VISION ENERGY Corp - Quarter Report: 2020 June (Form 10-Q)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 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 June 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: 000-55802

H/CELL ENERGY CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

3010 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1200 Dallas, TX 75234

(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)

(972) 888-6009

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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 and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted 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 and post 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.

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 ☒.

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None.

As of August 14, 2019, there were 7,951,524 shares of registrant’s common stock outstanding.

H/CELL ENERGY CORPORATION

INDEX

PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

H/CELL ENERGY CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

H/CELL ENERGY CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS – OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(UNAUDITED)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

H/CELL ENERGY CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2019

(UNAUDITED)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

HCELL ENERGY CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2020

(UNAUDITED)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

H/CELL ENERGY CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

(UNAUDITED)

Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

H/CELL ENERGY CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

JUNE 30, 2020 AND 2019 (UNAUDITED)

H/Cell Energy Corporation (the “Company”) was incorporated in the state of Nevada on August 17, 2015 and is based in Dallas, Texas. The Company’s principal operations consist of designing and installing clean energy systems with a focus on hydrogen energy. Effective January 31, 2017, the Company acquired The Pride Group (QLD) Pty Ltd, an Australian company (“Pride”), a provider of security systems integration for customers in the government and commercial sector, and has launched a new clean energy systems division to focus on the Asia-Pacific high growth renewable energy market. On February 1, 2018, the Company acquired PVBJ Inc. (“PVBJ”) Established in 2008, PVBJ is engaged in the business of the design, installation, maintenance, and emergency service of environmental systems both in residential and commercial markets.

The Company has developed a hydrogen energy system for residential and commercial use designed to create electricity (the “System”), which uses renewable energy as its source for hydrogen production. The System functions as a self-sustaining clean energy system using hydrogen and fuel cell technology and can be configured as an off-grid solution for all electricity needs or connected to the grid to generate energy credits. The System’s production of electricity is eco-friendly since it is not produced by the use of fossil fuels and is based upon a green-energy concept that is safe, renewable, self-sustaining, and cost effective.

During the three and six months ended June 2020, the Company took significant steps to transition its hydrogen energy business to focus on hydrogen production on a scaled production plant model. During the period, the Company disposed of its interests in both PVBJ and Pride (See Note 16 ‘Discontinued Operations’) in order to facilitate this transition. As part of the disposition the Company agreed to provide certain post-closing support to both PVBJ and Pride through Q3 2020. On August 12, 2020, pursuant to a Seed Capital Subscription Agreement, we made an equity investment into VoltH2 Holdings AG (“VoltH2”), a Swiss corporation developing scalable green hydrogen production projects primarily in Europe. VoltH2 is currently developing a 25MW green hydrogen production site near Vlissingen, Netherlands. The investment was for a total purchase price $175,000 USD representing a 17.5% equity interest in VoltH2.

Effective June 26, 2020, Charles Benton and Michael Doyle resigned as our Directors. The resignations are not due to any disagreements with the Company its management, or operations.

Basis of Presentation

The Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and following the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for interim reporting. As permitted under those rules, certain footnotes or other financial information that are normally required by U.S. GAAP can be condensed or omitted. These interim financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as the Company’s annual financial statements and, in the opinion of management, reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, which are necessary for a fair statement of the Company’s financial information. These interim results are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2020 or any other interim period or for any other future year. These unaudited condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2019, included in the Company’s 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC. As of June 30, 2020 the company no longer consolidates Pride or PVBJ as they have been dissolved and the financials presented are just of H/Cell. Results from pride and PVBJ have been recast in the current period and comparative periods in discontinued operations. The balance sheet as of December 31, 2019 has been derived from audited financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable in the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

Reclassification

Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to current period presentation specifically as it relates to the reclassification of assets, liabilities, operating results, cash flows and the accumulated comprehensive loss as a result of the Company’s dissolution of interests in our PVBJ and Pride subsidiaries.

H/CELL ENERGY CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

JUNE 30, 2020 AND 2019 (UNAUDITED)

Accounts Receivable

Accounts receivable are recorded when invoices are issued and are presented in the balance sheet net of the allowance for doubtful accounts. The allowance for doubtful accounts is estimated based on the Company’s historical losses, the existing economic conditions in the construction industry, and the financial stability of its customers. Accounts are written off as uncollectible after collection efforts have failed. In addition, the Company does not generally charge interest on past-due accounts or require collateral. At June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, there was no allowance for doubtful accounts required.

