−Removed: Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial
−Removed: Condition and Results of Operations
−Removed: References to the “Company,” “our,” “us”
−Removed: or “we” refer to Zeo Energy Corp.
−Removed: The following discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results
−Removed: of operations should be read in conjunction with the unaudited condensed financial statements and the notes thereto contained elsewhere
−Removed: in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “Quarterly Report”).
−Removed: Certain information contained in the discussion and analysis
−Removed: set forth below includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.
−Removed: Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
−Removed: This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes forward-looking statements
−Removed: within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the
−Removed: Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).
−Removed: We have based these forward-looking statements on our current
−Removed: expectations and projections about future events.
−Removed: These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties
−Removed: and assumptions about us that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different
−Removed: from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.
−Removed: cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “should,” “could,”
−Removed: “would,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,”
−Removed: and “continue,” or the negative of such terms or other similar expressions.
−Removed: Such statements include, but are not limited to,
−Removed: possible business combinations and the financing thereof, and related matters, as well as all other statements other than statements of
−Removed: historical fact included in this Form 10-Q.
−Removed: Factors that might cause or contribute to such a discrepancy include, but are not limited
−Removed: to, those described in our other SEC filings.
−Removed: Except as expressly required by applicable securities law, we disclaim any intention or
−Removed: obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
−Removed: Our mission is to expedite the country’s transition to renewable
−Removed: energy by offering our customers an affordable and sustainable means of achieving energy independence.
−Removed: We are a vertically integrated
−Removed: provider of residential solar energy systems, other energy efficient equipment and related services currently serving customers in Florida,
−Removed: Texas, Arkansas and Missouri.
−Removed: Sunergy was created on October 1, 2021 through the Contribution of Sun First Energy, LLC, a rapidly growing
−Removed: solar sales management company, and Sunergy Solar, LLC, a large solar installation company based in Florida, to Sunergy Renewables, LLC.
−Removed: We believe that we have built (and continue to build) the infrastructure
−Removed: and capabilities necessary to rapidly acquire and serve customers in a low-cost and scalable manner.
−Removed: Today, our scalable regional operating
−Removed: platform provides us with a number of advantages, including the marketing of our solar service offerings through multiple channels, including
−Removed: our diverse sales partner network and direct-to-consumer vertically integrated sales and installation operations.
−Removed: We believe that this
−Removed: multi-channel model supports rapid sales and installation growth, allowing us to achieve capital-efficient growth in the regional markets
−Removed: Since our founding, we have continued to invest in a platform of services
−Removed: and tools to enable large scale operations for us and our partner network, which includes sales partners, installation partners and other
−Removed: strategic partners.
−Removed: The platform includes processes and software, as well as the fulfillment and acquisition of marketing leads.
−Removed: our platform empowers our in-house sales team and external sales dealers to profitably serve our regional and underpenetrated markets
−Removed: and helps us compete effectively against larger, more established industry players without making significant investment in technology
−Removed: and infrastructure.
+Added: Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (as restated)
+Added: to the “Company,” “our,” “us” or “we” refer to Zeo Energy Corp.
+Added: The following discussion
+Added: and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the unaudited condensed
+Added: consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto contained elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “Quarterly
+Added: Certain information contained in the discussion and analysis set forth below includes forward-looking statements that
+Added: involve risks and uncertainties.
+Added: Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
+Added: Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as
+Added: amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).
+Added: We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations and projections about future events.
+Added: These forward-looking
+Added: statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions about us that may cause our actual results, levels of
+Added: activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements
+Added: expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.
+Added: In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such
+Added: as “may,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,”
+Added: “believe,” “estimate,” and “continue,” or the negative of such terms or other similar expressions.
+Added: Such statements include, but are not limited to, possible business combinations and the financing thereof, and related matters, as well
+Added: as all other statements other than statements of historical fact included in this Form 10-Q.
+Added: Factors that might cause or contribute to
+Added: such a discrepancy include, but are not limited to, those described in our other SEC filings.
+Added: Except as expressly required by applicable
+Added: securities law, we disclaim any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new
+Added: information, future events or otherwise.
+Added: mission is to expedite the country’s transition to renewable energy by offering our customers an affordable and sustainable means
+Added: of achieving energy independence.
+Added: We are a vertically integrated provider of residential solar energy systems, other energy efficient
+Added: equipment and related services currently serving customers in Florida, Texas, Arkansas and Missouri.
+Added: Sunergy was created on October 1,
+Added: 2021 through the Contribution of Sun First Energy, LLC, a rapidly growing solar sales management company, and Sunergy Solar, LLC, a large
+Added: solar installation company based in Florida, to Sunergy Renewables, LLC.
+Added: believe that we have built (and continue to build) the infrastructure and capabilities necessary to rapidly acquire and serve customers
+Added: in a low-cost and scalable manner.
+Added: Today, our scalable regional operating platform provides us with a number of advantages, including
+Added: the marketing of our solar service offerings through multiple channels, including our diverse sales partner network and direct-to-consumer
+Added: vertically integrated sales and installation operations.
+Added: We believe that this multi-channel model supports rapid sales and installation
+Added: growth, allowing us to achieve capital-efficient growth in the regional markets we serve.
+Added: our founding, we have continued to invest in a platform of services and tools to enable large scale operations for us and our partner
+Added: network, which includes sales partners, installation partners and other strategic partners.
+Added: The platform includes processes and software,
+Added: as well as the fulfillment and acquisition of marketing leads.
+Added: We believe our platform empowers our in-house sales team and external
+Added: sales dealers to profitably serve our regional and underpenetrated markets and helps us compete effectively against larger, more established
+Added: industry players without making significant investment in technology and infrastructure.
We have focused to date on a simple, capital light business strategy
−Removed: utilizing, as of June 30, 2024, approximately 170 sales agents and approximately 27 independent sales dealers to produce a growing sales
−Removed: We engineer and design projects and process building permit applications on behalf of our customers to timely install their
−Removed: systems and assist their connections to the local utility power grid.
+Added: utilizing, as of September 30, 2024, approximately 180 sales agents and approximately 22 independent sales dealers to produce a growing
+Added: sales pipeline.
+Added: We engineer and design projects and process building permit applications on behalf of our customers to timely install
+Added: their systems and assist their connections to the local utility power grid.
Most of the equipment we install is drop-shipped to the installation
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systems for the residential market.
−Removed: We believe that continued government policy support of solar energy
−Removed: and increasing conventional utility costs provide the solar energy market with material headwinds for accelerating adoption in the United
−Removed: States, which currently lags other international markets, including Australia and Europe.
−Removed: We offer our products and services throughout
−Removed: Florida, Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, Ohio and Illinois and plan to enter new markets selectively where favorable net metering policies
−Removed: exist and solar penetration is below 7% of the addressable residential market.
−Removed: Most of our sales were generated in Florida and Ohio through
−Removed: June 30, 2024 and 2023 with the remainder for each period generated in Texas, Arkansas, Missouri and Illinois.
−Removed: We have focused on improving
−Removed: our operational efficiency to meet the growing demand for our services and have increased our installation capacity by investing in new
−Removed: equipment and technology.
−Removed: We have also expanded our workforce by hiring more skilled technicians and training them extensively to ensure
−Removed: that they meet our high standards for quality and safety.
−Removed: Our core solar service offerings are generated by customer purchases
−Removed: and financing through third-party long-term lenders that provide customers with simple, predictable pricing for solar energy that is insulated
−Removed: from rising retail electricity prices.
−Removed: Most of our customers finance their purchases with affordable loans from third-party lenders that
−Removed: require minimal or no upfront capital or down payment.
−Removed: We have also launched a leasing program where a third-party purchases the residential
−Removed: solar energy system that we install on the customer’s property.
−Removed: We believe this leasing option may better suit some homeowners in
−Removed: a higher interest rate environment who may not have a need for the investment tax credits associated with investing in renewable energy.
−Removed: Emerging Growth Company
−Removed: We are an emerging growth company (“EGC”), as defined in
−Removed: Section 2(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as modified by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”).
−Removed: Under the JOBS Act, emerging growth companies can delay adopting new or revised accounting standards issued subsequent to the enactment
−Removed: of the JOBS Act, until such time as those standards apply to private companies.
−Removed: We have elected to use this extended transition period
−Removed: for complying with new or revised accounting standards that have different effective dates for public and private companies until the
−Removed: earlier of the date that it (i) is no longer an emerging growth company or (ii) affirmatively and irrevocably opts out of the extended
−Removed: transition period provided in the JOBS Act.
−Removed: As a result, the financial statements may not be comparable to companies that comply with
−Removed: the new or revised accounting pronouncements as of public company effective dates.
+Added: believe that continued government policy support of solar energy and increasing conventional utility costs provide the solar energy market
+Added: with material headwinds for accelerating adoption in the United States, which currently lags other international markets, including Australia
+Added: We offer our products and services throughout Florida, Ohio, Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, and Illinois and plan to enter new
+Added: markets selectively where favorable net metering policies exist and solar penetration is below 7% of the addressable residential market.
+Added: Most of our sales were generated in Florida through September 30, 2024, and 2023 with the remainder for each period generated in Ohio,
+Added: Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, and Illinois.
+Added: We have focused on improving our operational efficiency to meet the growing demand for our services
+Added: and have increased our installation capacity by investing in new equipment and technology.
+Added: We have also expanded our workforce by hiring
+Added: more skilled technicians and training them extensively to ensure that they meet our high standards for quality and safety.
+Added: core solar service offerings are generated by customer purchases and financing through third-party long-term lenders that provide customers
+Added: with simple, predictable pricing for solar energy that is insulated from rising retail electricity prices.
+Added: Most of our customers finance
+Added: their purchases with affordable loans from third-party lenders that require minimal or no upfront capital or down payment.
+Added: launched a leasing program where a third-party purchases the residential solar energy system that we install on the customer’s
+Added: We believe this leasing option may better suit some homeowners in a higher interest rate environment who may not have a need
+Added: for the investment tax credits associated with investing in renewable energy.
+Added: October 25, 2024, the Company closed an Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Asset Purchase Agreement”) with Lumio Holdings, Inc.,
+Added: a Delaware corporation (“Lumio”), and Lumio HX, Inc., a Delaware corporation (together with Lumio, the “Sellers”),
+Added: pursuant to which, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Asset Purchase Agreement, the Company agreed to acquire certain
+Added: assets of the Sellers on an as-is, where-is basis, including uninstalled residential solar energy contracts, certain inventory, intellectual
+Added: property and intellectual property rights, equipment, records, goodwill and other intangible assets (collectively, the “Assets”),
+Added: free and clear of any liens other than certain specified liabilities of the Sellers that are being assumed (collectively, the “Liabilities”
+Added: and such acquisition of the Assets and assumption of the Liabilities together, the “Transaction”) for a total purchase price
+Added: of (i) $4 million in cash and (ii) 6,206,897 shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001, to be paid to LHX
+Added: Intermediate, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“LHX”).
