Earnout to Common Stockholders
The fair value of the earnout shares was estimated by utilizing a Monte-Carlo simulation model. The inputs into the Monte-Carlo pricing model included significant unobservable inputs. The following table provides quantitative information regarding Level 3 fair value measurement inputs:
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| September 30, 2022 | | December 31, 2021 |
Stock price | $ | 1.70 | | | $ | 6.49 | |
Risk-free interest rate | 4.2 | % | | 1.2 | % |
Volatility | 98.0 | % | | 90.0 | % |
Remaining term (in years) | 3.79 | | 4.54 |
The following table presents the changes in the liabilities for Private Placement Warrants and Earnout for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 (in thousands):
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| Private Placement Warrants | | Earnout |
Balance as of December 31, 2021 | $ | 15,228 | | | $ | 103,761 | |
Change in estimated fair value | (13,385) | | | (87,371) | |
Balance as of September 30, 2022 | $ | 1,843 | | | $ | 16,390 | |
The Company performs routine procedures such as comparing prices obtained from independent sources to ensure that appropriate fair values are recorded.
Note 12. Commitments and Contingencies
Legal Proceedings
The Company is subject to, and may become a party to, a variety of litigation, other claims, suits, indemnity demands, regulatory actions, and government investigations and inquiries in the ordinary course of business. The assessment as to whether a loss is probable or reasonably possible, and as to whether such loss or a range of such loss is estimable, often involves significant judgment about future events, and the outcome of litigation is inherently uncertain. The Company accrues for matters when we believe that losses are probable and can be reasonably estimated. As of September 30, 2022, the Company accrued $2.4 million in Accrued liabilities in the unaudited interim Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company did not record any accruals as of December 31, 2021.
As the outcome of individual matters is not predictable with assurance, the assessments are based on the Company’s knowledge and information available at the time; thus, the ultimate outcome of any matter could require payment substantially in excess of the amount being accrued and/or disclosed. The Company is party to current legal proceedings as discussed more fully below.
Shareholder Securities and Derivative Litigation
Three related putative securities class action lawsuits were filed between September 30, 2021 and November 15, 2021, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York against the Company, certain of the Company’s current and former officers and directors and certain former officers and directors of DCRB (Kauffmann v. Hyzon Motors Inc., et al. (No. 21- cv-06612-CJS), Brennan v. Hyzon Motors Inc., et al. (No. 21-cv-06636-CJS), and Miller v. Hyzon Motors Inc. et al. (No. 21-cv-06695-CJS)), asserting violations of federal securities laws. The complaints generally allege that the Company and individual defendants made materially false and misleading statements relating to the nature of the Company’s customer contracts, vehicle orders, and sales and earnings projections, based on allegations in a report released on September 28, 2021, by Blue Orca Capital, an investment firm that indicated that it held a short position in the Company’s stock and which has made numerous allegations about the Company. These lawsuits have been consolidated under the caption In re Hyzon Motors Inc. Securities Litigation (Case No. 6:21-cv-06612-CJS-MWP), and on March 21, 2022, the court-appointed lead plaintiff filed a consolidated amended complaint seeking monetary damages. The Company and individual defendants moved to dismiss the consolidated amended complaint on May 20, 2022, and the court-appointed lead plaintiff filed its opposition to the motion on July 19, 2022. The court-appointed lead plaintiff filed an amended complaint on March 21, 2022, and a second amended complaint on September 16, 2022. Briefing regarding the Company and individual defendants’ anticipated motion to dismiss the second amended complaint has been stayed pending a scheduled, non-binding mediation among the parties. There is no assurance that the mediation will proceed as scheduled, or that, if mediation occurs, any or all parties will reach a settlement.
Between December 16, 2021, and January 14, 2022, three related shareholder derivative lawsuits were filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York (Lee v. Anderson et al. (No. 21-cv-06744-CJS), Révész v. Anderson et al. (No. 22-cv-06012-CJS), and Shorab v. Anderson et al. (No. 22-cv-06023-CJS)). These three lawsuits have been consolidated under the caption In re Hyzon Motors Inc. Derivative Litigation (Case No. 6:21-cv-06744-CJS). On February 2, 2022, a similar shareholder derivative lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware (Yellets v. Gu et al. (No. 22-cv-00156)). On February 3, 2022, a similar shareholder derivative lawsuit was filed in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Kings County (Ruddiman v. Anderson et al. (No. 503402/2022)). On February 13, 2023, a similar shareholder derivative lawsuit was filed in the Delaware Court of Chancery (Kelley v. Knight et al. (C.A. No. 2023-0173)). These lawsuits name as defendants the Company’s current and former directors and certain former directors of DCRB, along with the Company as a nominal defendant, and generally allege that the individual defendants breached their fiduciary duties by making or failing to prevent the misrepresentations alleged in the consolidated securities class action, and assert claims for violations of federal securities laws, breach of fiduciary duties, unjust enrichment, abuse of control, gross mismanagement, and/or waste of corporate assets. These lawsuits generally seek equitable relief and monetary damages. With the exception of the recently filed action in the Delaware Court of Chancery, each of the shareholder derivative actions has been stayed or the parties have jointly requested that it be stayed pending a decision regarding the anticipated motion to dismiss in the consolidated securities class action.
On March 18, 2022, a putative class action complaint, Malork v. Anderson et al. (C.A. No. 2022-0260- KSJM), was filed in the Delaware Court of Chancery against certain officers and directors of DCRB, DCRB’s sponsor, and certain investors in DCRB’s sponsor, alleging that the director defendants and controlling shareholders of DCRB’s sponsor breached their fiduciary duties in connection with the merger between DCRB and Legacy Hyzon. The complaint seeks equitable relief and monetary damages. On May 26, 2022, the defendants in this case moved to dismiss the complaint. On August 2, 2022, the plaintiff filed an amended complaint. Defendants filed a motion to dismiss the amended complaint on August 15, 2022.
Between January 26, 2022 and August 22, 2022, Hyzon received demands for books and records pursuant to Section 220 of the Delaware General Corporation Law from four stockholders who state they are investigating whether to file similar derivative or stockholder lawsuits, among other purposes. On May 31, 2022, one of these four stockholders represented that he had concluded his investigation and did not intend to file a complaint. On November 18, 2022, a second of the four stockholders filed a lawsuit in the Delaware Court of Chancery (Abu Ghazaleh v. Decarbonization Plus Acquisition Sponsor, LLC et al. (C.A. No. 2022-1050)), which was voluntarily dismissed shortly thereafter on December 1, 2022. On February 13, 2023, a third of these four shareholders filed a derivative lawsuit in the Delaware Court of Chancery (Kelley v. Knight et al. (C.A. No. 2023-0173)). The complaint asserts claims for breach of fiduciary duty and generally alleges that the individual defendants breached their fiduciary duties by making or failing to prevent misrepresentations including those alleged in the consolidated securities class action and the report released by Blue Orca Capital. As with the previously filed shareholder derivative lawsuits, the complaint seeks equitable relief and monetary damages.
On April 18, 2023, the Company received a demand for books and records pursuant to Section 220 of the Delaware General Corporation Law from a stockholder seeking to investigate possible breaches of fiduciary duty or other misconduct or wrongdoing by the Company's controlling stockholder, Hymas Pte. Ltd. ("Hymas"), Hyzon's board of directors (the "Board") and/or certain members of Hyzon's senior management team in connection with the Company's entrance into (i) an equity transfer agreement (the "Equity Transfer") with certain entities affiliated with the Company, and (ii) the share buyback agreement with the Hymas (the "Share Buyback" and, together with the Equity Transfer, the "Transactions") as reported by the Company in its Form 8-K filed on December 28, 2022.
