Hydrogenics Reports Second Quarter 2019 Results
August 12 2019 - 5:30AM
Hydrogenics Corporation (NASDAQ: HYGS; TSX: HYG)
("Hydrogenics" or "the Company"), a leading developer and
manufacturer of hydrogen generation and hydrogen-based power
modules, today reported second quarter 2019 financial results.
Results are reported in US dollars and are prepared in accordance
with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
Recent Highlights
“Quarterly revenue rose to $10.4 million in the
quarter – up 37% year-over-year – and we continue to work towards
cementing our first commercial rail production order with Alstom
for fuel cell systems that will serve the Hydrail Commuter Trains
in Germany,” said Daryl Wilson, President and Chief Executive
Officer. “We’re very proud that our innovative heavy-duty mobility
applications are setting the standard for trains and buses alike
and, with partners like Alstom, the Company will be able to
accelerate adoption in Asia, Europe, and the Americas faster than
could be achieved on our own. In so doing, we’re helping drive the
hydrogen economy of tomorrow.”
On June 28, we announced that we had entered
into an arrangement agreement with Cummins Inc. (“Cummins”) and
Atlantis AcquisitionCo Canada Corporation (the “Purchaser”), a
subsidiary of Cummins, pursuant to which the Purchaser has agreed
to acquire all of the outstanding common shares of the Company (the
“Shares”), other than Shares owned by The Hydrogen Company, a
wholly owned subsidiary of L’Air Liquide S.A., for US$15.00 in cash
per Share (the “Transaction”). The Hydrogen Company has agreed to
exchange its Shares for shares of the Purchaser pursuant to the
Transaction. The consideration per Share to be received by the
Company’s shareholders (the “Shareholders”) (other than The
Hydrogen Company and its affiliates and any dissenting Shareholder)
in connection with the Transaction represents a premium of 21.6%
over the 30-day volume-weighted average price (“VWAP”) of the
Shares on the NASDAQ and 38.8% over the 90-day VWAP on the NASDAQ
for the period ending June 27, 2019.
There will be a special meeting of Shareholders
on August 29, 2019, at which Shareholders of record as of July 15,
2019, will vote on a special resolution to approve the Transaction.
Subject to the outcome of this meeting and the satisfaction or
waiver of all other conditions precedent, the Company expects the
Transaction to close in September 2019.
Summary of Results for the Quarter Ended
June 30, 2019 (compared to the Quarter Ended June 30, 2018 unless
otherwise noted)
- The Company posted revenue of $10.4 million for the second
quarter of 2019, a 37% increase over the same period in
2018.
- Gross margin decreased to 12.9% in the second quarter of 2019
from 27.6% last year, primarily reflecting product mix as well as
additional costs for warranty provisions and inventory
obsolescence. In the prior-year period, Hydrogenics delivered
equipment for several large projects with higher margins, and
warranty provisions (no longer required) were extinguished in the
period.
- Cash operating costs1 increased $0.1 million, to $4.7 million,
in the 2019 second quarter compared to $4.6 million in 2018.
Selling, General and Administrative (“SG&A”) expenses rose by
$1.5 million year-over-year, primarily reflecting $0.8 million of
one-time transaction and professional costs associated with the
Arrangement Agreement announced June 28, 2019, whereby the Company
will be acquired by Cummins, Inc. (“Cummins”). This increase was
partially offset by reduction in net Research and Development
(“R&D”) expenses, primarily related to the completion of
non-recurring development projects.
- The Company’s Adjusted EBITDA2 loss increased $0.8 million, to
$3.3 million, in the second quarter of 2019 from $2.5 million in
the prior-year period. This variance reflects $0.8 million in
one-time expenses associated with the aforementioned Arrangement
Agreement.
- Net loss was $4.8 million, or
$(0.25) per share, for the 2019 second quarter versus a similar net
loss of $4.8 million, or $(0.31) per share, in the same period last
year.
