Advanced Emissions Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADES) (the "Company" or
"ADES") an environmental technology company producing activated
carbon and other unique carbon solutions for use in water, air and
soil purification, sustainable energy, sustainable materials, and
energy transition applications, today filed its Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q and reported financial results for the quarter ended
September 30, 2023.
Business Highlights
- Substantial progress toward the optimization of the Company's
Powder Activated Carbon ("PAC") portfolio through elimination of
unfavorable contracts and shift toward more favorable market
opportunities.
- Announced that Jeremy "Deke" Williamson has been appointed as
Chief Operating Officer ("COO") effective September 18, 2023.
- Subsequent to quarter-end, the Company received its air permit
approval; commenced phase one of construction at Red River to
produce granular activated carbon.
Financial Highlights
- Third quarter consumables revenue was $29.8 million compared to
$28.4 million in the prior year period.
- Third quarter consumables gross margin was 30.6% compared to
24.1% in the prior year period.
- Third quarter net loss was $2.2
million compared to net loss of $2.4 million in the prior year
period.
- Third quarter Consolidated Adjusted
EBITDA was $0.9 million compared to Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA
loss of $0.5 million in the prior year period.
- Cash balances as of
September 30, 2023, including restricted cash, totaled $61.3
million, compared to $76.4 million as of December 31,
2022.
“Throughout the third quarter we intensely focused on measures
designed to improve unit economics by optimizing our PAC
portfolio," said Robert Rasmus, CEO of ADES. “These measures
included eliminating customer contracts at unfavorable margins,
increasing our overall selling price and improving our product mix.
These initiatives improved our financial performance and led to
positive EBITDA in the third quarter while also delivering 5%
revenue growth for our consumables products."
Rasmus continued, “We are pleased with the pace and progression
of the first stage of our strategic plan to repurpose our assets to
produce granular activated carbon products. Our pre-qualification
conversations with potential customers continue to demonstrate high
levels of demand and are very encouraging. Given the nature of
these discussions, we see a path toward meeting our expected
capacity with pre-production contracts. As such, we are evaluating
the practicality and costs associated with accelerating certain
aspects of the expansion plan.”
Third Quarter and Year-to-Date
2023 Results
Third quarter revenues and costs of revenues were $29.8 million
and $20.7 million, respectively, compared to $28.4 million and
$21.6 million for the third quarter of 2022. The increase in
revenue was driven mainly by higher average selling prices and
positive changes in product mix of the Company's consumable
products. Year-to-date revenues and costs of revenues were $71.1
million and $53.2 million, respectively, compared to $79.6 million
and $63.0 million for the comparable period in the prior year. The
revenue decline was the result of lower sales of consumables
products due to lower natural gas prices which negatively impacted
the Company’s Power Generation customers, partially offset by
higher average selling prices. While volumes have declined, the
gross margin per pound has improved from prior year due to higher
average selling prices and better input cost management.
Third quarter other operating expenses were $11.6 million
compared to $9.5 million for the third quarter of 2022.
Year-to-date other operating expenses were $34.3 million compared
to $25.3 million in the prior year period. The increases were
mainly the result of higher payroll and benefits expense as well as
higher general and administrative expenses associated with the
acquisition of substantially all of the subsidiaries of Arq
Limited.
Third quarter operating loss was $2.5 million compared to $2.6
million in the prior year. The improvement was mainly a result of
better gross margin in the Company's consumables products.
Year-to-date operating loss totaled $16.4 million compared to an
operating loss of $8.7 million in the prior year. The decline was
mainly the result of lower consumables revenues driven by the
aforementioned factors and higher operating expenses.
Third quarter interest expense was $0.8 million, compared to
$0.1 million in the third quarter of 2022. Year-to-date interest
expense was $2.2 million compared to $0.3 million in the prior year
period. The increases were primarily driven by incremental interest
expense on the Company’s $10.0 million term loan entered into in
conjunction with the Arq acquisition.
