Consolidated Water Reports Q2 2021 Results

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands, Aug. 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. (Nasdaq Global Select Market: CWCO), a leading developer and operator of advanced water supply and treatment plants, reported results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021. Quarterly and first-half comparisons are to the same year-ago period unless otherwise noted. The company will hold a conference call at 11:00 a.m. Eastern time tomorrow to discuss the results (see dial-in information below).

Financial and Operational Highlights

  • Revenue in the second quarter totaled $16.7 million, declining 13%.
  • Services revenue in the second quarter up 8.3% to $3.8 million and bulk revenue up 14.4% to $6.7 million, while retail revenue declined by 5% to $5.7 million and manufacturing down by 85% to $552,000.
  • In the first half of 2021, revenue totaled $33.8 million, which included bulk revenue up 5.3% to $13.0 million and services revenue up 10.8% to $7.3 million.
  • Continued diversification of manufacturing segment products and customer base to offset reduced orders from a major customer. All manufacturing revenue in the first half of the year was generated by new customers and/or products.
  • As of June 30, 2021, cash and cash equivalents totaled $41.2 million, working capital was $68.8 million, debt was $0.2 million, with stockholders’ equity at $165.8 million.
  • Paid $1.3 million in dividends in Q2 2021.

Management Commentary

“Our lower revenue for the second quarter reflects the impact of the global pandemic on our retail segment and reduced orders from a major customer in our manufacturing segment,” commented Consolidated Water CEO, Rick McTaggart. “This was partially offset by improved performance of our bulk water and services segments.

“Our services revenue increased 8% to $3.8 million, which accounted for 23% of our overall revenue compared to 18% in the same year-ago quarter. This was driven by growth in our PERC Water subsidiary.

“Based in southern California, PERC designs, constructs, operates and maintains municipal water treatment and reuse facilities. PERC has been seeing an increase in bidding requests for new design/build projects as well as operating contracts. Its prospective customers in California and Arizona are seeking cost-effective solutions to their wastewater treatment and potable water challenges, particularly those being caused by the unprecedented drought in the region.

“PERC is currently awaiting decisions on recent bids for design/build projects and operating contracts valued at more than $55 million. These projects could also represent recurring annual revenue of more than $2 million in ongoing operating and maintenance agreements.

“In the first quarter of 2020, we increased resources in our manufacturing sales team at our Aerex subsidiary to focus on other market sectors in order to diversify our product, customer and revenue base. This turned out to be especially timely, given the unexpected suspension of orders by Aerex’s largest customer in October. As the result of this investment in diversification, we were able to offset its impact considerably. In fact, we generated manufacturing revenue of $2.2 million from new customers and/or products in the first half of this year, which was equal to the revenue generated for all of last year from customers other than Aerex’s former major customer.

“Manufacturing bidding activity has also increased significantly over the last few months. We presently have a contracted project backlog in our manufacturing segment of about $9 million from new customers and/or products. This has begun to increase our revenues in the second half of this year, and we see it carrying into 2022.

“So, while we’ve had many unexpected challenges over the past year, in all, we believe we’ve taken the right steps to overcome them, and our prospects for growth are very encouraging. We expect improved financial results in the second half of this year as compared to the first six months due to these successful efforts. We also anticipate that the eventual reopening of tourism to our operating area in Grand Cayman will help with the recovery of our retail water segment.

“Given the strong industry tailwinds, which appear strengthened by major increases in federal infrastructure spending recently passed in the U.S., we will continue to focus on those opportunities that will provide increasing value for our shareholders.

“Our strong balance sheet and liquidity position us to ride out the adverse economic impacts of the pandemic, while enabling us to fund our growth initiatives. We believe we are well on track to emerge from these challenging times stronger than ever.”

Q2 2021 Financial Summary

Revenue for the second quarter of 2021 declined by 12.5% to $16.7 million from $19.1 million in the second quarter of 2020. The decline reflects decreases of $292,000 in retail segment revenue and $3.2 million in manufacturing segment revenue. The decrease in revenue for these segments was partially offset by an increase of $846,000 in bulk segment revenue and $287,000 in services segment revenue.

