8-K
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 10, 2022

 

 

ENERGOUS CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-36379   46-1318953

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

3590 North First Street, Suite 210

San Jose, California 95134

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (408) 963-0200

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

 

Trading

Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common Stock, $0.00001 par value   WATT   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

 

 


Item 2.02.

Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On August 10, 2022, Energous Corporation announced its unaudited financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2022. A copy of the press release announcing the results is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto is intended to be furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.


Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit

Number

   Description of Exhibit
99.1    Press Release, dated August 10, 2022, issued by Energous Corporation, furnished herewith.
104    The cover page on this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

    ENERGOUS CORPORATION
Date: August 10, 2022     By:  

/s/ William Mannina

      William Mannina
      Acting Chief Financial Officer
EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

 

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Energous Corporation Reports 2022 Second-Quarter Results

SAN JOSE, Calif. – August 10, 2022 – Energous Corporation (NASDAQ: WATT), a leading developer of RF-based charging for wireless power networks, today announced financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2022, and provided an update on its operational, regulatory and partnership highlights.

Unaudited 2022 Second-Quarter Financial Results

For the second quarter ended June 30, 2022, Energous reported:

 

   

Revenue of approximately $233,000, up 26% from $185,000 in the 2021 second quarter

 

   

Costs and expenses of approximately $7.3 million (GAAP), with approximately $271,000 in cost of revenue, $3.2 million in research and development, $3.2 million in selling, general and administrative expenses, and $633,000 of severance expense

 

   

Net loss of $(7.0) million, or $(0.09) per basic and diluted share

 

   

Net non-GAAP loss of $(5.8) million

 

   

$35.7 million in cash and cash equivalents at the end of the second quarter, with no debt

Regulatory Approvals

 

   

Today, Energous announced that its WattUp PowerBridge transmitter has received U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Part 18 grant of equipment authorization for 15W of conducted wireless power transfer. The approval enables higher power transmission for the rapidly expanding Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem, safely delivering higher levels of power, with no distance limitations, to IoT and other connected devices in commercial, industrial, retail and enterprise deployments.

Operational Highlights

 

   

The company named Giampaolo Marino as its vice president of business development and marketing. Giampaolo brings to Energous significant experience in solidifying strategic partnerships and building platform solutions for IoT applications.

Partnership Momentum

 

   

Energous and Flagship, a technology company empowering retailers to make better, faster and more informed decisions for their business and customers – announced the first retail deployment of Wiliot Internet of Things IoT Pixel smart tags energized by WattUp PowerBridges has been deployed at a major retail store in Sydney. All tags in the deployment are energized by multiple Energous WattUp PowerBridges.

 

   

Energous and Atmosic Technologies, an innovator in energy harvesting wireless System-on-Chips (SoCs) and modules for IoT, are now taking orders for the Wirelessly Powered Sensor Evaluation Kit, which features Atmosic’s ATM3 energy harvesting Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) SoC solution and Energous’ FCC-certified 1W WattUp PowerBridge transmitter.

 

   

Energous announced Sekorm as a value-added partner in China. Through its partnership with Sekorm, Energous gains access to more industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) design communities, marketing and sales capabilities, and increased awareness of its award-winning WattUp wireless power network technology in China. Energous received approval by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) in China for IoT applications in April 2022.


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“As we continue to establish Energous in the marketplace, we are very excited to share today the FCC’s approval of our 15W WattUp PowerBridge,” said Cesar Johnston, CEO of Energous. “This is a breakthrough approval for Energous as our new generation WattUp PowerBridges are the first to deliver 15 times more power with no distance limitations than previously authorized. Additionally, we continue to fulfill additional orders of WattUp PowerBridges. We are also excited about our work with Flagship, which represents our first deployment of a wireless power network for RF-tags. Together, these milestones highlight our significant progress advancing our RF-based charging for wireless power networks, and the success we are having securing important regulatory approvals and forming key partnerships.”

2022 Second-Quarter Conference Call

Energous will host a conference call to discuss second-quarter financial results, recent progress and prospects for the future.

