Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (NASDAQ: CLNE) ("Clean Energy" or the
"Company") today announced its operating results for the first
quarter of 2018.
The Company delivered 85.1 million gallons in the first quarter
of 2018 and 2017. Growth in CNG volumes was offset principally by a
reduction in LNG volumes due to the non-renewal of two contracts
and RNG volumes for non-vehicle fuel that were included in
contracts sold to BP, as noted below.
Revenue for the first quarter of 2018 was $102.4 million, a
14.4% increase from $89.5 million of revenue for the first quarter
of 2017. This increase was primarily due to $25.5 million in
revenue from the U.S. federal excise tax credits for alternative
fuels ("AFTC"). The AFTC, which had previously expired on
December 31, 2016, was reinstated on February 9, 2018 to
apply to vehicle fuel sales made from January 1, 2017 through
December 31, 2017. The increase in revenue was partially offset by
a lower effective price per gallon, largely attributable to the
effects of the Company's sale of certain assets related to the
upstream production portion of its RNG business to BP Products
North America Inc. ("BP") at the end of the first quarter of 2017
(the "BP Transaction"), which has resulted in decreased revenue
from the sale of certain tradable credits the Company generates by
selling CNG, LNG and its Redeem™ RNG vehicle fuel. Station
construction revenue decreased between periods, principally due to
fewer projects in process in the current period compared to a year
ago. Additionally, the combination of our former compressor
business (“CEC”) with Landi Renzo's compressor business, SAFE, in
the fourth quarter of 2017 resulted in CEC no longer being
consolidated in the Company’s financial results and instead being
reported as an equity method investment in first quarter of 2018,
which also decreased reported revenue in the period.
Andrew J. Littlefair, Clean Energy's President and Chief
Executive Officer, stated "Our financial performance in the first
quarter was solid, and in line with our expectations, as we believe
we are realizing the benefits of optimizing our station network,
the Landi Renzo CEC combination and the reinstatement of the AFTC
for 2017. We believe our clean natural gas and renewable natural
gas for transportation fuel are very attractive solutions to
getting to zero emissions now."
On a GAAP basis, net income for the first quarter of 2018 was
$12.2 million, or $0.08 per share, compared to net income of $61.1
million, or $0.40 per share, for the first quarter of 2017. The
first quarter of 2018 was positively impacted by AFTC revenue of
$25.5 million. The first quarter of 2017 was positively affected by
gains of $3.2 million and $70.6 million, respectively, from the
Company's repurchase of a portion of its outstanding debt at a
discount to the face amount and the BP Transaction.
Non-GAAP income per share and Adjusted EBITDA for the first
quarter of 2018 was $0.10 and $32.4 million, respectively, which
included the AFTC revenue recognized in the period. Non-GAAP income
per share and Adjusted EBITDA for the first quarter of 2017 was
$0.41 and $80.8 million, respectively, which included the gains
from the debt repurchase and the BP Transaction in the period.
Non-GAAP income per share and Adjusted EBITDA are described
below and reconciled to GAAP net income and income per share
attributable to Clean Energy Fuels Corp.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
To supplement the Company’s consolidated financial statements,
which statements are prepared and presented in accordance with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
America ("GAAP"), the Company uses non-GAAP financial measures that
it calls non-GAAP income per share ("non-GAAP EPS" or "non-GAAP
income per share") and adjusted EBITDA ("Adjusted EBITDA").
Management presents non-GAAP EPS and Adjusted EBITDA because it
believes these measures provide meaningful supplemental information
regarding the Company’s performance, for the following reasons: (1)
these measures allow for greater transparency with respect to
key metrics used by management, as management uses these measures
to assess the Company’s operating performance and for financial and
operational decision-making; (2) these measures exclude the
impact of items that management believes are not directly
attributable to the Company’s core operating performance and may
obscure trends in the business; and (3) these measures are
used by institutional investors and the analyst community to help
analyze the Company’s business. In future quarters, the Company may
make adjustments for other expenditures, charges or gains in order
to present non-GAAP financial measures that the Company’s
management believes are indicative of the Company’s core operating
performance.
