Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. - Quarter Report: 2020 September (Form 10-Q)
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2020
OR
☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from ___________ to ___________
Commission File Number: 0-25248
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
| 98-0619652 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
incorporation or organization) |
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Regatta Office Park |
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Windward Three, 4th Floor, West Bay Road |
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P.O. Box 1114 |
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Grand Cayman KY1-1102 |
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Cayman Islands | N/A | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(345) 945-4277
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class |
| Trading Symbol(s) |
| Name of each exchange on which registered |
Class A common stock, $0.60 par value |
| CWCO |
| The Nasdaq Global Select Market |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company”, and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer ☐ Accelerated filer ☐
Non-accelerated filer ☒ Smaller reporting company ☒ Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ◻
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act) Yes ☐ No ☒
As of November 10, 2020, 15,122,975 shares of the registrant’s common stock, with US$0.60 par value, were outstanding.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Note Regarding Currency and Exchange Rates
Unless otherwise indicated, all references to “$” or “US$” are to United States dollars.
The exchange rate for conversion of Cayman Island dollars (CI$) into US$, as determined by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority, has been fixed since April 1974 at US$1.20 per CI$1.00.
The exchange rate for conversion of Bahamas dollars (B$) into US$, as determined by the Central Bank of The Bahamas, has been fixed since 1973 at US$1.00 per B$1.00.
The official currency of the British Virgin Islands is the US$.
Our Netherlands subsidiary conducts business in US$ and euros and our Mexico subsidiaries conduct business in US$ and Mexican pesos. The exchange rates for conversion of euros and Mexican pesos into US$ vary based upon market conditions.
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
CONSOLIDATED WATER CO. LTD.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
| September 30, | | | December 31, |
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| | 2020 | | | 2019 |
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(Unaudited) | | | | | |||
ASSETS |
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Current assets |
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Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 38,179,414 | $ | 42,071,083 | | ||
Accounts receivable, net |
| 24,411,328 |
| 23,229,689 | | ||
Inventory |
| 3,770,351 |
| 3,287,555 | | ||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
| 2,967,605 |
| 1,559,448 | | ||
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings |
| 1,188,875 |
| 1,675,781 | | ||
Current assets of discontinued operations |
| 1,052,091 |
| 1,619,056 | | ||
Total current assets | | 71,569,664 |
| 73,442,612 | | ||
Property, plant and equipment, net |
| 59,056,778 |
| 61,238,752 | |||
Construction in progress |
| 473,507 |
| 1,335,597 | |||
Inventory, noncurrent |
| 4,657,418 |
| 4,404,378 | |||
Investment in OC-BVI |
| 1,698,214 |
| 1,903,602 | |||
Goodwill |
| 13,325,013 |
| 13,325,013 | |||
Intangible assets, net |
| 4,360,833 |
| 5,040,000 | |||
Operating lease right-of-use assets | 1,414,736 | 1,811,516 | |||||
Other assets |
| 1,916,123 |
| 2,120,708 | |||
Long-term assets of discontinued operations |
| 21,995,648 |
| 27,669,966 | |||
Total assets | $ | 180,467,934 | $ | 192,292,144 | |||
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY |
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Current liabilities |
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Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities | $ | 3,083,762 | $ | 3,560,971 | |||
Accrued compensation |
| 1,835,594 |
| 1,821,395 | |||
Dividends payable |
| 1,298,311 |
| 1,292,187 | |||
Current maturities of operating leases | 545,364 | 688,540 | |||||
Current portion of long-term debt | 42,211 | 17,753 | |||||
Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings |
| 818,765 |
| 614,386 | |||
Current liabilities of discontinued operations |
| 98,891 |
| 178,382 | |||
Total current liabilities |
| 7,722,898 |
| 8,173,614 | |||
Long-term debt, noncurrent | 136,106 | 61,146 | |||||
Deferred tax liabilities |
| 1,364,393 |
| 1,529,035 | |||
Noncurrent operating leases | 1,071,831 | 1,156,543 | |||||
Net liability arising from put/call options | 706,000 | 664,000 | |||||
Other liabilities |
| 75,000 |
| 75,000 | |||
Long-term liabilities of discontinued operations | 8,842 | 2,679,932 | |||||
Total liabilities |
| 11,085,070 |
| 14,339,270 | |||
Commitments and contingencies |
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Equity |
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Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. stockholders' equity |
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Redeemable preferred stock, $0.60 par value. Authorized 200,000 shares; and 33,059 and 33,751 shares, respectively |
| 19,835 |
| 20,251 | | ||
Class A common stock, $0.60 par value. Authorized 24,655,000 shares; and 15,122,049 and 15,049,608 shares, respectively |
| 9,073,230 |
| 9,029,765 | | ||
Class B common stock, $0.60 par value. Authorized 145,000 shares; none issued |
| — |
| — | | ||
Additional paid-in capital |
| 86,590,057 |
| 88,356,509 | | ||
Retained earnings |
| 65,683,955 |
| 66,352,733 | | ||
Total Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. stockholders' equity |
| 161,367,077 |
| 163,759,258 | | ||
Non-controlling interests |
| 8,015,787 |
| 14,193,616 | | ||
Total equity |
| 169,382,864 |
| 177,952,874 | | ||
Total liabilities and equity | $ | 180,467,934 | $ | 192,292,144 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED WATER CO. LTD.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(UNAUDITED)
Three Months Ended September 30, |
| Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||
| 2020 |
| 2019 |
| 2020 |
| 2019 | |||||
Total revenue | $ | 17,666,257 | $ | 15,889,239 | | $ | 57,479,225 | $ | 51,183,023 | |||
Total cost of revenue |
| 11,450,621 |
| 9,180,259 | |
| 35,520,125 |
| 29,958,991 | |||
Gross profit |
| 6,215,636 |
| 6,708,980 | |
| 21,959,100 |
| 21,224,032 | |||
General and administrative expenses |
| 4,810,016 |
| 4,279,972 | |
| 14,062,938 |
| 12,389,547 | |||
Gain (loss) on asset dispositions and impairments, net |
| (984) |
| 7,018 | |
| 4,001 |
| 448,088 | |||
Income from operations |
| 1,404,636 |
| 2,436,026 | |
| 7,900,163 |
| 9,282,573 | |||
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Other income (expense): |
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Interest income |
| 164,761 |
| 154,175 | |
| 411,020 |
| 444,827 | |||
Interest expense |
| (2,069) |
| (19) | |
| (7,413) |
| (19) | |||
Profit-sharing income from OC-BVI |
| 6,075 |
| 2,025 | |
| 30,375 |
| 10,125 | |||
Equity in the earnings of OC-BVI |
| 22,411 |
| 38,174 | |
| 82,387 |
| 26,686 | |||
Net unrealized gain (loss) on put/call options |
| 39,000 |
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| (42,000) |
| (24,000) | |||
Other |
| 15,314 |
| 22,541 | |
| 59,341 |
| 60,412 | |||
Other income, net |
| 245,492 |
| 216,896 | |
| 533,710 |
| 518,031 | |||
Income before income taxes |
| 1,650,128 |
| 2,652,922 | |
| 8,433,873 |
| 9,800,604 | |||
Provision (benefit) for income taxes |
| (263,165) |
| (40,075) | |
| 147,186 |
| 73,117 | |||
Net income from continuing operations |
| 1,913,293 |
| 2,692,997 | |
| 8,286,687 |
| 9,727,487 | |||
Income from continuing operations attributable to non-controlling interests |
| 101,137 |
| 433,235 | |
| 642,289 |
| 1,172,039 | |||
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. stockholders |
| 1,812,156 |
| 2,259,762 | |
| 7,644,398 |
| 8,555,448 | |||
Gain on sale of discontinued operations | — | — | | — | 3,621,170 | |||||||
Net loss from discontinued operations |
| (377,321) |
| (532,710) | |
| (4,448,798) |
| (1,786,873) | |||
Total income (loss) from discontinued operations | (377,321) | (532,710) | | (4,448,798) | 1,834,297 | |||||||
Net income attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. stockholders | $ | 1,434,835 | $ | 1,727,052 | | $ | 3,195,600 | $ | 10,389,745 | |||
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Basic earnings (loss) per common share attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. common stockholders |
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Continuing operations | $ | 0.12 | $ | 0.15 | | $ | 0.51 | $ | 0.57 | |||
Discontinued operations | (0.03) | (0.04) | | (0.30) | 0.12 | |||||||
Basic earnings per share | $ | 0.09 | $ | 0.11 | | $ | 0.21 | $ | 0.69 | |||
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Diluted earnings (loss) per common share attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. common stockholders |
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Continuing operations | $ | 0.12 | $ | 0.15 | | $ | 0.50 | $ | 0.57 | |||
Discontinued operations | (0.03) | (0.04) | | (0.29) | 0.12 | |||||||
Diluted earnings per share | $ | 0.09 | $ | 0.11 | | $ | 0.21 | $ | 0.69 | |||
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Dividends declared per common and redeemable preferred shares | $ | 0.085 | $ | 0.085 | | $ | 0.26 | $ | 0.26 | |||
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Weighted average number of common shares used in the determination of: |
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Basic earnings per share |
| 15,120,983 |
| 15,026,710 | |
| 15,116,681 |
| 15,022,489 | |||
Diluted earnings per share |
| 15,273,529 |
| 15,138,094 | |
| 15,270,494 |
| 15,132,843 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED WATER CO. LTD.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(UNAUDITED)
Redeemable | Additional | Non- | Total | |||||||||||||||||||
| preferred stock |
| Common stock |
| paid-in |
| Retained |
| controlling |
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| Shares |
| Dollars |
| Shares |
| Dollars |
| capital |
| earnings |
| interests |
| equity | |||||||
Balance as of December 31, 2019 | 33,751 | $ | 20,251 | 15,049,608 | $ | 9,029,765 | $ | 88,356,509 | $ | 66,352,733 | $ | 14,193,616 | $ | 177,952,874 | ||||||||
Issue of share capital |
| — |
| — |
| 64,898 |
| 38,939 |
| (38,939) |
| — |
| — |
| — | ||||||
Net income |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| 2,888,607 |
| 360,998 |
| 3,249,605 | ||||||
Purchase of noncontrolling interest in subsidiary |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| (2,444,047) |
| — |
| (6,055,953) |
| (8,500,000) | ||||||
Dividends declared |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| (1,289,378) |
| — |
| (1,289,378) | ||||||
Stock-based compensation |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| 161,406 |
| — |
| — |
| 161,406 | ||||||
Balance as of March 31, 2020 |
| 33,751 | 20,251 |
| 15,114,506 | 9,068,704 | 86,034,929 | 67,951,962 | 8,498,661 | 171,574,507 | ||||||||||||
Issue of share capital |
| 6,123 |
| 3,674 |
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| — |
| (3,674) |
| — |
| — |
| — | ||||||
Net income (loss) |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| (1,127,842) |
| 180,154 |
| (947,688) | ||||||
Exercise of options | 363 | 217 | — | — | 4,201 | — | — | 4,418 | ||||||||||||||
Dividends declared |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| (1,287,474) |
| — |
| (1,287,474) | ||||||
Stock-based compensation |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| 199,065 |
| — |
| — |
| 199,065 | ||||||
Balance as of June 30, 2020 |
| 40,237 | 24,142 |
| 15,114,506 | 9,068,704 | 86,234,521 | 65,536,646 | 8,678,815 | 169,542,828 | ||||||||||||
Net income |
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| — |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| 1,434,835 |
| 101,137 |
| 1,535,972 | ||||||
Exercise of options | 472 | 283 | — | — | 5,460 | — | — | 5,743 | ||||||||||||||
Purchase of noncontrolling interest in subsidiary |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| (135,835) |
| — |
| (764,165) |
| (900,000) | ||||||
Dividends declared |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| (1,287,526) |
| — |
| (1,287,526) | ||||||
Buyback of preferred stock | (107) | (64) | — | — | (1,080) | — | — | (1,144) | ||||||||||||||
Conversion of preferred stock | (7,543) | (4,526) | 7,543 | 4,526 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| 486,991 |
| — |
| — |
| 486,991 | ||||||
Balance as of September 30, 2020 |
| 33,059 | $ | 19,835 |
| 15,122,049 | $ | 9,073,230 | $ | 86,590,057 | $ | 65,683,955 | $ | 8,015,787 | $ | 169,382,864 |
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| Redeemable |
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| Additional |
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| Cumulative |
| Non- |
| Total | ||||||||||||||
preferred stock | Common stock | paid-in | Retained | translation | controlling | stockholders’ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Shares |
| Dollars |
| Shares |
| Dollars |
| capital |
| earnings |
| adjustment |
| interests |
| equity | ||||||||
Balance as of December 31, 2018 | 34,796 | $ | 20,878 | 14,982,906 | $ | 8,989,744 | $ | 87,211,953 | $ | 59,298,161 | $ | (549,555) | $ | 8,784,722 | $ | 163,755,903 | |||||||||
Issue of share capital |
| — |
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| 26,864 |
| 16,118 |
| (16,118) |
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| — |
| — |
| — | |||||||
Net income |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| 6,186,431 |
| — |
| 273,908 |
| 6,460,339 | |||||||
Dividends declared |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| (1,280,223) |
| — |
| — |
| (1,280,223) | |||||||
Buyback of preferred stock |
| (1,983) |
| (1,190) |
| — |
| — |
| (16,605) |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| (17,795) | |||||||
Stock-based compensation |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| 156,062 |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| 156,062 | |||||||
Balance as of March 31, 2019 |
| 32,813 | 19,688 |
| 15,009,770 | 9,005,862 | 87,335,292 | 64,204,369 | (549,555) | 9,058,630 | 169,074,286 | ||||||||||||||
Issue of share capital |
| 7,293 |
| 4,376 |
| 10,574 |
| 6,344 |
| (10,720) |
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Buyback of preferred stock | (691) | (415) | — | — | (5,886) | — | — | — | (6,301) | ||||||||||||||||
Net income |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| — |
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| 2,476,262 |
| — |
| 464,896 | 2,941,158 | ||||||||
Exercise of options | 705 | 423 | — | — | 6,700 | — | — | — | 7,123 | ||||||||||||||||
Dividends declared |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| (1,280,359) |
| — |
| — | (1,280,359) | ||||||||
Sale of CW-Bali | — | — | — | — | — | — | 549,555 | 241,282 | 790,837 | ||||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| 209,049 |
| — |
| — |
| — | 209,049 | ||||||||
Balance as of June 30, 2019 |
| 40,120 | 24,072 |
| 15,020,344 | 9,012,206 | 87,534,435 | 65,400,272 | — | 9,764,808 | 171,735,793 | ||||||||||||||
Net income |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| 1,727,052 |
| — |
| 433,235 | 2,160,287 | ||||||||
Exercise of options | 861 | 517 | — | — | 8,182 | — | — | — | 8,699 | ||||||||||||||||
Dividends declared |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| (1,279,533) |
| — |
| — | (1,279,533) | ||||||||
Conversion of preferred stock | (7,230) | (4,338) | 7,230 | 4,338 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| 315,634 |
| — |
| — |
| — | 315,634 | ||||||||
Balance as of September 30, 2019 |
| 33,751 | $ | 20,251 |
| 15,027,574 | $ | 9,016,544 | $ | 87,858,251 | $ | 65,847,791 | $ | — | $ | 10,198,043 | $ | 172,940,880 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED WATER CO. LTD.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
| Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||
| 2020 |
| 2019 | |||
Net cash provided by operating activities - continuing operations | | $ | 11,909,538 | $ | 12,039,106 | |
Net cash used in operating activities - discontinued operations | |
| (1,390,227) |
| (1,511,952) | |
Net cash provided by operating activities | | | 10,519,311 | | 10,527,154 | |
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Cash flows from investing activities | |
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Additions to property, plant and equipment and construction in progress | |
| (1,571,450) |
| (2,673,192) | |
Proceeds from asset dispositions |
| 450 |
| 548,480 | ||
Proceeds from sale of discontinued operations, net of cash provided | — | 6,971,234 | ||||
Purchase of noncontrolling interest in Aerex | (8,500,000) | — | ||||
Purchase of noncontrolling interest in PERC | (900,000) | — | ||||
Collections on loans receivable |
| — |
| 734,980 | ||
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | |
| (10,971,000) |
| 5,581,502 | |
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Cash flows from financing activities | |
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Dividends paid to common shareholders | |
| (3,849,075) |
| (3,827,160) | |
Dividends paid to preferred shareholders | |
| (9,180) |
| (9,157) | |
Repurchase of redeemable preferred stock |
| (1,144) |
| (24,096) | ||
Proceeds received from exercise of stock options | 10,161 | 15,822 | ||||
Principal repayments on long-term debt | (22,874) | — | ||||
Net cash used in financing activities |
| (3,872,112) |
| (3,844,591) | ||
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
| (4,323,801) |
| 12,264,065 | ||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |
| 42,071,083 |
| 31,111,968 | ||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period - discontinued operations | 831,586 | 225,509 | ||||
Less: cash and cash equivalents at end of period - discontinued operations | | | (399,454) | | | (1,361,514) |
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | | $ | 38,179,414 | | $ | 42,240,028 |
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | | $ | 38,179,414 | | $ | 40,629,557 |
Restricted cash at end of period | | — | | 1,610,471 | ||
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period | | $ | 38,179,414 | | $ | 42,240,028 |
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Interest paid in cash | | $ | 7,413 | | $ | 19 |
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Non-cash transactions: | | | ||||
Dividends declared but not paid | $ | 1,288,185 | | $ | 1,280,213 | |
Transfers from (to) inventory to (from) property, plant and equipment and construction in progress | | $ | 12,649 | | $ | 342,619 |
Transfers from construction in progress to property, plant and equipment | | $ | 1,494,692 | | $ | 7,408,954 |
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities | | $ | 299,992 | | $ | 2,132,069 |
Purchase of equipment through issuance of long-term debt | | $ | 122,292 | | $ | — |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED WATER CO. LTD.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
1. Principal activity
Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”) supply potable water, treat water for reuse and provide water-related products and services to customers in the Cayman Islands, The Bahamas, the United States and the British Virgin Islands. The Company produces potable water from seawater using reverse osmosis technology and sells this water to a variety of customers, including public utilities, commercial and tourist properties, residential properties and government facilities. The Company designs, builds and sells water production and water treatment infrastructure and manages water infrastructure for commercial and governmental customers. The Company also manufactures a wide range of specialized and custom water industry related products and provides design, engineering, operating and other services applicable to commercial, municipal and industrial water production, supply and treatment.