The Company did not recognize any income tax expense or benefit
for the third quarter of 2023 or 2022. The Company recognized a
small income tax benefit during the year-to-date period of 2023,
compared to not recognizing any income tax expense or benefit in
the comparable period of 2022.
Third quarter net loss was $2.2 million compared to a net loss
of $2.4 million in the prior year. The improvement was driven by a
smaller operating loss than the prior year. Year-to-date net loss
was $15.5 million compared to net loss of $5.8 million in the prior
year. The decline was the result of lower operating earnings.
Third quarter Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA was $0.9 million
compared to a Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA loss of $0.5 million in
the prior year period. The improvement was driven by an improvement
in net loss. Year-to-date Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA loss was
$9.8 million compared to Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA of $2.5
million for the comparable period in 2022. The decline was mainly
the result of the larger net loss, which included $4.9 million of
transaction and integration costs related to the Arq acquisition
and $1.3 million of severance expense related to two executives.
See note below regarding the use of the non-GAAP financial measure
Adjusted EBITDA and a reconciliation to the most comparable GAAP
financial measure.
Capital Spending and Balance Sheet
The Company expects to incur between $35.0 to
$40.0 million in capital expenditures in 2023, driven by the plant
expansion to enhance the manufacturing and processing capabilities
to enable future granular activated carbon production and amounts
for the completed plant turnaround, as well as the completion of
certain planned projects that were started in 2022 and were
scheduled to be completed during the turnaround. The change in the
Company's capital expenditure outlook is mainly driven by changes
in the timing of when certain costs are expected to be incurred,
with some now expected to be incurred in early 2024, as well as
lower down payments on equipment than previously expected.
Year-to-date capital expenditures totaled $17.0
million compared to $6.2 million in the prior year. The increase
was the result of initial costs of the growth capital projects as
well as higher spend associated with the annual turnaround.
Cash balances as of September 30, 2023,
including restricted cash, totaled $61.3 million, compared to $76.4
million as of December 31, 2022.
Total debt, inclusive of financing leases, as of
September 30, 2023, totaled $21.2 million compared to $4.6
million as of December 31, 2022. The increase was driven by the
$10.0 million term loan entered into in conjunction with the Arq
acquisition as well as the assumption of Arq's loan.
Conference Call and Webcast
Information
The Company has scheduled a conference call to begin at 9:00
a.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, November 9, 2023. The
conference call webcast information will be available via the
Investor Resources section of ADES's website at
www.advancedemissionssolutions.com. Individuals wishing to join the
call may dial (877)408-0890 (Domestic) or +1(201)389-0918
(International) or may join by webcast at
http://www.webcast-eqs.com/ADES110923. A supplemental investor
presentation will be available on the Company's Investor Resources
section of the website prior to the start of the conference
call.
About Advanced Emissions Solutions,
Inc.Advanced Emissions Solutions, Inc. serves as the
holding entity for a family of companies that provide emissions
solutions to customers in the power generation and other
industries.
ADA brings together ADA Carbon
Solutions, LLC, a leading provider of powder activated carbon
("PAC") and ADA-ES, Inc., the providers of ADA® M-Prove™
Technology. We provide products and services to control
mercury and other contaminants at coal-fired power generators and
other industrial companies. Our broad suite of complementary
products control contaminants and help our customers meet their
compliance objectives consistently and reliably. |
|
CarbPure Technologies LLC,
(“CarbPure”), formed in 2015 provides
high-quality PAC and granular activated carbon
ideally suited for treatment of potable water and wastewater. Our
affiliate company, ADA Carbon Solutions, LLC manufactures the
products for CarbPure. |
|
FluxSorb, LLC, formed in 2022,
is an emerging technology company that introduces highly engineered
activated carbons with a focus on the emerging remediation markets.
