CALGARY, Alberta, Might 27, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Eguana Applied sciences Inc. (TSXV: EGT) (OTCQB: EGTYF) (Eguana or the Firm), a number one supplier of high-performance vitality storage methods, pronounces its annual monetary outcomes for the 12 months ended December 31, 2023.
Fiscal 2023 Abstract Outcomes
The Firm’s year-end was beforehand modified from September 30 to December 31. Consequently, the monetary statements for the twelve-month interval ended December 31, 2023 (F2023), are being introduced with comparative data for the fifteen-month 12 months ended December 31, 2022 (F2022).
- Gross sales decreased 32.1% to $11,458,590 in F2023 compared to $16,826,875 in F2022. On a easy 12 month prorated foundation, F2022 would equate to $13,461,500, or a normalized 15% lower. In early 2023, the photo voltaic trade was negatively impacted by macro-economic components, together with excessive rates of interest and troublesome client credit score markets, inflicting elevated inventories all through main distribution channels and general, the market contracted. After the primary quarter, in F2023 gross sales declined, resulting from this demand shift and this low demand market is constant.
- General gross margins stay low as customers proceed to be value delicate, leading to aggressive pricing for rivals’ services, in a a lot decrease demand surroundings. Gross margin decreased to unfavourable 17.9%, or unfavourable $2,120,555, for the 12 months ended December 31, 2023, in comparison with the interval ended December 31, 2022, whereby gross margins have been $233,219, or 1.4%. Margins in F2023 have been negatively impacted by stock impairment prices recorded by the Firm of $2,052,274.
- Working prices, excluding amortization and share-based compensation expense, in F2023 have been $13,011,943, up from $11,525,441 for the fifteen months in F2022 representing a 12.9% improve interval over interval. Nevertheless, normalized on a easy 12 month prorated foundation, F2022 would equate to $9,220,353, or a 41.1% improve. Bills in nearly all classes elevated barely. Larger bills have been skilled from elevated headcount, which was adjusted downward within the fourth quarter of F2023, responding to the slower than anticipated market restoration, and better headcount and operational prices with the Australian department enlargement in F2023, to incorporate rooftop photo voltaic providers.
- Further provisions have been recorded all through F2023, with respect to a big sluggish paying buyer of Eguana. Whole anticipated credit score loss for the 12 months ended December 31, 2023, was $9.9 million (2022 “ $1.4 million).
- The web loss earlier than tax for the 12 months ended December 31, 2023 of $35,558,524, elevated by $16,815,380. The rise in internet loss earlier than tax can primarily be attributed to low margins, with barely greater bills, the big anticipated credit score loss recorded and likewise the rise in financing prices related to the brand new Senior Mortgage and ITOCHU debentures, each issued within the later a part of F2022.
Strategic Steps
- A lot of the strategic exercise in early 2023 associated to rising USA distribution channels and on-boarding and coaching set up companions. Eguana College, a strong on-line coaching platform, was rolled out with over 1,300 educated installers all year long.
- The Firm added rooftop photo voltaic set up providers in Australia, as a way to be a turn-key answer, permitting Eguana to safe a contract with a serious Australian utility.
- As trade demand slowed and sell-through stalled, the Firm strategically shifted to deal with grid connectivity and the worth proposition inside digital energy plant (VPP) functions. For the later a part of 2023 and into the 2024 strategic plan, Eguana will stay targeted on demonstrating the worth of demand response, load administration, auxiliary energy, and voltage and frequency management for utility corporations.
- With a deal with VPP functions, product improvement shifted to updating cloud providers and enhancing cloud options, which resulted within the latest launch of Eguana Edge™. The suite of Eguana Cloud options is positioning the Firm as an influence grid software program answer, along with the prevailing {hardware} merchandise like Evolve™, Enduro™ and the Duracell branded microinverters.
- Utility engagement gained traction, because the Firm introduced partnerships with Digital Peaker and AutoGrid, together with utility companions, together with a Portland Common Electrical (NYSE:) and Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electrical Firm and a serious utility firm in Australia.
- The collapse of the buyer pushed residential photo voltaic market created considerably elevated inventories by means of distribution channels in 2023 and 2024, which led to cancelled and delayed orders, all through the photo voltaic trade provide chains. All trade gamers have been negatively impacted. Excessive rates of interest, excessive inflation and unclear coverage and/or tax incentives stay unfavourable components. The decrease demand and a slower than predicted restoration, have created near-term liquidity threat for the Firm. Eguana continues to carefully handle liquidity, together with working with its senior lenders and reviewing extra methods, to extend liquidity and to permit for execution of the 2024 enterprise technique.
After a really troublesome 12 months within the residential photo voltaic sector, we launched our VPP utility accelerator program, together with Eguana Edge™, which offers utilities actual time feeder line balancing and voltage management capabilities. Thus far this system has rollouts in course of with a number of utilities throughout Canada and the US, rising extra utility curiosity within the Eguana vitality storage options, commented Justin Holland, CEO. Success of our know-how in these utility channels, the place monetary markets are much less impactful on buying choices, is predicted to drive greater storage gross sales with stronger margins, plus ship future recurring revenues.
The Consolidated Monetary Statements and the Administration Dialogue and Evaluation thereof can be found on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.com and the Firm’s web site at www.EguanaTech.com.
The Firm will host a shareholders’ name, in reference to the submitting of its monetary statements for the interim interval ended March 31, 2024, that are anticipated to be filed by Might 30, 2024 and together with the latest submitting of its monetary statements for the annual interval ended December 31, 2023. Particulars will probably be supplied with a information launch, prematurely of the scheduled name.
About Eguana Applied sciences Inc.
Eguana’s imaginative and prescient is to speed up grid modernization and resilience, by delivering versatile, modular, and cost-effective alternate options to conventional grid upgrades. Our know-how offers worth to all key stakeholders – from the buyer, to the electrical energy retailer, the distribution utility, and the system operator.
Eguana Applied sciences connects utilities with customers, by means of its high-performance business and residential vitality storage options. Eguana’s vertically built-in product suite has been designed from the bottom up, with each the tip consumer and the utility in thoughts, to transition the ability grid seamlessly.
Manufactured in native services throughout the globe to make sure compliance and high quality, Eguana’s standardized platform permits the flexibleness to make sure every product answer is optimized to be used in main grid modernization markets.
To be taught extra, go to www.EguanaTech.com or observe us on LinkedIn and @EguanaTech on X.
Firm Inquiries
Justin Holland, CEOEguana Applied sciences Inc. +1.416.728.7635 Justin.Holland@EguanaTech.com
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