Hudson Technologies Reports Fourth Quarter and Year End 2024 Results
06 Março 2025 - 6:05PM
Hudson Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: HDSN) announced results for the
fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2024.
Brian F. Coleman, President and Chief Executive
Officer of Hudson Technologies, commented, “Our fourth quarter
2024 results reflected the seasonally slower sales activity we have
historically seen outside of our nine-month selling season. Full
year 2024 results reflected a challenging selling season in which
market pricing for certain HFC refrigerants declined by up to 45%
from last year’s levels which more than offset the slight gains we
achieved in sales volume. The decline in refrigerant pricing was
driven by higher than anticipated inventory levels up stream in the
marketplace built up in advance of the HFC phaseout. During our
many decades in this industry, we have successfully weathered
unfavorable pricing environments by staying focused on what we can
control – ensuring that our customers have the right refrigerants
where and when they need them and promoting recovery and
reclamation activities as our industry transitions to lower GWP
equipment and refrigerants. We navigated 2024 with that focus and
remain committed to our operating strategy. In fact, our overall
reclaim activity increased 18% in 2024.
“As we move through 2025, we maintain our
long-term view that the current phase down of HFC refrigerants
creates a significant opportunity for our reclamation business. The
installed base of HFC equipment will be operable for many years to
come, and as the supply of virgin HFCs becomes limited, reclaimed
HFCs will be needed to fill the anticipated supply/demand gap. With
that in mind, we are intent on maximizing our recovery and
reclamation capabilities, as evidenced by our strategic acquisition
of USA Refrigerants in June 2024. Refrigerant recovery is integral
to the reclamation process and the USA Refrigerants acquisition
provides Hudson access to a previously untapped recovery network.
This, coupled with our ongoing efforts to promote recovery in the
field, has strengthened our reclaimed refrigerant supply chain. We
are now better positioned to continue to grow our leadership
position in the reclamation landscape.
“Our strong unlevered balance sheet with $70.1
million in cash and no debt at December 31, 2024 provides us the
financial flexibility to continue executing on our three-pillar
capital allocation strategy: invest in organic growth; explore
acquisition opportunities; and opportunistically repurchase stock.
During the fourth quarter, we repurchased $5.5 million of common
stock under the stock buyback plan that was originally established
in the third quarter of 2024. During full year 2024, the Company
repurchased $8.1 million of common stock,” Mr. Coleman
concluded.
Three Months Results
For the quarter ended December 31, 2024, Hudson
reported:
- Revenues of $34.6 million, a
decrease of 23% compared to revenues of $44.9 million in the
comparable 2023 period. The decrease is related to decreased prices
for certain refrigerants and lower DLA activity.
- Gross margin of 17%, compared to
31% in the fourth quarter of 2023. The gross margin compression in
2024 was predominately price driven.
- Selling, general and administrative
expenses decreased to $8.0 million compared to $8.5 million in the
fourth quarter of 2023.
- Operating loss of ($3.2) million,
compared to operating income of $4.7 million in the prior year
period.
- Net loss of ($2.6) million or
($0.06) per basic and diluted share in the fourth quarter of 2024,
compared to net income of $3.9 million or $0.09 per basic and $0.08
per diluted share in the same period of 2023.
Full Year 2024 Results
For the full year ended December 31, 2024,
Hudson reported:
- Revenues of $237.1 million, a
decrease of 18% compared to revenues of $289.0 million for 2023.
Revenues declined due to decreased selling prices for certain
refrigerants, partially offset by slightly increased sales volumes.
Additionally, as expected, revenue from the Company’s DLA contract
during full year 2024 declined as compared to full year 2023
contract revenue, related to surge purchases of approximately $20
million recorded in 2023.
- Gross margin of 28%, compared to
gross margin of 39% in full year 2023. The gross margin compression
in 2024 was predominately price driven.
- Selling, general and administrative
expenses increased to $33.0 million compared to $30.5 million in
2023. Included in the 2024 selling, general and administrative
expenses are approximately $0.7 million of costs associated with
the USA Refrigerants acquisition and IT expenses.