2. Accounting policies
Basis of consolidation: The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company’s (i) wholly-owned subsidiaries, Aerex Industries, Inc. ("Aerex"), Aquilex, Inc. (“Aquilex”), Cayman Water Company Limited (“Cayman Water”), Ocean Conversion (Cayman) Limited (“OC-Cayman”), DesalCo Limited (“DesalCo”), Consolidated Water Cooperatief, U.A. (“CW-Cooperatief”), Consolidated Water U.S. Holdings, Inc. (“CW-Holdings”); and (ii) majority-owned subsidiaries Consolidated Water (Bahamas) Ltd. (“CW-Bahamas”), N.S.C. Agua, S.A. de C.V. (“NSC”), Aguas de Rosarito S.A.P.I. de C.V. (“AdR”), and PERC Water Corporation (“PERC”). The Company’s investment in its affiliate Ocean Conversion (BVI) Ltd. (“OC-BVI”) is accounted for using the equity method of accounting. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
On January 24, 2020, as a result of CW-Holdings' exercise of a call option, CW-Holdings purchased the remaining 49% ownership interest in Aerex for $8,500,000 in cash. After giving effect to this purchase, CW-Holdings owns 100% of the outstanding capital stock of Aerex. On August 11, 2020, CW-Holdings purchased an additional 10% of the ownership of PERC for $900,000, increasing its ownership of this subsidiary to 61%.
The accompanying interim condensed consolidated financial statements are unaudited. These condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments (which are of a normal recurring nature) that, in the opinion of management, are necessary to fairly present the Company’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows as of and for the periods presented. The results of operations for these interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for future periods, including the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020.
These condensed consolidated financial statements and notes are presented in accordance with the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) relating to interim financial statements and in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”). Certain information and note disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with US GAAP have been condensed or omitted in these condensed financial statements pursuant to SEC rules and regulations, although the Company believes that the disclosures made herein are adequate to make the information not misleading. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019.
Foreign currency: The Company’s reporting currency is the United States dollar (“US$”). The functional currency of the Company and its foreign operating subsidiaries (other than NSC, AdR, and CW-Cooperatief) is the currency for each respective country. The functional currency for NSC, AdR, and CW-Cooperatief is the US$. NSC and AdR conduct business in US$ and Mexican pesos and CW-Cooperatief conducts business in US$ and euros. The exchange rates for the Cayman Islands dollar and the Bahamian dollar are fixed to the US$. The exchange rates for conversion of Mexican pesos and euros into US$ vary based upon market conditions.
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Net foreign currency gains arising from transactions and re-measurements were $14,751 and $20,441 for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and $56,050 and $54,586 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and are included in “Other income (expense) - Other” in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of income.
Cash and cash equivalents: Cash and cash equivalents consist of demand deposits at banks and highly liquid deposits at banks with an original maturity of three months or less. Cash and cash equivalents as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 include $11.0 million and $12.7 million, respectively, of certificates of deposits with an original maturity of three months or less.
Certain transfers from the Company’s Bahamas bank accounts to Company bank accounts in other countries require the approval of the Central Bank of The Bahamas. As of September 30, 2020, the equivalent United States dollar cash balances for deposits held in The Bahamas were approximately $12.4 million.
Revenue recognition: Revenue is recognized when control of the promised goods or services is transferred to the Company’s customers, in an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services.
The following table presents the Company’s revenue disaggregated by revenue source (unaudited).
Three Months Ended September 30, |
| Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||
| 2020 |
| 2019 |
| 2020 |
| 2019 | |||||
Retail revenue | $ | 4,993,069 | $ | 6,271,220 | $ | 18,216,797 | $ | 19,941,395 | ||||
Bulk revenue |
| 6,061,475 |
| 6,449,757 | |
| 18,368,156 |
| 20,502,121 | |||
Services revenue |
| 3,351,935 |
| 95,980 | |
| 9,942,748 |
| 287,349 | |||
Manufacturing revenue |
| 3,259,778 |
| 3,072,282 | |
| 10,951,524 |
| 10,452,158 | |||
Total revenue | $ | 17,666,257 | $ | 15,889,239 | | $ | 57,479,225 | $ | 51,183,023 |
Retail revenue
The Company produces and supplies water to end-users, including residential, commercial and governmental customers in the Cayman Islands under an exclusive retail license issued to Cayman Water by the Cayman Islands government to provide water in two of the three most populated and rapidly developing areas on Grand Cayman Island. Customers are billed on a monthly basis based on metered consumption and bills are typically collected within 30 to 35 days after the billing date.
The Company recognizes revenue from water sales at the time water is supplied to the customer’s premises. The amount of water supplied is determined and invoiced based upon water meter readings performed at the end of each month. All retail water contracts are month-to-month contracts. The Company has elected the "right to invoice" practical expedient for revenue recognition on its retail water sale contracts and recognizes revenue in the amount to which the Company has a right to invoice.
Bulk revenue
The Company produces and supplies water to government-owned distributors in the Cayman Islands and The Bahamas.
OC-Cayman sells bulk water to the Water Authority-Cayman (“WAC”), a government-owned utility and regulatory agency, under two agreements. The WAC in turn distributes such water to properties in Grand Cayman outside of Cayman Water’s retail license area.
The Company sells bulk water in The Bahamas through its majority-owned subsidiary, CW-Bahamas, under two agreements with the Water and Sewerage Corporation of The Bahamas (“WSC”), which distributes such water through its
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own pipeline system to residential, commercial and tourist properties on the Island of New Providence. CW-Bahamas also sells water to a private resort on Bimini.
The Company has elected the “right to invoice” practical expedient for revenue recognition on its bulk water sale contracts and recognizes revenue in the amount to which the Company has a right to invoice.
Services and Manufacturing revenue
The Company, through Aerex, is a custom and specialty manufacturer of water treatment-related systems and products applicable to commercial, municipal and industrial water production. Substantially all of Aerex’s customers are U.S. companies.
The Company provides design, engineering, management, procurement and construction services for desalination infrastructure through DesalCo, which serves customers in the Cayman Islands, The Bahamas and the British Virgin Islands.
The Company also provides design, engineering, construction and management services for water treatment and reuse infrastructure through PERC. All of PERC’s customers are companies or governmental entities located in the U.S.
The Company recognizes revenue for its construction and specialized/custom manufacturing contracts over time under the input method using costs incurred (which represents work performed) to date relative to total estimated costs at completion to measure progress toward satisfying its performance obligations, as such measure best reflects the transfer of control of the promised good to the customer. Contract costs include labor, material and overhead. The Company follows this method since it can make reasonably dependable estimates of the revenue and costs applicable to various stages of a contract. Under this input method, the Company records revenue and recognizes profit or loss as work on the contract progresses. The Company estimates total project costs and profit to be earned on each long-term, fixed price contract prior to commencement of work on the contract and updates these estimates as work on the contract progresses. The cumulative amount of revenue recorded on a contract at a specified point in time is that percentage of total estimated revenue that incurred costs to date comprises of estimated total contract costs. If, as work progresses, the actual contract costs exceed estimates, the profit recognized on revenue from that contract decreases. The Company recognizes the full amount of any estimated loss on a contract at the time the estimates indicate such a loss. Any costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings are classified as current assets. Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts are classified as current liabilities.
The Company has elected the “right to invoice” practical expedient for revenue recognition on its management services agreements and recognizes revenue in the amount to which the Company has a right to invoice.
Revenue recognized and amounts billed on services segment and manufacturing segment contracts in progress are summarized as follows:
September 30, 2020 | December 31, 2019 | |||||
Revenue recognized to date on contracts in progress |
| $ | 26,940,207 | $ | 24,041,993 | |
Amounts billed to date on contracts in progress |
| (26,570,097) |
| (22,980,598) | ||
$ | 370,110 | $ | 1,061,395 |
The above net balances are reflected in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet as follows:
September 30, 2020 | December 31, 2019 | |||||
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings |
| $ | 1,188,875 |
| $ | 1,675,781 |
Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings |
| (818,765) |
| (614,386) | ||
$ | 370,110 | $ | 1,061,395 |
As of September 30, 2020, the Company had unsatisfied or partially unsatisfied performance obligations for contracts in progress representing approximately $2.3 million in aggregate transaction price for contracts with an original expected
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length of greater than one year. The Company expects to earn revenue as it satisfies its performance obligations under those contracts in the amount of approximately $0.4 million during the remainder of the year ending December 31, 2020 and approximately $1.9 million thereafter.
Practical Expedients and Exemptions
The Company does not disclose the value of unsatisfied performance obligations for (i) contracts with an original expected length of one year or less and (ii) contracts for which the Company recognizes revenue at the amount to which it has the right to invoice for services performed.
Comparative amounts: Certain amounts presented in the financial statements previously issued for 2019 have been reclassified to conform to the current periods’ presentation.
3. Segment information
The Company has four reportable segments: retail, bulk, services and manufacturing. The retail segment operates the water utility for the Seven Mile Beach and West Bay areas of Grand Cayman Island pursuant to an exclusive license granted by the Cayman Islands government. The bulk segment supplies potable water to government utilities in Grand Cayman and The Bahamas under long-term contracts. The services segment designs, constructs and sells water infrastructure and provides management and operating services to third parties. The manufacturing segment manufactures and services a wide range of custom and specialized water-related products applicable to commercial, municipal and industrial water production, supply and treatment. Consistent with prior periods, the Company records all non-direct general and administrative expenses in its retail business segment and does not allocate any of these non-direct expenses to its other three business segments.
The accounting policies of the segments are consistent with those described in Note 2. The Company evaluates each segment’s performance based upon its income (or loss) from operations. All intercompany transactions are eliminated for segment presentation purposes.
The Company’s segments are strategic business units that are managed separately because each segment sells different products and/or services, serves customers with distinctly different needs and generates different gross profit margins.
| Three Months Ended September 30, 2020 | ||||||||||||||
| Retail |
| Bulk |
| Services |
| Manufacturing |
| Total | ||||||
Revenue | $ | 4,993,069 | $ | 6,061,475 | $ | 3,351,935 | $ | 3,259,778 |
| $ | 17,666,257 | ||||
Cost of revenue |
| 2,586,901 |
| 4,400,717 |
| 2,513,272 |
| 1,949,731 |
| 11,450,621 | |||||
Gross profit |
| 2,406,168 |
| 1,660,758 |
| 838,663 |
| 1,310,047 |
| 6,215,636 | |||||
General and administrative expenses |
| 3,367,802 |
| 382,662 |
| 728,829 |
| 330,723 |
| 4,810,016 | |||||
Loss on asset dispositions and impairments, net |
| — |
| — |
| (984) |
| — |
| (984) | |||||
Income (loss) from operations | $ | (961,634) | $ | 1,278,096 | $ | 108,850 | $ | 979,324 |
| 1,404,636 | |||||
Other income, net |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 245,492 | ||||||
Income before income taxes |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1,650,128 | |||||
Benefit from income taxes |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| (263,165) | |||||
Net income from continuing operations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1,913,293 | |||||
Income from continuing operations attributable to non-controlling interests |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 101,137 | |||||
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. stockholders |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1,812,156 | |||||
Net loss from discontinued operations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| (377,321) | |||||
Net income attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. stockholders |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| $ | 1,434,835 |
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Depreciation and amortization expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2020 for the retail, bulk, services and manufacturing segments were $596,528, $971,914, $191,419 and $88,452, respectively.
| Three Months Ended September 30, 2019 | ||||||||||||||
| Retail |
| Bulk |
| Services |
| Manufacturing |
| Total | ||||||
Revenue | $ | 6,271,220 | $ | 6,449,757 | $ | 95,980 | $ | 3,072,282 | $ | 15,889,239 | |||||
Cost of revenue |
| 2,945,586 |
| 4,269,739 |
| 31,601 |
| 1,933,333 |
| 9,180,259 | |||||
Gross profit |
| 3,325,634 |
| 2,180,018 |
| 64,379 |
| 1,138,949 |
| 6,708,980 | |||||
General and administrative expenses |
| 3,497,320 |
| 294,189 |
| 549 |
| 487,914 |
| 4,279,972 | |||||
Gain on asset dispositions and impairments, net |
| 6,518 |
| 500 |
| — |
| — |
| 7,018 | |||||
Income (loss) from operations | $ | (165,168) | $ | 1,886,329 | $ | 63,830 | $ | 651,035 |
| 2,436,026 | |||||
Other income, net |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 216,896 | |||||
Income before income taxes |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2,652,922 | |||||
Benefit from income taxes |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| (40,075) | |||||
Net income from continuing operations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2,692,997 | |||||
Income attributable to non-controlling interests |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 433,235 | |||||
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. stockholders |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2,259,762 | |||||
Net loss from discontinued operations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| (532,710) | |||||
Net income attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. stockholders |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| $ | 1,727,052 |
Depreciation and amortization expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2019 for the retail, bulk, services and manufacturing segments were $617,671, $933,955, $0 and $214,751, respectively.
| Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020 | ||||||||||||||
| Retail |
| Bulk |
| Services |
| Manufacturing |
| Total | ||||||
Revenue | $ | 18,216,797 | $ | 18,368,156 | $ | 9,942,748 | $ | 10,951,524 |
| $ | 57,479,225 | ||||
Cost of revenue |
| 8,343,018 |
| 12,906,606 |
| 7,418,305 |
| 6,852,196 |
| 35,520,125 | |||||
Gross profit |
| 9,873,779 |
| 5,461,550 |
| 2,524,443 |
| 4,099,328 |
| 21,959,100 | |||||
General and administrative expenses |
| 10,008,423 |
| 935,808 |
| 2,112,869 |
| 1,005,838 |
| 14,062,938 | |||||
Gain on asset dispositions and impairments, net |
| — |
| 200 |
| 3,801 |
| — |
| 4,001 | |||||
Income (loss) from operations | $ | (134,644) | $ | 4,525,942 | $ | 415,375 | $ | 3,093,490 |
| 7,900,163 | |||||
Other income, net |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 533,710 | |||||||
Income before income taxes |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 8,433,873 | |||||
Provision for income taxes |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 147,186 | |||||
Net income from continuing operations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 8,286,687 | |||||
Income from continuing operations attributable to non-controlling interests |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 642,289 | |||||
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. stockholders |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 7,644,398 | |||||
Net loss from discontinued operations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| (4,448,798) | |||||
Net income attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. stockholders |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| $ | 3,195,600 |
Depreciation and amortization expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 for the retail, bulk, services and manufacturing segments were $1,796,588, $2,906,213, $562,756 and $296,926, respectively.