Goodwill and Finite-Lived Intangible Assets

Goodwill represents the excess of the aggregate of the following (1) consideration transferred, (2) the fair value of any non-controlling interest in the acquiree, and (3) if the business combination is achieved in stages, the acquisition-date fair value of our previously held equity interest in the acquiree over the net of the acquisition-date amounts of the identifiable assets acquired and the liabilities assumed. Identifiable intangible assets consist primarily of customer lists and relationships, non-compete agreements and technology-based intangibles and other contractual agreements. The Company amortizes finite lived identifiable intangible assets over five years, on a straight-line basis to their estimated residual values and periodically reviews them for impairment. Total goodwill and identifiable intangible assets comprised 0% of the Company’s consolidated total assets at June 30, 2020 and 41% at December 31, 2019.

The Company uses the acquisition method of accounting for all business combinations and does not amortize goodwill. Goodwill is tested for possible impairment annually during the fourth quarter of each fiscal year or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the asset might be impaired. The Company has the option to perform a qualitative assessment to determine if an impairment is more likely than not to have occurred. If the Company can support the conclusion that it is not more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, the Company would not need to perform the two-step impairment test for that reporting unit. If the Company cannot support such a conclusion or the Company does not elect to perform the qualitative assessment, then the first step of the goodwill impairment test is used to identify potential impairment by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount, including goodwill. If the estimated fair value of the reporting unit exceeds its carrying amount, its goodwill is not impaired, and the second step of the impairment test is not necessary. If the carrying amount of the reporting unit exceeds its estimated fair value, then the second step of the goodwill impairment test must be performed. The second step of the goodwill impairment test compares the implied fair value of the reporting unit goodwill with its carrying amount to measure the amount of impairment, if any. The implied fair value of goodwill is determined in the same manner as the amount of goodwill recognized in a business combination. If the carrying amount of the reporting unit goodwill exceeds the implied fair value of that goodwill, an impairment is recognized in an amount equal to that excess.

As of June 30, 2020, the Company had no goodwill and has included the write-off of goodwill in the calculation of the loss on disposal of PVBJ. (see Discontinued Operations Note 16).

Comprehensive Loss

Comprehensive loss consists of two components, net loss and other comprehensive loss. The Company’s other comprehensive loss is comprised of foreign currency translation adjustments. The balance of accumulated other comprehensive loss is zero at June 30, 2020 due to the dissolution of Pride on May 18, 2020.

Currency Translation

The Company translates its foreign subsidiary’s assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies into U.S. dollars at current rates of exchange as of the balance sheet date and income and expense items at the average exchange rate for the reporting period. Translation adjustments resulting from exchange rate fluctuations are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income. The Company records gains and losses from changes in exchange rates on transactions denominated in currencies other than each reporting location’s functional currency in net income (loss) for each period. Items included in the financial statements of each entity in the group are measured using the currency of the primary economic environment in which the entity operates (“functional currency”).

H/CELL ENERGY CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

JUNE 30, 2020 AND 2019 (UNAUDITED)

The functional and reporting currency of the Company is the United States Dollar (“U.S. Dollar”). The financial records of Australia based Pride is maintained in the local currency, the Australian Dollar (AUD$), which is also its functional currency.

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company recorded other comprehensive loss of $6,769 and $19,869 respectively due to foreign currency translation in the condensed consolidated financial statements. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, the Company recorded other comprehensive loss of $4,239 and income of $14,373 respectively from foreign currency translation. The balance of comprehensive loss and accumulated comprehensive loss has been reclassified to discontinued operations at June 30, 2020 due to the dissolution of Pride on May 18, 2020.

