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Tecogen Announces Third Quarter 2019 Results
Increase in Revenues of 9% Year over Year,
with Growth in Chiller Sales of 94%

WALTHAM, Mass., November 12, 2019 - Tecogen Inc. (NASDAQ:TGEN), a leading manufacturer of clean energy products, reported revenues of $8,670,477 for the quarter ended September 30, 2019 compared to $7,938,684 for the same period in 2018, a 9% increase in top line revenue. Consolidated gross profit for the third quarter of 2019 was $2,831,241 compared to $2,883,098 in the third quarter of 2018, a 2% decrease in overall gross profit year over year. Loss from operations for the third quarter of 2019 was $538,183, compared to $562,312 for the same period in 2018, an improvement of $24,129 year over year. Net loss attributable to the Company was $586,249 for the third quarter of 2019, compared to $603,037 for the same period in 2018, an improvement of $16,788, or 3% year over year.
Product revenue results were highlighted by growth in chiller sales of 94% year over year, with cogeneration sales remaining relatively constant compared to the prior year period. Total services related revenues for the third quarter of 2019 increased by 14% over the prior year period, due to certain time and material projects.
Overall gross margin for the third quarter of 2019 was 33% compared to 36% for the same period in 2018. Product gross margin was 34% for the third quarter of 2019 compared to 39% for the same period in 2018. Service gross margin was 29% in the third quarter of 2019 compared to 32% for the same period in 2018 due to the lower margins recognized on installation projects during the quarter. Energy production gross margin was 53% for the third quarter of 2019 compared to 42% for the same period in 2018.
On a combined basis, operating expenses decreased to $3,369,424 for the third quarter of 2019 from $3,445,410 in the third quarter of 2018, a decrease of $75,986. Research and development costs increased by 30% to $365,817, while selling expenses rose 15% to $669,720. These fluctuations, along with the decrease in G&A costs of $248,713, accounted for the net decrease in operating expenses.
Adjusted EBITDA(1), excluding the unrealized gain or loss on marketable securities, stock-compensation expense and merger related expenses, was negative $421,757 for the third quarter of 2019 compared to negative $258,655 for the third quarter of 2018, a decrease of $163,102, year over year. Adjusted EBITDA(1) for the first nine months of 2019 was positive $51,299 compared to negative $284,707 for the first nine months of 2018, an improvement of $336,006. (Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income or loss attributable to Tecogen, adjusted for interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation expense, unrealized gain or loss on equity securities, goodwill impairment charges and merger related expenses. See table following the statements of operations for a reconciliation from net income (loss) to Adjusted EBITDA as well as important disclosures about the company's use of Adjusted EBITDA).
“I am very happy with the growth in top line revenues for the third quarter,” noted Benjamin Locke, Tecogen CEO. “We are steadily growing our chiller sales, which surpassed cogeneration sales for the first time this quarter. We expect chiller sales to continue to be strong, and we expect Tecofrost sales to contribute more to our product revenues next year. While we are disappointed in our lower than usual margins in the quarter, we believe they will return to our historic margins going forward.  We have also made significant progress towards an order in excess of 3 megawatts of Inverde cogeneration equipment, which we now have included in our backlog with shipments expected in the first three quarters of 2020.  We are shifting away from large turnkey installations which have lower margins, and instead are focusing on product sales, engineered accessories, and engineering support for some cogeneration projects.  As a result we have removed $8 million of installation revenues from the backlog, but have





added additional product and engineered accessories sales, bringing our backlog as of November 8, 2019, to a healthy $23 million.”

