Synthesis Energy Systems, Inc. (SES) (NASDAQ: SES), today reported
financial results for its fiscal 2019 second quarter ended December
31, 2018.
Over the past quarter, the Company has focused
on reducing operating expenses and conserving cash to improve its
financial position and to allow more time to realize the value
believed to be in its assets, such as Batchfire Resources, the
Pentland coal resource and Australian Future Energy, or AFE.
Batchfire Resources continues to make good
progress operating the Callide coal mine which is now producing 10
million metrics tons per year and AFE has made good progress on its
development of the Gladstone Energy and Ammonia Project and the
Pentland coal resource in Queensland. Batchfire’s operating
focus has been primarily on lowering unit production costs at the
mine while AFE’s focus has been primarily on finalizing the terms
and conditions required for coal feedstock and product sales
agreements related to the Gladstone project.
The Company’s Polish joint venture, SES Encoal
Energy, has continued its development of project opportunities such
as those related to the Tauron repowering project, the development
of a methanol project using our technology and working with Polish
coal companies as they evaluate using our technology for cleaner
coal projects in Poland.
The Company is undertaking strategies to improve
our financial position which include the evaluation of a full range
of financing, restructuring and strategic alternative options which
may help more fully realize the value in its assets. The
Company is no longer providing funds to project developments and
may also divest assets such as the Yima and TSEC joint ventures,
and the SGT technology. In addition, the Company has
undertaken further operating expense reductions which are expected
to be realized over the remainder of calendar year 2019 and
undertaking necessary steps to transfer cash currently in its
Chinese bank accounts to its U.S. based bank accounts in order to
improve our available working capital.
On February 8, 2019, DeLome Fair, President and
Chief Executive Officer, and principal financial officer of the
Company, notified the Company of her intention to resign as
President and Chief Executive Officer, and as a director on the
Board effective March 1, 2019. The Company also announced
that Robert Rigdon, Vice Chairman of the Board and the former Chief
Executive Officer of the Company will succeed Ms. Fair as President
and Chief Executive Officer and principal financial
officer.
Fiscal Third Quarter Financial Results
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended December 31, 2018
(“Current Quarter”) Compared to the Three Months Ended December 31,
2017 (“Comparable Quarter”)
There was no revenue for the Current Quarter as
compared to $77,000 for the Comparable Quarter. The
Comparable Quarter revenue was primarily due to technical
consulting and engineering services provided to customers which
included $52,000 provided to the related parties.
Total costs of sales expenses were zero for the
Current Quarter as compared to $55,000 for the Comparable Quarter.
Cost of sales of $55,000 for the Comparable Quarter was related to
the costs of technical consulting and engineering services provided
to the related parties.
General and administrative expenses was $1.8
million in the Current Quarter as compared with $1.5 million for
the Comparable Quarter. The $0.3 million increase was due
primarily to the accrual of severance payments and the increased
allowance for doubtful account receivables.
Stock-based expense was $0.1 million for the
Current Quarter as compared to $0.3 million for the Comparable
Quarter. The decrease of $0.2 million was due primarily to a
decrease in the value and number of stock warrants issued during
the Current Quarter as compared with the Comparable Quarter.
Depreciation and amortization expense was $8,000
for the Current Quarter as compared with $9,000 for the Comparable
Quarter, which primarily relates to the amortization of our global
patents.
The equity losses of joint ventures was $0.1
million during the Current Quarter as compared to $0.2 million
equity losses for the Comparable Quarter, which primarily relates
to our 38% share of earnings in AFE.
The net gain on fair value adjustments of
derivative liabilities was approximately $0.7 million for the
Current Quarter as compared with approximately $0.4 million for the
Comparable Quarter. This resulted from the lower fair market value
for our warrants issued to the debentures investors and the
placement agent as of December 31, 2018 versus the fair market
value as of September 30, 2018. The change in the derivative
liability was primarily due to movements in the Company’s stock
price. Other changes in the assumptions related to the
passage of time, interest rate fluctuations and stock market
volatility.
