset | 13,514,341 | 13,211,006 | |
Non-current assets | 456,316,958 | 386,912,937 | |
Total assets | 801,540,296 | 710,410,912 | |
LIABILITIES | |||
Current | |||
Trade and other payables | 110,869,014 | 75,857,013 | |
Current portion of long-term debt and other debts | 5,020,374 | 24,713 | |
Current portion of lease liabilities | 5,734,152 | 5,210,183 | |
Current liabilities | 121,623,540 | 81,091,909 | |
Non-current | |||
Long-term debt and other debts | 154,333,957 | 110,648,635 | |
Lease liabilities | 77,482,946 | 58,310,032 | |
Share warrant obligations | 14,694,200 | 23,243,563 | |
Non-current liabilities | 246,511,103 | 192,202,230 | |
Total liabilities | 368,134,643 | 273,294,139 | |
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | |||
Share capital | 488,777,132 | 475,950,194 | |
Contributed surplus | 137,836,217 | 134,365,664 | |
Deficit | (179,350,991) | (151,979,960) | |
Cumulative translation adjustment | (13,856,705) | (21,219,125) | |
Total shareholders' equity | 433,405,653 | 437,116,773 | |
Total shareholders' equity and liabilities | 801,540,296 | 710,410,912 |
CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS (LOSS) AND COMPREHENSIVE EARNINGS (LOSS)
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022
(in US dollars)
(Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | ||||||
Three months ended | Six months ended | ||||||
Jun 30, | Jun 30, | Jun 30, | Jun 30, | ||||
$ | $ | $ | $ | ||||
Revenue | 58,015,843 | 29,521,016 | 112,719,248 | 52,167,809 | |||
Cost of sales | 57,596,937 | 32,972,183 | 114,557,630 | 56,530,748 | |||
Gross loss | 418,906 | (3,451,167) | (1,838,382) | (4,362,939) | |||
Administrative expenses | 12,478,787 | 11,702,795 | 25,481,472 | 22,680,204 | |||
Selling expenses | 5,466,706 | 6,722,480 | 11,326,366 | 12,097,982 | |||
Operating loss | (17,526,587) | (21,876,442) | (38,646,220) | (39,141,125) | |||
Finance costs | 2,001,084 | (831,959) | 3,421,438 | 346,449 | |||
Foreign exchange (gain) loss | (1,753,661) | (1,620,682) | (2,965,306) | (710,040) | |||
Change in fair value of share warrant | (5,986,425) | (56,934,623) | (11,731,321) | (78,390,793) | |||
Net income (loss) | (11,787,585) | 37,510,822 | (27,371,031) | 39,613,259 | |||
Other comprehensive income (loss) | |||||||
Item that will be subsequently | |||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustment | 6,898,743 | (8,075,506) | 7,362,420 | (4,826,421) | |||
Comprehensive earnings (loss) for the | (4,888,842) | 29,435,316 | (20,008,611) | 34,786,838 | |||
Earnings (loss) per share | |||||||
Basic earnings (loss) per share | (0.05) | 0.20 | (0.12) | 0.21 | |||
Diluted earnings (loss) per share | (0.05) | 0.19 | (0.12) | 0.20 |
CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022
(in US Dollars)
(Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | ||||||
Three months ended | Six months ended | ||||||
Jun 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2022 | ||||
$ | $ | $ | $ | ||||
OPERATING ACTIVITIES | |||||||
Net earnings (loss) | (11,787,585) | 37,510,822 | (27,371,031) | 39,613,259 | |||
Non-cash items: | |||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 5,561,359 | 2,739,172 | 10,475,016 | 4,722,426 | |||
Share-based compensation | 2,056,710 | 3,363,082 | 3,470,553 | 7,157,640 | |||
Accretion and revaluation expense on balance of purchase | — | 26,514 | — | 82,850 | |||
Gain on derecognition of the balance of purchase price | — | (2,130,583) | — | (2,130,583) | |||
Change in fair value of share warrant obligations | (5,986,425) | (56,934,623) | (11,731,321) | (78,390,793) | |||
Unrealized foreign exchange loss (gain) | (1,847,822) | (62,362) | (1,231,348) | (270,106) | |||
Net change in non-cash working capital items | 7,054,722 | (2,568,999) | (16,161,663) | (23,314,671) | |||
Cash flows used in operating activities | (4,949,041) | (18,056,977) | (42,549,794) | (52,529,978) | |||
INVESTING ACTIVITIES | |||||||
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment | (17,812,004) | (32,239,014) | (45,396,451) | (68,033,364) | |||
Addition to intangible assets | (18,747,189) | (23,907,201) | (40,456,259) | (38,689,711) | |||
Proceeds from | — | — | 20,506,589 | — | |||
Government assistance related to property, plant and equipment | 5,751,268 | — | 5,751,268 | — | |||
Cash flows used in investing activities | (30,807,925) | (56,146,215) | (59,594,853) | (106,723,075) | |||
