Nuvve Provides Third Quarter 2022 Financial Update

Investor Conference Call to be Held Today at 5:00 PM Eastern Time (2:00 PM PT)

SAN DIEGO, Nov. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Nuvve Holding Corp. (Nuvve) (Nasdaq: NVVE), a green energy technology company that provides a globally-available, commercial vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology platform that enables electric vehicle (EV) batteries to store and resell unused energy back to the local electric grid and provides other grid services, today provided a third quarter 2022 update.

 Third Quarter Highlights

  • Partnered with San Diego Gas & Electric to provide energy back to the grid during emergency load reduction events; began participating in this service in the Cajon Valley Union School District in San Diego, where six high capacity chargers were commissioned
  • Partnered with Vistra to assist school districts access available grant funding from both federal and state agencies; leveraged Vistra relationships to secure rebate awards for districts in Texas in the first round of the EPA’s Clean School Bus Program funding allocations
  • Reduced cash operating costs in third quarter on a sequential basis to $7.8 million versus $8.3 million in the second quarter
  • Megawatts under management increased to 16.3 megawatts as of September 30, 2022 from 16.1; backlog increased to $4.2 million from $3.9 million
  • Cash and cash equivalents of $21.6 million as of September 30, 2022

Management Discussion

Gregory Poilasne, chairman and chief executive officer of Nuvve, said, “During the third quarter, Nuvve made important strides in expanding its partnerships with energy operators. This was evidenced by our agreement with San Diego Gas & Electric to pair our V2G platform with their Emergency Load Reduction Program (“ELRP”), and our partnership with Vistra Corp. to assist school districts access available grant funding. Our grant writing team focused intensely on working with school districts to submit applications for a portion of the nearly $1 billion in funding available through the EPA’s Clean School Bus Program in 2022. As the only charging station provider to submit grants, we are proud to have secured awards on behalf of several school districts in October. We believe orders for Nuvve will start to flow through in the coming months from our partners as well as from additional school districts that we did not represent in the grant writing process.

As we look ahead, we continue to see an electric school bus market that is negatively impacted by supply chain disruptions and inflation, with both factors impacting our third quarter results, along with what we think were some transitory issues related to partners awaiting the EPA’s grants allocations. The benefits offered by our V2G technology go beyond the electric school bus market and in the words of California Governor Gavin Newsom, ‘vehicle-to-grid capacity is a game changer.’ As such, we remain in advanced discussions with potential customers for programs across a variety of market types. As we mature as a public company, and against a challenged economic environment, we are focused on taking steps to be more efficient with our spending. This was evident in our results in the third quarter, and we will continue to take prudent steps to adapt to today’s incredibly dynamic economic and market backdrop.”

2022 Third Quarter Financial Review

Total revenue was $0.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022, compared to $1.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021, a decrease of $0.6 million, or 52.4%. The decrease was primarily attributed to a $0.2 million decrease in products and services revenue, and a decrease in grants of $0.4 million. Products and services revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2022 consisted of sales DC and AC Chargers of about $0.3 million, grid services revenue of $0.16 million, and engineering services of $0.05 million.

Cost of products and services revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2022, decreased by $0.11 million to $0.3 million, and margin was flat at 43.3% compared to the same prior year period. Margin was mostly impacted by a higher mix of hardware charging stations sales offset by a lower mix of engineering services in the current quarter.  

Selling, general and administrative expenses consist of selling, marketing, advertising, payroll, administrative, finance, and professional expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses were $7.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022, as compared to $6.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021, an increase of $0.6 million, or 8.5%.  The increases during the three months ended September 30, 2022 was primarily attributable to increases in compensation expenses of $0.4 million, including share-based compensation, rent expenses related to the main corporate office and warehouse of $0.2 million, legal expenses of $0.2 million, and software subscriptions expenses of $0.4 million, partially offset by a decrease in governance and other public company costs of $0.4 million. Expenses resulting from the consolidation of Levo’s activities during the three months ended September 30, 2022 contributed $0.1 million to the increase in selling, general and administrative expenses.