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| Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 | ||||||||||||||
| Retail |
| Bulk |
| Services |
| Manufacturing |
| Total | ||||||
Revenue | $ | 19,941,395 | $ | 20,502,121 | $ | 287,349 | $ | 10,452,158 | $ | 51,183,023 | |||||
Cost of revenue |
| 8,753,948 |
| 13,992,452 |
| 198,614 |
| 7,013,977 |
| 29,958,991 | |||||
Gross profit |
| 11,187,447 |
| 6,509,669 |
| 88,735 |
| 3,438,181 |
| 21,224,032 | |||||
General and administrative expenses |
| 10,020,019 |
| 900,572 |
| 2,865 |
| 1,466,091 |
| 12,389,547 | |||||
Gain on asset dispositions and impairments, net |
| 401,088 |
| 47,000 |
| — |
| — |
| 448,088 | |||||
Income from operations | $ | 1,568,516 | $ | 5,656,097 | $ | 85,870 | $ | 1,972,090 |
| 9,282,573 | |||||
Other income, net |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 518,031 | |||||
Income before income taxes |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 9,800,604 | |||||
Provision for income taxes | 73,117 | ||||||||||||||
Net income from continuing operations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 9,727,487 | |||||
Income from continuing operations attributable to non-controlling interests |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1,172,039 | |||||
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. stockholders |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 8,555,448 | |||||
Net income from discontinued operations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1,834,297 | |||||
Net income attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. stockholders |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| $ | 10,389,745 |
Depreciation and amortization expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 for the retail, bulk, services and manufacturing segments were $1,751,048, $2,858,081, $0 and $707,517, respectively.
| As of September 30, 2020 | ||||||||||||||
| Retail |
| Bulk |
| Services |
| Manufacturing |
| Total | ||||||
Accounts receivable, net | $ | 2,374,722 | $ | 18,609,023 | $ | 1,598,836 | $ | 1,828,747 | $ | 24,411,328 | |||||
Inventory, current and non-current | $ | 2,811,852 | $ | 4,006,117 | $ | — | $ | 1,609,800 | $ | 8,427,769 | |||||
Property, plant and equipment, net | $ | 28,355,776 | $ | 28,537,623 | $ | 487,555 | $ | 1,675,824 | $ | 59,056,778 | |||||
Construction in progress | $ | 298,468 | $ | 31,737 | $ | — | $ | 143,302 | $ | 473,507 | |||||
Intangibles, net | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 3,369,722 | $ | 991,111 | $ | 4,360,833 | |||||
Goodwill | $ | 1,170,511 | $ | 1,948,875 | $ | 5,320,416 | $ | 4,885,211 | $ | 13,325,013 | |||||
Total segment assets | $ | 50,782,152 | $ | 73,845,479 | $ | 14,023,605 | $ | 18,768,959 | $ | 157,420,195 | |||||
Assets of discontinued operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 23,047,739 | |
Total assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 180,467,934 |
| As of December 31, 2019 | ||||||||||||||
| Retail |
| Bulk |
| Services |
| Manufacturing |
| Total | ||||||
Accounts receivable, net | $ | 2,891,165 | $ | 18,883,493 | $ | 954,149 | $ | 500,882 | $ | 23,229,689 | |||||
Inventory, current and non-current | $ | 2,668,902 | $ | 3,628,443 | $ | — | $ | 1,394,588 | $ | 7,691,933 | |||||
Property, plant and equipment, net | $ | 29,177,718 | $ | 30,281,647 | $ | 158,358 | $ | 1,621,029 | $ | 61,238,752 | |||||
Construction in progress | $ | 396,214 | $ | 869,792 | $ | — | $ | 69,591 | $ | 1,335,597 | |||||
Intangibles, net | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 3,877,222 | $ | 1,162,778 | $ | 5,040,000 | |||||
Goodwill | $ | 1,170,511 | $ | 1,948,875 | $ | 5,320,416 | $ | 4,885,211 | $ | 13,325,013 | |||||
Total segment assets | $ | 65,554,640 | $ | 69,423,770 | $ | 13,170,155 | $ | 14,854,557 | $ | 163,003,122 | |||||
Assets of discontinued operations |
|
|
|
| $ | 29,289,022 | |||||||||
Total assets |
|
|
|
| $ | 192,292,144 |
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4. Earnings per share
Earnings per share (“EPS”) are computed on a basic and diluted basis. Basic EPS is computed by dividing net income (less preferred stock dividends) available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. The computation of diluted EPS assumes the issuance of common shares for all potential common shares outstanding during the reporting period and, if dilutive, the effect of stock options as computed under the treasury stock method.
The following summarizes information related to the computation of basic and diluted EPS:
Three Months Ended September 30, |
| Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||
| 2020 |
| 2019 |
| 2020 |
| 2019 | |||||
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. stockholders | $ | 1,812,156 | $ | 2,259,762 | $ | 7,644,398 | $ | 8,555,448 | ||||
Less: preferred stock dividends |
| (2,810) |
| (2,869) | |
| (9,099) |
| (9,068) | |||
Net income from continuing operations available to common shares in the determination of basic earnings per common share |
| 1,809,346 |
| 2,256,893 | |
| 7,635,299 |
| 8,546,380 | |||
Total income (loss) from discontinued operations |
| (377,321) |
| (532,710) | |
| (4,448,798) |
| 1,834,297 | |||
Net income available to common shares in the determination of basic earnings per common share | $ | 1,432,025 | $ | 1,724,183 | | $ | 3,186,501 | $ | 10,380,677 | |||
| |
| ||||||||||
Weighted average number of common shares in the determination of basic earnings per common share attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. common stockholders |
| 15,120,983 |
| 15,026,710 | |
| 15,116,681 |
| 15,022,489 | |||
Plus: |
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| |
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|
| |||||
Weighted average number of preferred shares outstanding during the period |
| 34,191 |
| 34,507 | |
| 34,355 |
| 34,061 | |||
Potential dilutive effect of unexercised options and unvested stock grants |
| 118,355 |
| 76,877 | |
| 119,458 |
| 76,293 | |||
Weighted average number of shares used for determining diluted earnings per common share attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. common stockholders |
| 15,273,529 |
| 15,138,094 | |
| 15,270,494 |
| 15,132,843 |
5. Discontinued operations - Mexico project development
In May 2010, the Company acquired, through its wholly owned Netherlands subsidiary, CW-Cooperatief, a 50% interest in NSC, a development stage Mexican company. CW-Cooperatief subsequently purchased, through the conversion of a loan it made to NSC, additional shares that increased its ownership interest in NSC to 99.99%. NSC was formed to pursue a project (the “Project”) that originally encompassed the construction, operation and minority ownership of a 100 million gallon per day seawater reverse osmosis desalination plant to be located in northern Baja California, Mexico and accompanying pipelines to deliver water to the Mexican public water system. As discussed in paragraphs that follow, during 2015 the scope of the Project was defined by the State of Baja California (the “State”) to consist of a first phase
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consisting of a 50 million gallons per day plant and an aqueduct that connects to the Mexican public water infrastructure and a second phase consisting of an additional 50 million gallons per day of production capacity.
Through a series of transactions that began in 2012, NSC purchased 20.1 hectares of land for approximately $21.1 million on which the proposed Project’s plant would be constructed.
In August 2014, the State enacted new legislation to regulate Public-Private Association projects which involve the type of long-term contract between a public-sector authority and a private party required for the Project (the “APP Law”). Pursuant to this new legislation, in January 2015, NSC submitted an expression of interest for its project to the Ministry of Infrastructure and Urban Development of the State of Baja California (“SIDUE”). SIDUE accepted NSC’s expression of interest and requested that NSC submit a detailed proposal for the Project that complied with the requirements of the new legislation. NSC submitted this detailed proposal (the “APP Proposal”) to SIDUE in late March 2015. The new legislation required that such proposal be evaluated by SIDUE and submitted to the Public-Private Association Projects State Committee (the “APP Committee”) for review and authorization.
In response to its APP Proposal, in September 2015 NSC received a letter dated June 30, 2015 from the Director General of the Comisión Estatal del Agua de Baja California (“CEA”), the State agency with responsibility for the Project, stating that (i) the Project is in the public interest with high social benefits and is consistent with the objectives of the State development plan; and (ii) that the Project should proceed, and the required public tender should be conducted. In November 2015, the State officially commenced the tender for the Project, the scope of which the State defined as a first phase to be operational in 2019 consisting of a 50 million gallon per day plant and an aqueduct that connects to the Mexican potable water infrastructure and a second phase to be operational in 2024 consisting of an additional 50 million gallons per day of production capacity. A consortium (the “Consortium”) comprised of NSC, NuWater S.A.P.I. de C.V. (“NuWater”) and Suez Medio Ambiente México, S.A. de C.V. (“Suez MA”), a subsidiary of SUEZ International, S.A.S., submitted its tender for the Project in April 2016 and in June 2016, the State designated the Consortium as the winner of the tender process for the Project.
In August 2016, NSC and NuWater incorporated Newco under the name Aguas de Rosarito S.A.P.I. de C.V. (“AdR”), a special purpose company, to complete the Project and executed a shareholders agreement for AdR agreeing among other things that (i) AdR would purchase the land and other Project assets from NSC on the date that the Project begins commercial operations and (ii) AdR would enter into a Management and Technical Services Agreement with NSC effective on the first day that the Project begins commercial operations. NSC initially owned 99.6% of the equity of AdR. In February 2018, CW-Holdings acquired the remaining 0.4% ownership in AdR from NuWater.
On August 22, 2016, the Public Private Partnership Agreement for the Project (the “APP Contract”) was executed between AdR, CEA, the Government of Baja California, as represented by the Secretary of Planning and Finance and the Public Utilities Commission of Tijuana (“CESPT”). The APP Contract required AdR to design, construct, finance and operate a seawater reverse osmosis desalination plant (and accompanying aqueduct) with a capacity of up to 100 million gallons per day in two phases: the first with a capacity of 50 million gallons per day and an aqueduct to the Mexican public water system in Tijuana, Baja California and the second phase with a capacity of 50 million gallons per day. The first phase was to be operational within 36 months of commencing construction and the second phase was to be operational by January 2025. The APP Contract further required AdR to operate and maintain the plant and aqueduct for a period of 37 years starting from the commencement of operation of the first phase. At the end of the operating period, the plant and aqueduct would have been transferred to CEA.
In December 2016, the Congress of the State of Baja California, Mexico (the “Congress”) passed Decreto #57 which, among other things, ratified and authorized the payment obligations of the corresponding public entities under the APP Contract and authorized the corresponding public entities to obtain a credit facility to guarantee their payment obligations. During 2017, following consultations between representatives of the State and the Ministry of Finance of the Federal Government of Mexico, it was determined that certain amendments to Decreto #57 were required to comply with recent changes to the Federal Financial Discipline Law for Federative Entities and Municipalities. In addition, an amendment of Decreto #57 was required to authorize the inclusion of revenue from the CESPT in the primary payment trust for the Project. These amendments were included in Decreto #168, which was approved by the Congress in December 2017. The authorization of the payment obligations of the public entities under the APP Contract and for the execution of the credit
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agreement to guarantee such payment obligations given in Decreto #57, as amended by Decreto #168, expired on December 31, 2018. During the congressional session held at the end of March 2019, the Congress passed Decreto #335, which renewed the authorizations for the various payment trusts, guaranties and bank credit lines required to be established for the Project by the State entities. Decreto #335 expired December 31, 2019. During the congressional session held at the end of December 2019, the Congress passed Decreto #37, which renewed the authorizations for the various payment trusts, guaranties and bank credit lines required to be established for the Project by the State entities. Decreto #37 expired June 30, 2020.
Both the exchange rate for the Mexican peso relative to the dollar and general macroeconomic conditions in Mexico varied since the execution of the APP Contract. These changes adversely impacted the estimated construction, operating and financing costs for the Project. The APP Contract and the APP Law allowed for the parties to negotiate (but did not guarantee) modifications to the consideration (i.e. water tariff) under the APP Contract in the event of such significant macroeconomic condition changes. In February 2017, AdR submitted proposals to CEA requesting the definition of the mechanism required by the APP Contract to update the consideration under the APP Contract for changes in foreign exchange rates, lending rates and certain laws which have impacted the Project. On June 1, 2018, AdR and CEA executed an amendment to the APP Contract which, among other things, increased the scope of Phase 1 of the Project for including the aqueduct originally designated for Phase 2, and addressed AdR’s concerns regarding the impact on the Project for changes in the exchange rate for the peso relative to the dollar and changes in interest rates that occurred subsequent to the submission of the Consortium’s bid for the Project. As a result of this amendment to the APP Contract, the final cost of Phase 1 and the related consideration to be charged by AdR under the APP Contract would have been determined based upon the bid submitted by the Consortium, the changes set forth in the amendment to the APP Contract and the economic conditions (e.g. interest rates and currency exchange rates) in effect on the financial closing date for Phase 1.
In February 2018, AdR executed a subscription agreement (the “Agreement”) for the equity funding required for the Project. The Agreement calls for NSC to retain a minimum of 25% of the equity in AdR. One or more affiliates of Greenfield SPV VII, S.A.P.I. de C.V. (“Greenfield”), a Mexico company managed by an affiliate of a leading U.S. asset manager, would acquire a minimum of 55% of the equity of AdR. The Agreement also provided Suez MA with the option to purchase 20% of the equity of AdR. If Suez MA did not exercise this option, NSC would retain 35% of the equity of AdR and Greenfield will acquire 65% of the equity of AdR. The Agreement became effective when the certain conditions precedent related to the Project were met. The aggregate investment to be made by the equity partners in the Project, in the form of equity and subordinated shareholder loans, is presently estimated at approximately 20% of the total cost of Phase 1 of the Project. This Agreement was scheduled to expire on September 30, 2020. NSC expected to generate a portion of its funding for its additional future equity investment in AdR through the sale to AdR of the land it had purchased for the Project.
Through June 30, 2020, NSC had paid approximately $3.0 million to acquire rights of way for the aqueduct to be constructed for the Project to deliver water to the Mexico public water system.
On June 29, 2020, AdR received a letter (the “Letter”) from the Director General of CEA and the Director General of CESPT terminating the APP Contract. The reasoning provided in the Letter for the decision to terminate the APP Contract is that the Project (a) is not financially feasible due to increases in the construction, operating and financing costs for the Project in addition to negative changes in economic conditions (e.g. interest rates and currency exchange rates); (b) is not sustainable for CEA and CESPT given its financial unfeasibility; (c) puts pressure to increase the rates charged to customers; (d) would force the Government of the State to cover a deficit of CEA and CESPT, thus preventing the State Government from spending on investment programs or social expenditures; and (e) negatively affects the general interest. The Letter requested that AdR provide an inventory of the assets that currently comprise the “Project Works” (as defined in the APP Contract) for the purpose of acknowledging and paying the non-recoverable expenses made by AdR in connection with the Project, with such reimbursement to be calculated in accordance with the terms of the APP Contract. The applicable law requires this list of non-recoverable expenses made by AdR in connection with the Project be submitted to CEA and CESPT within
business days from the date of receipt of the Letter.As a consequence of the termination of the APP Contract, the rights of way NSC and AdR acquired for the aqueduct no longer have any value due to the loss of their strategic importance derived from their incorporation in the Project. Consequently, the Company recorded an impairment loss of approximately $(3.0 million) for the three months ended
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June 30, 2020 to write off its investment in these rights of way. The Company also recorded adjustments during the three months ended June 30, 2020 of $2.6 million and $2.2 million to reduce its operating lease right-of-use assets and operating lease liabilities, respectively, due to the planned cancellation (or transfer to the State) of a long-term land lease associated with the Project.
As a result of the cancellation of the APP Contract, during the three months ended September 30, 2020 the Company discontinued all project development activities associated with the Project and engaged a real estate broker and commenced active marketing efforts to sell the land it purchased for the Project. Accordingly, the assets and liabilities of NSC and AdR, as well as all Project development expenses and the impairment loss incurred by the Company, have been reclassified from the services segment to discontinued operations in the accompanying condensed financial statements as of and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020.
Summarized financial information for the Mexico project development is as follows:
September 30, | December 31, | |||||
| 2020 |
| 2019 | |||
Current assets | $ | 1,052,091 | $ | 1,619,056 | ||
Property, plant and equipment, net |
| 6,818 |
| 10,227 | ||
Land and rights of way |
| 21,126,898 |
| 24,162,523 | ||
Goodwill |
| — |
| — | ||
Intangible assets |
| — |
| — | ||
Other assets |
| 861,932 |
| 3,497,216 | ||
Total assets of discontinued operations | $ | 23,047,739 | $ | 29,289,022 | ||
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Total liabilities of discontinued operations | $ | 107,733 | $ | 2,858,314 |
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||
September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||
| 2020 |
| 2019 | 2020 |
| 2019 | ||||||
Revenues | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | ||||
Income from operations | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | ||||
Net loss | $ | 377,321 | $ | 532,710 | $ | 4,448,798 | $ | 1,786,873 | ||||
Gain on sale of discontinued operations | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | ||||
Depreciation expense | $ | 1,137 | $ | 1,136 | $ | 3,409 | $ | 3,409 |
AdR initiated an amparo claim before a federal district court in Tijuana, Baja California, to challenge the provision of the applicable law requiring submittal of the list of non-recoverable expenses within the
business days term, as AdR considers such term to be unreasonably short due to the magnitude of the Project and the scope of supporting documentation required to be provided with respect to the non-recoverable expenses. AdR obtained an initial provisional suspension of the lapsing of such 20 day term from the court, and on August 10, 2020 the court made such suspension definitive until the completion of the amparo trial. As such, the 20 day term for filing the list of non-recoverable expenses has been suspended. On August 28, 2020, AdR and NSC submitted their list of non-recoverable expenses to CEA and CESPT which was comprised of 51,144,525 United States dollars and an additional 137,333,114 Mexican pesos.The Company, AdR and NSC plan to vigorously pursue all legal remedies and courses of action available under the APP Contract and applicable law (including international treaties and agreements) with respect to any rights they may have upon termination of the APP Contract, including the reimbursement of expenses and investments. However, the Company cannot provide any assurances that it will be able to obtain reimbursement for any expenses or investments made with respect to the Project.
The Company, AdR and NSC will terminate the various agreements ancillary to the Project as a result of the termination of the APP Contract unless the State elects to assume such agreements.
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Project Litigation
Immediately following CW-Cooperatief’s acquisition of its initial 50% ownership in NSC, the remaining 50% ownership interest in NSC was held by an unrelated company, Norte Sur Agua, S. de R.L. de C.V. (“NSA”). NSA subsequently transferred ownership of half of its shares in NSC to EWG Water LLC (“EWG”) and the other half of its shares in NSC to an individual (the “individual shareholder”). In February 2012, CW-Cooperatief paid $300,000 to enter into an agreement (the “Option Agreement”) that provided it with an option, exercisable through February 7, 2014, to purchase the shares of NSC owned by the individual shareholder for a price of $1.0 million along with an immediate usufruct and power of attorney to vote those shares. Such shares constituted 25% of the ownership of NSC as of February 2012. In May 2013, NSC repaid a $5.7 million loan payable to CW-Cooperatief by issuing additional shares of its stock. As a result of this share issuance to CW-Cooperatief, the Company indirectly acquired 99.99% of the ownership of NSC. The Option Agreement contained an anti-dilution provision that required CW-Cooperatief to transfer or otherwise cause the individual shareholder to acquire, for a total price of $1 (regardless of their par or market value), shares in NSC of an amount sufficient to maintain the individual shareholder’s 25% ownership interest in NSC if (i) any new shares of NSC were issued subsequent to the execution of the Option Agreement (causing the individual shareholder’s 25% ownership interest in NSC to be decreased); and (ii) CW-Cooperatief did not exercise its share purchase option by February 7, 2014. CW-Cooperatief exercised its option and paid the $1.0 million to the individual shareholder to purchase the Option Agreement shares in February 2014.