Non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as an analytical
tool and should not be considered in isolation from, or as a
substitute for, the Company’s GAAP results. The Company expects to
continue reporting non-GAAP financial measures, adjusting for the
items described below (and/or other items that may arise in the
future as the Company’s management deems appropriate), and the
Company expects to continue to incur expenses, charges or gains
similar to the non-GAAP adjustments described below. Accordingly,
unless expressly stated otherwise, the exclusion of these and other
similar items in the presentation of non-GAAP financial measures
should not be construed as an inference that these costs are
unusual, infrequent or non-recurring. Non-GAAP EPS and Adjusted
EBITDA are not recognized terms under GAAP and do not purport to be
an alternative to GAAP income, GAAP income per share or any other
GAAP measure as an indicator of operating performance. Moreover,
because not all companies use identical measures and calculations,
the Company's presentation of non-GAAP EPS and Adjusted EBITDA may
not be comparable to other similarly titled measures used by other
companies.
Non-GAAP EPS
Non-GAAP EPS, which the Company presents as a non-GAAP measure
of its performance, is defined as net income attributable to Clean
Energy Fuels Corp., plus stock-based compensation expense, plus
(minus) loss (income) from equity method investments, the total of
which is divided by the Company’s weighted-average shares
outstanding on a diluted basis. The Company’s management believes
excluding non-cash expenses related to stock-based compensation
provides useful information to investors regarding the Company’s
performance because of the varying available valuation
methodologies, the volatility of the expense (which depends on
market forces outside of management’s control), the subjectivity of
the assumptions and the variety of award types that a company can
use under the relevant accounting guidance, which may obscure
trends in a company’s core operating performance. Similarly, the
Company's management believes that excluding the non-cash results
from equity method investments is useful to investors because the
charges are not part of or representative of the core operations of
the Company.
The table below shows GAAP and non-GAAP EPS and also reconciles
GAAP net income attributable to Clean Energy Fuels Corp. to an
adjusted net income figure used in the calculation of non-GAAP
EPS:
Three Months EndedMarch 31,
(in thousands, except share and per-share amounts)
2017 2018 Net Income Attributable to Clean
Energy Fuels Corp. $ 61,059 $ 12,222 Stock-Based Compensation
1,910 1,898 Loss from equity method investments 36 1,468
Adjusted Net Income $ 63,005 $ 15,588 Diluted Weighted-Average
Common Shares Outstanding 152,972,153 156,643,092
GAAP Income
Per Share $ 0.40 $ 0.08
Non-GAAP Income Per Share $ 0.41
$ 0.10
Adjusted EBITDA
Adjusted EBITDA, which the Company presents as a non-GAAP
measure of its performance, is defined as net income attributable
to Clean Energy Fuels Corp., plus (minus) income tax expense
(benefit), plus interest expense, minus interest income, plus
depreciation and amortization expense, plus stock-based
compensation expense, and plus (minus) loss (income) from equity
method investments. The Company’s management believes Adjusted
EBITDA provides useful information to investors regarding the
Company’s performance for the same reasons discussed above with
respect to non-GAAP EPS. In addition, management internally uses
Adjusted EBITDA to determine elements of executive and employee
compensation.
The table below shows Adjusted EBITDA and also reconciles this
figure to GAAP net income attributable to Clean Energy Fuels
Corp.:
Three Months EndedMarch 31,
(in thousands) 2017 2018 Net Income
Attributable to Clean Energy Fuels Corp. $ 61,059 $ 12,222
Income Tax Expense (Benefit) (2,263 ) 88 Interest Expense 4,911
4,503 Interest Income (192 ) (575 ) Depreciation and Amortization
15,317 12,801 Stock-Based Compensation 1,910 1,898 Loss from equity
method investments 36 1,468
Adjusted EBITDA $
80,778 $ 32,405
Definition of "Gallons Delivered"
The Company defines “gallons delivered” as its gallons of
renewable natural gas ("RNG"), compressed natural gas ("CNG") and
liquefied natural gas ("LNG"), along with its gallons associated
with providing operations and maintenance services, in each case
delivered to its customers in the applicable period, plus the
Company's proportionate share of gallons delivered by joint
ventures in the applicable period.
The table below shows gallons delivered for the three months
ended March 31, 2017 and 2018:
Three Months EndedMarch 31,
Gallons Delivered (in millions) 2017
2018 CNG 68.5 70.8 RNG (1) 0.6 — LNG 16.0 14.3
Total 85.1 85.1
(1) Represents RNG sold as non-vehicle fuel,. RNG sold as
vehicle fuel is sold under the brand name Redeem™, and is included
in this table in the CNG or LNG amounts as applicable based on the
form in which it was sold.