- Operating income of $29.3 million
compared to operating income of $78.2 million in 2023.
- Net income of $24.4 million or
$0.54 per basic and $0.52 per diluted share, compared to net income
of $52.2 million or $1.15 per basic and $1.10 per diluted share in
full year 2023. Net income in full year 2024 included approximately
$2.3 million of non-recurring income, arising in part from proceeds
of a litigation settlement.
Conference Call Information
Hudson Technologies will host a conference call
and webcast on Thursday, March 6, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time to
discuss the Company’s fourth quarter and full year 2024
results.
Please visit this link at least 5 minutes prior
to the scheduled start time in order to register and receive
dial-in and webcast details.
A replay of the teleconference will be available
until April 5, 2025, and may be accessed by dialing (877) 481-4010.
International callers may dial (919) 882-2331. Callers should use
conference ID: 52007.
About Hudson Technologies
Hudson Technologies, Inc. is a leading provider
of innovative and sustainable refrigerant products and services to
the Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning and Refrigeration
industry. For nearly three decades, we have demonstrated our
commitment to our customers and the environment by becoming one of
the first in the United States and largest refrigerant reclaimers
through multimillion dollar investments in the plants and advanced
separation technology required to recover a wide variety of
refrigerants and restoring them to Air-Conditioning, Heating, and
Refrigeration Institute standard for reuse as certified EMERALD
Refrigerants™. The Company's products and services are primarily
used in commercial air conditioning, industrial processing and
refrigeration systems, and include refrigerant and industrial gas
sales, refrigerant management services consisting primarily of
reclamation of refrigerants and RefrigerantSide® Services performed
at a customer's site, consisting of system decontamination to
remove moisture, oils and other contaminants. The Company’s
SmartEnergy OPS® service is a web-based real time continuous
monitoring service applicable to a facility’s refrigeration systems
and other energy systems. The Company’s Chiller Chemistry® and
Chill Smart® services are also predictive and diagnostic service
offerings. As a component of the Company’s products and services,
the Company also generates carbon offset projects.
Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995
Statements contained herein which are not
historical facts constitute forward-looking statements. Such
forward-looking statements involve a number of known and unknown
risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual
results, performance or achievements of the Company to be
materially different from any future results, performance or
achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking
statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to, changes
in the laws and regulations affecting the industry, changes in the
demand and price for refrigerants (including unfavorable market
conditions adversely affecting the demand for, and the price of,
refrigerants), the Company's ability to source refrigerants,
regulatory and economic factors, seasonality, competition,
litigation, the nature of supplier or customer arrangements that
become available to the Company in the future, adverse weather
conditions, possible technological obsolescence of existing
products and services, possible reduction in the carrying value of
long-lived assets, estimates of the useful life of its assets,
potential environmental liability, customer concentration, the
ability to obtain financing, the ability to meet financial
covenants under its existing credit facility, any delays or
interruptions in bringing products and services to market, the
timely availability of any requisite permits and authorizations
from governmental entities and third parties as well as factors
relating to doing business outside the United States, including
changes in the laws, regulations, policies, and political,
financial and economic conditions, including inflation, interest
and currency exchange rates, of countries in which the Company may
seek to conduct business, the Company’s ability to successfully
integrate any assets it acquires from third parties into its
operations, and other risks detailed in the Company's 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2023 and other subsequent filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. The words "believe",
"expect", "anticipate", "may", "plan", "should" and similar
expressions identify forward-looking statements. Readers are
cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking
statements, which speak only as of the date the statement was
made.