FINANCING ACTIVITIES | |||||||
Net change in credit facilities | — | — | |||||
Loans on research and development tax credits receivable and | — | — | |||||
Repayment of loans on research and development tax credits and subsidies receivable | — | — | |||||
Increase in long-term debt and other debts | 43,058,254 | 3,703,805 | 69,224,720 | 3,703,805 | |||
Repayment of long-term debt and other debts | (6,199) | (69,330) | (22,495,971) | (373,108) | |||
Payment of lease liabilities | (1,354,189) | (1,120,721) | (2,715,536) | (2,337,538) | |||
Proceeds from issuance of shares through "at-the-market" equity | 1,613,804 | — | 6,239,038 | — | |||
Proceeds from the issuance of units through the December 2022 | — | — | 2,907,226 | — | |||
Proceeds from the issuance of units through the December 2022 | — | — | 4,175,836 | — | |||
Proceeds from the issuance of shares through exercise of stock | — | 3,798 | — | 3,798 | |||
Cash flows from financing activities | 43,311,670 | 2,517,552 | 57,335,313 | 996,957 | |||
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash held in foreign currency | 625,793 | (770,488) | 695,328 | (442,422) | |||
Net decrease in cash | 8,180,497 | (72,456,128) | (44,114,006) | (158,698,518) | |||
Cash, beginning of year | 35,972,482 | 155,459,640 | 88,266,985 | 241,702,030 | |||
Cash, end of period | 44,152,979 | 83,003,512 | 44,152,979 | 83,003,512 | |||
Other information on cash flows related to operating activities: | |||||||
Income taxes paid | — | — | — | — | |||
Interest paid | 2,116,335 | 504,134 | 3,857,674 | 854,120 | |||
Interest paid under lease liabilities | 1,128,148 | 767,975 | 2,127,051 | 1,540,062 |
NON-IFRS MEASURES AND OTHER PERFORMANCE METRICS
This press release makes reference to Adjusted EBITDA, which is a non-IFRS financial measure, as well as other performance metrics, including the Company's order book, which are defined below. These measures are not recognized measures under IFRS, do not have a standardized meaning prescribed by IFRS and are therefore unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. Rather, these measures are provided as additional information to complement those IFRS measures by providing further understanding of the Company's results of operations from management's perspective. Accordingly, they should not be considered in isolation nor as a substitute for analysis of the Company's financial information reported under IFRS. Lion compensates for these limitations by relying primarily on Lion's IFRS results and using Adjusted EBITDA and order book on a supplemental basis. Readers should not rely on any single financial measure to evaluate Lion's business.
Adjusted EBITDA
"Adjusted EBITDA" is defined as net earnings (loss) before finance costs, income tax expense or benefit, and depreciation and amortization, adjusted for share-based compensation, changes in fair value of share warrant obligations, foreign exchange (gain) loss and transaction and other non-recurring expenses. Adjusted EBITDA is intended as a supplemental measure of performance that is neither required by, nor presented in accordance with, IFRS. Lion believes that the use of Adjusted EBITDA provides an additional tool for investors to use in evaluating ongoing operating results and trends and in comparing Lion's financial measures with those of comparable companies, which may present similar non-IFRS financial measures to investors. However, readers should be aware that when evaluating Adjusted EBITDA, Lion may incur future expenses similar to those excluded when calculating Adjusted EBITDA. In addition, Lion's presentation of these measures should not be construed as an inference that Lion's future results will be unaffected by unusual or non-recurring items. Lion's computation of Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to other similarly entitled measures computed by other companies, because all companies may not calculate Adjusted EBITDA in the same fashion. Readers should review the reconciliation of net earnings (loss), the most directly comparable IFRS financial measure, to Adjusted EBITDA presented by the Company under section 13.0 of the Company's MD&A for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 entitled "Results of Operations - Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA."
