urban-gro, Inc. (Nasdaq: UGRO) (“urban-gro” or the “Company”), an
integrated professional services and design-build firm offering
solutions to the Controlled Environment Agriculture (“CEA”) and
commercial sectors, today reported first quarter results and
reiterated its full year 2023 guidance.
Bradley Nattrass, Chairman and CEO, commented,
“Our first quarter performance is consistent with our expectations
as we continue to demonstrate that the acquisitions and investments
we made have created a more durable and uniquely diversified
company. We continue to see demand for our solutions in all
sectors."
Mr. Nattrass added, "Our primary near-term
corporate priority remains our focus on achieving positive Adjusted
EBITDA as quickly as possible. While we continue to focus on
increasing our business with the Fortune 50 and Fortune 500 clients
with whom we currently work as well as signing new turnkey
design-build contracts in the CEA space, we are also continuing to
drive operational efficiencies. To that end, in the second quarter,
we initiated a cost optimization strategy that so far has generated
annualized savings of approximately $2 million, and we will
continue to seek efficiencies where available. All combined, we are
positioning the business for long-term profitable growth."
First Quarter 2023 Financial
Results
Revenue was $16.8 million, as compared to $21.1
million in the prior year period. This decrease from the prior year
period was predominantly driven by a $14.2 million decrease in
equipment systems revenue reflecting significantly reduced
equipment demand in the U.S. cannabis market as a result of ongoing
state-level regulatory delays in the license-awarding process, as
well as the lack of movement on passing key legislation impacting
the industry. Demonstrating our company-wide focus on sector and
solution diversification, this decrease was partially offset by
$10.2 million in construction design-build revenue growth related
to the acquisition of Emerald C.M. in the second quarter of
2022.
Gross profit was $2.8 million, or 17% of revenue
as compared to $4.9 million, or 23% of revenue in the prior year
period. The decrease in gross profit was primarily driven by the
net effects of a decrease in higher margin equipment revenue offset
by an increase in lower margin construction design-build
revenue.
Operating expenses were $7.9 million as compared
to $5.8 million in the prior year period, representing an increase
of $2.1 million. The increase in operating expenses was primarily
due to increased headcount from both organic growth and
acquisitions, increased professional fees, increased
compensation-related costs, and investment into the Company's
European entity and associated expansion.
Non-operating expenses were $0.2 million as
compared to non-operating income of $0.1 million in the prior
year.
Net loss was $5.1 million, or $0.48 loss per
share as compared to a net loss of $0.7 million, or $0.07 loss per
share in the prior year period.
Adjusted EBITDA1 was negative $3.4 million as
compared to a positive $0.4 million in the prior year period. The
decrease in Adjusted EBITDA1 was driven by lower revenues and
associated gross profit due to a change in revenue mix and higher
run-rate operating expenses predominantly associated with increased
professional fees, compensation, and headcount from both organic
growth as well as acquisitions.
Cash position at the end of the first quarter of
2023 was $7.3 million with no bank debt.
Backlog as of March 31,
2023
Consolidated backlog is unrealized revenue
represented by signed construction design-build, equipment systems,
and service orders. As of March 31, 2023, total backlog was
approximately $105 million in contracts, comprised of $96 million
in construction design-build, $4 million of professional services,
and $5 million of equipment systems.
The following table summarizes the quarter over
quarter change in backlog as of December 31, 2022 to the quarter
ended March 31, 2023.
|
|
Equipment Systems |
|
Services |
|
Construction Design-Build |
|
Total Backlog |
|
|
(in millions) |
Beginning backlog as of December 31, 2022 |
|
$ |
5 |
|
|
$ |
6 |
|
|
$ |
82 |
|
|
$ |
93 |
|
Revenue recognized |
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
|
(10 |
) |
|
|
(16 |
) |
Net backlog additions |
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
24 |
|
|
|
28 |
|
Ending backlog as of
March 31, 2023(1) |
|
$ |
5 |
|
|
$ |
4 |
|
|
$ |
96 |
|
|
$ |
105 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) Backlog ended March 31, 2023 was previously announced on April
12, 2023 to be $123 million, but has been reduced based upon a
final reconciliation of signed contracts recorded in our CRM system
versus our ERP system, which was fully integrated in late April.
