OPAL Fuels Reports Year-to-Date 2022 Results
OPAL Fuels Inc. reported a significant increase in total revenues by 77%, reaching $102.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022, due to growth in the RNG Fuel segment. Despite this revenue growth, the company faced a net loss of $6.7 million compared to a net income of $18.4 million in the same period last year, largely affected by a previous one-time gain of $19.8 million. Adjusted EBITDA rose by 29% to $15.1 million. The company expanded its fuel sales, delivering 14.3 million GGEs, a 64% increase. OPAL Fuels is actively growing its RNG project portfolio amidst construction and operational expansions.
- Total revenues increased by 77% to $102.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022.
- RNG Fuel revenues surged by 165% to $50.8 million, driven by the acquisition of the remaining interest in Beacon.
- Adjusted EBITDA rose by 29% to $15.1 million.
- Transportation fuel sales reached 14.3 million GGEs, a 64% increase compared to the previous year.
- Fuel Station Services segment revenues grew by 88% to $32.3 million.
- Consolidated net loss of $6.7 million compared to a net income of $18.4 million in the prior year period.
Six Months Ended
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Total revenues for the six months ended
June 30, 2022 , were , an increase of$102.3 million 77% , or , compared to$44.5 million in the prior year period. The increase was primarily a result of growth in the RNG Fuel segment.$57.8 million
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Consolidated net loss was
for the six months ended$6.7 million June 30, 2022 , compared to consolidated net income of in the prior year period. The prior year period net income included a one-time, non-cash gain of$18.4 million on the acquisition of the remaining interest in the Beacon projects.$19.8 million
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Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA(1) was
for the six months ended$15.1 million June 30, 2022 , reflecting an increase of29% , compared to Adjusted EBITDA of for the prior year period. This increase was primarily driven by the RNG Fuel segment offset by higher selling, general and administrative expenses.$11.7 million
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Sold 14.3 million gasoline gallon equivalents (GGEs) of transportation fuel of which 13.1 million GGEs were RNG, including RNG from third-party sources during the six months ended
June 30, 2022 . This represents growth of64% for total transportation fuel sales over the 8.7 million GGEs sold during the first six months of 2021, and growth of68% for RNG sales over the 7.8 million GGEs sold in the first half of 2021.
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In the Fuel Station Services Segment,
OPAL Fuels delivered an aggregate 40.0 million GGEs at stations the Company operates for third parties under long term operations and maintenance agreements for the six months endedJune 30, 2022 , growing13% over the 35.4 million GGEs delivered in the first half of 2021. Fuel Station Services construction revenues grew150% to for the first six months of 2022 when compared to$23.3 million for the six-month period ended$9.3 million June 30, 2021 .
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During the past nine months, the Sunoma,
Noble Road ,New River , and Pine Bend RNG projects commenced commercial operations. These projects have generated limited revenue as they only recently completed, or are still progressing through, the certification processes needed to generate environmental attributes.
(1) Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. A reconciliation of GAAP Net (Loss) Income to Adjusted EBITDA has been provided in the financial tables included in this press release. An explanation of this measure and how it is calculated is also included below under the heading “Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”
Management commentary
Recent developments
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Closed the previously announced business combination between
OPAL Fuels LLC andArcLight Clean Transition Corp. II onJuly 21, 2022 , to formOPAL Fuels Inc. Shares of OPAL Fuels Class A common stock began trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “OPAL” onJuly 22, 2022 .
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After giving effect to the business combination and related transactions, OPAL Fuels’ consolidated cash and cash equivalents was approximately
, including restricted cash of$228 million , as of$2.8 million August 1, 2022 .
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On
August 4, 2022 ,OPAL Fuels entered into an additional senior secured debt facility with a syndicate of lenders. The proceeds from this debt facility will be used to fund a portfolio of RNG projects currently in, or going into, construction.$105 million
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The Pine Bend RNG project, a 50/50 partnership with an affiliate of
NextEra Energy Resources, LLC , located inInver Grove Heights, Minnesota , commenced commercial operations inJuly 2022 . The Pine Bend project has a design capacity of 775 MMBtus of RNG per year (2).
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On
July 19, 2022 , the construction loan for the Sunoma RNG project, located inGila Bend, Arizona , was converted into a permanent loan and the committed funding increased from to$20.0 million .$23.0 million
(2) Design capacity may not reflect actual production of RNG from the projects, which will depend on many variables including, but not limited to, quantity and quality of the biogas, operational up-time of the facility, and actual productivity of the facility.