+Added: The Asset Purchase Agreement contains customary representations,
+Added: warranties and covenants of the parties for a transaction involving the acquisition of assets from a debtor in bankruptcy, including
+Added: the condition that the bankruptcy court enter an order authorizing and approving the Transaction.
+Added: the Closing Date, we consummated the Business Combination.
+Added: Prior to the Closing, (i) except as otherwise specified in the Business Combination
+Added: Agreement, each issued and outstanding ESGEN Class B ordinary share was converted into one ESGEN Class A ordinary;
+Added: and (ii) ESGEN was
+Added: domesticated into the State of Delaware so as to become a Delaware corporation.
+Added: In connection with the Closing, we changed our name from
+Added: “ESGEN Acquisition Corporation” to “Zeo Energy Corp.”
+Added: the Domestication, each then-outstanding ESGEN Class A ordinary share was converted into one share of Class A common stock, and each
+Added: then-outstanding ESGEN Public Warrant converted automatically into a Warrant, exercisable for one share of Zeo Class A Common Stock.
+Added: Additionally, each outstanding unit of ESGEN was cancelled and separated into one share of Class A Common Stock and one-half of one Warrant.
+Added: accordance with the terms of the Business Combination Agreement, Sunergy caused all holders of any options, warrants or rights to subscribe
+Added: for or purchase any equity interests of Sunergy or its subsidiaries or securities (including debt securities) convertible into or exchangeable
+Added: for, or that otherwise conferred on the holder any right to acquire, any equity interests of Sunergy or any subsidiary thereof (collectively,
+Added: the “Sunergy Convertible Interests”) existing immediately prior to the Closing to either exchange or convert all such holder’s
+Added: Sunergy Convertible Interests into limited liability interests of Sunergy (the “Sunergy Company Interests”) in accordance
+Added: with the governing documents of Sunergy or the Sunergy Convertible Interests.
+Added: the Closing, ESGEN contributed to OpCo (1) all of its assets (excluding its interests in OpCo, but including the amount of cash in ESGEN’s
+Added: Trust Account as of immediately prior to the Closing (after giving effect to the exercise of redemption rights by ESGEN stockholders)),
+Added: and (2) a number of newly issued shares of Class V common stock, which are non-economic, voting shares of Zeo, equal to the number of
+Added: Seller OpCo Units (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) and (y) in exchange, OpCo issued to ESGEN (i) a number of Class
+Added: A common units of OpCo (the “OpCo Manager Units”) which equaled the total number of shares of Class A Common Stock issued
+Added: and outstanding immediately after the Closing and (ii) a number of warrants to purchase OpCo Manager Units which equaled the number of
+Added: Warrants issued and outstanding immediately after the Closing (the transactions described above in this paragraph, the “ESGEN Contribution”).
+Added: Immediately following the ESGEN Contribution, (x) the Sellers contributed to OpCo the Sunergy Company Interests and (y) in exchange therefor,
+Added: OpCo transferred to the Sellers the Seller OpCo Units and the Seller Class V Shares.
+Added: to the Closing, Sellers transferred 24.167% of their Sunergy Company Interests (which were thereafter exchanged for Seller OpCo Units
+Added: and Seller Class V Shares at the Closing, as described above) pro rata to Sun Managers, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Sun
+Added: Managers”), in exchange for Class A Units (as defined in the Sun Managers limited liability company agreement (the “SM LLCA”))
+Added: in Sun Managers.
+Added: In connection with such transfer, Sun Managers executed a joinder to, and became a “Seller” for purposes
+Added: of, the Business Combination Agreement.
+Added: Sun Managers intends to grant Class B Units (as defined in the SM LLCA) in Sun Managers through
+Added: the Sun Managers, LLC Management Incentive Plan (the “Management Incentive Plan”) adopted by Sun Managers to certain eligible
+Added: employees or service providers of OpCo, Sunergy or their subsidiaries, in the discretion of Timothy Bridgewater, as manager of Sun Managers.
+Added: Such Class B Units may be subject to a vesting schedule, and once such Class B Units become vested, there may be an exchange opportunity
+Added: through which the grantees may request (subject to the terms of the Management Incentive Plan and the OpCo A&R LLC Agreement) the
+Added: exchange of their Class B Units into Seller OpCo Units (together with an equal number of Seller Class V Shares), which may then be converted
+Added: into Class A Common Stock (subject to the terms of the Management Incentive Plan and the OpCo A&R LLC Agreement).
+Added: Grants under the
+Added: Management Incentive Plan will be made after Closing.
+Added: of the Closing Date, upon consummation of the Business Combination, the only outstanding shares of capital stock of the registrant were
+Added: shares of Class A Common Stock and Class V Common Stock.
+Added: connection with entering into the Business Combination Agreement, ESGEN and the Sponsor entered the Sponsor Subscription Agreement, pursuant
+Added: to which, among other things, the Sponsor agreed to purchase an aggregate of 1,000,000 Convertible OpCo Preferred Units convertible into
+Added: Exchangeable OpCo units (and be issued an equal number of shares of Class V Common Stock) concurrently with the Closing at a cash purchase
+Added: price of $10.00 per unit and up to an additional 500,000 Convertible OpCo Preferred Units (together with the concurrent issuance of an
+Added: equal number of shares of Zeo Class V Common Stock) during the six months after Closing if called for by Zeo.
+Added: Prior to the Closing, ESGEN
+Added: informed the Sponsor that it wished to call for the additional 500,000 Convertible OpCo Preferred Units at the Closing and, as a result,
+Added: a total of 1,500,000 Convertible OpCo Preferred Units and an equal number of shares of Class V Common Stock were issued to Sponsor in
+Added: return for aggregate consideration of $15,000,000.
+Added: for the Business Combination
+Added: the Business Combination, we are organized in an “Up-C” structure, such that Sunergy and the subsidiaries of Sunergy hold
+Added: and operate substantially all of the assets and businesses of the registrant, and the registrant is a publicly listed holding company
+Added: that holds a certain amount of equity interests in OpCo, which holds all of the equity interests in Sunergy.
+Added: The Class A Common Stock
+Added: and public warrants are traded on Nasdaq under the ticker symbols “ZEO” and “ZEOWW,” respectively.
+Added: Business Combination was accounted for as a reverse recapitalization with ESGEN being treated as the acquired company since there was
+Added: no change in control in accordance with the guidance for common control transactions in ASC 805-50.
+Added: Accordingly, the financial statements
+Added: of the combined entity will represent a continuation of the financial statements of Sunergy with the business combination treated as
+Added: the equivalent of Sunergy issuing stock for the net assets of ESGEN, accompanied by a recapitalization.
+Added: The net assets of ESGEN were
+Added: stated at historical cost, with no goodwill or other intangible assets recorded.
+Added: Operations prior to the Business Combination were those
+Added: was determined to be the accounting acquirer based on evaluation of the following facts and circumstances.
+Added: upon the evaluation of the OpCo A&R LLC Agreement, the Sellers contributed their interests of Sunergy into OpCo.
+Added: OpCo’s members
+Added: did not have substantive kickout or participating rights and therefore OpCo is a VIE.
+Added: Consideration of OpCo as a VIE was necessary to
+Added: determine the accounting treatment between ESGEN and Sunergy.
+Added: Upon evaluation, ESGEN Acquisition Corp.
+Added: is considered to be the primary
+Added: beneficiary through its membership interest and manager powers conferred to it through the Class A Units.
+Added: For VIEs, the accounting acquirer
+Added: is always considered to be the primary beneficiary.
+Added: As such, ESGEN will consolidate OpCo and is considered to the accounting acquirer;
+Added: however, further consideration of whether the entities are under common control was required in order to determine whether there is an
+Added: ultimate change in control and the acquisition method of accounting is required under ASC 805.
+Added: Sunergy did not control or have common ownership of ESGEN prior to the consummation of the Business Combination, the Company evaluated
+Added: the ownership of the new entity subsequent to the consummation of the transaction to determine if a change in control occurred by evaluating
+Added: whether Sunergy was under common control prior to and subsequent to the consummation of the transaction.
+Added: If the business combination
+Added: is between entities under common control, then the acquisition method of accounting is not applicable and the guidance in ASC 805-50
+Added: regarding common control should be applied instead.
+Added: EITF Issue 02-5 “Definition of ‘Common Control’ in Relation to
+Added: FASB Statement No.
+Added: 141” indicates that common control would exist if a group of stockholders holds more than 50 percent of the
+Added: voting ownership of each entity, and contemporaneous written evidence of an agreement to vote a majority of the entities’ shares
+Added: in concert exists.
+Added: Prior to the Business Combination, Sunergy was majority owned by five entities (the “ Primary Sellers ”),
+Added: who entered into a Voting Agreement, dated September 7, 2023.
+Added: The term of the Voting Agreement is for five years from the date of the
+Added: Voting Agreement.
+Added: The consummation of the Business Combination with ESGEN occurred within the term of the Voting Agreement.
+Added: to the Business Combination and the contributions to Sun Managers as described above, the Primary Sellers had 98% ownership in Sunergy.
+Added: Immediately following the Business Combination, the Sellers now own 83.8% of the equity of the Company.
+Added: Voting Agreement constitutes contemporaneous written evidence of an agreement to vote a majority of the Primary Sellers’ shares
+Added: of the Company in concert.
+Added: Accordingly, the Primary Sellers retain majority control through the voting of their units in conjunction
+Added: with the Voting Agreement immediately prior to the Business Combination and their shares following the Business Combination and, therefore,
+Added: there was no change of control before or after the Business Combination.
+Added: This conclusion was appropriate even though there was no relationship
+Added: or common ownership or control between Sunergy and ESGEN prior to the Business Combination.
+Added: Accordingly, the Business Combination should
+Added: be accounted for in accordance with the guidance for common control transactions in ASC 805-50.
+Added: factors that were considered include the following:
+Added: the Business Combination, the Board has been comprised of one individual designated by ESGEN
+Added: and five individuals designated by Sunergy.
+Added: the Business Combination, management of the Company has been the existing management at Sunergy
+Added: immediately prior to the Business Combination.
+Added: The individual that was serving as the chief
+Added: executive officer and chief financial officer of Sunergy’s management team immediately
+Added: prior to the Business Combination continues substantially unchanged upon completion of the
Business Combination.
−Removed: On the Closing Date, we consummated the Business Combination.
−Removed: to the Closing, (i) except as otherwise specified in the Business Combination Agreement, each issued and outstanding ESGEN Class B ordinary
−Removed: share was converted into one ESGEN Class A ordinary;
−Removed: and (ii) ESGEN was domesticated into the State of Delaware so as to become a Delaware
−Removed: corporation (.
