Energous Corporation Reports 2023 Results
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Insights
The financial results reported by Energous Corporation indicate a mixed financial performance. The reduction in year-over-year revenue from $0.9 million to $0.5 million suggests that the company is facing challenges in scaling its business. However, the significant decrease in total costs and expenses from $27.5 million to $22.6 million, including a reduction in R&D and SG&A expenses, reflects a strategic move to control spending. The improvement in net loss from $(26.3) million to $(19.4) million shows some positive impact of these cost-cutting measures, despite the revenue decline.
From a cash flow perspective, the company's position with $13.9 million in cash and cash equivalents and no debt provides a cushion for ongoing operations and investments. The gross margin improvement to 41% from a negative 50% in the previous year is a notable turnaround, indicating better cost management relative to the generated revenue. However, investors might be concerned about the sustainability of this margin given the revenue drop.
The approval of Energous' 1W WattUp PowerBridge by Japan's regulatory body and the launch of a 2W transmitter are strategic advancements that could potentially open up new market opportunities and drive future revenue growth. The company's focus on improving cash flow and margins in 2024 will be critical for its financial health and stock performance.
The partnerships announced by Energous with companies such as Velociti, WiGL, Identiv, InPlay and Veea highlight the company's strategic direction towards expanding its presence in the IoT sector. These collaborations are aimed at integrating Energous' wireless power technology into various applications, which could potentially create new revenue streams and market opportunities.
Furthermore, the establishment of AirFuel RF as an industry standard for wireless charging, with Energous' involvement, could be a significant endorsement for the company's technology. This standardization may enhance market acceptance and drive adoption across the IoT ecosystem.
However, the actual impact of these developments on the company's financials will depend on the speed of market penetration and the scale of adoption. Investors should monitor the progress of these partnerships and the commercialization of the technologies to assess their potential contribution to Energous' revenue growth.
Energous Corporation's advancements in RF-based charging technology, particularly the FCC compliance of WiGL's touchless Wireless Power Transfer product and the approval of its PowerBridge technology in Japan, signal significant technical milestones. The doubling of the energizing capability with the launch of the 2 Watt PowerBridge transmitter is another technological leap that could enhance the value proposition of Energous' offerings.
However, the practical application and market adoption of these technologies will be the true test of their impact. The ability to wirelessly power IoT devices over a distance without the need for replaceable batteries or charging cords presents a compelling use case, but it requires widespread ecosystem support and customer buy-in.
The company's engagement in the development of the AirFuel RF standard is a strategic move to foster such ecosystem support. Nonetheless, the translation of technical achievements into commercial success is not guaranteed and will depend on Energous' ability to execute its go-to-market strategy effectively.
2023 Financial Results
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2023 revenue of approximately
$0.5 million $0.9 million -
Total costs and expenses were significantly reduced in 2023 from approximately
$27.5 million $22.6 million $4.9 million $0.3 million $10.8 million $11.1 million $0.4 million -
Year-over-year net loss improvement with a net loss of approximately
$(19.4) million $(4.15) $(26.3) million $(6.78) -
Net non-GAAP unaudited loss of approximately
$(19.1) million -
Approximately
$13.9 million
Recent Partnership Momentum
- Energous and Velociti — which deploys advanced enterprise technology solutions to some of the largest brands in the world, joined Energous as a preferred system integration partner and worldwide value-added reseller (VAR) for its technology. The partnership provides expansion opportunities into new markets, applications and customers across retail, healthcare, logistics, warehousing and more.
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Energous and WiGL — a developer of touchless wireless charging for IoT devices for wireless power networks, to develop and commercialize IoT products that will be wirelessly powered over distance (tWPT). The
U.S. Department of Defense’s Air Force Research Lab funded the project's first two phases. The third and final milestone of the partnership to develop and design WiGL’s touchless Wireless Power Transfer (tWPT) product was completed in February 2024, successfully meeting Federal Communication Commission (FCC) compliance. - Energous and Identiv — a global digital security and identification leader in the Internet of Things (IoT) have partnered to bring real-time asset tracking to supply chain and logistics applications. This collaboration aims to wirelessly power Identiv’s ID-Pixels tags with Energous PowerBridge technology, enabling accurate and reliable sensor measurements that can be used throughout the supply chain, including in cold chain logistics.
