American Marconi Wireless News - Tecogen Announces Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2024 Results

Abinand Rangesh, CEO of Tecogen, reported that "there have been multiple exciting developments at Tecogen. We recently signed a global partnership with Vertiv, we closed an InVerde project with a small data center in CT, and our backlog is strong. We were also successful in collecting substantial customer deposits, so we finished the year with >$5m in cash, placing us in a favorable position to grow. Our overall gross profit margin also expanded by 5% points to 45%. During my last call, I had forecast sequential improvements in revenue starting at >$6m for Q4, which we have achieved. I also forecast a small data center project closing in the first quarter of 2025, which we have achieved. The data center in CT chose our InVerde as the superior option after comparing it against alternatives, showing our products have tremendous potential for data centers. During this upcoming call I will provide more context for the data center strategy and why we are so excited about partnering with Vertiv."

Key Takeaways

Net Loss and Earnings Per Share

• Net loss for the quarter ended December 31, 2024 was $1.19 million compared to a net loss of $1.85 million for the same period of 2023, a decrease of $0.66 million, due to increased gross profit from our Products and Services segments and decreased operating expenses in 2024. EPS for the quarter ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 was a loss of $0.05/share and $0.07/share, respectively.

• Net loss for the year ended December 31, 2024 was $4.76 million compared to a net loss of $4.60 million in 2023, an increase of $0.16 million, due to decreased revenue and gross profit for our Products segment due to the relocation of our manufacturing operations to our new facility in April 2024 and the $0.22 million goodwill impairment, offset by decreased operating expenses in 2024. EPS for the year ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 was a loss of $0.19/share for both years.

Loss from Operations

• Loss from operations for the quarter ended December 31, 2024 was $1.14 million compared to a loss from operations of $1.82 million for the same period in 2023, a decrease of $0.68 million, due to increased gross profit from our Products and Services segments and decreased operating expenses.

• Loss from operations for the year ended December 31, 2024 was $4.53 million compared to a loss from operations of $4.41 million for the same period in 2023, an increase of $0.12 million, due to decreased revenue and gross profit for our Products segment due to the relocation of our manufacturing operations to our new facility in April 2024 and the $0.22 million goodwill impairment, offset by decreased operating expenses.

Revenues

• Revenues for the quarter ended December 31, 2024 were $6.08 million compared to $5.90 million for the same period in 2023, a 3.0% increase.

  • Products revenues in the quarter ended December 31, 2024 were $1.44 million compared to $1.77 million for the same period in 2023, a decrease of 18.3%. The decrease in revenue during the quarter ended December 31, 2024 is due to a reduction in cogeneration and engineered accessory revenue.

  • Services revenues in the quarter ended December 31, 2024 were $4.08 million, compared to $3.59 million for the same period in 2023, an increase of 13.7% due to a $0.42 million increase in revenues from existing contracts and a $0.07 million increase in revenues from the acquired Aegis maintenance contracts.

  • Energy Production revenues in the quarter ended December 31, 2024 were $550 thousand compared to $542 thousand for the same period in 2023, an increase of 1.6%. The increase in Energy Production revenue is due to increased run hours at certain energy production sites.

• Revenues for the year ended December 31, 2024 were $22.62 million compared to $25.14 million for the same period in 2023, a decrease of 10.0% year over year.

  • Products revenues in the year ended December 31, 2024 were $4.44 million compared to $8.86 million for the same period in 2023, a decrease of 49.8%. The decrease in revenue during the year ended December 31, 2024 is due to the relocation of our manufacturing operations to our new facility in April 2024, which necessitated construction activities to install equipment test cells and comply with local regulations, significantly reducing our production capacity during the second and a portion of the the third quarter. We resumed manufacturing operations during the third quarter of 2024.

  • Services revenues in the year ended December 31, 2024 were $16.07 million compared to $14.52 million for the same period in 2023, an increase of 10.7%. The increase in revenue during the year ended December 31, 2024 is due to the addition of $0.79 million in revenues from the acquired Aegis maintenance contracts, and a $0.76 million increase in service contract revenues from existing contracts.

  • Energy Production revenues in the year ended December 31, 2024 were $2.10 million, compared to $1.76 million for the same period in 2023, an increase of 19.6%. The increase in Energy Production revenue is due to increased run hours at certain energy production sites.

Gross Profit

• Gross profit for the quarter ended December 31, 2024 was $2.73 million compared to $2.35 million in the same period in 2023. Gross margin increased to 45.0% in the quarter ended December 31, 2024 compared to 39.8% for the same period in 2023. The increase in gross margin was driven by lower provisions for obsolete inventory in the quarter ended December 31, 2024 and improved Energy Production margins.

