Item 1. Financial Statements
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
CONSOLIDATED WATER CO. LTD.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
June 30,
December 31,
2023
2022
(Unaudited)
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents
$
47,691,699
$
50,711,751
Accounts receivable, net
30,302,638
27,046,182
Inventory
9,844,600
5,727,842
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
6,873,183
5,643,279
Contract assets
8,192,770
2,913,722
Current assets of discontinued operations
320,427
531,480
Total current assets
103,225,317
92,574,256
Property, plant and equipment, net
50,733,041
52,529,545
Construction in progress
5,890,363
3,705,681
Inventory, noncurrent
5,004,956
4,550,987
Investment in OC-BVI
1,339,585
1,545,430
Goodwill
10,425,013
10,425,013
Intangible assets, net
2,545,556
2,818,888
Operating lease right-of-use assets
1,785,865
2,058,384
Other assets
3,001,292
1,669,377
Long-term assets of discontinued operations
21,129,288
21,129,288
Total assets
$
205,080,276
$
193,006,849
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities
$
10,156,003
$
8,438,315
Accounts payable - related parties
—
403,839
Accrued compensation
1,869,351
2,267,583
Dividends payable
1,411,753
1,375,403
Current maturities of operating leases
547,297
546,851
Current portion of long-term debt
114,964
114,964
Contract liabilities
12,928,490
8,803,921
Deferred revenue
409,670
315,825
Current liabilities of discontinued operations
280,695
389,884
Total current liabilities
27,718,223
22,656,585
Long-term debt, noncurrent
161,409
216,117
Deferred tax liabilities
485,008
560,306
Noncurrent operating leases
1,552,708
1,590,542
Other liabilities
153,000
219,110
Total liabilities
30,070,348
25,242,660
Commitments and contingencies
Equity
Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. stockholders' equity
Redeemable preferred stock, $ 0.60 par value. Authorized 200,000 shares; issued and outstanding 48,088 and 34,383 shares, respectively
28,853
20,630
Class A common stock, $ 0.60 par value. Authorized 24,655,000 shares; issued and outstanding 15,736,041 and 15,322,875 shares, respectively
9,441,625
9,193,725
Class B common stock, $ 0.60 par value. Authorized 145,000 shares; none issued
—
—
Additional paid-in capital
91,107,323
89,205,159
Retained earnings
69,702,109
61,247,699
Total Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. stockholders' equity
170,279,910
159,667,213
Non-controlling interests
4,730,018
8,096,976
Total equity
175,009,928
167,764,189
Total liabilities and equity
$
205,080,276
$
193,006,849
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED WATER CO. LTD.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(UNAUDITED)
Three Months Ended June 30,
Six Months Ended June 30,
2023
2022
2023
2022
Revenue
$
44,237,263
$
21,067,127
$
77,106,253
$
40,625,032
Cost of revenue ( including related party expenses of $0 and $ 640,937 for the three months ended, and $ 0 and $ 1,480,369 for the six months ended, June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively)
28,773,714
13,591,630
51,083,622
26,003,771
Gross profit
15,463,549
7,475,497
26,022,631
14,621,261
General and administrative expenses ( including related party expenses of $0 and $ 24,231 for the three months ended, and $ 0 and $ 48,462 for the six months ended, June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively)
5,984,915
4,926,691
12,021,577
9,792,808
Gain on asset dispositions and impairments, net
1,000
5,280
6,916
17,738
Income from operations
9,479,634
2,554,086
14,007,970
4,846,191
Other income (expense):
Interest income
86,137
110,916
199,781
291,603
Interest expense
( 36,247 )
( 2,724 )
( 74,091 )
( 6,805 )
Profit-sharing income from OC-BVI
12,150
8,100
26,325
18,225
Equity in the earnings of OC-BVI
35,272
19,551
70,830
51,317
Net gain on put/call options
—
201,000
—
276,000
Other
31,819
61,139
63,345
87,369
Other income, net
129,131
397,982
286,190
717,709
Income before income taxes
9,608,765
2,952,068
14,294,160
5,563,900
Provision for income taxes
1,940,067
10,152
2,389,552
56,425
Net income from continuing operations
7,668,698
2,941,916
11,904,608
5,507,475
Income from continuing operations attributable to non-controlling interests
137,226
232,197
300,347
473,627
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. stockholders
7,531,472
2,709,719
11,604,261
5,033,848
Total loss from discontinued operations
( 207,701 )
( 419,833 )
( 466,864 )
( 1,027,147 )
Net income attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. stockholders
$
7,323,771
$
2,289,886
$
11,137,397
$
4,006,701
Basic earnings (loss) per common share attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. common stockholders
Continuing operations
$
0.48
$
0.18
$
0.74
$
0.33
Discontinued operations
( 0.01 )
( 0.03 )
( 0.03 )
( 0.07 )
Basic earnings per share
$
0.47
$
0.15
$
0.71
$
0.26
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. common stockholders
Continuing operations
$
0.47
$
0.18
$
0.73
$
0.33
Discontinued operations
( 0.01 )
( 0.03 )
( 0.03 )
( 0.07 )
Diluted earnings per share
$
0.46
$
0.15
$
0.70
$
0.26
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
15,736,041
15,285,523
15,729,852
15,285,523
Diluted earnings per share
15,907,440
15,436,421
15,899,923
15,435,956
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED WATER CO. LTD.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(UNAUDITED)
Redeemable
Additional
Non-
Total
preferred stock
Common stock
paid-in
Retained
controlling
stockholders’
Shares
Dollars
Shares
Dollars
capital
earnings
interests
equity
Balance as of December 31, 2022
34,383
$
20,630
15,322,875
$
9,193,725
$
89,205,159
$
61,247,699
$
8,096,976
$
167,764,189
Issue of share capital
—
—
44,783
26,870
( 26,870 )
—
—
—
Net income
—
—
—
—
—
3,813,626
163,121
3,976,747
Purchase of remaining non-controlling interest in PERC
—
—
368,383
221,030
1,006,248
—
( 3,667,305 )
( 2,440,027 )
Dividends declared
—
—
—
—
—
( 1,342,015 )
—
( 1,342,015 )
Stock-based compensation
—
—
—
—
463,893
—
—
463,893
Balance as of March 31, 2023
34,383
20,630
15,736,041
9,441,625
90,648,430
63,719,310
4,592,792
168,422,787
Issue of share capital
13,309
7,985
—
—
( 7,985 )
—
—
—
Buyback of preferred stock
( 203 )
( 122 )
—
—
( 1,708 )
—
—
( 1,830 )
Net income
—
—
—
—
—
7,323,771
137,226
7,460,997
Exercise of options
599
360
—
—
6,891
—
—
7,251
Dividends declared
—
—
—
—
—
( 1,340,972 )
—
( 1,340,972 )
Stock-based compensation
—
—
—
—
461,695
—
—
461,695
Balance as of June 30, 2023
48,088
$
28,853
15,736,041
$
9,441,625
$
91,107,323
$
69,702,109
$
4,730,018
$
175,009,928
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Redeemable
Additional
Non-
Total
preferred stock
Common stock
paid-in
Retained
controlling
stockholders’
Shares
Dollars
Shares
Dollars
capital
earnings
interests
equity
Balance as of December 31, 2021
28,635
$
17,181
15,243,693
$
9,146,216
$
87,812,432
$