Retail revenue declined due to a 2% decrease in the volume of water sold by Cayman Water. The sales volumes for both 2021 and 2020 are significantly below the historical volumes for the retail segment prior to 2020 due to the continuing cessation of tourism on Grand Cayman resulting from border restrictions initiated in March 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The decrease in manufacturing revenue in the second quarter of 2021 was due to a decrease in orders from Aerex’s largest customer, which informed Aerex in October 2020 that it was suspending its purchases of a specialized product until 2022 due to inventory management related factors. The company anticipates that orders from this customer will resume in 2022 at much lower volumes than in the past, although the resumption in such orders cannot be assured.

The increase in bulk segment revenue was due to higher energy costs, which correspondingly increased the energy pass-through component of CW-Bahamas’ rates. The increase in bulk segment revenue was also due to a 9% increase in CW-Bahamas’ volume of water sold.

The increase in services revenue was due to an increase of approximately $926,000 in revenue from operating and maintenance contracts attributable to new contracts, which more than offset a decline in plant construction revenue of approximately $672,000.

Gross profit decreased 17.0% to $6.1 million in the second quarter of 2021 from $7.3 million in the same year-ago quarter, with gross profit as a percentage of revenue decreasing from 38% to 36% primarily as a result of the decline in revenue for the retail segment.

Net loss from continuing operations attributable to stockholders was $1.5 million or $(0.10) per basic and diluted share, compared to net income of $2.6 million or $0.17 per basic and diluted share in the second quarter of 2020.

Net loss attributable to Consolidated Water stockholders in the second quarter of 2021, which includes the results of discontinued operations, was $1.7 million or $(0.11) per basic and fully diluted share, as compared to $1.1 million or $(0.07) per basic and fully diluted share in the second quarter of 2020. Excluding the impairment loss recorded for the company’s manufacturing segment of $2.9 million, the company’s net income attributable to Consolidated Water was $1.2 million or $0.08 per basic and fully diluted share.

Cash and cash equivalents totaled $41.2 million as of June 30, 2021, as compared to $42.8 million as of March 31, 2021.

First Half 2021 Financial Summary

Revenue for the first half of 2021 was $33.8 million, down 15.1% compared to $39.8 million in the same year-ago period. The decrease was primarily driven by decreases of $1.8 million in the retail segment and $5.5 million in the manufacturing segment. The decrease in total revenue was partially offset by increases of $651,000 in the bulk segment and $713,000 in the services segment.

Retail revenue decreased due to the volume of water sold, which decreased by 12%. This sales volume decrease is due to the continuing cessation of tourism on Grand Cayman resulting from border restrictions initiated in March 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The decrease in manufacturing segment revenue was due to the loss of orders from Aerex’s largest customer.

The increase in services segment revenue was due to an increase of approximately $2.3 million in revenue from operating and maintenance contracts attributable to new contracts, which more than offset a decline in plant construction revenue of approximately $1.6 million.

The increase in bulk segment revenue was due to higher energy costs, which correspondingly increased the energy pass-through component of CW-Bahamas’ rates. The increase in bulk segment revenue was also due to an increase of 7% in the volume of water sold by CW-Bahamas.

Gross profit for the first half of 2021 was $12.2 million or 36% of total revenue, down 23% from $15.7 million or 40% of total revenue in the same year-ago period.

Net loss from continuing operations attributable to stockholders for the first half of 2021 was $212,000 or $(0.01) per basic and diluted share, compared to net income of $5.8 million or $0.38 per diluted share in the same year-ago period.

Net loss attributable to Consolidated Water stockholders for the half of 2021, which includes the results of discontinued operations, was $676,000 or $(0.04) per fully diluted share, down from net income of $1.8 million or $0.12 per fully diluted share in the same year-ago period. Excluding the impairment loss recorded for the company’s manufacturing segment of $2.9 million, the company’s net income attributable to Consolidated Water was $2.2 million or $0.15 per basic and fully diluted share.

