8-K
Ideal Power Inc. (IPWR)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): November 14, 2023
IDEAL POWER INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 001-36216 | 14-1999058 |
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| (State or other jurisdiction of<br><br> <br>incorporation or organization) | (Commission File No.) | (IRS Employee Identification No.) |
5508 Highway 290 West, Suite 120
Austin, Texas, 78735
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
512-264-1542
(Issuer Telephone number)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol | Name of each exchange on which registered |
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| Common Stock | IPWR | Nasdaq Capital Market |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
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ITEM 2.02 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
On November 14, 2023, Ideal Power Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2023. The press release is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference in its entirety into this Item 2.02. The press release contains forward-looking statements regarding the Company and includes cautionary statements identifying important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated.
The Company will host a conference call with investors to discuss the results. The conference call will begin at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time on Tuesday, November 14, 2023. The call may be accessed in the U.S. by dialing 1-888-506-0062 and asking to be joined to the Ideal Power Inc. call. A webcast and replay of the call may be found at https://www.webcaster4.com/Webcast/Page/2987/49410.
The information furnished under this Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit<br> No. | Description |
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| 99.1 | Press Release, dated November 14, 2023. |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Current Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Dated: November 14, 2023 | IDEAL POWER INC. | |
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| By: | /s/ Timothy Burns | |
| Timothy Burns | ||
| Chief Financial Officer |
ex_596437.htm
Exhibit 99.1
Ideal Power Reports Third Quarter 2023 Financial Results
AUSTIN, TX – November 14, 2023 **** -- Ideal Power Inc. (“Ideal Power,” the “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our”) (Nasdaq: IPWR), pioneering the development and commercialization of the highly efficient and broadly patented B-TRAN™ bidirectional semiconductor power switch, reported results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2023.
“We executed to plan again in the third quarter as we introduced our SymCool™ IQ intelligent power module and completed shipments to all the large companies in our test and evaluation program. We're also thrilled with our advancement into Phase II of the program with a top 10 global automaker. The advancement into Phase II is customer validation of the performance of B-TRAN™ and its potential impact in improving EV range and cost,” said Dan Brdar, President and Chief Executive Officer of Ideal Power.
Brdar continued, “In response to customer requests, we began providing high-volume quotes to large test and evaluation program participants. Participants in the program have expanded their plans for B-TRAN™ to include additional applications for our technology. Overall, the third quarter continued to underscore our across-the-board progress on our B-TRAN™ commercialization roadmap for the IGBT market, a market expected to grow at an 11% compound annual growth rate over the next three years to reach $11 billion in 2026.”
Key Third Quarter and Recent Operational Highlights
| ● | Secured Phase II of our development program with a top 10 global automaker. Ideal Power is ahead of schedule having completed 3 of the 5 Phase II deliverables. The delivery of production-ready B-TRAN™ based modules for this program continues to be targeted for 2025. |
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| ● | Added SymCool™ IQ to our commercial product offerings. The SymCool™ IQ product provides a low-loss, bidirectional solution complete with built-in intelligent controls for several of our key market segments including renewable energy, energy storage, UPS/data center, electric vehicle charging and other industrial power control applications. |
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| ● | Completed shipments to large companies in the B-TRAN™ test and evaluation program including a top 10 global automaker, a global Tier 1 automotive supplier, a leading provider in the solar industry, two Forbes Global 500 power management companies, a global provider of backup power and energy management solutions with more kits to follow for additional and new program participants. |
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| ● | Added a global European-based global power conversion and energy storage supplier with over $500 million in annual sales to the roster of the B-TRAN™ test and evaluation program. This global supplier presents multiple opportunities for Ideal Power as they address three of our target markets: UPS systems for data centers, renewable energy and energy storage. |
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| ● | Completed volume shipments of packaged B-TRAN™ devices to DTI, our NAVSEA program collaboration partner. We fulfilled all our obligations under our subcontract with DTI for this program. |
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| ● | B-TRAN™ Patent Estate: Currently at 77 issued B-TRAN™ patents with 33 of those issued outside of the United States and 36 pending B-TRAN™ patents. Current geographic coverage includes North America, China, Japan, South Korea, India, and Europe, with pending coverage in Taiwan. |
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Third Quarter 2023 Financial Results
| ● | Development revenue in the third quarter of 2023 was $1,557. |
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| ● | Operating expenses in the third quarter of 2023 were $2.8 million compared to $1.8 million in the third quarter of 2022 due primarily to increased research and development spending. |
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| ● | Net loss in the third quarter of 2023 was $2.7 million compared to $1.7 million in the third quarter of 2022. |
