Company Achieves Record Quarterly Revenue of $1.85MM
TULSA, Okla., Nov. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- ClearSign Technologies Corporation (Nasdaq: CLIR) ("ClearSign" or the "Company"), an emerging an emerging leader in industrial combustion and sensing technologies that support decarbonization, improve operational and energy efficiency, enable the use of hydrogen as a fuel and enhance safety while dramatically reducing emissions, today provides an update on operations for the quarter ended September 30, 2024.
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"We are happy to report a record revenue quarter of almost two million dollars," said Jim Deller, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer of ClearSign. "We are very encouraged by our growing pipeline of projects to be shipped, installed and in engineering phases. Our sales channels are expanding through a network of partners, OEM's and engineering firms, and we believe this is an integral part of expanding our sales operation. From our installed base to third-party testing like the California GET program, our operational performance continues to provide additional compelling data for our products and supports our reputation as a solution provider," concluded Dr. Deller.
Recent strategic and operational highlights during, and subsequent to, the end of the third quarter 2024 include:
Reported Record Quarterly Revenue: For the third quarter of 2024, the Company recognized approximately $1.85 million in revenues compared to $85 thousand for the comparable period in 2023. The year-over-year increase in revenues was driven predominantly by the shipment of an order for 20 process burners to a California refinery customer.
Announced Flare Order for Energy Company in California: The order from a prior flare customer is for the initial engineering for a flare retrofit to be installed at a production facility. The final product is expected to be fabricated and shipped in the second quarter of 2025 and to be installed at the customer's site in the San Joaquin Valley of California.
Announced Public Release of California Statewide Gas Emerging Technologies (GET) Report on Boiler Burners: The study, sponsored by Southern California Gas Company ("SoCalGas"), was to test and quantify the emissions improvements and efficiency gains for the ClearSign Core™-Rogue ultra-low NOx boiler burner compared to a conventional (or baseline) ultra-low-NOx burner operating in the same boiler. Specifically, the report concluded that the ClearSign ultra-low NOx burner demonstrates material savings for fuel and electricity while producing ultra-low NOx levels and was capable of NOx levels lower than the baseline burner.
Announced Burner Orders for Power Generation Customers in Oklahoma and Missouri: ClearSign has received two burner orders approximately a month apart from Exotherm Corporation of Houston, Texas ("Exotherm"). The first burner order was for installation in a heater in Oklahoma for use by a power generation company. The second burner order is from a different power generation company for installation and use in Missouri.
Announced Order for Multi Heater Project for Texas Petrochemical Facility: The Company received the initial engineering order from engineering and heater manufacturer Birwelco USA Inc. (a BIH Group company) as the first phase of a project to retrofit four process heaters with a total of 26 ClearSign Core™ burners to be installed in the Gulf Coast facility of a Fortune 500 global chemical company.
Cash and cash equivalents were approximately $14.5 million as of September 30, 2024.
There were 50,234,407 shares of the Company's common stock issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2024.
The Company will be hosting a call at 5:00 PM ET today. Investors interested in participating on the live call can dial 1-800-836-8184 within the U.S. or 1-646-357-8785 from abroad. Investors can also access the call online through a listen-only webcast at https://app.webinar.net/4grpJ5DdkyVor on the investor relations section of the Company's website at http://ir.clearsign.com/overview.
The webcast will be archived on the Company's investor relations website for at least 90 days and a telephonic playback of the conference call will be available by calling 1-888-660-6345 within the U.S. or 1-646-517-4150 from abroad. Conference ID #65937. The telephonic playback will be available for 7 days after the conference call.
About ClearSign Technologies Corporation
ClearSign Technologies Corporation designs and develops products and technologies for the purpose of decarbonization and improving key performance characteristics of industrial and commercial systems, including operational performance, energy efficiency, emission reduction, safety, the use of hydrogen as a fuel and overall cost-effectiveness. Our patented technologies, embedded in established OEM products as ClearSign Core™ and ClearSign Eye™ and other sensing configurations, enhance the performance of combustion systems and fuel safety systems in a broad range of markets, including the energy (upstream oil production and down-stream refining), commercial/industrial boiler, chemical, petrochemical, transport and power industries. For more information, please visit www.clearsign.com.
Cautionary note on forward-looking statements
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ClearSign Technologies Corporation and Subsidiary
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
September 30,
December 31,
2024
2023
ASSETS
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
$
14,486
$
5,684
Accounts receivable
749
287
Contract assets
149
188
Prepaid expenses and other assets
610
350
Total current assets
15,994
6,509
Fixed assets, net
245
275
Patents and other intangible assets, net
855
836
Total Assets
$
17,094
$
7,620
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
$
1,486
$
366
Current portion of lease liabilities
82
71
Accrued compensation and related taxes
401
703
Contract liabilities
174
1,116
Total current liabilities
2,143
2,256
Long Term Liabilities:
Long term lease liabilities
128
172
Total liabilities
2,271
2,428
Commitments and contingencies (Note 9)
Stockholders' Equity:
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value, zero shares issued and outstanding
—
—
Common stock, $0.0001 par value, 50,234,407 and 38,687,061 shares
issued and outstanding at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023,
respectively
5
4
Additional paid-in capital
112,686
98,922
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(16)
(17)
Accumulated deficit
(97,852)
(93,717)
Total stockholders' equity
14,823
5,192
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
$
17,094
$
7,620
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
ClearSign Technologies Corporation and Subsidiary
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss
(Unaudited)
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
For the Three Months Ended
For the Nine Months Ended
September 30,
September 30,
2024
2023
2024
2023
Revenues
$
1,859
$
85
$
3,006
$
1,129
Cost of goods sold
1,308
61
1,976
870
Gross profit
551
24
1,030
259
Operating expenses:
Research and development
329
93
1,012
440
General and administrative
1,655
1,428
4,840
4,649
Total operating expenses
1,984
1,521
5,852
5,089
Loss from operations
(1,433)
(1,497)
(4,822)
(4,830)
Other income, net
Interest income
146
85
284
237
Government assistance
131
38
395
145
Gain from sale of assets
—
—
—
5
Other income, net
1
42
8
204
Total other income, net
278
165
687
591
Net loss
$
(1,155)
$
(1,332)
$
(4,135)
$
(4,239)
Net loss per share - basic and fully diluted
$
(0.02)
$
(0.03)
$
(0.09)
$
(0.11)
Weighted average number of shares outstanding - basic
and fully diluted
54,714,910
38,562,127
46,986,914
38,459,313
Comprehensive loss
Net loss
$
(1,155)
$
(1,332)
$
(4,135)
$
(4,239)
Foreign-exchange translation adjustments, net of taxes