In January 2018, EWG initiated an ordinary mercantile claim against the individual shareholder, NSC and CW-Cooperatief, (with AdR being named as a third party to be called to trial) before the Tenth Civil Judge in Tijuana, Baja California for Mercantile Matters (the “Tenth Civil Judge”). In the ordinary mercantile claim, EWG challenged, among other things, the transactions contemplated under the Option Agreement, and therefore, the capital investment transactions that increased the ownership interest of CW-Cooperatief in NSC to 99.99% as a consequence of the Option Agreement. EWG requested that the courts, as a preliminary matter (a) suspend the effectiveness of the challenged transactions; (b) order certain public officials in Mexico to record the pendency of the lawsuit in the public records (including a special request to register a lien over the real estate owned by NSC); (c) appoint an inspector for NSC to oversee its commercial activities; and (d) order public officials in Mexico and credit institutions abroad to refrain from authorizing or executing any legal act related with the activities of the plaintiff, the co-defendants and the third party called to trial to avoid damages to third parties, including those with whom negotiations or any form of commercial or administrative activities, or activities of any other nature related with the “Rosarito” water desalination project, are being conducted. The Tenth Civil Judge granted, ex-parte, the preliminary relief sought by EWG, which resulted in the issuance of official writs to several governmental and public entities involved with the Project, including the registration of the pendency of the lawsuit in certain public records.
On October 16, 2018, NSC was served with the ordinary mercantile claim. On November 7, 2018, NSC filed a legal response to the claim, vigorously opposing the claims made by EWG. In addition to such legal response, NSC filed (i) a request to submit the claim to arbitration, based on certain provisions of the by-laws of NSC, (ii) an appeal remedy against the preliminary relief, and (iii) a request for the setting of a guarantee to release the preliminary relief granted in favor of EWG.
On October 1, 2020, and following an order from a Federal Judge obtained by NSC, the Tenth Civil Judge resolved to (i) move the claim of EWG to arbitration, and (ii) suspend the corresponding ordinary mercantile procedure. Although EWG has certain remedies available to oppose to such resolution, at present NSC does not have knowledge of the filing thereof.
Notwithstanding the resolution of the Tenth Civil Judge to move to arbitration, subparagraphs a) through e) that follow describe certain separate amparo claims, an appeal and an administrative act arising from or relating to such ordinary mercantile claim, all in chronological order. Due to the current global COVID-19 pandemic, most tribunals in Mexico have suspended their activities since March 2020, with certain such tribunals restarting activities in August 2020. As such, several resolutions are pending issuance.
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a) AdR amparo claim against the preliminary relief sought by EWG.
In April 2018, AdR filed an amparo against the official writs issued by the Tenth Civil Judge to two governmental entities. In May 2018, the amparo claim was amended to also request protection against additional official writs issued by the Tenth Civil Judge to two other governmental entities and one banking institution. In May 2018, the Third District Court for Amparo and Federal Trials in the State of Baja California with residence in Tijuana granted a temporary suspension of the effects and consequences of the claimed official writs issued by the Tenth Civil Judge pending a further determination by the Third District Court. Such suspension was granted definitively in July 2018, and in August 2018, a resolution determining that the claimed official writs are unconstitutional, was issued. EWG appealed such resolution, and in January 2020, the Collegiate Tribunal resolving such appeal dismissed the amparo filed by AdR. However, such dismissal does not adversely impact AdR, considering the resolution to the appeal mentioned in subparagraph b) that follows.
b) Appeal filed by NSC against the preliminary relief sought by EWG.
The appeal remedy filed by NSC on November 7, 2018 mentioned previously, suspended the proceeding (through the posting of a guarantee by NSC) and was resolved in December 2019 and communicated to EWG in January 2020. Such resolution revoked the order of the Tenth Civil Judge whereby EWG was granted the preliminary relief.
c) Amparo filed by EWG against the revocation of the preliminary relief.
In January 2020, EWG filed a new amparo claim against the resolution of the appeal remedy previously mentioned in item (ii). NSC has responded to this new amparo to vigorously oppose such amparo claim of EWG and to uphold the resolution of such appeal remedy. To this date, this amparo claim has not been resolved and, as such, it does not affect the revocation of the preliminary relief.
d) Administrative cancellation of registrations before the Public Registry of Property.
Despite the posting of a guarantee to release the preliminary relief sought by EWG within the ordinary mercantile claim, the Tenth Civil Judge failed to make the resolution effective, which would thereby rescind the previously mentioned preliminary relief granted to EWG.
Consequently, on June 19, 2019 (i.e. before obtaining a resolution revoking the preliminary relief as mentioned previously), NSC filed before the Public Registry of Property of Baja California a cancellation request for the provisional lien and the preventive annotation recorded against NSC’s property in the public real estate records.
On June 24, 2019, the Public Registry of Property of Baja California issued an encumbrances cancellation resolution, approving the release of the provisional lien and the preventive annotation recorded against NSC’s property in the public real estate records. Such encumbrances cancellation resolution was registered before the Public Registry of Property of Playas de Rosarito on June 25, 2019. On June 26, 2019, the Public Registry of Property of Playas de Rosarito issued a certificate of no liens with respect to the real estate owned by NSC.
e) Amparo filed by EWG against the administrative cancellation of registrations before the Public Registry of Property.
In November 2019, NSC learned that EWG had filed an amparo claim before the Third District Court in Tijuana against such encumbrances cancellation resolution, and in December 2019, NSC responded to such claim, vigorously opposing it. Thereafter, NSC submitted a motion to dismiss, based on the resolution of the appeal remedy mentioned previously in subparagraph b) revoking the preliminary
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relief, previously mentioned in item (ii). The Court resolved in favor of such motion to dismiss. However, EWG may file an appeal remedy against such resolution.
Notwithstanding the resolution to move to arbitration mentioned previously, CW-Cooperatief has not been officially served with the ordinary mercantile claim, and AdR has not been notified that it has to appear for such trial. In any event, AdR is only a named third party called to trial in this claim, and no claims have been made by EWG against AdR.
The Company cannot presently determine what impact the resolution of this litigation may have on its consolidated financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
6. Leases
The Company leases property and equipment under operating leases, primarily office and warehouse locations. For leases with terms greater than twelve months, the related asset and obligation are recorded at the present value of lease payments over the term. Many of these leases contain rental escalation clauses which are factored into the determination of lease payments when appropriate. When available, the lease payments are discounted using the rate implicit in the lease; however, the Company’s current leases do not provide a readily determinable implicit rate. Therefore, the Company’s incremental borrowing rate is estimated to discount the lease payments based on information available at lease commencement.
These leases contain both lease and non-lease components, which the Company has elected to treat as a single lease component. The Company elected not to recognize leases that have an original lease term, including reasonably certain renewal or purchase obligations, of twelve months or less in its consolidated balance sheets for all classes of underlying assets. Lease costs for such short-term leases are expensed on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
The land used by the Company to operate its seawater desalination plants in the Cayman Islands and The Bahamas are owned by the Company or leased to the Company for immaterial annual amounts and are not included in the lease amounts presented on the consolidated balance sheets.
AdR entered into a lease for land to be used in the Project with an initial effective term of 20-years from the date of full operation of its proposed seawater desalination plant. The lease is cancellable by AdR should it ultimately not proceed with the Project. On June 29, 2020, AdR was notified that the APP Contract was terminated. As a result, the Company, AdR and NSC expect to terminate the various agreements ancillary to the Project or to transfer them to the State, including this land lease for the Project. As such, the lease amounts as of September 30, 2020 do not include this lease.
All lease assets denominated in a foreign currency are measured using the exchange rate at the commencement of the lease. All lease liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are remeasured using the exchange rate as of the consolidated balance sheet date.
Effective May 1, 2019, the Company executed a new lease for its office located in the Cayman Islands under terms comparable to the prior lease. This new lease expires April 30, 2024.
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Lease assets and liabilities
The following table presents the lease-related assets and liabilities and their respective classification on the condensed consolidated balance sheets:
| September 30, 2020 |
| December 31, 2019 | |||
ASSETS |
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Current |
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets | $ | 202,459 | $ | 33,567 | ||
Current assets of discontinued operations | — | 2,530 | ||||
Noncurrent |
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Operating lease right-of-use assets |
| 1,414,736 |
| 1,811,516 | ||
Long-term assets of discontinued operations | 41,554 | 2,627,696 | ||||
Total lease right-of-use assets | $ | 1,658,749 | $ | 4,475,309 | ||
LIABILITIES |
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Current maturities of operating leases | $ | 545,364 | $ | 688,540 | ||
Current liabilities of discontinued operations | 25,918 | 67,211 | ||||
Noncurrent |
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Noncurrent operating leases | 1,071,831 | 1,156,543 | ||||
Noncurrent liabilities of discontinued operations |
| 8,842 |
| 2,679,932 | ||
Total lease liabilities | $ | 1,651,955 | $ | 4,592,226 | ||
Weighted average remaining lease term: |
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Operating leases |
| 3.5 years |
| 3.5 years | ||
Operating leases - discontinued operations | 1.4 years | 24.0 years | ||||
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Weighted average discount rate: |
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Operating leases |
| 4.17% |
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| 4.37% | |
Operating leases - discontinued operations | 3.48% | 4.68% |
The components of lease costs were as follows:
| Three Months Ended September 30, |
| Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||
2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | ||||||||||
Operating lease costs | $ | 191,507 | | $ | 164,040 | $ | 576,971 | | $ | 404,268 | |||
Short-term lease costs |
| — | | 4,119 |
| 5,518 | | 12,154 | |||||
Lease costs - discontinued operations | 20,048 | | 54,547 | 120,753 | | 163,546 | |||||||
Total lease costs | $ | 211,555 | | $ | 222,706 | $ | 703,242 | | $ | 579,968 |
Supplemental cash flow information related to leases is as follows:
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2020 | 2019 | ||||||
Cash paid for amounts included in measurement of liabilities: |
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Operating cash outflows for operating leases | $ | 605,306 | | $ | 538,566 | ||
Operating cash outflows for operating leases - discontinued operations | | | 119,480 | | 169,928 | |
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Future lease payments relating to the Company’s operating lease liabilities as of September 30, 2020 were as follows:
Years ending December 31, |
| Total | |
Remainder of 2020 | $ | 195,544 | |
2021 |
| 505,206 | |
2022 |
| 402,563 | |
2023 |
| 405,113 | |
2024 | 187,510 | ||
Thereafter |
| 42,389 | |
Total future lease payments |
| 1,738,325 | |
Less: imputed interest |
| (121,130) | |
Total lease obligations |
| 1,617,195 | |
Less: current obligations |
| (545,364) | |
Noncurrent lease obligations | $ | 1,071,831 |
7. Fair value
As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the carrying amounts of cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable, accrued expenses, accrued compensation, dividends payable and other current liabilities approximate their fair values due to the short-term maturities of these instruments.
Under US GAAP, fair value is defined as the exit price, or the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants as of the measurement date. US GAAP guidance also establishes a hierarchy for inputs used in measuring fair value that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by requiring that the most observable inputs be used when available. Observable inputs are inputs market participants would use in valuing the asset or liability and are developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Company. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the Company’s assumptions about the factors market participants would use in valuing the asset or liability. The guidance establishes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:
Level 1 - Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2 - Inputs other than Level 1 that are observable, either directly or indirectly, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.
Level 3 - Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.
Assets and liabilities are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurements. The Company reviews its fair value hierarchy classifications on a quarterly basis. Changes in the observability of valuation inputs may result in a reclassification of levels for certain securities within the fair value hierarchy.
The following table presents the Company’s fair value hierarchy for assets and liabilities measured at fair value as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019:
| September 30, 2020 | |||||||||||
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| Level 2 |
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Net liability arising from put/call options | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 706,000 | $ | 706,000 |
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| December 31, 2019 | |||||||||||
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| Level 2 |
| Level 3 |
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Net liability arising from put/call options | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 664,000 | $ | 664,000 |
The activity for the Level 3 liability for the nine months ended September 30, 2020:
Net liability arising from put/call options |
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Balance as of December 31, 2019 | $ | 664,000 | |
Unrealized loss |
| 42,000 | |
Balance as of September 30, 2020 | $ | 706,000 |
Put/call options are reported at fair value as either assets or liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. These fair values are calculated using discounted cash flow analysis valuation techniques that incorporate unobservable inputs, such as future cash flows, weighted-average cost of capital and expected future volatility. The inputs for these valuations are considered Level 3 inputs.
8. Contingencies
COVID-19
The worldwide coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic was formally recognized by the World Health Organization on March 11, 2020. In response to this pandemic, the governments of the countries in which the Company operates - the Cayman Islands, The Bahamas, and the United States - implemented preventative measures to slow the spread of COVID-19, measures which have had profound adverse consequences for the economies of those countries. Tourism, a major economic driver for the Cayman Islands and The Bahamas, has temporarily ceased in those countries due to closing of these countries to air and sea travel. Overall economic activity in the United States has declined.
As a result of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economies of the countries in which the Company operates, the Company has experienced, and could continue to experience, the following adverse effects:
● | decreases in consolidated revenue, cash flows generated from operations, and overall liquidity as compared to comparable prior periods; and |
● | a deterioration in the aging of accounts receivable, with a resulting increase in the portion of accounts that ultimately prove to be uncollectible, necessitating an increase in the provisions and allowances for doubtful accounts. |
Furthermore, a prolonged extension of the economic downturn created by the COVID-19 pandemic could adversely affect the markets for the Company’s products and services. Such adverse market effects could adversely impact the Company’s expected future cash flows from its four reporting units and could require the Company to record impairment losses to reduce the carrying values of one or more of these reporting units due to a decline in their fair values.
Although the Company cannot presently quantify the future financial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, such impacts will likely have a material adverse impact on the Company’s consolidated financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows. Given the uncertainty associated with the resolution of this pandemic, the Company cannot presently determine how long such adverse financial impacts may last.
Cayman Water
The Company sells water through its retail operations under a license issued in July 1990 by the Cayman Islands government (the “1990 license”) that granted Cayman Water the exclusive right to provide potable water to customers within its licensed service area. Although the 1990 license was not expressly extended after January 2018, the Company
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continues to supply water under the terms of the 1990 license, as further discussed in the following paragraph. Pursuant to the 1990 license, Cayman Water has the exclusive right to produce potable water and distribute it by pipeline to its licensed service area, which consists of two of the three most populated areas of Grand Cayman Island: Seven Mile Beach and West Bay. For the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, the Company generated approximately 28% and 39%, respectively, of its consolidated revenue and 39% and 50%, respectively, of its consolidated gross profit from the retail water operations conducted under the 1990 license. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, the Company generated approximately 32% and 39%, respectively, of its consolidated revenue and 45% and 53%, respectively, of its consolidated gross profit from the retail water operations conducted under the 1990 license.
The 1990 license was originally scheduled to expire in July 2010 but was extended several times by the Cayman Islands government in order to provide the parties with additional time to negotiate the terms of a new license agreement. The most recent express extension of the 1990 license expired on January 31, 2018. The Company continues to operate under the terms of the 1990 license, providing water services to the level and quality specified in the 1990 license and in accordance with its understanding of its legal obligations, treating those obligations set forth in the 1990 license as operative notwithstanding the expiration of the express extension. The Company continues to pay the royalty required under the 1990 license.
In October 2016, the Government of the Cayman Islands passed legislation which created a new utilities regulation and competition office (“OfReg”). OfReg is an independent and accountable regulatory body with a view of protecting the rights of consumers, encouraging affordable utility services and promoting competition. OfReg, which began operations in January 2017, has the ability to supervise, monitor and regulate multiple utility undertakings and markets. Supplemental legislation was passed by the Government of the Cayman Islands in April 2017, which transferred responsibility for economic regulation of the water utility sector and the negotiations with the Company for a new retail license from the WAC to OfReg in May 2017. The Company began license negotiations with OfReg in July 2017 and such negotiations are ongoing. The Company has been informed during its retail license negotiations, both by OfReg and its predecessor in these negotiations, that the Cayman Islands government seeks to restructure the terms of its license in a manner that could significantly reduce the operating income and cash flows the Company has historically generated from its retail license.
The Company is presently unable to determine what impact the resolution of its retail license negotiations will have on its cash flows, financial condition or results of operations but such resolution could result in a material reduction (or the loss) of the operating income and cash flows the Company has historically generated from Cayman Water’s retail operations and could require the Company to record impairment losses to reduce the carrying values of its retail segment assets. Such impairment losses could have a material adverse impact on the Company’s consolidated financial condition and results of operations.
CW-Bahamas
CW-Bahamas’ accounts receivable balances (including accrued interest) due from the WSC amounted to $18.4 million as of September 30, 2020 and $18.4 million as of December 31, 2019.
