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Exhibit 99.1

 

  BIOHITECH GLOBAL, Inc.
  80 Red Schoolhouse Road, Suite 101
 

Chestnut Ridge, NY 10977 

 

 

BioHiTech Global Reports Second Quarter 2018 Financial Results

 

Q2 2018 revenues increase by 65.5% with gross profit increasing by 185.4%

 

CHESTNUT RIDGE, NY – August 15, 2018 – BioHiTech Global, Inc. (“BioHiTech” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: BHTG), a technology and services company that provides cost-effective and sustainable waste management solutions, reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2018.

 

Business Highlights

 

·Launched a New Bundled Sustainable Disposal Services Offering with Gold Medal Group Driven by BioHiTech Technology - The Company and Gold Medal, Group, LLC, a market leader in municipal, commercial, and industrial solid waste collection in the Philadelphia, Southern New Jersey, Maryland and West Virginia markets, teamed up to provide Temple University with Gold Medal's traditional disposal services in combination with BioHiTech's food waste digesters and supply chain data analytics platform designed to help reduce waste generation for one all-inclusive monthly service charge. Gold Medal has begun marketing the bundled monthly services offering to customers as a way to help its customers reduce disposal costs while having a positive impact on the environment. Both companies see a significant opportunity in this new technology driven sustainable services offering.

 

·Received Patent for Networked Weight Tracking System - The Company received a patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for its food waste weight tracking system and method using a waste disposal machine with data network connectivity to transmit weight tracking system information over a computer network, or cloud, for storage, tracking aggregation and sharing by a centralized computer system. The Company sees this patent as a major competitive advantage for BioHiTech by making it the only company to have an integrated solution to measure food waste volumes directly from any PLC controlled food waste disposal device, and share that data for analysis immediately via any network or the cloud.

 

·Selected as a Pre-Approved Supplier of Food Waste Digesters for a Major International Hotel Chain - Upon being selected as a pre-approved supplier, the Company has begun its initial marketing efforts for its Revolution Series and Eco-Safe Digesters equipped with its proprietary supply chain data analytics software to the more than 150 individual hotel properties located throughout the UK. BioHiTech received orders from several UK properties for a total of six digesters for delivery in Q2 2018 and expects to deliver a minimum of 20 units in 2018. 

 

·Completed Uplisting of Its Common Stock to the Nasdaq Capital Market and Added to the Russell Microcap® Index BioHiTech’s common stock commenced trading on The Nasdaq Capital Market in April 2018 and was added to the Russell Microcap Index in June. The Company sees both events helping to increase corporate visibility in the financial marketplace and broaden its shareholder base

 

Frank E. Celli, CEO of BioHiTech, commented, "We continue to make progress in numerous aspects of our strategic plan to build value for our stockholders. As our Revolution Series Digesters gain traction in the marketplace, we achieved significant quarter over quarter revenue growth in our digester business as well as a further expansion of our sales pipeline. We also made significant progress in our HEBioT development plans in New York State where we are currently in the permitting process.”

 

 

 

 

Mr. Celli continued, “Our business partnership with Gold Medal Group has added a significant management services revenue stream while enabling us to begin to demonstrate the true value of our technology to the traditional waste management industry. We believe that as we rollout this new bundled services platform with Gold Medal it will clearly show how a combination of traditional services and BioHiTech technology will enhance waste management profitability while reducing customer costs and environmental impact. When our first co-owned HEBioT facility is commissioned in West Virginia later this year, we can combine those technologies with traditional service to cost-effectively divert more than 90% of mixed waste from landfills in certain market with a roadmap to expand that footprint throughout the Northeastern US in the coming years. As we move through the second half of 2018, we will continue to execute on our plan to grow revenue and expand our business for the benefit of our stockholders while effecting positive change in the waste management industry that is good for the customer and beneficial for the environment.”