Revenue Recognition

The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) ASU No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)”

Under ASU 2014-09 requirements, the Company recognizes revenue from the installation or construction of projects and service or short-term projects over time using the cost-based input method. The Company accounts for a contract when: (i) it has approval and commitment from both parties, (ii) the rights of the parties are identified, (iii) payment terms are identified, (iv) the contract has commercial substance, and (v) collectability of consideration is probable. The Company considers the start of a project to be when the above criteria have been met and the Company either has written authorization from the customer to proceed or an executed contract. A detailed breakdown of the five-step process is as follows:

Identify the Contract with a Customer

The Company used to receive almost all of its contracts from only two sources, referrals, or government bids. In a referral, a client that the Company has an ongoing business relationship with refers the Company to perform services. In a government bid, the Company applies to perform services for public projects. The contracts have a pattern of being stand-alone contracts.

Identify the Performance Obligations in the Contract

The performance obligation of the Company is to perform a contractually agreed upon task for the customer. If the contract is stated to provide only contractual services, then the services are considered the only performance obligation. If the contractual services include design and or engineering in addition to the contract, it is considered a single performance obligation.

Determine the Transaction Price

The nature of the industry involves a number of uncertainties that can affect the current state of the contract. Variable considerations are the estimates made due to a contract modification in the contractual service. Change orders, claims, extras, or back charges are common in contractual services activity as a form of variable consideration. If there is going to be a contract modification, judgment by management will need to be made to determine if the variable consideration is enforceable. The following factors are considered in determining if the variable consideration is enforceable:

H/CELL ENERGY CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

JUNE 30, 2020 AND 2019 (UNAUDITED)

Once the Company receives a contract, it generates a budget of projected costs for the contract based on the contract price. If the scope of the contract during the contractual period needs to be modified, the Company typically files a change order. The Company does not continue to perform services until the change modification is agreed upon with documentation by both the Company and the customer. There are few times that claims, extras, or back charges are included in the contract.

Allocate the Transaction Price to the Performance Obligations in the Contract

If there are multiple performance obligations to the contract, the costs must be allocated appropriately and consistently to each performance obligation. In the Company’s experience, usually only one performance obligation is stated per contract. If there are multiple services provided for one customer, the Company has a policy of splitting out the services over multiple contracts.

Recognize Revenue When (or As) the Entity Satisfies a Performance Obligations

The Company uses the total costs incurred on the project relative to the total expected costs to satisfy the performance obligation. The input method involves measuring the resources consumed, labor hours expended, costs incurred, time lapsed, or machine hours used relative to the total expected inputs to the satisfaction of the performance obligation. Costs incurred prior to actual contract (i.e. design, engineering, procurement of material, etc.) should not be recognized as the client does not have control of the good/service provided. When the estimate on a contract indicates a loss or claims against costs incurred reduce the likelihood of recoverability of such costs, the Company records the entire estimated loss in the period the loss becomes known. Project contracts typically provide for a schedule of billings or invoices to the customer based on the Company’s job to date percentage of completion of specific tasks inherent in the fulfillment of its performance obligation(s). The schedules for such billings usually do not precisely match the schedule on which costs are incurred. As a result, contract revenue recognized in the statement of operations can and usually does differ from amounts that can be billed or invoiced to the customer at any point during the contract. Amounts by which cumulative contract revenue recognized on a contract as of a given date exceed cumulative billings and unbilled receivables to the customer under the contract are reflected as a current asset in the Company’s balance sheet under the captions “Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings” and “Unbilled accounts receivable.” Amounts by which cumulative billings to the customer under a contract as of a given date exceed cumulative contract revenue recognized on the contract are reflected as a current liability in the Company’s balance sheet under the caption “Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings.”

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include cash in bank and money market funds as well as other highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less. The Company had no cash equivalents as of June 30, 2020 or December 31, 2019.

Stock-Based Compensation

The Company recognizes expense for its stock-based compensation based on the fair value of the awards at the time they are granted. We estimate the value of stock option awards on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes model. The determination of the fair value of stock-based payment awards on the date of grant is affected by our stock price as well as assumptions regarding a number of complex and subjective variables. These variables include our expected stock price volatility over the term of the awards, expected term, risk-free interest rate, expected dividends and expected forfeiture rates. The impact of forfeitures is recorded in the period in which they occur. Our outstanding awards do not contain market or performance conditions.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The carrying value of cash and cash equivalents, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, and short-term borrowings, as reflected in the balance sheets, approximate fair value because of the short-term maturity of these instruments. All other significant financial assets, financial liabilities and equity instruments of the Company are either recognized or disclosed in the financial statements together with other information relevant for making a reasonable assessment of future cash flows, interest rate risk and credit risk. Where practicable the fair values of financial assets and financial liabilities have been determined and disclosed; otherwise only available information pertinent to fair value has been disclosed. The Company classifies and discloses assets and liabilities carried at fair value in one of the following three categories:

H/CELL ENERGY CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

JUNE 30, 2020 AND 2019 (UNAUDITED)

There were no fair value measurements as of June 30, 2020.