- Energous and InPlay — a fabless semiconductor company, to demonstrate a battery-free temperature and humidity IoT sensor solution. This innovation harnesses the strengths of Energous' PowerBridge technology and InPlay's cutting-edge Bluetooth low-energy beacon system.
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Energous and Veea — a leader in integrated smart edge connectivity, computing and security technologies, to combine wireless power and edge computing for real-time asset tracking in rapidly growing IoT sectors. The combined technologies were showcased in a proof of concept at the AT&T Mexico Innovation Lab in
Mexico City .
Company Highlights
- On March 26, 2024, the Company announced that Cesar Johnston was no longer serving as President & CEO of Energous. The Board established an Office of the Chair, composed of Reynette Au, Chair of the Board, and Mallorie Burak, Chief Financial Officer, who has also been named Principal Executive Officer for the interim period.
- On January 16, 2024, the Company announced the appointment of Mallorie Burak as Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Burak has over 17 years of experience in chief financial executive roles for private, NASDAQ, and OTCQX-listed technology companies.
- On April 6, Japan’s regulatory body approved Energous’1W WattUp PowerBridge for unlimited power distance transmission. This enables Energous to deploy its active energy harvesting technology throughout the technologically advanced Japanese market.
- Energous’ 2 Watt PowerBridge transmitter was launched on May 9, doubling the energizing capability of its 1W transmitter currently deployed in the field and advancing Energous’ goal of freeing IoT devices from the constraints of replaceable batteries and charging cords and extending power and range.
- AirFuel RF, the radio frequency-based wireless charging technology from AirFuel Alliance, was established as an industry standard to further support the growing power needs of the rapidly expanding IoT ecosystem of devices such as sensors, smart tags, asset trackers and other IoT applications. Representatives of Energous have served on the AirFuel Alliance board of directors since 2016 and have supported the development of this new industry standard.
“As we enter into the second year of our smart IoT-centric strategy to introduce the power of wireless charging into complex commercial and industrial enterprises, we are pleased with the advances we have made in attracting more customers to our unique solutions,” said Mallorie Burak, Principal Executive Officer and CFO of Energous. “While revenue for the year fell below our expectations, we successfully reduced our cost of revenue such that we achieved a
2023 Results Conference Call
Energous will host a conference call to discuss full-year financial results, recent progress and prospects for the future.
- When: Thursday, March 28, 2024
- Time: 1:30 p.m. PT (4:30 p.m. ET)
- Phone: 888-317-6003 (domestic); +1 412-317-6061 (international)
- Participant entry #: 7297731
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Conference replay: Accessible through April 11, 2024
877-344-7529 (domestic); +1 412-317-0088 (international); passcode 6156580 - Webcast: Accessible at Energous.com; archive available through March 25
About Energous Corporation
Energous Corporation (NASDAQ: WATT) has been pioneering wireless charging over distance technology since 2012. Today, as the global leader in wireless charging over distance, its networks are safely and seamlessly powering its customers’ RF-based systems in a variety of industries, including retail, industrial, healthcare and more. Its total network solution is designed to support a variety of applications, including inventory and asset tracking, smart manufacturing, electronic shelf labels, IoT sensors, digital supply chain management, inventory management, loss prevention, patient/people tracking and sustainability initiatives. The number of industries and applications it serves is rapidly growing as it works to support the next generation of the IoT ecosystem.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this press release are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements may describe our future plans and expectations and are based on the current beliefs, expectations and assumptions of Energous. These statements generally use terms such as “believe,” “expect,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “seek,” “intend,” “plan,” “estimate,” “anticipate” or similar terms. Examples of forward-looking statements in this release include but are not limited to statements about our financial results and projections, statements about the success of our collaborations with our partners, statements about any governmental approvals we may need to operate our business, statements about our technology and its expected functionality, and statements with respect to expected company growth. Factors that could cause actual results to differ from current expectations include: uncertain timing of necessary regulatory approvals; timing of customer product development and market success of customer products; our dependence on distribution partners; and intense industry competition. We urge you to consider those factors, and the other risks and uncertainties described in our most recent annual report on Form 10-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), any subsequently filed quarterly reports on Form 10-Q as well as in other documents that may have been subsequently filed by Energous, from time to time, with the SEC, in evaluating our forward-looking statements. In addition, any forward-looking statements represent Energous’ views only as of the date of this release and should not be relied upon as representing its views as of any subsequent date. Energous does not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statements unless required by law.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
We have provided in this release financial information that has not been prepared in accordance with accounting standards generally accepted in
Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. Investors are encouraged to review the reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures below.