This difference is predominantly due to a contract, unsigned as of
March 31, 2023, with an existing Fortune 50 client with whom we
currently have multiple signed and active contracts. |
|
Revenue and Adjusted
EBITDA1 Guidance - Full Year
2023
For the 2023 full year, the Company reiterates
its guidance calling for consolidated revenue in a range of $100 to
$120 million and Adjusted EBITDA1 in a range of negative $3 million
to slightly positive. In terms of cadence for the balance of the
year, the Company expects sequential quarterly improvements, with a
bias to the second half of the year given some timing shifts for
client projects as a result of the broader macroeconomic
environment.
Conference Call Details
urban-gro will host a conference call and live
audio webcast to discuss the operational and financial results
today, May 10, 2023 at 4:30 p.m. Eastern time. Interested
participants and investors may access the conference call by
dialing 877-407-3982 (U.S.), or 201-493-6780 (International). The
live webcast will be accessible on the Events page of the Investors
section of the urban-gro website, ir.urban-gro.com, and will be
archived for 90 days following the event. Availability of the call
replay posted on the Company’s website is at the Company’s
discretion and may be discontinued at any time.
1Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. Please see the
information under “Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information” below for
a description of Adjusted EBITDA and the table at the end of this
press release for a reconciliation of this non-GAAP financial
information to GAAP results.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial
Information
We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss)
attributable to urban-gro, determined in accordance with U.S.
generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"), excluding the
effects of certain operating and non-operating expenses including,
but not limited to, interest income and expense, income taxes,
depreciation of tangible assets, amortization of intangible assets,
impairment of investments, unrealized exchange losses, debt
forgiveness and extinguishment, stock-based compensation expense,
one-time and non-recurring expenses, and acquisition costs that we
do not believe reflect our core operating performance. We use
Adjusted EBITDA as a measure of our operating performance. Adjusted
EBITDA is a supplemental non-GAAP financial measure, and it is not
a substitute for net income (loss), income (loss) from operations,
cash flows from operating activities or any other measure
prescribed by GAAP.
Our Board of Directors and management team focus
on Adjusted EBITDA as a key performance and compensation measure.
We believe that Adjusted EBITDA assists us in comparing our
performance over various reporting periods because it removes from
our operating results the impact of items that our management
believes do not reflect our core operating performance.
There are limitations to using non-GAAP measures
such as Adjusted EBITDA. Although we believe that Adjusted EBITDA
can make an evaluation of our operating performance more consistent
because it removes items that do not reflect our core operations,
other companies in our industry may define Adjusted EBITDA
differently than we do. As a result, it may be difficult to use
Adjusted EBITDA to compare the performance of those companies to
our performance. Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as a
measure of the income generated by our business or discretionary
cash available to us to invest in the growth of our business.
About urban-gro, Inc.
urban-gro, Inc.® (Nasdaq: UGRO) is an integrated
professional services and design-build firm. We offer value-added
architectural, engineering, and construction management solutions
to the Controlled Environment Agriculture (“CEA”), industrial,
healthcare, and other commercial sectors. Innovation,
collaboration, and creativity drive our team to provide exceptional
customer experiences. With offices across North American and in
Europe, we deliver Your Vision – Built. Learn more by visiting
www.urban-gro.com.
Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains forward looking
statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended. When used in this release, terms such as
“believes,” “will,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “may,” “projects” and
similar expressions and variations as they relate to the Company or
its management are intended to identify forward-looking statements.