Net Income (Loss) Per Common Share

The Company computes basic net income (loss) per share by dividing net income (loss) per share available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period and excludes the effects of any potentially dilutive securities. Diluted earnings per share, if presented, would include the dilution that would occur upon the exercise or conversion of all potentially dilutive securities into common stock using the “if converted” method as applicable. The computation of diluted loss per share excludes dilutive securities because their inclusion would be anti-dilutive. Dilutive securities for the periods presented are as follows:

Please refer to Note 10 for a discussion of the decrease for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 compared to December 31, 2019.

The Company has entered into agreements to indemnify its directors and executive officers, in addition to the indemnification provided for in the Company’s articles of incorporation and bylaws. These agreements, among other things, provide for indemnification of the Company’s directors and executive officers for certain expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and settlement amounts incurred by any such person in any action or proceeding, including any action by or in the right of the Company, arising out of such person’s services as a director or executive officer of the Company, any subsidiary of the Company or any other company or enterprise to which the person provided services at the Company’s request. The Company believes that these provisions and agreements are necessary to attract and retain qualified persons as directors and executive officers.

There was $10,000 and $19,500 of management fees expensed for the three months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 to Turquino Equity LLC (Turquino”), a significant shareholder, and $30,000 and $39,000 for each of the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019.

On January 2, 2018 and February 8, 2019, the Company and Andrew Hidalgo (“Hidalgo”), completed a Convertible Debenture Agreement whereby Hidalgo, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, lent us an aggregate of $275,000 (the “Hidalgo Notes”). On January 2, 2018 and February 8, 2019, the Company and Michael Doyle (“Doyle”), the Company’s Director, completed a Convertible Debenture Agreement whereby Doyle lent the Company an aggregate of $275,000 (the “Doyle Notes”).

H/CELL ENERGY CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

JUNE 30, 2020 AND 2019 (UNAUDITED)

May 18, 2020 Purchase and Sale Agreement

On May 18, 2020, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the Company, in accordance to Nevada Statute 78.565, to complete and execute the May 18, 2020 Purchase and Sale Agreement between the Company and Turquino providing for the Company’s sale of 100% of Pride’s outstanding stock Pride to Turquino in return for Turquino’s assumption of the Hidalgo Notes and the Doyle Notes and the debt obligations and accrued interest related thereto (the “Agreement”). In conjunction therewith, Hidalgo and Doyle assigned the Notes to Turquino, at which time Turquino became responsible for the debt obligations upon the Notes. The Company has no further note obligations to Hidalgo or Doyle, and it reduced its debt by approximately $600,000 or 65% of the corporate debt obligations. Pursuant to Nevada Statute Section 78.565, approval of the Agreement only requires the approval of the board of directors and does not require shareholder approval. The Company obtained a valuation of the fair market value of Pride from an independent third party which valued Pride at $425,000 USD. The Agreement provides that the Parties mutually release one another and discharge and release the other party (and their respective current and former officers, directors, employees, shareholders, note holders, attorneys, assigns, agents, representatives, predecessors and successors in interest), from any and all claims, demands, obligations, or causes of action. Hidalgo, our Chief Executive Officer, and a managing member of Turquino, are related parties in connection with the Exchange Agreement, the Notes, and the Agreement.

On June 19, 2020, the Company entered into a Promissory Note with a director of the Company (the “Lender”), for a principal amount up to $230,332 bearing interest with interest at 6% per annum. The entire principal and interest upon the Promissory Note are due on June 19, 2021. The proceeds from the note was used to pay accrued expenses of the Company.

Cash is maintained at an authorized deposit-taking institution (bank) incorporated in both the United States and Australia and is insured by the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and Australian Securities & Investments Commission up to $250,000 and approximately $186,000 USD in total, respectively. As of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the balance was fully covered under the $250,000 threshold in the United States. In Australia, the balance was $10,563 over at December 31, 2019.