 

Q2 Financial Highlights

 

Revenue: Revenues in Q2 2018 were $909,000, a 65.5% increase compared to revenues of $549,000 in Q2 2017. Recurring revenue from rental, services and maintenance grew by 25.1% to reach $458,000 or 50.5% of total revenue. The increase in rental, service and maintenance is primarily the result of a larger overall number of deployed units. Revenue from equipment sales grew by 9.4% to $200,000. The Company continues to focus more of its resources on its rental model and therefore expects equipment sales to vary based upon reseller activity predominantly in overseas markets. Recurring revenue from management advisory fees related to its new management services contract with Gold Medal in 2018 totaled $251,000. The Company expects that revenue stream to increase over time as Gold Medal expands its business in the coming years.

 

Gross Profit: Q2 2018 gross profit increased by 185.4% to $485,000 compared to $170,000 in Q2 2017. Gross profit margin increased by 23.4 percentage points to reach 53.3%. The increase in gross margin was driven by 100% margin from management advisory fees as the Company is providing the services with its existing management team without incurring any additional variable costs as part its mission to cost effectively reduce the environmental impact of waste management services. Rental, service and maintenance gross margin increased by 11.4 percentage points to 37.0%, primarily as the Company achieved improved economies of scale. The aforementioned improvements in gross margin were partially offset by a 9.4 percentage point decline in gross margin from equipment sales.

 

Operating Expenses: Q2 2018 operating expenses increased by $49,000 or 2.9% to $1.72 million compared to $1.67 million in Q2 2017. The increase in operating expenses was mainly due to a $84,000 foreign exchange expense in Q2 2018 compared to a foreign currency gain of $35,000 in Q2 2017 as well as increases in sales and marketing expenses, personnel costs, and fees associated with the Nasdaq uplisting in April. The increase in these expenses was largely offset by a $195,000 decrease in professional fees primarily related to marketing and investor relations and a $22,000 decrease in R&D expense.

 

Operating Loss: Q2 2018 operating loss narrowed to $(1.2) million compared to $(1.5) million in Q2 2017. The improvement in the operating result was due to a $315,000 increase gross profit partially offset by a $49,000 increase in operating expenses in the comparable periods.

 

Net Loss: The Company recorded a Q2 2018 net loss of $(5.5) million or $(0.39) on 14.2 million shares versus a net loss of ($1.9) million or $(0.23) on 8.3 million shares in Q2 2017. The increase in net loss was attributable to a $3.5 million non-cash interest expense recorded in Q2 2018 related to the valuation of certain warrants outstanding upon the conversion of associated debt into common stock, a $237,000 increase in interest expense, and $141,000 loss related to the accounting treatment of its investment in the acquisition of Gold Medal Group.

 

Select Balance Sheet Items: The Company had cash and cash equivalents of $1.1 million with shareholder equity of $4.2 million as of June 30, 2018 compared to cash and cash equivalents of $901,000 and a shareholder deficit of ($11.0) million as of December 31, 2017.

 

 

 

 

Brian C. Essman, CFO commented, "During the quarter we completed a significant transformation of our balance sheet through our move to the Nasdaq Capital Market. Upon that event, the majority of our then outstanding debt automatically converted into equity. When coupled with debt conversions and equity transactions that took place in Q1 2018, we achieved a $15.3 million improvement in shareholder equity compared to December 31, 2017. We also continued to build recurring revenue from our digester business and our high margin management services agreement with Gold Medal. With a much stronger balance sheet and growing momentum in our industry for sustainable waste disposal solutions, we are now well positioned to achieve continued growth in our cost-effective food waste disposal business and lay the foundation for the near term commercialization of our HEBioT MBT business. We are committed to the execution of our long-term growth plans as we work diligently to build significant value for the benefit of our stockholders for years to come."

 

Additional information can be found in the Company's Form 10-Q filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on August 14, 2018.

 

About BioHiTech Global

BioHiTech Global, Inc. (NASDAQ: BHTG), is changing the way we think about managing waste. Our innovative waste management services combined with our disruptive technologies provide sustainable waste disposal and supply chain management solutions for businesses and municipalities of all sizes. Our technology platform, including the on and off-site biological treatment of waste, is designed to reduce overall waste generation and virtually eliminate landfill usage while creating a valuable renewable fuel. For more information, please visit www.biohitech.com.