Second Quarter Segment Results

    Three Months Ended June 30, 2021
    Retail   Bulk   Services   Manufacturing   Total
Revenue   $ 5,674,790     $ 6,711,971     $ 3,763,239     $ 551,524     $ 16,701,524  
Cost of revenue     2,781,909       4,386,794       2,878,409       589,559       10,636,671  
Gross profit (loss)     2,892,881       2,325,177       884,830       (38,035 )     6,064,853  
General and administrative expenses     3,318,473       303,856       671,585       430,390       4,724,304  
Gain (loss) on asset dispositions and impairments, net     3,360                   (2,900,000 )     (2,896,640 )
Income (loss) from operations   $ (422,232 )   $ 2,021,321     $ 213,245     $ (3,368,425 )     (1,556,091 )
Other income, net                                 233,114  
Loss before income taxes                                 (1,322,977 )
Benefit from income taxes                                 (6,845 )
Net loss from continuing operations                                 (1,316,132 )
Income from continuing operations attributable to non-controlling interests                                 197,138  
Net loss from continuing operations attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. stockholders                                 (1,513,270 )
Net loss from discontinued operations                                 (151,379 )
Net loss attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. stockholders                               $ (1,664,649 )

    Three Months Ended June 30, 2020
    Retail   Bulk   Services   Manufacturing   Total
Revenue   $ 5,966,296     $ 5,866,397     $ 3,476,000     $ 3,778,554     $ 19,087,247  
Cost of revenue     2,769,497       3,941,309       2,631,513       2,441,785       11,784,104  
Gross profit     3,196,799       1,925,088       844,487       1,336,769       7,303,143  
General and administrative expenses     3,266,782       261,100       711,350       318,381       4,557,613  
Gain on asset dispositions and impairments, net                 5,205             5,205  
Income (loss) from operations   $ (69,983 )   $ 1,663,988     $ 138,342     $ 1,018,388       2,750,735  
Other income, net                                   260,957  
Income before income taxes                                   3,011,692  
Provision for income taxes                                   204,268  
Net income from continuing operations                                   2,807,424  
Income attributable to non-controlling interests                                   180,154  
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. stockholders                                   2,627,270  
Net loss from discontinued operations                                   (3,755,112 )
Net loss attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. stockholders                                 $ (1,127,842 )



First Half 2021 Segment Results

    Six Months Ended June 30, 2021
    Retail   Bulk   Services   Manufacturing   Total
Revenue   $ 11,386,095     $ 12,957,941     $ 7,304,085     $ 2,156,720     $ 33,804,841  
Cost of revenue     5,489,903       8,541,947       5,600,337       1,981,291       21,613,478  
Gross profit     5,896,192       4,415,994       1,703,748       175,429       12,191,363  
General and administrative expenses     6,689,483       681,359       1,393,605       724,343       9,488,790  
Gain (loss) on asset dispositions and impairments, net     (246,640 )     1,500       (433 )     (2,900,000 )     (3,145,573 )
Income (loss) from operations   $ (1,039,931 )   $ 3,736,135     $ 309,710     $ (3,448,914 )     (443,000 )
Other income, net                               547,722  
Income before income taxes                               104,722  
Benefit from income taxes                               (9,505 )
Net income from continuing operations                               114,227  
Income from continuing operations attributable to non-controlling interests                               325,931  
Net loss from continuing operations attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. stockholders                               (211,704 )
Net loss from discontinued operations                               (464,173 )
Net loss attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. stockholders                             $ (675,877 )

    Six Months Ended June 30, 2020
    Retail   Bulk   Services   Manufacturing   Total
Revenue   $ 13,223,728     $ 12,306,681     $ 6,590,813     $ 7,691,746     $ 39,812,968  
Cost of revenue     5,756,117       8,505,889       4,905,033       4,902,465       24,069,504  
Gross profit     7,467,611       3,800,792       1,685,780       2,789,281       15,743,464  
General and administrative expenses     6,640,621       553,146       1,384,040       675,115       9,252,922  
Gain on asset dispositions and impairments, net           200       4,785             4,985  
Income from operations   $ 826,990     $ 3,247,846     $ 306,525     $ 2,114,166       6,495,527  
Other income, net                                     288,218  
Income before income taxes                                     6,783,745  
Provision for income taxes                                     410,351  
Net income from continuing operations                                     6,373,394  
Income from continuing operations attributable to non-controlling interests                                     541,152  
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. stockholders                                     5,832,242  
Net loss from discontinued operations                                     (4,071,477 )
Net income attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. stockholders                                   $ 1,760,765  



Conference Call

Consolidated Water management will host a conference call tomorrow to discuss these results, followed by a question-and-answer period.