The above proceedings are subject to uncertainties inherent in the litigation process. The Company cannot predict the outcome of these matters or estimate the possible loss or range of possible loss, if any at this time.
Government Investigations
On January 12, 2022, the Company received a subpoena from the SEC for production of documents and information, including documents and information related to the allegations made in the September 28, 2021 report issued by Blue Orca Capital. The Company received two additional subpoenas in connection with the SEC’s investigation on August 5, 2022 and August 10, 2022. On October 31, 2022, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York (“SDNY”) notified the Company that it is also investigating these matters. The Company is cooperating and will continue to cooperate with these and any other regulatory or governmental investigations or inquiries. The Company cannot predict the ultimate outcome of the SEC and the SDNY investigations or inquiries. It is not possible to accurately predict at this time when matters will be completed, the final outcome as a result of those investigations or inquiries, what if any actions may be taken by the SEC or the SDNY, or the effect that such actions may have on our business, prospects, operating results and financial condition, which could be material.
Customer and Supplier Dispute
From time to time, the Company is subject to various commercial disputes or claims with its customers or suppliers. In January 2023, Duurzaam Transport B.V. and H2 Transport B.V., both private limited companies in the Netherlands and customers of the Company’s European subsidiary, Hyzon Motors Europe B.V. (“Hyzon Europe”), filed an attachment with the local Dutch court. The initial attachment claimed that Hyzon Europe was liable for liquidated and consequential damages stemming from Hyzon Europe allegedly not delivering trucks as contracted. The initial attachment placed a lien on the assets of Hyzon Europe. Following the attachments, Duurzaam Transport B.V. and H2 Transport B.V. initiated proceedings on the merits in February 2023. Eventually, the dispute was settled without any party admitting liability, and the Company made a payment of €2.1 million (approximately $2.0 million in USD) in April 2023, which was recorded in Accrued liabilities in the unaudited interim Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2022.
Regardless of outcome, such proceedings or claims can have an adverse impact on the Company because of legal defense and settlement costs, the Company’s obligations to indemnify third parties, diversion of resources, and other factors, and there can be no assurances that favorable outcomes will be obtained. Based on the early-stage nature of these cases, the Company cannot predict the outcome of these currently outstanding customer and supplier dispute matters or estimate the possible loss or range of possible loss, if any.
Note 13. Stock-based Compensation Plans
The following table summarizes the Company’s stock option and Restricted Stock Unit (“RSU”) activity:
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| | Number of Options | | Weighted Average Exercise Price | | Weighted Average Remaining Contractual (Years) | | Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in 000s) | | Number of RSUs | | Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value |
Outstanding at December 31, 2021 | | 19,311,140 | | | $ | 1.29 | | | 13.07 | | 100,885 | | | 1,852,685 | | | $ | 6.14 | |
Granted | | 539,292 | | | $ | 4.64 | | | — | | | — | | | 1,260,408 | | | $ | 3.72 | |
Exercised or released | | (38,868) | | | $ | 1.13 | | | — | | | — | | | (468,778) | | | $ | 6.79 | |
Forfeited/Cancelled | | (83,284) | | | $ | 1.13 | | | — | | | — | | | (106,128) | | | $ | 5.15 | |
Outstanding at September 30, 2022 | | 19,728,280 | | | $ | 1.51 | | | 12.17 | | 8,054 | | | 2,538,187 | | | $ | 4.86 | |
Vested and expected to vest, September 30, 2022 | | 14,190,780 | | | $ | 1.21 | | | 11.74 | | 8,054 | | | 2,538,187 | | | $ | 4.86 | |
Exercisable and vested at September 30, 2022 | | 12,410,743 | | | $ | 1.13 | | | 12.54 | | 7,091 | | | — | | | |
As of September 30, 2022, there was $2.7 million of unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to unvested stock options, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 3.5 years.
RSUs granted under the Company’s equity incentive plans typically vest over a four or five-year period beginning on the date of grant. RSUs will be settled through the issuance of an equivalent number of shares of the Company’s common stock and are equity classified. The fair value of restricted shares is determined based upon the stock price on the date of grant. As of September 30, 2022, unrecognized compensation costs related to unvested RSUs of $11.1 million is expected to be recognized over a remaining weighted average period of 3.09 years.
Earnout to Other Equity Holders
Earnout awards to other equity holders accounted for under ASC 718, Compensation - Stock Compensation (“ASC 718”) were vested at the time of grant, and therefore recognized immediately as compensation expense. Total compensation expense/(benefit) recorded for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 related to these earnout awards was $(0.1) million and $0.8 million, respectively. Total compensation expense recorded for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 related to these earnout awards was $14.0 million. Certain earnout awards to other equity holders contained performance and market-based vesting conditions, and as the performance conditions are not deemed probable at September 30, 2022, no compensation expense has been recorded related to these awards.
Note 14. Stockholders' Equity
Common Stock
The Company is authorized to issue 400,000,000 shares of common stock with a par value of $0.0001 per share. Holders of Class A common stock are entitled to one vote for each share. At September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, there were 248,153,362 and 247,758,412 shares of Class A common stock issued and outstanding, respectively.
Warrants
At September 30, 2022, there were 11,013,665 Public Warrants and 8,014,500 Private Placement Warrants, for a total of 19,028,165 warrants outstanding. At December 31, 2021, there were 11,286,242 Public Warrants and 8,014,500 Private Placement Warrants, for a total of 19,300,742 warrants outstanding. At September 30, 2022, and December 31, 2021, there were 170,048 and 275,048 Ardour Warrants outstanding, respectively.
Equity Repurchase Program
On November 17, 2021, the Company’s board of directors authorized the repurchase of up to $5.0 million of its outstanding common stock and/or Public Warrants. The timing and amount of any share repurchases under the Company’s share repurchase authorization will be determined by management based on market conditions and other considerations. Such repurchases may be executed in the open market. As of December 31, 2021, the Company had repurchased 256,977 public warrants for $0.5 million. In the nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company repurchased an additional 15,600 public warrants for $31 thousand. The Company repurchased a total of 272,577 public warrants and suspended the share repurchase program as of January 5, 2022.
Note 15. Related Party Transactions
Horizon IP Agreement
In January 2021, the Company entered into an intellectual property agreement (the “Horizon IP Agreement”) with Jiangsu Qingneng New Energy Technologies Co., Ltd. and Shanghai Qingneng Horizon New Energy Ltd. (together, “JS Horizon”) both of which are subsidiaries of the Company’s ultimate parent, Horizon. In September 2021, Jiangsu Horizon Powertrain Technologies Co. Ltd. (“JS Powertrain”) was an added party to the agreement. Pursuant to the agreement the parties convey to each other certain rights in intellectual property relating to Hyzon’s core fuel cell and mobility product technologies, under which Hyzon was to pay JS Horizon and JS Powertrain a total fixed payment of $10.0 million. The full $10.0 million has been paid, $6.9 million was paid in 2021 and the remaining $3.1 million was paid in February 2022.
Related Party Payables and Receivables
Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies and Related Subsidiaries
The Company made deposit payments to Horizon and its subsidiaries to secure certain fuel cell components. As of September 30, 2022, the remaining balance is $6.0 million and included within Prepaid expenses and other current assets in the unaudited interim Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Certain employees of Horizon and its subsidiaries provide research and development, staff training, and administrative services to the Company. Based on an analysis of the compensation costs incurred by Horizon and an estimate of the proportion of effort spent by such employees on each entity, an allocation of approximately $0.4 million and $1.2 million was recorded in the Company’s unaudited interim Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) related to such services for the three months ended September 30, 2022, and 2021, respectively. An allocation of approximately $0.9 million and $1.8 million was recorded in the Company’s unaudited interim Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) related to such services for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, and 2021, respectively.
The related party payable to Horizon and its subsidiaries is $0.1 million and $3.7 million as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.
Holthausen and Affiliates
The Company entered into a joint venture agreement in October 2020 to create Hyzon Europe with Holthausen Clean Technology Investments B.V. (“Holthausen”). As Hyzon Europe builds out its production facilities, it relies on Holthausen and its affiliates for certain production resources that result in related party transactions. In addition, both companies rely on certain suppliers, including Horizon.
The Company currently owns 50.5% of the equity interests of Hyzon Europe. On December 31, 2021, Hyzon executed a non-binding Letter of Intent (“LOI”) with Holthausen to increase its stake to 75% in Hyzon Europe. Concurrent with the signing of this LOI, a €1 million refundable deposit was paid to Holthausen, approximately $1.1 million in U.S. dollars (“USD”). This deposit is recorded within Prepaid expenses and other current assets in the unaudited interim Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Subsequently, in December 2022, the Company acquired the remaining 49.5% of the equity interests of Hyzon Europe from Holthausen. The Company now holds 100% ownership in Hyzon Europe. The Company paid €3.5 million (approximately $3.7 million in USD) in addition to €1.0 million (approximately $1.1 million in USD) paid in December 2021. As part of this transaction, the Company also transferred various inventory items to, and settled open related party balances with, Holthausen. In addition, the Company reassigned all of the assumed retrofit service contracts, including after-sales obligations, back to Holthausen Clean Technology B.V.
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company paid $0.1 million and $0.4 million, respectively, to Carl Holthausen and Max Holthausen as managing directors of Hyzon Europe. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company paid $0.1 million and $0.3 million, respectively.
As of September 30, 2022, the related party payable to Holthausen is $0.3 million. As of December 31, 2021, the related party receivable from Holthausen is $0.3 million.
Jiushuang Joint Ventures
As described in Note 3. Revenue, the Company delivered 20 FCEVs to Jiushuang (Shanghai) New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. during the three months ended September 30, 2022. Jiushuang (Shanghai) New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. is a parent of both Jiushuang Tiancheng Motors Service Ltd. (“JSTC”) and Jiushuang Suda Logistics Ltd. (“JSSD”), which the Company partnered with to form the Jiushuang joint ventures.
Note 16. Income (Loss) per share
Basic net income (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income attributable to shareholders of Hyzon by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the reporting period. Diluted net income per share is computed similarly to basic net income per share, except that it includes the potential dilution that could occur if dilutive securities were exercised.
The following table presents the information used in the calculation of the Company’s basic and diluted net income (loss) per share attributable to Hyzon common stockholders (in thousands, except per share data):
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| Three Months Ended September 30, | | Nine Months Ended September 30, |
| 2022 | | 2021 | | 2022 | | 2021 |
Net income (loss) attributable to Hyzon | $ | (24,795) | | | $ | 34,621 | | | $ | 10,681 | | | $ | 17,053 | |
Weighted average shares outstanding: | | | | | | | |
Basic | 248,164 | | | 234,091 | | | 248,054 | | | 189,101 | |
Effect of dilutive securities | — | | | 12,389 | | | 9,774 | | | 11,883 | |
Diluted | 248,164 | | | 246,480 | | | 257,828 | | | 200,984 | |
Net income (loss) per share attributable to Hyzon: | | | | | | | |
Basic | $ | (0.10) | | | $ | 0.15 | | | $ | 0.04 | | | $ | 0.09 | |
Diluted | $ | (0.10) | | | $ | 0.14 | | | $ | 0.04 | | | $ | 0.08 | |
The weighted average number of shares outstanding prior to Business Combination were converted at the Exchange Ratio.
Potentially dilutive shares are excluded from the computation of diluted net income (loss) per share when their effect was antidilutive. The potential dilutive securities are summarized as follows (in thousands):
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| Three Months Ended September 30, | | Nine Months Ended September 30, |
| 2022 | | 2021 | | 2022 | | 2021 |
Restricted stock units | 2,538 | | | 426 | | | 937 | | | 426 | |
Stock options with service conditions | 12,419 | | | — | | | 539 | | | — | |
Stock options for former CTO | 1,772 | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
Stock options with market and performance conditions | 5,538 | | | 5,538 | | | 5,538 | | | 5,538 | |
Private placement warrants | 8,015 | | | 8,015 | | | 8,015 | | | 8,015 | |
Public warrants | 11,014 | | | 11,286 | | | 11,014 | | | 11,286 | |
Earnout shares | 23,250 | | | 23,250 | | | 23,250 | | | 23,250 | |
Hongyun warrants | 31 | | | — | | | 31 | | | — | |
Ardour warrants | 170 | | | 326 | | | — | | | 326 | |
Note 17. Subsequent Events
Raven SR S1 LLC
In December 2022, the Company entered into an agreement with Chevron New Energies and Raven, to invest in Raven SR S1 LLC. Raven SR S1 LLC intends to develop, construct, operate and maintain a solid waste-to hydrogen generation production facility located in Richmond, California. The Company invested $8.5 million at closing, and the remaining $1.5 million will be paid in 2023 for an approximate 20% ownership in Raven SR S1 LLC. The Company accounted for the agreement as an equity method investment with a cost basis determined by the funding date capital contribution. The subsequent payment will add to the overall cost basis of the investment when paid.
Divestiture of Hyzon Guangdong
In December 2022, the Company sold all of its equity interest in Hyzon Motors Technology (Guangdong) Co., Ltd. (“Hyzon Guangdong”) to Hymas for approximately $3.1 million in cash, subject to certain adjustments. As a common control transaction, the difference of $0.5 million between the consideration received and the book value is expected to be recognized in the Company’s additional paid-in-capital during the three months ended December 31, 2022. Subsequent to the divestiture, Hyzon Guangdong changed its name to Guangdong Qingyun Technology Co. Ltd. (“Guangdong Qingyun”).
Additionally, together with the execution of the Hyzon Guangdong divestiture, the Company entered into a share buyback agreement and repurchased approximately 3.8 million shares of common stock from Hymas in exchange for approximately $6.4 million in cash.
In April 2023, Guangdong Qingyun paid $3.3 million to the Company to settle intercompany balances and Hymas paid the Company $3.1 million related to the Hyzon Guangdong divestiture.
Nasdaq Deficiency Notice
In February 2023, the Company received a Staff Determination from the Listing Qualifications Staff of Nasdaq notifying the Company that unless the Company requests an appeal, trading of the Company's Class A common stock and warrants will be suspended from The Nasdaq Capital Market at the opening of business on February 14, 2023, and a Form 25-NSE will be filed with the SEC. On February 10, 2023, the Hearings Panel granted the Company a 15 calendar day stay of delisting, and will notify the Company within this 15 calendar day period whether the Company’s request for a stay pending the hearing will be granted. The date for the delisting hearing was March 16, 2023. At the hearing, the Company presented its plan to regain compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1) and requested the continued listing of its securities on The Nasdaq Capital Market pending such compliance. In March 2023, the Company received a letter from the Hearings Panel indicating that the Hearings Panel granted the Company’s request for continued listing until May 15, 2023, in order to allow the Company to regain compliance with the periodic filing rule.
On April 6, 2023, the Company received an additional Staff Determination (the “Additional Staff Determination”) from the Staff notifying the Company that, because the Staff did not receive the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company does not comply with Nasdaq’s Listing Rules for continued listing, thus constituting an additional basis for delisting the Company’s securities from The Nasdaq Capital Market. The Additional Staff Determination further notified the Company that the Hearings Panel will consider this matter in their decision regarding the Company’s continued listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market, and that the Company should present its views with respect to this additional deficiency to the Hearings Panel in writing no later than April 13, 2023. On April 13, 2023, the Company filed its response to the Additional Staff Determination.
Delaware Court of Chancery Section 205
On February 13, 2023, the Company filed a petition under the caption In re Hyzon Motors Inc., C.A. No. 2023-0177-LWW (Del. Ch) in the Delaware Court of Chancery pursuant to Section 205 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (“DGCL”), which permits the Court of Chancery, in its discretion, to validate potentially defective corporate acts due to developments regarding potential interpretations of the DGCL stemming from the Court’s recent decision in Garfield v. Boxed, Inc., 2022 WL 17959766 (Del. Ch. Dec. 27, 2022). On March 6, 2023, the Court of Chancery granted our petition, holding that any defects that may have existed with respect to the conduct of the Special Meeting of Shareholders held on July 15, 2021 to approve the increase in the Company’s authorized share capital were ratified as of the meeting.
The Company continues to believe that, notwithstanding the relief the Delaware Court of Chancery granted to the Company under Section 205, at the time of DCRB Shareholder Meeting on July 16, 2021, the increase in the Company’s authorized share capital was validly approved by DCRB’s shareholders under Delaware law.
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion and analysis provide information that management believes is relevant to an assessment and understanding of our consolidated results of operations and financial condition. This discussion is intended to supplement, and should be read in conjunction with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” included in our 2021 Annual Report filed on Form 10-K/A. Unless the context otherwise requires, all references in this section to “Hyzon,” “we,” “us,” and “our” are intended to mean the business and operations of Hyzon Motors Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries following the consummation of the Business Combination and to Legacy Hyzon and its consolidated subsidiaries prior to the Business Combination.
Overview
Headquartered in Honeoye Falls, New York, with major operations in the United States, the Netherlands, and Australia. Hyzon provides decarbonized solutions primarily for commercial vehicles market and hydrogen supply infrastructure.
Vehicles and Vehicle Platforms
Our commercial vehicle business is focused primarily on assembling and supplying hydrogen-powered fuel cell electric vehicles (“FCEVs”). Our new strategy takes a focused approach by designing and developing one vehicle platform at each region to conform with regional regulations and customer preferences. Our strategy to manufacture fuel cells in-house and work with 3rd party vehicle assemblers will enable us to maintain an asset-light business model, lower production costs and ultimately lower Total Cost of Ownership (“TCO”) for the customer, which is a prerequisite for scaling deployments of heavy and medium duty trucks with customers.
On-road, our potential customers include shipping and logistics companies and retail customers with large distribution networks, such as grocery retailers, food and beverage companies, waste management companies, and municipality and government agencies around the world. Off-road, our potential customers include mining, material handling and port equipment manufacturers and operators. Initial strategic customer groups often employ a ‘back-to-base’ model where their vehicles return to a central base or depot between operations, thereby allowing operators to have fueling independence as the necessary hydrogen can be produced locally at or proximate to the central base and dispensed at optimally-configured hydrogen refueling stations. Hyzon may expand its range of products and hydrogen solutions as the transportation sector increasingly adopts hydrogen propulsion and investments are made in hydrogen production and related infrastructure in accordance with our expectations.
In addition, we plan to expand our integration activities across rail, aviation, mobile power and other applications in the future. We expect the opportunities in these sectors to continue to expand with the rapid technological advances in hydrogen fuel cells and the increasing investments in hydrogen production, storage and refueling infrastructure around the world.
Fuel and Infrastructure
Our hydrogen supply infrastructure business is focused on building and fostering a clean hydrogen supply ecosystem with leading partners from feedstock through hydrogen production, dispensing and financing. We collaborate with strategic partners on development, construction, operation, and ownership of hydrogen production facilities and refueling stations in each major region of our operations, which we intend to complement our back-to-base model and near-term fleet deployment opportunities.
Key Trends and Uncertainties
We believe that our performance and future success depend on several factors that present significant opportunities for us but also pose risks and challenges, including those discussed below and in the section entitled “Risk Factors” included in our amended Annual Report filed on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2021.
Commercial Launch of Hyzon-branded commercial vehicles and other hydrogen solutions
We reported negligible revenue and $2.9 million of revenue from the sale of hydrogen fuel cell systems in the United States, FCEVs in China, and retrofit services in Europe for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively. However, our business model has yet to be proven. Prior to full commercialization of our commercial vehicle business at scale, we must complete the construction of required manufacturing facilities and achieve research and development milestones. We must establish and operate facilities capable of producing our hydrogen fuel cell systems and leverage 3rd party vehicle manufacturers to assemble our hydrogen-powered commercial vehicles in appropriate volumes and at competitive costs.
Until we can generate sufficient additional revenue from our commercial vehicle business, we expect to finance our operations through equity and/or debt financing. The amount and timing of our future funding requirements will depend on many factors, including the pace and results of our development efforts. We expect that any delays in the successful completion of our manufacturing facilities, availability of critical parts, and/or validation and testing will impact our ability to generate revenue.
Hydrogen Production & Supply Infrastructure
We continue to develop an end-to-end hydrogen ecosystem delivery model, with a partner-driven approach to design, build, own and operate hydrogen production hubs and downstream dispensing infrastructure expected to provide zero-to-negative carbon intensity hydrogen at below diesel-parity cost structures supporting Hyzon vehicle fleet deployments. We intend to continue forming additional partnerships across the full hydrogen feedstock, production and dispensing value chain in each major region in which we operate, that will be designed to ensure that the hydrogen fuel required is available at the cost and carbon intensity requirements to drive fleet conversions to Hyzon hydrogen FCEVs. Because we have a partner-driven approach, we are naturally reliant upon our partners’ performance in fulfilling the obligations that we depend on for delivery of each segment of that value chain. Additionally, consistent with other construction projects, there are risks related to realized construction cost and schedule that can impact final cost to produce and deliver hydrogen and timing of that delivery, along with the availability of feedstock near our vehicle fleet deployments. We intend to manage these risks by partnering with high quality and high performing partners with a track record of timely delivery and instituting commercial agreements to drive down construction cost and achieve on-time scheduled performance.
Continued Investment in Innovation
We believe that we are the industry-leading hydrogen technology company with the most efficient and reliable fuel cell powertrain technologies and an unmatched product and service offering. Our financial performance will be significantly dependent on our ability to maintain this leading position. We expect to incur substantial and increasing research and development expenses as a result. We dedicate significant resources towards research and development and invest heavily in recruiting talent, especially for vehicle design, vehicle software, fuel cell system, and electric powertrain. We will continue to recruit and retain talented personnel to grow our strength in our core technologies. We expect to incur additional stock-based compensation expenses as we support our growth and status as a publicly traded company. We expect our strategic focus on innovation will further solidify our leadership position.
Customer Demand
We are continually seeking to expand our customer base; however, we depend on a few major customers and we expect this will continue for the next several years. These customers will mostly employ a back-to-base model in the early adoption phase of FCEVs. Vehicles will return to a central “base” between operations, allowing them to refuel onsite and/or nearby, where hydrogen can be produced locally at or proximate to the central base. While we focus on back-to-base or regional customers, we expect to expand our target customer focus to include longer-haul truck and bus segments, additional vehicle classes, mobile power, and incremental mobility applications (e.g., rail, aviation) for customers around the world.
Supplier Relationships
We depend on third parties, including our majority beneficial shareholder and parent company Horizon for supply of key inputs and components for our products, such as fuel cells and automotive parts. We intend to negotiate potential relationships with industry-leading OEMs to supply chassis for our Hyzon-branded vehicles but do not yet have any binding agreements and there is no guarantee that definitive agreements will be reached. Even if we reach such agreements, such suppliers, including Horizon, may be unable to deliver the inputs and components necessary for us to produce our hydrogen-powered commercial vehicles or hydrogen fuel cell systems at prices, volumes, and specifications acceptable to us. If we are unable to source required inputs and other components from third parties on acceptable terms, it could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.
The automotive industry continues to face many supply chain disruptions. We are experiencing increases in both the cost of and time to receive raw materials, such as semiconductors or chassis. Any such increase or supply interruptions could materially negatively impact our business, prospects, financial condition, and operating results. Many of the parts for our products are sourced from suppliers in China, and the manufacturing situation in China remains uncertain.
Market Trends and Competition
The last ten years have seen the rapid development of alternative energy solutions in the transportation space. We believe this growth will continue to accelerate as increased product offerings, technological developments, reduced costs, additional supporting infrastructure, and increased global focus on climate goals drive broader adoption.
We believe that commercial vehicle operators, one of our initial target markets, will be driven towards hydrogen-powered commercial vehicles predominantly by the need to decarbonize activities, but also by the potential for lower total cost of ownership in comparison to the cost of ownership associated with traditional gasoline and diesel internal combustion engines. Our fuel cell technology can be deployed across a broad range of mobility applications, including on-road, off-road, rail, maritime and aviation.
The competitive landscape for our commercial vehicles ranges from vehicles relying on legacy internal combustion engines, to extended range electric and battery electric engines, to other hydrogen fuel cell and alternative low-to-no carbon emission propulsion vehicles. Competitors include well established vehicle companies already deploying vehicles with internal fuel cell technology and other heavy vehicle companies that have announced their plans to offer fuel cell trucks in the future. We also face competition from other fuel cell manufacturers. We believe that our company is well positioned to capitalize on growth in demand for alternative low-to-no carbon emission propulsion vehicles due to the numerous benefits of hydrogen power, including hydrogen’s abundance and ability to be produced locally and the generally faster refueling times for hydrogen-powered commercial vehicles, as compared to electricity-powered vehicles. However, in order to successfully execute on our business plan, we must continue to innovate and convert successful research and development efforts into differentiated products, including new commercial vehicle models.
Our current and potential competitors have greater financial, technical, manufacturing, marketing and other resources. Our competitors may be able to deploy greater resources to the design, development, manufacturing, distribution, promotion, sales, marketing, and support of their internal combustion, alternative fuel and electric truck programs.
Regulatory Landscape
We operate in a highly regulated industry. The failure to comply with laws or regulations, including but limited to rules and regulations covering vehicle safety, emissions, dealerships, and distributors, could subject us to significant regulatory risk and changing laws and regulations and changing enforcement policies and priorities could adversely affect our business, prospects, financial condition and operating results. We may be also required to obtain and comply with the terms and conditions of multiple environmental permits, many of which are difficult and costly to obtain and could be subject to legal challenges. We depend on global customers and suppliers, and adverse changes in governmental policy or trade regimes could significantly impact the competitiveness of our products. Changes to applicable tax laws and regulations or exposure to additional income tax liabilities could affect our business and future profitability. See the section entitled “Government Regulations” in our amended Annual Report filed on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2021.
Results of Operations
The following table sets forth our historical operating results for the periods indicated (in thousands):
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| | Three Months Ended September 30, | | | | | Nine Months Ended September 30, | | | | |
| | 2022 | | 2021 | | $ Change | % Change | | 2022 | | 2021 | | $ Change | % Change | |
Revenue | | $ | 5 | | | $ | 89 | | | $ | (84) | | (94) | % | | $ | 2,939 | | | $ | 89 | | | $ | 2,850 | | 3202 | % | |
Operating expense: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cost of revenue | | 8,203 | | | 204 | | | 7,999 | | 3921 | % | | 10,226 | | | 204 | | | 10,022 | | 4913 | % | |
Research and development | | 9,241 | | | 3,982 | | | 5,259 | | 132 | % | | 26,660 | | | 8,081 | | | 18,579 | | 230 | % | |
Selling, general, and administrative | | 36,103 | | | 42,661 | | | (6,558) | | (15) | % | | 75,920 | | | 51,607 | | | 24,313 | | 47 | % | |
Total operating expenses | | 53,547 | | | 46,847 | | | 6,700 | | 14 | % | | 112,806 | | | 59,892 | | | 52,914 | | 88 | % | |
Loss from operations | | (53,542) | | | (46,758) | | | (6,784) | | 15 | % | | (109,867) | | | (59,803) | | | (50,064) | | 84 | % | |
Other income (expense): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Change in fair value of private placement warrant liability | | 3,447 | | | 7,614 | | | (4,167) | | (55) | % | | 13,385 | | | 7,614 | | | 5,771 | | 76 | % | |
Change in fair value of earnout liability | | 18,034 | | | 73,359 | | | (55,325) | | (75) | % | | 87,371 | | | 73,359 | | | 14,012 | | 19 | % | |
Gain (loss) on equity securities | | — | | | — | | | — | | N/M | | 10,082 | | | — | | | 10,082 | | N/M | |
Foreign currency exchange loss and other income | | (3,871) | | | (116) | | | (3,755) | | 3237 | % | | (6,475) | | | (175) | | | (6,300) | | 3600 | % | |
Interest income (expense), net | | 279 | | | (254) | | | 533 | | (210) | % | | 350 | | | (5,249) | | | 5,599 | | (107) | % | |
Total other income (expense) | | 17,889 | | | 80,603 | | | (62,714) | | (78) | % | | 104,713 | | | 75,549 | | | 29,164 | | 39 | % | |
Net income (loss) before income taxes | | (35,653) | | | 33,845 | | | (69,498) | | (205) | % | | (5,154) | | | 15,746 | | | (20,900) | | (133) | % | |
Income tax expense | | — | | | — | | | — | | N/M | | 526 | | | — | | | 526 | | N/M | |
Net income (loss) | | $ | (35,653) | | | $ | 33,845 | | | $ | (69,498) | | (205) | % | | $ | (5,680) | | | $ | 15,746 | | | $ | (21,426) | | (136) | % | |
Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest | | (10,858) | | | (776) | | | (10,082) | | 1299 | % | | (16,361) | | | (1,307) | | | (15,054) | | 1152 | % | |
Net income (loss) attributable to Hyzon | | $ | (24,795) | | | $ | 34,621 | | | $ | (59,416) | | (172) | % | | $ | 10,681 | | | $ | 17,053 | | | $ | (6,372) | | (37) | % | |
Three Months Ended September 30, 2022 and 2021
Revenue. We generated negligible revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2022 and $0.1 million of revenue from retrofit services performed by Hyzon Europe for the three months ended September 30, 2021.
Operating Expenses. Operating expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2022 were $53.5 million compared to $46.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021. Operating expenses consist of cost of revenue, research and development expenses and selling, general and administrative expenses.
Cost of Revenue. Cost of revenue includes direct materials, labor costs, allocated overhead costs related to the manufacturing and retrofitting of hydrogen FCEVs, fuel cell systems, estimated warranty costs, and inventory write-downs. Cost of revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2022 was $8.2 million and was $0.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021. Cost of revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2022 was primarily related to cost provisions accrued for customer contract activities in Europe, the write-down of inventory in Europe and cost of 20 FCEVs delivered to Jiushuang.
Research and Development Expenses. Research and development expenses represent costs incurred to support activities that advance the development of current and next generation hydrogen powered fuel cell systems, the design and development of electric powertrain, and the integration of those systems into various mobility applications. Our research and development expenses consist primarily of employee-related personnel expenses, prototype materials and tooling, design expenses, consulting and contractor costs and an allocated portion of overhead costs.
Research and development expenses were $9.2 million and $4.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The increase was primarily due to $1.9 million in higher personnel costs, which were incurred in order to enhance our research and development expertise in vehicle design, vehicle software, fuel cell system, and electric powertrain. The remaining increase of $3.3 million is for materials used in research and development to further develop current and next generation hydrogen powered fuel cell systems, to design and develop an electric powertrain, and to integrate those systems into various mobility applications. We expect research and development expenses to continue to increase significantly going forward as we build out our research facilities and organization.
Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses. Selling expenses consist primarily of employee-related costs for individuals working in our sales and marketing departments, third-party commissions, and related outreach activities. General and administrative expenses consist primarily of personnel-related expenses associated with our executive, finance, legal, information technology and human resources functions, as well as professional fees for legal, audit, accounting and other consulting services, and an allocated portion of overhead costs.
Selling, general, and administrative expenses were $36.1 million and $42.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The decrease was primarily due to $26.8 million in lower stock compensation expense. The decrease is offset by an increase of $8.3 million in higher legal, accounting and consulting fees incurred in connection with regulatory and legal matters including litigation and SEC investigation, $1.8 million in higher salary and related expenses, and $2.3 million in IT, rent, travel and other office related expenses to support business growth. In addition, we incurred $8.4 million related to the cancellation of the Orten acquisition in Europe.
Change in Fair Value. Change in fair value represents non-cash gains or losses in estimated fair values of the private placement warrant liability, earnout liability, and investments in equity securities. Private placement warrant and earnout liabilities are remeasured at each balance sheet date. Equity securities are remeasured when there is an observable price adjustment in an orderly transaction for an identical or similar investment in the same investee entity. Changes in estimated fair values of private placement warrant liability and earnout liability for the three months ended September 30, 2022, were $3.4 million and $18.0 million, respectively. Changes in estimated fair values of private placement warrant liability and earnout liability for the three months ended September 30, 2021 were $7.6 million and $73.4 million, respectively.
Foreign Currency Exchange Loss and Other Expense. Foreign currency exchange loss represents exchange rate gains and losses related to all transactions denominated in a currency other than our or our subsidiary’s functional currencies. Foreign currency exchange loss was $3.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022, compared to $0.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021, as there were few transactions in foreign currencies in the prior period.
Interest Income (Expense), net. Interest income was $0.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022, compared to interest expense of $0.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021. Interest expense in the three months ended September 30, 2021, relates primarily to the convertible debt issued in February 2021 and is comprised primarily from changes in the fair value of an embedded derivative associated with the automatic conversion provision of the convertible notes. Upon close of the Business Combination in July 2021, the convertible debt and accrued interest converted into shares of common stock of the Company. There was no debt outstanding during the three months ended September 30, 2022.
Income Tax Expense. We had no income tax expense for the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021.
Net Loss Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests. Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests represents results attributable to third parties in our operating subsidiaries. Net loss is generally allocated based on such ownership interests held by third parties with respect to each of these entities.
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests was $10.9 million and $0.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The change in the comparative periods is the result of increased activities in our Netherlands joint venture and the creation of a joint venture in Foshan, China in October 2021.
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 and 2021
Revenue. Revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 was $2.9 million, and represents sales of fuel cell systems in the United States, FCEVs in China and retrofit services in Europe. Revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 was $0.1 million from retrofit services performed by Hyzon Europe.
Operating Expenses. Operating expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 were $112.8 million compared to $59.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021. Operating expenses consist of cost of revenue, research and development expenses and selling, general and administrative expenses.
Cost of Revenue. Cost of revenue includes direct materials, labor costs, allocated overhead costs related to the manufacturing and retrofitting of hydrogen FCEVs, fuel cell systems, estimated warranty costs, and inventory write-downs. Cost of revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 was $10.2 million and was $0.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021. Cost of revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 was primarily related to cost provisions accrued for customer contract activities in Europe, the write-down of inventory in Europe and cost of 20 FCEVs delivered to Jiushuang.
Research and Development Expenses. Research and development expenses represent costs incurred to support activities that advance the development of current and next generation hydrogen powered fuel cell systems, the design and development of electric powertrain, and the integration of those systems into various mobility applications. Our research and development expenses consist primarily of employee-related personnel expenses, prototype materials and tooling, design expenses, consulting and contractor costs and an allocated portion of overhead costs.
Research and development expenses were $26.7 million and $8.1 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The increase was primarily due to $9.1 million in higher personnel costs, which were incurred in order to enhance our research and development expertise in vehicle design, vehicle software, fuel cell system, and electric powertrain. The remaining increase of $9.5 million is for materials used in research and development to further develop current and next generation hydrogen powered fuel cell systems, to design and develop an electric powertrain, and to integrate those systems into various mobility applications. We expect research and development expenses to continue to increase significantly going forward as we build out our research facilities and organization.
Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses. Selling expenses consist primarily of employee-related costs for individuals working in our sales and marketing departments, third-party commissions, and related outreach activities. General and administrative expenses consist primarily of personnel-related expenses associated with our executive, finance, legal, information technology and human resources functions, as well as professional fees for legal, audit, accounting and other consulting services, and an allocated portion of overhead costs.
Selling, general, and administrative expenses were $75.9 million and $51.6 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The increase was primarily due to $16.5 million in higher legal, accounting and consulting fees incurred in connection with regulatory and legal matters including litigation and SEC investigation, $9.4 million in higher salary and related expenses, $5.5 million in higher insurance expense and $7.7 million in IT, rent, travel and other office related expenses to support business growth. In addition, we incurred $8.4 million related to the cancellation of the Orten acquisition in Europe. The increase is offset by $24.6 million in lower stock compensation expense. We incurred greater selling, general, and administrative expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 as the Company continues to build out its corporate infrastructure, including accounting, audit, legal, regulatory and tax-related services. The increase also resulted from higher director and officer insurance costs, investor and public relations costs.
Change in Fair Value. Change in fair value represents non-cash gains or losses in estimated fair values of the private placement warrant liability, earnout liability, and investments in equity securities. Private placement warrant and earnout liabilities are remeasured at each balance sheet date. Equity securities are remeasured when there is an observable price adjustment in an orderly transaction for an identical or similar investment in the same investee entity. Changes in estimated fair values of private placement warrant liability, earnout liability, and investments in equity securities for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, were $13.4 million, $87.4 million, and $10.1 million, respectively. The $10.1 million increase in the estimated fair value in investments in equity securities represents a $12.5 million gain related to our equity investment in Raven, offset by a $2.4 million impairment of our equity investment in NRG. Change in estimated fair value of private placement warrant and earnout liabilities for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 were $7.6 million and $73.4 million, respectively.
Foreign Currency Exchange Loss and Other Expense. Foreign currency exchange loss represents exchange rate gains and losses related to all transactions denominated in a currency other than our or our subsidiary’s functional currencies. Foreign currency exchange loss was $6.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, compared to $0.2 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2021, as there were few transactions in foreign currencies in the prior period.
Interest Income (Expense), net. Interest income was $0.4 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2022, compared to interest expense of $5.2 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2021. Interest expense in the nine months ended September 30, 2021, relates primarily to the convertible debt issued in February 2021 and is comprised primarily from changes in the fair value of an embedded derivative associated with the automatic conversion provision of the convertible notes. Upon close of the Business Combination in July 2021, the convertible debt and accrued interest converted into shares of common stock of the Company. There was no debt outstanding for the nine months ended September 30, 2022.
Income Tax Expense. For the nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company recorded a net discrete tax expense of $0.5 million primarily associated with the establishment of a deferred tax liability that is not expected to offset available deferred tax assets. The Company has cumulative net operating losses at the federal and state level and maintains a full valuation allowance against its net deferred tax assets. We had no income tax expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2021.
Net Loss Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests. Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests represents results attributable to third parties in our operating subsidiaries. Net loss is generally allocated based on such ownership interests held by third parties with respect to each of these entities.
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests was $16.4 million and $1.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The change in the comparative periods is the result of increased activities in our Netherlands joint venture and the creation of a joint venture in Foshan, China in October 2021.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In addition to our results determined in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), we believe the following non-GAAP measures are useful in evaluating our operational performance. We use the following non-GAAP financial information to evaluate our ongoing operations and for internal planning and forecasting purposes. We believe that non-GAAP financial information, when taken collectively, may be helpful to investors in assessing our operating performance.
EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA
“EBITDA” is defined as net income (loss) before interest income or expense, income tax expense or benefit, and depreciation and amortization. “Adjusted EBITDA” is defined as EBITDA adjusted for stock-based compensation expense, change in fair value of private placement warrant liability, change in fair value of earnout liability, gain (loss) on equity securities and other special items determined by management, if applicable. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are intended as supplemental measures of our performance that are neither required by, nor presented in accordance with, U.S. GAAP. We believe that the use of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA provides an additional tool for investors to use in evaluating ongoing operating results and trends and in comparing our financial measures with those of comparable companies, which may present similar non-GAAP financial measures to investors. However, you should be aware that when evaluating EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA we may incur future expenses similar to those excluded when calculating these measures. In addition, our presentation of these measures should not be construed as an inference that our future results will be unaffected by unusual or non-recurring items. Our computation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures computed by other companies, because all companies may not calculate in the same fashion.
Because of these limitations, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for performance measures calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP. We compensate for these limitations by relying primarily on our U.S. GAAP results and using EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA on a supplemental basis. You should review the reconciliation of net income (loss) to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA below and not rely on any single financial measure to evaluate our business.
The following table reconciles net loss to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA (in thousands):
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| Three Months Ended September 30, | | Nine Months Ended September 30, |
| 2022 | | 2021 | | 2022 | | 2021 |
Net income (loss) | $ | (35,653) | | | $ | 33,845 | | | $ | (5,680) | | | $ | 15,746 | |
Interest (income) expense, net | (279) | | | 254 | | | (350) | | | 5,249 | |
Income tax expense | — | | | — | | | 526 | | | — | |
Depreciation and amortization | 839 | | | 302 | | | 2,445 | | | 671 | |
EBITDA | $ | (35,093) | | | $ | 34,401 | | | $ | (3,059) | | | $ | 21,666 | |
Adjusted for: | | | | | | | |
Change in fair value of private placement warrant liability | (3,447) | | | (7,614) | | | (13,385) | | | (7,614) | |
Change in fair value of earnout liability | (18,034) | | | (73,359) | | | (87,371) | | | (73,359) | |
Gain (loss) on equity securities | — | | | — | | | (10,082) | | | — | |
Stock-based compensation | 1,063 | | | 14,766 | | | 4,115 | | | 15,644 | |
Executive transition charges (1) | 517 | | | 13,860 | | | 517 | | | 13,860 | |
Business combination transaction expenses (2) | — | | | 3,404 | | | — | | | 3,404 | |
Regulatory and legal matters (3) | 7,859 | | | 111 | | | 13,362 | | | 111 | |
Orten business combination cancellation | 8,440 | | | — | | | 8,440 | | | — | |
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | (38,695) | | | $ | (14,431) | | | $ | (87,463) | | | $ | (26,288) | |
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(1)The 2022 executive transition charges include a separation payment and salary expense for technical advisory services related to the former Executive Chairman. The 2021 executive transition charges include stock-based compensation costs of $13.4 million and salary expense of $0.5 million related to former CTO’s retirement.
(2)Transaction costs of $3.3 million attributable to the liability classified earnout shares and $0.1 million of write-off of debt issuance costs.
(3)Regulatory and legal matters include legal, advisory, and other professional service fees incurred in connection with the short-seller analyst article from September 2021, and investigations and litigation related thereto.
Liquidity
The Company incurred net loss of $35.7 million and $5.7 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively. The Company reported net income of $33.8 million and $15.7 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively. Net cash used in operating activities was $116.2 million and $52.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. As of September 30, 2022, we had $70.6 million in cash and cash equivalents, $239.6 million in short-term investments, and positive working capital of $344.2 million. The Business Combination closed on July 16, 2021, generated proceeds of approximately $509.0 million of cash, net of transaction costs and redemptions. We believe that our current cash balance will provide adequate liquidity during the 12-month period from the issuance date of these unaudited interim consolidated financial statements.
As an early stage growth company, the Company expects to continue to incur net losses in the near term. As the Company commenced its internal restructuring effort in 2022, the primary focuses are the advancement of its proprietary fuel cell technology and development and commercialization of single heavy duty commercial vehicle platform in each region by leveraging third party contracted manufacturers. Until the Company can generate sufficient revenue from product sales, retrofit services or lease arrangements to cover operating expenses, working capital and capital expenditures, the Company will need to raise additional capital. The Company expects to fund cash needs through a combination of equity and debt financing, including lease securitization, strategic collaborations, and licensing arrangements. If the Company cannot raise additional funds when needed, our financial condition, business, prospects, and results of operations could be materially adversely affected.
These financial statements have been prepared by management in accordance with U.S. GAAP and this basis assumes that the Company will continue as a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business. These financial statements do not include any adjustments that may result from the outcome of this uncertainty. As of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, management believes that the Company’s existing financial resources will be sufficient to execute its operating priorities for the next 12 months following the issuance date of these unaudited interim consolidated financial statements. As of March 31, 2023, unrestricted cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments were approximately $210 million.
Short-Term Liquidity Requirements
As of the date of this filing, we believe our available liquidity and capital resources will be sufficient to continue to execute our business strategy over at least the next twelve-month period. This business strategy includes completing the development and commercial launch of our three focus FCEV truck platforms, successfully delivering additional FCEV trucks to customers and expanding our contracted customer pipeline, significantly advancing the commercialization of our 200 kW fuel cell system and manufacturing facility in Bolingbrook, IL, USA including continuing pre-sales of prototype 200 kW fuel cell systems, active management of our cost structure through the detailed cost and cash management plan that has been developed and is already in execution, and strategic hiring of critical personnel to deliver the above mentioned programs.
We have considered and assessed our ability to continue as a going concern for at least the one year from the date of this filing. We have undertaken certain actions to improve our cost structure, cash utilization focus and strategic alignment along with our pathway to cash flow breakeven during the last two quarters of 2022 and the first quarter of 2023:
•integrated our organization globally to drive efficiencies in all regions, including reprioritization of hiring plans;
•eliminated research and development programs deemed not vital to fuel cell and vehicle platform commercialization;
•significantly reduced the number of vehicle variants in development, focusing on three core vehicle platforms;
•halted commercial vehicle deliveries in China and restructured the China operation to align with the revised global strategic and execution priorities, which included a staff reduction of 17 employees;
•conducted multiple divestitures to monetize non-core assets or contracts and acquired 100% ownership of Hyzon Europe to drive further operational efficiencies in our European operation;
•identified optimizations in our business model that further reduce the working capital requirements for our fuel cell system manufacturing and vehicle assembling business.