Our vision is to partner with our customers to collaborate, develop
and deploy best in class activated carbon solutions to meet even
the most extreme challenges. |
|
Arq is an environmental
technology business founded in 2015 that has developed a novel
process for producing specialty carbon products from coal mining
waste. Arq has the technology and large-scale manufacturing
facilities to produce a micro-fine hydrocarbon powder, Arq powder™,
that can be used as a feedstock to produce activated carbon and as
an additive for other products. |
Caution on Forward-Looking StatementsThis press
release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which provides
a “safe harbor” for such statements in certain circumstances. When
used in this press release, the words “can,” “will,” “intends,”
“expects,” “believes,” similar expressions and any other statements
that are not historical facts are intended to identify those
assertions as forward-looking statements. All statements that
address activities, events or developments that the Company
intends, expects or believes may occur in the future are
forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements
include, but are not limited to, statements or expectations
regarding: the anticipated effects from an increase in pricing of
our AC products; the anticipated effects from an increase in costs
of our AC products and related cost increases in supply and
logistics; expected supply and demand for our AC products and
services; increasing competition in the AC market; the effects of
the Arq Acquisition; the ability to successfully integrate Arq's
business; the ability to develop and utilize Arq’s products and
technology; the ability to make Arq's products commercially viable;
the expected future demand of Arq's products; future level of
research and development activities; future plant capacity
expansions and site development projects; the effectiveness of our
technologies and the benefits they provide; probability of any loss
occurring with respect to certain guarantees made by Tinuum Group;
the timing of awards of, and work and related testing under, our
contracts and agreements and their value; the timing and amounts of
or changes in future revenues, backlog, funding for our business
and projects, margins, expenses, earnings, tax rates, cash flows,
royalty payment obligations, working capital, liquidity and other
financial and accounting measures; the amount and timing of future
capital expenditures needed for our APT business and Arq to fund
our business plan; awards of patents designed to protect our
proprietary technologies both in the U.S. and other countries; the
adoption and scope of regulations to control certain chemicals in
drinking water and other environmental concerns; the impact of
adverse global macroeconomic conditions, including rising interest
rates, recession fears and inflationary pressures, and geopolitical
events or conflicts; opportunities to effectively provide solutions
to U.S. coal-related businesses to comply with regulations, improve
efficiency, lower costs and maintain reliability; the impact of
prices of competing power generation sources such as natural gas
and renewable energy on demand for our products; and bank failures
or other events affecting financial institutions. These
forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. Actual
events or results could differ materially from those discussed in
the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors
including, but not limited to, timing of new and pending
regulations and any legal challenges to or extensions of compliance
dates of them; the U.S. government’s failure to promulgate
regulations that benefit our business; changes in laws and
regulations, accounting rules, prices, economic conditions and
market demand; impact of competition; availability, cost of and
demand for alternative energy sources and other technologies;
technical, start up and operational difficulties; our inability to
commercialize our APT technologies on favorable terms; our
inability to ramp up our operations to effectively address recent
and expected growth in our business; loss of key personnel;
availability of materials and equipment for our business;
intellectual property infringement claims from third parties;
pending litigation; as well as other factors relating to our
business strategy, goals and expectations concerning the Arq
Acquisition (including future operations, future performance or
results); our ability to maintain relationships with customers,
suppliers and other with whom we do business, or our results of
operations and business generally; risks related to diverting
management's attention from our ongoing business operations; the
ability to meet Nasdaq's listing standards following the
consummation of the Arq Acquisition; costs related to the Arq
Acquisition; opportunities for additional sales of our lignite AC
products and end-market diversification; our ability to meet
customer supply requirements; the rate of coal-fired power
generation in the U.S., as well as other factors relating to our
business, as described in our filings with the SEC, with particular
emphasis on the risk factor disclosures contained in those filings.
You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the
forward-looking statements and to consult filings we have made and
will make with the SEC for additional discussion concerning risks
and uncertainties that may apply to our business and the ownership
of our securities. In addition to causing our actual results to
differ, the factors listed above may cause our intentions to change
from those statements of intention set forth in this press release.