Order Book
This press release also makes reference to the Company's "order book" with respect to vehicles (trucks and buses) as well as charging stations. The Company's vehicle and charging stations order book is determined by management based on purchase orders that have been signed, orders that have been formally confirmed by clients, or products in respect of which formal joint applications for governmental subsidies or economic incentives have been made by the applicable clients and the Company. The order book is expressed as a number of units or a total dollar value, which dollar value is determined based on the pricing of each unit included in the order book as further explained under "Pricing" in section 10.0 of the Company's MD&A for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 entitled "Order Book". The vehicles included in the vehicle order book as of August 2, 2023 provided for a delivery period ranging from a few months to the end of the year ending December 31, 2026, with substantially all of such vehicles currently providing for deliveries before the end of the year ending December 31, 2025. In addition, substantially all deliveries are subject to the granting of subsidies and incentives with processing times that are subject to important variations. There has been in the past and the Company expects there will continue to be variances between the expected delivery periods of orders and the actual delivery times, and certain delays could be significant. Such variances or delays could result in the loss of a subsidy or incentive and/or in the cancellation of certain orders, in whole or in part.
The Company's presentation of the order book should not be construed as a representation by the Company that the vehicles and charging stations included in its order book will translate into actual sales. See the section below for a full description of the methodology used by the Company in connection with the order book and certain important risks and uncertainties relating to such methodology and the presentation of the order book.
General Principle:
| The Company's vehicle and charging stations order book is determined by management based on purchase orders that have been signed, orders that have been formally confirmed by clients or products in respect of which formal joint applications for governmental subsidies or economic incentives have been made by the applicable clients and the Company. The order book is expressed as a number of units or a total dollar value, which dollar value is determined based on the pricing of each unit included in the order book as further explained below under the section entitled "Pricing".
The vehicles included in the vehicle order book as of August 2, 2023 provided for a delivery period ranging from a few months to the end of the year ending December 31, 2026, with substantially all of such vehicles currently providing for deliveries before the end of the year ending December 31, 2025. In addition, substantially all of the vehicle orders included in the order book are subject to the granting of governmental subsidies and incentives, including programs in respect of which applications relating to vehicles of Lion have not yet been fully processed to date. The processing times of governmental subsidies and incentives are also subject to important variations. As further described below under the sections entitled "Delivery Periods" and "Ongoing Evaluation; Risk Factors", there has been in the past and the Company expects there will continue to be variances between the expected delivery periods of orders and the actual delivery times, and certain delays could be significant. Such variances or delays could result in the loss of a subsidy or incentive and/or in the cancellation of certain orders, in whole or in part.
The Company's presentation of the order book should not be construed as a representation by the Company that the vehicles and charging stations included in its order book will translate into actual sales.
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Delivery Periods:
| The Company's order book refers to products that have not yet been delivered but which are reasonably expected by management to be delivered within a time period that can be reasonably estimated and includes, in the case of charging stations, services that have not been completed but which are reasonably expected by management to be completed in connection with the delivery of the product.
Purchase orders and applications relating to vehicles of Lion generally provide for a time period during which the client expects delivery of the vehicles. Such period can vary from a specific date, a number or range of months after the issuance of the order or application, or a calendar year. The vehicles included in the vehicle order book as of August 2, 2023 provided for a delivery period, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in each order (which, in substantially all cases as further discussed herein, relate to the approval of governmental subsidies and grants), ranging from a few months to the end of the year ending December 31, 2026, with substantially all of such vehicles currently providing for deliveries before the end of the year ending December 31, 2025 (which corresponds to the latest date by which claims are required to be made according to the current eligibility criteria of the Federal's Infrastructure Canada's Zero-Emission Transit Fund ("ZETF"), unless otherwise agreed by Infrastructure Canada). Delivery periods are disclosed from time to time by the Company when available in respect of material orders. Delivery periods should not be construed as a representation or a guarantee by the Company that the actual delivery time will take place as scheduled. Given the nature of the business and the products of the Company, the implied lead time for the production and delivery of a vehicle (which may be impacted, among other things, by supply chain challenges or changes in specifications), the nature of certain customers of the Company (in many cases, fleet owners operating capital intensive operations which require financing and ongoing scheduling flexibility), and the fact that, as further described herein, substantially all of the vehicle orders included in the order book are subject to the granting of governmental subsidies and incentives, actual delivery times may be subject to important variations or delays. Please refer to the section entitled "Ongoing Evaluation; Risk Factors" below regarding the potential impact of variations or delays in deliveries.
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Pricing:
| When the Company's order book is expressed as an amount of sales, such amount has been determined by management based on the current specifications or requirements of the applicable order, assumes no changes to such specifications or requirements and, in cases where the pricing of a product or service may vary in the future, represents management's reasonable estimate of the prospective pricing as of the time such estimate is reported. A small number of vehicles included in the order book have a pricing that remains subject to confirmation based on specifications and other options to be agreed upon in the future between the applicable client and the Company. For purposes of the determination of the order book and the value allocated to such orders, management has estimated the pricing based on its current price lists and certain other assumptions relating to specifications and requirements deemed reasonable in the circumstances.