Historically, CW-Bahamas has experienced delays in collecting its accounts receivable from the WSC. When these delays occur, the Company holds discussions and meetings with representatives of the WSC and The Bahamas government, and as a result, payment schedules are developed for WSC’s delinquent accounts receivable. All previous delinquent accounts receivable from the WSC were eventually paid in full. Based upon this payment history, CW-Bahamas has never been required to provide an allowance for doubtful accounts for any of its accounts receivable, despite the periodic accumulation of significant delinquent balances. As of September 30, 2020, the Company had not provided an allowance for doubtful accounts for CW-Bahamas’ accounts receivable from the WSC.
If CW-Bahamas continues to be unable to collect a significant portion of its delinquent accounts receivable, one or more of the following events may occur: (i) CW-Bahamas may not have sufficient liquidity to meet its obligations; (ii) the Company may be required to cease the recognition of revenue on CW-Bahamas’ water supply agreements with the WSC; and (iii) the Company may be required to provide an allowance for doubtful accounts for CW-Bahamas’ accounts receivable. Any of these events could have a material adverse impact on the Company’s consolidated financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows.
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9. Discontinued operations - CW-Belize
On February 14, 2019, the Company completed the sale of its former subsidiary, Consolidated Water (Belize) Limited ("CW-Belize") to Belize Water Services Ltd. (“BWSL”) effective January 1, 2019. After adjustments, the final price for CW-Belize was approximately $7.0 million. Pursuant to the sale and purchase agreement, BWSL initially paid the Company $6.735 million of the purchase price and approximately $265,000 was withheld to cover indemnification obligations of the Company under the agreement. The remaining $265,000 of the purchase price was paid by BWSL in August 2019. As a result of the sale of CW-Belize, the Company realized a gain of $3,621,170, which is reported as gain on sale of discontinued operations in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2019.
10. Impact of recent accounting standards
Adoption of New Accounting Standards:
None.
Effect of newly issued but not yet effective accounting standards:
In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848), which provides optional expedients and exceptions to the current guidance on contract modifications and hedging relationships to ease the financial reporting burdens of the expected market transition from LIBOR and other interbank offered rates to alternative reference rates. The guidance was effective upon issuance and may be applied prospectively to contract modifications made and hedging relationships entered into or evaluated on or before December 31, 2022. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the new guidance on the consolidated financial statements, however the adoption of this standard is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
11. Subsequent events
The Company evaluated subsequent events through the time of the filing of this report on Form 10-Q. Other than as disclosed in these condensed consolidated financial statements, the Company is not aware of any significant events that occurred subsequent to the balance sheet date but prior to the filing of this report that would have a material impact on its condensed consolidated financial statements.
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including but not limited to, statements regarding our future revenue, future plans, objectives, expectations and events, assumptions and estimates. Forward-looking statements can be identified by use of the words or phrases “will,” “will likely result,” “are expected to,” “will continue,” “estimate,” “project,” “potential,” “believe,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “intend,” or similar expressions and variations of such words. Statements that are not historical facts are based on our current expectations, beliefs, assumptions, estimates, forecasts and projections for our business and the industry and markets related to our business.
The forward-looking statements contained in this report are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions which are difficult to predict. Actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed in such forward-looking statements. Important factors which may affect these actual outcomes and results include, without limitation:
● | tourism and weather conditions in the areas we serve; |
● | the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic; |
● | the economic, political and social stability of each country in which we conduct or plan to conduct business; |
● | our relationships with the government entities and other customers we serve; |
● | regulatory matters, including resolution of the negotiations for the renewal of our retail license on Grand Cayman; |
● | our ability to successfully enter new markets; and |
● | other factors, including those “Risk Factors” set forth under Part II, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in this Quarterly Report and in our 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K. |
The forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report speak as of its date. We expressly disclaim any obligation or undertaking to update or revise any forward-looking statement contained in this Quarterly Report to reflect any change in our expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any forward-looking statement is based, except as may be required by law.
References herein to “we,” “our,” “ours” and “us” refer to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. and its subsidiaries.
Critical Accounting Estimates
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Our actual results could differ significantly from such estimates and assumptions.
Certain of our accounting estimates or assumptions constitute “critical accounting estimates” for us because:
● | the nature of these estimates or assumptions is material due to the levels of subjectivity and judgment necessary to account for highly uncertain matters or the susceptibility of such matters to change; and |
● | the impact of the estimates and assumptions on financial condition and results of operations is material. |
Our critical accounting estimates relate to the valuations of our (i) goodwill and intangible assets; and (ii) long-lived assets.
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Goodwill and intangible assets
Goodwill represents the excess cost over the fair value of the assets of an acquired business. Goodwill and intangible assets acquired in a business combination accounted for as a purchase and determined to have an indefinite useful life are not amortized but are tested for impairment at least annually. Intangible assets with estimable useful lives are amortized over their respective estimated useful lives to their estimated residual values and reviewed periodically for impairment. We evaluate the possible impairment of goodwill annually as part of our reporting process for the fourth quarter of each fiscal year. Management identifies our reporting units, which consist of our retail, bulk, services and manufacturing operations, and determines the carrying value of each reporting unit by assigning the assets and liabilities, including the existing goodwill and intangible assets, to those reporting units. We determine the fair value of each reporting unit and compare these fair values to the carrying amounts of the reporting units. To the extent the carrying amount of the reporting unit exceeds the fair value of the reporting unit, an impairment loss is recorded.
For the year ended December 31, 2019 we estimated the fair value of our reporting units by applying the discounted cash flow method, the guideline public company method, and the mergers and acquisitions method.
The discounted cash flow method relied upon seven-year discrete projections of operating results, working capital and capital expenditures, along with a terminal value subsequent to the discrete period. These seven-year projections were based upon historical and anticipated future results, general economic and market conditions, and considered the impact of planned business and operational strategies. The discount rates for the calculations represented the estimated cost of capital for market participants at the time of each analysis.
We also estimated the fair value of each of our reporting units for the year ended December 31, 2019 through reference to the guideline companies and the market multiples implied by guideline merger and acquisition transactions.
We weighted the fair values estimated for each of our reporting units under each method and summed such weighted fair values to estimate the overall fair value for each reporting unit. The respective weightings we applied to each method as of December 31, 2019 were consistent with those used as of December 31, 2018 and were as follows:
Method |
| Retail |
| Bulk |
| Manufacturing |
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Discounted cash flow |
| 80 | % | 80 | % | 80 | % |
Guideline public company |
| 10 | % | 10 | % | 10 | % |
Mergers and acquisitions |
| 10 | % | 10 | % | 10 | % |
| 100 | % | 100 | % | 100 | % |
The fair values we estimated for our retail and bulk reporting units exceeded their carrying amounts by 74% and 58%, respectively, as of December 31, 2019. The assets and liabilities for our services reporting unit (with the exception of our investments in land and rights of way for our Mexico project) consist almost entirely of those for PERC, which was acquired at fair value on October 24, 2019, and therefore we estimated that the fair value of our services reporting unit closely approximated its carrying value at December 31, 2019. Our manufacturing reporting unit consists entirely of Aerex and the remaining 49% ownership interest of Aerex was purchased on January 24, 2020 for $8,500,000. We considered this purchase, the manufacturing reporting unit’s results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2019, the manufacturing reporting unit’s projected results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2020, and the amount by which the estimated fair value of the manufacturing reporting unit exceeded its carrying amount as of December 31, 2018 to determine that it is more likely than not that the fair value of our manufacturing reporting unit exceeded its carrying amount at December 31, 2019.
In February 2016, we acquired our initial 51% ownership interest in Aerex. In connection with this acquisition, we recorded goodwill of $8,035,211. Aerex’s actual results of operations for the six months in 2016 following the acquisition fell significantly short of the projected results that were included in the cash flow projections we utilized to determine the purchase price for Aerex and the fair values of its assets and liabilities. Due to this shortfall in Aerex’s results of operations, we tested Aerex’s goodwill for possible impairment as of September 30, 2016 by estimating its fair value using the discounted cash flow method. As a result of this impairment testing, we determined that the carrying value of our Aerex goodwill exceeded its fair value and recorded an impairment loss of $(1,750,000) for the three months ended September 30, 2016 to reduce the carrying value of this goodwill to $6,285,211. As part of our annual impairment testing of goodwill
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performed during the fourth quarter, in 2017 we updated our projections for Aerex’s future cash flows, determined that the carrying value of our Aerex goodwill exceeded its fair value, and recorded an impairment loss of $(1,400,000) for the three months ended December 31, 2017 to further reduce the carrying value of this goodwill to $4,885,211.
Approximately 84% and 68% of Aerex’s revenue, and 86% and 68% of Aerex’s gross profit, for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and the year ended December 31, 2019, respectively, were generated from sales to one customer. In October 2020, this customer verbally informed Aerex that it expects (for inventory management purposes) to suspend its purchases from Aerex following the fourth quarter of 2020 for a period of approximately one year. This customer has verbally informed Aerex that it presently expects to recommence its purchases from Aerex beginning with the first quarter of 2022. However, we can offer no assurances that this customer will recommence its purchases from Aerex at that time. Furthermore, any such future purchases (should they occur) may not generate as much revenue and gross profit as Aerex has historically earned from this customer. We are seeking to replace this anticipated loss in revenue and gross profit for 2020 from this customer by increasing sales of other products that we manufacture to new and existing customers, however, we may not be able to do so.
As a result of this anticipated loss of revenue for Aerex, we updated our projections for our manufacturing reporting unit’s future cash flows. Such projections assume, in part, that Aerex’s major customer will recommence its purchases from Aerex in 2022 but at a reduced aggregate amount, as compared to 2020 and 2019. Based upon these updated projections we tested our manufacturing reporting unit’s goodwill for possible impairment as of September 30, 2020 using the discounted cash flow method. As a result of this impairment testing, we determined that the estimated fair value of our manufacturing reporting unit exceeded its carrying value by approximately 22% as of September 30, 2020. However, we may be required to record an impairment loss in the future to reduce the carrying value of our manufacturing reporting unit’s goodwill should we determine that Aerex’s future net cash inflows will be less than this most current estimate. Any such impairment loss could have a material adverse impact on our consolidated financial condition and results of operations.
In February 2019, we sold CW-Belize. As a result of this sale, CW-Belize has been accounted for as discontinued operations in our consolidated financial statements, and bulk segment goodwill of approximately $380,000 as of December 31, 2018 associated with CW-Belize was reclassified to long-term assets of discontinued operations in our consolidated statements of financial condition and included in the calculation of our gain on sale of discontinued operations of $3.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019.
Long-lived assets
We review the carrying amounts of our long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets might not be recoverable. Conditions that would necessitate an impairment assessment include a significant decline in the observable market value of an asset, a significant change in the extent or manner in which an asset is used, or a significant adverse change that would indicate that the carrying amount of an asset or group of assets is not recoverable. For long-lived assets to be held and used, we recognize an impairment loss only if its carrying amount is not recoverable through its undiscounted cash flows and measure the impairment loss based on the difference between the carrying amount and fair value.
On June 29, 2020, our Mexico subsidiary, AdR, received a letter from the State of Baja California (the “State”) terminating AdR’s contract with the State involving the construction and operation of a desalination plant in Rosarito California and accompanying aqueduct to deliver the water produced by this plant to the Mexican public water system. As a result of the cancellation of this contract, we recorded an impairment loss for rights of way acquired for the contract’s proposed aqueduct of $(3.0 million) for the three months ended June 30, 2020, which is reflected in our loss from discontinued operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2020.
Through our former subsidiary, PT Consolidated Water Bali (“CW-Bali”), we built and operated a seawater reverse osmosis plant with a productive capacity of approximately 264,000 gallons per day located in Nusa Dua, one of the primary tourist areas of Bali, Indonesia. We recorded operating losses for CW-Bali as the sales volumes for its plant were insufficient to cover its operating costs. In 2017 and 2016 we determined, based upon probability-weighted scenarios for CW-Bali’s future undiscounted cash flows, that the carrying values of CW-Bali’s long-lived assets and our investment in
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CW-Bali were not recoverable. Consequently, we recorded impairment losses of $(1.6 million) and $(2.0 million), in 2017 and 2016, respectively, to reduce the carrying values of these assets to their fair values.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included under Part I, Item 1. “Financial Statements” of this Quarterly Report and our consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for our fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 (“2019 Form 10-K”) and the information set forth under Item 7. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of our 2019 Form 10-K.
Three Months Ended September 30, 2020 Compared to Three Months Ended September 30, 2019
Discontinued Operations – Mexico Project Development
Beginning in 2010, we began the pursuit, through our Netherlands subsidiary, Consolidated Water Cooperatief, U.A. (“CW-Cooperatief”), and our Mexico subsidiary, N.S.C. Agua, S.A. de C.V. (“NSC”), of a project (the “Project”) that originally encompassed the construction, operation and minority ownership of a 100 million gallon per day seawater reverse osmosis desalination plant to be located in northern Baja California, Mexico and accompanying pipelines to deliver water to the Mexican potable water system.
Through a series of transactions that began in 2012, NSC purchased 20.1 hectares of land for approximately $21.1 million on which the proposed Project’s plant was to be constructed.
In November 2015, the State of Baja, California officially commenced the required public tender for the Project, the scope of which the State defined as a first phase to be operational in 2019 consisting of a 50 million gallon per day plant and an aqueduct that connects to the Mexican potable water infrastructure and a second phase to be operational in 2024 consisting of an additional 50 million gallons per day of production capacity. A consortium (the “Consortium”) comprised of NSC, Suez Medio Ambiente México, S.A. de C.V. (“Suez MA”), a subsidiary of SUEZ International, S.A.S., and NuWater S.A.P.I. de C.V. (“Nuwater”) submitted its tender for the Project in April 2016 and in June 2016, the State designated the Consortium as the winner of the tender process for the Project.
In August 2016, NSC and NuWater incorporated Newco under the name Aguas de Rosarito S.A.P.I. de C.V. (“AdR”) to pursue completion of the Project and executed a shareholders agreement for AdR agreeing among other things that (i) AdR would purchase the land and other Project assets from NSC on the date that the Project begins commercial operation and (ii) AdR would enter into a Management and Technical Services Agreement with NSC effective on the first day that the Project begins commercial operation. NSC initially owned 99.6% of the equity of AdR. In February 2018, we acquired the remaining 0.4% ownership in AdR from NuWater.
On August 22, 2016, the Public Private Partnership Agreement for the Project (the “APP Contract”) was executed between AdR, the Comisión Estatal del Agua de Baja California (“CEA”), the Government of Baja California as represented by the Secretary of Planning and Finance and the Public Utilities Commission of Tijuana (“CESPT”). The APP Contract required AdR to design, construct, finance and operate a seawater reverse osmosis desalination plant (and accompanying aqueduct) with a capacity of up to 100 million gallons per day in two phases: the first with a capacity of 50 million gallons per day and an aqueduct to the Mexican potable water system in Tijuana, Baja California and the second phase with a capacity of 50 million gallons per day. The first phase was to be operational within 36 months of commencing construction and the second phase was to be operational by July 2024. The APP Contract further required AdR to operate and maintain the plant and aqueduct for a period of 37 years starting from the commencement of operation of the first phase. At the end of the operating period, ownership of the plant and aqueduct would have been transferred to CEA.
Both the exchange rate for the Mexican peso relative to the dollar and general macroeconomic conditions in Mexico varied since the execution of the APP Contract. These changes adversely impacted the estimated construction, operating and financing costs for the Project. The APP Contract and the APP Law allow for the parties to negotiate (but do not guarantee) modifications to the consideration (i.e. water tariff) under the APP Contract in the event of such significant macroeconomic
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condition changes. In February 2017, AdR submitted proposals to CEA requesting the definition of the mechanism required by the APP Contract to update the consideration under the APP Contract for changes in foreign exchange rates, lending rates and certain laws which have impacted the Project. On June 1, 2018, AdR and CEA executed an amendment to the APP Contract which, among other things, increased the scope of Phase 1 of the Project by including the aqueduct originally designated for Phase 2, and addressed AdR’s concerns regarding the impact on the Project for changes in the exchange rate for the peso relative to the dollar and changes in interest rates that have occurred subsequent to the submission of the Consortium’s bid for the Project. As a result of this amendment to the APP Contract, the final cost of Phase 1 and the related consideration to be charged by AdR under the APP Contract was to be determined based upon the bid submitted by the Consortium, the changes set forth in the amendment to the APP Contract and the economic conditions (e.g. interest rates and currency exchange rates) in effect on the financial closing date for Phase 1.
In February 2018, AdR executed a subscription agreement (the “Subscription Agreement”) for the equity funding required for the Project. The Subscription Agreement called for NSC to retain a minimum of 25% of the equity in AdR. One or more affiliates of Greenfield SPV VII, S.A.P.I. de C.V. (“Greenfield”), a Mexico company managed by an affiliate of a leading U.S. asset manager, would acquire a minimum of 55% of the equity of AdR. The Subscription Agreement also provided Suez MA with the option to purchase 20% of the equity of AdR. If Suez MA did not exercise this option, NSC would retain 35% of the equity of AdR and Greenfield will acquire 65% of the equity of AdR. The Subscription Agreement became effective when the additional conditions precedent related to the Project were met. The aggregate funding to be provided by AdR’s shareholders for the Project, in the form of equity and subordinated shareholder loans, was estimated at approximately 20% of the total cost of Phase 1 of the Project. This Subscription Agreement was scheduled to expire on September 30, 2020. NSC expected to generate a portion of its additional future equity investment in AdR through the sale to AdR of the land it had purchased for the Project.
