WATT Energous Corporation

Energous Corporation (NASDAQ: WATT), a leading developer of RF-based charging for wireless power networks, today announced financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2023.

Unaudited 2023 Third-Quarter Financial Results

For the third quarter ended September 30, 2023, Energous reported:

• Revenue of approximately $168,708, a 44% increase over Q2 2023
• Costs and expenses of approximately $5.3 million, with approximately $48,394 in cost of revenue, $2.5 million in research and development expenses, and $2.5 million in sales, marketing, general and administrative expenses
• Net loss of approximately $(4.1) million, or $(0.86) per basic and diluted share, compared to a net loss of approximately $(6.0) million, or $(1.54) per basic and diluted share in the third quarter of 2022
• Adjusted net non-GAAP loss of approximately $(4.2) million
• Adjusted non-GAAP costs and expenses of $4.6 million, an 18.0% reduction from Q3 2022
• Approximately $16.6 million in cash and cash equivalents at the end of the third quarter, with no debt

Partnership Momentum

• Energous and WiGL — On August 8, the Company announced the next phase of its partnership with 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. The Air Force Research Lab at the U.S. Department of Defense funded the first phase of the project early last year to develop and design tWPT products for military and commercial use. In the project's second phase, Energous’ PowerBridges will continue to provide radio frequency-based (RF) wireless power over distance for WiGL’s tWPT networks.
• Energous and Veea — On September 20, the Company announced it had joined with Veea Inc., 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 that was designed to demonstrate the real-world relevance and transformative potential of the solutions offered by Energous and Veea in expanding the IoT landscape.
• Energous and InPlay — On September 26, the Company announced a partnership with InPlay Inc., 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.

“In the third quarter of 2023, we continued to see strong growth in the number of customers utilizing Energous technology in proof of concept deployments, where it is not only proving to be an effective wireless power solution but also demonstrates its potential to optimize IoT environments,” said Cesar Johnston, CEO of Energous. “Aiding this growth is the expansion of our partnership platform, as we continue to seek to bring on additional technology, distribution and IoT System Integrator partners that can help validate our core technology, amplify the benefits of our solutions in key markets, and increase our commercial potential.”

2023 Third-Quarter Conference Call

Energous will host a conference call to discuss third-quarter financial results, recent progress and prospects for the future.

• When: Thursday, November 9, 2023
• Time: 1:30 p.m. PT (4:30 p.m. ET)
• Phone: 800-830-9649 (domestic); + 1-213-992-4624 (international)
• Conference replay: Accessible through November 23, 2023 800-645-7964 (domestic); + 757-849-6722 (international); passcode 7514 #
• Webcast: Accessible at Energous.com; archive available through November 2024

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 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 the United States of America (“GAAP”). We use these non-GAAP financial measures internally in analyzing our financial results and believe they are useful to investors, as a supplement to GAAP measures, in evaluating our ongoing operational performance. We believe that the use of these non-GAAP financial measures provides an additional tool for investors to use in evaluating ongoing operating results and trends, and in comparing our financial results with other companies in our industry, many of which present similar non-GAAP financial measures to investors.

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 net non-GAAP 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). Net non-GAAP loss excludes depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation expense, severance expense, offering costs 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 (Unaudited)   As of September 30, 2023 December 31, 2022 ASSETS Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents

$

16,578,659

 

$

26,287,293

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

120,198

 

 

143,353

 

Inventory

 

199,616

 

 

105,821

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

896,253

 

 

827,551

 

Total current assets

 

17,794,726

 

 

27,364,018

 

  Property and equipment, net

 

388,505

 

 

429,035

 

Operating lease right-of-use assets

 

1,411,930

 

 

1,959,869

 

Total assets

$

19,595,161

 

$

29,752,922

 

    LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY Current liabilities: Accounts payable

$

768,941

 

$

900,765

 

Accrued expenses

 

1,672,936

 

 

1,790,414

 

Accrued severance expense

 

202,946

 

 

416,516

 

Warranty liability

 

450,000

 

 

-

 

Operating lease liabilities, current portion

 

696,573

 

 

705,894

 

Deferred revenue

 

24,341

 

 

29,727

 

Total current liabilities

 

3,815,737

 

 

3,843,316

 

  Operating lease liabilities, long-term portion

 

739,767

 

 

1,264,131

 

Total liabilities

 

4,555,504

 

 

5,107,447

 

Commitments and contingencies Stockholders’ equity: Preferred Stock, $0.00001 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022; no shares issued or outstanding at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022

 

-

 

 

-

 

Common Stock, $0.00001 par value, 200,000,000 shares authorized at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022; 5,046,994 and 3,947,267 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.