The forward-looking statements in this press release include,
without limitation, financial projections, financial guidance,
future events, business strategy, future performance, future
operations, future demand, backlog, financial position, estimated
revenues, losses, adjusted EBITDA, prospects, plans and objectives
of management, including the future ability to position the Company
for long-term profitable growth. These and other forward-looking
statements are based on current expectations, forecasts, and
assumptions that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause
actual outcomes and results to differ materially from those
anticipated or expected, including, among others, our ability to
successfully manage and integrate acquisitions, our ability to
accurately forecast revenues and costs, competition for projects in
our markets, our ability to predict and respond to new laws and
governmental regulatory actions, including delays granting licenses
to clients or potential clients and delays in passage of
legislation expected to benefit our clients or potential clients,
our ability to successfully develop new and/or enhancements to our
product offerings and develop a product mix to meet demand, risks
related to adverse weather conditions, supply chain issues, rising
interest rates, economic downturn or other factors that could cause
delays or the cancellation of projects in our backlog or our
ability to secure future projects, our ability to maintain
favorable relationships with suppliers, risks associated with
reliance on key customers and suppliers, our ability to attract and
retain key personnel, results of litigation and other claims and
insurance coverage issues, risks related to our information
technology systems and infrastructure, risks associated with
climate change and ESG matters, our ability to maintain effective
internal controls, our ability to execute on our strategic plans,
our ability to achieve and maintain cost savings, the sufficiency
of our liquidity and capital resources, and our ability to achieve
our key initiatives for 2023, particularly our growth initiatives.
A more detailed description of these and certain other factors that
could affect actual results is included in the Company’s filings
with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers are cautioned
not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements,
which speak only as of the date hereof. The Company undertakes no
obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect
events or circumstances after the date hereof, except as may be
required by law.
URBAN-GRO, INC.CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (unaudited)
|
March 31, 2023 |
|
December 31, 2022 |
ASSETS |
|
|
|
Current assets: |
|
|
|
Cash |
$ |
7,327,485 |
|
|
$ |
12,008,003 |
|
Accounts receivable, net |
|
22,069,269 |
|
|
|
15,380,292 |
|
Contract receivables |
|
2,817,407 |
|
|
|
3,004,282 |
|
Prepaid expenses and other assets |
|
4,685,529 |
|
|
|
4,164,960 |
|
Total current assets |
|
36,899,690 |
|
|
|
34,557,537 |
|
Non-current assets: |
|
|
|
Property and equipment, net |
|
1,366,761 |
|
|
|
1,307,146 |
|
Operating lease right of use assets, net |
|
2,542,644 |
|
|
|
2,618,825 |
|
Investments |
|
2,572,103 |
|
|
|
2,559,307 |
|
Goodwill |
|
15,572,050 |
|
|
|
15,572,050 |
|
Intangible assets, net |
|
5,140,667 |
|
|
|
5,450,687 |
|
Total non-current assets |
|
27,194,225 |
|
|
|
27,508,015 |
|
Total
assets |
$ |
64,093,915 |
|
|
$ |
62,065,552 |
|
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY |
|
|
|
Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
Accounts payable |
$ |
14,865,846 |
|
|
$ |
9,960,364 |
|
Accrued expenses |
|
5,215,255 |
|
|
|
3,196,961 |
|
Contract liabilities |
|
2,413,423 |
|
|
|
1,294,452 |
|
Customer deposits |
|
2,355,609 |
|
|
|
2,571,161 |
|
Contingent consideration |
|
2,537,291 |
|
|
|
2,799,287 |
|
Promissory note |
|
2,908,213 |
|
|
|
3,832,682 |
|
Operating lease liabilities |
|
606,648 |
|
|
|
600,816 |
|
Total current liabilities |
|
30,902,285 |
|
|
|
24,255,723 |
|
Non-current liabilities: |
|
|
|
Operating lease liabilities |
|
1,964,804 |
|
|
|
2,044,782 |
|
Deferred tax liability |
|
968,151 |
|
|
|
1,033,283 |
|
Total non-current liabilities |
|
2,932,955 |
|
|
|
3,078,065 |
|
|
|