Date: Tuesday, August 17, 2021
Time: 11:00 a.m. Eastern time (8:00 a.m. Pacific time)
Toll-free dial-in number: 1-844-875-6913
International dial-in number: 1-412-317-6709
Conference ID: 10159283

Please call the conference telephone number five minutes prior to the start time. An operator will register your name and organization. If you have any difficulty connecting with the conference call, please contact CMA at 1-949-432-7566.

A replay of the call will be available after 1:00 p.m. Eastern time on the same day through August 24, 2021, as well as available for replay via the Investors section of the Consolidated Water website at www.cwco.com.

Toll-free replay number: 1-877-344-7529
International replay number: 1-412-317-0088
Replay ID: 10159283

About Consolidated Water Co. Ltd.

Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. develops and operates advanced water supply and treatment plants and water distribution systems. The company operates water production facilities in the Cayman Islands, The Bahamas and the British Virgin Islands and operates water treatment facilities in the United States. The company also manufactures and services a wide range of products and provides design, engineering, management, operating and other services applicable to commercial and municipal water production, supply and treatment, and industrial water and wastewater treatment. For more information, visit www.cwco.com.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes statements that may constitute “forward-looking” statements, usually containing the words “believe”, “estimate”, “project”, “intend”, “expect”, “should”, “will” or similar expressions. These statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements inherently involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. Factors that would cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to (i) continued acceptance of the company’s products and services in the marketplace; (ii) changes in its relationships with the governments of the jurisdictions in which it operates; (iii) the outcome of its negotiations with the Cayman government regarding a new retail license agreement; (iv) the collection of its delinquent accounts receivable in the Bahamas; (v) the possible adverse impact of the COVID-19 virus on the company’s business; and (vi) various other risks, as detailed in the company’s periodic report filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). For more information about risks and uncertainties associated with the company’s business, please refer to the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and “Risk Factors” sections of the company’s SEC filings, including, but not limited to, its annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, copies of which may be obtained by contacting the company’s Secretary at the company’s executive offices or at the “Investors – SEC Filings” page of the company’s website at http://ir.cwco.com/docs. Except as otherwise required by law, the company undertakes no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Company Contact:
David W. Sasnett
Executive Vice President and CFO
Tel (954) 509-8200
[email protected]

Investor Relations Contact

Ron Both, CMA
Tel (949) 432-7566
[email protected]



CONSOLIDATED WATER CO. LTD.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

    June 30,


  December 31,


    2021


  2020


    (Unaudited)        
ASSETS                
Current assets                
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 41,210,143     $ 43,794,150  
Accounts receivable, net     26,119,130       21,483,976  
Inventory     2,500,070       3,214,178  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets     3,375,644       2,412,282  
Contract assets     415,633       516,521  
Current assets of discontinued operations     1,480,101       1,511,099  
Total current assets     75,100,721       72,932,206  
Property, plant and equipment, net     54,704,193       57,687,984  
Construction in progress     681,317       440,384  
Inventory, noncurrent     4,432,645       4,506,842  
Investment in OC-BVI     1,674,277       2,092,146  
Goodwill     10,425,013       13,325,013  
Intangible assets, net     3,756,666       4,148,333  
Operating lease right-of-use assets     2,963,075       1,329,561  
Other assets     1,842,420       1,926,594  
Long-term assets of discontinued operations     21,130,307       21,166,489  
Total assets   $ 176,710,634     $ 179,555,552  
                 