Sources of Revenue
The following table represents our sources of revenue for the
three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2018:
Three Months EndedMarch 31,
Revenue (in Millions) 2017
2018
Volume-Related (1)
$ 73.6 $ 67.2 Compressor Sales 6.5 — Station Construction Sales 9.3
5.8 AFTC — 25.5 Other 0.1 3.9 Total $ 89.5 $ 102.4
(1) Volume-related revenue primarily consists of sales of
CNG, LNG and RNG fuel, performance of operations and maintenance
services, and sales of certain tradable credits the Company
generates by selling CNG, LNG and its Redeem™ RNG vehicle fuel.
Today’s Conference Call
The Company will host an investor conference call today at 4:30
p.m. Eastern time (1:30 p.m. Pacific). Investors
interested in participating in the live call can dial
1.877.407.4018 from the U.S. and international callers can dial
1.201.689.8471. A telephone replay will be available approximately
two hours after the call concludes through Sunday, June 10,
2018, by dialing 1.844.512.2921 from the U.S., or
1.412.317.6671 from international locations, and entering Replay
Pin Number 13678852. There also will be a simultaneous live webcast
available on the Investor Relations section of the Company’s web
site at www.cleanenergyfuels.com, which will be available for
replay for 30 days.
About Clean Energy Fuels
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. is the leading provider of natural gas
fuel for transportation in North America. We build and operate CNG
and LNG vehicle fueling stations; manufacture CNG and LNG equipment
and technologies; and deliver more CNG and LNG vehicle fuel than
any other company in the United States. Clean Energy also sells
Redeem™ RNG fuel and believes it is the cleanest transportation
fuel commercially available, reducing greenhouse gas emissions by
up to 70%. For more information,
visit www.cleanenergyfuels.com.
Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains forward-looking statements within
the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including
statements about, among other things, the Company's expectations
regarding volume growth and other aspects of its performance in
2018; the level of acceptance of the Company’s products and
services, including in the market opportunity and perceptions of
the Company’s solutions; the impact on the Company’s performance
and financial condition of various actions taken in recent periods
to implement certain of its strategic plans; the market’s
perception of these actions and strategic plans; and the Company’s
overall financial and strategic position.
Forward-looking statements are statements other than historical
facts and relate to future events or circumstances or the Company’s
future performance, and they are based on the Company’s current
assumptions, expectations and beliefs concerning future
developments and their potential effect on the Company and its
business. As a result, actual results, performance or achievements
and the timing of events could differ materially from those
anticipated in or implied by these forward-looking statements as a
result of many factors including, among others: future supply,
demand, use and prices of crude oil, gasoline, diesel, natural gas,
other vehicle fuels, and heavy-duty trucks and other vehicles and
engines powered by these fuels, including overall levels of and
volatility in these factors; the willingness of fleets and other
consumers to adopt natural gas as a vehicle fuel, and the rate of
any such adoption; the Company’s ability to capture a substantial
share of the market for alternative vehicle fuels and vehicle fuels
generally and otherwise compete successfully in these markets,
including in the event of advances or improvements in non-natural
gas vehicle fuels or engines powered by these fuels or other
competitive developments and particularly in light of increasing
competition from new entrants in these markets, expanded programs
by existing competitors, or other factors; the Company’s ability to
accurately predict natural gas vehicle fuel demand in the
geographic and customer markets in which it operates and
effectively calibrate its strategies, timing and levels of
investments to be consistent with this demand; the Company’s
ability to recognize the anticipated benefits of its CNG and LNG
station network; future availability of capital, including equity
or debt financing, as needed to fund the growth of the Company’s
business, repayment of its debt obligations (whether at or before
their due dates) or other expenditures; the availability of
environmental, tax and other government regulations, programs and
incentives, such as AFTC, that promote natural gas or other
alternatives as a vehicle fuel, including long-standing support for
gasoline- and diesel-powered vehicles and growing support for
electric and hydrogen-powered vehicles that could result in
programs or incentives that favor of these vehicles or vehicle
fuels over natural gas; changes to federal, state or local
greenhouse gas emissions regulations or other environmental
regulations applicable to natural gas production, transportation or
use; compliance with other applicable government regulations; the
Company’s ability to manage and grow its RNG business after the
sale of the upstream production portion of this business, including
its ability to continue to receive revenue from sales of certain
tradable credits the Company generates by selling conventional and
renewable natural gas as vehicle fuel; construction, permitting and
other factors that could cause delays or other problems at station
construction projects; the Company’s ability to realize the
intended benefits of any mergers, acquisitions, divestitures,
investments or other strategic measures, transactions or
relationships; and general political, regulatory, economic and
market conditions.
