Energous Wireless Power Solutions Reports 2024 Third Quarter Results

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SAN JOSE, Calif., November 12, 2024--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Energous Corporation d/b/a Energous Wireless Power Solutions (NASDAQ: WATT), a pioneer in scalable, over-the-air (OTA) wireless power networks, today announced financial results for the three months ended September 30, 2024, and provided an update on recent partnerships and company highlights.

Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results

  • Revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2024 of $230 thousand versus approximately $169 thousand in the same 2023 period, representing a 36% increase year over year.

  • Costs and expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2024 totaled $3.8 million versus $5.3 million in the same 2023 period. Total third quarter 2024 GAAP costs and expenses consisted of approximately $0.3 million in cost of revenue, $1.7 million in research and development (R&D) expenses, $1.7 million in sales, marketing, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses, and approximately $0.1 million in severance expenses.

  • Non-GAAP costs and expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2024 were $3.5 million, decreasing from $4.6 million for the same 2023 period, representing a reduction of approximately $1.0 million, or 22%, year over year.

  • Continued operational cost reductions and increased commercial revenue yielded improved year over year net loss and loss per share of approximately $(3.4) million, or $(0.50) per basic and diluted share for the three months ended September 30, 2024, versus a net loss of approximately $(4.1) million, or $(0.86) per basic and diluted share, for the same 2023 period.

  • Non-GAAP net loss of approximately $(3.3) million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 versus non-GAAP net loss of approximately ($4.2) million for the same 2023 period, representing a 22% improvement year over year.

  • Approximately $1.5 million in cash and cash equivalents as of September 30, 2024.

See "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" below for additional information.

Company Highlights

  • As of November 8, 2024, the Company had $0.2 million in backlog, representing confirmed new and follow-on PowerBridge transmitter system orders from large retail customers, as well as engineering services. This backlog signifies growing market adoption of Energous wireless power solutions.

  • The third quarter of 2024 represented the highest quarter for commercial PowerBridge transmitter system shipments since introducing the product to the market in the fourth quarter of 2021.

  • In addition to transitioning a portion of active Proof of Concept (POCs) trials as of the end of the second quarter of 2024 to commercial deployments, the Company increased its active POCs from 47 to 56 as of October 31, 2024, representing a 19% increase and demonstrating increased interest in deploying the technology across a myriad of use cases.

  • The Company received multiple orders for its PowerBridge transmitters from a Fortune 10 multinational retail organization. The retailer will use 2W PowerBridge transmitters for improved grocery and store supply chain visibility and control and will use 1W PowerBridge transmitters to help improve transportation efficiency.

  • The 2W PowerBridge transmitter received full Federal Communications Commission (FCC) certification, making it the industry’s first certified transmitter available at this power level.

  • Energous shipped the first orders of its 2W PowerBridge transmitters to a Fortune 100 technology company. The transmitters will be used for reverse logistics processes at the company’s distribution centers.

  • The 2W PowerBridge transmitter system won a Mobile Breakthrough Award for "IoT Innovation of the Year."

  • Energous was engaged by a global leader in RFID-based source-to-shopper solutions to develop a battery-free smart tag designed to enhance visibility and asset tracking for retail IoT applications.