Results of operations (a)
(In thousands of Dollars) |
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Six Months Ended June
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2022 |
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2021 |
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Revenue |
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RNG Fuel |
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$ |
50,815 |
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$ |
19,174 |
Fuel Station Services |
|
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32,297 |
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|
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17,173 |
|
|
|
19,152 |
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|
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21,437 |
Total Revenue |
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102,264 |
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|
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57,784 |
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Adjusted EBITDA |
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$ |
15,131 |
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$ |
11,706 |
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Net (loss) income attributable to OPAL |
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$ |
(6,745 |
) |
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$ |
18,375 |
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RNG Fuel volume produced (Million MMBtus) |
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1.0 |
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0.8 |
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RNG Fuel volume delivered (Million GGEs) |
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13.1 |
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7.8 |
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Fuel Station Services volume delivered (Million GGEs) |
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40.0 |
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35.4 |
(a) The financial results presented for the six months ended
Segment Revenues
RNG Fuel
For the six months ended
Fuel Station Services
Fuel Station Services revenues for the six months ended
For the six months ended
Capital Investments
Consolidated cash used in investing activities increased
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS |
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(In thousands of |
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(Unaudited) |
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Assets |
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Current assets: |
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|
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Cash and cash equivalents (includes |
$ |
97,091 |
|
$ |
39,314 |
Accounts receivable, net (includes |
|
24,781 |
|
|
25,391 |
Fuel tax credits receivable |
|
1,136 |
|
|
2,393 |
Contract assets |
|
15,589 |
|
|
8,484 |
Parts inventory |
|
8,398 |
|
|
5,143 |
Note receivable |
|
9,518 |
|
|
— |
Environmental credits held for sale |
|
646 |
|
|
386 |
Prepaid expense and other current assets (includes |
|
5,810 |
|
|
5,482 |
Derivative financial asset, current portion |
|
— |
|
|
382 |
Total current assets |
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162,969 |
|
|
86,975 |
Capital spares |
|
3,066 |
|
|
3,025 |
Property, plant, and equipment, net (includes |
|
229,411 |
|
|
169,770 |
Investment in other entities |
|
47,113 |
|
|
47,150 |
Note receivable |
|
— |
|
|
9,200 |
Note receivable - variable fee component |
|
1,792 |
|
|
1,656 |
Deferred financing costs |
|
7,143 |
|
|
2,370 |
Other long-term assets |
|
489 |
|
|
489 |
Intangible assets, net |
|
2,463 |
|
|
2,861 |
Restricted cash (includes |
|
3,188 |
|
|
2,740 |
|
|
54,608 |
|
|
54,608 |
Total assets |
$ |
512,242 |
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$ |
380,844 |
Liabilities and Equity |
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Current liabilities: |
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Accounts payable (includes |
|
7,676 |
|
|
12,581 |
Accounts payable, related party (includes |
|
1,141 |
|
|
166 |
Fuel tax credits payable |
|
683 |
|
|
1,978 |
Accrued payroll |
|
4,410 |
|
|
7,652 |
Accrued capital expenses (includes $— and |
|
18,263 |
|
|
5,517 |
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities (includes |
|
12,803 |
|
|
7,220 |
Contract liabilities |
|
7,159 |
|
|
9,785 |
Senior secured credit facility - term loan, current portion, net of debt issuance costs |
|
72,396 |
|
|
73,145 |
Senior secured credit facility - working capital facility, current portion |
|
7,500 |
|
|
7,500 |
OPAL term loan, current portion |
|
19,332 |
|
|
13,425 |
Sunoma loan, current portion (includes |
|
1,418 |
|
|
756 |
Municipality loan |
|
174 |
|
|
194 |
Derivative financial liability, current portion |
|
592 |
|
|
992 |
Other current liabilities |
|
625 |
|
|
374 |
Asset retirement obligation, current portion |
|
1,586 |
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|
831 |
Total current liabilities |
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155,758 |
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|
142,116 |
Asset retirement obligation, non-current portion |
|
4,301 |
|
|
4,907 |
OPAL term loan |
|
62,013 |
|
|
59,090 |
Convertible note payable |
|
60,820 |
|
|
58,710 |
Sunoma loan, net of debt issuance costs (includes |
|
17,469 |
|
|
16,199 |
Municipality loan |
|
— |
|
|
84 |
Other long-term liabilities |
|
4,962 |
|
|
4,781 |
Total liabilities |
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305,323 |
|
|
285,887 |
Commitments and contingencies |
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Redeemable preferred units: |
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Series A-1 preferred units, subject to redemption, |
|
31,417 |
|
|
30,210 |
Series A preferred units, subject to redemption, |
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101,228 |
|
|
— |
Members' equity |
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Common units, without par value, 1,000 units authorized, and 1,000 units issued and outstanding at |