- The Company ended the second
quarter of 2019 with a backlog at $144.1 million, securing orders
of $4.4 million for Power-to-Gas systems, fueling stations,
industrial gas applications and mobility systems. Order backlog
movement during the second quarter (in $ millions) was as
follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 31, 2019 backlog |
Orders Received |
FX |
Orders Delivered/ Revenue Recognized |
June 30, 2019 backlog |
OnSite Generation |
$ |
40.0 |
$ |
3.5 |
$ |
0.1 |
$ |
7.6 |
$ |
36.0 |
Power
Systems |
|
110.0 |
|
0.9 |
|
- |
|
2.8 |
|
108.1 |
Total |
$ |
150.0 |
$ |
4.4 |
$ |
0.1 |
$ |
10.4 |
$ |
144.1 |
- Of the above backlog of $144.1 million, the Company expects to
recognize $59.9 million in the following 12 months as revenue. In
addition, revenue for the year ending December 31, 2019 will also
include orders both received and delivered during the balance of
2019.
Notes
- Cash operating costs are
defined as the sum of SG&A and R&D, less amortization and
depreciation, and stock-based compensation expense inclusive of
compensation costs indexed to the Company’s share price. This is a
non-IFRS measure and may not be comparable to similar measures used
by other companies. Management uses this measure as a rough
estimate of the amount of fixed costs to operate the Corporation
and believes this is a useful measure for investors for the same
purpose.
- Adjusted EBITDA is
defined as net loss excluding stock-based compensation (both cash
settled long term compensation indexed to share price and share
based compensation), other finance income and expenses,
depreciation and amortization. These items are considered by
management to be outside of Hydrogenics’ ongoing operational
results. Adjusted EBITDA is a non-IFRS measure and may not be
comparable to similar measures used by other companies.
Conference Call
DetailsHydrogenics will hold a conference call at 10:00
a.m. EDT on August 12, 2019 to review the second quarter results.
The telephone number for the conference call is (877) 307-1373 or,
for international callers, (678) 224-7873. A live webcast of
the call will also be available on the company's website,
www.hydrogenics.com.
An archived copy of the conference call and
webcast will be available on the company's website,
www.hydrogenics.com, approximately six hours following the
call.
About HydrogenicsHydrogenics
Corporation is a world leader in engineering and building the
technologies required to enable the acceleration of a global power
shift. Headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario, Hydrogenics provides
hydrogen generation, energy storage and hydrogen power modules to
its customers and partners around the world. Hydrogenics has
manufacturing sites in Germany, Belgium and Canada and service
centers in Russia, Europe, the US and Canada.
Forward-looking StatementsThis
release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of
the “safe harbor” provisions of the U.S. Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and under applicable Canadian
securities law. These statements are based on management’s current
expectations and actual results may differ from these
forward-looking statements due to numerous factors, including: the
failure to obtain necessary approvals or satisfy the conditions to
closing the Transaction, including the requisite approval from the
Shareholders at the special meeting of Shareholders to be held on
August 29, 2019; the occurrence of any event, change or other
circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the
arrangement agreement in respect of the Transaction; material
adverse changes in the business or affairs of Hydrogenics; either
party’s failure to consummate the Transaction when required; our
inability to increase our revenues or raise additional funding to
continue operations, execute our business plan, or to grow our
business; inability to address a slow return to economic growth,
and its impact on our business, results of operations and
consolidated financial condition; our limited operating history;
inability to implement our business strategy; fluctuations in our
quarterly results; failure to maintain our customer base that
generates the majority of our revenues; currency fluctuations;
failure to maintain sufficient insurance coverage; changes in value
of our goodwill; failure of a significant market to develop for our
products; failure of hydrogen being readily available on a
cost-effective basis; changes in government policies and
regulations; failure of uniform codes and standards for hydrogen
fueled vehicles and related infrastructure to develop; liability
for environmental damages resulting from our research, development
or manufacturing operations; failure to compete with other
developers and manufacturers of products in our industry; failure
to compete with developers and manufacturers of traditional and
alternative technologies; failure to develop partnerships with
original equipment manufacturers, governments, systems integrators
and other third parties; inability to obtain sufficient materials
and components for our products from suppliers; failure to manage
expansion of our operations; failure to manage foreign sales and
operations; failure to recruit, train and retain key management
personnel; inability to integrate acquisitions; failure to develop
adequate manufacturing processes and capabilities; failure to
complete the development of commercially viable products; failure
to produce cost-competitive products; failure or delay in field
testing of our products; failure to produce products free of
defects or errors; inability to adapt to technological advances or
new codes and standards; failure to protect our intellectual
property; our involvement in intellectual property litigation;
exposure to product liability claims; failure to meet rules
regarding passive foreign investment companies; actions of our
significant and principal shareholders; dilution as a result of
significant issuances of our common shares and preferred shares;
inability of US investors to enforce US civil liability judgments
against us; volatility of our common share price; and dilution as a
result of the exercise of options. Readers should not place undue
reliance on Hydrogenics’ forward-looking statements. Investors are
encouraged to review the section captioned “Risk Factors” in
Hydrogenics’ regulatory filings with the Canadian securities
regulatory authorities and the US Securities and Exchange
Commission for a more complete discussion of factors that could
affect Hydrogenics’ future performance. Furthermore, the
forward-looking statements contained herein are made as of the date
of this release, and Hydrogenics undertakes no obligation to revise
or update any forward-looking statements in order to reflect events
or circumstances that may arise after the date of this release,
unless otherwise required by law. The forward-looking statements
contained in this release are expressly qualified by this
paragraph.