Credit risk for trade accounts is concentrated as well because substantially all of the balances are receivable from entities located within certain geographic regions. To reduce credit risk, the Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers’ financial conditions but does not generally require collateral. There were no accounts receivable as of June 30, 2020. As of December 31, 2019, one of the Company’s accounts receivable was due from one customer at approximately 13%.

Due to the sale of Pride and PVBJ the Company had no major customers for the three or six months ended June 30, 2020. There were two unrelated customers with a concentration of 10% or higher 16%, and 15%, for the three months ended June 30, 2019, and three unrelated customers for the six months ended June 30, 2019 at 21%, and two at 11%.

Costs, estimated earnings, and billings on uncompleted contracts are summarized as follows at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019:

H/CELL ENERGY CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

JUNE 30, 2020 AND 2019 (UNAUDITED)

Operating Leases

As of June 30, 2020, the Company had no operating leases. As of December 31, 2019 the Company had $87,897 in current operating lease liability and $137,071 in non-current operating lease liability which have been re-classed to discontinued operations on the condensed consolidated balance sheet.

Finance Leases

As of June 30, 2020, the Company had no finance leases. As of December 31, 2019 the Company had $75,743 in current finance leases and $307,804 in non-current finance leases which have been re-classed to discontinued operations on the balance sheet.

As of June 30, 2020, the Company had no contract backlog. As of December 31, 2019, the Company had a contract backlog approximating $551,850, with anticipated direct costs to completion approximating $454,132.

The Company has no goodwill or other intangibles as of June 30, 2020. As of December 31, 2019, the Company had $1,373,621 in goodwill and $83,645 in other intangibles which has been re-classed to discontinued operations on the balance sheet.

A summary of the stock option activity and related information for the 2016 Incentive Stock Option Plan from December 31, 2019 to June 30, 2020 is as follows:

The aggregate intrinsic value in the preceding table represents the total pretax intrinsic value, based on options with an exercise price less than the Company’s weighted average grant date stock price of $0.3958 per share, which would have been received by the option holders had those option holders exercised their options as of that date.

Option valuation models require the input of highly subjective assumptions. The fair value of stock-based payment awards was estimated using the Black-Scholes option model with a volatility figure derived from an index of historical stock prices of comparable entities until sufficient data exists to estimate the volatility using the Company’s own historical stock prices. Management determined this assumption to be a more accurate indicator of value.

H/CELL ENERGY CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

JUNE 30, 2020 AND 2019 (UNAUDITED)

The Company accounts for the expected life of options based on the contractual life of options for non-employees. For incentive options granted to employees, the Company accounts for the expected life in accordance with the “simplified” method, which is used for “plain-vanilla” options, as defined in the accounting standards codification. The risk-free interest rate was determined from the implied yields of U.S. Treasury zero-coupon bonds with a remaining life consistent with the expected term of the options. The fair value of stock-based payment awards was estimated using the Black-Scholes pricing model.

As of June 30, 2020, there was no unrecognized compensation expense as all option holders had their options forfeited through the sale of Pride and PVBJ. As of December 31, 2019, there was $32,642 of unrecognized compensation expense.

The Company’s business was organized into two reportable segments: renewable systems integration revenue and non-renewable systems integration revenue. Due to the sale of both Pride and PVBJ (See Note 16) the Company operates in only one reportable segment. Please refer to Note 16 for further detail and Management’s Discussion and Analysis for further detail.

