Exhibit 99.1

 

SG Blocks Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2019 Financial Results

 

Management to Host Conference Call Today at 4:30 p.m. ET

 

March 30, 2020 04:05 PM Eastern Time

BROOKLYN, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SG Blocks, Inc. (Nasdaq: SGBX) (“SG Blocks” or the “Company”), a leading designer, innovator and fabricator of container-based structures, reported its financial results for the fourth quarter and 12 months ended December 31, 2019.

Management Commentary

“We delivered another successful quarter of execution to finish 2019 with multiple new contracts and a strengthening of our balance sheet with the completion of financing transactions to support our near-term capital needs,” commented Paul Galvin, CEO of SG Blocks. “We strategically licensed our residential technology which is facilitating a reduction in our operating expenses and is expected to yield a significant royalty stream in 2020 and beyond. SG Residential is off to a strong start in the advancement of the Monticello Mews and Guayama projects both of which had land closings in 2019.”

 

Mr. Galvin concluded, “Looking ahead, we remain focused on implementing the residential license and directing our time and attention in the medical, education and disaster relief markets. Most recently, we made several products available to the COVID-19 pandemic. We continue to network and respond to inquiries for an array of products that can address needs created by this pandemic while monitoring the effect that the virus could have on our operations.

 

On February 5, 2020, the Company effected a 1-for-20 reverse stock split of its common stock. All share and per share amounts set forth in the consolidated financial statements have been retroactively restated to reflect the split effected in February 2020 as if it had occurred as of the earliest period presented.

 

Fourth Quarter 2019 Financial Highlights:

·Revenue of $337,000, as compared to $2.3 million in Q4 2018.
·Gross profit of $48,000, as compared to $123,000 in Q4 2018.
·Net loss of $4.1 million, or $(8.83) per basic and diluted share, inclusive of a non-cash goodwill impairment loss of $2.9 million related to the company’s goodwill carrying value, as compared to a net loss of $1.8 million, or $(8.35) per basic and diluted share, in Q4 2018.
·Adjusted EBITDA loss of $720,000, as compared to a loss of $1.6 million in Q4 2018. (See below for further discussion about the presentation of Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measurement).

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 Fourth Quarter 2019 and Subsequent Operational Highlights:

·Construction backlog decreased to $17.6 million as of December 31, 2019, as compared to $17.8 million as of September 30, 2019 and as compared to $97.7 million at December 31, 2018. The year-over-year decrease in backlog is primarily attributable to the fact that two contracts in the amount of $70 million now fall under the Company’s licensing agreement. In the second quarter of 2019 the Company had a cancellation of a $25 million contract. A large contract in the amount of approximately $17 million was entered into during the third quarter of 2019 for a design build delivery of an affordable housing project in Atlanta, Georgia.
·10 projects under contract, performed activity on seven projects during Q4 2019.
·End of year business projects include:
-Design and construction of a food and beverage provider located in Detroit, Michigan;
-Commenced work on a Build and Delivery of a Planet Smoothie, pre-engineered container-based structure to an overseas U.S. military base;
-Architectural and engineering (A&E) design for a modular office extension for a union in California;
-Production of a new “Ranchbox,” container-based residential project in Dallas;
-Continued support of SG Residential projects in Puerto Rico;
-Advancement of the Company’s existing contracts in the pre-construction phase the highlights of which include a mobile hospitality unit and a roof-top television extension located in the tri-state area;
-Secured a residential design build delivery contract that sits outside the residential license agreement.

Fourth Quarter 2019 Financial Results

Revenue was $337,000 compared to $2.3 million in Q4 2018. This decrease was mainly driven by a decline in all of the Company’s customer types.

The Company’s backlog no longer includes residential contracts that are captured under the license agreement. Therefore, the construction backlog decreased to $17.6 million as of December 31, 2019, as compared to $97.7 million at December 31, 2018. The decrease in backlog is primarily attributable to the fact that two contracts in the amount of $70 million now fall under the Company’s licensing agreement. In the second quarter of 2019 the company had a cancellation of a $25 million contract. A large contract in the amount of approximately $17 million was entered into during the third quarter of 2019 for a design build delivery of an affordable housing project in Atlanta, Georgia.

Gross profit was $48,000 as compared to $123,000 in Q4 2018.

Operating expenses increased by $2.1 million to $4.0 million in Q4 2019 compared to $1.9 million in Q4 2018. The increase was driven by a non-cash goodwill impairment loss of $2.9 million related to the company’s goodwill carrying value, which was partially offset by a decrease in general and administrative expense as a result of a decrease in bad-debt expense of $840,000.