 

925

 

 

789

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

392,476,298

 

 

387,319,985

 

Accumulated deficit

 

(377,437,566

)

 

(362,675,299

)

Total stockholders’ equity

 

15,039,657

 

 

24,645,475

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

$

19,595,161

 

$

29,752,922

 

  Energous Corporation STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited)   For the Three Months Ended September 30, For the Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

2023

 

 

 

2022

 

 

 

2023

 

 

 

2022

 

  Revenue

$

168,708

 

$

223,201

 

$

382,517

 

$

672,133

 

  Costs and expenses: Cost of revenue

 

48,394

 

 

420,060

 

 

270,025

 

 

894,693

 

Research and development

 

2,460,123

 

 

2,885,830

 

 

8,418,779

 

 

9,622,886

 

Sales and marketing

 

774,141

 

 

1,093,640

 

 

3,074,163

 

 

3,865,322

 

General and administrative

 

1,698,380

 

 

1,931,386

 

 

5,763,811

 

 

5,983,845

 

Severance expense

 

269,109

 

 

-

 

 

359,419

 

 

633,444

 

Total costs and expenses

 

5,250,147

 

 

6,330,916

 

 

17,886,197

 

 

21,000,190

 

Loss from operations

 

(5,081,439

)

 

(6,107,715

)

 

(17,503,680

)

 

(20,328,057

)

  Other income (expense): Offering costs related to warrant liability

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

(591,670

)

 

-

 

Change in fair value of warrant liability

 

788,000

 

 

-

 

 

2,685,000

 

 

-

 

Interest income

 

178,845

 

 

142,840

 

 

648,083

 

 

192,715

 

Total other income

 

966,845

 

 

142,840

 

 

2,741,413

 

 

192,715

 

  Net loss

$

(4,114,594

)

$

(5,964,875

)

$

(14,762,267

)

$

(20,135,342

)

  Basic and diluted net loss per common share

$

(0.86

)

$

(1.54

)

$

(3.30

)

$

(5.21

)

  Weighted average shares outstanding, basic and diluted

 

4,762,187

 

 

3,879,804

 

 

4,467,436

 

 

3,867,330

 

  Energous Corporation Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Information (Unaudited)   For the Three Months Ended September 30, For the Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

2023

 

 

 

2022

 

 

 

2023

 

 

 

2022

 

  Net loss (GAAP)

$

(4,114,594

)

$

(5,964,875

)

$

(14,762,267

)

$

(20,135,342

)

Add (subtract) the following items: Depreciation and amortization

 

47,442

 

 

73,684

 

 

137,772

 

 

200,995

 

Stock-based compensation

 

368,907

 

 

698,222

 

 

1,394,877

 

 

2,071,253

 

Severance expense *

 

269,109

 

 

-

 

 

359,419

 

 

633,444

 

Offering costs related to warrant liability

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

591,670

 

 

-

 

Change in fair value of warrant liability

 

(788,000

)

 

-

 

 

(2,685,000

)

 

-

 

Adjusted net non-GAAP loss

$

(4,217,136

)

$

(5,192,969

)

$

(14,963,529

)

$

(17,229,650

)

  * Note: Severance expense includes $87,662 in stock-based compensation for the nine months ended September 30, 2022   Total costs and expenses (GAAP)

$

5,250,147

 

$

6,330,916

 

$

17,886,197

 

$

21,000,190

 

Subtract the following items: Depreciation and amortization

 

(47,442

)

 

(73,684

)

 

(137,772

)

 

(200,995

)

Stock-based compensation

 

(368,907

)

 

(698,222

)

 

(1,394,877

)

 

(2,071,253

)

Severance expense *

 

(269,109

)

 

-

 

 

(359,419

)

 

(633,444

)

Adjusted non-GAAP costs and expenses

$

4,564,689

 

$

5,559,010

 

$

15,994,129

 

$

18,094,498

 

  * Note: Severance expense includes $87,662 in stock-based compensation for the nine months ended September 30, 2022   Total research and development expenses (GAAP)

$

2,460,123

 

$

2,885,830

 

$

8,418,779

 

$

9,622,886

 

Subtract the following items: Depreciation and amortization

 

(42,631

)

 

(53,026

)

 

(126,980

)

 

(118,672

)

Stock-based compensation

 

(138,976

)

 

(273,923

)

 

(557,767

)

 

(922,447

)

Adjusted non-GAAP research and development expenses

$

2,278,516

 

$

2,558,881

 

$

7,734,032

 

$

8,581,767

 

    Total sales, marketing, general and administrative expenses (GAAP)

$

2,472,521

 

$

3,025,026

 

$

8,837,974

 

$

9,849,167

 

Subtract the following items: Depreciation and amortization

 

(4,811

)

 

(20,658

)

 

(10,792

)

 

(82,323

)

Stock-based compensation

 

(229,931

)

 

(424,299

)

 

(837,110

)

 

(1,148,806

)

Adjusted non-GAAP sales, marketing, general and administrative expenses

$

2,237,779

 

$

2,580,069

 

$

7,990,072

 

$

8,618,038

 

 

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