Such changes in our intentions may also cause or results to differ.
We may change our intentions, at any time and without notice, based
upon changes in such factors, our assumptions, or otherwise. The
forward-looking statements speak only as to the date of this press
release.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This press release presents certain supplemental financial
measures, including Consolidated EBITDA and Consolidated Adjusted
EBITDA, which are measurements that are not calculated in
accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
(“GAAP”). Consolidated EBITDA is defined as earnings before
interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. Consolidated
Adjusted EBITDA is defined as Consolidated EBITDA reduced by the
non-cash impact of equity earnings from equity method investments
and gain on sale of Marshall Mine, increased by cash distributions
from equity method investments, loss on early settlement of a
long-term receivable and loss on change in estimate, asset
retirement obligations. Consolidated EBITDA and Consolidated
Adjusted EBITDA should be considered in addition to, and not as a
substitute for, net income in accordance with GAAP as a measure of
performance.
Source: Advanced Emissions Solutions, Inc.
Investor Contact:
Alpha IR GroupRyan Coleman or Chris
Hodges312-445-2870ADES@alpha-ir.com
TABLE 1
Advanced Emissions Solutions, Inc. and
SubsidiariesCondensed Consolidated Balance
Sheets(Unaudited)
|
|
As of |
(in
thousands, except share data) |
|
September 30, 2023 |
|
December 31, 2022 |
ASSETS |
|
|
|
|
Current assets: |
|
|
|
|
Cash |
|
$ |
52,529 |
|
|
$ |
66,432 |
|
Receivables, net |
|
|
14,225 |
|
|
|
13,864 |
|
Inventories, net |
|
|
18,549 |
|
|
|
17,828 |
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
|
|
6,171 |
|
|
|
7,538 |
|
Total current assets |
|
|
91,474 |
|
|
|
105,662 |
|
Restricted cash,
long-term |
|
|
8,792 |
|
|
|
10,000 |
|
Property, plant and equipment,
net of accumulated depreciation of $17,110 and $11,897,
respectively |
|
|
85,709 |
|
|
|
34,855 |
|
Other long-term assets,
net |
|
|
44,629 |
|
|
|
30,647 |
|
Total Assets |
|
$ |
230,604 |
|
|
$ |
181,164 |
|
LIABILITIES AND
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY |
|
|
|
|
Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
|
$ |
13,972 |
|
|
$ |
16,108 |
|
Current portion of debt obligations |
|
|
1,991 |
|
|
|
1,131 |
|
Other current liabilities |
|
|
6,061 |
|
|
|
6,645 |
|
Total current liabilities |
|
|
22,024 |
|
|
|
23,884 |
|
Long-term debt obligations,
net of current portion |
|
|
19,179 |
|
|
|
3,450 |
|
Other long-term
liabilities |
|
|
15,107 |
|
|
|
13,851 |
|
Total Liabilities |
|
|
56,310 |
|
|
|
41,185 |
|
Commitments and
contingencies |
|
|
|
|
Stockholders’ equity: |
|
|
|
|
Preferred stock: par value of $0.001 per share, 50,000,000 shares
authorized including Series A Convertible Preferred Stock: par
value $0.001 per share, 8,900,000 shares authorized, none issued
and outstanding |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Common stock: par value of $0.001 per share, 100,000,000 shares
authorized, 37,799,053 and 23,788,319 shares issued, and 33,180,907
and 19,170,173 shares outstanding at September 30, 2023 and
December 31, 2022, respectively |
|
|
38 |
|
|
|
24 |
|
Treasury stock, at cost: 4,618,146 and 4,618,146 shares as of
September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively |
|
|
(47,692 |
) |
|
|
(47,692 |
) |
Additional paid-in capital |
|
|
153,695 |
|
|
|
103,698 |
|
Retained earnings |
|
|
68,253 |
|
|
|
83,949 |
|
Total Stockholders’ Equity |
|
|
174,294 |
|
|
|
139,979 |
|
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity |
|
$ |
230,604 |
|
|
$ |
181,164 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TABLE 2
Advanced Emissions Solutions, Inc. and
SubsidiariesCondensed Consolidated Statements of
Operations(Unaudited)
|
|
Three Months Ended September 30, |
|
Nine Months Ended September 30, |
(in thousands, except per share data) |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