−Removed: In connection with the Closing, we changed our name from “ESGEN Acquisition Corporation” to “Zeo Energy
−Removed: Following the Domestication, each then-outstanding ESGEN Class A ordinary
−Removed: share was converted into one share of Class A common stock, and each then-outstanding ESGEN Public Warrant converted automatically into
−Removed: a Warrant, exercisable for one share of Zeo Class A Common Stock.
−Removed: Additionally, each outstanding unit of ESGEN was cancelled and separated
−Removed: into one share of Class A Common Stock and one-half of one Warrant.
−Removed: In accordance with the terms of the Business Combination Agreement,
−Removed: Sunergy caused all holders of any options, warrants or rights to subscribe for or purchase any equity interests of Sunergy or its subsidiaries
−Removed: or securities (including debt securities) convertible into or exchangeable for, or that otherwise conferred on the holder any right to
−Removed: acquire, any equity interests of Sunergy or any subsidiary thereof (collectively, the “Sunergy Convertible Interests”) existing
−Removed: immediately prior to the Closing to either exchange or convert all such holder’s Sunergy Convertible Interests into limited liability
−Removed: interests of Sunergy (the “Sunergy Company Interests”) in accordance with the governing documents of Sunergy or the Sunergy
−Removed: Convertible Interests.
−Removed: At the Closing, ESGEN contributed to OpCo (1) all of its assets (excluding
−Removed: its interests in OpCo, but including the amount of cash in ESGEN’s Trust Account as of immediately prior to the Closing (after giving
−Removed: effect to the exercise of redemption rights by ESGEN stockholders)), and (2) a number of newly issued shares of Class V common stock,
−Removed: which are non-economic, voting shares of Zeo, equal to the number of Seller OpCo Units (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement)
−Removed: and (y) in exchange, OpCo issued to ESGEN (i) a number of Class A common units of OpCo (the “OpCo Manager Units”) which equaled
−Removed: the total number of shares of Class A Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately after the Closing and (ii) a number of warrants
−Removed: to purchase OpCo Manager Units which equaled the number of Warrants issued and outstanding immediately after the Closing (the transactions
−Removed: described above in this paragraph, the “ESGEN Contribution”).
−Removed: Immediately following the ESGEN Contribution, (x) the Sellers
−Removed: contributed to OpCo the Sunergy Company Interests and (y) in exchange therefor, OpCo transferred to the Sellers the Seller OpCo Units
−Removed: and the Seller Class V Shares.
−Removed: Prior to the Closing, Sellers transferred 24.167% of their Sunergy
−Removed: Company Interests (which were thereafter exchanged for Seller OpCo Units and Seller Class V Shares at the Closing, as described above)
−Removed: pro rata to Sun Managers, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Sun Managers”), in exchange for Class A Units (as defined
−Removed: in the Sun Managers limited liability company agreement (the “SM LLCA”)) in Sun Managers.
−Removed: In connection with such transfer,
−Removed: Sun Managers executed a joinder to, and became a “Seller” for purposes of, the Business Combination Agreement.
−Removed: intends to grant Class B Units (as defined in the SM LLCA) in Sun Managers through the Sun Managers, LLC Management Incentive Plan (the
−Removed: “Management Incentive Plan”) adopted by Sun Managers to certain eligible employees or service providers of OpCo, Sunergy or
−Removed: their subsidiaries, in the discretion of Timothy Bridgewater, as manager of Sun Managers.
−Removed: Such Class B Units may be subject to a vesting
−Removed: schedule, and once such Class B Units become vested, there may be an exchange opportunity through which the grantees may request (subject
−Removed: to the terms of the Management Incentive Plan and the OpCo A&R LLC Agreement) the exchange of their Class B Units into Seller OpCo
−Removed: Units (together with an equal number of Seller Class V Shares), which may then be converted into Class A Common Stock (subject to the
−Removed: terms of the Management Incentive Plan and the OpCo A&R LLC Agreement).
−Removed: Grants under the Management Incentive Plan will be made after
−Removed: As of the Closing Date, upon consummation of the Business Combination,
−Removed: the only outstanding shares of capital stock of the registrant were shares of Class A Common Stock and Class V Common Stock.
−Removed: In connection with entering into the Business Combination Agreement,
−Removed: ESGEN and the Sponsor entered the Sponsor Subscription Agreement, pursuant to which, among other things, the Sponsor agreed to purchase
−Removed: an aggregate of 1,000,000 Convertible OpCo Preferred Units convertible into Exchangeable OpCo units (and be issued an equal number of
−Removed: shares of Class V Common Stock) concurrently with the Closing at a cash purchase price of $10.00 per unit and up to an additional 500,000
−Removed: Convertible OpCo Preferred Units (together with the concurrent issuance of an equal number of shares of Zeo Class V Common Stock) during
−Removed: the six months after Closing if called for by Zeo.
−Removed: Prior to the Closing, ESGEN informed the Sponsor that it wished to call for the additional
−Removed: 500,000 Convertible OpCo Preferred Units at the Closing and, as a result, a total of 1,500,000 Convertible OpCo Preferred Units and an
−Removed: equal number of shares of Class V Common Stock were issued to Sponsor in return for aggregate consideration of $15,000,000.
−Removed: Accounting for the Business Combination
−Removed: Following the Business Combination, we are organized in an “Up-C”
−Removed: structure, such that Sunergy and the subsidiaries of Sunergy hold and operate substantially all of the assets and businesses of the registrant,
−Removed: and the registrant is a publicly listed holding company that holds a certain amount of equity interests in OpCo, which holds all of the
−Removed: equity interests in Sunergy.
−Removed: The Class A Common Stock and public warrants are traded on Nasdaq under the ticker symbols “ZEO”
−Removed: and “ZEOWW,” respectively.
−Removed: The Business Combination was accounted for as a reverse recapitalization
−Removed: with ESGEN being treated as the acquired company since there was no change in control in accordance with the guidance for common control
−Removed: transactions in ASC 805-50.
−Removed: Accordingly, the financial statements of the combined entity will represent a continuation of the financial
−Removed: statements of Sunergy with the business combination treated as the equivalent of Sunergy issuing stock for the net assets of ESGEN, accompanied
−Removed: by a recapitalization.
−Removed: The net assets of ESGEN were stated at historical cost, with no goodwill or other intangible assets recorded.
−Removed: prior to the Business Combination were those of Sunergy.
−Removed: Sunergy was determined to be the accounting acquirer based on evaluation
−Removed: of the following facts and circumstances.
−Removed: Based upon the evaluation of the OpCo A&R LLC Agreement, the Sellers
−Removed: contributed their interests of Sunergy into OpCo.
−Removed: OpCo’s members did not have substantive kickout or participating rights and therefore
−Removed: OpCo is a VIE.
−Removed: Consideration of OpCo as a VIE was necessary to determine the accounting treatment between ESGEN and Sunergy.
−Removed: Upon evaluation,
−Removed: ESGEN Acquisition Corp.
−Removed: is considered to be the primary beneficiary through its membership interest and manager powers conferred to it
−Removed: through the Class A Units.
−Removed: For VIEs, the accounting acquirer is always considered to be the primary beneficiary.
−Removed: As such, ESGEN will consolidate
−Removed: OpCo and is considered to the accounting acquirer;
−Removed: however, further consideration of whether the entities are under common control was
−Removed: required in order to determine whether there is an ultimate change in control and the acquisition method of accounting is required under
−Removed: While Sunergy did not control or have common ownership of ESGEN prior
−Removed: to the consummation of the Business Combination, the Company evaluated the ownership of the new entity subsequent to the consummation
−Removed: of the transaction to determine if a change in control occurred by evaluating whether Sunergy was under common control prior to and subsequent
−Removed: to the consummation of the transaction.
−Removed: If the business combination is between entities under common control, then the acquisition method
−Removed: of accounting is not applicable and the guidance in ASC 805-50 regarding common control should be applied instead.
−Removed: EITF Issue 02-5 “Definition
−Removed: of ‘Common Control’ in Relation to FASB Statement No.
−Removed: 141” indicates that common control would exist if a group of stockholders
−Removed: holds more than 50 percent of the voting ownership of each entity, and contemporaneous written evidence of an agreement to vote a majority
−Removed: of the entities’ shares in concert exists.
−Removed: Prior to the Business Combination, Sunergy was majority owned by five entities (the “ Primary
−Removed: Sellers ”), who entered into a Voting Agreement, dated September 7, 2023.
−Removed: The term of the Voting Agreement is for five years
−Removed: from the date of the Voting Agreement.
−Removed: The consummation of the Business Combination with ESGEN occurred within the term of the Voting
−Removed: Prior to the Business Combination and the contributions to Sun Managers
−Removed: as described above, the Primary Sellers had 98% ownership in Sunergy.
−Removed: Immediately following the Business Combination, the Sellers now
−Removed: own 83.8% of the equity of the Company.
−Removed: The Voting Agreement constitutes contemporaneous written evidence of
−Removed: an agreement to vote a majority of the Primary Sellers’ shares of the Company in concert.
−Removed: Accordingly, the Primary Sellers retain
−Removed: majority control through the voting of their units in conjunction with the Voting Agreement immediately prior to the Business Combination
−Removed: and their shares following the Business Combination and, therefore, there was no change of control before or after the Business Combination.
−Removed: This conclusion was appropriate even though there was no relationship or common ownership or control between Sunergy and ESGEN prior to
−Removed: the Business Combination.
−Removed: Accordingly, the Business Combination should be accounted for in accordance with the guidance for common control
−Removed: transactions in ASC 805-50.
−Removed: Additional factors that were considered include the following:
−Removed: the Business Combination, the Board has been comprised of one individual designated by ESGEN and five individuals designated by Sunergy.
−Removed: the Business Combination, management of the Company has been the existing management at Sunergy immediately prior to the Business Combination.
−Removed: The individual that was serving as the chief executive officer and chief financial officer of Sunergy’s management team immediately
−Removed: prior to the Business Combination continues substantially unchanged upon completion of the Business Combination.
−Removed: For common control transactions that include the transfer of a business,
−Removed: the reporting entity is required to account for the transaction in accordance with the procedural guidance in ASC 805-50.
−Removed: the Business Combination will be treated as a reverse recapitalization with ESGEN being treated as the acquired company since there was
−Removed: no change in control.
−Removed: Accordingly, the financial statements of the combined entity will represent a continuation of the financial statements
−Removed: of Sunergy with the business combination treated as the equivalent of Sunergy issuing equity for the net assets of ESGEN, accompanied
−Removed: by a recapitalization.
−Removed: Public Company Costs
−Removed: Following the Business Combination, we have ongoing reporting and other
−Removed: compliance requirements relating to our Exchange Act registration and Nasdaq listing.