60,603,056
$
8,086,538
$
165,665,423
Issue of share capital
—
—
41,830
25,098
( 25,098 )
—
—
—
Net income
—
—
—
—
—
1,716,815
241,430
1,958,245
Dividends declared
—
—
—
—
—
( 1,303,014 )
—
( 1,303,014 )
Stock-based compensation
—
—
—
—
188,985
—
—
188,985
Balance as of March 31, 2022
28,635
17,181
15,285,523
9,171,314
87,976,319
61,016,857
8,327,968
166,509,639
Issue of share capital
9,295
5,577
—
—
( 5,577 )
—
—
—
Net income
—
—
—
—
—
2,289,886
232,197
2,522,083
Exercise of options
309
185
—
—
2,511
—
—
2,696
Dividends declared
—
—
—
—
—
( 1,301,840 )
( 464,200 )
( 1,766,040 )
Stock-based compensation
—
—
—
—
205,137
—
—
205,137
Balance as of June 30, 2022
38,239
$
22,943
15,285,523
$
9,171,314
$
88,178,390
$
62,004,903
$
8,095,965
$
167,473,515
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED WATER CO. LTD.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
Six Months Ended June 30,
2023
2022
Net cash provided by operating activities - continuing operations
$
5,569,530
$
13,874,865
Net cash used in operating activities - discontinued operations
( 595,980 )
( 661,698 )
Net cash provided by operating activities
4,973,550
13,213,167
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchase of certificate of deposit
—
( 2,518,493 )
Maturity of certificate of deposit
—
2,500,000
Additions to property, plant and equipment and construction in progress
( 3,110,041 )
( 1,796,196 )
Proceeds from asset dispositions
21,410
24,360
Purchase of remaining non-controlling interest in PERC
( 2,440,027 )
—
Net cash used in investing activities
( 5,528,658 )
( 1,790,329 )
Cash flows from financing activities
Dividends paid to common shareholders
( 2,640,792 )
( 2,595,547 )
Dividends paid to preferred shareholders
( 5,845 )
( 4,868 )
Dividends paid to non-controlling interests
—
( 464,200 )
Buyback of redeemable preferred stock
( 1,830 )
—
Proceeds received from exercise of stock options
7,251
2,696
Principal repayments on long-term debt
( 54,708 )
( 31,144 )
Net cash used in financing activities
( 2,695,924 )
( 3,093,063 )
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
( 3,251,032 )
8,329,775
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
50,711,751
40,358,059
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period - discontinued operations
442,252
750,048
Less: cash and cash equivalents at end of period - discontinued operations
( 211,272 )
( 344,720 )
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$
47,691,699
$
49,093,162
Non-cash transactions:
Issuance of 13,309 and 9,295 , respectively, shares of redeemable preferred stock for services rendered
$
287,922
$
133,197
Issuance of 44,783 and 41,830 , respectively, shares of common stock for services rendered
$
621,811
$
521,016
Dividends declared but not paid
$
1,341,651
$
1,302,520
Issuance of 368,383 and 0 , respectively, shares of common stock for the purchase of non-controlling interest in PERC
$
5,359,973
$
—
Transfers from inventory to property, plant and equipment and construction in progress
$
139,471
$
185,013
Transfers from construction in progress to property, plant and equipment
$
188,871
$
240,401
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities
$
249,145
$
—
Purchase of equipment through issuance of long-term debt
$
—
$
68,422
Transfers from prepaid expenses to property, plant and equipment
$
91,123
$
—
Transfers from prepaid expenses to inventory
$
419,420
$
—
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED WATER CO. LTD.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
1. Principal activity
Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”) supply potable water, treat wastewater and water for reuse, and provide water-related products and services to customers in the Cayman Islands, The Bahamas, the United States and the British Virgin Islands. The Company produces potable water from seawater using reverse osmosis technology and sells this water to a variety of customers, including public utilities, commercial and tourist properties, residential properties and government facilities. The Company designs, builds and sells water production and water treatment infrastructure and manages water infrastructure for commercial and governmental customers. The Company also manufactures a wide range of specialized and custom water industry related products and provides design, engineering, operating and other services applicable to commercial, municipal and industrial water production, supply and treatment.
2. Accounting policies
Basis of consolidation: The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company’s (i) wholly-owned subsidiaries, Aerex Industries, Inc. (“Aerex”), Aquilex, Inc. (“Aquilex”), Cayman Water Company Limited (“Cayman Water”), Consolidated Water Cooperatief, U.A. (“CW-Cooperatief”), Consolidated Water U.S. Holdings, Inc. (“CW-Holdings”), DesalCo Limited (“DesalCo”), Kalaeloa Desalco LLC (“Kalaeloa Desalco”), Ocean Conversion (Cayman) Limited (“OC-Cayman”), and PERC Water Corporation ("PERC"); and (ii) majority-owned subsidiaries Consolidated Water (Bahamas) Ltd. (“CW-Bahamas”), N.S.C. Agua, S.A. de C.V. (“NSC”), and Aguas de Rosarito S.A.P.I. de C.V. (“AdR”). The Company’s investment in its affiliate Ocean Conversion (BVI) Ltd. (“OC-BVI”) is accounted for using the equity method of accounting. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
On January 4, 2023, as a result of CW-Holdings' exercise of a call option in October 2022, CW-Holdings purchased the remaining 39 % ownership interest in PERC for $ 2.4 million in cash and 368,383 shares of the Company’s common stock, having a value of approximately $ 5.36 million based upon the opening trading price of the Company’s common stock on The Nasdaq Global Market on the date of the transaction. After giving effect to this purchase, CW-Holdings owns 100 % of the outstanding capital stock of PERC.
In September 2021, Kalaeloa Desalco was formed to pursue a project encompassing the design, construction, operations and maintenance of a seawater reverse osmosis desalination plant in Oahu, Hawaii. On June 2, 2023, Kalaeloa Desalco, which is jointly owned by PERC and CW-Holdings, signed a definitive agreement with the Honolulu Board of Water Supply to design, build, operate and maintain a 1.7 million gallons per day seawater reverse osmosis desalination plant in Oahu, Hawaii.
The accompanying interim condensed consolidated financial statements are unaudited. These condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments (which are of a normal recurring nature) that, in the opinion of management, are necessary to fairly present the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows as of and for the periods presented. The consolidated results of operations for these interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for future periods, including the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023.