Hydrogenics Contacts:
Marc Beisheim, Chief Financial OfficerHydrogenics
Corporation(905) 361-3660investors@hydrogenics.com
Chris WittyHydrogenics Investor Relations(646)
438-9385cwitty@darrowir.com
Reconciliation of Cash Operating Costs to Operating
Costs and Adjusted EBITDA to Net Loss(in thousands of US
dollars)(unaudited)
Cash operating costs
|
Three months endedJune 30, |
Six months endedJune 30, |
|
|
2019 |
|
|
2018 |
|
|
2019 |
|
|
2018 |
|
Selling, general and
administrative expenses |
$ |
4,476 |
|
$ |
3,024 |
|
$ |
8,583 |
|
$ |
5,860 |
|
Research and product development expenses |
|
1,695 |
|
|
1,880 |
|
|
3,504 |
|
|
3,961 |
|
Total operating
costs |
$ |
6,171 |
|
$ |
4,904 |
|
$ |
12,087 |
|
$ |
9,821 |
|
Less: Amortization and
depreciation |
|
(366 |
) |
|
(89 |
) |
|
(599 |
) |
|
(192 |
) |
Less: Loss on disposal
of assets |
|
(2 |
) |
|
(3 |
) |
|
(4 |
) |
|
(6 |
) |
Less: DSUs recovery
(expense) |
|
(971 |
) |
|
62 |
|
|
(1,433 |
) |
|
388 |
|
Less: Stock-based
compensation expense |
|
(151 |
) |
|
(243 |
) |
|
(387 |
) |
|
(465 |
) |
Cash operating costs |
$ |
4,681 |
|
$ |
4,631 |
|
$ |
9,664 |
|
$ |
9,546 |
|
Adjusted EBITDA
|
Three months endedJune 30 |
Six months endedJune 30, |
|
|
2019 |
|
|
2018 |
|
|
2019 |
|
|
2018 |
|
Net loss |
$ |
(4,766 |
) |
$ |
(4,801 |
) |
$ |
(7,413 |
) |
$ |
(6,755 |
) |
Loss (gain) from joint
ventures |
|
(21 |
) |
|
1,492 |
|
|
(26 |
) |
|
1,561 |
|
Finance loss (income),
net |
|
(31 |
) |
|
506 |
|
|
580 |
|
|
412 |
|
Income tax
expense |
|
– |
|
|
– |
|
|
– |
|
|
300 |
|
Amortization and
depreciation |
|
417 |
|
|
175 |
|
|
797 |
|
|
352 |
|
DSUs expense
(recovery) |
|
971 |
|
|
(62 |
) |
|
1,433 |
|
|
(388 |
) |
Stock-based compensation expense |
|
151 |
|
|
243 |
|
|
387 |
|
|
465 |
|
Adjusted EBITDA |
$ |
(3,279 |
) |
$ |
(2,447 |
) |
$ |
(4,242 |
) |
$ |
(4,053 |
) |
Hydrogenics CorporationCondensed Interim
Consolidated Balance Sheets (in thousands of US
dollars)(unaudited)
|
|
June 30, 2019 |
|
|
December 31, 2018 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assets |
|
|
|
|
Current
assets |
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ |
16,741 |
|
$ |
7,561 |
|
Restricted cash |
|
769 |
|
|
935 |
|
Trade and other
receivables |
|
8,022 |
|
|
6,728 |
|
Contract assets |
|
3,789 |
|
|
4,534 |
|
Inventories |
|
18,940 |
|
|
17,174 |
|
Prepaid
expenses |
|
2,008 |
|
|
1,960 |
|
|
|
50,269 |
|
|
38,892 |
|
Non-current
assets |
|
|
|
|
Restricted cash |
|
225 |
|
|
241 |
|
Contract assets |
|
2,795 |
|
|
1,689 |
|
Investment in joint
ventures |
|
1,731 |
|
|
1,644 |
|
Right-of-use assets |
|
3,521 |
|
|
– |
|
Property, plant and
equipment |
|
2,846 |
|
|
2,867 |
|
Intangible assets |
|
200 |
|
|
232 |
|
Goodwill |
|
4,332 |
|
|
4,359 |
|
|
|
15,650 |
|
|
11,032 |
|
Total assets |
$ |
65,919 |
|
$ |
49,924 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities |
|
|
|
|
Current
liabilities |
|
|
|
|
Trade and other payables |
$ |
8,628 |
|
$ |
9,068 |
|
Contract liabilities |
|
13,870 |
|
|
14,581 |
|
Financial liabilities |
|
6,121 |
|
|
3,359 |
|