−Removed: We expect to see an increase in general and administrative,
−Removed: compared to historical results, to support the legal and accounting requirements of the combined publicly traded company.
−Removed: We also expect
−Removed: to incur substantial additional expenses for, among other things, directors’ and officers’ liability insurance, director fees,
−Removed: internal control compliance, and additional costs for investor relations, accounting, audit, legal and other functions.
−Removed: Key Operating and Financial Metrics and Outlook
−Removed: We regularly review a number of metrics, including the following key
−Removed: operating and financial metrics, to evaluate our business, measure our performance, identify trends in our business, prepare financial
−Removed: projections and make strategic decisions.
−Removed: We believe the operating and financial metrics presented below are useful in evaluating our
−Removed: operating performance, as they are similar to measures by our public competitors and are regularly used by security analysts, institutional
−Removed: investors and other interested parties in analyzing operating performance and prospects.
−Removed: Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin are
−Removed: non-GAAP measures, as they are not financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered as substitutes for
−Removed: net (loss) income or net (loss) income margin, respectively, calculated in accordance with GAAP.
−Removed: See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures ”
−Removed: for additional information on non-GAAP financial measures and a reconciliation of these non-GAAP measures to the most comparable GAAP
−Removed: The following table sets forth these metrics for the periods presented:
−Removed: Three Months Ended
−Removed: Six Months Ended
−Removed: (In thousands, except percentages)
−Removed: Operating profit
+Added: common control transactions that include the transfer of a business, the reporting entity is required to account for the transaction
+Added: in accordance with the procedural guidance in ASC 805-50.
+Added: In essence, the Business Combination will be treated as a reverse recapitalization
+Added: with ESGEN being treated as the acquired company since there was no change in control.
+Added: Accordingly, the financial statements of the combined
+Added: entity will represent a continuation of the financial statements of Sunergy with the business combination treated as the equivalent of
+Added: Sunergy issuing equity for the net assets of ESGEN, accompanied by a recapitalization.
+Added: Company Costs
+Added: the Business Combination, we have ongoing reporting and other compliance requirements relating to our Exchange Act registration and Nasdaq
+Added: We expect to see an increase in general and administrative, compared to historical results, to support the legal and accounting
+Added: requirements of the combined publicly traded company.
+Added: We also expect to incur substantial additional expenses for, among other things,
+Added: directors’ and officers’ liability insurance, director fees, internal control compliance, and additional costs for investor
+Added: relations, accounting, audit, legal and other functions.
+Added: Key Operating
+Added: and Financial Metrics and Outlook
+Added: regularly review a number of metrics, including the following key operating and financial metrics, to evaluate our business, measure
+Added: our performance, identify trends in our business, prepare financial projections and make strategic decisions.
+Added: We believe the operating
+Added: and financial metrics presented below are useful in evaluating our operating performance, as they are similar to measures by our public
+Added: competitors and are regularly used by security analysts, institutional investors and other interested parties in analyzing operating
+Added: performance and prospects.
+Added: Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin are non-GAAP measures, as they are not financial measures calculated
+Added: in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered as substitutes for net (loss) income or net (loss) income margin, respectively,
+Added: calculated in accordance with GAAP.
+Added: See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures ” for additional information on non-GAAP financial
+Added: measures and a reconciliation of these non-GAAP measures to the most comparable GAAP measures.
+Added: The following
+Added: table sets forth these metrics for the periods presented:
+Added: Months Ended September 30,
+Added: Months Ended September 30,
+Added: (In thousands,
+Added: except percentages)
+Added: Contribution profit
+Added: Contribution margin
+Added: (Loss) income from operations
Net (loss) income
1 unchanged sentence
Adjusted EBITDA margin
−Removed: Gross Profit and Gross Margin
−Removed: We define gross profit as revenue, net less direct costs of revenue
−Removed: and depreciation and amortization, and define gross margin, expressed as a percentage, as the ratio of gross profit to revenue, net.
−Removed: profit and margin can be used to understand our financial performance and efficiency and allows investors to evaluate our pricing strategy
−Removed: and compare against competitors.
−Removed: Our management uses these metrics to make strategic decisions, identify areas for improvement, set targets
−Removed: for future performance and make informed decisions about how to allocate resources going forward.
−Removed: Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin
−Removed: We define Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure, as earnings
−Removed: (loss) before interest expense, income tax expense (benefit), depreciation and amortization, other income (expenses), net, and stock compensation,
−Removed: as adjusted to exclude merger transaction related expenses.
−Removed: We define Adjusted EBITDA margin, a non-GAAP financial measure, expressed
−Removed: as a percentage, as the ratio of Adjusted EBITDA to revenue, net.
−Removed: See “ Non-GAAP Financial Measures ” for a reconciliation
−Removed: of GAAP net loss to Adjusted EBITDA and a ratio of GAAP net loss to revenue, net.
−Removed: Key Factors that May Influence Future Results of Operations
−Removed: Our financial results of operations may not be comparable from period
−Removed: to period due to several factors.
−Removed: Key factors affecting the results of our operations are summarized below.
−Removed: Expansion of Residential Sales into New Markets .
−Removed: revenue growth is, in part, dependent on our ability to expand our product offerings and services in the select residential markets where
−Removed: we operate in Florida, Texas, Arkansas and Missouri.
−Removed: We primarily generate revenue from our sales, product offerings and services in the
−Removed: residential housing market.
−Removed: To continue our growth, we intend to expand our presence in the residential market into additional states
−Removed: based on markets underserved by national sales and installation providers that also have favorable incentives and net metering policies.
−Removed: We believe that our entry into new markets will continue to facilitate revenue growth and customer diversification.
−Removed: Expansion of New Products and Services .
−Removed: In 2024 we have sold
−Removed: over $2.1 million in roofing replacements to facilitate our solar installations and to repair rooftops on homes in Florida damaged by
−Removed: severe weather.
−Removed: We plan to expand our roofing business in all markets we enter in the future.
−Removed: Roofing facilitates a faster processing
−Removed: time for our solar installations in cases where the customer is in need of a roof replacement prior to installing a solar system.
−Removed: to provide more financing options for our prospective residential solar energy customers, in 2023, we launched a program that allows customers
−Removed: to choose a leasing option to finance their systems from a third party.
−Removed: We expect selling systems utilizing third party leases under this
−Removed: and other similar programs to be a growing portion of our customer finance offerings in the future.
−Removed: Adding New Customers and Expansion of Sales with Existing Customers .
−Removed: We intend to approximately double our in-house sales force and external sales dealers in 2024 in order to target new customers in the
−Removed: Southern U.S.
+Added: Profit and Gross Margin
+Added: define gross profit as revenue, net less cost of goods sold and depreciation and amortization related to cost of goods sold, and define
+Added: gross margin, expressed as a percentage, as the ratio of gross profit to revenue, net.
+Added: See “— Non-GAAP Financial Measures ”
+Added: for a reconciliation of Gross Profit and Gross Margin.
+Added: Profit and Contribution Margin
+Added: define contribution profit as revenue, net less direct costs of revenue, commissions expense and depreciation and amortization, and define
+Added: contribution margin, expressed as a percentage, as the ratio of contribution profit to revenue, net.
+Added: Contribution profit and margin can
+Added: be used to understand our financial performance and efficiency and allows investors to evaluate our pricing strategy and compare against
+Added: Our management uses these metrics to make strategic decisions, identify areas for improvement, set targets for future performance
+Added: and make informed decisions about how to allocate resources going forward.
+Added: Contributions margin reflects our Contribution profit as a
+Added: percentage of revenues.
+Added: See “— Non-GAAP Financial Measures ” for a reconciliation of Gross Profit to Contribution
+Added: Profit and Contribution Margin.
+Added: EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin
+Added: Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure, as earnings (loss) before interest expense, income tax expense (benefit), depreciation
+Added: and amortization, other income (expenses), net, and stock compensation, as adjusted to exclude merger transaction related expenses.
+Added: EBITDA margin reflects our Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of revenues.
+Added: See “— Non-GAAP Financial Measures ”
+Added: for a reconciliation of GAAP net loss to Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin.
+Added: that May Influence Future Results of Operations
+Added: Our financial
+Added: results of operations may not be comparable from period to period due to several factors.
+Added: Key factors affecting the results of our operations
+Added: are summarized below.
+Added: of Residential Sales into New Markets .
+Added: Our future revenue growth is, in part, dependent on our ability to expand our product offerings
+Added: and services in the select residential markets where we operate in Florida, Texas, Arkansas and Missouri.
+Added: We primarily generate revenue
+Added: from our sales, product offerings and services in the residential housing market.
+Added: To continue our growth, we intend to expand our presence
+Added: in the residential market into additional states based on markets underserved by national sales and installation providers that also
+Added: have favorable incentives and net metering policies.
+Added: We believe that our entry into new markets will continue to facilitate revenue growth
+Added: and customer diversification.
+Added: of New Products and Services .
+Added: In 2024 we sold over $2.5 million in roofing replacements to facilitate our solar installations and
+Added: to repair rooftops on homes in Florida damaged by severe weather.
+Added: We plan to expand our roofing business in all markets we enter in the
+Added: Roofing facilitates a faster processing time for our solar installations in cases where the customer is in need of a roof replacement
+Added: prior to installing a solar system.
+Added: In addition, to provide more financing options for our prospective residential solar energy customers,
+Added: in 2023, we launched a program that allows customers to choose a leasing option to finance their systems from a third party.
+Added: selling systems utilizing third party leases under this and other similar programs to be a growing portion of our customer finance offerings
+Added: in the future.
+Added: New Customers and Expansion of Sales with Existing Customers .
+Added: We intend to approximately double our in-house sales force and external
+Added: sales dealers in 2024 in order to target new customers in the Southern U.S.
regional residential markets.
−Removed: We provide competitive compensation packages to our in-house sales teams and external sales
−Removed: dealers, which incentivizes the acquisition of new customers.
−Removed: We are seeing an increase in the costs of labor and
−Removed: components as the result of higher inflation rates.
−Removed: In particular, we are experiencing an increase in raw material costs and supply chain
−Removed: constraints, and trade tariffs imposed on certain products from China, which may continue to put pressure on our operating margins and
−Removed: increase our costs.
−Removed: We do not have information that allows us to quantify the specific amount of cost increases attributable to inflationary
−Removed: Interest rates.
−Removed: Interest rate increases for both short-term
−Removed: and long-term debt have increased sharply.
−Removed: Historically, most of our customers have financed the purchase of their solar systems.
−Removed: interest rates have resulted in higher monthly costs to customers, which has the effect of slowing the financing-related sales of solar
−Removed: systems in the areas in which we sell and operate.
−Removed: We do not have information that allows us to quantify the adverse effects attributable
−Removed: to increased interest rates.