Investor Relations
Contact:John Nesbett/Jennifer BelodeauIMS Investor
Relations (203) 972-9200jnesbett@imsinvestorrelations.com |
Company
Contact:Brian F. Coleman, President & CEOHudson
Technologies, Inc.(845) 735-6000bcoleman@hudsontech.com |
|
Hudson Technologies, Inc. and
SubsidiariesConsolidated Balance
Sheets(unaudited)(Amounts in thousands,
except for share and par value amounts) |
|
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
2024 |
|
2023 |
Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
$ |
70,134 |
|
$ |
12,446 |
Trade accounts receivable – net |
|
|
13,629 |
|
|
25,169 |
Inventories |
|
|
96,247 |
|
|
154,450 |
Income tax receivable |
|
|
6,284 |
|
|
5,438 |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
|
|
9,218 |
|
|
7,492 |
Total current assets |
|
|
195,512 |
|
|
204,995 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property, plant and equipment,
less accumulated depreciation |
|
|
21,554 |
|
|
19,375 |
Goodwill |
|
|
62,280 |
|
|
47,803 |
Intangible assets, less
accumulated amortization |
|
|
14,100 |
|
|
14,771 |
Right of use asset |
|
|
6,878 |
|
|
6,591 |
Other assets |
|
|
2,328 |
|
|
3,137 |
Total Assets |
|
$ |
302,652 |
|
$ |
296,672 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities and
Stockholders’ Equity |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Trade accounts payable |
|
$ |
8,692 |
|
$ |
23,399 |
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities |
|
|
33,813 |
|
|
31,537 |
Accrued payroll |
|
|
3,704 |
|
|
3,615 |
Other short-term liabilities |
|
|
1,600 |
|
|
— |
Total current liabilities |
|
|
47,809 |
|
|
58,551 |
Deferred tax liability |
|
|
4,076 |
|
|
4,558 |
Long-term lease
liabilities |
|
|
4,917 |
|
|
4,790 |
Total Liabilities |
|
|
56,802 |
|
|
67,899 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commitments and
contingencies |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stockholders’
equity: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred stock, shares authorized 5,000,000: Series A Convertible
preferred stock, $0.01 par value ($100 liquidation preference
value); shares authorized 150,000; none issued or outstanding |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
Common stock, $0.01 par value; shares authorized 100,000,000;
issued and outstanding: 44,284,374 and 45,502,380 respectively |
|
|
443 |
|
|
455 |
Additional paid-in capital |
|
|
110,792 |
|
|
118,091 |
Retained earnings |
|
|
134,615 |
|
|
110,227 |
Total Stockholders’ Equity |
|
|
245,850 |
|
|
228,773 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Liabilities and
Stockholders’ Equity |
|
$ |
302,652 |
|
$ |
296,672 |
|
Hudson Technologies, Inc. and
SubsidiariesConsolidated Statements of
Operations(unaudited)(Amounts in
thousands, except for share and per share amounts) |
|
|
|
Three months
ended December 31, |
|
Twelve monthsended December 31, |
|
|
2024 |
|
2023 |
|
2024 |
|
2023 |
Revenues |
|
$ |
34,643 |
|
|
$ |
44,856 |
|
|
$ |
237,118 |
|
|
$ |
289,025 |
|
Cost of
sales |
|
|
28,869 |
|
|
|
30,886 |
|
|
|
171,410 |
|
|
|
177,518 |
|
Gross
profit |
|
|
5,774 |
|
|
|
13,970 |
|
|
|
65,708 |
|
|
|
111,507 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
expenses: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Selling, general and administrative |
|
|
7,998 |
|
|
|
8,532 |
|
|
|
33,017 |
|
|
|
30,542 |
|
Amortization |
|
|
1,022 |
|
|
|
698 |
|
|
|
3,390 |
|
|
|
2,793 |
|
Total operating expenses |
|
|
9,020 |
|
|
|
9,230 |
|
|
|
36,407 |
|
|
|
33,335 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
(loss) income |
|
|
(3,246 |
) |
|
|
4,740 |
|
|
|
29,301 |
|
|
|
78,172 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
income (expense) |
|
|
527 |
|
|
|
(246 |
) |
|
|
2,726 |
|
|
|
(8,352 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
(loss) before income taxes |
|
|
(2,719 |
) |
|
|
4,494 |
|
|
|
32,027 |
|
|
|
69,820 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income tax
(benefit) expense |
|
|
(154 |
) |
|
|
549 |
|
|
|
7,639 |
|
|
|
17,573 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net (loss)