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| ● | Cash used in operating and investing activities in the third quarter of 2023 was $1.9 million compared to $1.6 million in the third quarter of 2022. |
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| ● | Cash used in operating and investing activities in the first nine months of 2023 was $5.6 million compared to $4.7 million in the first nine months of 2022. |
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| ● | Cash and cash equivalents totaled $10.8 million at September 30, 2023. |
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| ● | Ideal Power had no long-term debt outstanding at September 30, 2023. |
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2023 Milestones
The Company is actively engaged with multiple customers in each of its key target markets. Ideal Power completed all of its first nine months of 2023 milestones and is on track to achieve its remaining 2023 milestones. Our 2023 milestones and their status are:
| ● | Launched first commercial product in January 2023, the SymCool™ Power Module, a B-TRAN™ multi-die module. First commercial sales later in 2023. |
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| ● | Completed Phase I of multi-year development program with top 10 global automaker in the second quarter of 2023. |
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| ● | Completed first engineering run with production fab in the second quarter of 2023. |
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| ● | Delivered packaged B-TRAN™s to DTI under the NAVSEA program in the first half of 2023. |
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| ● | Commenced customer shipments to B-TRAN™ test and evaluation participants in the second quarter of 2023. |
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| ● | Introduced second commercial product, an intelligent power module, in the third quarter of 2023. |
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Conference Call and Webcast: Q3 2023 Results
To access the call, please use the following information:
| Date: | Tuesday, November 14, 2023 |
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| Time: | 10:00 AM ET |
| Toll-free dial-in number: | 888-506-0062 |
| International dial-in number: | 973-528-0011 |
| Participant Access Code: | 744196 |
Please call the conference telephone number 5-10 minutes prior to the start time to ensure a proper connection. An operator will register your name and organization.
The conference call will be webcast live and available for replay on the Company’s investor relations website under the Events tab HERE.
An audio replay of the conference call will be available one hour after the live call until Midnight on November 28, 2023.
| Toll Free Replay Number: | 877-481-4010 |
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| International Replay Number: | 919-882-2331 |
| Replay ID: | 49410 |
Upcoming Investor Conference
The Benchmark Company’s 12th Annual Discovery One-on-One Conference in New York on December 7, 2023
Ideal Power plans to participate in one-on-one meetings at The Benchmark Company’s 12th Annual Discovery One-on-One Conference in New York on December 7. Conference attendees are encouraged to register and request a one-on-one in-person meeting with Ideal Power management on The Benchmark Company online conference platform HERE.
About Ideal Power Inc.
Ideal Power (NASDAQ: IPWR) is pioneering the development and commercialization of its broadly patented bidirectional semiconductor power switch, creating highly efficient and ecofriendly energy control solutions for electric vehicle, electric vehicle charging, renewable energy, energy storage, UPS/data center, solid-state circuit breaker and other industrial and military applications. The Company is focused on its patented Bidirectional, Bipolar Junction Transistor (B-TRAN™) semiconductor technology. B-TRAN™ is a unique double-sided bidirectional AC switch that delivers substantial performance improvements over today’s conventional power semiconductors. Ideal Power’s B-TRAN™ can reduce conduction and switching losses, complexity of thermal management and operating cost in AC power switching and control circuitry. For more information, visit the Company’s website at www.IdealPower.com, on LinkedIn, on Twitter, and on Facebook.
Safe Harbor Statement
All statements in this release that are not based on historical fact are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and the provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. While Ideal Power’s management has based any forward-looking statements included in this release on its current expectations, the information on which such expectations were based may change. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the forecasted size and compound annual growth rate of the IGBT market and the timing of delivery of production-ready B-TRAN™ based modules for the development program with a top 10 global automaker. These forward-looking statements rely on a number of assumptions concerning future events and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside of our control that could cause actual results to materially differ from such statements. Such risks, uncertainties, and other factors include, but are not limited to, the success of our B-TRAN™ technology, including whether the patents for our technology provide adequate protection and whether we can be successful in maintaining, enforcing and defending our patents, our inability to predict with precision or certainty the pace and timing of development and commercialization of our B-TRAN™ technology, including the timing of the completion of our wafer fabrication runs with our semiconductor fabrications partners, the rate and degree of market acceptance for our B-TRAN™, the impact of global health pandemics on our business, supply chain disruptions, and the expected performance of future products incorporating our B-TRAN™, and uncertainties set forth in our quarterly, annual and other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Furthermore, we operate in a highly competitive and rapidly changing environment where new and unanticipated risks may arise. Accordingly, investors should not place any reliance on forward-looking statements as a prediction of actual results. We disclaim any intention to, and undertake no obligation to, update or revise forward-looking statements, except as required by applicable law.