−Removed: Managing our Supply Chain .
−Removed: We rely on contract manufacturers
−Removed: and suppliers to produce our components.
−Removed: We have seen supply chain challenges and logistics constraints increase, including component
−Removed: shortages, which have, in certain cases, caused delays in the delivery of critical components and inventory, created longer lead times,
−Removed: and resulted in increased costs on jobs that were impacted by these issues.
−Removed: We experienced material shortages and an increase in pricing
−Removed: in 2022 and the beginning of 2023.
−Removed: In the second half of 2023 purchases saw a correction in the supply chain.
−Removed: Our suppliers are generally
−Removed: meeting our materials needs and we are realizing a decrease in pricing for our solar components.
−Removed: Our ability to grow depends, in part,
−Removed: on the ability of our contract manufacturers and suppliers to provide high quality services and deliver components and finished products
−Removed: on time and at reasonable costs.
−Removed: In the event we are unable to mitigate the impact of delays and/or price increases in raw materials,
−Removed: electronic components and freight, it could delay the manufacturing and installation of our systems, which would adversely impact our
−Removed: cash flows and results of operations, including revenue and gross margin.
−Removed: Components of Consolidated Statements of Operations
−Removed: Our primary source of revenue is the sale of our residential solar
−Removed: Our systems are fully functional at the time of installation and require an inspection prior to interconnection to the utility
−Removed: We sell our systems primarily direct to end user customers for use in their residences.
−Removed: Upon installation inspection, we satisfy
−Removed: our performance obligation and recognize revenue.
−Removed: Many of the Company’s customers finance their obligations with third parties.
−Removed: In these situations, the finance company deducts their financing fees and remits the net amount to the Company.
−Removed: Revenue is recorded net
−Removed: of these financing fees (and/or dealer fees).
−Removed: The volume of sales and installations of rooftop solar systems, our primary product, increase
−Removed: from April to September when a majority of our sales teams are most active in our areas of service.
−Removed: In addition to sales of solar systems,
−Removed: “adders” or accessories to a sale may include roofing, energy efficient appliances, upgraded insulation and/or energy storage
−Removed: All adders consisted of less than 10% of the total revenue, net in each of the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023.
−Removed: Our revenue is affected by changes in the volume and average selling
−Removed: prices of our solutions and related accessories, supply and demand, sales incentives and fluctuating interest rates that increase or decrease
−Removed: the monthly payments for customers purchasing systems through third party financing.
−Removed: Approximately 5% of our sales were paid in cash by
−Removed: the customer in each of the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023.
−Removed: Our revenue growth is dependent on our ability to compete
−Removed: effectively in the marketplace by remaining cost competitive, developing and introducing new sales teams within existing and new territories,
−Removed: scaling our installation teams to keep up with demand and maintaining a strong internal operations team to process orders while working
−Removed: with building departments and utilities to permit and interconnect our customers to the utility grid.
−Removed: Cost of Goods Sold
−Removed: Cost of goods sold consists primarily of product costs (including solar
−Removed: panels, inverters, metal racking, connectors, shingles, wiring, warranty costs and logistics costs), sales commissions, installation labor
−Removed: and permitting costs.
−Removed: During 2023, supply chain challenges and an increase in demand for
−Removed: our products resulted in increased equipment costs and delays.
−Removed: As a result, our installation and sales growth were less than we had projected.
−Removed: During 2024, the increase in interest rates has slowed customer interest in solar products.
−Removed: In this environment, the sales process is
−Removed: more challenging resulting in fewer sales people and sales dealers making sales.
−Removed: As a result, our sales are less than we had projected.
−Removed: Revenue, net less cost of goods sold may vary from period-to-period
−Removed: and is primarily affected by our average selling prices, financing or dealer fees, fluctuations in equipment costs and our ability to
−Removed: effectively and timely deploy our field installation teams to project sites once permitting departments have approved the design and engineering
−Removed: of systems on customer sites.
−Removed: Operating Expenses
−Removed: Operating expenses consist of sales and marketing and general and administrative
−Removed: Personnel-related costs are the most significant component of each of these expense categories and include salaries, benefits
−Removed: and payroll taxes.
−Removed: In the future, the Company intends to provide more benefits to its employees, including an employee stock purchase
−Removed: plan, which will increase operating expenses.
−Removed: Sales and marketing expenses consist primarily of personnel-related
−Removed: expenses, as well as advertising, travel, trade shows, marketing, customer support and other indirect costs.
−Removed: We expect to continue to
−Removed: make the necessary investments to enable us to execute our strategy to increase our market penetration geographically and enter into new
−Removed: markets by expanding our base sales teams, installers and strategic sales dealer and partner network.
−Removed: General and administrative expenses consist primarily of personnel-related
−Removed: expenses for our executive, finance, human resources, information technology, and software, facilities costs and fees for professional
−Removed: Fees for professional services consist primarily of outside legal, accounting and information technology consulting costs.
−Removed: Depreciation and amortization consist primarily of deprecation of our
−Removed: vehicles, furniture and fixtures, internally developed software and amortization of our acquired intangibles.
−Removed: Other (expenses) income, net
−Removed: Other (expenses) income, net primarily consists of interest expense
−Removed: and fees under our equipment and vehicle term loans.
−Removed: It also includes interest income on our cash balances, and accrued interest on tariffs
−Removed: previously paid and approved for a refund.
−Removed: Results of Operations
−Removed: Three Months Ended June 30, 2024 Compared to Year Ended June
−Removed: The following table sets forth a summary of our consolidated statements
−Removed: of operations for the periods presented:
−Removed: Three Months ended
+Added: We provide competitive compensation
+Added: packages to our in-house sales teams and external sales dealers, which incentivizes the acquisition of new customers.
+Added: We are seeing an increase in the costs of labor and components as the result of higher inflation rates.
+Added: In particular, we are experiencing
+Added: an increase in raw material costs and supply chain constraints, and trade tariffs imposed on certain products from China, which may continue
+Added: to put pressure on our operating margins and increase our costs.
+Added: We do not have information that allows us to quantify the specific amount
+Added: of cost increases attributable to inflationary pressures.
+Added: Interest rate increases for both short-term and long-term debt have increased sharply.
+Added: Historically, most of our customers
+Added: have financed the purchase of their solar systems.
+Added: Higher interest rates have resulted in higher monthly costs to customers, which has
+Added: the effect of slowing the financing-related sales of solar systems in the areas in which we sell and operate.
+Added: We do not have information
+Added: that allows us to quantify the adverse effects attributable to increased interest rates.
+Added: our Supply Chain .
+Added: We rely on contract manufacturers and suppliers to produce our components.
+Added: Our suppliers are generally meeting
+Added: our materials needs and we are realizing a decrease in pricing for our solar components compared to the prior year.
+Added: Our ability to grow
+Added: depends, in part, on the ability of our contract manufacturers and suppliers to provide high quality services and deliver components
+Added: and finished products on time and at reasonable costs.
+Added: In the event we are unable to mitigate the impact of delays and/or price increases
+Added: in raw materials, electronic components and freight, it could delay the manufacturing and installation of our systems, which would adversely
+Added: impact our cash flows and results of operations, including revenue and contribution margin.
+Added: of Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
+Added: source of revenue is the sale of our residential solar systems.
+Added: Our systems are fully functional at the time of installation and require
+Added: an inspection prior to interconnection to the utility power grid.
+Added: We sell our systems primarily direct to end user customers for use
+Added: in their residences.
+Added: Upon installation inspection, we satisfy our performance obligation and recognize revenue.
+Added: Many of the Company’s
+Added: customers finance their obligations with third parties.
+Added: In these situations, the finance company deducts their financing fees and remits
+Added: the net amount to the Company.
+Added: Revenue is recorded net of these financing fees (and/or dealer fees).
+Added: The volume of sales and installations
+Added: of rooftop solar systems, our primary product, increase from April to September when a majority of our sales teams are most active in
+Added: our areas of service.
+Added: In addition to sales of solar systems, “adders” or accessories to a sale may include roofing, energy
+Added: efficient appliances, upgraded insulation and/or energy storage systems.
+Added: All adders consisted of less than 10% of the total revenue,
+Added: net in each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, and 2023.
+Added: is affected by changes in the volume and average selling prices of our solutions and related accessories, supply and demand, sales incentives
+Added: and fluctuating interest rates that increase or decrease the monthly payments for customers purchasing systems through third party financing.
+Added: Approximately 5% of our sales were paid in cash by the customer in each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, and 2023.
+Added: Our revenue growth is dependent on our ability to compete effectively in the marketplace by remaining cost competitive, developing and
+Added: introducing new sales teams within existing and new territories, scaling our installation teams to keep up with demand and maintaining
+Added: a strong internal operations team to process orders while working with building departments and utilities to permit and interconnect
+Added: our customers to the utility grid.
+Added: of Goods Sold
+Added: Cost of goods
+Added: sold consists primarily of product costs (including solar panels, inverters, metal racking, connectors, shingles, wiring, warranty costs
+Added: and logistics costs), installation labor and permitting costs.
+Added: costs of goods sold decreased in association with a reduction in revenues.
+Added: Revenues declined because of the effect of higher interest
+Added: rates on the consumer financing rates.
+Added: The increased cost of consumer lending has reduced the advantage provided by financed solar power
+Added: relative to standard utility costs, which has negatively affected the demand for our products.
+Added: net less cost of goods sold may vary from period-to-period and is primarily affected by our average selling prices, financing or dealer
+Added: fees, fluctuations in equipment costs and our ability to effectively and timely deploy our field installation teams to project sites
+Added: once permitting departments have approved the design and engineering of systems on customer sites.
+Added: expenses consist of sales and marketing and general and administrative expenses.
+Added: Personnel-related costs are the most significant component
+Added: of each of these expense categories and include salaries, benefits and payroll taxes.
+Added: In the future, the Company intends to provide more
+Added: benefits to its employees, including an employee stock purchase plan, which will increase operating expenses.
+Added: marketing expenses consist primarily of personnel-related expenses including sales commissions, as well as advertising, travel, trade
+Added: shows, marketing, customer support and other indirect costs.
+Added: We expect to continue to make the necessary investments to enable us to
+Added: execute our strategy to increase our market penetration geographically and enter into new markets by expanding our base sales teams,
+Added: installers and strategic sales dealer and partner network.
+Added: administrative expenses consist primarily of personnel-related expenses for our executive, finance, human resources, information technology,
+Added: and software, facilities costs and fees for professional services.
+Added: Fees for professional services consist primarily of outside legal,
+Added: accounting and information technology consulting costs.
+Added: and amortization consist primarily of depreciation of our vehicles, furniture and fixtures, internally developed software and amortization
+Added: of our acquired intangibles.