On June 29, 2020, AdR received a letter (the “Letter”) from the Director General of CEA and the Director General of CESPT terminating the APP Contract. The reasoning provided in the Letter for the decision to terminate the APP Contract is that the Project (a) is not financially feasible due to increases in the construction, operating and financing costs for the Project in addition to negative changes in economic conditions (e.g. interest rates and currency exchange rates); (b) is not sustainable for CEA and CESPT given its financial unfeasibility; (c) puts pressure to increase the rates charged to customers; (d) would force the Government of the State to cover a deficit of CEA and CESPT, thus preventing the State Government from spending on investment programs or social expenditures; and (e) negatively affects the general interest. The Letter requested that AdR provide an inventory of the assets that currently comprise the “Project Works” (as defined in the APP Contract) for the purpose of acknowledging and paying the non-recoverable expenses made by AdR in connection with the Project, with such reimbursement to be calculated in accordance with the terms of the APP Contract. The applicable law requires this list of non-recoverable expenses made by AdR in connection with the Project be submitted to CEA and CESPT within 20 business days from the date of receipt of the Letter. On August 28, 2020, AdR and NSC submitted their list of non-recoverable expenses to CEA and CESPT which was comprised of 51,144,525 United States dollars and an additional 137,333,114 Mexican pesos.
We plan to vigorously pursue all legal remedies and courses of action available under the APP Contract and applicable law (including international treaties and agreements) with respect to any rights we may have upon termination of the APP Contract, including the reimbursement of expenses and investments. However, we cannot provide any assurances that we will be able to obtain reimbursement for any expenses or investments made with respect to the Project.
As a result of the cancellation of the APP Contract, during the three months ended September 30, 2020, we discontinued all development activities associated with the Project and commenced active marketing efforts to sell the land NSC purchased for the Project. Accordingly, the assets and liabilities of NSC and AdR, as well as all Project development expenses and the impairment loss these subsidiaries incurred, have been reclassified from the services segment to discontinued operations in the accompanying condensed financial statements as of and for the three months ended September 30, 2020. Our net losses from discontinued operations for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 of $(377,321) and $(532,710), respectively, consist of legal, accounting, engineering, administrative, consulting and other costs relating to Project development activities and, for 2020, our activities following the cancellation of the APP Contract to pursue reimbursement from the State of Baja California.
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The following discussion and analysis of our consolidated results of operations and results of operations by segment for the three months ended September 30, 2020 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2019 relates only to our continuing operations.
Consolidated Results
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. stockholders for 2020 was $1,812,156 ($0.12 per share on a fully diluted basis), as compared to net income from continuing operations of $2,259,762 ($0.15 per share on a fully diluted basis) for 2019.
Total revenue for 2020 increased to $17,666,257 from $15,889,239 in 2019, as a result of the addition of PERC’s revenue to our services segment and a small increase in the manufacturing segment, while the revenue for our retail and bulk segments decreased from 2019. Gross profit for 2020 was $6,215,636 (35% of total revenue) as compared to $6,708,980 (42% of total revenue) for 2019. For further discussion of revenue and gross profit see the “Results by Segment” discussion and analysis that follows.
General and administrative (“G&A”) expenses on a consolidated basis increased to $4,810,016 for 2020 as compared to $4,279,972 for 2019 due to PERC’s expenses of approximately $728,000 for 2020.
Other income-net, remained relatively consistent at $245,492 for 2020 as compared to $216,896 for 2019.
The COVID-19 pandemic had a material adverse impact on our consolidated results of operations for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and we believe the COVID-19 pandemic will continue to adversely impact our results of operations in future periods. See further discussion herein and at “LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES – Material Commitments, Expenditures and Contingencies – COVID-19.”
Results by Segment
Retail Segment:
The retail segment incurred a loss from operations of $(961,634) for 2020 compared to a loss from operations of $(165,168) for 2019.
Revenue generated by our retail water operations decreased to $4,993,069 in 2020 from $6,271,220 in 2019 due to an 18% decrease in the volume of water sold. This sales volume decrease is due to the temporary cessation of tourism on Grand Cayman resulting from the closing of all Cayman Islands airports and seaports in March 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Retail segment gross profit decreased to $2,406,168 (48% of retail revenue) for 2020 from $3,325,634 (53% of retail revenue) for 2019 as a result of the revenue decline.
Consistent with prior periods, we record all non-direct G&A expenses in our retail segment and do not allocate any of these non-direct costs to our other three business segments. Retail G&A expenses remained relatively consistent at $3,367,802 for 2020 as compared to $3,497,320 for 2019.
Bulk Segment:
The bulk segment contributed $1,278,096 and $1,886,329 to our income from operations for 2020 and 2019, respectively.
Bulk segment revenue was $6,061,475 and $6,449,757 for 2020 and 2019, respectively. The decrease in bulk segment revenue is attributable to a decrease in CW-Bahamas’ revenue of approximately $431,000 for 2020 due to lower energy costs, which correspondingly decreased the energy pass-through component of CW-Bahamas’ rates.
Gross profit for our bulk segment was $1,660,758 (27% of bulk revenue) and $2,180,018 (34% of bulk revenue) for 2020 and 2019, respectively. Gross profit in dollars and as a percentage of revenue decreased in 2020 as compared to 2019
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principally due to the decline in 2020 revenue and increased operating expenses (primarily chemicals and repairs and maintenance costs) incurred for CW-Bahamas of approximately $364,000.
Bulk segment G&A expenses remained relatively consistent at $382,662 for 2020 as compared to $294,189 for 2019.
Services Segment:
The services segment income from from operations of $108,850 and $63,830 for 2020 and 2019, respectively.
Services segment revenue increased to $3,351,935 for 2020 from $95,980 for 2019 due to the addition of $3,240,390 in revenue from PERC as a result of our acquisition of a controlling interest in this company in late October 2019.
Gross profit for the services segment improved to $838,663 (25% of services revenue) in 2020 as a result of the addition of PERC. The services segment generated a gross profit of $64,379 (67% of services revenue) for 2019.
G&A expenses for the services segment increased to $728,829 for 2020 as compared to $549 for 2019 primarily due to the addition of PERC’s G&A expenses.
Manufacturing Segment:
The manufacturing segment contributed $979,324 to our income from operations in 2020 as compared to $651,035 in 2019.
Manufacturing revenue was $3,259,778 and $3,072,282 for 2020 and 2019, respectively. Manufacturing revenue increased from 2019 to 2020 due to a shift in the production mix to higher revenue projects.
Manufacturing gross profit was $1,310,047 (40% of manufacturing revenue) and $1,138,949 (37% of manufacturing revenue) for 2020 and 2019, respectively. The increase in manufacturing gross profit as a percentage of revenue stems from a mix of higher margin projects.
G&A expenses for the manufacturing segment dropped to $330,723 for 2020 as compared to $487,914 for 2019 as a result of a decrease of $125,000 in amortization expenses due to the completion of the amortization of certain intangible assets recorded in connection with the Aerex acquisition.
Approximately 81% and 53% of our manufacturing segment revenue, and 88% and 43% of our manufacturing segment gross profit, for 2020 and 2019, respectively, were generated from sales to one customer. In October 2020, this customer verbally informed Aerex that it expects (for inventory management purposes) to suspend its purchases from Aerex following the fourth quarter of 2020 for a period of approximately one year. This customer has verbally informed Aerex that it presently expects to recommence its purchases from Aerex beginning with the first quarter of 2022. However, we can offer no assurances that this customer will recommence its purchases from Aerex at that time. Furthermore, any such future purchases (should they occur) may not generate as much revenue and gross profit as Aerex has historically earned from this customer. We are seeking to replace this anticipated loss in revenue and gross profit by increasing sales of other products that we manufacture to new and existing customers, however, we may not be able to do so. Consequently, our manufacturing segment revenue and gross profit for 2021 may decline as compared to the two prior years.
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020 Compared to Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
Discontinued Operations – Mexico Project Development
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As previously discussed, on June 29, 2020 the State of Baja California cancelled its APP Contract with AdR for the Project. As a result of the cancellation of the APP Contract, during the three months ended September 30, 2020 we discontinued all development activities associated with the Project and commenced active marketing efforts to sell the land NSC purchased for the Project. Accordingly, the assets and liabilities of NSC and AdR, as well as all Project development expenses these subsidiaries incurred, have been reclassified to discontinued operations in the accompanying condensed financial statements as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2020.
Through the date the APP Contract was cancelled, NSC had paid approximately $3.0 million to acquire rights of way for the aqueduct to be constructed for the Project to deliver water to the Mexico public water system. As a result of the cancellation of the APP Contract, we recorded an impairment loss of $(3.0 million) for the three months ended June 30, 2020 for these rights of way. Our net loss from discontinued operations of $(4,448,798) for 2020 consists of this impairment loss and the development expenses incurred for the Project. Our net loss from discontinued operations of $(1,786,873) for 2019 consists of the development expenses incurred for the Project.
In late December 2018, our Board of Directors formally approved the sale of our subsidiary, CW-Belize and on February 14, 2019, we completed the sale (which was effective as of January 1, 2019) of CW-Belize. The gain we realized on the sale of CW-Belize in 2019 of $3,621,170 is reflected in our 2019 consolidated results of operations as gain on sale from discontinued operations.
The following discussion and analysis of our consolidated results of operations and results of operations by segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2019 relates only to our continuing operations.
Consolidated Results
The net income from continuing operations attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. stockholders for 2020 was $7,644,398 ($0.50 per share on a fully diluted basis). The net income from operations attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. shareholders was $8,555,448 ($0.57 per share on a fully diluted basis) for 2019.
Total revenue for 2020 increased to $57,479,225 from $51,183,023 in 2019, primarily as a result of the addition of PERC’s revenue to our services segment. Gross profit for 2020 was $21,959,100 (38% of total revenue) as compared to $21,224,032 (41% of total revenue) for 2019. For further discussion of revenue and gross profit see the “Results by Segment” discussion and analysis that follows.
In June 2019, we completed the sales of our CW-Bali assets and its stock for $365,000 and $25,000, respectively. Such sales generated primarily all of the $448,088 gain on asset dispositions for 2019.
G&A expenses on a consolidated basis increased to $14,062,938 for 2020 as compared to $12,389,547 for 2019 due to the addition in 2020 of PERC’s G&A expenses of approximately $2,111,000.
Other income-net, remained relatively consistent at $533,710 for 2020 and $518,031 for 2019.
The COVID-19 pandemic had a material adverse impact on our consolidated results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and we believe the COVID-19 pandemic will continue to adversely impact our results of operations in future periods. See further discussion herein and at “LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES – Material Commitments, Expenditures and Contingencies – COVID-19.”
Results by Segment
Retail Segment:
The retail segment incurred a net loss from operations for 2020 of $(134,644) compared to $1,568,516 to our income from operations for 2019.
Revenue generated by our retail water operations decreased to $18,216,797 in 2020 from $19,941,395 in 2019 due to an 8% decrease in the volume of water sold. This sales volume decrease is due to the temporary cessation of tourism on Grand
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Cayman resulting from the closing of all Cayman Islands airports and seaports in March 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Retail segment gross profit decreased to $9,873,779 (54% of retail revenue) for 2020 from $11,187,447 (56% of retail revenue) for 2019 principally as a result of the drop in revenue.
Consistent with prior periods, we record all non-direct G&A expenses in our retail segment and do not allocate any of these non-direct costs to our other three business segments. Retail G&A expenses remained relatively consistent at $10,008,423 for 2020 as compared to $10,020,019 for 2019.
In June 2019, we completed the sales of our CW-Bali assets and its stock for $365,000 and $25,000, respectively. Such sales generated primarily all of the $401,088 gain on asset dispositions for 2019.
Bulk Segment:
The bulk segment contributed $4,525,942 and $5,656,097 to our income from operations for 2020 and 2019, respectively.
Bulk segment revenue was $18,368,156 and $20,502,121 for 2020 and 2019, respectively. OC-Cayman experienced a decline in revenue of approximately $1.3 million for 2020 as a result of the two new contracts (at lower rates) with the Water Authority-Cayman (the “WAC”) for water supplied from (1) the Red Gate and North Sound plants which commenced in February 2019 and (2) the North Side Water Works plant, which commenced in July 2019. CW-Bahamas’ revenue dropped approximately $879,000 for 2020 due to lower energy costs, which correspondingly decreased the energy pass-through component of CW-Bahamas’ rates.
Gross profit for our bulk segment was $5,461,550 (30% of bulk revenue) and $6,509,669 (32% of bulk revenue) for 2020 and 2019, respectively. Gross profit decreased in 2020 as compared to 2019 due to repairs and maintenance expenses for CW-Bahamas for 2020 that exceeded those incurred in 2019 and lower margins earned by OC-Cayman on its new contracts (as compared to its previous contracts) with the WAC.
Bulk segment G&A expenses remained relatively consistent at $935,808 for 2020 as compared to $900,572 for 2019.
Services Segment:
The services segment contributed $415,375 and $85,870 to our income from operations for 2020 and 2019, respectively.
Services segment revenue increased to $9,942,748 for 2020 from $287,349 for 2019 due to the addition of $9,614,892 in revenue from PERC as a result of our acquisition of a contolling interest in this company in late October 2019.
Gross profit for the services segment improved to $2,524,443 (25% of services revenue) in 2020 as a result of the addition of PERC. The services segment generated a gross profit of $88,735 (31% of services revenue) for 2019.
G&A expenses for the services segment increased to $2,112,869 for 2020 as compared to $2,865 for 2019 due to the addition of PERC.
Manufacturing Segment:
The manufacturing segment contributed $3,093,490 to our income from operations in 2020 as compared to $1,972,090 in 2019.
Manufacturing revenue was $10,951,524 and $10,452,158 for 2020 and 2019, respectively. Manufacturing revenue increased from 2019 to 2020 due to a shift in the production mix to higher revenue projects.
Manufacturing gross profit was $4,099,328 (37% of manufacturing revenue) and $3,438,181 (33% of manufacturing revenue) for 2020 and 2019, respectively. The increase in manufacturing gross profit in dollars and as a percentage of revenue stems from a mix of higher margin projects, coupled with overall higher production activity that led to improved plant efficiency.
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G&A expenses for the manufacturing segment dropped to $1,005,838 for 2020 as compared to $1,466,091 for 2019 as a result of a decrease of approximately $389,000 in amortization expenses due to the completion of the amortization of certain intangible assets recorded in connection with the Aerex acquisition.
Approximately 84% and 67% of our manufacturing segment revenue, and 86% and 64% of our manufacturing segment gross profit, for 2020 and 2019, respectively, were generated from sales to one customer. In October 2020, this customer verbally informed Aerex that it expects (for inventory management purposes) to suspend its purchases from Aerex following the fourth quarter of 2020 for a period of approximately one year. This customer has verbally informed Aerex that it presently expects to recommence its purchases from Aerex beginning with the first quarter of 2022. However, we can offer no assurances that this customer will recommence its purchases from Aerex at that time. Furthermore, any such future purchases (should they occur) may not generate as much revenue and gross profit as Aerex has historically earned from this customer. We are seeking to replace this anticipated loss in revenue and gross profit by increasing sales of other products that we manufacture to new and existing customers, however, we may not be able to do so. Consequently, our manufacturing segment revenue and gross profit for 2021 may decline as compared to the two prior years.
FINANCIAL CONDITION
The significant changes in the components of our consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2020 as compared to December 31, 2019 (other than the change in our cash and cash equivalents, which is discussed later in “LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES”) and the reasons for these changes are discussed in the following paragraphs.
Accounts receivable increased by approximately $1.2 million. This net increase reflects an increase in Aerex’s accounts receivable of approximately $1.3 million due to an extension of invoice due dates (unrelated to the COVID-19 pandemic) for Aerex’s largest customer and approximately $595,000 in incremental accounts receivable arising from the addition of PERC.
Prepaid expenses and other current assets increased by approximately $1.4 million due to the prepayment of insurance policies.
Construction in progress decreased by approximately $862,000 primarily due to the completion of the renovation of the North Side Water Works plant on Grand Cayman.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Liquidity Position
Our projected liquidity requirements for the balance of 2020 include capital expenditures for our existing operations of approximately $150,000 and approximately $1.3 million for dividends payable. Our liquidity requirements may also include future quarterly dividends if such dividends are declared by our Board. Our dividend payments amounted to approximately $3.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and approximately $5.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2019.
As of September 30, 2020, we had cash and cash equivalents of $38.2 million and working capital of $63.8 million. With the possible exception of the liquidity matter relating to CW-Bahamas that is discussed in the paragraphs that follow, we are not presently aware of anything that would lead us to believe that we will not have sufficient liquidity to meet our needs.
CW-Bahamas Liquidity
CW-Bahamas’ accounts receivable balances (which include accrued interest) due from the Water and Sewerage Corporation of The Bahamas (“WSC”) amounted to $18.4 million as of September 30, 2020 and $18.4 million as of December 31, 2019. Approximately 77% of the September 30, 2020 accounts receivable balance was delinquent as of that date. The delay in collecting these accounts receivable has adversely impacted the liquidity of this subsidiary. As of October 31, 2020, CW-Bahamas’ accounts receivable from the WSC totaled approximately $15.1 million.
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Historically, CW-Bahamas has experienced delays in collecting its accounts receivable from the WSC. When these delays occur, we hold discussions and meetings with representatives of the WSC and The Bahamas government, and as a result, payment schedules are developed for WSC’s delinquent accounts receivable. All previous delinquent accounts receivable from the WSC were eventually paid in full. Based upon this payment history, CW-Bahamas has never been required to provide an allowance for doubtful accounts for any of its accounts receivable, despite the periodic accumulation of significant delinquent balances. As of September 30, 2020, we have not provided an allowance for doubtful accounts for CW-Bahamas’ accounts receivable from the WSC.