income |
|
$ |
(2,565 |
) |
|
$ |
3,945 |
|
|
$ |
24,388 |
|
|
$ |
52,247 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net (loss) income
per common share – Basic |
|
$ |
(0.06 |
) |
|
$ |
0.09 |
|
|
$ |
0.54 |
|
|
$ |
1.15 |
|
Net (loss) income
per common share – Diluted |
|
$ |
(0.06 |
) |
|
$ |
0.08 |
|
|
$ |
0.52 |
|
|
$ |
1.10 |
|
Weighted average
number of shares outstanding – Basic |
|
|
44,863,767 |
|
|
|
45,496,296 |
|
|
|
45,329,789 |
|
|
|
45,385,433 |
|
Weighted average
number of shares outstanding – Diluted |
|
|
44,863,767 |
|
|
|
47,446,365 |
|
|
|
47,076,477 |
|
|
|
47,338,231 |
|
|
Hudson Technologies, Inc. and
SubsidiariesConsolidated Statements of Cash
Flows(Amounts in thousands) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the years endedDecember
31, |
|
|
2024 |
|
2023 |
|
Cash flows from
operating activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income |
|
$ |
24,388 |
|
|
$ |
52,247 |
|
Adjustments to reconcile net
income to cash provided by operating activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation |
|
|
2,997 |
|
|
|
2,989 |
|
Amortization of intangible assets |
|
|
3,390 |
|
|
|
2,793 |
|
Impairment of long lived assets |
|
|
441 |
|
|
|
2,120 |
|
Lower of cost or net realizable value inventory adjustment |
|
|
3,028 |
|
|
|
(2,259 |
) |
Allowance for doubtful accounts |
|
|
(766 |
) |
|
|
659 |
|
Amortization of deferred finance cost |
|
|
228 |
|
|
|
726 |
|
Loss on extinguishment of debt |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
3,427 |
|
Share based compensation |
|
|
842 |
|
|
|
2,306 |
|
Deferred tax expense |
|
|
(482 |
) |
|
|
4,314 |
|
Changes in assets and
liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Trade accounts receivable |
|
|
12,306 |
|
|
|
(4,957 |
) |
Inventories |
|
|
60,248 |
|
|
|
(6,814 |
) |
Prepaid and other assets |
|
|
(1,144 |
) |
|
|
(3,182 |
) |
Lease obligations |
|
|
(92 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Income taxes receivable |
|
|
(846 |
) |
|
|
(5,277 |
) |
Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
|
|
(12,727 |
) |
|
|
9,455 |
|
Cash provided by operating activities |
|
|
91,811 |
|
|
|
58,547 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from
investing activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Payments for acquisition |
|
|
(20,670 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Additions to property, plant,
and equipment |
|
|
(5,300 |
) |
|
|
(3,580 |
) |
Cash used in investing activities |
|
|
(25,970 |
) |
|
|
(3,580 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from
financing activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net proceeds from issuances of
common stock and exercises of stock options |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
39 |
|
Repurchase of common
shares |
|
|
(8,146 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Excess tax benefits from
exercise of stock options |
|
|
(7 |
) |
|
|
(694 |
) |
Payment of deferred financing
cost |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Proceeds from long term
debt |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Repayment of long-term
debt |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(47,161 |
) |
Cash used in financing activities |
|
|
(8,153 |
) |
|
|
(47,816 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Increase in cash and cash
equivalents |
|
|
57,688 |
|
|
|
7,151 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents at
beginning of period |
|
|
12,446 |
|
|
|
5,295 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
|
$ |
70,134 |
|
|
$ |
12,446 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental
disclosure of cash flow information: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash paid during period for
interest |
|
$ |
690 |
|
|
$ |
4,475 |
|
Cash paid for income
taxes |
|
$ |
8,990 |
|
|
$ |
18,536 |
|
Property and equipment
included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities |
|
$ |
655 |
|
|
|
337 |
|
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