Provisions |
|
1,867 |
|
|
2,041 |
|
Deferred funding |
|
1,888 |
|
|
1,744 |
|
|
|
32,374 |
|
|
30,793 |
|
Non-current
liabilities |
|
|
|
|
Other liabilities |
|
7,632 |
|
|
5,711 |
|
Contract liabilities |
|
642 |
|
|
1,420 |
|
Provisions |
|
799 |
|
|
810 |
|
Deferred funding |
|
179 |
|
|
229 |
|
|
|
9,252 |
|
|
8,170 |
|
Total
liabilities |
|
41,626 |
|
|
38,963 |
|
Equity |
|
|
|
|
Share capital |
|
408,456 |
|
|
387,911 |
|
Contributed surplus |
|
20,940 |
|
|
20,717 |
|
Accumulated other
comprehensive loss |
|
(2,704 |
) |
|
(2,681 |
) |
Deficit |
|
(402,399 |
) |
|
(394,986 |
) |
Total equity |
|
24,293 |
|
|
10,961 |
|
Total equity and liabilities |
$ |
65,919 |
|
$ |
49,924 |
|
Hydrogenics CorporationCondensed Interim
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss (in
thousands of US dollars, except share and per share
amounts)(unaudited)
|
Three months ended |
Six months ended |
|
June 30, |
June 30, |
|
|
2019 |
|
|
2018 |
|
|
2019 |
|
|
2018 |
|
Revenues |
$ |
10,455 |
|
$ |
7,609 |
|
$ |
18,539 |
|
$ |
15,756 |
|
Cost of sales |
|
9,102 |
|
|
5,508 |
|
|
13,311 |
|
|
10,417 |
|
Gross profit |
|
1,353 |
|
|
2,101 |
|
|
5,228 |
|
|
5,339 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
expenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Selling, general and
administrative expenses |
|
4,476 |
|
|
3,024 |
|
|
8,583 |
|
|
5,860 |
|
Research and product
development expenses |
|
1,695 |
|
|
1,880 |
|
|
3,504 |
|
|
3,961 |
|
|
|
6,171 |
|
|
4,904 |
|
|
12,087 |
|
|
9,821 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss from operations |
|
(4,818 |
) |
|
(2,803 |
) |
|
(6,859 |
) |
|
(4,482 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gains (losses) from joint
ventures |
|
21 |
|
|
(1,492 |
) |
|
26 |
|
|
(1,561 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Finance income
(loss) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest expense, net |
|
(288 |
) |
|
(372 |
) |
|
(572 |
) |
|
(753 |
) |
Foreign currency gains
(losses), net |
|
182 |
|
|
(177 |
) |
|
(19 |
) |
|
42 |
|
Other
finance gains, net |
|
137 |
|
|
43 |
|
|
11 |
|
|
299 |
|
Finance income (loss), net |
|
31 |
|
|
(506 |
) |
|
(580 |
) |
|
(412 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss before income
taxes |
|
(4,766 |
) |
|
(4,801 |
) |
|
(7,413 |
) |
|
(6,455 |
) |
Income tax expense |
|
– |
|
|
– |
|
|
– |
|
|
300 |
|
Net loss for the period |
|
(4,766 |
) |
|
(4,801 |
) |
|
(7,413 |
) |
|
(6,755 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Items that may be reclassified
subsequently to net loss: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exchange differences on translating foreign operations |
|
157 |
|
|
(887 |
) |
|
(23 |
) |
|
(558 |
) |
Comprehensive loss for the period |
$ |
(4,609 |
) |
$ |
(5,688 |
) |
$ |
(7,436 |
) |
$ |
(7,313 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss per
share |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic and diluted |
$ |
(0.25 |
) |
$ |
(0.31 |
) |
$ |
(0.40 |
) |
$ |
(0.44 |
) |
Weighted average number of