However, actual results could vary materially and negatively as a result of a number of factors, including:
•our ability to manage the costs of manufacturing and servicing the FCEV trucks;
•revenue received from sales of our FCEV trucks and 200 kW fuel cell systems;
•the costs of expanding and maintaining our fuel cell manufacturing facility and equipment;
•our warranty claims experience should actual warranty claims differ significantly from estimates;
•the scope, progress, results, costs, timing and outcomes of the commercial development of our FCEV truck customer pipeline and conversion to contracts and deliveries;
•the timing and the costs involved in bringing our vehicles and 200 kW fuel cell systems to market;
•the costs of maintaining, expanding and protecting our intellectual property portfolio, including potential litigation costs and liabilities;
•the timely assembly of, delivery to customers and performance of our FCEV trucks and 200 kW fuel cell systems as it relates to receiving revenue and expanding contracted revenue pipeline with customers;
•the costs of additional general and administrative personnel, including accounting and finance, legal and human resources, as well as costs related to litigation, investigations, or settlements;
•other risks discussed in the section entitled "Risk Factors."
Long-Term Liquidity Requirements
Until we can generate sufficient revenue from truck sales and leases and fuel cell sales to cover operating expenses, working capital and capital expenditures, we expect to fund cash needs through a combination of equity and debt financing, including lease securitization, strategic collaborations, and licensing arrangements. If we raise funds by issuing equity securities, dilution to stockholders may result. Any equity securities issued may also provide for rights, preferences or privileges senior to those of holders of our common stock. If we raise funds by issuing debt securities, these debt securities may have rights, preferences and privileges senior to those of holders of our common stock. The terms of debt securities or borrowings could impose significant restrictions on our operations. If we raise funds through collaborations and licensing arrangements, we might be required to relinquish significant rights to our technologies or products, or grant licenses on terms that are not favorable to us. The credit market and financial services industry have in the past, and may in the future, experience periods of upheaval that could impact the availability and cost of equity and debt financing.
While we intend to raise additional capital in the future, if adequate funds are not available, we will need to reevaluate our expansion plans or limit our research and development activities, which could have a material adverse impact on our business prospects.
Debt
As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2022, we have no debt. The convertible notes and accrued interest in the comparative period, were converted to 5,022,052 shares of common stock upon close of the Business Combination.
Cash Flows
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| | Nine Months Ended September 30, |
| | 2022 | | 2021 |
Net cash used in operating activities | | $ | (116,218) | | | $ | (52,242) | |
Net cash used in investing activities | | (250,652) | | | (17,635) | |
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities | | (3,944) | | | 554,165 | |
Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
Net cash used in operating activities was $116.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, as compared to $52.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021. The cash flows used in operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 were primarily driven by a net loss of $5.7 million and adjustments for certain non-cash items and changes in operating assets and liabilities. Non-cash gain adjustments consisted of changes in fair value of the private placement warrant liability of $13.4 million, earnout liability of $87.4 million, and equity securities of $10.1 million. These non-cash gain adjustments were partially offset by $4.1 million stock-based compensation expense and $2.4 million in depreciation and amortization. Changes in operating assets and liabilities were primarily driven by an increase of $16.8 million in inventory balances, an increase in accrued liabilities of $11.7 million, a decrease in accounts receivable of $2.7 million and a decrease of $1.6 million in prepayments for vehicle inventory, other supplier deposits and D&O insurance.
Net cash used in operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 was primarily driven by net income of $15.7 million and adjustments for certain non-cash items and changes in operating assets and liabilities. Non-cash gain adjustments primarily consisted of changes in fair value of the private placement warrant of $7.6 million and earnout liabilities of $73.4 million. These non-cash gain adjustments were partially offset by $29.0 million stock-based compensation expense and $0.7 million in depreciation and amortization. Changes in operating assets and liabilities were primarily driven by $19.6 million in prepayments for vehicle inventory, other supplier deposits and D&O insurance, an increase in accounts receivable of $5.7 million, and $12.0 million in inventory purchases.
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities was $250.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, as compared to $17.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021. The cash flows used in investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 were driven by $11.3 million in property and equipment purchases, $313.0 million in purchase of short-term investments, offset by $73.7 million in proceeds from maturities of short-term investments. The cash flows used in investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 were due to $8.8 million in capital expenditures, as well as $4.0 million in machinery and equipment deposits to begin production of hydrogen fuel cell systems and assembly of hydrogen storage systems and $4.8 million of investments in equity securities of NRG and Raven SR. The $8.8 million in capital expenditures were primarily comprised of approximately $2.3 million related to acquiring a facility near Rochester, NY and $4.9 million in machinery equipment.
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
Net cash used in financing activities was $3.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, as compared to $554.2 million net cash provided by financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2021. The cash flows used in financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 were driven primarily by a $3.1 million payment towards the Horizon IP Agreement. The cash flows provided by financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 were driven primarily by $509.0 million in proceeds from the Business Combination, net of transaction costs and redemption, and $45.0 million in proceeds from issuance of convertible notes.
Contractual Obligations and Commitments
For the nine months ended September 30, 2022, there were no material changes outside the ordinary course of business within the Contractual Obligations table as previously disclosed in our amended Annual Report filed on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2021.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We do not maintain any off-balance sheet arrangements, transactions, obligations or other relationships with unconsolidated entities that would be expected to have a material current or future effect upon our financial condition or results of operations.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
There have been no substantial changes to these estimates, or the policies related to them for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. For a full discussion of these estimates and policies, see "Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates" in Item 7 of our amended Annual Report filed on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2021.
Emerging Growth Company Status
Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies (that is, those that have not had a Securities Act registration statement declared effective or do not have a class of securities registered under the Exchange Act) are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that a company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies but any such an election to opt out is irrevocable. Hyzon elected not to opt out of such extended transition period which means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public or private companies, Hyzon, as an emerging growth company, can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard, until such time Hyzon is no longer considered to be an emerging growth company. At times, Hyzon may elect to early adopt a new or revised standard.
In addition, Hyzon intends to rely on the other exemptions and reduced reporting requirements provided by the JOBS Act. Subject to certain conditions set forth in the JOBS Act, if, as an emerging growth company, Hyzon intends to rely on such exemptions, Hyzon is not required to, among other things: (a) provide an auditor’s attestation report on Hyzon’s system of internal control over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act; (b) provide all of the compensation disclosure that may be required of non-emerging growth public companies under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; (c) comply with any requirement that may be adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board regarding mandatory audit firm rotation or a supplement to the auditor’s report providing additional information about the audit and the financial statements (auditor discussion and analysis); and (d) disclose certain executive compensation-related items such as the correlation between executive compensation and performance and comparisons of the Chief Executive Officer’s compensation to median employee compensation.
Hyzon will remain an emerging growth company under the JOBS Act until the earliest of (a) the last day of Hyzon’s first fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of the closing of DCRB’s initial public offering, (b) the last date of Hyzon’s fiscal year in which Hyzon has total annual gross revenue of at least $1.07 billion, (c) the date on which Hyzon is deemed to be a “large accelerated filer” under the rules of the SEC with at least $700.0 million of outstanding securities held by non-affiliates or (d) the date on which Hyzon has issued more than $1.0 billion in non-convertible debt securities during the previous three years.