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY                
Current liabilities                
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities   $ 2,654,942     $ 2,856,127  
Accounts payable – related parties     278,739       200,558  
Accrued compensation     1,402,148       1,434,106  
Dividends payable     1,301,025       1,300,022  
Current maturities of operating leases     555,591       455,788  
Current portion of long-term debt     54,698       42,211  
Contract liabilities     14,581       461,870  
Current liabilities of discontinued operations     69,602       188,434  
Total current liabilities     6,331,326       6,939,116  
Long-term debt, noncurrent     148,876       126,338  
Deferred tax liabilities     1,332,998       1,440,809  
Noncurrent operating leases     2,464,960       982,076  
Net liability arising from put/call options     528,000       690,000  
Other liabilities     141,000       362,165  
Long-term liabilities of discontinued operations           2,499  
Total liabilities     10,947,160       10,543,003  
Commitments and contingencies                
Equity                
Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. stockholders’ equity                
Redeemable preferred stock, $0.60 par value. Authorized 200,000 shares; issued and outstanding 37,349 and 31,068 shares, respectively     22,409       18,641  
Class A common stock, $0.60 par value. Authorized 24,655,000 shares; issued and outstanding 15,202,371 and 15,143,683 shares, respectively     9,121,423       9,086,210  
Class B common stock, $0.60 par value. Authorized 145,000 shares; none issued            
Additional paid-in capital     87,196,150       86,893,486  
Retained earnings     61,643,938       64,910,709  
Total Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. stockholders’ equity     157,983,920       160,909,046  
Non-controlling interests     7,779,554       8,103,503  
Total equity     165,763,474       169,012,549  
Total liabilities and equity   $ 176,710,634     $ 179,555,552  



CONSOLIDATED WATER CO. LTD.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (LOSS)

(UNAUDITED)

    Three Months Ended June 30,    Six Months Ended June 30, 
    2021   2020   2021   2020
Revenue   $ 16,701,524     $ 19,087,247     $ 33,804,841     $ 39,812,968  
Cost of revenue (including purchases from related parties of $129,401 and $371,201 for the three months ended, and $285,383 and $864,664 for the six months ended, June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively)     10,636,671       11,784,104       21,613,478       24,069,504  
Gross profit     6,064,853       7,303,143       12,191,363       15,743,464  
General and administrative expenses (including purchases from related parties of $24,299 and $0 for the three months ended, and $28,728 and $0 for the six months ended, June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively)     4,724,304       4,557,613       9,488,790       9,252,922  
Gain (loss) on asset dispositions and impairments, net     (2,896,640 )     5,205       (3,145,573 )     4,985  
Income (loss) from operations     (1,556,091 )     2,750,735       (443,000 )     6,495,527  
                         
Other income (expense):                        
Interest income     174,645       109,818       335,009       246,259  
Interest expense     (2,638 )     (2,818 )     (5,498 )     (5,344 )
Profit-sharing income from OC-BVI     4,050       14,175       10,125       24,300  
Equity in the earnings of OC-BVI     10,726       34,095       26,506       59,976  
Net unrealized gain (loss) on put/call options     31,000       80,000       162,000       (81,000 )
Other     15,331       25,687       19,580       44,027  
Other income, net     233,114       260,957       547,722       288,218  
Income (loss) before income taxes     (1,322,977 )     3,011,692       104,722       6,783,745  
Provision (benefit) for income taxes     (6,845 )     204,268       (9,505 )     410,351  
Net income (loss) from continuing operations     (1,316,132 )     2,807,424       114,227       6,373,394  
Income from continuing operations attributable to non-controlling interests     197,138       180,154       325,931       541,152  
Net income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. stockholders     (1,513,270 )     2,627,270       (211,704 )     5,832,242  
Total loss from discontinued operations     (151,379 )     (3,755,112 )     (464,173 )     (4,071,477 )
Net income (loss) attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. stockholders   $ (1,664,649 )   $ (1,127,842 )   $ (675,877 )   $ 1,760,765  
                         
Basic earnings (loss) per common share attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. common stockholders                        
Continuing operations   $ (0.10 )   $ 0.17     $ (0.01 )   $ 0.39  
Discontinued operations     (0.01 )     (0.24 )     (0.03 )     (0.27 )
Basic earnings (loss) per share   $ (0.11 )   $ (0.07 )   $ (0.04 )   $ 0.12  
                         
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. common stockholders                        
Continuing operations   $ (0.10 )   $ 0.17     $ (0.01 )   $ 0.38  
Discontinued operations     (0.01 )     (0.24 )     (0.03 )     (0.26 )
Diluted earnings (loss) per share   $ (0.11 )   $ (0.07 )   $ (0.04 )   $ 0.12  
                         
Dividends declared per common and redeemable preferred shares   $ 0.085     $ 0.085     $ 0.17     $ 0.17  
                         
Weighted average number of common shares used in the determination of:                        
Basic earnings per share     15,201,682       15,114,506       15,201,571       15,114,506  
Diluted earnings per share     15,201,682       15,269,334       15,201,571       15,269,175