These condensed consolidated financial statements and notes are presented in accordance with the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) relating to interim financial statements and in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”). Certain information and note disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with US GAAP have been condensed or omitted in these condensed consolidated financial statements pursuant to SEC rules and regulations, although the Company believes that the disclosures made herein are adequate to make the information not misleading. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022.
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Foreign currency: The Company’s reporting currency is the United States dollar (“US$”). The functional currency of the Company and its foreign operating subsidiaries (other than NSC, AdR, and CW-Cooperatief) is the currency for each respective country. The functional currency for NSC, AdR, and CW-Cooperatief is the US$. NSC and AdR conduct business in US$ and Mexican pesos and CW-Cooperatief conducts business in US$ and euros. The exchange rates for the Cayman Islands dollar and the Bahamian dollar are fixed to the US$. The exchange rates for conversion of Mexican pesos and euros into US$ vary based upon market conditions.
Net foreign currency gains arising from transactions and re-measurements were $ 24,397 and $ 6,988 for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, and $ 50,176 and $ 29,034 for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, and are included in “Other income (expense) - Other” in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of income.
Cash and cash equivalents: Cash and cash equivalents consist of demand deposits at banks and certificates of deposit at banks with an original maturity of three months or less. Cash and cash equivalents as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 include approximately $ 5.1 million and $ 7.4 million, respectively, of certificates of deposits with an original maturity of three months or less.
Certain transfers from the Company’s Bahamas bank accounts to Company bank accounts in other countries require the approval of the Central Bank of The Bahamas. The equivalent United States dollar cash balances for deposits held in The Bahamas as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 were approximately $ 10.1 million and $ 5.7 million, respectively.
Goodwill and intangible assets: Goodwill represents the excess cost of an acquired business over the fair value of the assets and liabilities of the acquired business as of the date of acquisition. Goodwill and intangible assets recorded as a result of a business combination and determined to have an indefinite useful life are not amortized but are tested for impairment annually or upon the identification of a triggering event. Intangible assets with estimable useful lives are amortized over their respective estimated useful lives to their estimated residual values and reviewed periodically for impairment. The Company evaluates the possible impairment of goodwill annually as part of its reporting process for the fourth quarter of each fiscal year. Management identifies the Company’s reporting units for goodwill impairment testing purposes, which consist of Cayman Water, the bulk segment (which is comprised of CW-Bahamas and OC-Cayman), PERC, and the manufacturing segment (i.e., Aerex), and determines the carrying value of each reporting unit by assigning the assets and liabilities, including the existing goodwill and intangible assets, to those reporting units. The Company determines the fair value of each reporting unit and compares these fair values to the carrying amounts of the reporting units. To the extent the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds the fair value of the reporting unit, an impairment loss is recorded.
As of December 31, 2022, the Company elected to assess qualitative factors to determine whether it was necessary to perform the quantitative goodwill impairment testing conducted in prior years for all goodwill reporting units other than the manufacturing reporting unit. The Company assessed relevant events and circumstances to evaluate whether it is more likely than not that the fair values of such reporting units are less than their carrying values. The events and circumstances assessed for each unit included macroeconomic conditions, industry and market conditions, cost factors, overall financial performance, and other relevant events. Based upon this qualitative assessment the Company determined that it was more likely than not that the fair values of its Cayman Water and bulk segment reporting units exceeded their carrying values as of December 31, 2022. Based upon the Company’s negotiated, arms-length purchase of the remaining 39 % equity interest in PERC from its minority shareholders for $ 7.8 million in January 2023, the fair value of the Company’s PERC reporting unit exceeded its carrying value by 79 % as of December 31, 2022.
For the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company estimated the fair value of its manufacturing reporting unit by applying the discounted cash flow method, which relied upon seven-year discrete projections of operating results, working capital and capital expenditures, along with a terminal value subsequent to the discrete period. These seven-year projections were based upon historical and anticipated future results, general economic and market conditions, and considered the impact of planned business and operational strategies. The discount rates for the calculations represented the estimated cost of capital for market participants at the time of the analysis. The Company also estimated the fair value of its manufacturing reporting unit for the year ended December 31, 2022 by applying the guideline public company method. The Company weighted the fair values estimated for its manufacturing reporting unit under each method and summed such weighted fair values to estimate the overall fair value for the reporting unit. The respective weightings the
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Company applied to each method for the year ended December 31, 2022 were 80 % to the discounted cash flow method and 20 % to the guideline public company method.
The fair value the Company estimated for its manufacturing reporting unit exceeded its carrying amount by 63 % as of December 31, 2022.
The Company believes the inherent uncertainties associated with the accounting estimates and assumptions it uses for its estimates of its manufacturing reporting unit’s fair value have increased due to the current, less predictable economic conditions, which have resulted in increasing raw material prices, extended and unexpected delays in the procurement and delivery of its raw materials, and have also, the Company believes, adversely affected its customers. Should interest rates rise significantly in the future the Company would likely be required to increase the discount rate it uses under the discounted cash flow method to estimate the fair value of this reporting unit, and such increased discount rate in and of itself could decrease the estimated fair value of the manufacturing reporting unit under the discounted cash flow method.
As noted previously, based upon the Company’s estimation prepared as of December 31, 2022, the fair value of the Company’s manufacturing reporting unit exceeded its carrying value by 63 %. However, if the Company determines in the future that Aerex’s discounted future cash inflows will be less than its present expectations, the Company may be required to record additional impairment losses to reduce the remaining carrying values of its manufacturing reporting unit’s goodwill and its remaining unamortized intangible assets balances, which amounted to $ 1,985,211 and $ 707,778 , respectively, as of June 30, 2023. Any such impairment losses could have a material adverse impact on the Company’s consolidated results of operations.
Income taxes: The Company accounts for the income taxes arising from the operations of its United States subsidiaries under the asset and liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities, if any, are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. A valuation allowance is provided to the extent any deferred tax asset may not be realized.
The Company is not presently subject to income taxes in the other countries in which it operates.
Revenue recognition: Revenue is recognized when control of the promised goods or services is transferred to the Company’s customers, in an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services.
The following table presents the Company’s revenue disaggregated by revenue source.
Three Months Ended June 30,
Six Months Ended June 30,
2023
2022
2023
2022
Retail revenue
$
7,573,329
$
6,526,803
$
15,344,424
$
12,840,003
Bulk revenue
8,482,495
8,423,749
17,486,868
15,774,393
Services revenue
24,093,963
5,055,483
36,815,664
9,799,303
Manufacturing revenue
4,087,476
1,061,092
7,459,297
2,211,333
Total revenue
$
44,237,263
$
21,067,127
$
77,106,253
$
40,625,032
Retail revenue
The Company produces and supplies water to end-users, including residential, commercial and governmental customers in the Cayman Islands under an exclusive retail license issued to Cayman Water by the Cayman Islands government to provide water in two of the three most populated areas on Grand Cayman Island. Customers are billed on a monthly basis based on metered consumption and bills are typically collected within 30 to 45 days after the billing date. Receivables not collected within 45 days subject the customer to disconnection from water service.