Our reported results include certain non-GAAP financial measures, including non-GAAP net loss, non-GAAP costs and expenses, non-GAAP sales, marketing, general and administrative expenses (SG&A) and non-GAAP research and development expenses (R&D). Non-GAAP net loss excludes depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation expense, severance expense, offering expenses relating to warrant liability and change in fair value of warrant liability. Non-GAAP costs and expenses excludes depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation expense and severance expense. Non-GAAP SG&A excludes depreciation and amortization and stock-based compensation expense. Non-GAAP R&D excludes depreciation and amortization and stock-based compensation expense. A reconciliation of our non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP measures has been provided in the financial statement tables included below in this press release.
| Energous Corporation | |||||||
| BALANCE SHEETS | |||||||
| As of | |||||||
| December 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | ||||||
| ASSETS | (Unaudited) | ||||||
| Current assets: | |||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ |
13,936,050 |
|
$ |
26,287,293 |
|
|
| Accounts receivable, net |
|
101,554 |
|
|
143,353 |
|
|
| Inventory |
|
429,638 |
|
|
105,821 |
|
|
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
|
539,145 |
|
|
827,551 |
|
|
| Total current assets |
|
15,006,387 |
|
|
27,364,018 |
|
|
| Property and equipment, net |
|
428,904 |
|
|
429,035 |
|
|
| Right-of-use lease asset |
|
1,240,042 |
|
|
1,959,869 |
|
|
| Total assets | $ |
16,675,333 |
|
$ |
29,752,922 |
|
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| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | |||||||
| Current liabilities: | |||||||
| Accounts payable | $ |
1,879,334 |
|
$ |
900,765 |
|
|
| Accrued expenses |
|
1,253,937 |
|
|
1,790,414 |
|
|
| Accrued severance |
|
133,598 |
|
|
416,516 |
|
|
| Warrant liability |
|
619,575 |
|
|
- |
|
|
| Operating lease liabilities, current portion |
|
707,251 |
|
|
705,894 |
|
|
| Deferred revenue |
|
27,082 |
|
|
29,727 |
|
|
| Total current liabilities |
|
4,620,777 |
|
|
3,843,316 |
|
|
| Operating lease liabilities, long-term portion |
|
556,879 |
|
|
1,264,131 |
|
|
| Total liabilities |
|
5,177,656 |
|
|
5,107,447 |
|
|
| Stockholders’ equity: | |||||||
| Preferred Stock, |
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
| Common Stock, |
|
930 |
|
|
789 |
|
|
| Additional paid-in capital |
|
393,538,809 |
|
|
387,319,985 |
|
|
| Accumulated deficit |
|
(382,042,062 |
) |
|
(362,675,299 |
) |
|
| Total stockholders’ equity |
|
11,497,677 |
|
|
24,645,475 |
|
|
| Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ |
16,675,333 |
|
$ |
29,752,922 |
|
|
| Energous Corporation | |||||||
| STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS | |||||||
For the Twelve Months Ended December 31, |
|||||||
2023 |
2022 |
||||||
(Unaudited) |
|||||||
| Revenue | $ |
474,184 |