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Performance Metric:
| The order book is intended as a supplemental measure of performance that is neither required by, nor presented in accordance with, IFRS, and is neither disclosed in nor derived from the financial statements of the Company. The Company believes that the disclosure of its order book provides an additional tool for investors to use in evaluating the Company's performance, market penetration for its products, and the cadence of capital expenditures and tooling.
The Company's computation of its order book is subject to the specific methodology described herein and may not be comparable to other similarly entitled measures computed by other companies, because all companies may not calculate their order book in the same fashion. Other companies also sometimes refer to or use "order backlog" or "order intake" as performance metrics, which are most likely not calculated on the same basis as the Company's order book. In addition, as explained above, the Company's presentation of the order book is calculated based on the orders and the applications made as of the time that the information is presented, and it is not based on the Company's assessment of future events and should not be construed as a representation by the Company that the vehicles and charging stations included in its order book will translate into actual sales.
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Ongoing Evaluation; Risk Factors: | A portion of the vehicles or charging stations included in the Company's order book may be cancellable in certain circumstances (whether by reason of a delivery delay, unavailability of a subsidy or incentive or otherwise) within a certain period. Management reviews the composition of the order book every time it is reported in order to determine whether any orders should be removed from the order book. For purposes of such exercise, management identifies orders that have been or are reasonably likely to be cancelled and examines, among other things, whether conditions attaching to the order are reasonably likely to result in a cancellation of the order in future periods as well as any other available information deemed relevant, including ongoing dialogue with clients. Such exercise may result from time to time in orders that have previously been included in the order book being removed even if they have not been formally canceled by the client.
The Company cannot guarantee that its order book will be realized in full, in a timely manner, or at all, or that, even if realized, revenues generated will result in profits or cash generation as expected, and any shortfall may be significant. The Company's conversion of its order into actual sales is dependent on various factors, including those described below and under section 23.0 entitled "Risk Factors" of the Company's MD&A for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021. For instance, a customer may voluntarily or involuntarily default on an order, may become subject to bankruptcy or insolvency or cease its business operations. In addition, substantially all of the vehicle orders included in the order book are subject to conditions relating to the granting of governmental subsidies or incentives or a specified timing for the delivery of the vehicle and, in a limited number of cases, the availability of certain specifications and options or the renewal of certain routes by governmental or school authorities. As a result, the Company's ability to convert its order book into actual sales is highly dependent on the granting and timing of governmental subsidies and incentives, most notably subsidies and incentives under the
Any termination, modification, delay or suspension of any governmental subsidies and incentives, including, most importantly as of the date hereof, the ZETF, the Quebec Green Economy Plan or the EPA Clean School Bus Program could result in delayed deliveries or the cancellation of all or any portion of orders, which, in turn, could have a material and adverse effect on the Company's business, results of operations or financial condition.
The Company's conversion of its order book into actual sales is also dependent on its ability to economically and timely manufacture its vehicles, at scale. The Company delivered 196 vehicles during the year ended December 31, 2021 and 519 vehicles during the year ended December 31, 2022. As of August 2, 2023, the Company's vehicle order book stood at 2,559 vehicles. The execution of the Company's growth strategy and the conversion of its order book, which currently provides for deliveries ranging from a few months to the end of the year ending December 31, 2026, will therefore require significant ramp-up in its production. The Company's
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RECONCILIATION OF ADJUSTED EBITDA
The following table reconciles net earnings (loss) to Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022:
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2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | ||||
(in thousands) | (in thousands) | ||||||
Revenue | |||||||
Net earnings (loss) | ( | ( | |||||
Finance costs (income) | ( | ||||||
Depreciation and amortization | |||||||
Share-based compensation(1) | |||||||
Change in fair value of share warrant obligations(2) | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||
Foreign exchange gain(3) | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||
Transaction and other non-recurring expenses(4) | |||||||
Income taxes | – | – | – | – | |||
Adjusted EBITDA | ( | ( | ( | ( |
(1) | Represents non-cash expenses recognized in connection with the issuance of stock options, restricted share units, and deferred share units issued under Lion's omnibus incentive and stock option plans as described in note 9 to the condensed interim consolidated financial statements as at and for three and six months ended June 30, 2023, and 2022. |
(2) | Represents non-cash change in the fair value of the share warrant obligations as described in note 8 to the condensed interim consolidated financial statements as at and for three and six months ended June 30, 2023, and 2022. |
(3) | Represents gains relating to foreign exchange translation. |
(4) | For the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, and 2022, represents non-recurring professional fees related mostly to process optimization initiatives. |
ABOUT LION ELECTRIC
Lion Electric is an innovative manufacturer of zero-emission vehicles. The company creates, designs and manufactures all-electric class 5 to class 8 commercial urban trucks and all-electric buses and minibuses for the school, paratransit and mass transit segments. Lion is a North American leader in electric transportation and designs, builds and assembles many of its vehicles' components, including chassis, battery packs, truck cabins and bus bodies.
