Second graph, third sentence of release should read: The Company
reported a net loss for the fourth quarter of $3.6 million or $0.54 per
diluted share...(sted $0.59 per diluted share). Also, in the Consolidated
Statements of Operations table: the figure for NET (LOSS) INCOME
PER COMMON SHARE – BASIC AND DILUTED under Three Months Ended,
December 31, 2008 should read $0.54 (sted $0.59).
The corrected release reads:
ADA-ES REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER AND YEAR END 2008 RESULTS
ADA-ES, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADES) today announced financial results for the
fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2008. See attached tables.
For the 2008 fourth quarter, total revenues were $3.3 million as
compared to $4.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2007, with the decline
due to reduced revenues from DOE and industry-supported mercury
programs. Gross margins for the final quarters of 2008 and 2007 were
26%. The Company reported a net loss for the fourth quarter of $3.6
million or $0.54 per diluted share compared to a breakeven fourth
quarter in 2007.
As previously reported, ADA had approximately $3 million in aggregate
non-cash charges taken in the fourth quarter of 2008. Of this amount:
-
$1.6 million relates to a goodwill impairment of its flue gas
conditioning operations;
-
$1.2 million relates to the development of our Activated Carbon (“AC”)
production and processing facilities; and
-
$170,000 is related to accelerated vesting of stock options.
For 2008, total revenues were $16.2 million as compared to $19.2 million
in the prior year. Gross margin increased to 33%, compared to 31% for
2007 due to the new and improved design of ADA’s ACI equipment that
simplifies field installation and reduces system costs. ADA reported an
operating loss of $6.7 million in 2008 compared to $777,000 in 2007. The
increase was primarily due to the aforementioned $3.0 million of
non-cash charges as well as continued activities related to ADA’s growth
strategies and its plans to vertically integrate into the production and
supply of AC. Cash flow used by operations in 2008 was $4.4 million as
compared to cash flow provided by operations of $1.6 million in 2007.
Dr. Michael D. Durham, President and CEO of ADA-ES stated, “In 2008, we
achieved major milestones on several business fronts related to
advancing our clean coal technology business objectives which encompass
mercury emissions control and CO2 capture for coal-fired
power plants. These include:
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We began construction of an AC manufacturing plant in Red River
Parish, Louisiana in August. We are currently on schedule and budget
to begin partial operation in the second quarter of 2010 and be fully
operational by the end of the third quarter of 2010.
-
Signed multi-year, off-take contracts to supply AC to major utilities,
with an aggregate value in excess of $160 million, representing
approximately 32% of the plant’s planned capacity.
-
Commenced construction of a 30,000 sq. ft. Greenfield facility in
Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana to process up to 8,000 lbs/hour of
powdered AC. This interim facility will serve as a materials
processing and storage site as well as a loading and transfer center
for truck trailers, rail cars and barge. This site will begin
delivering AC to customers in the second quarter of 2009.
-
Signed 7 ACI System contracts in 2008 and 3 thus far in 2009, bringing
the total number of ACI systems sold or installed by ADA to 39. The
uncompleted portion of outstanding contracts at 12/31/08 amounts to
$6.9 million in gross revenue, of which we expect to realize
approximately $5.9 million in 2009 and the rest in 2010.
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Started work on the DOE project to develop clean coal technology that
will capture carbon dioxide from coal-fired power plants. ADA is the
prime contractor for the $3.2 million project.”
Dr. Durham continued, “With regard to the final point, the newly enacted
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act allocated $3.4 billion for carbon
capture and storage. Although ADA currently has funding from DOE and
power generators to support testing of our solid sorbent-based carbon
capture technology, funding on the order of $50 to $100 million will be
required to perform a scale-up of the technology. We expect that funding
for larger-scale demonstrations of our technology will soon be made
available from the stimulus bill through competitive DOE procurement
activity.”
Dr. Durham noted, “In February 2009, the EPA withdrew its appeal of the
CAMR ruling, and is moving forward on a stringent maximum achievable
control technology (“MACT”) regulation for mercury. Such activity by EPA
as well as bills expected to be introduced in Congress should help
reduce some of the uncertainty that has slowed procurement activities by
our customers. A strict Federal mercury rule is expected to further
expand the market for ACI systems by several hundred systems and result
in a market for activated carbon in excess of a billion dollars per
year.”
He continued, “We closed the year with working capital of $18.6 million,
no long-term debt and shareholders’ equity of over $31 million.”
Dr. Durham concluded, “We continue to stay focused on investing in our
infrastructure to meet the rapidly growing market demand in mercury
emission control. Through ADA Carbon Solutions, we are currently
providing AC to customers on a continuous basis from our processing
facility and are ahead of schedule on construction of our approximately
150 million pound per year AC manufacturing plant. We are continuing to
compete on close to $500 million in RFPs for AC. With regulatory
deadlines approaching, we expect that new contracts will be awarded over
the next several months.”
Conference Call
Management will conduct a conference call focusing on the financial
results and recent developments at 10:00 AM ET on Wednesday, March 25,
2009. Interested parties may participate in the call by dialing
888-787-0460. Please call in 10 minutes before the call is scheduled to
begin, and ask for the ADA call (conference ID # 84357151). The
conference call will also be webcast live via the Investor Information
section of ADA’s website at www.adaes.com.