Other gain was zero for the Current Quarter as
compared to $1.7 million for the Comparable Quarter, which was
primarily due to the transfer of shares related to the restructure
of the TSEC Joint Venture.
Interest expense was $0.3 million for the
Current Quarter as compared to $0.2 million for the Comparable
Quarter, which was primarily due to the interest paid to the
Debenture investors and the amortization of debt discount and
issuance cost for the Debentures issued in October 2017.
Foreign currency gain was approximately $31,000
for the Current Quarter as compared with a gain of $46,000 for the
Comparable Quarter. The foreign currency gain of both
quarters were the result of appreciation of the Chinese Renminbi
yuan (“RMB”) to the U.S. dollar during the Current Quarter and
Comparable Quarter.
Six Months Ended December 31, 2018
(“Current Period”) Compared to the Six Months Ended December 31,
2017 (“Comparable Period”)
There was no revenue for the Current Period as
compared to $0.3 million for the Comparable Period, which was
primarily due to technical consulting and engineering services
provided to related parties.
Total costs of sales and plant operating
expenses was zero for the Current Period as compared to $0.1
million for the Comparable Period, which was primarily due to the
costs of technical consulting and engineering services provided to
related parties.
General and administrative expenses was $3.3
million in the Current Period compared with $2.9 million for the
Comparable Period. The $0.4 million increase was due
primarily to the accrual of severance payments and the increased
allowance for doubtful account receivables.
Stock-based expense was $0.3 million for the
Current Period as compared to $0.6 million for the Comparable
Period. The decrease of $0.3 million was due primarily to a
decrease in the value and number of stock warrants issued during
the Current Period as compared with the Comparable Period.
Depreciation and amortization expense for was
$19,000 for the Current Period compared with $18,000 for the
Comparable Period, which primarily related to the amortization of
our global patents.
The equity losses of joint ventures was $24,000
during the Current Period as compared to $321,000 equity losses for
the Comparable Period, which primarily relates to our 38% share of
earnings in AFE.
The net gain on fair value adjustments of
derivative liabilities was approximately $1.5 million for the
Current Period compared with $0.4 million for the Comparable
Period, which resulted from the lower fair market value for our
warrants issued to the debentures investors and placement agent as
of December 31, 2018 versus the fair market value as of June 30,
2018. The change in the derivative liability was primarily
due to movements in the Company’s stock price. Other changes
in the assumptions related to the passage of time, interest rate
fluctuations and stock market volatility.
Other gain was zero for the Current Period as
compared to $1.7 million for the Comparable Period, which was
primarily due to the transfer of shares related to the restructure
of the Tianwo-SES Joint Venture.
Interest expense was $0.7 million for the
Current Period as compared to $0.2 million for the Comparable
Period, which was primarily due to the interest paid to the
Debenture investors and the amortization of debt discount and
issuance cost for the Debentures issued in October 2017.
Foreign currency loss was $91,000 for the
Current Period as compared a foreign currency gain of $107,000 for
the Comparable Period. The $91,000 foreign currency loss for
the Current Period primarily resulted from the 3.7% depreciation of
the RMB relative to the USD from June to December 2018 as compared
to an appreciation of the RMB relative to the USD of 3.5% from June
to December 2017.
About Synthesis Energy Systems,
Inc.