Major Highlights:
Financial
Chiller revenues highlighted the quarter with 94% growth and the sale of our first Tecofrost unit.
Total revenues were $8.7 million in the third quarter of 2019, a 9% increase from the same period in 2018.
Energy production revenue for the quarter was $0.6 million, a reduction from the previous year’s total by $1.5 million. This decline is due to the sale of certain energy producing assets in the first quarter of this year.
Overall gross margin decreased from 36% to 33%, resulting in gross profit of $2.8 million for the quarter.
Net loss for the three months ended September 30, 2019 was $586,249 compared to $603,037 for the same period in 2018, an improvement of $16,788 or 3%, year over year.
Net loss per share was $0.02 for both the third quarter of 2019 and 2018.
Adjusted EBITDA(1), excluding goodwill impairment, unrealized gain or loss on marketable equity securities, stock-compensation expense and merger related expenses, was positive $51,299 for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to negative $284,707 for the same period in 2018, an improvement of $336,006.
Adjusted EBITDA(1), excluding unrealized gain or loss on marketable equity securities, stock-compensation expense and merger related expenses, was negative $421,757 for the third quarter of 2019 compared to negative $258,655 for the third quarter of 2018, a decrease of $163,102.

Sales & Operations
Sold Five STx Tecochill units to a brand new, state-of-the-art ice skating complex in the eastern US.
Sold two 400-ton Tecochill units to a cannabis cultivation facility located in southeastern US.
Sold additional chillers to a Connecticut university and a large New York residential building.
Awarded a contract to supply 950 kW of Tecogen cogeneration systems to a prominent energy services company (ESCO) for eight schools in New York.
Sold the first new Tecofrost system to a skating rink in Massachusetts.
Expanding our manufacturer’s representatives (Rep) network to address applications for our products in areas with grid resiliency concerns.
Current sales backlog of equipment and installations as of November 8, 2019 is $23 million, comprised of $8 million of installation services and $15 million of products.

Emissions Technology

Ultera Emissions System - Forklift Truck Application. Engineering specialists from Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift America Inc. (MCFA) and their engine supplier, a Japanese affiliate, visited Tecogen in October to complete the engine tuning. The work was successful in accomplishing its goal of optimizing the efficiency of the Ultera after treatment process for NOx (nitrogen oxides) removal. The data is under review by MCFA while next steps are considered.
Ultera Emissions System - Stationary Engines. The Company has completed the design of an upscaled Ultera system under a contract from a municipal water pumping district in Southern California. The design, configured to match two 800-horsepower Caterpillar engines, was submitted to the district for review and subsequently accepted. Orders for the Ultera kits are expected in early 2020.
The company received an Ultera inquiry from a second Southern California water district in September. District management expressed resistance to electrification of their gas engine pump drives and have received positive feedback from employees that had previously worked at a nearby district utilizing the Tecogen Ultera technology.
Ultera Emissions System - Automotive Catalyst Development.  In the first phase of a program to advance the Ultera technology for mobile applications, our research activities identified a promising catalyst material to improve performance of the Ultera process. We anticipate receiving test results from the





subcontractor this month. The MCFA tuning success in reducing NOx has decreased the need for additional NOx reduction from this new catalyst material.

Conference Call Scheduled for Today at 11:00 am ET
Tecogen will host a conference call today to discuss the third quarter results beginning at 11:00 am eastern time. To listen to the call dial (877) 407-7186 within the U.S. and Canada, or (201) 689-8052 from other international locations. Participants should ask to be joined to the Tecogen Third Quarter 2019 earnings call. Please begin dialing 10 minutes before the scheduled starting time. The earnings press release will be available on the Company website at www.Tecogen.com in the "News and Events" section under "About Us." The earnings conference call will be webcast live. To view the associated slides, register for and listen to the webcast, go to https://ir.tecogen.com/ir.calendar. Following the call, the webcast will be archived for 14 days.
The earnings conference call will be recorded and available for playback one hour after the end of the call. To listen to the playback, dial (877) 660-6853 within the U.S. and Canada, or (201) 612-7415 from other international locations and use Conference Call ID#: 13672659.
About Tecogen
Tecogen Inc. designs, manufactures, sells, installs, and maintains high efficiency, ultra-clean, cogeneration products including natural gas engine-driven combined heat and power, air conditioning systems, and high-efficiency water heaters for residential, commercial, recreational and industrial use. The company provides cost effective, environmentally friendly and reliable products for energy production that, through patented technology, nearly eliminate criteria pollutants and significantly reduce a customer’s carbon footprint.
In business for over 35 years, Tecogen has shipped more than 3,000 units, supported by an established network of engineering, sales, and service personnel across the United States. For more information, please visit www.tecogen.com or contact us for a free Site Assessment.
Tecogen, InVerde e+, Ilios, Tecochill, Tecopower, Tecofrost and Ultera are registered or pending trademarks of Tecogen Inc.
Forward Looking Statements

This press release and any accompanying documents, contain “forward-looking statements” which may describe strategies, goals, outlooks or other non-historical matters, or projected revenues, income, returns or other financial measures, that may include words such as "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "plan,"  "estimate," "project," "target," "potential," "will," "should," "could," "likely," or "may" and similar expressions intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Given these uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements.

In addition to those factors described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q under “Risk Factors”, among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from past and projected future results are the following: fluctuations in demand for our products and services, competing technological developments, issues relating to research and development, the availability of incentives, rebates, and tax benefits relating to our products and services, changes in the regulatory environment relating to our products and services, integration of acquired business operations, and the ability to obtain financing on favorable terms to fund existing operations and anticipated growth.






In addition to GAAP financial measures, this press release includes certain non-GAAP financial measures, including adjusted EBITDA which excludes certain expenses as described in the presentation. We use Adjusted EBITDA as an internal measure of business operating performance and believe that the presentation of non-GAAP financial measures provides a meaningful perspective of the underlying operating performance of our current business and enables investors to better understand and evaluate our historical and prospective operating performance by eliminating items that vary from period to period without correlation to our core operating performance and highlights trends in our business that may not otherwise be apparent when relying solely on GAAP financial measures.
Tecogen Media & Investor Relations Contact Information:

Benjamin Locke
P: 781-466-6402
E: Benjamin.Locke@tecogen.com







TECOGEN INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(unaudited)
 
September 30, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
ASSETS
 
 
 
Current assets:
 

 
 

Cash and cash equivalents
$
780,740

 
$
272,552

Accounts receivable, net
13,049,383

 
14,176,452

Unbilled revenue
5,058,634

 
4,893,259

Inventory, net
7,058,466

 
6,294,862

Due from related party

 
9,405

Prepaid and other current assets
644,821

 
722,042

Total current assets
26,592,044

 
26,368,572

Property, plant and equipment, net
3,603,709

 
11,273,115

Right of use assets
2,294,951

 

Intangible assets, net
1,572,085

 
2,893,990

Goodwill
5,281,867

 
8,975,065

Other assets
609,666

 
393,651

TOTAL ASSETS
$
39,954,322

 
$
49,904,393

 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 

 
 

Current liabilities:
 

 
 

Revolving line of credit, bank
$
940,576

 
$
2,009,435

Accounts payable
6,487,743

 
7,153,330

Accrued expenses
2,015,111

 
1,528,014

Deferred revenue
1,596,416

 
2,507,541

Lease obligations, current
530,481

 

Total current liabilities
11,570,327

 
13,198,320

Long-term liabilities:
 

 
 

Deferred revenue, net of current portion
157,215

 
2,375,700

Lease obligations, long-term
1,764,470

 

Unfavorable contract liability, net
2,644,658

 
6,292,599

Total liabilities
16,136,670

 
21,866,619

 
 
 
 
Commitments and contingencies (Note 11)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Stockholders’ equity:
 

 
 

Tecogen Inc. stockholders’ equity:
 

 
 

Common stock, $0.001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 24,843,261 and 24,824,746 issued and outstanding at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively
24,843

 
24,825

Additional paid-in capital
56,573,920

 
56,427,928

Accumulated deficit
(32,893,550
)
 
(28,670,095
)
Total Tecogen Inc. stockholders’ equity
23,705,213

 
27,782,658

Noncontrolling interest
112,439

 
255,116

Total stockholders’ equity
23,817,652

 
28,037,774

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
$
39,954,322

 
$
49,904,393







TECOGEN INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited)
 
Three Months Ended
 
September 30, 2019
 
September 30, 2018
Revenues
 
 
 
Products
$
3,790,291

 
$
2,765,094

Services
4,248,584

 
3,713,770

Energy production
631,602

 
1,459,820

Total revenues
8,670,477

 
7,938,684

Cost of sales
 
 
 
Products
2,515,605

 
1,695,347

Services
3,029,702

 
2,517,210

Energy production
293,929

 
843,029

Total cost of sales
5,839,236

 
5,055,586

Gross profit
2,831,241

 
2,883,098

Operating expenses
 
 
 
General and administrative
2,333,887

 
2,582,600

Selling
669,720

 
581,716

Research and development
365,817

 
281,094

Total operating expenses
3,369,424

 
3,445,410

Loss from operations
(538,183
)
 
(562,312
)
Other income (expense)
 
 
 
Interest income
192

 
4,168

Interest expense
(18,516
)
 
(33,380
)
Unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities

 
19,681

Total other income (expense), net
(18,324
)
 
(9,531
)
Loss before provision for state income taxes
(556,507
)
 
(571,843
)
Provision for state income taxes
7,881

 
3,815

Consolidated net loss
(564,388
)
 
(575,658
)
Income attributable to the noncontrolling interest
(21,861
)
 
(27,379
)
Net loss attributable to Tecogen Inc.
$
(586,249
)
 
$
(603,037
)
 
 
 
 
Net loss per share - basic and diluted
$
(0.02
)
 
$
(0.02
)
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic and diluted
24,843,177

 
24,819,056

Non-GAAP financial disclosure (1)
 
 
 
Net loss attributable to Tecogen Inc.
$
(586,249
)
 
$
(603,037
)
Interest expense, net
18,324

 
29,212

Income taxes
7,881

 
3,815

Depreciation & amortization, net
95,616

 
199,938

EBITDA
(464,428
)
 
(370,072
)
Stock based compensation
42,671

 
55,330

Unrealized (gain) loss on investment securities

 
(19,681
)
Merger related expenses

 
75,768

Adjusted EBITDA
$
(421,757
)
 
$
(258,655
)





TECOGEN INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited)
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30, 2019
 
September 30, 2018
Revenues
 
 
 
Products
$
9,260,265

 
$
8,922,257

Services
13,003,529

 
12,894,439

    Energy production
2,450,710

 
4,750,580

Total revenues
24,714,504

 
26,567,276

Cost of sales
 
 
 
Products
6,005,819

 
5,596,272

Services
8,034,410

 
8,262,104

    Energy production
1,458,360

 
2,828,405

Total cost of sales
15,498,589

 
16,686,781

Gross profit
9,215,915

 
9,880,495

Operating expenses
 
 
 
General and administrative
7,672,550

 
8,122,856

Selling
2,067,674

 
1,892,229

Research and development
1,083,444

 
993,102

Gain on sale of assets
(1,081,049
)
 

Goodwill impairment
3,693,198

 

Total operating expenses
13,435,817

 
11,008,187

Loss from operations
(4,219,902
)
 
(1,127,692
)
Other income (expense)
 
 
 
Interest income
790

 
7,926

Interest expense
(63,547
)
 
(56,195
)
Unrealized loss on investment securities
(19,680
)
 
(59,042
)
Total other expense, net
(82,437
)
 
(107,311
)
Loss before provision for state income taxes
(4,302,339
)
 
(1,235,003
)
Provision for state income taxes
15,667

 
42,679

Consolidated net loss
(4,318,006
)
 
(1,277,682
)
(Income) loss attributable to the noncontrolling interest
94,551

 
(58,946
)
Net loss attributable to Tecogen Inc.
$
(4,223,455
)
 
(1,336,628
)
 
 
 
 
Net loss per share - basic and diluted
$
(0.17
)
 
$
(0.05
)
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic and diluted
24,838,367

 
24,813,936

Non-GAAP financial disclosure (1)
 
 
 
Net loss attributable to Tecogen Inc.
$
(4,223,455
)
 
$
(1,336,628
)
Interest & other expense, net
62,757

 
48,269

Income taxes
15,667

 
42,679

Depreciation & amortization, net
362,848

 
586,188

EBITDA
(3,782,183
)
 
(659,492
)
Stock based compensation
120,604

 
133,808

Unrealized (gain) loss on marketable securities
19,680

 
59,042

Merger related expenses

 
181,935

Goodwill impairment
3,693,198

 

Adjusted EBITDA
$
51,299

 
$
(284,707
)






TECOGEN INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30, 2019
 
September 30, 2018
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
 
 
 
Consolidated net loss
$
(4,318,006
)
 
$
(1,277,682
)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
 
 
 
Depreciation, accretion and amortization, net
362,848

 
586,188

Gain on contract termination

 
(124,732
)
Provision on inventory reserve

 
1,000

Stock-based compensation
120,604

 
133,808

Goodwill impairment
3,693,198

 

(Gain) loss on sale of assets
(1,081,049
)
 
13,343

Provision for losses on accounts receivable
29,849

 
4,395

Non-cash interest expense
36,252

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions
 
 
 
(Increase) decrease in:
 
 
 
Accounts receivable
1,097,220

 
(1,840,150
)
Unbilled revenue
(165,375
)
 
(245,892
)
Inventory
(763,604
)
 
(853,262
)
Due from related party
9,405

 
585,492

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
(19,586
)
 
(43,743
)
Other non-current assets
(216,015
)
 
54,741

Increase (decrease) in:
 
 
 
Accounts payable
(665,587
)
 
(262,925
)
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
(203,262
)
 
779,945

Deferred revenue
(1,142,575
)
 
185,059

Interest payable, related party

 
(52,265
)
Net cash used in operating activities
(3,225,683
)
 
(2,356,680
)
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
 
 
 
Purchases of property and equipment
(73,642
)
 
(273,814
)
Proceeds from sale of assets
5,000,000

 
3,606

Purchases of intangible assets
(64,656
)
 
(203,648
)
Cash acquired in asset acquisition

 
442,746

Expenses associated with asset acquisition

 
(900
)
Payment of stock issuance costs
(1,011
)
 
(908
)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest
(48,127
)
 
(68,950
)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
4,812,564

 
(101,868
)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
 
 
 
Proceeds (payments) on revolving line of credit, net
(1,105,111
)
 
1,853,899

Payments for debt issuance costs

 
(145,011
)
Proceeds from the exercise of stock options
26,418

 
63,305

Payment on loan due to related party

 
(850,000
)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
(1,078,693
)
 
922,193

Change in cash and cash equivalents
508,188

 
(1,536,355
)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of the period
272,552

 
1,673,072

Cash and cash equivalents, end of the period
$
780,740

 
$
136,717

 
 
 
 
Supplemental disclosures of cash flows information:
 

 
 

Cash paid for interest
$
24,729

 
$
112,460

Cash paid for taxes
$
29,205

 
$
44,864







(1) Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In addition to reporting net income, a U.S. generally accepted accounting principle (“GAAP”) measure, this news release contains information about Adjusted EBITDA (net income (loss) attributable to Tecogen Inc adjusted for interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, stock based compensation expense, unrealized gain or loss on investment securities, goodwill impairment charges and merger related expenses), which is a non-GAAP measure.  The Company believes Adjusted EBITDA allows investors to view its performance in a manner similar to the methods used by management and provides additional insight into its operating results.  Adusted EBITDA is not calculated through the application of GAAP.  Accordingly, it should not be considered as a substitute for the GAAP measure of net income and, therefore, should not be used in isolation of, but in conjunction with, the GAAP measure.  The use of any non-GAAP measure may produce results that vary from the GAAP measure and may not be comparable to a similarly defined non-GAAP measure used by other companies.