Research and development expenses increased by $0.1 million, or 5.7%, from $1.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021 to $1.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022. The increase was primarily attributable to an increase in compensation expenses and subcontractor expenses used to advance Nuvve’s platform functionality and integration with more vehicles.

Other income (expense) consists primarily of interest expense, impairment of deferred finance costs, change in fair value of private warrants liability and derivative liability, and other income (expense). Other income (expense) decreased by $0.2 million from $0.48 million of other income for the three months ended September 30, 2021 to $0.3 million in other income for the three months ended September 30, 2022. The decrease during the three months ended September 30, 2022 was primarily attributable to the change in fair value of the private warrants liability and derivative liability.

Net loss includes the net loss attributable to Stonepeak and Evolve, the holders of non-controlling interests in Levo, on our condensed consolidated statements of operations.

Net loss increased by $1.4 million, or 19.7%, from $7.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021 to $8.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022. The increase in net loss was primarily due to a decrease in revenue of $0.6 million, an increase in operating expenses of $0.5 million and an increase in other expense of $0.2 million for the aforementioned reasons.

Net Loss Attributable to Non-Controlling Interest

Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest was $0.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022.

Net loss is allocated to non-controlling interests in proportion to the relative ownership interests of the holders of non-controlling interests in Levo, an entity formed by us with Stonepeak and Evolve. We own 51% of Levo’s common units and Stonepeak and Evolve own 49% of Levo’s common units. We have determined that Levo is a variable interest entities in which we are the primary beneficiary. Accordingly, we consolidate Levo and record a non-controlling interest for the share of the Levo owned by Stonepeak and Evolve during the three months ended September 30, 2022. 

Conference Call Details

The Company will hold a conference call to review its financial results for the third quarter of 2022, along with other company developments, at 5:00 PM Eastern Time (2:00 PM PT) today Monday, November 14, 2022.

To participate, please register for and listen via a live webcast, which is available in the ‘Events’ section of Nuvve’s investor relations website at https://investors.nuvve.com/. In addition, a replay of the call will be made available for future access.

About Nuvve Holding Corp.

Nuvve Holding Corp. (Nasdaq: NVVE) has developed a proprietary vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology, including its Grid Integrated Vehicle (“GIVe™”) cloud-based software platform, that enables it to link multiple electric vehicle (“EV”) batteries into a virtual power plant to provide bi-directional energy to the electrical grid in a qualified and secure manner.. Combining the world’s most advanced V2G technology and an ecosystem of electrification partners, Nuvve dynamically manages power among electric vehicle (EV) batteries and the grid to deliver new value to EV owners, accelerate the adoption of EVs, and support the world’s transition to clean energy. With products designed to transform EVs into mobile energy storage assets and networking battery capacity to support shifting energy needs, Nuvve is working toward making the grid more resilient, enhancing sustainable transportation, and supporting energy equity in an electrified world. Since its founding in 2010, Nuvve has successfully deployed V2G on five continents and offers turnkey electrification solutions for fleets of all types. Nuvve is headquartered in San Diego, California, and can be found online at nuvve.com.

Nuvve and associated logos are among the trademarks of Nuvve and/or its affiliates in the United States, certain other countries and/or the EU. Any other trademarks or trade names mentioned are the property of their respective owners.