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The Company recognizes revenue from water sales at the time water is supplied to the customer’s premises. The amount of water supplied is determined and invoiced based upon water meter readings performed at the end of each month. All retail water contracts are month-to-month contracts. The Company has elected the “right to invoice” practical expedient for revenue recognition on its retail water sale contracts and recognizes revenue in the amount to which the Company has a right to invoice.
Bulk revenue
The Company produces and supplies water to government-owned utilities in the Cayman Islands and The Bahamas.
OC-Cayman provides bulk water to the Water Authority-Cayman (“WAC”), a government-owned utility and regulatory agency, under two agreements. The WAC in turn distributes such water to properties in Grand Cayman outside of Cayman Water’s retail license area.
The Company sells bulk water in The Bahamas through its majority-owned subsidiary, CW-Bahamas, under two agreements with the Water and Sewerage Corporation of The Bahamas (“WSC”), which distributes such water through its own pipeline system to residential, commercial and tourist properties on the Island of New Providence.
The Company has elected the “right to invoice” practical expedient for revenue recognition on its bulk water sale contracts and recognizes revenue in the amount to which the Company has a right to invoice.
Services and Manufacturing revenue
The Company provides design, engineering, management, procurement and construction services for desalination infrastructure through DesalCo, which serves customers in the Cayman Islands, The Bahamas and the British Virgin Islands.
The Company also designs, builds, sells, operates and manages water, wastewater and water reuse infrastructure through PERC. All of PERC's customers are companies or governmental entities located in the U.S.
The Company, through Aerex, is a custom and specialty manufacturer of systems and products applicable to commercial, municipal and industrial water production and treatment. Substantially all of Aerex’s customers are U.S. companies.
The Company generates construction and services revenue from DesalCo and PERC and generates manufacturing revenue from Aerex.
The Company recognizes revenue for its construction and custom/specialized manufacturing contracts over time under the input method using costs incurred (which represents work performed) to date relative to total estimated costs at completion to measure progress toward satisfying a contract’s performance obligations as such measure best reflects the transfer of control of the promised good to the customer. Contract costs include labor, materials and subcontractor costs. The Company follows this method since it can make reasonably dependable estimates of the revenue and costs applicable to the various stages of a contract. Under this input method, the Company records revenue and recognizes profit or loss as work on the contract progresses. The Company estimates total project costs and profit to be earned on each long-term, fixed price contract prior to commencement of work on the contract and updates these estimates as work on the contract progresses. The cumulative amount of revenue recorded on a contract at a specified point in time is that percentage of total estimated revenue that incurred costs to date comprise of estimated total contract costs. Due to the extended time it may take to complete many of the Company’s contracts and the scope and nature of the work required to be performed on those contracts, the estimations of total revenue and costs at completion is complicated and subject to many variables and, accordingly, are subject to changes. When adjustments in estimated total contract revenue or estimated total contract costs are required, any changes from prior estimates are recognized in the current period for the inception-to-date effect of such changes. The Company recognizes the full amount of any estimated loss on a contract at the time the estimates indicate such a loss. Any contract assets are classified as current assets. Contract liabilities on uncompleted contracts, if any, are classified as current liabilities.
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During the three months ended June 30, 2023, the Company adjusted its previous estimates of the total contract costs for two of its construction contracts. These adjustments increased the services segment’s income from operations and the Company’s consolidated net income by $ 1 ,761,753 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023. This adjustment increased diluted earnings per share by $ 0.1 1 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023.
The Company has elected the “right to invoice” practical expedient for revenue recognition on its services agreements and recognizes revenue in the amount to which the Company has a right to invoice.
Revenue recognized and amounts billed on contracts in progress are summarized as follows:
June 30,
December 31,
2023
2022
Revenue recognized to date on contracts in progress
$
58,727,821
$
25,469,014
Amounts billed to date on contracts in progress
( 68,535,879 )
( 33,407,182 )
Retainage
5,072,338
2,047,969
Net contract liability
$
( 4,735,720 )
$
( 5,890,199 )
The above net balances are reflected in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets as follows:
June 30,
December 31,
2023
2022
Contract assets
$
8,192,770
$
2,913,722
Contract liabilities
( 12,928,490 )
( 8,803,921 )
Net contract liability
$
( 4,735,720 )
$
( 5,890,199 )
The significant increase in contract liabilities from December 31, 2022 to June 30, 2023 is primarily attributable to billings on PERC’s construction contract with Liberty (Litchfield Park Water & Sewer) Corp. (“Liberty Utilities”) for a water treatment facility in Arizona.
As of June 30, 2023, the Company had unsatisfied or partially unsatisfied performance obligations for contracts in progress representing approximately $ 67.3 million in aggregate transaction price for contracts with an original expected length of greater than one year . The Company expects to earn revenue as it satisfies its performance obligations under those contracts in the amount of approximately $ 45.6 million during the remainder of the year ending December 31, 2023 and approximately $ 21.7 million thereafter . In addition, the Company recognized revenue of approximately $ 7.2 million in the six months ended June 30, 2023, that was included in the contract liability balance as of December 31, 2022.
Practical Expedients and Exemptions
The Company does not disclose the value of unsatisfied performance obligations for (i) contracts with an original expected length of one year or less and (ii) contracts for which the Company recognizes revenue at the amount to which it has the right to invoice for services performed.
Comparative amounts: Certain amounts presented in the financial statements previously issued for 2022 have been reclassified to conform to the current periods’ presentation.
3. Segment information
The Company has four reportable segments: retail, bulk, services and manufacturing. The retail segment operates the water utility for the Seven Mile Beach and West Bay areas of Grand Cayman Island pursuant to an exclusive license granted by the Cayman Islands government. The bulk segment supplies potable water to government utilities in Grand Cayman and The Bahamas under long-term contracts. The services segment designs, constructs and sells water infrastructure and provides management and operating services to third parties. The manufacturing segment manufactures and services a wide range of custom and specialized water-related products applicable to commercial, municipal and industrial water production, supply and treatment. Consistent with prior periods, the Company records all non-direct general and
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administrative expenses in its retail segment and does not allocate any of these non-direct expenses to its other three business segments.
The accounting policies of the segments are consistent with those described in Note 2. The Company evaluates each segment’s performance based upon its income (or loss) from operations. All intercompany transactions are eliminated for segment presentation purposes.
The Company’s segments are strategic business units that are managed separately because each segment sells different products and/or services, serves customers with distinctly different needs and generates different gross profit margins.