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, the Company did not record any income tax expense or benefit. No tax benefit has been recorded in relation to the pre-tax income for the three months ended June 30, 2018 and loss for the six months ended June 30, 2018, due to a full valuation allowance to offset any deferred tax asset related to net operating loss carry forwards attributable to the losses.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) was signed into law in March 2020. The CARES Act lifts certain deduction limitations originally imposed by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (“2017 Tax Act”). Corporate taxpayers may carryback net operating losses (NOLs) originating between 2018 and 2020 for up to five years, which was not previously allowed under the 2017 Tax Act. The CARES Act also eliminates the 80% of taxable income limitations by allowing corporate entities to fully utilize NOL carryforwards to offset taxable income in 2018, 2019 or 2020. Taxpayers may generally deduct interest up to the sum of 50% of adjusted taxable income plus business interest income (30% limit under the 2017 Tax Act) for 2019 and 2020. The CARES Act allows taxpayers with alternative minimum tax credits to claim a refund in 2020 for the entire amount of the credits instead of recovering the credits through refunds over a period of years, as originally enacted by the 2017 Tax Act. In addition, the CARES Act raises the corporate charitable deduction limit to 25% of taxable income and makes qualified improvement property generally eligible for 15-year cost-recovery and 100% bonus depreciation. The enactment of the CARES Act did not result in any material adjustments to our income tax provision for the three and months ended June 30, 2020.The Company did not have a deferred tax asset as of June 30, 2020.

QRIDA Loan

On May 6, 2020, the Company entered into a loan for $160,410 with the Queensland Rural and Industry Development Authority. The interest rate was 2.50% with a term of ten years. Through the dissolution of Pride the Company no longer has this loan as a liability on its balance sheet.

2019 Convertible Note Financing

On October 17, 2019, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with FirstFire Global Opportunities Fund LLC (“FirstFire”), an unrelated third party, pursuant to which it issued a $110,000 convertible note (the “2019 Note”) to FirstFire for gross proceeds of $100,000, with an original discount issuance of $10,000. The transaction closed on October 23, 2019 upon receipt of the funds from FirstFire. The Company incurred $5,000 of legal fees for the transaction. Both the legal fees and original issue discount are amortized over the life of the agreement.

On May 18, 2020 FirstFire converted $15,450 of the balance due for 100,000 shares.

H/CELL ENERGY CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

JUNE 30, 2020 AND 2019 (UNAUDITED)

2020 Convertible Note Financing

On January 15, 2020, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with FirstFire, , pursuant to which the Company issued a $85,250 principal amount convertible note for gross proceeds of $77,500, with an original discount issuance of $7,750. The transaction closed on January 16, 2020. The Company incurred $2,500 of legal fees for this transaction.

On June 18, 2020, the Company and FirstFire entered into a settlement agreement whereby both the 2019 and 2020 notes were cancelled and all remaining amounts due under the above notes were settled for $90,000 The Company has no further obligations with respect to any of the notes under terms of the First Fire Note settlement. The Notes were cancelled, and all remaining contractual obligations there under were extinguished under terms of a Settlement and Release Agreement which resulted in a gain on the income statement of $81,203 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020.

Paycheck Protection Program Loan

On May 5, 2020, the Company entered into a term note with Comerica Bank, with a principal amount of $20,000 thousand pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP Term Note”) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”). The PPP Loan is evidenced by a promissory note. The PPP Term Note bears interest at a fixed annual rate of 1.00%, with the first six months of interest deferred. Beginning in November 2020, the Company will make 18 equal monthly payments of principal and interest with the final payment due in April 2022. The PPP Term Note may be accelerated upon the occurrence of an event of default.

The PPP Term Note is unsecured and guaranteed by the United States Small Business Administration. The Company may apply to Comerica Bank for forgiveness of the PPP Term Note, with the amount which may be forgiven equal to the sum of payroll costs, covered rent and mortgage obligations, and covered utility payments incurred by the Company during the eight-week period beginning upon receipt of PPP Term Note funds, calculated in accordance with the terms of the CARES Act. At this time, the Company is not in a position to quantify the portion of the PPP Term Note that will be forgiven.

Director Related Party Note

On June 19, 2020, the Company entered into a Promissory Note with a director of the Company (the “Lender”), for the principal amount up to $230,332 bearing interest with interest at 6% per annum. The entire principal and interest upon the Promissory Note are due on June 19, 2021. As of June 30, 2020 $179,838, is due on this note due to advanced funds being received on the note to settle certain liabilities and the note being fully funded subsequent to quarter end. The note incurred interest expense of $416 for the three months ended June 30, 2020.

On March 12, 2019, the Company entered into an equity purchase agreement (the “Equity Purchase Agreement”) and a registration rights agreement with an accredited investor (the “Investor”), pursuant to which the Investor has agreed to purchase from the Company up to $450,000 in shares (the “Shares”) of the Company’s common stock, subject to certain limitations and conditions set forth in the Equity Purchase Agreement. Additionally, on March 12, 2019, the Company agreed to donate 35,000 shares of common stock to the manager of the Investor. The Company recorded value of these shares at the market price and is included in general and administrative expenses.