We believe the delays we have experienced in collecting CW-Bahamas’ receivables were extended due to the impact of Hurricane Dorian, which devastated the northern Bahamas in September 2019 and the severe economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on The Bahamas government’s revenue sources.
If CW-Bahamas continues to be unable to collect a significant portion of its delinquent accounts receivable, one or more of the following events may occur: (i) CW-Bahamas may not have sufficient liquidity to meet its obligations; (ii) we may be required to cease the recognition of revenue on CW-Bahamas’ water supply agreements with the WSC; and (iii) we may be required to provide an allowance for doubtful accounts for CW-Bahamas’ accounts receivable. Any of these events could have a material adverse impact on our consolidated financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows.
Discussion of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
Our cash and cash equivalents decreased to $38,179,414 as of September 30, 2020 from $42,071,083 as of December 31, 2019.
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
Net cash provided by our operating activities from continuing operations was $11,909,538. This net cash reflects net income generated for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 of $3,837,889 as adjusted for (i) various items included in the determination of net income that do not affect cash flows during the year; and (ii) changes in the other components of working capital. The more significant of such items and changes in working capital components included depreciation and amortization of $5,562,483, a loss from discontinued operations of $4,448,798, an increase in accounts receivable of $1,290,015 and an increase in prepaid expenses and other current assets (primarily in the bulk segment) of $1,169,195.
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
Net cash used by our investing activities was $10,971,000. In January 2020, we acquired the remaining 49% ownership in Aerex for $8,500,000 in cash. In August 2020, we acquired an additional 10% of PERC for $900,000. Additions to property, plant and equipment and construction in progress used $1,571,450 in cash.
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
Net cash used by our financing activities was $3,872,112, almost all of which related to the payment of dividends.
Material Commitments, Expenditures and Contingencies
COVID-19
The worldwide coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, which was formally recognized by the World Health Organization on March 11, 2020, has had a profound negative impact on the economies of the countries in which we operate. Consequently, the COVID-19 pandemic has had, and will continue to have, a material adverse impact on our consolidated financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows.
A discussion of the current effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on each of our operating subsidiaries is provided in the following paragraphs. However, as the worldwide impact of COVID-19 continues to develop and expand, its future effects on our company could differ materially from the information we are providing herein.
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Cayman Water
As preventative measures to combat the possible spread of COVID-19, the Cabinet of the Cayman Islands (“the Cabinet”) closed all Cayman Islands sea ports to international passenger arrivals effective March 13, 2020; and closed all Cayman Islands airports to international passenger arrivals effective March 22, 2020. Effective March 28, 2020, the Cabinet and Cayman Islands law enforcement enacted various ‘stay-at-home’ regulations and curfews, which closed all businesses not deemed essential by the government and required citizens to stay at home unless they were purchasing necessities or engaged in an essential errand. In May 2020, the Cabinet started the phased relaxation of the shelter-in-place regulations and on October 1, 2020, the Cayman Islands reopened its borders for residents or individuals who own property in the Cayman Islands that provide evidence of a negative COVID-19 test performed within three days prior to arrival in the Cayman Islands and agree to remain in quarantine for 14 days after arrival. No date has yet been set for the planned reopening of the Cayman Islands to tourists.
As a result of these measures taken by the Cayman Islands government, tourism in the Cayman Islands has temporarily ceased and economic activity on Grand Cayman has slowed dramatically. The preventative measures taken by the Cayman Islands government in response to the COVID-19 pandemic did not commence until the latter half of March 2020 and thus affected our retail sales volumes for only the last six months of the nine months ended September 30, 2020. Consequently, our retail sales volume for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 declined by only 8% from the same nine month period in 2019. However, the retail sales volume for the three months ended September 30, 2020 was 18% less than that for the three months ended September 30, 2019. We expect that our retail segment revenue and cash flows will continue to be materially adversely impacted until such time as tourism and the economy in the Cayman Islands fully recover from the impact and effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
During the quarter ended March 31, 2020, the Cayman Islands government requested Cayman Water to temporarily suspend all disconnections for non-payment of its water services to ensure that all residents continued to have access to potable water during the COVID-19 pandemic, and to give customers that experienced financial hardship additional time to make their payments. We complied with this request. We temporarily closed our customer service office on March 30, 2020 to comply with the government’s shelter-in-place regulations and consequently our customers could not pay their bills by visiting our office until it reopened in June 2020. Postal service on Grand Cayman was suspended from late March through April 2020, which prevented us from invoicing our customers in the customary manner and we were required to employ alternative methods (including electronic mail and phone text messaging) to deliver our retail water invoices to our customers. The closure of the post office also inhibited our customers from paying us as they could not mail their payments. As as result of these circumstances, Cayman Water’s total balance of delinquent accounts receivable as of June 30, 2020 increased from historical norms and from March 30, 2020, and consequently we recorded a provision for doubtful accounts of approximately $80,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2020 for uncollectible accounts receivable. In July 2020, Cayman Water reinstituted its disconnection policy, but we expect to agree to payment plans with those delinquent customers we consider credit worthy in lieu of disconnecting their service. During the three months ended September 30, 2020, we reduced our allowance for uncollectible retail accounts receivable by $49,483 due to an improvement in collections.
Cayman Water’s operations have been designated as essential services by the Cayman Islands government. Presently, the day-to-day operations of Cayman Water’s water production facilities and distribution network have not been materially impeded by the COVID-19 pandemic – we continue to produce and supply water to meet the demand for water in our retail license area. We believe Cayman Water has adequate spare parts and supplies in stock to continue normal operations for the remainder of 2020 and into 2021.
OC-Cayman
Although it operates on Grand Cayman - and therefore is also affected by the preventative measures enacted by government that have been discussed previously - OC-Cayman sells water on a bulk basis to the WAC, which in turn provides this water to areas of Grand Cayman that are more residential, and less tourist related, than the license area served by Cayman Water. The monthly amounts OC-Cayman charges the WAC for water supplied under its water supply agreements consist of fixed amounts that constitute the majority of the amounts charged, and lesser amounts that vary with the volume of water supplied. Therefore, unlike Cayman Water, OC-Cayman’s revenue is not as directly affected by tourism on Grand
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Cayman and, due to the structure of the underlying water supply agreements, is not as acutely sensitive to declines in water demand.
The amount of water provided by OC-Cayman to the WAC for the three months ended September 30, 2020 was 5% less than that provided for the three months ended September 30, 2019 but was 1% more for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2019. We cannot presently determine to what extent OC-Cayman’s future revenue will be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
OC-Cayman’s operations have been designated as essential services by the Cayman Islands government. Presently, OC-Cayman’s day-to-day operations have not been materially impeded by the COVID-19 pandemic – we continue to produce and supply water to meet the requirements of our two water supply agreements with the WAC. We believe OC-Cayman has adequate spare parts and supplies in stock to continue normal operations for the remainder of 2020 and into 2021.
CW-Bahamas
The government of The Bahamas enacted Emergency Powers Regulations which became effective March 18, 2020 in an effort to combat the spread of COVID-19. These regulations closed all businesses not deemed essential by the government, encouraged the employees of non-essential businesses to work remotely and imposed 24 hour shelter-in-place curfew on all residents of The Bahamas other than those engaged in essential or pre-approved activities. On March 24, 2020, the government banned all international travel to The Bahamas by closing all airports and seaports. As a result of these measures taken by The Bahamas government, tourism on New Providence Island, where CW-Bahamas operates, has temporarily ceased and economic activity in The Bahamas has slowed dramatically. In May 2020, the Bahamian government relaxed some of the shelter-in-place regulations and in July 2020, the government of The Bahamas enacted a limited reopening of The Bahamas to air travel. However, increased travel restrictions were reimposed shortly thereafter due to an increase in COVID-19 cases. As of November 2020, shelter-in-place regulations have been loosened and commercial and retail operations are permitted to open with limited capacity. Conditions for travel to The Bahamas have also been loosened and individuals that wish to travel to The Bahamas must obtain a health travel visa which will be issued upon receipt of a negative RTPCR COVID-19 test five days in advance of travel; they must submit to a mandatory COVID-19 rapid antigen test five days after arrival in The Bahamas or upon exhibiting symptoms of COVID-19 while in The Bahamas. The Bahamian government has yet to set a date for the reopening of The Bahamas to cruise ship arrivals.
CW-Bahamas sells the water produced by its plants on a bulk basis to the WSC, which in turn provides water to the residences, businesses, and other end users on New Providence. Under the terms of each of its water supply agreements with the WSC, CW-Bahamas charges the WSC a fixed monthly amount, an amount each month that is based upon the amount of water supplied during the month, and pass-through energy charges, therefore CW-Bahamas’ revenue is impacted by changes in water demand and energy prices. To date, the volume of water CW-Bahamas sells to the WSC has not been adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic despite the downturn in economic activity on New Providence that began in April 2020 stemming from the preventative measures taken by the government in March 2020. In addition, the adverse impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on The Bahamas government’s revenue sources may further delay the collection of CW-Bahamas’ delinquent accounts receivable from the WSC.
CW-Bahamas’ operations have been designated as essential services by the government of The Bahamas. Presently, CW-Bahamas’ day-to-day operations have not been materially impeded by the COVID-19 pandemic – we continue to produce and supply water to meet the requirements of our two water agreements with the WSC. We believe CW-Bahamas has sufficient spare parts and consumables inventories to continue normal operations for the remainder of 2020 and into 2021.
Aerex
Presently, the COVID-19 pandemic has not materially impeded Aerex’s day-to-day operations.
Aerex presently has 15 plant employees. Should a number of these employees become ill or be required to enter quarantine as a result of COVID-19, Aerex could be required to reduce or cease its manufacturing activities, which could have a material adverse impact on our consolidated financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
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PERC
PERC’s operations are considered essential services by the State of California. Presently, the COVID-19 pandemic has not materially impeded PERC’s day-to-day operations.
Approximately 73% of PERC’s revenue of $9.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 was generated in California under contracts with government entities. The State of California has publicly acknowledged its on-going financial difficulties as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and such difficulties presently, or could in the future, extend to the various counties, municipalities and other government-related entities in California, including PERC’s customers, which could adversely impact PERC’s revenue and the collection of its accounts receivable.
PERC employs state-certified water and wastewater operators to operate various water treatment facilties in California and Arizona. Should a number of these employees become ill or be required to enter quarantine as a result of COVID-19, PERC could have difficulty meeting its contractual and statutory obligations for operating these water treatment facilities, which could have a material adverse impact on our consolidated financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
Cayman Water Retail License
We sell water through our retail operations under a license issued in July 1990 by the Cayman Islands government (the “1990 license”) that granted Cayman Water the exclusive right to provide potable water to customers within its licensed service area. Although the 1990 license was not expressly extended after January 2018, we continue to supply water under the terms of the 1990 license, as further discussed in the following paragraph. Pursuant to the 1990 license, Cayman Water has the exclusive right to produce potable water and distribute it by pipeline to its licensed service area, which consists of two of the three most populated areas of Grand Cayman Island: Seven Mile Beach and West Bay. For the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, we generated approximately 28% and 39%, respectively, of our consolidated revenue and 39% and 50%, respectively, of our consolidated gross profit from the retail water operations conducted under the 1990 license. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, we generated approximately 32% and 39%, respectively, of our consolidated revenue and 45% and 53%, respectively, of our consolidated gross profit from the retail water operations conducted under the 1990 license.
The 1990 license was originally scheduled to expire in July 2010 but was extended several times by the Cayman Islands government in order to provide the parties with additional time to negotiate the terms of a new license agreement. The most recent express extension of the license expired on January 31, 2018. We continue to operate under the terms of the 1990 license, providing water services to the level and quality specified in the 1990 license and in accordance with our understanding of its legal obligations, treating those obligations set forth in the 1990 license as operative notwithstanding the expiration of the express extension. We continue to pay the royalty required under the 1990 license.
In October 2016, the Government of the Cayman Islands passed legislation which created a new utilities regulation and competition office (“OfReg”). OfReg is an independent and accountable regulatory body with a view of protecting the rights of consumers, encouraging affordable utility services and promoting competition. OfReg, which began operations in January 2017, has the ability to supervise, monitor and regulate multiple utility undertakings and markets. Supplemental legislation was passed by the Government of the Cayman Islands in April 2017, which transferred responsibility for economic regulation of the water utility sector and the negotiations with us for a new retail license from the WAC to OfReg in May 2017. We began license negotiations with OfReg in July 2017 and such negotiations are ongoing. We have been informed during our retail license negotiations, both by OfReg and its predecessor in these negotiations, that the Cayman Islands government seeks to restructure the terms of our license in a manner that could significantly reduce the operating income and cash flows we have historically generated from our retail license.
The Cayman Islands government could seek to grant a third party a license to service some or all of Cayman Water’s present service area. However, as set forth in the 1990 license, “the Governor hereby agrees that upon the expiry of the term of this Licence or any extension thereof, he will not grant a licence or franchise to any other person or company for the processing, distribution, sale and supply of water within the Licence Area without having first offered such a licence or franchise to the Company on terms no less favourable than the terms offered to such other person or company.”
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We are presently unable to determine what impact the resolution of our retail license negotiations will have on our cash flows, financial condition or results of operations but such resolution could result in a material reduction (or the loss) of the operating income and cash flows we have historically generated from our retail operations and could require us to record an impairment losses to reduce the carrying value of our retail segment assets. Such impairment losses could have a material adverse impact on our consolidated financial condition, results of operation and cash flows.
CW-Bahamas Performance Guarantees
Our contracts to supply water to the WSC from our Blue Hills and Windsor plants require us to guarantee delivery of a minimum quantity of water per week. If WSC requires the water and we do not meet this minimum, we are required to pay the WSC for the difference between the minimum and actual gallons delivered at a per gallon rate equal to the price per gallon that WSC is currently paying us under the contract. The Blue Hills contract expires in 2032 and requires us to deliver 63.0 million gallons of water each week. The Windsor contract expires in 2033 and requires us to deliver 16.8 million gallons of water each week.
Adoption of New Accounting Standards:
None.
Effect of newly issued but not yet effective accounting standards:
In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848), which provides optional expedients and exceptions to the current guidance on contract modifications and hedging relationships to ease the financial reporting burdens of the expected market transition from LIBOR and other interbank offered rates to alternative reference rates. The guidance was effective upon issuance and may be applied prospectively to contract modifications made and hedging relationships entered into or evaluated on or before December 31, 2022. We are currently evaluating the impact of the new guidance on our consolidated financial statements, however the adoption of this standard is not expected to have a material impact on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
Dividends
● | On January 31, 2020, we paid a dividend of $0.085 to shareholders of record on January 2, 2020. |
● | On April 30, 2020, we paid a dividend of $0.085 to shareholders of record on April 1, 2020. |
● | On May 20, 2020, our Board declared a dividend of $0.085 payable on July 31, 2020 to shareholders of record on July 1, 2020. |
● | On August 18, 2020, our Board declared a dividend of $0.085 payable on October 30, 2020 to shareholders of record on October 1, 2020. |
We have paid dividends to owners of our common stock and redeemable preferred stock since we began declaring dividends in 1985. Our payment of any future cash dividends will depend upon our earnings, financial condition, cash flows, capital requirements and other factors our Board of Directors deems relevant in determining the amount and timing of such dividends.
Dividend Reinvestment and Common Stock Purchase Plan
This plan is available to our shareholders, who may reinvest all or a portion of their common stock dividends into shares of common stock at prevailing market prices and may also invest optional cash payments to purchase additional shares at prevailing market prices as part of this plan.
Impact of Inflation
Under the terms of our Cayman Islands license and our water sales agreements in The Bahamas and the British Virgin Islands, our water rates are automatically adjusted for inflation on an annual basis. We, therefore, believe that the impact
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of inflation on our gross profit, measured in consistent dollars, should not be material. However, significant increases in items such as fuel and energy costs could create additional credit risks for us, as our customers’ ability to pay our invoices could be adversely affected by such increases.
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
There have been no material changes in our exposure to market risk from December 31, 2019 to the end of the period covered by this report.
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our management has evaluated, with the participation of its principal executive officer and principal financial and accounting officer, the effectiveness of its disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based upon that evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial and accounting officer have concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this report, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level.
Changes in Internal Controls
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with the evaluation of such internal control that occurred during our last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
NSC and AdR
Immediately following CW-Cooperatief’s acquisition of its initial 50% ownership in NSC, the remaining 50% ownership interest in NSC was held by an unrelated company, Norte Sur Agua, S. de R.L. de C.V. (“NSA”). NSA subsequently transferred ownership of half of its shares in NSC to EWG Water LLC (“EWG”) and the other half of its shares in NSC to an individual (the “individual shareholder”). In February 2012, CW-Cooperatief paid $300,000 to enter into an agreement (the “Option Agreement”) that provided it with an option, exercisable through February 7, 2014, to purchase the shares of NSC owned by the individual shareholder for a price of $1.0 million along with an immediate usufruct and power of attorney to vote those shares. Such shares constituted 25% of the ownership of NSC as of February 2012. In May 2013, NSC repaid a $5.7 million loan payable to CW-Cooperatief by issuing additional shares of its stock. As a result of this share issuance to CW-Cooperatief, the Company indirectly acquired 99.99% of the ownership of NSC. The Option Agreement contained an anti-dilution provision that required CW-Cooperatief to transfer or otherwise cause the individual shareholder to acquire, for a total price of $1 (regardless of their par or market value), shares in NSC of an amount sufficient to maintain the individual shareholder’s 25% ownership interest in NSC if (i) any new shares of NSC were issued subsequent to the execution of the Option Agreement (causing the individual shareholder’s 25% ownership interest in NSC to be decreased); and (ii) CW-Cooperatief did not exercise its share purchase option by February 7, 2014. CW-Cooperatief exercised its option and paid the $1.0 million to the individual shareholder to purchase the Option Agreement shares in February 2014.