Forward Looking Statements

The information in this press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements, other than statements of present or historical fact included in this press release, regarding Nuvve and Nuvve’s strategy, future operations, estimated and projected financial performance, prospects, plans and objectives are forward-looking statements. When used in this press release, the words “could,” “should,” “will,” “may,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” the negative of such terms and other similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain such identifying words. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations and assumptions about future events and are based on currently available information as to the outcome and timing of future events. Except as otherwise required by applicable law, Nuvve disclaims any duty to update any forward-looking statements, all of which are expressly qualified by the statements in this section, to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this press release. Nuvve cautions you that these forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, most of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond the control of Nuvve. In addition, Nuvve cautions you that the forward-looking statements contained in this press release are subject to the following factors: (i) risks related to the rollout of Nuvve’s business and the timing of expected business milestones; (ii) Nuvve’s dependence on widespread acceptance and adoption of electric vehicles and increased installation of charging stations; (iii) Nuvve’s ability to maintain effective internal controls over financial reporting (iv) Nuvve’s current dependence on sales of charging stations for most of its revenues; (v) overall demand for electric vehicle charging and the potential for reduced demand if governmental rebates, tax credits and other financial incentives are reduced, modified or eliminated or governmental mandates to increase the use of electric vehicles or decrease the use of vehicles powered by fossil fuels, either directly or indirectly through mandated limits on carbon emissions, are reduced, modified or eliminated; (vi) potential adverse effects on Nuvve’s backlog, revenue and gross margins if customers increasingly claim clean energy credits and, as a result, they are no longer available to be claimed by Nuvve; (vii) the effects of competition on Nuvve’s future business; (viii) risks related to Nuvve’s dependence on its intellectual property and the risk that Nuvve’s technology could have undetected defects or errors; (ix) the risk that we conduct a portion of our operations through a joint venture exposes us to risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside of our control; (x) that our joint venture with Levo Mobility LLC may fail to generate the expected financial results, and the return may be insufficient to justify our investment of effort and/or funds; (xi) changes in applicable laws or regulations; (xii) the COVID-19 pandemic and its effect directly on Nuvve and the economy generally; (xiii) risks related to disruption of management time from ongoing business operations due to our joint ventures; (xiv) risks relating to privacy and data protection laws, privacy or data breaches, or the loss of data; (xv) the possibility that Nuvve may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors, including increased inflation and interest rates, current market conditions, and the RussiaUkraine war; (xvi) risks related to not achieving the benefits expected from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act; (xvii) the risk that the Company will not be able to reach definitive agreements parties after an MOU has been signed; (xviii) supply chain disruptions; and (xiv) Nuvve’s investments in its third-party partnerships, and the extent to which these partnerships impact Nuvve’s business and performance and enable it to manage any growth it may experience in future periods. Should one or more of the risks or uncertainties described in this press release materialize or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results and plans could differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. Additional information concerning these and other factors that may impact the operations and projections discussed herein can be found in the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by Nuvve with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on March 31, 2022, and in the other reports that Nuvve has, and will file from time to time with the SEC. Nuvve’s SEC filings are available publicly on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

Use of Projections

This press release contains projected financial information with respect to Nuvve. Such projected financial information constitutes forward-looking information, and is for illustrative purposes only and should not be relied upon as necessarily being indicative of future results. The assumptions and estimates underlying such financial forecast information are inherently uncertain and are subject to a wide variety of significant business, economic, competitive and other risks and uncertainties. See “Forward-Looking Statements” above. Actual results may differ materially from the results contemplated by the financial forecast information contained in this press release, and the inclusion of such information in this press release should not be regarded as a representation by any person that the results reflected in such forecasts will be achieved.

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FINANCIAL TABLES FOLLOW


NUVVE HOLDING CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)


September 30, 2022


December 31, 2021

Assets




Current assets




Cash

$        21,635,356


$        32,360,520

Restricted cash

480,000


380,000

Accounts receivable, net

1,063,903


1,886,708

Inventories

11,767,996


11,118,188

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

2,947,014


1,036,645

Total Current Assets

37,894,269


46,782,061

Property and equipment, net

591,257


356,194

Intangible assets, net

1,376,499


1,481,077

Investments

1,670,951


670,951

Right-of-use operating lease assets

5,418,912


3,483,042

Deferred financing costs


43,562,847

Financing receivables

238,624


138,161

Security deposit, long-term

8,682


3,057

Total Assets

$        47,199,194


$        96,477,390





Liabilities, Mezzanine Equity and Stockholders’ Equity




Current Liabilities




Accounts payable

$          1,664,685


$          5,738,873

Accrued expenses

3,436,815


2,874,018

Deferred revenue

1,014,152


719,771

Operating lease liabilities – current

708,441


41,513

Other liabilities

107,198


110,574

Total Current Liabilities

6,931,291


9,484,749





Operating lease liabilities – noncurrent

5,225,555


3,441,642

Warrants liability

12,000


866,000

Derivative liability – non-controlling redeemable preferred shares

531,257


511,948

Other long-term liabilities

13,013


18,860

Total Liabilities

12,713,116


14,323,199





Commitments and Contingencies




Mezzanine equity




Redeemable non-controlling interests, preferred shares, zero par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized, 3,138

shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021; aggregate liquidation

preference of $3,396,672 and  $3,200,760 at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively

3,369,827


2,885,427

Class D Incentive units, zero par value, 1,000,000 units authorized, 250,000 units issued and outstanding at

September 30, 2022

293,165


Stockholders’ Equity




Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized;  zero shares issued and outstanding at

September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively


Common stock, $0.0001 par value, 100,000,000  shares authorized; 22,897,935 and 18,861,130 shares issued

and outstanding at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively

2,292


1,888

Additional paid-in capital

150,247,403


127,138,504

Accumulated other comprehensive income

12,149


113,446

Accumulated deficit

(115,805,023)


(47,412,470)

Nuvve Stockholders’ Equity

34,456,821


79,841,368

Non-controlling interests

(3,633,735)


(572,604)

Total Stockholders’ Equity

30,823,086


79,268,764

Total Liabilities, Mezzanine equity and Stockholders’ Equity

$        47,199,194


$        96,477,390

NUVVE HOLDING CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)



Three Months Ended September 30,


Nine Months Ended September 30,


2022


2021


2022


2021

Revenue








Products and services

$             487,818


$                 682,900


$           3,809,631


$         1,761,319

Grants

65,869


480,104


416,816


1,182,047

Total revenue

553,687


1,163,004


4,226,447


2,943,366

Operating expenses








Cost of product and service revenue

276,485


387,582


3,453,393


877,468

Selling, general, and administrative

7,163,673


6,599,490


22,925,745


16,352,021

Research and development

1,715,821


1,622,608


6,021,535


4,574,803

Total operating expenses

9,155,979


8,609,680


32,400,673


21,804,292









Operating loss

(8,602,292)


(7,446,676)


(28,174,226)


(18,860,926)

Other income (expense)








Interest income (expense)

39,150


3,220


47,553


(592,345)

Write-off of deferred financing costs



(43,562,847)


Change in fair value of warrants liability

170,000


557,000


854,000


627,228

Change in fair value of derivative liability

(40,245)


(12,179)


(19,309)


(12,179)

Other, net

89,222


(69,647)


81,455


321,914

Total other income (expense), net

258,127


478,394


(42,599,148)


344,618

Loss before taxes

(8,344,165)


(6,968,282)


(70,773,374)


(18,516,308)

Income tax expense




1,000

Net loss

$         (8,344,165)


$             (6,968,282)


$        (70,773,374)


$      (18,517,308)

Less: Net loss attributable to non-controlling interests

(168,985)


(130,837)


(2,380,821)


(130,837)

Net loss attributable to Nuvve Holding Corp.

$         (8,175,180)


$             (6,837,445)


$        (68,392,553)


$      (18,386,471)

Less: Preferred dividends on redeemable non-controlling interests

66,601


39,096


195,912


39,096

Less: Accretion on redeemable non-controlling interests preferred shares

161,466


100,039


484,398


100,039

Net loss attributable to Nuvve common stockholders

$         (8,403,247)


$             (6,976,580)


$        (69,072,863)


$      (18,525,606)









Net loss per share attributable to Nuvve common stockholders, basic

and diluted

$                  (0.38)


$                      (0.37)


$                   (3.46)


$                 (1.16)









Weighted-average shares used in computing net loss per share

attributable to Nuvve common stockholders, basic and diluted

21,952,882


18,627,978


19,972,016


15,931,466

NUVVE HOLDING CORP AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

(Unaudited)



Three Months Ended September 30,


Nine Months Ended September 30,


2022


2021


2022


2021

Net loss

$        (8,344,165)


$      (6,968,282)


$        (70,773,374)


$   (18,517,308)

Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of taxes








Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of taxes

$             (61,299)


$            51,179


$             (101,297)


$         147,782

Total Comprehensive loss

$        (8,405,464)


$      (6,917,103)


$        (70,874,671)


$   (18,369,526)

Less: Comprehensive loss attributable to non-controlling interests

$           (168,985)


$         (130,837)


$          (2,380,821)


$        (130,837)

Comprehensive loss attributable to Nuvve Holding Corp.