Net loss totaled $4.1 million, or $(8.83) per basic and diluted share, compared to a net loss of $1.8 million, or $(8.35) per basic and diluted share, in Q4 2018.

Adjusted EBITDA loss was $720,000 compared to an Adjusted EBITDA loss of $1.6 million in Q4 2018. See below under the heading “Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information” for a discussion of Adjusted EBITDA and a reconciliation of such measure to the most comparable measure calculated under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP").

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Full Year 2019 Financial Results

Revenue totaled $3.0 million for 2019, a decrease of approximately 64% compared to $8.2 million in 2018. This decrease in revenue was primarily the result of a decline in revenue resulting from school, retail, office and special use contracts that were in progress for the year ended December 31, 2019 as compared to December 31, 2018.

Gross profit for 2019 totaled $677,000, or approximately 23% profit margin, as compared to $543,000, or approximately 7% profit margin, in the year ago period.

Operating expenses increased to $7.4 million for 2019 compared to $5.4 million for 2018. The increase in operating expenses was primarily due a non-cash goodwill impairment charge in the fourth quarter of 2019 of $2.9 million.

Net loss totaled $6.9 million, or $(22.85) per basic and diluted share, for 2019, compared to a net loss of $4.8 million, or $(22.74) per basic and diluted share, for 2018.

Adjusted EBITDA loss was $2.9 million for 2019 compared to a loss of $3.9 million for 2018. See below under the heading “Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information” for a discussion of Adjusted EBITDA and a reconciliation of such measure to the most comparable measure calculated under GAAP.

Balance Sheet

Cash and cash equivalents at December 31, 2019 totaled $1.6 million, as compared to $1.4 million at December 31, 2018.

In the fourth quarter of 2019, the Company completed a public offering resulting in net proceeds of $2.1 million and a debt financing resulting in approximately $326,000 of net proceeds, which was subsequently repaid out of the proceeds from the equity offering.

Subsequent to year-end, the Company was issued a promissory note of $400,000 pursuant to certain loan agreement. The Company issued a secured note in the amount of $200,000 in aggregate principal. The Company invested substantial time and resources in reorganizing its operations to support its licensing model. This allowed the Company to reduce its burn rate and outsource the responsibility of project delivery to the licensee. This initial license also serves as a template for future technology transfers. In order to gain Nasdaq compliance, the Company completed a successful proxy vote and the implementation of the Company’s 1-to-20 reverse stock split.

Further details about the Company’s results will be available in its Annual Report on Form 10-K, accessible in the investor relations section of the Company’s website at www.sgblocks.com and through the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s website.

Conference Call Information

SG Blocks’ CEO, Paul Galvin, and Acting CFO, Gerald Sheeran, will host a listen only conference call.

To access the call, please use the following information:

Date: Monday, March 30, 2020

Time: 4:30 p.m. ET, 1:30 p.m. PT

Toll-free dial-in number: 1-877-407-9716

International dial-in number: 1-201-493-6779

Conference ID: 13700097

Please call the conference telephone number 5-10 minutes prior to the start time. An operator will register your name and organization. If you have any difficulty connecting with the conference call, please contact Hayden IR at (646) 755-7412 or james@haydenir.com.

The conference call will be broadcast live and available for replay at http://public.viavid.com/index.php?id=138446 and via the investor relations section of the Company’s website at www.sgblocks.com.

A replay of the conference call will be available on March 30, 2020, after 7:30 p.m. Eastern time, through April 10, 2020.

Toll-free replay number: 1-844-512-2921

International replay number: 1-412-317-6671

Replay ID: 13700097

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Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information

In addition to its results under GAAP, the Company presents EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA for historical periods. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are non-GAAP financial measures and have been presented as supplemental measures of financial performance that are not required by, or presented in accordance with, GAAP. The Company calculates EBITDA as net income (loss) before interest expense, income tax benefit (expense), depreciation and amortization. It calculates Adjusted EBITDA as EBITDA before certain non-recurring adjustments such stock-based compensation expense. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are presented because they are important metrics used by management as one of the means by which it assesses the Company’s financial performance. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are also frequently used by analysts, investors and other interested parties to evaluate companies in the Company’s industry. These measures, when used in conjunction with related GAA financial measures, provide investors with an additional financial analytical framework that may be useful in assessing the Company and its results of operations.

EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA have certain limitations. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as alternatives to net income (loss), or any other measures of financial performance derived in accordance with GAAP. These measures also should not be construed as an inference that the Company’s future results will be unaffected by unusual or non-recurring items for which these non-GAAP measures make adjustments. Additionally, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are not intended to be liquidity measures because of certain limitations, including, but not limited to:

 

  They do not reflect the Company’s cash outlays for capital expenditures;

 

  They do not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, working capital; and

 

  Although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets are being depreciated and amortized and may have to be replaced in the future, and these non-GAAP measures do not reflect cash requirements for such replacements.