Synthesis Energy Systems (SES) is a
Houston-based technology company focused on generating clean,
high-value energy from low-cost and low-grade coal, biomass and
municipal solid waste through its proprietary technology for
conversion of these resources into a clean synthesis gas (syngas)
and methane. SES’s proprietary technology enables the production of
clean, low-cost power, industrial fuel gas, chemicals, fertilizers,
transportation fuels, and substitute natural gas, replacing
expensive natural gas-based energy. SES’s technology can also
produce high-purity hydrogen for cleaner transportation fuels. SES
enables greater fuel flexibility for both large-scale and efficient
small- to medium-scale operations close to fuel sources. Fuel
sources include low-rank, low-cost high ash, and high moisture
coals which are significantly cheaper than higher grade coals,
waste coals, biomass, and municipal solid waste feedstocks. For
more information, please visit: www.synthesisenergy.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes
“forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A
of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of
the Exchange Act. All statements other than statements of
historical fact are forward-looking statements and are subject to
certain risks, trends and uncertainties that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those projected. Among
those risks, trends and uncertainties are the ability of Batchfire
Resources Pty Ltd (“BFR”), Australian Future Energy Pty Ltd
(“AFE”), and Cape River Resources Pty Ltd (“CRR”) management to
successfully grow and develop their Australian assets and
operations, including Callide, Pentland and the Gladstone Energy
and Ammonia Project; the ability of BFR to produce earnings and pay
dividends; the ability of SES EnCoal Energy sp. z o. o. (“SEE”)
management to successfully grow and develop projects, assets and
operations in Poland; our ability to raise additional capital; our
indebtedness and the amount of cash required to service our
indebtedness; our ability to find a partner for our technology
business; our ability to develop and expand business of the TSEC
Joint Venture in the joint venture territory; our ability to
develop our business verticals, including DRI steel, through our
marketing arrangement with Midrex Technologies; our ability to
successfully develop our licensing business; our ability to
continue as a going concern; the ability of our project with Yima
to produce earnings and pay dividends; the economic conditions of
countries where we are operating; events or circumstances which
result in an impairment of our assets; our ability to reduce
operating costs; our ability to make distributions and repatriate
earnings from our Chinese operations; our ability to maintain our
listing on the NASDAQ Stock Market; our ability to successfully
commercialize our technology at a larger scale and higher
pressures; commodity prices, including in particular natural gas,
crude oil, methanol and power; the availability and terms of
financing; our customers’ and/or our ability to obtain the
necessary approvals and permits for future projects; our ability to
estimate the sufficiency of existing capital resources; the
sufficiency of internal controls and procedures; and our results of
operations in countries outside of the U.S., where we are
continuing to pursue and develop projects. Although we
believe that in making such forward-looking statements our
expectations are based upon reasonable assumptions, such statements
may be influenced by factors that could cause actual outcomes and
results to be materially different from those projected by
us. We cannot assure you that the assumptions upon which
these statements are based will prove to be
correct. Please refer to our latest Form
10-K available on our website at www.synthesisenergy.com.
TABLES FOLLOW
SYNTHESIS ENERGY SYSTEMS,
INC.Condensed Consolidated Statements of
Operations(In thousands, except per share
amounts)(Unaudited)
|
|
Three Months Ended December 31, |
|
Six Months Ended December 31, |
|
|
2018 |
|
2017 |
|
2018 |
|
2017 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Technology
licensing-related party |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
52 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
320 |
|
Technology licensing
and related services |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
25 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
25 |
|
Total revenue |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
77 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
345 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Costs and
Expenses: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Costs of sales and
operating |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
55 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
146 |
|
General and
administrative expenses |
|
|
1,793 |
|
|
|
1,470 |
|
|
|
3,257 |
|
|
|
2,917 |
|
Stock-based
expense |
|
|
102 |
|
|
|
305 |
|
|
|
316 |
|
|
|
550 |
|
Depreciation and
amortization |
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
19 |
|
|
|
18 |
|
