Beam Global Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 Financial Results

SAN DIEGO, March 29, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Beam Global, (Nasdaq: BEEM, BEEMW), (the “Company”), the leading provider of innovative sustainable products and technologies for electric vehicle (EV) charging, energy storage, energy security and outdoor media, today announced financial results for the year ended December 31, 2022.

2022 and Recent Company Highlights

• Record full year revenues of $22 million, 144% year over year increase
• Record Q4 revenues of $7.9 million, 126% year over year increase
• Record annual orders of $76 million, 548% year over year increase
• Record full year EV ARC™ system production, 105% year over year increase
• Record Q4 EV ARC™ system production, 115% year over year increase
• Orders from commercial sector grew 1190% year over year
• Orders from government sector grew 489% year over year 
• Secured $100 million credit facility through London based OCI Group
• Acquired All Cell Technologies to secure vital battery supply, reduce costs, increase revenues and barrier to entry
• Received largest order in company history, $29.4 million for the U.S. Army
• Received second largest order in company history, $11.7 million order for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
• Received third largest order in company history, $5.3 million order for New York City
• Received $8.1M in energy storage solutions orders across micro-mobility, aviation, marine and industrial sectors
• Awarded Federal Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) for Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure
• Awarded follow-on State of California Contract for 2022 – 2025 for rapidly deployed sustainable EV charging infrastructure products
• Received record orders through California and Federal contracts from extensions to other government entities
• Patents issued in China and India for Thermal Management Technology that makes lithium-ion batteries safer
  
  

“Beam Global has moved to an entirely new level. Triple digit growth in sales and a pipeline that shows a continuation of this trend; triple digit growth in production and lots of room to grow; no debt and available cash to fund our growth; entirely new opportunities through our energy storage products and a doubling of our patent portfolio; plans to expand to Europe and other regions; and continued balance sheet and equity discipline making us one of the tightest and least diluted public companies I know of,” said Desmond Wheatley, CEO of Beam Global. “The sales, engineering and operations teams at Beam Global are firing on all cylinders and determined to show how much more we can do. We are managing costs and improving our gross profitability while still in an inflationary cycle. The better we get at this in the United States, the better I feel about our international expansion, especially now that we have the OCI Group in London as a powerful ally.”   

Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2022 Financial Summary

Revenues
For the fourth quarter of 2022, Beam Global reported record revenues of $7.9 million, a 126% increase over the same period in 2021. Full year revenues for 2022 were a record of $22.0 million, a 144% increase over 2021. The increase in revenues resulted from growth in Federal, state and local government agencies which accounted for 65% of our revenues, and from commercial entities which accounted for 35% of our revenues. In addition, we generated revenues of $5.2 million from our new energy storage sales.

Gross Loss
Gross loss for the quarter ended December 31, 2022 was $0.7 million, or 9% of sales, compared to $0.3 million, or 10% of sales in the same quarter of the prior year. Gross loss for the year ended December 31, 2022 was $1.7 million, or 8% of sales, compared to $1.0 million, or 11% of sales in the same period of the prior year, a 3% improvement. As a percentage of sales, the gross loss is improving in spite of our direct costs including $0.8 million of non-cash intangible amortization related to purchased assets from the All Cell acquisition and increases in material costs for steel and other components due to supply chain shortages and other inflationary pressures. Improvements in gross profitability are primarily due to increased production levels resulting in favorable fixed overhead absorption, improved labor efficiency and engineering improvements.

Operating Expenses
Operating Expenses were $7.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2022, compared to $1.7 million for the same period in the prior year. Operating expenses for the year ended December 31, 2022 were $18.0 million compared to $5.6 million for the same period in the prior year. The increases were primarily due to a $5.5M non-cash increase in the fair value of contingent consideration related to the All Cell acquisition, $3.4 million for the addition of All Cell expenses, $1.6 million for non-cash share-based compensation, $0.7 million for employee compensation, $0.6 million for legal and accounting expenses primarily related to the acquisition and $0.5 million for sales and marketing costs to support sales growth.