 

The non-GAAP information should be read in conjunction with the Company’s consolidated financial statements and related notes.

 

The following is a reconciliation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to the nearest GAAP measure, net loss:

   For the Three Months Ended December 31, 2019   For the Three Months Ended December 31, 2018   For the Year Ended December 31, 2019   For the Year Ended December 31, 2018 
Net loss  $(4,132,627)  $(1,830,979)  $(6,920,540)  $(4,844,021)
Addback interest expense   178,995    -    178,995    - 
Addback depreciation and amortization   47,401    151,125    164,941    596,383 
EBITDA (non-GAAP)   (3,906,231)   (1,679,854)   (6,576,604)   (4,247,638)
                     
Addback goodwill impairment   2,938,653    -    2,938,653    - 
Addback loss on asset disposal   -    -    52,039    - 
Addback stock-based compensation expense   247,265    113,798    729,404    396,214 
Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP)  $(720,313)  $(1,566,056)  $(2,856,508)  $(3,851,424)


About SG Blocks, Inc.

 

SG Blocks, Inc. is a premier innovator in advancing and promoting the use of code-engineered cargo shipping containers for safe and sustainable construction. The firm offers a product that exceeds many standard building code requirements, and also supports developers, architects, builders and owners in achieving greener construction, faster execution, and stronger buildings of higher value. Each project starts with GreenSteel™, the structural core and shell of an SG Blocks building, and then customized to client specifications. For more information, visit www.sgblocks.com.

Safe Harbor Statement

This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as "may," "should," "potential," "continue," "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates," and similar expressions and includes statements regarding the license of our residential technology yielding a significant royalty stream in 2020 and beyond .. These forward-looking statements are based on management's expectations and assumptions as of the date of this press release and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are difficult to predict that could cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations and assumptions from those set forth or implied by any forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations include, among others, the Company’s ability to achieve positive outcomes from the license of our residential technology, the Company’s ability to capitalize on new commercial and military opportunities, the Company’s ability to maintain compliance with the NASDAQ listing requirements, and the other factors discussed in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and the Company’s subsequent filings with the SEC, including subsequent periodic reports on Forms 10-Q and 8-K. The information in this release is provided only as of the date of this release, and we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this release on account of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by law.

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SG BLOCKS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS


 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

December 31,  2019   2018 
         
Assets          
Current assets:          
Cash and cash equivalents  $1,625,671   $1,368,395 
Accounts receivable, net   1,101,185    1,746,326 
Contract assets   106,015    260,325 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets   73,938    986,687 
Total current assets   2,906,809    4,361,733 
           
Property, plant and equipment, net   11,747    71,337 
Goodwill   1,223,520    4,162,173 
Intangible assets, net   2,298,805    2,443,929 
Deferred contract costs, net   193,730    - 
Total Assets  $6,634,611   $11,039,172 
           
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity          
Current liabilities:          
Accounts payable and accrued expenses  $2,105,505   $2,624,218 
Contract liabilities   168,957    1,334,887 
Total current liabilities   2,274,462    3,959,105 
           
Commitments and contingencies          
           
Stockholders’ equity:          
Preferred stock, $1.00 par value, 5,405,010 shares authorized; none issued or outstanding   -    - 
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 25,000,000 shares authorized; 1,157,890 issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2019 and 213,002 issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2018.   11,579    2,130 
Additional paid-in capital   21,932,387    17,741,214 
Accumulated deficit   (17,583,817)   (10,663,277)
Total stockholders’ equity   4,360,149    7,080,067 
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity  $6,634,611   $11,039,172 

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS


 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

  

For the Year
Ended

December 31,

  

For the Year
Ended

December 31,

 
   2019   2018 
         
Revenue:          
Block sales  $-   $57,522 
Construction services   2,808,981    7,306,654 
Engineering services   175,854    826,536 
Total   2,984,835    8,190,712 
           
Cost of revenue:          
Blocks sales   -    44,112 
Construction services   2,238,535    6,985,439 
Engineering services   68,953    618,428 
Total   2,307,488    7,647,979 
           
Gross profit   677,347    542,733 
           
Operating expenses:          
Payroll and related expenses   2,392,587    2,166,212 
General and administrative expenses   1,788,276    2,760,655 
Marketing and business development expense   240,557    387,400 
Pre-project expenses   21,286    74,629 
Goodwill impairment   2,938,653    - 
Total   7,381,359    5,388,896 
           