The forward-looking statements made in this press release speak
only as of the date of this press release and the Company
undertakes no obligation to update publicly such forward-looking
statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances, except as
otherwise required by law. The Company’s Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q, filed on May 10, 2018 with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (www.sec.gov), contains additional information
on these and other risk factors that may cause actual results to
differ materially from the forward-looking statements contained in
this press release.
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. and
Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Balance
Sheets
(In thousands, except share data,
Unaudited)
December 31, 2017
March 31, 2018 Assets Current assets: Cash,
cash equivalents and restricted cash $ 37,208 $ 47,096 Short-term
investments 141,462 128,129 Accounts receivable, net of allowance
for doubtful accounts of $1,276 and $1,353 as of December 31, 2017
and March 31, 2018, respectively 63,961 65,687 Other receivables
19,235 53,661 Inventory 35,238 37,792 Prepaid expenses and other
current assets 7,793 9,425 Total current assets
304,897 341,790 Land, property and equipment, net 367,305 363,903
Notes receivable and other long-term assets, net 21,397 16,590
Investments in other entities 30,395 28,927 Goodwill 64,328 64,328
Intangible assets, net 3,590 3,217 Total assets $
791,912 $ 818,755
Liabilities and Stockholders’
Equity Current liabilities: Current portion of debt and capital
lease obligations $ 139,699 $ 140,735 Accounts payable 17,901
20,266 Accrued liabilities 42,268 45,390 Deferred revenue 3,432
9,671 Total current liabilities 203,300 216,062
Long-term portion of debt and capital lease obligations 120,388
125,491 Other long-term liabilities 18,566 16,381
Total liabilities 342,254 357,934 Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity: Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value.
Authorized 1,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding no shares — —
Common stock, $0.0001 par value. Authorized 224,000,000 shares;
issued and outstanding 151,650,969 shares and 152,514,550 shares at
December 31, 2017 and March 31, 2018, respectively 15 15 Additional
paid-in capital 1,111,432 1,113,440 Accumulated deficit (683,570 )
(672,641 ) Accumulated other comprehensive loss (887 ) (912 ) Total
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. stockholders’ equity 426,990 439,902
Noncontrolling interest in subsidiary 22,668 20,919
Total stockholders’ equity 449,658 460,821 Total
liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 791,912 $ 818,755
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. and
Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of
Operations
(In thousands, except share and per
share data, Unaudited)
Three Months EndedMarch 31, 2017
2018 Revenue: Product revenue $ 76,229 $ 92,251
Service revenue 13,262 10,152 Total revenue 89,491
102,403 Operating expenses: Cost of sales (exclusive of
depreciation and amortization shown separately below): Product cost
of sales 54,597 50,199 Service cost of sales 6,264 4,597 Selling,
general and administrative 23,773 18,837 Depreciation and
amortization 15,317 12,801 Total operating expenses
99,951 86,434 Operating income (loss) (10,460 )
15,969 Interest expense (4,911 ) (4,503 ) Interest income 192 575
Other income (expense), net (167 ) (12 ) Loss from equity method
investments (36 ) (1,468 ) Gain from extinguishment of debt 3,195 —
Gain from sale of certain assets of subsidiary 70,648 —
Income before income taxes 58,461 10,561 Income tax benefit
(expense) 2,263 (88 ) Net income 60,724 10,473 Loss
attributable to noncontrolling interest 335 1,749 Net
income attributable to Clean Energy Fuels Corp. $ 61,059 $
12,222 Income per share: Basic $ 0.41 $ 0.08
Diluted $ 0.40 $ 0.08 Weighted-average common shares
outstanding: Basic 148,847,503 152,194,695 Diluted
152,972,153 156,643,092
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