Revenues: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consumables |
|
$ |
29,829 |
|
|
$ |
28,437 |
|
|
$ |
71,079 |
|
|
$ |
79,578 |
|
Total revenues |
|
|
29,829 |
|
|
|
28,437 |
|
|
|
71,079 |
|
|
|
79,578 |
|
Operating expenses: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consumables cost of revenue, exclusive of depreciation and
amortization |
|
|
20,707 |
|
|
|
21,575 |
|
|
|
53,218 |
|
|
|
62,992 |
|
Payroll and benefits |
|
|
4,228 |
|
|
|
2,313 |
|
|
|
12,482 |
|
|
|
7,458 |
|
Legal and professional fees |
|
|
1,654 |
|
|
|
3,668 |
|
|
|
8,060 |
|
|
|
7,395 |
|
General and administrative |
|
|
3,054 |
|
|
|
1,833 |
|
|
|
9,177 |
|
|
|
5,662 |
|
Depreciation, amortization, depletion and accretion |
|
|
2,711 |
|
|
|
1,671 |
|
|
|
7,276 |
|
|
|
4,765 |
|
Gain on sale of Marshall Mine, LLC |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(2,695 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Total operating expenses |
|
|
32,354 |
|
|
|
31,060 |
|
|
|
87,518 |
|
|
|
88,272 |
|
Operating loss |
|
|
(2,525 |
) |
|
|
(2,623 |
) |
|
|
(16,439 |
) |
|
|
(8,694 |
) |
Other income (expense): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings from equity method investments |
|
|
412 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1,512 |
|
|
|
3,222 |
|
Interest expense |
|
|
(787 |
) |
|
|
(83 |
) |
|
|
(2,155 |
) |
|
|
(259 |
) |
Other |
|
|
725 |
|
|
|
315 |
|
|
|
1,510 |
|
|
|
(19 |
) |
Total other income |
|
|
350 |
|
|
|
232 |
|
|
|
867 |
|
|
|
2,944 |
|
Loss before income taxes |
|
|
(2,175 |
) |
|
|
(2,391 |
) |
|
|
(15,572 |
) |
|
|
(5,750 |
) |
Income tax benefit |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
33 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Net loss |
|
$ |
(2,175 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,391 |
) |
|
$ |
(15,539 |
) |
|
$ |
(5,750 |
) |
Loss per common share: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic |
|
$ |
(0.07 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.13 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.56 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.31 |
) |
Diluted |
|
$ |
(0.07 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.13 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.56 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.31 |
) |
Weighted-average number of
common shares outstanding: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic |
|
|
31,807 |
|
|
|
18,487 |
|
|
|
27,894 |
|
|
|
18,435 |
|
Diluted |
|
|
31,807 |
|
|
|
18,487 |
|
|
|
27,894 |
|
|
|
18,435 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TABLE 3
Advanced Emissions Solutions, Inc. and
SubsidiariesCondensed Consolidated Statements of
Cash
Flows(Unaudited)
|
|
Nine Months Ended September 30, |
(in thousands) |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
Cash flows from operating activities |
|
|
|
|
Net loss |
|
$ |
(15,539 |
) |
|
$ |
(5,750 |
) |
Adjustments to reconcile net loss
to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities: |
|
|
|
|
Depreciation, amortization, depletion and accretion |
|
|
7,276 |
|
|
|
4,765 |
|
Gain on sale of Marshall Mine, LLC |
|
|
(2,695 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Operating lease expense |
|
|
2,061 |
|
|
|
1,953 |
|
Stock-based compensation expense |
|
|
1,810 |
|
|
|
1,455 |
|
Earnings from equity method investments |
|
|
(1,512 |
) |
|
|
(3,222 |
) |
Amortization of debt discount and debt issuance costs |
|
|
395 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Other non-cash items, net |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
438 |
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
Receivables and related party receivables |
|
|
(359 |
) |
|
|
1,199 |
|
Prepaid expenses and other assets |
|
|
3,595 |
|
|
|
(991 |
) |
Inventories, net |
|
|
(811 |
) |
|
|
(7,222 |
) |
Other long-term assets, net |
|
|
(3,646 |
) |
|
|
2,136 |
|
Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
|
|
(12,033 |
) |
|
|
1,827 |
|
Other current liabilities |
|
|