+Added: income (expenses), net
+Added: (expenses), net primarily consists of change in fair value of warrant liabilities and interest expense and fees under our equipment and
+Added: vehicle term loans.
+Added: It also includes interest income on our cash balances, and accrued interest on tariffs previously paid and approved
+Added: for a refund.
+Added: of Operations
+Added: Months Ended September 30, 2024, Compared to Three Months Ended September 30, 2023
+Added: The following
+Added: table sets forth a summary of our consolidated statements of operations for the periods presented:
+Added: September 30,
$ (18,236,261 )
Costs and expenses:
−Removed: Cost of goods sold
+Added: Cost of goods sold (exclusive
+Added: of depreciation and amortization)
(10,685,737 )
1 unchanged sentence
Sales and marketing
−Removed: General and administrative
+Added: and administrative
Total operating expenses
1 unchanged sentence
(Loss) income from operations
−Removed: Other (expense) income, net:
−Removed: Other expense, net
−Removed: Change in fair value of warrant liabilities
−Removed: Interest expense
−Removed: Total other (expenses) income, net
−Removed: Net (loss) income before taxes
+Added: Other income (expense), net:
+Added: Other income, net
+Added: Change in fair value of
+Added: warrant liabilities
+Added: Total other income (expense),
+Added: (loss) income before taxes
$ (2,916,570 )
$ (6,916,617 )
−Removed: Revenue, net decreased by approximately $15.4 million.
−Removed: In the higher
−Removed: interest environment, it is more challenging to make sales.
−Removed: We are seeing less volume from our internal sales teams resulting in higher
−Removed: attrition of sales personnel than in previous years.
−Removed: We are also seeing less volume from our sales dealer partners.
−Removed: Cost of Goods Sold
−Removed: Cost of goods sold decreased by $14.1 million.
−Removed: The decrease was a result
−Removed: of the decrease in revenue.
−Removed: As a percentage of revenue, cost of goods improved to 70% in 2024 from 81% in 2023.
−Removed: This improvement was driven
−Removed: by a decrease in the cost of materials and efficiencies in labor.
−Removed: Depreciation and amortization
−Removed: Depreciation and amortization decreased by a nominal amount, from $489,566
−Removed: for the three months ended June 30, 2023 to $456,841 for the three months ended June 30, 2024.
−Removed: The decrease was due to to a decrease in
−Removed: the amortization of intangible assets which became fully depreciated..
−Removed: General and Administrative expenses
−Removed: General and administrative expenses increased by $2.1 million from
−Removed: $3.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023 to $5.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024.
−Removed: The increase was primarily
−Removed: due to $2.4 million in stock compensation recognized in 2024.
−Removed: There was no stock compensation expense in 2023.
−Removed: Sales and Marketing
−Removed: Sales and marketing expenses decreased by $275,683, from $490,875 for
−Removed: the three months ended June 30, 2023 to $215,192 for the three months ended June 30, 2024.
−Removed: The decrease was a result of a reduction in
−Removed: cost to support fewer sales people and less revenue.
−Removed: Other (expense) income, net
−Removed: Other (expense) income, net increased from an expense of $(31,168)
−Removed: for the three months ended June 30, 2023 to income of $844,588 for the three months ended June 30, 2024.
−Removed: The increase in income was due
−Removed: primarily to a gain on fair value of warrant liabilities.
−Removed: Six Months Ended June 30, 2024 Compared to Year Ended June 30,
−Removed: The following table sets forth a summary of our consolidated statements
−Removed: of operations for the periods presented:
−Removed: Six Months ended
+Added: net decreased by approximately $18.2 million.
+Added: Several factors affected the reduction in sales.
+Added: The primary reason is due to the effect
+Added: of higher interest rates on the consumer financing rates.
+Added: This increased cost of consumer lending has reduced the advantage provided
+Added: by financed solar power relative to standard utility costs, which has negatively affected the demand for our products.
+Added: The second factor
+Added: affecting revenue is an increase in sales volume from our internal sales teams and decreases in sales volume from sales by our dealer
+Added: network, which sales mix improves our profitability.
+Added: Cost of goods
+Added: sold decreased by $10.7 million.
+Added: The decrease was a result of the decrease in revenue as noted above offset by an increase in the cost
+Added: of labor and materials during the three months ended September 30, 2024 as compared to 2023.
+Added: As a percentage of revenue, cost of goods
+Added: sold improved from 55.0% for the three months ended September 30, 2023 to 51.2% for the three months ended September 30, 2024.
+Added: This improvement
+Added: was driven by a decrease in the cost of materials and efficiencies in labor.
+Added: and amortization
+Added: and amortization decreased by a nominal amount, from $521,289 for the three months ended September 30, 2023 to $499,875 for the three
+Added: months ended September 30, 2024.
+Added: The decrease was due to a decrease in the amortization of intangible assets which became fully amortized.
+Added: and Administrative expenses
+Added: administrative expenses increased by $2.8 million from $4.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023 to $7.2 million for
+Added: the three months ended September 30, 2024.
+Added: The increase was primarily due to stock compensation recognized in 2024.
+Added: There was no stock
+Added: compensation expense in 2023.
+Added: and Marketing
+Added: marketing expenses decreased by $3.4 million.
+Added: The decrease was a result of a reduction in cost to support fewer sales people and less
+Added: income (expense), net
+Added: (expense), net increased from expense of $1,245 for the three months ended September 30, 2023 to income of $66,281 for the three months
+Added: ended September 30, 2024.
+Added: The increase was due to a gain on fair value of warrant liabilities.
+Added: Months Ended September 30, 2024, Compared to Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023
+Added: The following
+Added: table sets forth a summary of our consolidated statements of operations for the periods presented:
+Added: September 30,
$ (32,108,687 )
Costs and expenses:
−Removed: Cost of goods sold
+Added: Cost of goods sold (exclusive
+Added: of depreciation and amortization)
(18,440,566 )
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Sales and marketing
−Removed: General and administrative
+Added: and administrative
Total operating expenses
+Added: (15,916,638 )
(Loss) income from operations
−Removed: Other (expense) income, net:
+Added: (16,192,049 )
+Added: Other income (expense), net:
Other expense, net
−Removed: Change in fair value of warrant liabilities
−Removed: Interest expense
−Removed: Total other (expenses) income, net
−Removed: Net (loss) income before taxes
+Added: Change in fair value of
+Added: warrant liabilities
+Added: Total other income (expenses),
+Added: (loss) income before taxes
$ (8,972,197 )
$ (15,414,039 )
−Removed: Revenue, net decreased by approximately $14.2 million.
−Removed: In the higher
−Removed: interest environment, it is more challenging to make sales.
−Removed: We are seeing less volume from our internal sales teams resulting in higher
−Removed: attrition of sales personnel than in previous years.
−Removed: We are also seeing less volume from our sales dealer partners.
−Removed: Cost of Goods Sold
−Removed: Cost of goods sold decreased by $11.6 million.
−Removed: The decrease was a result
−Removed: of the decrease in revenue.
−Removed: As a percentage of revenue, cost of goods was consistent period to period at 80%.
−Removed: Depreciation and amortization
−Removed: Depreciation and amortization decreased by a nominal amount, from $922,165
−Removed: for the six months ended June 30, 2023 to 919,542 for the six months ended June 30, 2024.
−Removed: The decrease was due to a decrease in the amortization
−Removed: of intangible assets which became fully depreciated.
−Removed: General and Administrative expenses
−Removed: General and administrative expenses increased by $4.4 million from
−Removed: $5.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023 to $9.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024.
−Removed: The increase was primarily
−Removed: due to a $2.9 million increase in stock compensation and an increase in headcount, infrastructure-related expenses to support increased
−Removed: revenues and expenses related to the Business Combination.
−Removed: Sales and Marketing
−Removed: Sales and marketing expenses decreased by $0.7 million, from $1.0 million
−Removed: for the six months ended June 30, 2023 to $0.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024.
−Removed: The decrease was a result of a reduction
−Removed: in cost to support fewer sales people and less revenue.
−Removed: Other (expense) income, net
−Removed: Other expense (income), net decreased from a net expense of $(41,712)
−Removed: to income of $669,534.
−Removed: The improvement in income was due primarily to a gain on fair value of warrant liabilities of $690,000.
−Removed: Liquidity and Capital Resources
−Removed: Our primary source of funding to support operations have historically
−Removed: been from cash flows from operations.
−Removed: Our primary short-term requirements for liquidity and capital are to fund general working capital
−Removed: and capital expenses.
−Removed: Our principal long-term working capital uses include ensuring revenue growth, expanding our sales and marketing
−Removed: efforts and potential acquisitions.
−Removed: As of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, our cash and cash equivalents
−Removed: balance were approximately $5.3 million and $8.0 million, respectively.
+Added: net decreased by approximately $32.1 million.
+Added: Several factors affected the reduction in sales.
+Added: The primary reason is due to the effect
+Added: of higher interest rates on the consumer financing rates.
+Added: This increased cost of consumer lending has reduced the advantage provided
+Added: by financed solar power relative to standard utility costs, which has negatively affected the demand for our products.
+Added: The second factor
+Added: affecting revenue is an increase in sales volume from our internal sales teams and decreases in sales volume from sales by our dealer
+Added: network, which sales mix improves our profitability.
+Added: Cost of goods
+Added: sold decreased by $18.4 million.
+Added: The decrease was a result of the decrease in revenue.
+Added: As a percentage of revenue, the cost of goods
+Added: sold was 57.2% for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, which was consistent with the nine months ended September 30, 2023.
+Added: and amortization
+Added: and amortization decreased by a nominal amount, from $1,431,482 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, to $1,413,074 for the nine
+Added: months ended September 30, 2024.
+Added: The decrease was due to a decrease in the amortization of intangible assets which became fully depreciated.
+Added: and Administrative expenses
+Added: administrative expenses increased by $6.2 million from $9.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 to $15.9 million for
+Added: the nine months ended September 30, 2024.
+Added: The increase was primarily due to stock compensation and an increase in headcount, infrastructure-related
+Added: expenses to support increased revenues and expenses related to the Business Combination.
+Added: and Marketing
+Added: marketing expenses decreased by $3.6 million, from $19.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 to $16.2 million for the
+Added: nine months ended September 30, 2024.
+Added: The decrease was a result of a reduction in cost to support fewer sales people and less revenue.
+Added: income (expense), net
+Added: (expense), net increased from $55,938 of other expense to $722,072 of other income primarily due to a gain on fair value of warrant liabilities
+Added: and Capital Resources
+Added: source of funding to support operations have historically been from cash flows from operations.
+Added: Our primary short-term requirements for
+Added: liquidity and capital are to fund general working capital and capital expenses.
+Added: Our principal long-term working capital uses include
+Added: ensuring revenue growth, expanding our sales and marketing efforts and potential acquisitions.