|
47,681 |
|
|
47,592 |
Retained earnings |
|
8,955 |
|
|
15,967 |
|
|
56,636 |
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|
63,559 |
Non-controlling interest in subsidiaries |
|
17,638 |
|
|
1,188 |
Total members' equity |
|
74,274 |
|
|
64,747 |
Total liabilities, redeemable preferred units and members' equity |
$ |
512,242 |
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$ |
380,844 |
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS |
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(In thousands of |
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(Unaudited) |
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Six Months Ended
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2022 |
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2021 |
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Revenues: |
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|
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RNG fuel |
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$ |
50,815 |
|
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$ |
19,174 |
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Renewable power |
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19,152 |
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21,437 |
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Fuel station services |
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32,297 |
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|
|
17,173 |
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Total revenues |
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|
102,264 |
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|
57,784 |
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Operating expenses: |
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Cost of sales - RNG fuel |
|
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30,884 |
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|
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11,080 |
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Cost of sales - Renewable power |
|
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15,948 |
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|
|
17,888 |
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Cost of sales - Fuel station services |
|
|
28,757 |
|
|
|
14,317 |
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Selling, general, and administrative |
|
|
18,810 |
|
|
|
11,185 |
|
Depreciation, amortization, and accretion |
|
|
6,558 |
|
|
|
4,059 |
|
Total expenses |
|
|
100,957 |
|
|
|
58,529 |
|
Operating income (loss) |
|
|
1,307 |
|
|
|
(745 |
) |
Other (expense) income: |
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Interest and financing expense, net |
|
|
(6,408 |
) |
|
|
(3,305 |
) |
Realized and unrealized gain on interest rate swaps, net |
|
|
328 |
|
|
|
17 |
|
Gain on acquisition of equity method investment |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
19,818 |
|
(Loss) income from equity method investments |
|
|
(36 |
) |
|
|
2,392 |
|
Net (loss) income |
|
|
(4,809 |
) |
|
|
18,177 |
|
Paid-in-kind preferred dividends |
|
|
2,435 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interests |
|
|
(499 |
) |
|
|
(198 |
) |
Net (loss) income attributable to |
|
$ |
(6,745 |
) |
|
$ |
18,375 |
|
Weighted average units outstanding: |
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Basic |
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|
1,000 |
|
|
|
986 |
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Diluted |
|
|
1,000 |
|
|
|
986 |
|
Per unit amounts: |
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Basic |
|
$ |
(6,745 |
) |
|
$ |
18,636 |
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Diluted |
|
$ |
(6,745 |
) |
|
$ |
18,636 |
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS |
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(In thousands of |
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(Unaudited) |
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Six Months Ended
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2022 |
|
2021 |
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Cash flows from operating activities: |
|
|
|
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Net (loss) income |
$ |
(4,809 |
) |
|
$ |
18,177 |
|
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities: |
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Income from equity method investment |
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36 |
|
|
|
(2,392 |
) |
Depreciation and amortization |
|
6,403 |
|
|
|
3,954 |
|
Amortization of deferred financing costs |
|
898 |
|
|
|
477 |
|
Amortization of PPA liability |
|
— |
|
|
|
(129 |
) |
Accretion expense related to asset retirement obligation |
|
155 |
|
|
|
104 |
|
Stock-based compensation |
|
320 |
|
|
|
320 |
|
Paid-in-kind interest income |
|
(454 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Paid-in-kind interest expense |
|
2,110 |
|
|
|
888 |
|
Unrealized loss on derivative financial instruments |
|
(18 |
) |
|
|
1,059 |
|
Gain on equity method investment |
|
— |
|
|
|
(19,818 |
) |
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of businesses acquired: |
|
|
|
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Accounts receivable |
|
610 |
|
|
|
8,437 |
|
Fuel tax credits receivable |
|
1,257 |
|
|
|
(547 |
) |
Capital spares |
|
(41 |
) |
|
|
65 |
|
Parts inventory |
|
(3,255 |
) |
|
|
(576 |
) |
Environmental credits held for sale |
|
(260 |
) |
|
|
545 |
|
Prepaid expense and other current assets |
|
(328 |
) |
|
|
946 |
|
Contract assets |
|
(7,111 |
) |
|
|
2,549 |
|
Accounts payable |
|
(4,217 |
) |
|
|
(4,029 |
) |
Accounts payable, related party |
|
780 |
|
|
|
511 |
|
Fuel tax credits payable |
|
(1,295 |
) |
|
|
950 |
|
Accrued payroll |
|
(3,242 |
) |
|
|
(612 |
) |
Accrued expense and other current liabilities |
|
5,398 |
|
|
|
(113 |
) |
Other liabilities |
|
251 |
|
|
|
6,551 |
|
Contract liabilities |
|
(2,626 |
) |
|
|
(509 |
) |
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities |
|
(9,438 |
) |
|
|
16,808 |
|