In January 2018, EWG initiated an ordinary mercantile claim against the individual shareholder, NSC and CW-Cooperatief, (with AdR being named as a third party to be called to trial) before the Tenth Civil Judge in Tijuana, Baja California for Mercantile Matters (the “Tenth Civil Judge”). In the ordinary mercantile claim, EWG challenged, among other things, the transactions contemplated under the Option Agreement, and therefore, the capital investment transactions that increased the ownership interest of CW-Cooperatief in NSC to 99.99% as a consequence of the Option Agreement. EWG requested that the courts, as a preliminary matter (a) suspend the effectiveness of the challenged transactions; (b) order certain public officials in Mexico to record the pendency of the lawsuit in the public records (including a special request to register a lien over the real estate owned by NSC); (c) appoint an inspector for NSC to oversee its commercial activities; and (d) order public officials in Mexico and credit institutions abroad to refrain from authorizing or executing any legal act related with the activities of the plaintiff, the co-defendants and the third party called to trial to avoid damages to third parties, including those with whom negotiations or any form of commercial or administrative activities, or activities of any other nature related with the “Rosarito” water desalination project, are being conducted. The Tenth Civil Judge granted, ex-parte, the preliminary relief sought by EWG, which resulted in the issuance of official writs to several governmental and public entities involved with the Project, including the registration of the pendency of the lawsuit in certain public records.
On October 16, 2018, NSC was served with the ordinary mercantile claim. On November 7, 2018, NSC filed a legal response to the claim, vigorously opposing the claims made by EWG. In addition to such legal response, NSC filed (i) a request to submit the claim to arbitration, based on certain provisions of the by-laws of NSC, (ii) an appeal remedy against the preliminary relief, and (iii) a request for the setting of a guarantee to release the preliminary relief granted in favor of EWG.
On October 1, 2020, and following an order from a Federal Judge obtained by NSC, the Tenth Civil Judge resolved to (i) move the claim of EWG to arbitration, and (ii) suspend the corresponding ordinary mercantile procedure. Although EWG has certain remedies available to oppose to such resolution, at present NSC does not have knowledge of the filing thereof.
Notwithstanding the resolution of the Tenth Civil Judge to move to arbitration, subparagraphs a) through e) that follow describe certain separate amparo claims, an appeal and an administrative act arising from or relating to such ordinary mercantile claim, all in chronological order. Due to the current global COVID-19 pandemic, most tribunals in Mexico have suspended their activities since March 2020, with certain such tribunals restarting activities in August 2020. As such, several resolutions are pending issuance.
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a) AdR amparo claim against the preliminary relief sought by EWG.
In April 2018, AdR filed an amparo against the official writs issued by the Tenth Civil Judge to two governmental entities. In May 2018, the amparo claim was amended to also request protection against additional official writs issued by the Tenth Civil Judge to two other governmental entities and one banking institution. In May 2018, the Third District Court for Amparo and Federal Trials in the State of Baja California with residence in Tijuana granted a temporary suspension of the effects and consequences of the claimed official writs issued by the Tenth Civil Judge pending a further determination by the Third District Court. Such suspension was granted definitively in July 2018, and in August 2018, a resolution determining that the claimed official writs are unconstitutional, was issued. EWG appealed such resolution, and in January 2020, the Collegiate Tribunal resolving such appeal dismissed the amparo filed by AdR. However, such dismissal does not adversely impact AdR, considering the resolution to the appeal mentioned in subparagraph b) that follows.
b) Appeal filed by NSC against the preliminary relief sought by EWG.
The appeal remedy filed by NSC on November 7, 2018 mentioned previously, suspended the proceeding (through the posting of a guarantee by NSC) and was resolved in December 2019 and communicated to EWG in January 2020. Such resolution revoked the order of the Tenth Civil Judge whereby EWG was granted the preliminary relief.
c) Amparo filed by EWG against the revocation of the preliminary relief.
In January 2020, EWG filed a new amparo claim against the resolution of the appeal remedy previously mentioned in item (ii). NSC has responded to this new amparo to vigorously oppose such amparo claim of EWG and to uphold the resolution of such appeal remedy. To this date, this amparo claim has not been resolved and, as such, it does not affect the revocation of the preliminary relief.
d) Administrative cancellation of registrations before the Public Registry of Property.
Despite the posting of a guarantee to release the preliminary relief sought by EWG within the ordinary mercantile claim, the Tenth Civil Judge failed to make the resolution effective, which would thereby rescind the previously mentioned preliminary relief granted to EWG.
Consequently, on June 19, 2019 (i.e. before obtaining a resolution revoking the preliminary relief as mentioned previously), NSC filed before the Public Registry of Property of Baja California a cancellation request for the provisional lien and the preventive annotation recorded against NSC’s property in the public real estate records.
On June 24, 2019, the Public Registry of Property of Baja California issued an encumbrances cancellation resolution, approving the release of the provisional lien and the preventive annotation recorded against NSC’s property in the public real estate records. Such encumbrances cancellation resolution was registered before the Public Registry of Property of Playas de Rosarito on June 25, 2019. On June 26, 2019, the Public Registry of Property of Playas de Rosarito issued a certificate of no liens with respect to the real estate owned by NSC.
e) Amparo filed by EWG against the administrative cancellation of registrations before the Public Registry of Property.
In November 2019, NSC learned that EWG had filed an amparo claim before the Third District Court in Tijuana against such encumbrances cancellation resolution, and in December 2019, NSC responded to such claim, vigorously opposing it. Thereafter, NSC submitted a motion to dismiss, based on the resolution of the appeal remedy mentioned previously in subparagraph b) revoking the preliminary
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relief, previously mentioned in item (ii). The Court resolved in favor of such motion to dismiss. However, EWG may file an appeal remedy against such resolution.
Notwithstanding the resolution to move to arbitration mentioned previously, CW-Cooperatief has not been officially served with the ordinary mercantile claim, and AdR has not been notified that it has to appear for such trial. In any event, AdR is only a named third party called to trial in this claim, and no claims have been made by EWG against AdR.
We cannot presently determine what impact the resolution of this litigation may ultimately have on our consolidated financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
Our business faces significant risks. These risks include those disclosed in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 as supplemented by the additional risk factors included below. If any of the events or circumstances described in the referenced risks actually occurs, our business, financial condition or results of operations could be materially adversely affected and such events or circumstances could cause our actual results to differ materially from the results contemplated by the forward-looking statements contained in this report. These risks should be read in conjunction with the other information set forth in this Quarterly Report as well as in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 and in our other periodic reports on Form 10-Q and Form 8-K.
The COVID-19 pandemic will likely continue to have a material adverse impact on our financial performance and financial condition in the future, to an extent and for a period of time that cannot presently be determined.
The worldwide coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic was formally recognized by the World Health Organization on March 11, 2020. In response to this pandemic, the governments of the countries in which we operate - the Cayman Islands, The Bahamas, and the United States - implemented preventative measures to slow the spread of COVID-19, measures which have had profound adverse consequences for the economies of those countries. Tourism, a major economic driver for the Cayman Islands and The Bahamas, has temporarily ceased in those countries due to closing of these countries to air and sea travel. Overall economic activity in the United States has also declined precipitously.
As a result of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economies of the countries in which we operate, we have experienced, and will continue to experience, the following adverse effects:
● | decreases in our consolidated revenue, cash flows generated from operations, and overall liquidity as compared to comparable prior periods; and |
● | a deterioration in the aging of our accounts receivable, with a resulting increase in the portion of our accounts that ultimately prove to be uncollectible, necessitating an increase in our provisions and allowances for doubtful accounts. |
Furthermore, the economic downturn created by the COVID-19 pandemic is adversely impacting our customers. Such adverse impacts, should they continue for a prolonged period of time, could require us to reassess its expected future cash flows from our four reporting units and could require us to record impairment losses to reduce the carrying values of one or more of these reporting units due to a decline in their fair values.
Although we cannot presently quantify the future financial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on our company, we believe such impacts will likely continue to have a material adverse impact on our consolidated financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows. Given the uncertainty associated with the resolution of this pandemic, we cannot presently determine how long such adverse financial impacts may last.
Our exclusive license to provide water to retail customers in the Cayman Islands has not been expressly extended and we are presently unable to predict the outcome of our on-going negotiations relating to this license.
We sell water through our retail operations under a license issued in July 1990 by the Cayman Islands government (the “1990 license”) that granted Cayman Water the exclusive right to provide potable water to customers within its licensed service area. Although the 1990 license was not expressly extended after January 2018, we continue to supply water under the terms of the 1990 license, as further discussed in the following paragraph. Pursuant to the 1990 license, Cayman Water
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has the exclusive right to produce potable water and distribute it by pipeline to its licensed service area, which consists of two of the three most populated areas of Grand Cayman Island: Seven Mile Beach and West Bay. For the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, we generated approximately 28% and 39%, respectively, of our consolidated revenue and 39% and 50%, respectively, of our consolidated gross profit from the retail water operations conducted under the 1990 license. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, we generated approximately 32% and 39%, respectively, of our consolidated revenue and 45% and 53%, respectively, of our consolidated gross profit from the retail water operations conducted under the 1990 license.
The 1990 license was originally scheduled to expire in July 2010 but was extended several times by the Cayman Islands government in order to provide the parties with additional time to negotiate the terms of a new license agreement. The most recent express extension of the license expired on January 31, 2018. We continue to operate under the terms of the 1990 license, providing water services to the level and quality specified in the 1990 license and in accordance with our understanding of its legal obligations, treating those obligations set forth in the 1990 license as operative notwithstanding the expiration of the express extension. We continue to pay the royalty required under the 1990 license.
In October 2016, the Government of the Cayman Islands passed legislation which created a new utilities regulation and competition office (“OfReg”). OfReg is an independent and accountable regulatory body with a view of protecting the rights of consumers, encouraging affordable utility services, and promoting competition. OfReg, which began operations in January 2017, has the ability to supervise, monitor and regulate multiple utility undertakings and markets. Supplemental legislation was passed by the Government of the Cayman Islands in April 2017, which transferred responsibility for economic regulation of the water utility sector and the negotiations with us for a new retail license from the Water Authority-Cayman to OfReg in May 2017. We began license negotiations with OfReg in July 2017 and such negotiations are ongoing. We have been informed during our retail license negotiations, both by OfReg and its predecessor in these negotiations, that the Cayman Islands government seeks to restructure the terms of our license in a manner that could significantly reduce the operating income and cash flows we have historically generated from our retail license.
We are presently unable to determine what impact the resolution of our retail license negotiations will have on our cash flows, financial condition or results of operations but such resolution could result in a material reduction (or the loss) of the operating income and cash flows we have historically generated from our retail operations and could require us to record impairment losses to reduce the carrying values of our retail segment assets. Such impairment losses could have a material adverse impact on our consolidated financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows.
Periodically, our Bahamas subsidiary experiences substantial delays in the collection of its accounts receivable. As a result, our Bahamas subsidiary could have insufficient liquidity to continue operations, and our consolidated results of operations could be materially adversely affected.
CW-Bahamas’ accounts receivable balances (which include accrued interest) due from the WSC amounted to $18.4 million as of September 30, 2020 and $18.4 million as of December 31, 2019. Approximately 77% of the September 30, 2020 accounts receivable balance was delinquent as of that date. The delay in collecting these accounts receivable has adversely impacted the liquidity of this subsidiary.
Historically, CW-Bahamas has experienced delays in collecting its accounts receivable from the WSC. When these delays occur, we hold discussions and meetings with representatives of the WSC and The Bahamas government, and as a result, payment schedules are developed for WSC’s delinquent accounts receivable. All previous delinquent accounts receivable from the WSC were eventually paid in full. Based upon this payment history, CW-Bahamas has never been required to provide an allowance for doubtful accounts for any of its accounts receivable, despite the periodic accumulation of significant delinquent balances. As of September 30, 2020, we have not provided an allowance for doubtful accounts for CW-Bahamas’ accounts receivable from the WSC.
We believe the delays we have experienced in collecting CW-Bahamas’ receivables may be further extended by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economy of The Bahamas.
If CW-Bahamas continues to be unable to collect a significant portion of its delinquent accounts receivable, one or more of the following events may occur: (i) CW-Bahamas may not have sufficient liquidity to meet its obligations; (ii) we may be required to cease the recognition of revenue on CW-Bahamas’ water supply agreements with the WSC; and (iii) we
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may be required to provide an allowance for doubtful accounts for CW-Bahamas’ accounts receivable. Any of these events could have a material adverse impact on our consolidated financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows.
Most of our services segment revenue is generated under short term contracts. An inability to obtain extensions of these contracts or to obtain new contracts to replace the revenue that is lost from contracts that are not extended could adversely impact our financial results.
PERC, our principal services segment subsidiary, generates most of its revenue from contracts (“O&M contracts”) to operate and maintain water treatment and reuse facilities owned by third parties. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, we generated revenue of approximately $2.5 million and $6.6 million, respectively, under these O&M contracts. PERC’s O&M contracts have terms ranging from one to five years, with varying renewal options exercisable solely at the discretion of the customer. Approximately 25% of PERC’s revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 was generated under O&M contracts that expire at various dates through July 31, 2021. If we are unable to obtain extensions of these expiring O&M contracts, or are unable to replace the revenue lost from contracts that expire with revenue from new O&M contracts, our consolidated financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows could be adversely affected.
If Aerex’s future financial performance falls short of our most recent financial projections for this subsidiary, we may be required to record an impairment loss to reduce the carrying value of the goodwill recorded for our manufacturing reporting unit.
In February 2016, we acquired a 51% ownership interest in Aerex. In connection with this acquisition, we recorded initial goodwill of $8,035,211. Aerex’s actual results of operations in the six months following our acquisition of this company fell significantly short of the projected results that were included in the overall cash flow projections we utilized to determine the purchase price for Aerex and the fair values of its assets and liabilities. Due to this shortfall in Aerex’s results of operations, we updated our projections for Aerex’s future cash flows and tested Aerex’s goodwill for possible impairment as of September 30, 2016 by estimating its fair value using the discounted cash flow method. As a result of this impairment testing, we determined that the carrying value of our Aerex goodwill exceeded its fair value and recorded an impairment loss of $1,750,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2016 to reduce the carrying value of this goodwill to $6,285,211. As part of our annual impairment testing of goodwill performed during the fourth quarter of each year, we updated our projections for Aerex’s future cash flows, determined that the carrying value of our Aerex goodwill exceeded its fair value, and recorded an impairment loss of $1,400,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2017 to further reduce the carrying value of this goodwill to $4,885,211.
Approximately 84% and 68% of Aerex’s revenue, and 86% and 68% of Aerex’s gross profit, for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and the year ended December 31, 2019, respectively, were generated from sales to one customer. In October 2020, this customer verbally informed Aerex that it expects (for inventory management purposes) to suspend its purchases from Aerex following the fourth quarter of 2020 for a period of approximately one year. This customer has verbally informed Aerex that it presently expects to recommence its purchases from Aerex beginning with the first quarter of 2022. However, we can offer no assurances that this customer will recommence its purchases from Aerex at that time. Furthermore, any such future purchases (should they occur) may not generate as much revenue and gross profit as Aerex has historically earned from this customer. We are seeking to replace the anticipated loss in revenue and gross profit for 2020 from this customer by increasing sales of other products that we manufacture to new and existing customers, however, we may not be able to do so.
As a result of this anticipated loss of revenue for Aerex, we updated our projections for our manufacturing reporting unit’s future cash flows. Such projections assume, in part, that Aerex’s major customer will recommence its purchases from Aerex in 2022 but at a reduced aggregate amount, as compared to 2020 and 2019. Based upon these updated projections we tested our manufacturing reporting unit’s goodwill for possible impairment as of September 30, 2020 using the discounted cash flow method. As a result of this impairment testing, we determined that the estimated fair value of our manufacturing reporting unit exceeded its carrying value by approximately 22% as of September 30, 2020. However, we may be required to record an impairment loss in the future to reduce the carrying value of our manufacturing reporting unit’s goodwill should we determine that Aerex’s future net cash inflows will be less than this most current estimate. Any
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such impairment loss could have a material adverse impact on our consolidated financial condition and results of operations.
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
In July 2020, we issued 472 shares of preferred stock to five employees for cash at a price of $12.17 per share. If the employee remains employed by us through the fourth anniversary of the grant date, the preferred stock can be converted into shares of common stock on a one for one basis.
The issuance of the preferred stock to the employees was exempt from registration under Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act because the shares were issued outside of the United States to non-US persons (as defined in Regulation S).
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
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31.1 | Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer | |
31.2 | Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer | |
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101.SCH | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema | |
101.CAL | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase | |
101.DEF | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Document | |
101.LAB | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase | |
101.PRE | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase | |
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File - The cover page interactive data file does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
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By: | /s/ Frederick W. McTaggart |
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| Frederick W. McTaggart |
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By: | /s/ David W. Sasnett |
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| David W. Sasnett |
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| Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer |
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Date: November 16, 2020 |
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