• Gross profit for the year ended December 31, 2024 was $9.87 million compared to $10.20 million in the same period of 2023. Gross margin increased to 43.6% in the year ended December 31, 2024 compared to 40.6% for the same period in 2023. The increase in gross margin was due to improved Services margins and lower provisions for obsolete inventory in the year ended December 31, 2024.

Operating Expenses

• Operating expenses decreased $0.29 million, or 7.0%, to $3.87 million in the quarter ended December 31, 2024 compared to $4.16 million in the same period in 2023, due to decreased credit loss expense in 2024, offset partially by the $0.22 million goodwill impairment.

• Operating expenses decreased $0.21 million, or 1.4%, to $14.40 million in the year ended December 31, 2024 compared to $14.62 million in the same period in 2023 due to decreased credit loss expense, offset partially by the $0.22 million goodwill impairment and a general increase in other operating expense in 2024 .

Adjusted EBITDA was negative $0.69 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2024 compared to negative $0.53 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2024. Adjusted EBITDA was negative $3.63 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared to negative $2.58 million for the year ended December 31, 2024. (Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income or loss attributable to Tecogen, adjusted for interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation expense, unrealized gain or loss on investment securities, goodwill impairment charges and other non-cash non-recurring charges or gains including abandonment of intangible assets and asset impairment. See the table following the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for a reconciliation from net income (loss) to Adjusted EBITDA, as well as important disclosures about the Company's use of Adjusted EBITDA).

Conference Call Scheduled for March 18, 2025, at 9:30 am ET

Tecogen will host a conference call on March 18, 2025 to discuss the fourth quarter results beginning at 9:30 am eastern time. To listen to the call please dial (877) 407-7186 within the U.S. and Canada, or +1 (201) 689-8052 from other international locations. Participants should ask to be joined to the Tecogen Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2024 earnings call. Please begin dialing 10 minutes before the scheduled starting time. The earnings press release will be available on the Company website at www.Tecogen.com in the "News and Events" section under "About Us." The earnings conference call will be webcast live. To view the associated slides, register for and listen to the webcast, go to https://ir.tecogen.com/ir-calendar. Following the call, the recording will be archived for 14 days.

The earnings conference call will be recorded and available for playback one hour after the end of the call. To listen to the playback, dial (877) 660-6853 within the U.S. and Canada, or (201) 612-7415 from other international locations and use Conference Call ID#: 13752231.

About Tecogen

Tecogen Inc. designs, manufactures, sells, installs, and maintains high efficiency, ultra-clean, cogeneration products including engine-driven combined heat and power, air conditioning systems, and high-efficiency water heaters for residential, commercial, recreational and industrial use. The company provides cost effective, environmentally friendly and reliable products for energy production that nearly eliminate criteria pollutants and significantly reduce a customer's carbon footprint. In business for over 35 years, Tecogen has shipped more than 3,200 units, supported by an established network of engineering, sales, and service personnel in key markets in North America. For more information, please visit www.tecogen.com or contact us for a free Site Assessment.

Forward Looking Statements

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In addition to those factors described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and on our Form 8-K, under "Risk Factors", among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from past and projected future results are the following: fluctuations in demand for our products and services, competing technological developments, issues relating to research and development, the availability of incentives, rebates, and tax benefits relating to our products and services, changes in the regulatory environment relating to our products and services, integration of acquired business operations, and the ability to obtain financing on favorable terms to fund existing operations and anticipated growth.

In addition to GAAP financial measures, this press release includes certain non-GAAP financial measures, including adjusted EBITDA which excludes certain expenses as described in the presentation. We use Adjusted EBITDA as an internal measure of business operating performance and believe that the presentation of non-GAAP financial measures provides a meaningful perspective of the underlying operating performance of our current business and enables investors to better understand and evaluate our historical and prospective operating performance by eliminating items that vary from period to period without correlation to our core operating performance and highlights trends in our business that may not otherwise be apparent when relying solely on GAAP financial measures.

Tecogen Media & Investor Relations Contact Information:

Abinand Rangesh
P: 781-466-6487
E: [email protected]

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In addition to reporting net income, a U.S. generally accepted accounting principle ("GAAP") measure, this news release contains information about Adjusted EBITDA (net income (loss) attributable to Tecogen Inc adjusted for interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation expense, unrealized gain or loss on investment securities, goodwill impairment charges and other non-cash non-recurring charges including abandonment of certain intangible assets), which is a non-GAAP measure. The Company believes Adjusted EBITDA allows investors to view its performance in a manner similar to the methods used by management and provides additional insight into its operating results. Adjusted EBITDA is not calculated through the application of GAAP. Accordingly, it should not be considered as a substitute for the GAAP measure of net income and, therefore, should not be used in isolation of, but in conjunction with, the GAAP measure. The use of any non-GAAP measure may produce results that vary from the GAAP measure and may not be comparable to a similarly defined non-GAAP measure used by other companies.

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