 

Forward Looking Statements

Statements in this document contain certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements are based on many assumptions and estimates and are not guarantees of future performance. These statements may involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of BioHiTech Global, Inc. to be materially different from future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. BioHiTech Global, Inc. assumes no obligation to publicly update or revise these forward-looking statements for any reason, or to update the reasons actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements, even if new information becomes available in the future. Our actual results may differ materially from the results anticipated in these forward-looking statements due to a variety of factors, including, without limitation those set forth as “Risk Factors” in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). There may be other factors not mentioned above or included in the BioHiTech’s SEC filings that may cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in any forward-looking statement. BioHiTech Global, Inc. assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events or developments, except as required by securities laws.

 

Company Contact:

BioHiTech Global, Inc.

Rich Galterio

Executive Vice President

Direct: 845.367.0603

rgalterio@biohitech.com

www.biohitech.com

 

 

 

 

BioHiTech Global, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss (Unaudited)

 

   Three Months Ended June 30,   Six Months Ended June 30, 
   2018   2017   2018   2017 
Revenue                
Rental, service and maintenance  $458,843   $366,812   $899,336   $725,348 
Equipment sales   199,638    182,405    265,488    414,549 
Management advisory and other fees   250,656    -    390,039    - 
Total revenue   909,137    549,217    1,554,863    1,139,897 
Cost of revenue                    
Rental, service and maintenance   289,015    272,757    587,584    531,697 
Equipment sales   135,564    106,664    199,504    239,154 
Total Cost of revenue   424,579    379,421    787,088    770,851 
Gross profit   484,558    169,796    767,775    369,046 
Operating expenses                    
Selling, general and administrative   1,323,194    1,057,223    2,414,766    2,121,852 
Research and development   195,130    216,822    396,686    404,324 
Professional fees   169,154    364,227    456,016    1,013,850 
Depreciation and amortization   28,148    28,335    58,864    58,107 
Total operating expenses   1,715,626    1,666,607    3,326,332    3,598,133 
Loss from operations   (1,231,068)   (1,496,811)   (2,558,557)   (3,229,087)
Other expense (income)                    
Equity loss in affiliate   147,077    5,916    192,490    5,916 
Interest expense   611,801    374,175    1,166,077    670,432 
Interest expense incurred in warrant valuation and conversions   3,506,027    1,999    6,799,640    1,999 
Total other expense   4,264,905    382,090    8,158,207    678,347 
Net loss   (5,495,973)   (1,878,901)   (10,716,764)   (3,907,434)
                     
Other comprehensive (loss) income                    
Foreign currency translation adjustment   57,362    (21,340)   23,920    (28,504)
Comprehensive loss  $(5,438,611)  $(1,900,241)  $(10,692,844)  $(3,935,938)
                     
Net loss per common share - basic and diluted  $(0.39)  $(0.23)  $(0.85)  $(0.47)
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - basic and diluted   14,216,404    8,322,086    12,587,344    8,276,154 

 

 

 

 

BioHiTech Global, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)  

 