148 |
|
|
|
(184 |
) |
Operating lease liabilities |
|
|
(140 |
) |
|
|
1,445 |
|
Other long-term liabilities |
|
|
305 |
|
|
|
206 |
|
Distributions from equity method investees, return on
investment |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
2,297 |
|
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities |
|
|
(21,145 |
) |
|
|
352 |
|
Cash flows from investing
activities |
|
|
|
|
Acquisition of property, plant, equipment, and intangible assets,
net |
|
|
(17,008 |
) |
|
|
(6,178 |
) |
Cash and restricted cash acquired in business acquisition |
|
|
2,225 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Payment for disposal of Marshall Mine, LLC |
|
|
(2,177 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Acquisition of mine development costs |
|
|
(1,856 |
) |
|
|
(345 |
) |
Distributions from equity method investees in excess of cumulative
earnings |
|
|
1,512 |
|
|
|
3,316 |
|
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1,241 |
|
Net cash used in investing activities |
|
|
(17,304 |
) |
|
|
(1,966 |
) |
Cash flows from financing
activities |
|
|
|
|
Net proceeds from common stock issued in PIPE |
|
|
15,220 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Net proceeds from Term Loan, related party, net of discount and
issuance costs |
|
|
8,522 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Net proceeds from common stock issuance, related party |
|
|
1,000 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Principal payments on finance lease obligations |
|
|
(855 |
) |
|
|
(913 |
) |
Principal payments on Arq Loan |
|
|
(341 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Repurchase of common stock to satisfy tax withholdings |
|
|
(208 |
) |
|
|
(385 |
) |
Dividends paid on common stock |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(45 |
) |
Net cash provided by (used) in financing activities |
|
|
23,338 |
|
|
|
(1,343 |
) |
Decrease in Cash and Restricted Cash |
|
|
(15,111 |
) |
|
|
(2,957 |
) |
Cash and Restricted Cash,
beginning of period |
|
|
76,432 |
|
|
|
88,780 |
|
Cash and Restricted Cash, end
of period |
|
$ |
61,321 |
|
|
$ |
85,823 |
|
Supplemental disclosure of
non-cash investing and financing activities: |
|
|
|
|
Equity issued as consideration for acquisition of business |
|
$ |
31,206 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
Change in accrued purchases for property and equipment |
|
$ |
255 |
|
|
$ |
339 |
|
Paid-in-kind dividend on Series A Preferred Stock |
|
$ |
157 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
Acquisition of property and equipment under finance lease |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
1,641 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Note on Non-GAAP Financial Measures
To supplement the Company's financial information presented in
accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles,
("GAAP"), this press release includes non-GAAP measures of certain
financial performance. These non-GAAP measures include Consolidated
EBITDA and Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA. The Company included
non-GAAP measures because management believes they help to
facilitate comparison of operating results between periods. The
Company believes the non-GAAP measures provide useful information
to both management and users of the financial statements by
excluding certain expenses, gains and losses which can vary widely
across different industries or among companies within the same
industry and may not be indicative of core operating results and
business outlook. These non-GAAP measures are not in accordance
with, or an alternative to, measures prepared in accordance with
GAAP and may be different from, and may not be comparable to,
similarly titled non-GAAP measures used by other companies. In
addition, these non-GAAP measures are not based on any
comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles. These measures
should only be used to evaluate the Company's results of operations
in conjunction with the corresponding GAAP measures.