To listen to the live call please go the website at least 15 minutes
early to register, download and install any necessary audio software. If
you are unable to listen live, the conference call will be archived on
the website.
About ADA-ES
ADA-ES is a leader in clean coal technology and the associated specialty
chemicals. The Company develops and implements proprietary environmental
technology and specialty chemicals that enable coal-fueled power plants
to enhance existing air pollution control equipment, maximize capacity
and improve operating efficiencies. Through its largest segment, Mercury
Emission Control, ADA-ES supplies activated carbon injection systems,
activated carbon (AC), mercury measurement instrumentation, and related
services. To meet the needs of the power industry for mercury control,
the Company is developing state-of-the-art facilities to produce AC with
the first plant projected to come on-line in 2010. Additionally, the
Company is developing technologies for power plants to address issues
related to the emissions of carbon dioxide.
This press release and the conference call referenced in this press
release contain forward-looking information within the meaning of
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which provides a
"safe harbor" for such statements in certain circumstances.
These statements are or will be based on current expectations,
estimates, forecasts, projections, beliefs and assumptions of our
management. Actual results may vary materially from such
expectations. These statements are or will be prefaced by words
or phrases such as “believe,” "will," "hope," "expect,"
“anticipate,” "intend" and "plan," the negative expressions of such
words, or words of similar meaning, and these statements include, but
will not necessarily be limited to, our expectations regarding execution
of the Company’s business strategy; future revenues, costs, margins and
other financial measures; anticipated bids, projects, project funding
and new contracts; statements relating to coal; likelihood, timing and
impact of court rulings and additional legislation or regulations on our
target markets; capacity, timing and financing of the AC production and
processing facilities; the Company's ability to supply AC; anticipated
sizes of and growth in the Company's target markets; litigation; and
impact of market conditions, as well as other similar items. Such
statements involve significant risks and uncertainties. Actual
events or results could differ materially from those discussed in the
forward-looking statements as a result of various factors including, but
not limited to: changes in the costs and timing of construction of the
AC facilities; failure to raise additional equity financing; failure to
satisfy funding and other conditions in the equity financing agreements
for the AC facilities; inability to sign or close acceptable debt
financing, coal supply or off-take agreements with respect to the
facilities in a timely manner; availability and costs of raw materials,
equipment and facilities; changes in laws or regulations, prices,
economic conditions and market demand; impact of competition and
litigation; decreases in the use of coal for electricity; results of
product demonstrations; technical and operational difficulties;
availability of skilled personnel and other factors relating to our
business, as discussed in our filings with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission, with particular emphasis on the risk factor
disclosures contained in those filings. You are cautioned not to
place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements made in this
release, and to consult filings we make with the SEC for additional
discussion concerning risks and uncertainties that may apply to our
business and the ownership of our securities. The forward-looking
statements contained in this press release are presented as of the date
hereof, and we disclaim any duty to update such statements unless
required by law to do so.
See Accompanying Tables
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ADA-ES, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(unaudited)
(amounts in thousands, except shares and per share amounts)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Three Months Ended
December 31,
|
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Year Ended
December 31,
|
|
|
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2008
|
|
|
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2007
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
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|
2007
|
|
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REVENUE:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mercury emission control
|
|
$
|
3,246
|
|
|
$
|
4,572
|
|
|
$
|
15,760
|
|
|
$
|
17,954
|
|
|
Flue gas conditioning and other
|
|
|
64
|
|
|
|
229
|
|
|
|
433
|
|
|
|
1,294
|
|
|
Total net revenues
|
|
|
3,310
|
|
|
|
4,801
|
|
|
|
16,193
|
|
|
|
19,248
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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COST OF REVENUES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Mercury emission control
|
|
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2,288
|
|
|
|
3,359
|
|
|
|
10,461
|
|
|
|
12,379
|
|
|
Flue gas conditioning and other
|
|
|
166
|
|
|
|
212
|
|
|
|
443
|
|
|
|
852
|
|
|
Total cost of revenues
|
|
|
2,454
|
|
|
|
3,571
|
|
|
|
10,904
|
|
|
|
13,231
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
GROSS MARGIN
|
|
|
856
|
|
|
|
1,230
|
|
|
|
5,289
|
|
|
|
6,017