Cash flows from investing activities: |
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|
|
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Purchase of property, plant, and equipment |
|
(54,298 |
) |
|
|
(34,422 |
) |
Cash acquired on acquisition of equity method investment |
|
— |
|
|
|
1,975 |
|
Distributions received from equity method investment |
|
— |
|
|
|
3,695 |
|
Net cash used in investing activities |
|
(54,298 |
) |
|
|
(28,752 |
) |
Cash flows from financing activities: |
|
|
|
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Proceeds from Sunoma loan |
|
1,046 |
|
|
|
11,809 |
|
Proceeds from OPAL term loan |
|
15,000 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Financing costs paid to other third parties |
|
(3,216 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Repayment of Senior secured credit facility |
|
(1,221 |
) |
|
|
(2,459 |
) |
Repayment of OPAL term loan |
|
(6,444 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Repayment of Municipality loan |
|
(105 |
) |
|
|
(101 |
) |
Proceeds from sale of non-controlling interest |
|
16,901 |
|
|
|
15,202 |
|
Proceeds from issuance of redeemable preferred units |
|
100,000 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Contributions from members |
|
— |
|
|
|
7,522 |
|
Distributions to members |
|
— |
|
|
|
(3,695 |
) |
Net cash provided by financing activities |
|
121,961 |
|
|
|
28,278 |
|
Net increase in cash, restricted cash, and cash equivalents |
|
58,225 |
|
|
|
16,334 |
|
Cash, restricted cash, and cash equivalents, beginning of period |
|
42,054 |
|
|
|
15,388 |
|
Cash, restricted cash, and cash equivalents, end of period |
$ |
100,279 |
|
|
$ |
31,722 |
|
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information |
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|
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Interest paid, net of $— and |
$ |
2,860 |
|
|
$ |
1,952 |
|
Noncash investing and financing activities: |
|
|
|
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Fair value of contingent consideration to redeem the non-controlling interest included in other long-term liabilities |
$ |
183 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
Paid-in-kind dividend on redeemable preferred units |
$ |
2,435 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
Accrual for purchase of Property, plant and equipment included in Accounts payable and Accrued capital expenses |
$ |
20,096 |
|
|
$ |
10,214 |
|
Accrual for deferred financing costs included in Accrued expenses and other current liabilities |
$ |
1,750 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited)
To supplement the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in
Non-GAAP financial measures are limited as an analytical tool and should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, the Company’s GAAP results. The Company expects to continue reporting non-GAAP financial measures, adjusting for the items described below (and/or other items that may arise in the future as the Company’s management deems appropriate), and the Company expects to continue to incur expenses, charges or gains like the non-GAAP adjustments described below. Accordingly, unless expressly stated otherwise, the exclusion of these and other similar items in the presentation of non-GAAP financial measures should not be construed as an inference that these costs are unusual, infrequent, or non-recurring. Adjusted EBITDA is not a recognized term under GAAP and does not purport to be an alternative to GAAP net income or any other GAAP measure as an indicator of operating performance. Moreover, because not all companies use identical measures and calculations, the Company’s presentation of Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures used by other companies.
The following table presents the reconciliation of our Net (loss) income to Adjusted EBITDA:
Reconciliation of GAAP Net income to Adjusted EBITDA |
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For the Six Months Ended |
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(In thousands of dollars) |
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Six Months Ended |
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|
2022 |
|
2021 |
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Net (loss) income attributable to |
|
$ |
(6,745 |
) |
|
$ |
18,375 |
|
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to Adjusted EBITDA |
|
|
|
|
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Interest and financing expense, net |
|
|
6,408 |
|
|
|
3,305 |
|
Depreciation, amortization and accretion |
|
|
6,558 |
|
|
|
4,059 |
|
Realized and unrealized gain on interest rate swaps |
|
|
328 |
|
|
|
17 |
|
Stock based compensation expense |
|
|
320 |
|
|
|
320 |
|
Transaction costs (1) |
|
|
1,676 |
|
|
|
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Other non-cash charges (2) |
|
|
407 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Major maintenance for |
|
|
2,808 |
|
|
|
3,519 |
|
Unrealized loss on commodity swaps |
|
|
936 |
|
|
|
1,929 |
|
Paid in kind preferred dividends |
|
|
2,435 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Gain on equity method investments |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(19,818 |
) |
Adjusted EBITDA |
|
$ |
15,131 |
|
|
$ |
11,706 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Total revenues |
|
$ |
102,264 |
|
|
$ |
57,784 |
|
(1) Transaction costs relate to consulting and professional fees which could not be capitalized per GAAP. |
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(2) Other non-cash charges include certain non-cash expenses included in Selling, general and administrative expense relating to employee benefit accruals. |
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Glossary of terms
“Environmental Attributes” refer to federal, state, and local government incentives in
“GGE” refers to Gasoline gallon equivalent. It is used to measure the total volume of RNG production that
“LFG” refers to landfill gas.
“MMBtu” refers to British thermal units.
“Renewable Power” refers to electricity generated from renewable sources.
“RNG” refers to renewable natural gas.
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