Operating loss   (6,704,012)   (4,846,163)
           
Other income (expense):          
Interest expense   (178,995)   - 
Interest income   -    4 
Other income   14,506    5,764 
Loss on asset disposal   (52,039)   - 
Loss from equity affiliates   -    (3,626)
Total   (216,528)   2,142 
           
Loss before income taxes   (6,920,540)   (4,844,021)
Income tax expense     -    - 
           
Net loss  $(6,920,540)  $(4,844,021)
           
Net loss per share - basic and diluted:          
Basic and diluted  $(22.85)  $(22.74)
           
Weighted average shares outstanding:          
Basic and diluted   302,844    213,002 

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY


For the Year Ended December 31, 2019  2018, and 2017

 

   $0.01 Par Value
Common Stock
   Preferred  

 

Additional
Paid-in

  

  

Accumulated

   Total
Stockholders’
 
   Shares   Amount   Stock   Capital   Deficit   Equity 
                         
Balance at December 31, 2016   8,195   $82   $1,801,670   $4,938,119   $(1,306,576)  $5,433,295 
Stock-based compensation   -    -    -    701,402    -    701,402 
Exercise of stock options   140    1    -    8,407    -    8,408 
Conversion preferred to common   90,084    901    (1,801,670)   1,800,769    -    - 
Issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs   86,250    863    -    7,058,752    -    7,059,615 
Issuance of common stock of services   2,500    25    -    254,475    -    254,500 
Conversion of convertible debentures   25,833    258    -    2,583,076    -    2,583,334 
Net loss   -    -    -    -    (4,512,680)   (4,512,680)
Balance at December 31, 2017   213,002   $2,130   $-   $17,345,000   $(5,819,256)  $11,527,874 
                               
Balance at December 31, 2017   213,002   $2,130   $-   $17,345,000   $(5,819,256)  $11,527,874 
Stock-based compensation   -    -    -    396,214    -    396,214 
Net loss   -    -    -    -    (4,844,021)   (4,844,021)
Balance at December 31, 2018   213,002   $2,130   $-   $17,741,214   $(10,663,277)  $7,080,067 
                               
Balance at December 31, 2018   213,002   $2,130   $-   $17,741,214   $(10,663,277)  $7,080,067 
Stock-based compensation   -    -    -    946,660    -    946,660 
Issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs   944,888    9,449    -    3,244,513    -    3,253,962 
Net loss   -    -    -    -    (6,920,540)   (6,920,540)
Balance at December 31, 2019   1,157,890   $11,579   $-   $21,932,387   $(17,583,817)  $4,360,149 
                               

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS


   For the Year Ended
December 31,
2019
   For the Year Ended
December 31,
2018
 
         
Cash flows from operating activities:          
Net loss  $(6,920,540)  $(4,844,021)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:          
Impairment of goodwill   2,938,653    - 
Depreciation expense   9,621    6,764 
Amortization of intangible assets   145,124    589,619 
Amortization of deferred license costs   10,196    - 
Accretion of debt discount   105,770    - 
Amortization of debt issuance costs   73,225    - 
Bad debt expense and recoveries   (54,000)   810,580 
Interest income on short-term investment   -    (4)
Stock-based compensation   729,404    396,214 
Loss on asset disposal   52,039    - 
Loss on equity affiliates   -    3,626 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:          
Accounts receivable   699,141    448,969 
Contract assets   154,310    (199,150)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets   912,749    (802,797)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses   (301,457)   476,127 
Contract liabilities   (1,165,930)   (338,161)
Deferred long-term asset charge   (203,926)   - 
Net cash used in operating activities   (2,815,621)   (3,452,234)
           
Cash flows provided by investing activities:          
Proceeds from short-term investment   -    30,037 
Purchase of property, plant and equipment   (2,070)   (71,306)
Purchase of intangible asset   -    (5,300)
Investment in and advances to equity affiliates   -    (3,626)
Net cash used in investing activities   (2,070)   (50,195)
           
Cash flows from financing activities:          
Proceeds from public stock offering and other private placements, net of issuance costs   3,253,962    - 
Proceeds from short-term note payable   375,000    - 
Payments on short-term note payable   (480,770)   - 
Payments on debt issuance costs   (73,225)   - 
Net cash provided by financing activities   3,074,967    - 
           
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents   257,276    (3,502,429)
           
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period   1,368,395    4,870,824 
           
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period  $1,625,671   $1,368,395 
           
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:          
Cash paid during the period for Interest  $105,770   $- 
           
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash operating activities:          
Non-cash conversion of accrued salary to restricted stock units  $217,256   $- 

 

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