$        (8,236,479)


$      (6,786,266)


$        (68,493,850)


$   (18,238,689)

Less: Preferred dividends on redeemable non-controlling interests

$             (66,601)


$           (39,096)


$             (195,912)


$           39,096

Less: Accretion on redeemable non-controlling interests preferred shares

(161,466)


(100,039)


(484,398)


(100,039)

Comprehensive loss attributable to Nuvve common stockholders

$        (8,008,412)


$      (6,647,131)


$        (67,813,540)


$   (18,099,554)

NUVVE HOLDING CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)



Nine Months Ended September 30,


2022


2021

Operating activities




Net loss

$              (70,773,374)


$              (18,517,308)

Adjustments to reconcile to net loss to net cash used in operating activities




Depreciation and amortization

211,220


122,352

Stock-based compensation

4,487,003


2,690,081

Write-off of deferred financing costs

43,562,847


Beneficial conversion feature on convertible debenture


427,796

Accretion of discount on convertible debenture


116,147

Change in fair value of warrants liability

(854,000)


(627,228)

Change in fair value of derivative liability

19,309


Loss on disposal of asset


1,349

Gain on extinguishment of PPP Loan


(492,100)

Noncash lease expense

336,903


2,141

Change in operating assets and liabilities




Accounts receivable

818,758


(99,963)

Inventory

(649,809)


(5,126,698)

Prepaid expenses and other assets

(2,040,485)


(4,062,202)

Accounts payable

(4,070,611)


(240,200)

Accrued expenses

443,491


2,260,833

Deferred revenue

324,660


66,493

Net cash used in operating activities

(28,184,088)


(23,478,507)

Investing activities




Proceeds from sale of property and equipment


7,784

Purchase of property and equipment

(349,182)


Investments

(1,000,000)


Net cash (used) provided in investing activities

(1,349,182)


7,784

Financing activities




Deposit with Newborn


Proceeds from Newborn Escrow Account


58,184,461

Redemption of Newborn shares


(18,629)

Issuance costs related to reverse recapitalization and PIPE offering


(3,970,657)

Proceeds from PIPE offering


14,250,000

Repayment of Newborn sponsor loans


(487,500)

Repurchase of common stock from EDF


(6,000,000)

Newborn cash acquired


50,206

Purchase of stock from investor


(2,000,000)

Payment of financing costs


(1,000,000)

Proceeds from forward option put exercise

1,994,073


Proceeds from exercise of pre-funded warrants related to Direct Offering

58


Proceeds from Direct Offering of common stock, net of offering costs

13,069,815


Proceeds from common stock offering, net of offering costs

3,763,494


Payment of finance lease obligations

(7,396)


(4,613)

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

209,280


18,325

Issuance of Preferred Stock


3,138,000

Net cash provided in financing activities

19,029,324


62,159,593

Effect of exchange rate on cash

(121,218)


150,547

Net (decrease) increase in cash and restricted cash

(10,625,164)


38,839,417

Cash and restricted cash at beginning of year

32,740,520


2,275,895

Cash and restricted cash at end of period

$                22,115,356


$                41,115,312













NUVVE HOLDING CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (continued)

(Unaudited)






Nine Months Ended September 30,


2022


2021

Supplemental Disclosure of Noncash Financing Activity




Conversion of preferred stock to common stock

$                                 —


$                          1,679

Conversion of debenture and accrued interest to common shares

$                                 —


$                   3,999,435

Conversion of shares due to reverse recapitalization

$                                 —


$                          3,383

Issuance of common stock for merger success fee

$                                 —


$                   2,085,299

Non-cash merger transaction costs

$                                 —


$                   2,085,299

Accrued transaction costs related to reverse recapitalization

$                                 —


$                      189,434

Issuance of private warrants

$                                 —


$                   1,253,228

Forgiveness of PPP Loan

$                                 —


$                      492,100

Issuance of Stonepeak and Evolve warrants

$                                 —


$                 30,234,000

Issuance of Stonepeak and Evolve options

$                                 —


$                 12,584,000

Transfer of Inventory to property and equipment

$                         87,095


$                                —

SOURCE Nuvve Holding Corp.


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