common shares outstanding, basic and diluted |
18,999,286 |
|
15,440,888 |
|
18,542,928 |
|
15,438,894 |
|
Hydrogenics CorporationCondensed Interim
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows(in thousands of US dollars)
(unaudited)
|
Three months ended |
|
Six months ended |
|
June 30, |
|
June 30, |
|
|
2019 |
|
|
2018 |
|
|
2019 |
|
|
2018 |
|
Cash and cash
equivalents provided by (used in): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss for the period |
$ |
(4,766 |
) |
$ |
(4,801 |
) |
$ |
(7,413 |
) |
$ |
(6,755 |
) |
Decrease (increase) in
restricted cash |
|
(145 |
) |
|
(266 |
) |
|
178 |
|
|
(279 |
) |
Items not affecting cash: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment |
|
2 |
|
|
3 |
|
|
4 |
|
|
6 |
|
Amortization and depreciation |
|
417 |
|
|
175 |
|
|
797 |
|
|
352 |
|
Gain from change in fair value of warrants |
|
(137 |
) |
|
(70 |
) |
|
(11 |
) |
|
(356 |
) |
Unrealized foreign exchange loss (gain) |
|
89 |
|
|
(179 |
) |
|
119 |
|
|
(203 |
) |
Losses (gains) from joint ventures |
|
(21 |
) |
|
1,492 |
|
|
(26 |
) |
|
1,561 |
|
Accreted interest and fair value adjustment |
|
254 |
|
|
413 |
|
|
614 |
|
|
857 |
|
Stock-based compensation |
|
151 |
|
|
243 |
|
|
387 |
|
|
465 |
|
Stock-based compensation – DSUs |
|
971 |
|
|
(62 |
) |
|
1,433 |
|
|
(388 |
) |
Net change in non-cash
operating assets and liabilities |
|
(507 |
) |
|
(1,416 |
) |
|
(4,687 |
) |
|
(859 |
) |
Cash used in operating activities |
|
(3,692 |
) |
|
(4,468 |
) |
|
(8,605 |
) |
|
(5,599 |
) |
Investing
activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase of property, plant
and equipment |
|
(148 |
) |
|
(101 |
) |
|
(332 |
) |
|
(335 |
) |
Receipt (repayment) of
government funding |
|
– |
|
|
974 |
|
|
(974 |
) |
|
974 |
|
Purchase of intangible
assets |
|
(2 |
) |
|
(1 |
) |
|
(10 |
) |
|
(1 |
) |
Cash provided by (used in) investing
activities |
|
(150 |
) |
|
872 |
|
|
(1,316 |
) |
|
638 |
|
Financing
activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from common shares
issued and stock options exercised, net of issuance costs |
|
21 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
20,381 |
|
|
1 |
|
Principal repayments of
long-term debt |
|
(500 |
) |
|
(500 |
) |
|
(500 |
) |
|
(750 |
) |
Interest payments |
|
(286 |
) |
|
(286 |
) |
|
(330 |
) |
|
(582 |
) |
Lease payments |
|
(199 |
) |
|
– |
|
|
(379 |
) |
|
– |
|
Repayment of operating
borrowings |
|
– |
|
|
– |
|
|
– |
|
|
(1,193 |
) |
Cash provided by (used in) financing
activities |
|
(964 |
) |
|
(785 |
) |
|
19,172 |
|
|
(2,524 |
) |
Increase (decrease) in cash
and cash equivalents during the period |
|
(4,806 |
) |
|
(4,381 |
) |
|
9,251 |
|
|
(7,485 |
) |
Cash and cash equivalents –
Beginning of period |
|
21,531 |
|
|
18,482 |
|
|
7,561 |
|
|
21,511 |
|
Effect
of exchange rate fluctuations on cash and cash equivalents
held |
|
16 |
|
|
(254 |
) |
|
(71 |
) |
|
(179 |
) |
Cash and cash equivalents – End of period |
$ |
16,741 |
|
$ |
13,847 |
|
$ |
16,741 |
|
$ |
13,847 |
|
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