   June 30,   December 31, 
   2018   2017 
       (Revised) 
Assets          
Current Assets          
Cash  $1,053,028   $901,112 
Accounts receivable, net   393,835    274,405 
Inventory   708,138    332,101 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets   138,038    79,686 
Total Current Assets   2,293,039    1,587,304 
Equipment on operating leases, net   1,614,627    1,451,144 
Equipment, fixtures and vehicles, net   55,730    63,509 
Intangible assets, net   129,032    174,133 
Investment in unconsolidated affiliates   3,073,773    1,016,263 
MBT facility development and license costs   6,457,180    6,223,766 
Other assets   13,500    23,500 
Total Assets  $13,636,881   $10,539,619 
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)          
Current Liabilities:          
Line of credit  $976,112   $1,000,000 
Accounts payable   1,110,039    1,287,740 
Accrued interest payable   114,925    29,431 
Accrued expenses   445,731    892,136 
Deferred revenue   114,779    84,686 
Customer deposits   7,134    39,498 
Long-term debt, current portion   9,018    8,874 
Total Current Liabilities   2,777,738    3,342,365 
Notes payable   100,000    375,000 
Line of credit   -    1,463,736 
Junior note due to related party, net of discounts of $128,850 as of June 30, 2018   915,627    4,500,000 
Advance from related party   -    544,777 
Accrued interest   1,151,668    1,860,591 
Convertible unsecured note   -    103,885 
Convertible subordinated secured notes   -    1,021,916 
Unsecured subordinated mandatorily convertible series notes   -    7,698,819 
Senior Secured Note Payable, net of financing costs of $182,075 and discounts of $1,112,510   3,705,415    - 
Long-term debt, net of current portion   17,425    21,971 
Total Liabilities   8,667,873    20,933,060 
Series A redeemable convertible preferred stock, 333,401 shares designated and issued, and 230,001 and 333,401 outstanding as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017   722,216    623,283 
Commitments and Contingencies   -    - 
Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)          
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; 2,444,601 and 1,444,601 designated, 1,189,234 and 493,401 issued, and 657,501 and 493,401 outstanding as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively:          
Series B Convertible preferred stock, 1,111,200 shares designated: 428,333 and 160,000 shares issued, and 0 and 160,000 outstanding as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively   -    699,332 
Series C Convertible preferred stock, 1,000,000 shares designated, 427,500 shares issued and outstanding   3,050,142    - 
Common stock, $0.0001 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized, 14,531,152 and 9,598,208 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively, at par   1,453    960 
Additional paid in capital   41,593,223    17,752,990 
Accumulated deficit   (40,383,356)   (29,431,416)
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss)   (14,670)   (38,590)
Total Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)   4,246,792    (11,016,724)
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)  $13,636,881   $10,539,619 

 

 

 

 

BioHiTech Global, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)

 

   Six Months Ended June 30, 
   2018   2017 
Cash flows from operating activities:          
Net loss:  $(10,716,764)  $(3,907,434)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operations:          
Depreciation and amortization   231,120    202,064 
Provision for bad debts   21,355    29,212 
Stock based employee compensation   154,913    230,981 
Fees paid in stock and warrants   -    518,267 
Interest resulting from amortization of financing costs and discounts   911,456    71,903 
Equity loss in affiliate   192,490    5,916 
Change in fair value of warrant liability   -    1,999 
Interest resulting from warrants valued upon conversion of host debt instruments   6,424,970    - 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities   (969,679)   693,725 
Net cash used in operations   (3,750,139)   (2,153,367)
           
Cash flow from investing activities:          
Sale of used machinery and equipment   -    13,352 
Investment in Entsorga West Virginia, LLC   -    (1,034,027)
MBT facility development costs incurred   (233,413)   (74,966)
Purchases of equipment, fixtures and vehicles   (6,059)   (4,040)
Net cash used in investing activities   (239,472)   (1,099,681)
           
Cash flows from financing activities:          
Proceeds from issuance of senior secured credit facility and common stock   5,000,000    - 
Repayment of line of credit facility   (2,463,736)   - 
Proceeds from new line of credit facility   1,000,000    - 
Proceeds from convertible notes, including warrants and beneficial conversion features   -    620,000 
Deferred financing costs incurred   (237,187)   (16,000)
Repayments of long-term debt   (4,402)   (4,228)
Proceeds from the issuance of Series B convertible preferred stock and warrants          
Redemption of Series A preferred stock   (317,000)   - 
Related party:   1,125,000      
Net increases of advances   -    1,169,527 
Proceeds from promissory notes   -    786,973 
Proceeds from convertible notes   -    500,000 
Net cash provided by financing activities   4,102,675    3,056,272 
Effect of exchange rate on cash   38,852    21,246 
Net change in cash   151,916    (175,530)
Cash - beginning of period   901,112    325,987 
Cash - end of period  $1,053,028   $150,457