+Added: As of September
+Added: 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, our cash and cash equivalents balance were approximately $4.3 million and $8.0 million, respectively.
The Company maintains its cash in checking and savings accounts.
−Removed: Our future capital requirements depend on many factors, including our
−Removed: revenue growth rate, the timing and extent of our spending to support further sales and marketing, the degree to which we are successful
−Removed: in launching new business initiatives and the cost associated with these initiatives, and the growth of our business generally.
−Removed: In order to finance these opportunities and associated costs, it is
−Removed: possible that we will need to raise additional capital through either debt or equity financing if the proceeds realized from the Business
−Removed: Combination are insufficient to support our business needs.
−Removed: While we believe that the proceeds realized through the Business Combination
−Removed: will be sufficient to meet our currently contemplated business needs for the next twelve months, we cannot assure you that this will be
−Removed: If additional financing is required by us from outside sources, we may not be able to raise it on terms acceptable to us or
−Removed: If we are unable to raise additional capital on acceptable terms when needed, our business, results of operations and financial
−Removed: condition would be materially and adversely affected.
−Removed: The following table summarizes our cash flows for the periods presented:
−Removed: For the six months ended
+Added: capital requirements depend on many factors, including our revenue growth rate, the timing and extent of our spending to support further
+Added: sales and marketing, the degree to which we are successful in launching new business initiatives and the cost associated with these initiatives,
+Added: and the growth of our business generally.
+Added: to finance these opportunities and associated costs, it is possible that we will need to raise additional capital through either debt
+Added: or equity financing if the proceeds realized from the Business Combination are insufficient to support our business needs.
+Added: believe that the proceeds realized through the Business Combination will be sufficient to meet our currently contemplated business needs
+Added: for the next twelve months, we cannot assure you that this will be the case.
+Added: If additional financing is required by us from outside sources,
+Added: we may not be able to raise it on terms acceptable to us or at all.
+Added: If we are unable to raise additional capital on acceptable terms
+Added: when needed, our business, results of operations and financial condition would be materially and adversely affected.
+Added: The following
+Added: table summarizes our cash flows for the periods presented:
+Added: For the nine months ended
+Added: September 30,
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities
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$ (17,855,883 )
−Removed: Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
−Removed: Net cash used in financing activities
−Removed: Cash flows from operating activities
−Removed: Net cash used in operating activities was approximately $12.3 million
−Removed: during the six months ended June 30, 2024 compared to a net cash provided by operating activities of approximately $1.8 million during
−Removed: six months June 30, 2024.
−Removed: The decrease was due primarily to an increase in accounts receivable and contract liabilities.
−Removed: Accounts receivables
−Removed: have increased as our financing partners have become more conservative in how soon they fund a customer contract after completion.
−Removed: liabilities decreased as a result of completing jobs in the first quarter for which we had received funding but deferred revenue because
−Removed: we had not yet achieved the revenue recognition milestones.
−Removed: Cash flows from investing activities
−Removed: Net cash used in investing activities was approximately $0.3 million
−Removed: for the six months ended June 30, 2024, primarily relating to the development of software of $0.3 million.
−Removed: Net cash used in investing
−Removed: activities for the six months ended June 30, 2023 was approximately $0.8 million primarily relating to purchases of vehicles.
−Removed: Cash flows used in financing activities
−Removed: Net cash provided by financing activities was approximately $10.0 million
−Removed: for the six months ended June 30, 2024, primarily relating to the net proceeds from the issuance of convertible preferred stock.
−Removed: provided by financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2023 was approximately $0.1 million, primarily relating to proceeds
−Removed: from the issuance of debt to purchase vehicles offset by distributions to members.
−Removed: Current Indebtedness
−Removed: The Company has utilized internally generated positive cashflow to
−Removed: grow the business.
−Removed: Other than approximately $1.9 million in trade-credit with solar equipment distributors, the Company has only approximately
−Removed: $1.6 million of debt on service trucks and vehicles valued at approximately $1.9 million net of depreciation.
−Removed: Non-GAAP Financial Measures
−Removed: The non-GAAP financial measures below have not been calculated in accordance
−Removed: with GAAP and should be considered in addition to results prepared in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered as a substitute
−Removed: for, or superior to, GAAP results.
−Removed: In addition, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin should not be construed as indicators of our
−Removed: operating performance, liquidity or cash flows generated by operating, investing and financing activities, as there may be significant
−Removed: factors or trends that they fail to address.
−Removed: We caution investors that non-GAAP financial information, by its nature, departs from traditional
−Removed: accounting conventions.
−Removed: Therefore, its use can make it difficult to compare our current results with our results from other reporting
−Removed: periods and with the results of other companies.
−Removed: Our management uses these non-GAAP financial measures, in conjunction
−Removed: with GAAP financial measures, as an integral part of managing our business and to, among other things:
−Removed: (i) monitor and evaluate the performance
−Removed: of our business operations and financial performance;
−Removed: (ii) facilitate internal comparisons of the historical operating performance of
−Removed: our business operations;
−Removed: (iii) facilitate external comparisons of the results of our overall business to the historical operating performance
−Removed: of other companies that may have different capital structures and debt levels;
−Removed: (iv) review and assess the operating performance of our
−Removed: management team;
−Removed: (v) analyze and evaluate financial and strategic planning decisions regarding future operating investments;
−Removed: plan for and prepare future annual operating budgets and determine appropriate levels of operating investments.
−Removed: We believe that the use
−Removed: of these non-GAAP financial measures provides an additional tool for investors to use in evaluating ongoing operating results and trends,
−Removed: and in comparing our financial results with other companies in our industry, many of which present similar non-GAAP financial measures
−Removed: to investors.
−Removed: Adjusted EBITDA
−Removed: We define Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure, as net income
−Removed: (loss) before interest and other income (expenses), net, income tax expense, and depreciation and amortization, as adjusted to exclude
−Removed: merger and acquisition expenses (“ M&A expenses ”).
−Removed: We utilize Adjusted EBITDA as an internal performance
−Removed: measure in the management of our operations because we believe the exclusion of these non-cash and non-recurring charges allow for a more
−Removed: relevant comparison of our results of operations to other companies in our industry.
−Removed: Adjusted EBITDA should not be viewed as a substitute
−Removed: for net loss calculated in accordance with GAAP, and other companies may define Adjusted EBITDA differently.
−Removed: The following table provides a reconciliation of net income (loss)
−Removed: to Adjusted EBITDA for the periods presented:
−Removed: Three Months Ended
−Removed: Six Months Ended
−Removed: Net income (loss)
+Added: Net cash (used in) investing activities
+Added: Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
+Added: flows from operating activities
+Added: used in operating activities was approximately $12.2 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to a net cash provided
+Added: by operating activities of approximately $5.8 million during nine months ended September 30, 2023.
+Added: The decrease was primarily due to
+Added: a decrease in net income due to the decrease in revenue and the closing of the Business Combination.
+Added: flows from investing activities
+Added: used in investing activities was approximately $0.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, relating to purchases of property
+Added: and equipment.
+Added: Net cash used in investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 was approximately $0.2 million, relating
+Added: to purchases of vehicles.
+Added: flows used in financing activities
+Added: provided by financing activities was approximately $8.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, primarily relating to the
+Added: net proceeds from the issuance of convertible preferred stock.
+Added: Net cash used in financing activities for the nine months ended September
+Added: 30, 2023 was approximately $3.5 million, primarily relating to distributions to members.
+Added: has utilized internally generated positive cashflow to grow the business.
+Added: Other than approximately $2.5 million in trade-credit with
+Added: solar equipment distributors, Sunergy has only approximately $0.9 million of debt on service trucks and vehicles valued at approximately
+Added: $1.3 million, net of depreciation.
+Added: Financial Measures
+Added: financial measures below have not been calculated in accordance with GAAP and should be considered in addition to results prepared in
+Added: accordance with GAAP and should not be considered as a substitute for, or superior to, GAAP results.
+Added: In addition, Adjusted EBITDA and
+Added: Adjusted EBITDA Margin should not be construed as indicators of our operating performance, liquidity or cash flows generated by operating,
+Added: investing and financing activities, as there may be significant factors or trends that they fail to address.
+Added: We caution investors that
+Added: non-GAAP financial information, by its nature, departs from traditional accounting conventions.
+Added: Therefore, its use can make it difficult
+Added: to compare our current results with our results from other reporting periods and with the results of other companies.
+Added: Our management
+Added: uses these non-GAAP financial measures, in conjunction with GAAP financial measures, as an integral part of managing our business and
+Added: to, among other things:
+Added: (i) monitor and evaluate the performance of our business operations and financial performance;
+Added: (ii) facilitate
+Added: internal comparisons of the historical operating performance of our business operations;
+Added: (iii) facilitate external comparisons of the
+Added: results of our overall business to the historical operating performance of other companies that may have different capital structures
+Added: and debt levels;
+Added: (iv) review and assess the operating performance of our management team;
+Added: (v) analyze and evaluate financial and strategic
+Added: planning decisions regarding future operating investments;
+Added: and (vi) plan for and prepare future annual operating budgets and determine
+Added: appropriate levels of operating investments.
+Added: We believe that the use of these non-GAAP financial measures provides an additional tool
+Added: for investors to use in evaluating ongoing operating results and trends, and in comparing our financial results with other companies
+Added: in our industry, many of which present similar non-GAAP financial measures to investors.
+Added: Profit and Contribution Margin
+Added: define contribution profit as revenue, net less direct costs of revenue, commissions expense and depreciation and amortization, and define
+Added: contribution margin, expressed as a percentage, as the ratio of contribution profit to revenue, net.
+Added: Contribution profit and margin can
+Added: be used to understand our financial performance and efficiency and allows investors to evaluate our pricing strategy and compare against
+Added: Our management uses these metrics to make strategic decisions, identify areas for improvement, set targets for future performance
+Added: and make informed decisions about how to allocate resources going forward.
+Added: Contributions margin reflects our Contribution profit as a
+Added: percentage of revenues.
+Added: The following
+Added: table provides a reconciliation of gross profit to contribution profit for the periods presented:
+Added: September 30,
+Added: September 30,
+Added: Cost of goods sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown below)
+Added: Depreciation and amortization related to Cost of goods sold
+Added: and amortization
+Added: define Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure, as net income (loss) before interest and other income (expenses), net, income tax
+Added: expense, depreciation and amortization, as adjusted to exclude merger and acquisition expenses (“ M&A expenses ”).
+Added: We utilize Adjusted EBITDA as an internal performance measure in the management of our operations because we believe the exclusion of
+Added: these non-cash and non-recurring charges allow for a more relevant comparison of our results of operations to other companies in our
+Added: Adjusted EBITDA should not be viewed as a substitute for net (loss) income calculated in accordance with GAAP, and other companies
+Added: may define Adjusted EBITDA differently.