Total costs and
expenses |
|
|
1,903 |
|
|
|
1,839 |
|
|
|
3,592 |
|
|
|
3,631 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating loss |
|
|
(1,903 |
) |
|
|
(1,762 |
) |
|
|
(3,592 |
) |
|
|
(3,286 |
) |
Non-operating
(income)/expense: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity losses of Joint
Ventures |
|
|
100 |
|
|
|
206 |
|
|
|
24 |
|
|
|
321 |
|
Foreign currency
(gain)/ losses, net |
|
|
(31 |
) |
|
|
(46 |
) |
|
|
91 |
|
|
|
(107 |
) |
Interest expense |
|
|
329 |
|
|
|
233 |
|
|
|
653 |
|
|
|
233 |
|
Interest income |
|
|
(7 |
) |
|
|
(8 |
) |
|
|
(24 |
) |
|
|
(10 |
) |
Gain on fair value
adjustments of derivative liabilities |
|
|
(702 |
) |
|
|
(439 |
) |
|
|
(1,510 |
) |
|
|
(439 |
) |
Other (gain) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(1,689 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(1,689 |
) |
Net Loss |
|
|
(1,592 |
) |
|
|
(19 |
) |
|
|
(2,826 |
) |
|
|
(1,595 |
) |
Less: net loss
attributable to noncontrolling interests |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Net income/(loss)
attributable to SES stockholders |
|
$ |
(1,592 |
) |
|
$ |
(19 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,826 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,595 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income/(loss) per
share (Basic and Diluted): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income/(loss) attributable to SES stockholders |
|
$ |
(0.14 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.00 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.26 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.15 |
) |
Weighted
average common shares outstanding (Basic): |
|
|
11,022 |
|
|
|
10,955 |
|
|
|
11,021 |
|
|
|
10,944 |
|
SYNTHESIS ENERGY SYSTEMS,
INC.Condensed Consolidated Balance
Sheets(In thousands, except per share
amount)
|
|
December 31, 2018 |
|
June 30, 2018 |
ASSETS |
|
|
(Unaudited) |
|
|
|
|
|
Current assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and
cash equivalents |
|
$ |
3,428 |
|
|
$ |
7,071 |
|
Accounts
receivable – related party, net |
|
|
15 |
|
|
|
287 |
|
Prepaid
expenses |
|
|
431 |
|
|
|
172 |
|
Other
currents assets |
|
|
381 |
|
|
|
547 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
current assets |
|
|
4,255 |
|
|
|
8,077 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property,
plant and equipment, net |
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
Intangible asset, net |
|
|
1,064 |
|
|
|
1,038 |
|
Investment in joint ventures |
|
|
5,023 |
|
|
|
5,036 |
|
Other
long-term assets |
|
|
135 |
|
|
|
153 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
assets |
|
$ |
10,481 |
|
|
$ |
14,314 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES AND
EQUITY |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accrued
expenses and accounts payable |
|
$ |
1,655 |
|
|
$ |
1,681 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Senior
secured debenture principal |
|
|
8,000 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Less
unamortized discount and debt issuance costs |
|
|
(2,397 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Total
senior secured debenture |
|
|
5,603 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
current liabilities |
|
|
7,258 |
|
|
|
1,681 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Senior secured
debenture principal |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
8,000 |
|
Less unamortized
discount and debt issuance costs |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(2,610 |
) |
Total
senior secured debenture |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
5,390 |
|
Derivative
liabilities |
|
|
454 |
|
|
|
1,964 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
long-term liabilities |
|
|
454 |
|
|
|
7,354 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
liabilities |
|
$ |
7,712 |
|
|
$ |
9,035 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commitment and
contingencies |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stockholders’ equity: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred
stock, $0.01 par value: 20,000 shares authorized – no shares issued
and outstanding |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Common
stock, $0.01 par value: 200,000 shares authorized: 11,022 and
10,999 shares issued and outstanding, respectively |
|
|
110 |
|
|
|
110 |
|
Additional paid-in capital |
|
|
265,382 |
|
|
|
265,066 |
|
Accumulated deficit |
|
|
(262,894 |
) |
|
|
(260,068 |
) |
Accumulated other comprehensive income |
|
|
244 |
|
|
|
244 |
|
Total
stockholders’ equity to SES stockholders |
|
|
2,842 |
|
|
|
5,352 |
|
Noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries |
|
|
(73 |
) |
|
|
(73 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
stockholders’ equity |
|
|
2,769 |
|
|
|
5,279 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
liabilities and equity |
|
$ |
10,481 |
|
|
$ |
14,314 |
|
Source: Synthesis Energy Systems, Inc.
Contact:
Synthesis Energy Systems, Inc.
Investor Relations:Phone Number: (713) 579-0600Email:
ir@synthesisenergy.com
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