On June 24, 2019, the Company provided written notice to the Investor that the Company elected to terminate the Equity Agreement, effective immediately. No Shares were sold pursuant to the Equity Purchase Agreement. On August 30, 2019, the 35,000 donation shares were returned to the Company and canceled.

On July 9, 2019, we entered into an equity financing agreement with GHS Investments LLC (the “GHS Financing Agreement); in connection therewith, we filed a Form S-1 Registration Statement (the “S-1”) registering up to 700,000 Common Stock Shares, which S-1 was declared effective on July 19, 2019. On May 19, 2020, we filed a Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 on Form S-1 amending the S-1 to deregister all securities registered pursuant to said S-1, which as of the date of such Amendment, 450,250 Common Stock Shares were unissued (the “Post Effective S-1”). The Post Effective S-1 was declared effective on May 21, 2020, at which time the Offering described in the S-1 was terminated, as well as the contractual obligations under the GHS Financing Agreement.

H/CELL ENERGY CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

JUNE 30, 2020 AND 2019 (UNAUDITED)

In June 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-07, Compensation - Stock Compensation (ASC 718): Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting (“ASU 2018-07”). ASU 2018-07 simplifies the accounting for nonemployee share-based payment transactions. Consequently, the accounting for share-based payments to nonemployees and employees will be substantially aligned. The new standard became effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2019, with early adoption permitted. The Company has adopted this standard and has no impact on its consolidated financial statements and disclosures.

In August 2018, the FASB issue ASU 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (ASC 820): Disclosure Framework-Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement, which modifies the disclosure requirements for fair value measurements by removing, modifying, or adding certain disclosures. The new standard became effective for the Company January 1, 2020, with early adoption permitted. The Company has adopted this standard and has no impact on its consolidated financial statements and disclosures.

In January 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-01, Investments - Equity Securities (Topic 321), Investments - Equity Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323), and Derivative and Hedging (Topic 815), which clarifies the interaction of rules for equity securities, the equity method of accounting, and forward contracts and purchase options on certain types of securities. The guidance clarifies how to account for the transition into and out of the equity method of accounting when considering observable transactions under the measurement alternative. The ASU is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2020, including interim reporting periods within those annual periods, with early adoption permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact of the new guidance on our consolidated financial statements.

In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-06, Debt—Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging—Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40): Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity. This ASU amends the guidance on convertible instruments and the derivatives scope exception for contracts in an entity’s own equity, and also improves and amends the related EPS guidance for both Subtopics. The ASU will be effective for annual reporting periods after December 15, 2021 and interim periods within those annual periods and early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact of the new guidance on our consolidated financial statements.

Sale of PVBJ

On April 21, 2020, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized its resale of PVBJ pursuant to the following terms (a) the outstanding $221,800 earn-out liability was used as consideration towards the purchase of PVBJ; (b) Paul Benis agreed to apply the remaining salary due to him, as prorated from the Closing Date to the expiration date of the Employment Agreement (January 31, 2021), to the purchase of PVBJ by Benis Holdings LLC as additional consideration thereof and (c) as additional consideration for the purchase of PVBJ by Benis Holdings LLC, PVBJ shall continue to be responsible for the line of credit (see below).

Sale of Pride

On May 18, 2020, the Company executed a Purchase and Sale Agreement between with Turquino providing for our sale of 100% of Pride’s outstanding stock Pride to Turquino in return for Turquino’s assumption of the Hidalgo Notes and the Doyle Notes and the debt obligations and accrued interest related thereto (the “Agreement”). In conjunction therewith, Hidalgo and Doyle assigned the Notes to Turquino, at which time Turquino became responsible for the debt obligations upon the Notes. The Company has no further note obligations to Hidalgo or Doyle, and it reduced its debt by approximately $600,000 or 65% of the corporate debt obligations.

H/CELL ENERGY CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

JUNE 30, 2020 AND 2019 (UNAUDITED)

The gain/loss on discontinued operations consists of the following: