Agrify Corporation Announces Results for Second Quarter 2023

December 12, 2023 at 7:15 AM EST
Company Continues to Make Progress on its Turn-Around Initiative with Reduced Operating Loss and Cash-Burn

TROY, Mich., Dec. 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Agrify Corporation (Nasdaq: AGFY) (“Agrify” or the “Company”), a leading provider of innovative cultivation and extraction solutions for the cannabis industry, today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2023 (“Q2 2023”).

“As described in our prior earnings release, the four key priorities for the Company are (1) restructuring our balance sheet, (2) reducing our costs and headcount, (3) improving our product offerings, and (4) getting our key products CE-certified for international markets,” said Raymond Chang, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Agrify. “In the second quarter, we continued to reduce our operating costs and headcount. Our total operating expenses were reduced by 31%, from $8.6 million in Q1 2023 to $5.9 million in Q2 2023. The total headcount has also been reduced by 55%, from 190 to 85 on June 30, 2023. As a result, our operating loss was reduced from $7.6 million in Q1 2023 to $5.3 million this quarter, a 30% sequential improvement, and net loss was reduced from $10.3 million in Q1, 2023 to $6.8 million this quarter, a 34% sequential improvement. We will continue to make focused reductions in costs and increase organizational efficiency in an effort to turn the business profitable in the shortest time possible.”

Second Quarter 2023 Financial Results Summary

  • Revenue was $5.1 million for Q2 2023, compared to $19.3 million for Q2 2022.

  • Gross profit for Q2 2023 was $0.6 million, compared to $1.6 million in Q2 2022.

  • Operating expenses were $5.9 million for Q2 2023, compared to $93.1 million in Q2 2022. The decrease was largely due to a decrease in general and administrative costs and a decrease in impairment of goodwill and intangible assets

  • Operating loss for Q2 2023 was $5.3 million, compared to $91.5 million for Q2 2022.

  • Net loss attributable to Agrify Corporation for Q2 2023 was $6.8 million, or $4.39 per basic and diluted shares, compared to $74.6 million, or $561.31 per basic and diluted shares for Q2 2022.

 About Agrify

Agrify is a leading provider of innovative cultivation and extraction solutions for the cannabis industry, bringing data, science, and technology to the forefront of the market. Our proprietary micro-environment-controlled Vertical Farming Units(“VFUs”), enable cultivators to produce the highest quality products with unmatched consistency, yield, and ROI (return on investment) at scale. Our comprehensive extraction product line, which includes hydrocarbon, ethanol, solventless extraction, post-processing, and lab equipment, empowers producers to maximize the quantity and quality of extract required for premium concentrates. For more information, please visit our website at http://www.agrify.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 concerning Agrify and other matters. All statements contained in this press release that do not relate to matters of historical fact should be considered forward-looking statements including, without limitation, statements regarding future financial results, including expected revenue and profit, and potential cost savings realized from reducing costs and operating expenses. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “could,” “intends,” “targets,” “projects,” “contemplates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential,” or “continue” or the negative of these terms or other similar expressions. The forward-looking statements in this press release are only predictions. We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that we believe may affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may cause our actual results, performance, or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. You should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties that affect our business, including those described in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), including under the caption “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 that was filed with the SEC on November 28, 2023, which can be obtained on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this communication. Except as required by applicable law, we do not plan to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of any new information, future events, or otherwise. You are advised, however, to consult any further disclosures we make on related subjects in our public announcements and filings with the SEC.

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AGRIFY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)
(unaudited)
 
             
    Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
    2023       2022     2023       2022    
                         
Revenue   $ 5,066       $ 19,329     $ 10,870       $ 45,350    
Cost of goods sold     4,466         17,717       9,282         39,568    
Gross profit     600         1,612       1,588         5,782    
                                 
General and administrative     4,819         19,378       11,750         29,137    
Selling and marketing     1,120         2,332       2,710         4,422    
Research and development     643         2,438       1,378         4,522    
Change in contingent consideration     (638 )       (907 )     (1,322 )       (907 )  
Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets             69,904               69,904    
Total operating expenses     5,944         93,145       14,516         107,078    
Loss from operations     (5,344 )       (91,533 )     (12,928 )       (101,296 )   
Interest expense, net     (400 )       (3,311     (1,199 )       (2,752 )  
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities     (1,048 )       20,181       1,624         30,966    
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of notes payable     (11 )             (4,631 )          
Other income (expense)     (4 )                        
Other income (expense), net     (1,463 )       16,870       (4,206 )       28,214    
Net loss before income taxes     (6,807 )       (74,663 )     (17,134 )       (73,082 )  
Income tax benefit             62               262    
Net loss     (6,807 )       (74,601     (17,134 )       (72,820 )  
(Income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests     2         (3 )     2         (4 )  
Net loss attributable to Agrify Corporation   $ (6,805 )     $ (74,604   $ (17,132 )     $ (72,824 )  
Net loss per share attributable to Common Stockholders – basic and                                
and diluted (1)   $ (4.39 )     $ (561.31   $ (13.05 )     $ (569.13 )  
Weighted average common shares                                
outstanding – basic and diluted (1)     1,549,669         132,911       1,312,299         127,956    


(1 ) Periods presented have been adjusted to reflect the 1-for-10 reverse stock split on October 18, 2022, and the 1-for-20 reverse stock split on July 5, 2023.