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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OTHER COSTS AND EXPENSES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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General and administrative
|
|
|
4,576
|
|
|
|
1,139
|
|
|
|
9,168
|
|
|
|
5,214
|
|
|
Research and development
|
|
|
163
|
|
|
|
200
|
|
|
|
784
|
|
|
|
1,201
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
128
|
|
|
|
116
|
|
|
|
488
|
|
|
|
379
|
|
|
Goodwill impairment charge
|
|
|
1,589
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
1,589
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
Total expenses
|
|
|
6,456
|
|
|
|
1,455
|
|
|
|
12,029
|
|
|
|
6,794
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OPERATING LOSS
|
|
|
(5,600
|
)
|
|
|
(225
|
)
|
|
|
(6,740
|
)
|
|
|
(777
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OTHER INCOME:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest and other income
|
|
|
102
|
|
|
|
180
|
|
|
|
439
|
|
|
|
930
|
|
|
Total other income
|
|
|
102
|
|
|
|
180
|
|
|
|
439
|
|
|
|
930
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(LOSS) INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE
MINORITY INTEREST AND INCOME TAX
|
|
|
(5,498
|
)
|
|
|
(45
|
)
|
|
|
(6,301
|
)
|
|
|
153
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
MINORITY INTEREST
|
|
|
637
|
|
|
|
(39
|
)
|
|
|
688
|
|
|
|
90
|
|
|
(LOSS) INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX
|
|
|
(4,861
|
)
|
|
|
(84
|
)
|
|
|
(5,613
|
)
|
|
|
243
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
INCOME TAX BENEFIT
|
|
|
1,228
|
|
|
|
84
|
|
|
|
1,507
|
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET (LOSS) INCOME
|
|
|
(3,633
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(4,106
|
)
|
|
|
247
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
UNREALIZED GAINS AND (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS IN DEBT AND EQUITY SECURITIES,
NET OF TAX
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(12
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
31
|
|
|
COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME
|
|
$
|
(3,633
|
)
|
|
$
|
(12
|
)
|
|
$
|
(4,106
|
)
|
|
$
|
278
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET (LOSS) INCOME PER COMMON SHARE – BASIC AND DILUTED
|
|
$
|
(.54
|
)
|
|
$
|
.00
|
|
|
$
|
(.67
|
)
|
|
$
|
.05
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING
|
|
|
6,741
|
|
|
|
5,649
|
|
|
|
6,100
|
|
|
|
5,649
|
|
|
WEIGHTED AVERAGE DILUTED COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING
|
|
|
6,741
|
|
|
|
5,681
|
|
|
|
6,100
|
|
|
|
5,737
|
|
|
|
|
See notes accompanying ADA-ES’ consolidated financial statements
in its Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008.
|
|
ADA-ES, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(unaudited)
(amounts in thousands, except shares)
|
|
|
|
|
|
ASSETS
|
|
DECEMBER 31,
|
|
CURRENT ASSETS:
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
$
|
28,201
|
|
|
$
|
13,482
|
|
|
Trade receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $17 and
$5, respectively
|
|
|
6,017
|
|
|
|
4,449
|
|
|
Investments in securities
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
1,916
|
|
|
Inventory
|
|
|
787
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other
|
|
|
1,164
|
|
|
|
282
|
|
|
Total current assets
|
|
|
36,169
|
|
|
|
20,129
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, at cost
|
|
|
36,781
|
|
|
|
2,622
|
|
|
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
(1,777
|
)
|
|
|
(1,372
|
)
|
|
Net property and equipment
|
|
|
35,004
|
|
|
|
1,250
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
GOODWILL, net of $1,556 in amortization
|
|
|
435
|
|
|
|
2,024
|
|
|
INTANGIBLE ASSETS, net of $50 and $46 in amortization,
respectively
|
|
|
256
|
|
|
|
247
|
|
|
INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
2,841
|
|
|
DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
|
|
|
1,878
|
|
|
|
8,159
|
|
|
OTHER ASSETS
|
|
|
1,400
|
|
|
|
256
|
|
|
TOTAL ASSETS
|
|
$
|
75,142
|
|
|
$
|
34,906
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’
EQUITY
|
|
|
|
|
|
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable
|
|
$
|
14,639
|
|
|
$
|
4,285
|
|
|
Accrued payroll and related liabilities
|
|
|
985
|
|
|
|
603
|
|
|
Deferred revenue
|
|
|
1,875
|
|
|
|
944
|
|
|
Accrued expenses
|
|
|
106
|
|
|
|
204
|
|
|
Total current liabilities
|
|
|
17,605
|
|
|
|
6,036
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accrued warranty and other
|
|
|
550
|
|
|
|
318
|
|
|
Total liabilities
|
|
|
18,155
|
|
|
|
6,354
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
MINORITY INTEREST
|
|
|
25,152
|
|
|
|
148
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred stock; 50,000,000 shares authorized, none outstanding
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
Common stock; no par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized,
6,755,932 and 5,683,689 shares issued and outstanding
|
|
|
35,812
|
|
|
|
28,077
|
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
198
|
|
|
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)
|
|
|
(3,977
|
)
|
|
|
129
|
|
|
Total stockholders’ equity
|
|
|
31,835
|
|
|
|
28,404
|
|
|
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
|
|
$
|
75,142
|
|
|
$
|
34,906
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See notes accompanying ADA-ES’ consolidated financial statements
in its Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008.
|
ADA-ES, Inc.
Michael D. Durham, Ph.D., MBA, President & CEO
Mark
H. McKinnies, CFO
303-734-1727
www.adaes.com
or
Investor
Relations Counsel
The Equity Group Inc.
www.theequitygroup.com
Melissa
Dixon, 212-836-9613
MDixon@equityny.com
or
Linda
Latman, 212-836-9609
LLatman@equityny.com