Always actively seeking new and reliable technologies, Lion vehicles have unique features that are specifically adapted to its users and their everyday needs. Lion believes that transitioning to all-electric vehicles will lead to major improvements in our society, environment and overall quality of life. Lion shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange and the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol LEV.
CAUTION REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This press release contains "forward-looking information" and "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of applicable securities laws and within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (collectively, "forward-looking statements"). Any statements contained in this press release that are not statements of historical fact, including statements about Lion's beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements and should be evaluated as such.
Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words such as "believe," "may," "will," "continue," "anticipate," "intend," "expect," "should," "would," "could," "plan," "project," "potential," "seem," "seek," "future," "target" or other similar expressions and any other statements that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters, although not all forward-looking statements may contain such identifying words. These forward-looking statements include statements regarding the Company's order book and the Company's ability to convert it into actual sales, the expected production capacity of the Company's manufacturing facilities, the capital expenditures expected to be incurred in connection with the Company's
By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that may or may not occur in the future. Lion believes that these risks and uncertainties include the following:
- any adverse changes in
U.S. or Canadian general economic, business, market, financial, political or legal conditions, including as a consequence of the ongoing uncertainties relating to inflation and interest rates; - any inability to ramp-up the production of Lion's products and meet project construction and other project milestones and timelines;
- any inability to meet its customers' business needs;
- any inability to successfully and economically manufacture and distribute its vehicles at scale;
- any unavailability, reduction, discriminatory application, delay in processing or elimination of governmental programs, subsidies or economic incentives due to policy changes, government regulation or otherwise;
- any inability to execute the Company's growth strategy;
- any adverse effects of the current military conflict between
Russia andUkraine , which continues to affect economic and global financial markets and exacerbate ongoing economic challenges; - any unfavorable fluctuations and volatility in the availability or price of raw materials included in components used to manufacture the Company's products, including battery cells, modules and packs;
- the reliance on key suppliers and any inability to maintain an uninterrupted supply of raw materials;
- the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted by or against the Company from time to time, including the ongoing litigation proceedings with Romeo Systems, Inc. and its parent company;
- any inability to reduce total cost of ownership of electric vehicles sold by the Company over time;
- the reliance on key management and any inability to attract and/or retain key personnel;
- labor shortages (including as a result of employee departures, turnover, and demands for higher wages) which may force the Company to operate at reduced capacity, to lower its production and delivery rates or lower its growth plans, and could pose additional challenges related to employee compensation;
- any inability to meet the expectations of the Company's customers in terms of products, specifications, and services;
- any inability to maintain the Company's competitive position;
- any inability to reduce the Company's costs of supply over time;
- any inability to maintain and enhance the Company's reputation and brand;
- any significant product repair and/or replacement due to product warranty claims or product recalls;
- any failure of information technology systems or any cybersecurity and data privacy breaches or incidents;
- any event or circumstance resulting in the Company's inability to convert its order book into actual sales, including the unavailability, reduction, discriminatory application, delay in processing or elimination of government programs, subsidies and economic incentives;
- any inability to raise additional funds to meet its capital requirements and pursue its growth strategy when and in the amounts needed;
- any inability to secure adequate insurance coverage or a potential increase in insurance costs; and
- natural disasters, epidemic or pandemic outbreaks, boycotts and geo-political events such as civil unrest and acts of terrorism, the current military conflict between
Russia andUkraine or similar disruptions
These and other risks and uncertainties related to the business of Lion are described in greater detail in section 23.0 entitled "Risk Factors" of the Company's MD&A for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021. Many of these risks are beyond Lion's management's ability to control or predict. All forward-looking statements attributable to Lion or persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained and risk factors identified in the Company's MD&A for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 and in other documents filed with the applicable Canadian regulatory securities authorities and the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC'').
Because of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, readers should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Furthermore, forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Except as required under applicable securities laws, Lion undertakes no obligation, and expressly disclaims any duty, to update, revise or review any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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