Cash and Working Capital
At December 31, 2022, we had cash of $1.7 million, compared to $21.9 million at December 31, 2021. The cash decrease was primarily from increases in inventory and prepayments to vendors to secure battery cells for production as well as cash components of the net loss. Our working capital decreased from $24.6 million to $6.8 million from December 31, 2021 to December 31, 2022. The decrease in working capital includes a $6.7 million increase in current liabilities for the change in fair value of contingent consideration related to the All Cell acquisition. When subtracting this non-cash current liability, our working capital is $13.5 million.

Conference Call Today at 4:30 PM ET

Management will host a conference call on Wednesday March 29, 2023 at 4:30 PM ET to review financial results and provide an update on corporate developments. Following management’s formal remarks, there will be a question-and-answer session.

Participants can register for the conference through the following link:  
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Those without internet access or unable to pre-register may dial in by calling:
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About Beam Global

Beam Global is a clean technology leader providing innovative, sustainable products and technologies for electric vehicle (EV) charging, energy storage, energy security and outdoor media. Core platforms include Beam EV ARC™ and Solar Tree® sustainable EV charging systems, Beam AllCell™ high-performance energy storage solutions, energy resiliency and disaster preparedness products and a deep patent library.

Beam EV ARC™ EV charging infrastructure systems support any quality brand EV charging service equipment, and Beam AllCell™ battery solutions power micro-mobility, terrestrial EVs, aviation, maritime and recreational vehicles as well as stationery and energy-security platforms.

Beam develops, patents, designs, engineers and manufactures unique and advanced clean mobility solutions that protect the environment, save customers time and money, empower communities and keep people moving. Based in San Diego and Chicago, the company produces Made-in-America products with the mission to Lead the World to Clean Mobility. Beam Global is listed on Nasdaq under the symbols BEEM and BEEMW. For more information visit BeamForAll.com, LinkedIn, YouTube and Twitter.

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Beam Global
Condensed Balance Sheets
(In thousands)
		December 31,
		2022			2021
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash		$	1,681		$	21,949
Accounts receivable		4,429			3,827
Prepaid and other current assets		1,579			180
Inventory, net		12,246			1,611
Total current assets		19,935			27,567
Property and equipment, net		1,548			650
Operating lease right of use asset		1,638			2,030
Goodwill		4,600			-
Intangible assets, net		9,947			359
Deposits		62			52
Total assets		$	37,730		$	30,658
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities
Accounts payable		$	2,865		$	1,567
Accrued expenses		1,687			727
Sales tax payable		33			57
Deferred revenue, current		1,183			136
Contingent consideration, current		6,776			-
Operating lease liabilities, current		628			468
Total current liabilities		13,172			2,955
Deferred revenue, noncurrent		266			118
Contingent consideration, noncurrent		15			-
Operating lease liabilities, noncurrent		1,070			1,607
Total liabilities		14,523			4,680
Total stockholders' equity		23,207			25,978
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity		$	37,730		$	30,658

Beam Global
Condensed Statements of Operations
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
		For the Three Months Ended						For the Year Ended
		December 31,						December 31,
		2022			2021			2022			2021
Revenues		$	7,896		$	3,488		$	21,995		$	9,002
Cost of revenues		8,593			3,828			23,662			9,973
Gross loss		(697)			(340)			(1,667)			(971)
Operating expenses		7,116			1,675			18,049			5,628
Loss from operations		(7,813)			(2,015)			(19,716)			(6,599)
Total other income, net		2			-			36			4
Loss before income tax expense		(7,811)			(2,015)			(19,680)			(6,595)
Income tax expense		1			-			2			1
Net loss		$	(7,812)		$	(2,015)		$	(19,682)		$	(6,596)
Net loss per share - basic and diluted		$	(0.77)		$	(0.22)		$	(1.99)		$	(0.74)
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic and diluted		10,153			8,960			9,909			8,882

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