The Company has defined Consolidated EBITDA (EBITDA Loss) as net
income (loss) adjusted for the impact of the following items that
are either non-cash or that we do not consider representative of
our ongoing operating performance: depreciation, amortization,
depletion, accretion, amortization of upfront customer
consideration, which was recorded in conjunction with the Marshall
Mine Acquisition ("Upfront Customer Consideration"), interest
expense, net and income taxes. The Company has defined Consolidated
Adjusted EBITDA (EBITDA Loss) as Consolidated EBITDA (EBITDA Loss)
reduced by the non-cash impact of equity earnings from equity
method investments and gain on sale of Marshall Mine, LLC,
increased by cash distributions from equity method investments,
loss on early settlement of long-term receivable and the loss on
change in estimate, asset retirement obligation. The Company
believes that the Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA measure is less
susceptible to variances that affect the Company's operating
performance.
The Company presents the non-GAAP measures because the Company
believes they are useful as supplemental measures in evaluating the
performance of the Company's operating performance and provide
greater transparency into the results of operations. The Company's
management uses Consolidated EBITDA and Consolidated Adjusted
EBITDA as a factor in evaluating the performance of its business.
The adjustments to Consolidated EBITDA and Consolidated Adjusted
EBITDA in future periods are generally expected to be similar.
Consolidated EBITDA and Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA has
limitations as an analytical tool, and you should not consider
these measures in isolation or as a substitute for analyzing the
Company's results as reported under GAAP.
TABLE 4
Advanced Emissions Solutions, Inc. and
SubsidiariesConsolidated Adjusted EBITDA
Reconciliation to Net (Loss) Income (Amounts in
thousands)(Unaudited)
|
|
Three Months Ended September 30, |
|
Nine Months Ended September 30, |
(in thousands) |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
Net loss(1) |
|
$ |
(2,175 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,391 |
) |
|
$ |
(15,539 |
) |
|
$ |
(5,750 |
) |
Depreciation, amortization, depletion and accretion |
|
|
2,711 |
|
|
|
1,671 |
|
|
|
7,276 |
|
|
|
4,765 |
|
Amortization of Upfront Customer Consideration |
|
|
127 |
|
|
|
127 |
|
|
|
381 |
|
|
|
381 |
|
Interest expense, net |
|
|
224 |
|
|
|
44 |
|
|
|
822 |
|
|
|
163 |
|
Income tax benefit |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(33 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
EBITDA (EBITDA loss) |
|
|
887 |
|
|
|
(549 |
) |
|
|
(7,093 |
) |
|
|
(441 |
) |
Cash distributions from equity method investees |
|
|
412 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1,512 |
|
|
|
5,613 |
|
Equity earnings |
|
|
(412 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(1,512 |
) |
|
|
(3,222 |
) |
Gain on sale of Marshall Mine, LLC |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(2,695 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Loss on early settlement of long-term receivable |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
535 |
|
Loss on change in estimate, asset retirement obligation |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
34 |
|
Adjusted EBITDA (Adjusted
EBITDA loss) |
|
$ |
887 |
|
|
$ |
(549 |
) |
|
$ |
(9,788 |
) |
|
$ |
2,519 |
|
(1) Included in Net loss for the three and nine
months ended September 30, 2023 is zero and $4.9 million,
respectively, of transaction and integration costs incurred related
to the Arq Acquisition. Included in Net Loss for the three and nine
months ended September 30, 2022 is $2.4 million and $3.7 million,
respectively, of transaction and integration costs incurred related
to the Arq Acquisition. Additionally, for the nine months ended
September 30, 2023, Net loss included $4.2 million of Arq payroll
and benefit costs. Further included in Net Loss for the three and
nine months ended September 30, 2023 is $1.3 million of severance
expense related to two executive employees.
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