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AGRIFY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
             
    June 30,     December
31,
 
    2023     2022   
Assets            
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 308     $ 10,457    
Restricted cash           10,000    
Marketable securities     4       460    
Accounts receivable, net     1,348       1,070    
Inventory, net     18,736       21,396    
Prepaid expenses and other current assets     2,153       1,510    
Total current assets     22,549       44,893    
                 
Loans receivable, net     11,257       12,214    
Property and equipment, net     9,123       10,044    
Operating lease right-of-use assets     2,359       2,210    
Other non-current assets     156       326    
Total assets   $ 45,444     $ 69,687    
                 
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficit                
Accounts payable   $ 21,859     $ 20,543    
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities     12,109       16,380    
Operating lease liabilities, current     831       734    
Long-term debt, current     1,424       28,833    
Deferred revenue     3,593       4,112    
Total current liabilities     39,816       70,602    
Warrant liabilities     4,361       5,985    
Other non-current liabilities     86       147    
Operating lease liabilities, net of current     1,703       1,587    
Long-term debt, net of current     19,152       407    
Total liabilities     65,118       78,728    
                 
Stockholders’ deficit:                
Common stock (1)     2       1    
Additional paid-in capital     244,373       237,875    
Accumulated deficit     (264,282 )     (247,148 )  
Total stockholders' deficit     (19,907 )     (9,272 )  
Non-controlling interests     233       231    
Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit   $ 45,444     $ 69,687    


(1 ) Periods presented have been adjusted to reflect the 1-for-10 reverse stock split on October 18, 2022, and the 1-for-20 reverse stock split on July 5, 2023.

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AGRIFY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidated Cash Flows Data
(In thousands)
 
    Six Months ended  
    June 30,     June 30,  
    2023      2022   
Cash flows (used in) provided by:   (unaudited)        
Operating activities   $ (11,634 )     $ (50,491 )  
Investing activities     11,358         (29,637 )  
Financing activities     (9,873 )       86,722    
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents   $ (10,149 )     $ 6,594    

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Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement our financial information presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, or U.S. GAAP, we use Adjusted EBITDA, which is a non-U.S. GAAP financial measure to clarify and enhance an understanding of past performance. We believe that the presentation of Adjusted EBITDA enhances an investor’s understanding of our financial performance. We further believe that Adjusted EBITDA is a useful financial metric to assess our operating performance from period to period by excluding certain items that we believe are not representative of our core business. We use certain financial measures for business planning purposes, measuring our performance relative to that of our competitors and determining our compliance with certain debt instruments. We utilize Adjusted EBITDA as a key measure of our performance.

We calculate Adjusted EBITDA as net loss attributable to Agrify Corporation adjusted to exclude (i) tax provision and benefit; (ii) interest income and expense, net; (iii) other income and expense, net; (iv) depreciation and amortization; (v) stock-based compensation expense; (vi) acquisition-related expenses; (vii) investment banker termination fees; (viii) restructuring charges; (ix) impairments to long-lived assets; (x) gains and losses associated with the extinguishment of debt; (xi) changes in the fair value of warrant liabilities; (xii) changes in contingent consideration; (xiii) legal settlement charges; and (xiv) other items affecting our results that we do not view as representative of our ongoing operations, including losses associated with write-offs.

We believe Adjusted EBITDA is commonly used by investors to evaluate our performance and that of our competitors. However, our use of the term Adjusted EBITDA may vary from that of others in our industry. Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as an alternative to net loss before income taxes, net loss attributable to Agrify Corporation, net loss per share attributable to Common Stockholders, or any other performance measures derived in accordance with U.S. GAAP as measures of performance.

Adjusted EBITDA has important limitations as an analytical tool, and you should not consider it in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under U.S. GAAP. Some of the limitations of Adjusted EBITDA include (i) Adjusted EBITDA does not properly reflect capital commitments to be paid in the future, and (ii) although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the underlying assets may need to be replaced and Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect these capital expenditures. Our public offering and acquisition-related expenses, including legal, accounting, and other professional expenses, reflect cash expenditures and we expect such expenditures to recur from time-to-time. Our Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies because they may not calculate Adjusted EBITDA in the same manner as we calculate the measure, limiting its usefulness as a comparative measure.

In evaluating Adjusted EBITDA, you should be aware that in the future we will incur expenses similar to the adjustments in this presentation. Our presentation of Adjusted EBITDA should not be construed as an inference that our future results will be unaffected by these expenses or any unusual or non-recurring items. Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as an alternative to net loss before income taxes, net loss attributable to Agrify Corporation, net loss per share attributable to Common Stockholders, or any other performance measures derived in accordance with U.S. GAAP. When evaluating our performance, you should consider Adjusted EBITDA alongside other financial performance measures, including net loss attributable to Agrify Corporation and other U.S. GAAP results.

The following table presents a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA from the most comparable U.S. GAAP measure, net loss attributable to Agrify Corporation, for the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2023, and 2022:

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Reconciliation of U.S. GAAP Net Loss Attributable to Agrify Corporation to
Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA
(In thousands)
 
    Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
    2023     2022     2023     2022  
                         
Net loss attributable to Agrify Corporation   $ (6,805 )     $ (74,604 )     $ (17,132 )     $ (72,824 )  
Add:                                
Income tax (benefit) expense             (62 )               (262 )  
Interest expense, net     400         3,311         1,199         2,752    
Other (income) expense     4                            
Depreciation and amortization     493         1,141         938         2,193    
Stock-based compensation     751         940         1,611         1,893    
Investment banker termination fees             79                 716    
Acquisition- related expenses                             637    
Restructuring charges             188                 575    
Impairment charges             69,904                 69,904    
Loss on extinguishment of notes payable     11                 4,631            
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities     1,048         (20,181 )       (1,624 )       (30,996 )  
Change in contingent consideration     (638 )       (907 )       (1,322 )       (907 )  
Legal settlement             800                 800    
Adjusted EBITDA   $ (4,736 )     $ (19,391 )     $ (11,699 )     $ (25,519 )  

Company Contacts 

Agrify Investor Relations
IR@agrify.com
(857) 256-8110

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