Three Months Ended June 30, 2023
Retail
Bulk
Services
Manufacturing
Total
Revenue
$
7,573,329
$
8,482,495
$
24,093,963
$
4,087,476
$
44,237,263
Cost of revenue
3,433,132
5,931,735
16,248,141
3,160,706
28,773,714
Gross profit
4,140,197
2,550,760
7,845,822
926,770
15,463,549
General and administrative expenses
4,265,535
379,900
904,560
434,920
5,984,915
Gain on asset dispositions and impairments, net
—
1,000
—
—
1,000
Income (loss) from operations
$
( 125,338 )
$
2,171,860
$
6,941,262
$
491,850
9,479,634
Other income, net
129,131
Income before income taxes
9,608,765
Provision for income taxes
1,940,067
Net income from continuing operations
7,668,698
Income from continuing operations attributable to non-controlling interests
137,226
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. stockholders
7,531,472
Net loss from discontinued operations
( 207,701 )
Net income attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. stockholders
$
7,323,771
Depreciation and amortization expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2023 for the retail, bulk, services and manufacturing segments were $ 593,337 , $ 840,200 , $ 174,084 and $ 68,160 , respectively.
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Three Months Ended June 30, 2022
Retail
Bulk
Services
Manufacturing
Total
Revenue
$
6,526,803
$
8,423,749
$
5,055,483
$
1,061,092
$
21,067,127
Cost of revenue
3,118,411
5,647,583
3,865,867
959,769
13,591,630
Gross profit
3,408,392
2,776,166
1,189,616
101,323
7,475,497
General and administrative expenses
3,345,109
404,072
838,040
339,470
4,926,691
Gain on asset dispositions and impairments, net
1,200
—
4,080
—
5,280
Income (loss) from operations
$
64,483
$
2,372,094
$
355,656
$
( 238,147 )
2,554,086
Other income, net
397,982
Income before income taxes
2,952,068
Provision for income taxes
10,152
Net income from continuing operations
2,941,916
Income attributable to non-controlling interests
232,197
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. stockholders
2,709,719
Net loss from discontinued operations
( 419,833 )
Net income attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. stockholders
$
2,289,886
Depreciation and amortization expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2022 for the retail, bulk, services and manufacturing segments were $ 637,796 , $ 704,841 , $ 168,078 and $ 70,307 , respectively.
Six Months Ended June 30, 2023
Retail
Bulk
Services
Manufacturing
Total
Revenue
$
15,344,424
$
17,486,868
$
36,815,664
$
7,459,297
$
77,106,253
Cost of revenue
6,983,926
12,174,881
26,292,219
5,632,596
51,083,622
Gross profit
8,360,498
5,311,987
10,523,445
1,826,701
26,022,631
General and administrative expenses
8,442,642
732,875
1,993,232
852,828
12,021,577
Gain (loss) on asset dispositions and impairments, net
( 7,287 )
12,270
—
1,933
6,916
Income (loss) from operations
$
( 89,431 )
$
4,591,382
$
8,530,213
$
975,806
14,007,970
Other income, net
286,190
Income before income taxes
14,294,160
Provision for income taxes
2,389,552
Net income from continuing operations
11,904,608
Income from continuing operations attributable to non-controlling interests
300,347
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. stockholders
11,604,261
Net loss from discontinued operations
( 466,864 )
Net income attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. stockholders
$
11,137,397
Depreciation and amortization expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2023 for the retail, bulk, services and manufacturing segments were $ 1,219,974 , $ 1,568,329 , $ 345,433 and $ 136,123 , respectively.
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Six Months Ended June 30, 2022
Retail
Bulk
Services
Manufacturing
Total
Revenue
$
12,840,003
$
15,774,393
$
9,799,303
$
2,211,333
$
40,625,032
Cost of revenue
6,172,151
10,334,702
7,515,047
1,981,871
26,003,771
Gross profit
6,667,852
5,439,691
2,284,256
229,462
14,621,261
General and administrative expenses
6,795,515
714,375
1,618,014
664,904
9,792,808
Gain on asset dispositions and impairments, net
1,200
—
16,538
—
17,738
Income (loss) from operations
$
( 126,463 )
$
4,725,316
$
682,780
$
( 435,442 )
4,846,191
Other income, net
717,709
Income before income taxes
5,563,900
Benefit from income taxes
56,425
Net income from continuing operations
5,507,475
Income from continuing operations attributable to non-controlling interests
473,627
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. stockholders
5,033,848
Net loss from discontinued operations
( 1,027,147 )
Net income attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. stockholders
$
4,006,701
Depreciation and amortization expenses for six months ended June 30, 2022 for the retail, bulk, services and manufacturing segments were $ 1,253,481 , $ 1,407,100 , $ 327,077 and $ 141,515 , respectively.
As of June 30, 2023
Retail
Bulk
Services
Manufacturing
Total
Accounts receivable, net
$
2,888,718
$
16,706,287
$
9,313,767
$
1,393,866
$
30,302,638
Inventory, current and non-current
$
2,982,133
$
4,521,035
$
2,442,895
$
4,903,493
$
14,849,556
Contract assets
$
—
$
—
$
4,391,497
$
3,801,273
$
8,192,770
Property, plant and equipment, net
$
26,784,612
$
21,593,941
$
788,538
$
1,565,950
$
50,733,041
Construction in progress
$
5,798,183
$
30,388
$
—
$
61,792
$
5,890,363
Intangibles, net
$
—
$
—
$
1,837,778
$
707,778
$
2,545,556
Goodwill
$
1,170,511
$
1,948,875
$
5,320,416
$
1,985,211
$
10,425,013
Total segment assets
$
60,266,383
$
60,738,383
$
46,324,828
$
16,300,967
$
183,630,561
Assets of discontinued operations
$
21,449,715
Total assets
$
205,080,276
As of December 31, 2022
Retail
Bulk
Services
Manufacturing
Total
Accounts receivable, net
$
2,953,927
$
16,554,940
$
5,838,721
$
1,698,594
$
27,046,182
Inventory, current and non-current
$
2,759,659
$
4,037,684
$
—
$
3,481,486
$
10,278,829
Contract assets
$
—
$
—
$
1,249,069
$
1,664,653
$
2,913,722
Property, plant and equipment, net
$
27,697,490
$
22,510,658
$
759,409
$
1,561,988
$
52,529,545
Construction in progress
$
3,643,889
$
—
$
—
$
61,792
$
3,705,681
Intangibles, net
$
—
$
—
$
2,064,444
$
754,444
$
2,818,888
Goodwill
$
1,170,511
$
1,948,875
$
5,320,416
$
1,985,211
$
10,425,013
Total segment assets
$
65,853,789
$
56,118,243
$
36,319,078
$
13,054,971
$
171,346,081
Assets of discontinued operations
$
21,660,768
Total assets
$
193,006,849
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4. Earnings per share
Earnings per share (“EPS”) is computed on a basic and diluted basis. Basic EPS is computed by dividing net income (less preferred stock dividends) available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. The computation of diluted EPS assumes the issuance of common shares for all potential common shares outstanding during the reporting period and, if dilutive, the effect of stock options as computed under the treasury stock method.
The following summarizes information related to the computation of basic and diluted EPS:
Three Months Ended June 30,
Six Months Ended June 30,
2023
2022
2023
2022
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. stockholders
$
7,531,472
$
2,709,719
$
11,604,261
$
5,033,848
Less: preferred stock dividends
( 4,087 )
( 3,250 )
( 7,010 )
( 5,684 )
Net income from continuing operations available to common shares in the determination of basic earnings per common share
7,527,385
2,706,469
11,597,251
5,028,164
Total loss from discontinued operations
( 207,701 )
( 419,833 )
( 466,864 )
( 1,027,147 )
Net income available to common shares in the determination of basic earnings per common share
$
7,319,684
$
2,286,636
$
11,130,387
$
4,001,017
Weighted average number of common shares in the determination of basic earnings per common share attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. common stockholders
15,736,041
15,285,523
15,729,852
15,285,523
Plus:
Weighted average number of preferred shares outstanding during the period
34,695
29,049
34,540
28,843
Potential dilutive effect of unexercised options and unvested stock grants
136,704
121,849
135,531
121,590
Weighted average number of shares used for determining diluted earnings per common share attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. common stockholders
15,907,440
15,436,421
15,899,923
15,435,956
5. Discontinued operations - Mexico project development
In 2010, the Company began the pursuit, through its Netherlands subsidiary, Consolidated Water Cooperatief, U.A. (“CW-Cooperatief”), and its Mexico subsidiary, N.S.C. Agua, S.A. de C.V. (“NSC”), of a project (the “Project”) that encompassed the construction, operation and minority ownership of a 100 million gallons per day seawater reverse osmosis desalination plant to be located in northern Baja California, Mexico and accompanying pipelines to deliver water to the Mexican potable water system.
Through a series of transactions that began in 2012, NSC purchased 20.1 hectares of land for approximately $ 21.1 million on which the proposed Project’s plant was to be constructed.
Following an assessment by the State of Baja, California (the “State”) of the need for such a desalination plant and the passage of enabling legislation in November 2015, the State officially commenced the required public tender for the Project. A consortium (the “Consortium”) comprised of NSC, Suez Medio Ambiente México, S.A. de C.V. (“Suez MA”), a subsidiary of SUEZ International, S.A.S., and NuWater S.A.P.I. de C.V. (“NuWater”) submitted its tender for the Project in April 2016 and in June 2016, the State designated the Consortium as the winner of the tender process for the Project.
In August 2016, NSC and NuWater incorporated a new company under the name Aguas de Rosarito S.A.P.I. de C.V. (“AdR”) to pursue completion of the Project and executed a shareholders agreement for AdR agreeing among other things
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that (i) AdR would purchase the land and other Project assets from NSC on the date that the Project begins commercial operation and (ii) AdR would enter into a Management and Technical Services Agreement with NSC effective on the first day that the Project begins commercial operation. NSC initially owned 99.6 % of the equity of AdR. In February 2018, CW-Holdings acquired the remaining 0.4 % ownership in AdR from NuWater.
On August 22, 2016, the Public Private Partnership Agreement for the Project (the “APP Contract”) was executed between AdR, the State Water Commission of Baja, California (“CEA”), and the Government of Baja California, as represented by the Secretary of Planning and Finance and the Public Utilities Commission of Tijuana (“CESPT”). The APP Contract required AdR to design, construct, finance and operate a seawater reverse osmosis desalination plant (and accompanying aqueduct) with a capacity of up to 100 million gallons per day in two phases: the first with a capacity of 50 million gallons per day and an aqueduct to the Mexican public water system in Tijuana, Baja California and the second phase with a capacity of 50 million gallons per day. The first phase was to be operational within 36 months of commencing construction and the second phase was to be operational by January 2025. The APP Contract further required AdR to operate and maintain the plant and aqueduct for a period of 37 years starting from the commencement of operation of the first phase. At the end of the operating period, the plant and aqueduct would have been transferred to CEA. The APP Contract was subsequently amended by the parties in June 2018 to increase the scope of Phase 1 and to allow for changes in the water tariff due to the changes in the exchange rate for the peso, interest rates and construction costs that had and would occur from the date the APP Contract was signed to the date construction commenced.
On June 29, 2020, AdR received a letter (the “Letter”) from the Director General of CEA and the Director General of CESPT terminating the APP Contract. The Letter requested that AdR provide an inventory of the assets that currently comprise the “Project Works” (as defined in the APP Contract) for the purpose of acknowledging and paying the non-recoverable expenses made by AdR in connection with the Project, with such reimbursement to be calculated in accordance with the terms of the APP Contract. The applicable law required that this list of non-recoverable expenses made by AdR in connection with the Project be submitted to CEA and CESPT within 20 business days from the date of receipt of the Letter. AdR initiated an amparo claim before a federal district court in Tijuana, Baja California, to challenge the provision of the applicable law requiring submittal of the list of non-recoverable expenses within the 20 business days term, as AdR considered such term to be unreasonably short due to the magnitude of the Project and the scope of supporting documentation required to be provided with respect to the non-recoverable expenses. AdR obtained an initial provisional suspension of the lapsing of such 20 -day term from the court, and on August 10, 2020 the court made such suspension definitive until the completion of the amparo trial. As such, the 20 -day term for filing the list of non-recoverable expenses was suspended. Therefore, on August 28, 2020, AdR submitted their list of non-recoverable expenses, including those of NSC, to CEA and CESPT which was comprised of 51,144,525 United States dollars and an additional 137,333,114 Mexican pesos. In February 2021, AdR withdrew this amparo claim, and such withdrawal was accepted by the federal district court in Tijuana. To date, AdR has not received a formal response from CEA or CESPT to its submission of non-recoverable expenses.
The Company believes CW-Cooperatief, as a Netherlands company, has certain rights relating to its investments in NSC and AdR under the Agreement on Promotion, Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investments between the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the United Mexican States entered into force as of October 1, 1999 (the “Treaty”). On April 16, 2021, CW-Cooperatief submitted a letter to the President of Mexico and other Mexican federal government officials alleging that the State’s termination of the APP Contract constituted a breach by Mexico of its international obligations under the Treaty, entitling CW-Cooperatief to full reparation, including monetary damages. This letter invited Mexico to seek a resolution of this investment dispute through consultation and negotiation, but stated that if the dispute cannot be resolved in this manner, CW-Cooperatief would refer the dispute to the International Centre for the Settlement of International Disputes for arbitration, as provided for in the Treaty. On June 29, 2021, the Mexican Ministry of Economy responded to CW-Cooperatief’s letter and proposed to hold a consultation meeting. Two such meetings were held on July 9, 2021 and August 2, 2021 on a confidential basis, without a resolution of the Company’s investment dispute.
On February 9, 2022, CW-Cooperatief, filed a Request for Arbitration with the International Centre for Settlement of International Disputes requesting that the United Mexican States pay CW-Cooperatief damages in excess of US$ 51 million plus MXN$ 137 million (with the exact amount to be quantified in the proceedings), plus fees, costs and pre- and post-award interest.
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CW-Cooperatief intends to pursue vigorously the relief sought in the arbitration, in addition to pursuing all other legal remedies and courses of action available under the operative contracts and applicable law with respect to their rights, damages, fees and expenses. The Company cannot provide any assurances that CW-Cooperatief will be able to obtain the relief sought in the arbitration, and the Company has incurred and will continue to incur legal and other arbitration-related expenses that are material to its consolidated results of operations and cash flows.
During July 2022, the State initiated discussions with the Company to potentially resolve the issues related to the cancellation by the government of the Rosarito desalination plant contract as well as potentially addressing the State’s acute water shortage issues. The Company cannot presently determine the outcome of the discussions and the Company has not terminated its efforts to obtain relief through the international arbitration process as a result of these discussions.
The Company cannot provide any assurances that it will be able to obtain reimbursement for any expenses or investments made with respect to the Project.
As a result of the cancellation of the APP Contract, in 2020 the Company discontinued all development activities associated with the Project and commenced active marketing efforts to sell the land NSC purchased for the Project. Accordingly, the assets and liabilities of CW-Cooperatief, NSC and AdR, as well as the costs for legal and administrative activities to pursue reimbursement from the State of Baja California following the cancellation of the APP Contract, have been classified as discontinued operations in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements.
Summarized financial information for the discontinued Mexico project development operation is as follows:
June 30,
December 31,
2023
2022
Cash
$
211,272
$
442,252
Accounts receivable
12,675
12,675
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
95,489
75,826
Value added taxes receivable (net of allowance of $ 1,940,725 and $ 1,711,234 , respectively)
991
727
Land
21,126,898
21,126,898
Other assets
2,390
2,390
Total assets of discontinued operations
$
21,449,715
$
21,660,768
Total liabilities of discontinued operations
$
280,695
$
389,884
Three Months Ended June 30,
Six Months Ended June 30,
2023
2022
2023
2022
Revenue
$
—
$
—
$
—
$
—
Provision for uncollected value added taxes
$
—
$
—
$
—
$
377,326
Loss from discontinued operations
$
207,701
$
419,833
$
466,864
$
1,027,147
Depreciation expense
$
—
$
—
$
—
$
—
6. Leases
The Company’s leases consist primarily of leases for office and warehouse space. For leases with terms greater than twelve months, the related asset and obligation are recorded at the present value of the lease payments over the term. Many of these leases contain rental escalation clauses which are factored into the determination of the lease payments when appropriate. When available, the lease payments are discounted using the rate implicit in the lease; however, the Company’s current leases do not provide a readily determinable implicit rate. Therefore, the Company’s incremental borrowing rate is estimated to discount the lease payments based on information available at the lease commencement.
These leases contain both lease and non-lease components, which the Company has elected to treat as a single lease component. The Company elected not to recognize leases that have an original lease term, including reasonably certain
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renewal or purchase obligations, of twelve months or less in its condensed consolidated balance sheets for all classes of underlying assets. Lease costs for such short-term leases are expensed on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
The land used by the Company to operate its seawater desalination plants in the Cayman Islands and The Bahamas is owned by the Company or leased to the Company for immaterial annual amounts and is not included in the lease amounts presented in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.
All lease assets denominated in a foreign currency are measured using the exchange rate at the commencement of the lease. All lease liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are remeasured using the exchange rate as of the condensed consolidated balance sheet date.
Lease assets and liabilities
The following table presents the lease-related assets and liabilities and their respective classification on the condensed consolidated balance sheets:
June 30,
December 31,
2023
2022
ASSETS
Current
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
$
273,357
$
35,624
Current assets of discontinued operations
3,231
7,979
Noncurrent
Operating lease right-of-use assets
1,785,865
2,058,384
Total lease right-of-use assets
$
2,062,453
$
2,101,987
LIABILITIES
Current
Current maturities of operating leases
$
547,297
$
546,851
Current liabilities of discontinued operations
3,039
7,361
Noncurrent
Noncurrent operating leases
1,552,708
1,590,542
Total lease liabilities
$
2,103,044
$
2,144,754
Weighted average remaining lease term:
Operating leases
6.2 years
6.6 years
Operating leases - discontinued operations
0.3 years
0.8 years
Weighted average discount rate:
Operating leases
5.42 %
5.11 %
Operating leases - discontinued operations
4.96 %
4.96 %
The components of lease costs were as follows:
Three Months Ended June 30,
Six Months Ended June 30,
2023
2022
2023
2022
Operating lease costs
$
192,951
$
187,448
$
363,329
$
354,197
Short-term lease costs
25,457
25,186
50,803
50,284
Lease costs - discontinued operations
8,643
10,095
19,429
19,582
Total lease costs
$
227,051
$
222,729
$
433,561
$
424,063
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Supplemental cash flow information related to leases is as follows:
Six Months Ended June 30,
2023
2022
Cash paid for amounts included in measurement of liabilities:
Operating cash outflows for operating leases
$
398,017
$
402,233
Operating cash outflows for operating leases - discontinued operations
5,694
4,680
Future lease payments relating to the Company’s operating lease liabilities from continuing operations as of June 30, 2023 were as follows:
Years ending December 31,
Total
2023
$
350,900
2024
482,694
2025
361,961
2026
274,959
2027
229,416
Thereafter
778,460
Total future lease payments
2,478,390
Less: imputed interest
( 378,385 )
Total lease obligations
2,100,005
Less: current obligations
( 547,297 )
Noncurrent lease obligations
$
1,552,708
7. Fair value
As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the carrying amounts of cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable, accrued expenses, accrued compensation, dividends payable and other current liabilities approximate their fair values due to the short-term maturities of these instruments.
Under US GAAP, fair value is defined as the exit price, or the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants as of the measurement date. US GAAP guidance also establishes a hierarchy for inputs used in measuring fair value that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by requiring that the most observable inputs be used when available. Observable inputs are inputs market participants would use in valuing the asset or liability and are developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Company. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the Company’s assumptions about the factors market participants would use in valuing the asset or liability. The guidance establishes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:
Level 1 - Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2 - Inputs other than Level 1 that are observable, either directly or indirectly, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.
Level 3 - Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.
Assets and liabilities are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurements. The Company reviews its fair value hierarchy classifications on a quarterly basis. Changes in the
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observability of valuation inputs may result in a reclassification of levels for certain securities within the fair value hierarchy.
As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company does not have assets and liabilities measured at fair value to present in the fair value hierarchy.
8 . Contingencies
Cayman Water
The Company sells water through its Cayman Water retail operations under a license issued in July 1990 by the Cayman Islands government (the “1990 license”) that granted Cayman Water the exclusive right to provide potable water to customers within its licensed service area. Although the 1990 license was not expressly extended after January 2018, the Company continues to supply water under the terms of the 1990 license, as further discussed in the following paragraph. Pursuant to the 1990 license, Cayman Water has the exclusive right to produce potable water and distribute it by pipeline to its licensed service area, which consists of two of the three most populated areas of Grand Cayman Island: Seven Mile Beach and West Bay. For the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company generated approximately 17 % and 31 %, respectively, of its consolidated revenue and 27 % and 46 %, respectively, of its consolidated gross profit from the retail water operations conducted under the 1990 license. For the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company generated approximately 20 % and 32 %, respectively, of its consolidated revenue and 32 % and 46 %, respectively, of its consolidated gross profit from the retail water operations conducted under the 1990 license.
The 1990 license was originally scheduled to expire in July 2010 but was extended several times by the Cayman Islands government in order to provide the parties with additional time to negotiate the terms of a new license agreement. The most recent express extension of the 1990 license expired on January 31, 2018. The Company continues to operate under the terms of the 1990 license, providing water services to the level and quality specified in the 1990 license and in accordance with its understanding of its legal obligations, treating those obligations set forth in the 1990 license as operative notwithstanding the expiration of the express extension. The Company continues to pay a royalty of 7.5 % of the revenue that Cayman Water collects as required under the 1990 license.
In October 2016, the Government of the Cayman Islands passed legislation which created a new utilities regulation and competition office (“OfReg”). OfReg is an independent and accountable regulatory body with a view of protecting the rights of consumers, encouraging affordable utility services and promoting competition. OfReg, which began operations in January 2017, has the ability to supervise, monitor and regulate multiple utility undertakings and markets. Supplemental legislation was passed by the Government of the Cayman Islands in April 2017, which transferred responsibility for the economic regulation of the water utility sector and the negotiations with the Company for a new retail license from the WAC to OfReg in May 2017. The Company began license negotiations with OfReg in July 2017 and such negotiations are ongoing. The Company has been informed during its retail license negotiations, both by OfReg and its predecessor in these negotiations, that the Cayman Islands government seeks to restructure the terms of its license in a manner that could significantly reduce the operating income and cash flows the Company has historically generated from its retail license.
The Company is presently unable to determine what impact the resolution of its retail license negotiations will have on its consolidated financial condition or results of operations but such resolution could result in a material reduction (or the loss) of the operating income and cash flows the Company has historically generated from Cayman Water’s retail operations and could require the Company to record impairment losses to reduce the carrying values of its retail segment assets. Such impairment losses could have a material adverse impact on the Company’s consolidated financial condition and results of operations.
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CW-Bahamas
CW-Bahamas’ accounts receivable balances (which include accrued interest) due from the WSC amounted to $ 16.4 million and $ 16.3 million as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022. Approximately 64 % of these accounts receivable balances were delinquent as of both of those dates.
From time to time, CW-Bahamas has experienced delays in collecting its accounts receivable from the WSC. When these delays occur, the Company holds discussions and meetings with representatives of the WSC and The Bahamas government, and as a result, payment schedules are developed for WSC’s delinquent accounts receivable. All previous delinquent accounts receivable from the WSC, including accrued interest thereon, were eventually paid in full. Based upon this payment history, CW-Bahamas has never been required to provide an allowance for doubtful accounts for any of its accounts receivable, despite the periodic accumulation of significant delinquent balances.
CW-Bahamas has received correspondence from the Ministry of Finance of the Government of The Bahamas that stated the Government intends to return all of CW-Bahamas’ accounts receivable from the WSC to current status.
In a report dated October 6, 2022, Moody’s Investor Services (“Moody’s”) downgraded the Government of The Bahamas’ long-term issuer and senior unsecured ratings to B1 from Ba3. Moody’s also lowered The Bahamas’ local currency ceiling to Baa3 from Baa2 and its foreign currency ceiling to Ba1 from Baa3. Moody’s iterated these ratings in April 2023, noting that such ratings are “stable.” Based upon its review of this Moody’s correspondence, the Company continues to believe no allowance for doubtful accounts is required for CW-Bahamas’ accounts receivable from the WSC.
If CW-Bahamas is unable to collect a sufficient portion of its delinquent accounts receivable, one or more of the following events may occur: (i) CW-Bahamas may not have sufficient liquidity to meet its obligations; (ii) the Company may be required to cease the recognition of revenue on CW-Bahamas’ water supply agreements with the WSC; and (iii) the Company may be required to provide an allowance for doubtful accounts for CW-Bahamas’ accounts receivable. Any of these events could have a material adverse impact on the Company’s consolidated financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows.
9. Related party transactions
The Company, through PERC and the services segment, purchased engineering and technology support services from various companies formerly affiliated with PERC, as a minority shareholder in these companies was also a minority shareholder of PERC. On January 4, 2023, as a result of CW-Holdings' exercise of a call option in October 2022, CW-Holdings purchased the remaining 39 % ownership interest in PERC. After giving effect to this purchase, CW-Holdings owns 100 % of the outstanding capital stock of PERC and, consequently, transactions with the formerly affiliated companies no longer constitute related party transactions. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, the Company made total purchases of services from these companies of approximately $ 641,000 and $ 1,480,000 , respectively. These total purchases are included in the Company’s cost of revenue in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of income.
PERC entered into a sublease agreement with one of these formerly affiliated companies that commenced on March 14, 2021 and ended August 31, 2021. This lease was extended on a month-to-month basis subsequent to August 31, 2021. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, the Company recognized approximately $ 24,000 and $ 48,000 , respectively, of expense related to this lease. This lease expense is included in the Company's general and administrative expenses in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of income.
The total amount of accounts payable outstanding to these companies as of December 31, 2022, was approximately $ 404,000 .
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10. Impact of recent accounting standards
Adoption of new accounting standards:
Financial Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) 2016-13, Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, and related amendments, introduces new guidance which makes substantive changes to the accounting for credit losses. This guidance introduces the current expected credit losses (“CECL”) model which applies to financial assets subject to credit losses and measured at amortized cost, as well as certain off-balance sheet credit exposures. The CECL model requires an entity to estimate credit losses expected over the life of an exposure, considering information about historical events, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts and is generally expected to result in earlier recognition of credit losses. The Company adopted this guidance as of January 1, 2023 using the modified retrospective approach. The impact of this adoption was not material to the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
Effect of newly issued but not yet effective accounting standards:
None.
11. Subsequent events
The Company evaluated subsequent events through the time of the filing of this report on Form 10-Q. Other than as disclosed in these condensed consolidated financial statements, the Company is not aware of any significant events that occurred subsequent to the balance sheet date but prior to the filing of this report that would have a material impact on its condensed consolidated financial statements .
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