|
|
Stockholders’ equity |
|
|
|
Preferred stock, $0.10 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; 0
shares issued and outstanding |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized;
12,388,389 issued and 10,938,556 outstanding as of March 31, 2023,
and 12,220,593 issued and 10,770,760 outstanding as of December 31,
2022 |
|
12,388 |
|
|
|
12,221 |
|
Additional paid-in capital |
|
85,554,375 |
|
|
|
84,882,982 |
|
Treasury shares, cost basis: 1,449,883 shares as of March 31, 2023
and as of December 31, 2022 |
|
(12,045,542 |
) |
|
|
(12,045,542 |
) |
Accumulated deficit |
|
(43,262,546 |
) |
|
|
(38,117,897 |
) |
Total stockholders’ equity |
|
30,258,675 |
|
|
|
34,731,764 |
|
Total liabilities and
stockholders’ equity |
$ |
64,093,915 |
|
|
$ |
62,065,552 |
|
URBAN-GRO, INC.CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
(unaudited)
|
For the Three Months EndedMarch
31, |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
Revenues: |
|
|
|
Equipment systems |
$ |
2,911,823 |
|
|
$ |
17,067,344 |
|
Services |
|
3,470,653 |
|
|
|
3,638,507 |
|
Construction design-build |
|
10,205,952 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Other |
|
176,957 |
|
|
|
347,018 |
|
Total revenues and other income |
|
16,765,385 |
|
|
|
21,052,869 |
|
Cost of
revenues: |
|
|
|
Equipment systems |
|
2,477,505 |
|
|
|
13,974,779 |
|
Services |
|
1,997,423 |
|
|
|
1,929,248 |
|
Construction design-build |
|
9,315,993 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Other |
|
132,616 |
|
|
|
246,822 |
|
Total cost of revenues |
|
13,923,537 |
|
|
|
16,150,849 |
|
Gross
profit |
|
2,841,848 |
|
|
|
4,902,020 |
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
expenses: |
|
|
|
General and administrative |
|
7,098,858 |
|
|
|
4,725,301 |
|
Stock-based compensation |
|
479,641 |
|
|
|
882,000 |
|
Intangible asset amortization |
|
310,020 |
|
|
|
162,500 |
|
Total operating expenses |
|
7,888,519 |
|
|
|
5,769,801 |
|
Loss from
operations |
|
(5,046,671 |
) |
|
|
(867,781 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Non-operating income
(expense): |
|
|
|
Interest expense |
|
(73,216 |
) |
|
|
(7,658 |
) |
Interest income |
|
73,131 |
|
|
|
79,852 |
|
Contingent consideration |
|
(160,232 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Other expense |
|
(2,793 |
) |
|
|
(8,690 |
) |
Total non-operating income (expense) |
|
(163,110 |
) |
|
|
63,504 |
|
Loss before income
taxes |
|
(5,209,781 |
) |
|
|
(804,277 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Income tax benefit |
|
65,132 |
|
|
|
108,060 |
|
Net loss |
$ |
(5,144,649 |
) |
|
$ |
(696,217 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Comprehensive
loss |
$ |
(5,144,649 |
) |
|
$ |
(696,217 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Loss per share - basic and
diluted |
$ |
(0.48 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.07 |
) |
Weighted average shares -
basic and diluted |
|
10,772,705 |
|
|
|
10,508,972 |
|
URBAN-GRO, INC.NON-GAAP
ADJUSTED EBITDA RECONCILIATION TO NET LOSS
|
For the Three Months EndedMarch
31, |
|
|
2022 |
|
|
|
2021 |
|
Net loss |
$ |
(5,144,649 |
) |
|
$ |
(696,217 |
) |
Interest expense |
|
73,216 |
|
|
|
7,658 |
|
Interest income |
|
(73,131 |
) |
|
|
(79,852 |
) |
Income tax benefit |
|
(65,132 |
) |
|
|
(108,060 |
) |
Depreciation and amortization |
|
404,069 |
|
|
|
218,278 |
|
EBITDA |
|
(4,805,627 |
) |
|
|
(658,193 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Non-recurring legal fees |
|
216,739 |
|
|
|
161,546 |
|
Contingent consideration - change in fair value |
|
160,232 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Contingent consideration - DVO acquisition |
|
46,267 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Retention incentive |
|
450,000 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Stock-based compensation |
|
479,641 |
|
|
|
882,000 |
|
Transaction costs |
|
35,078 |
|
|
|
55,225 |
|
Adjusted
EBITDA |
$ |
(3,417,670 |
) |
|
$ |
440,578 |
|
Investor Contacts:
Dan Droller – urban-gro, Inc.EVP Corporate
Development & Investor Relations-or-Jeff Sonnek – ICR,
Inc.(720) 730-8160investors@urban-gro.com
Media Contact:
Mark Sinclair – MATTIO Communications(650)
269-9530urbangro@mattio.com
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