+Added: Adjusted EBITDA margin reflects our Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of revenues.
+Added: The following
+Added: table provides a reconciliation of net (loss) income to Adjusted EBITDA for the periods presented:
+Added: September 30,
+Added: September 30,
+Added: Net (loss) income
$ (2,872,424 )
$ (8,736,845 )
−Removed: Other income (expense), net
+Added: Other income, net
+Added: Change in fair value of
+Added: warrant liabilities
+Added: Interest expense
Income tax benefit
2 unchanged sentences
Adjusted EBITDA
+Added: Net (loss) income
Adjusted EBITDA margin
−Removed: We define Adjusted EBITDA margin, a non-GAAP financial measure, expressed
−Removed: as a percentage, as the ratio of Adjusted EBITDA to revenue, net.
−Removed: Adjusted EBITDA margin measures net income (loss) before interest expense,
−Removed: other expenses, net, depreciation and amortization, and M&A expenses.
−Removed: In the table above, Adjusted EBITDA is reconciled to the most
−Removed: comparable GAAP measure, net income (loss).
−Removed: We utilize Adjusted EBITDA margin as an internal performance measure in the management of
−Removed: our operations because we believe the exclusion of these non-cash and non-recurring charges allow for a more relevant comparison of our
−Removed: results of operations to other companies in our industry.
−Removed: The following table sets forth our calculations of Adjusted EBITDA
−Removed: margin for the periods presented:
−Removed: Three Months Ended
−Removed: Six Months Ended
−Removed: Adjusted EBITDA
−Removed: Ratio of Adjusted EBITDA to revenue, net
−Removed: Critical Accounting Estimates
−Removed: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires
−Removed: us to establish accounting policies and make estimates and assumptions that affect our reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the
−Removed: date of the consolidated financial statements.
−Removed: These financial statements include some estimates and assumptions that are based on informed
−Removed: judgments and estimates of management.
−Removed: We evaluate our policies and estimates on an on-going basis and discuss the development, selection
−Removed: and disclosure of critical accounting policies with those charged with governance.
−Removed: Predicting future events is inherently an imprecise
−Removed: activity and as such requires the use of judgment.
−Removed: Our consolidated financial statements may differ based upon different estimates and
−Removed: We discuss our significant accounting policies in Note 3, Summary of
−Removed: Significant Accounting Policies, to our consolidated financial statements.
−Removed: Our significant accounting policies are subject to judgments
−Removed: and uncertainties that affect the application of such policies.
−Removed: We believe these financial statements include the most likely outcomes
−Removed: with regard to amounts that are based on our judgment and estimates.
−Removed: Our financial position and results of operations may be materially
−Removed: different when reported under different conditions or when using different assumptions in the application of such policies.
−Removed: estimates or assumptions prove to be different from the actual amounts, adjustments are made in subsequent periods to reflect more current
−Removed: We believe the following accounting policies are critical to the preparation of our consolidated financial statements due
−Removed: to the estimation process and business judgment involved in their application:
−Removed: Valuation of Business Combinations
−Removed: The Company recognizes and measures the assets acquired and liabilities
−Removed: assumed in a business combination based on their estimated fair values at the acquisition date.
−Removed: Any excess or surplus of the purchase
−Removed: consideration when compared to the fair value of the net tangible assets acquired, if any, is recorded as goodwill or gain from a bargain
−Removed: The fair value of assets and liabilities as of the acquisition date are often estimated using a combination of approaches, including
−Removed: the income approach, which requires us to project future cash flows and apply an appropriate discount rate;
−Removed: and the market approach which
−Removed: uses market data and adjusts for entity-specific differences.
−Removed: We use all available information to make these fair value determinations
−Removed: and engage third-party consultants for valuation assistance.
−Removed: The estimates used in determining fair values are based on assumptions believed
−Removed: to be reasonable, but which are inherently uncertain.
−Removed: Accordingly, actual results may differ materially from the projected results used
−Removed: to determine fair value.
−Removed: Goodwill is recognized and initially measured as any excess of the
−Removed: acquisition-date consideration transferred in a business combination over the acquisition-date amounts recognized for the net identifiable
−Removed: assets acquired.
−Removed: Goodwill is not amortized but is tested for impairment annually, or
−Removed: more frequently if an event occurs or circumstances change that would more likely than not result in an impairment of goodwill.
−Removed: the Company assesses qualitative factors to determine whether or not it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit
−Removed: is less than its carrying amount.
−Removed: If the Company concludes that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is
−Removed: less than its carrying amount, the Company conducts a quantitative goodwill impairment test comparing the fair value of the applicable
−Removed: reporting unit with its carrying value.
−Removed: If the carrying amount of the reporting unit exceeds the fair value of the reporting unit, the
−Removed: Company recognizes an impairment loss in the consolidated statements of operations for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds
−Removed: the fair value of the reporting unit.
−Removed: The Company performs its annual goodwill impairment test at December 31 of each year.
−Removed: no goodwill impairment recorded for the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023.
−Removed: Intangible assets subject to amortization
−Removed: Intangible assets include tradename, customer lists and non-compete
−Removed: Amounts are subject to amortization on a straight-line basis over the estimated period of benefit and are subject to annual
−Removed: impairment consideration.
−Removed: Costs incurred to renew or extend the term of a recognized intangible asset, such as the acquired trademark,
−Removed: are capitalized as part of the intangible asset and amortized over its revised estimated useful life.
−Removed: Intangible assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes
−Removed: in circumstances indicate the carrying amount of the intangible assets may not be recoverable.
−Removed: Conditions that would necessitate an impairment
−Removed: assessment include a significant decline in the observable market value of an asset, a significant change in the extent or manner in which
−Removed: an asset is used, or any other significant adverse change that would indicate that the carrying amount of an asset or group of assets
+Added: Accounting Estimates
+Added: The preparation
+Added: of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires us to establish accounting policies and make estimates and assumptions that
+Added: affect our reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements.
+Added: These financial
+Added: statements include some estimates and assumptions that are based on informed judgments and estimates of management.
+Added: We evaluate our policies
+Added: and estimates on an on-going basis and discuss the development, selection and disclosure of critical accounting policies with those charged
+Added: with governance.
+Added: Predicting future events is inherently an imprecise activity and as such requires the use of judgment.
+Added: Our condensed
+Added: consolidated financial statements may differ based upon different estimates and assumptions.
+Added: our significant accounting policies in Note 3, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, to our condensed consolidated financial statements.
+Added: Our significant accounting policies are subject to judgments and uncertainties that affect the application of such policies.
+Added: these financial statements include the most likely outcomes with regard to amounts that are based on our judgment and estimates.
+Added: financial position and results of operations may be materially different when reported under different conditions or when using different
+Added: assumptions in the application of such policies.
+Added: In the event estimates or assumptions prove to be different from the actual amounts,
+Added: adjustments are made in subsequent periods to reflect more current information.
+Added: We believe the following accounting policies are critical
+Added: to the preparation of our consolidated financial statements due to the estimation process and business judgment involved in their application:
+Added: of Business Combinations
+Added: recognizes and measures the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination based on their estimated fair values at
+Added: the acquisition date.
+Added: Any excess or surplus of the purchase consideration when compared to the fair value of the net tangible assets
+Added: acquired, if any, is recorded as goodwill or gain from a bargain purchase.
+Added: The fair value of assets and liabilities as of the acquisition
+Added: date are often estimated using a combination of approaches, including the income approach, which requires us to project future cash flows
+Added: and apply an appropriate discount rate;
+Added: and the market approach which uses market data and adjusts for entity-specific differences.
+Added: use all available information to make these fair value determinations and engage third-party consultants for valuation assistance.
+Added: estimates used in determining fair values are based on assumptions believed to be reasonable, but which are inherently uncertain.
+Added: actual results may differ materially from the projected results used to determine fair value.
+Added: is recognized and initially measured as any excess of the acquisition-date consideration transferred in a business combination over the
+Added: acquisition-date amounts recognized for the net identifiable assets acquired.
+Added: is not amortized but is tested for impairment annually, or more frequently if an event occurs or circumstances change that would more
+Added: likely than not result in an impairment of goodwill.
+Added: First, the Company assesses qualitative factors to determine whether or not it is
+Added: more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount.
+Added: If the Company concludes that it is
+Added: more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, the Company conducts a quantitative goodwill
+Added: impairment test comparing the fair value of the applicable reporting unit with its carrying value.
+Added: If the carrying amount of the reporting
+Added: unit exceeds the fair value of the reporting unit, the Company recognizes an impairment loss in the condensed consolidated statements
+Added: of operations for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the fair value of the reporting unit.
+Added: The Company performs its annual
+Added: goodwill impairment test at December 31 of each year.
+Added: There was no goodwill impairment recorded for the three and nine months ended September
+Added: 30, 2024, and 2023.
+Added: assets subject to amortization
+Added: assets include tradename, customer lists and non-compete agreements.
+Added: Amounts are subject to amortization on a straight-line basis over
+Added: the estimated period of benefit and are subject to annual impairment consideration.
+Added: Costs incurred to renew or extend the term of a recognized
+Added: intangible asset, such as the acquired tradename, are capitalized as part of the intangible asset and amortized over its revised estimated
+Added: assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying amount of the intangible assets
may not be recoverable.
−Removed: The Company evaluates the recoverability of intangible assets by comparing their carrying amounts to future net
−Removed: undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by the intangible assets.
−Removed: If such intangible assets are considered to be impaired, the
−Removed: impairment recognized is measured as the amount by which the carrying amount of the intangible assets exceeds the fair value of the assets.
−Removed: The Company determines fair value based on discounted cash flows using a discount rate commensurate with the risk inherent in the Company’s
−Removed: current business model for the specific intangible asset being valued.
−Removed: No impairment charges were recorded for the three months ended
−Removed: June 30, 2024 and 2023.
+Added: Conditions that would necessitate an impairment assessment include a significant decline in the observable market
+Added: value of an asset, a significant change in the extent or manner in which an asset is used, or any other significant adverse change that
+Added: would indicate that the carrying amount of an asset or group of assets may not be recoverable.
+Added: The Company evaluates the recoverability
+Added: of intangible assets by comparing their carrying amounts to future net undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by the intangible
+Added: If such intangible assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment recognized is measured as the amount by which the carrying
+Added: amount of the intangible assets exceeds the fair value of the assets.
+Added: The Company determines fair value based on discounted cash flows
+Added: using a discount rate commensurate with the risk inherent in the Company’s current business model for the specific intangible asset
+Added: being valued.
+Added: No impairment charges were recorded for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, and 2023.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
−Removed: As a smaller reporting company, we are not required to provide the
−Removed: information required by this Item.
+Added: reporting company, we are not required to provide the information required by this Item.
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