Ideal Power Investor Relations Contact
Jeff Christensen
Darrow Associates Investor Relations
jchristensen@darrowir.com
703-297-6917
| IDEAL POWER INC. | ||||||
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| Balance Sheets | ||||||
| (unaudited) | ||||||
| September 30, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||||
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| ASSETS | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** |
| Current assets: | ||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 10,760,854 | $ | 16,345,623 | ||
| Accounts receivable, net | 100,000 | 65,936 | ||||
| Prepayments and other current assets | 382,091 | 491,365 | ||||
| Total current assets | 11,242,945 | 16,902,924 | ||||
| Property and equipment, net | 343,365 | 200,103 | ||||
| Intangible assets, net | 2,556,861 | 2,036,431 | ||||
| Right of use asset | 202,474 | 248,720 | ||||
| Other assets | 13,311 | 11,189 | ||||
| Total assets | $ | 14,358,956 | $ | 19,399,367 | ||
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** |
| Current liabilities: | ||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 63,955 | $ | 130,503 | ||
| Accrued expenses | 690,655 | 254,218 | ||||
| Current portion of lease liability | 69,128 | 64,597 | ||||
| Total current liabilities | 823,738 | 449,318 | ||||
| Long-term lease liability | 150,588 | 202,987 | ||||
| Other long-term liabilities | 1,165,089 | 838,458 | ||||
| Total liabilities | 2,139,415 | 1,490,763 | ||||
| Stockholders’ equity: | ||||||
| Common stock | 5,947 | 5,926 | ||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 106,870,506 | 105,011,318 | ||||
| Treasury stock | (13,210 | ) | (13,210 | ) | ||
| Accumulated deficit | (94,643,702 | ) | (87,095,430 | ) | ||
| Total stockholders’ equity | 12,219,541 | 17,908,604 | ||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | 14,358,956 | $ | 19,399,367 |
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| Statements of Operations | ||||||||||||
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| Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||
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| September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | |||||||||
| Development revenue | $ | 1,557 | $ | - | $ | 100,000 | $ | - | ||||
| Grant revenue | - | 10,675 | 37,388 | 186,661 | ||||||||
| Total revenue | 1,557 | 10,675 | 137,388 | 186,661 | ||||||||
| Cost of development revenue | 2,787 | - | 76,800 | - | ||||||||
| Cost of grant revenue | - | 10,675 | 37,388 | 186,661 | ||||||||
| Total cost of revenue | 2,787 | 10,675 | 114,188 | 186,661 | ||||||||
| Gross profit (loss) | (1,230 | ) | - | 23,200 | - | |||||||
| Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||
| Research and development | 1,690,538 | 780,151 | 4,337,254 | 2,337,081 | ||||||||
| General and administrative | 854,025 | 768,957 | 2,682,951 | 2,356,543 | ||||||||
| Sales and marketing | 293,963 | 207,443 | 870,189 | 660,024 | ||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 2,838,526 | 1,756,551 | 7,890,394 | 5,353,648 | ||||||||
| Loss from operations | (2,839,756 | ) | (1,756,551 | ) | (7,867,194 | ) | (5,353,648 | ) | ||||
| Interest income, net | 99,275 | 52,781 | 318,922 | 55,243 | ||||||||
| Net loss | $ | (2,740,481 | ) | $ | (1,703,770 | ) | $ | (7,548,272 | ) | $ | (5,298,405 | ) |
| Net loss per share – basic and diluted | $ | (0.44 | ) | $ | (0.28 | ) | $ | (1.22 | ) | $ | (0.86 | ) |
| Weighted average number of shares outstanding – basic and diluted | 6,192,286 | 6,157,625 | 6,185,447 | 6,156,876 |
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| Statements of Cash Flows | ||||||
| (unaudited) | ||||||
| Nine Months Ended | ||||||
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| 2023 | 2022 | |||||
| Cash flows from operating activities: | ||||||
| Net loss | $ | (7,548,272 | ) | (5,298,405 | ) | |
| Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: | ||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 193,900 | 134,557 | ||||
| Stock-based compensation | 1,859,209 | 696,127 | ||||
| Stock issued for services | - | 100,100 | ||||
| Decrease (increase) in operating assets: | ||||||
| Accounts receivable | (34,064 | ) | 183,934 | |||
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | 153,398 | (360,847 | ) | |||
| Increase (decrease) in operating liabilities: | ||||||
| Accounts payable | (66,548 | ) | (110,657 | ) | ||
| Accrued expenses and other liabilities | 263,643 | 142,458 | ||||
| Net cash used in operating activities | (5,178,734 | ) | (4,512,733 | ) | ||
| Cash flows from investing activities: | ||||||
| Purchase of property and equipment | (198,338 | ) | (118,239 | ) | ||
| Acquisition of intangible assets | (207,697 | ) | (88,640 | ) | ||
| Net cash used in investing activities | (406,035 | ) | (206,879 | ) | ||
| Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents | (5,584,769 | ) | (4,719,612 | ) | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 16,345,623 | 23,170,149 | ||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period | $ | 10,760,854 | $ | 18,450,537 |