 

   

When: Wednesday, August 10, 2022

 

   

Time: 1:30 p.m. PT (4:30 p.m. ET)

 

   

Phone: 888-317-6003 (domestic); +1 412-317-6061 (international)

 

   

Passcode: 1959899

 

   

Conference replay: Accessible through August 24, 2022 877-344-7529 (domestic); +1 412-317-0088 (international); passcode 9285851

 

   

Webcast: Accessible at Energous.com; archive available through August 2023

About Energous Corporation

Energous Corporation (Nasdaq: WATT) is the Wireless Power Network global leader. Its award-winning WattUp® solution is the only technology that supports both contact and distance charging through a fully compatible ecosystem. Built atop fast, efficient, and highly scalable RF-based charging technology, WattUp is positioned to offer improvements over older, first-generation coil-based charging technologies in power, efficiency, foreign device detection, freedom of movement and overall cost for industrial and retail IoT, smart homes, smart cities and medical devices. Energous develops silicon-based wireless power transfer (WPT) technologies and customizable reference designs, and provides worldwide regulatory assistance, a reliable supply chain, quality assurance, and sales and technical support to global customers. The company received the world’s first FCC Part 18 certification for at-a-distance wireless charging and has been awarded over 200 patents for its WattUp wireless charging technology to-date.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the safe-harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this press release are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements may describe our future plans and expectations and are based on the current beliefs, expectations and assumptions of Energous. These statements generally use terms such as “believe,” “expect,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “seek,” “intend,” “plan,” “estimate,” “anticipate” or similar terms. Examples of forward-looking statements in this release include but are not limited to statements about our financial results and projections, statements about the success of our collaborations with our partners, statements about any governmental approvals we may need to operate our business, statements about our technology and its expected functionality, and statements with respect to expected company growth. Factors that could cause actual results to differ from current expectations include: uncertain timing of necessary regulatory approvals; timing of customer product development and market success of customer products; our dependence on distribution partners; and intense industry competition. We urge you to consider those factors, and the other risks and uncertainties described in our most recent annual report on Form 10-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), any subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q as well as in other documents that may be


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subsequently filed by Energous, from time to time, with the SEC, in evaluating our forward-looking statements. In addition, any forward-looking statements represent Energous’ views only as of the date of this release and should not be relied upon as representing its views as of any subsequent date. Energous does not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statements unless required by law.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

We have provided in this release financial information that has not been prepared in accordance with accounting standards generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). We use these non-GAAP financial measures internally in analyzing our financial results and believe they are useful to investors, as a supplement to GAAP measures, in evaluating our ongoing operational performance. We believe that the use of these non-GAAP financial measures provides an additional tool for investors to use in evaluating ongoing operating results and trends, and in comparing our financial results with other companies in our industry, many of which present similar non-GAAP financial measures to investors.

Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. Investors are encouraged to review the reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures below.

Our reported results include certain non-GAAP financial measures, including non-GAAP net loss, non-GAAP costs and expenses, non-GAAP sales, marketing, general and administrative expenses (SG&A) and non-GAAP research and development expenses (R&D). Non-GAAP net loss excludes depreciation and amortization and stock-based compensation expense. Non-GAAP costs and expenses excludes depreciation and amortization and stock-based compensation expense. Non-GAAP SG&A excludes depreciation and amortization and stock-based compensation expense. Non-GAAP R&D excludes depreciation and amortization and stock-based compensation expense. A reconciliation of our non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP measures has been provided in the financial statement tables included below in this press release.

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Energous Corporation

BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

 

     As of  
     June 30, 2022     December 31, 2021  

ASSETS

    

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 35,669,685     $ 49,071,414  

Accounts receivable, net

     210,283       283,602  

Inventory

     52,153       —    

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     1,265,895       874,886  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     37,198,016       50,229,902  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Property and equipment, net

     495,395       510,197  

Right-of-use lease asset

     2,318,717       618,985  

Other assets

     11,991       11,991  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 40,024,119     $ 51,371,075  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

    

Current liabilities:

    

Accounts payable

   $ 1,008,932     $ 1,205,957  

Accrued expenses

     1,472,763       1,523,317  

Accrued severance

     744,820       975,439  

Operating lease liabilities, current portion

     721,500       628,307  

Deferred revenue

     21,345       13,364  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     3,969,360       4,346,384  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating lease liabilities, long-term portion

     1,615,527       40,413  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     5,584,887       4,386,797  

Stockholders’ equity:

    

Preferred Stock, $0.00001 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021; no shares issued or outstanding at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021

     —         —    

Common Stock, $0.00001 par value, 200,000,000 shares authorized at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021; 77,464,571 and 76,667,205 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.

     775       767  

Additional paid-in capital

     385,008,963       383,383,550  

Accumulated deficit

     (350,570,506     (336,400,039
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

     34,439,232       46,984,278  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 40,024,119     $ 51,371,075  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

 

     For the Three Months Ended June 30,     For the Six Months Ended June 30,  
     2022     2021     2022     2021  

Revenue

   $ 232,971     $ 184,960     $ 448,932     $ 330,025  

Costs and expenses:

        

Cost of revenue

     271,384       —         474,633       —    

Research and development

     3,209,910       6,103,694       6,737,056       10,694,938  

Sales and marketing

     1,158,092       2,441,357       2,771,682       4,235,569  

General and administrative

     2,024,939       2,656,748       4,052,459       4,944,144  

Severance expense

     633,444       —         633,444       —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total costs and expenses

     7,297,769       11,201,799       14,669,274       19,874,651  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss from operations

     (7,064,798     (11,016,839     (14,220,342     (19,544,626

Other income (expense):

        

Interest income

     47,049       1,010       49,875       3,034  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     47,049       1,010       49,875       3,034  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss

   $ (7,017,749   $ (11,015,829   $ (14,170,467   $ (19,541,592
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Basic and diluted net loss per common share

   $ (0.09   $ (0.18   $ (0.18   $ (0.32
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding, basic and diluted

     77,125,105       62,080,250       77,028,549       61,825,044  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Information

(Unaudited)

 

     For the Three Months Ended June 30,     For the Six Months Ended June 30,  
     2022     2021     2022     2021  

Net loss (GAAP)

   $ (7,017,749   $ (11,015,829   $ (14,170,467   $ (19,541,592

Add (subtract) the following items:

        

Depreciation and amortization

     57,192       61,611       127,311       126,385  

Stock-based compensation

     576,125       4,228,324       1,373,031       6,374,550  

Severance expense

     633,444       —         633,444       —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted net non-GAAP loss

   $ (5,750,988   $ (6,725,894   $ (12,036,681   $ (13,040,657
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

*  Note: Severance expense includes $87,662 in stock-based compensation

   

Total costs and expenses (GAAP)

   $ 7,297,769     $ 11,201,799     $ 14,669,274     $ 19,874,651  

Subtract the following items:

        

Depreciation and amortization

     (57,192     (61,611     (127,311     (126,385

Stock-based compensation

     (576,125     (4,228,324     (1,373,031     (6,374,550

Severance expense

     (633,444     —         (633,444     —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted non-GAAP costs and expenses

   $ 6,031,008     $ 6,911,864     $ 12,535,488     $ 13,373,716  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                          

Total research and development expenses (GAAP)

   $ 3,209,910     $ 6,103,694     $ 6,737,056     $ 10,694,938  

Subtract the following items:

        

Depreciation and amortization

     (27,963     (43,062     (65,646     (88,740

Stock-based compensation

     (295,481     (2,517,233     (648,524     (3,666,510
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted non-GAAP research and development expenses

   $ 2,886,466     $ 3,543,399     $ 6,022,886     $ 6,939,688  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
        

Total sales, marketing, general and administrative expenses (GAAP)

   $ 3,183,031     $ 5,098,105     $ 6,824,141     $ 9,179,713  

Subtract the following items:

        

Depreciation and amortization

     (29,229     (18,549     (61,665     (37,645

Stock-based compensation

     (280,644     (1,711,091     (724,507     (2,708,040
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted non-GAAP sales, marketing, general and administrative expenses

   $ 2,873,158     $ 3,368,465     $ 6,037,969     $ 6,434,028  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Contact

Energous Investor Relations:

Padilla IR

IR@energous.com

Energous Public Relations :

SHIFT COMMUNICATIONS

PR@energous.com

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