|
$ |
851,321 |
|
|
| Costs and expenses: | |||||||
| Cost of revenue |
|
279,083 |
|
|
1,277,565 |
|
|
| Research and development |
|
10,810,570 |
|
|
12,497,781 |
|
|
| Sales and marketing |
|
3,852,393 |
|
|
4,884,959 |
|
|
| General and administrative |
|
7,272,464 |
|
|
8,078,950 |
|
|
| Severance expense |
|
359,419 |
|
|
798,391 |
|
|
| Total costs and expenses |
|
22,573,929 |
|
|
27,537,646 |
|
|
| Loss from operations |
|
(22,099,745 |
) |
|
(26,686,325 |
) |
|
| Other (expense) income: | |||||||
| Offering costs related to warrant liability |
|
(591,670 |
) |
|
- |
|
|
| Change in fair value of warrant liability |
|
2,515,425 |
|
|
- |
|
|
| Interest income |
|
809,227 |
|
|
411,065 |
|
|
| Total |
|
2,732,982 |
|
|
411,065 |
|
|
| Net loss | $ |
(19,366,763 |
) |
$ |
(26,275,260 |
) |
|
| Basic and diluted net loss per common share | $ |
(4.15 |
) |
$ |
(6.78 |
) |
|
| Weighted average shares outstanding, basic and diluted |
|
4,663,594 |
|
|
3,874,295 |
|
|
| Energous Corporation | |||||||
| Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Information | |||||||
| (Unaudited) | |||||||
For the Twelve Months Ended December 31, |
|||||||
2023 |
2022 |
||||||
| Net loss (GAAP) | $ |
(19,366,763 |
) |
$ |
(26,275,260 |
) |
|
| Add (subtract) the following items: | |||||||
| Depreciation and amortization |
|
187,209 |
|
|
246,156 |
|
|
| Stock-based compensation * |
|
1,677,950 |
|
|
2,666,228 |
|
|
| Severance expense |
|
359,419 |
|
|
798,391 |
|
|
| Offering costs related to warrant liability |
|
591,670 |
|
|
- |
|
|
| Change in fair value of warrant liability |
|
(2,515,425 |
) |
|
- |
|
|
| Adjusted net non-GAAP loss | $ |
(19,065,940 |
) |
$ |
(22,564,485 |
) |
|
| * Note: Stock-based compensation excludes |
|||||||
| Total costs and expenses (GAAP) | $ |
22,573,929 |
|
$ |
27,537,646 |
|
|
| Subtract the following items: | |||||||
| Depreciation and amortization |
|
(187,209 |
) |
|
(246,156 |
) |
|
| Stock-based compensation * |
|
(1,677,950 |
) |
|
(2,666,228 |
) |
|
| Severance expense |
|
(359,419 |
) |
|
(798,391 |
) |
|
| Adjusted non-GAAP costs and expenses | $ |
20,349,351 |
|
$ |
23,826,871 |
|
|
| * Note: Stock-based compensation excludes |
|||||||
| Total research and development expenses (GAAP) | $ |
10,810,570 |
|
$ |
12,497,781 |
|
|
| Subtract the following items: | |||||||
| Depreciation and amortization |
|
(169,409 |
) |
|
(160,201 |
) |
|
| Stock-based compensation |
|
(658,041 |
) |
|
(1,134,106 |
) |
|
| Adjusted non-GAAP research and development expenses | $ |
9,983,120 |
|
$ |
11,203,474 |
|
|
| Total sales, marketing, general and administrative expenses (GAAP) | $ |
11,124,857 |
|
$ |
12,963,909 |
|
|
| Subtract the following items: | |||||||
| Depreciation and amortization |
|
(17,800 |
) |
|
(85,955 |
) |
|
| Stock-based compensation |
|
(1,019,909 |
) |
|
(1,532,122 |
) |
|
| Adjusted non-GAAP sales, marketing, general and administrative expenses | $ |
10,087,148 |
|
$ |
11,345,832 |
|
|
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