Ideanomics, Inc. Reports Q1 2020 Financial Results

NEW YORK, May 11, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Ideanomics (NASDAQ: IDEX) ("Ideanomics" or the "Company"), a global company focused on monetizing the adoption of commercial electric vehicles and associated energy consumption, as well as enabling the next generation of financial services and fintech products, announced today its First Quarter 2020 operating results for the period ended March 31, 2020 (a full copy of the Company's 10-Q report is available at www.sec.gov).

Conference Call: Ideanomics' management, including Alf Poor (Chief Executive Officer), Conor McCarthy (Chief Financial Officer) and Tony Sklar (VP of Communications and Head of Investor Relations), will host live an earnings release conference call at 4:30 pm ET, Monday, May 11, 2020 (4:30am Tuesday, May 12, 2020 Beijing/Hong Kong Time). Click here for details.

To join the webcast, please visit the 'Events & Presentations' section of the Ideanomics corporate website (http://www.ideanomics.com/), or Dial-in Number: (Toll-Free US & Canada): 877-407-3107 or 201-493-6796; for China: +86-400-120-2840. Time permitting, Ideanomics management will answer questions during the live Q&A session.

A replay of the earnings call will be available soon after the conclusion of the event.

"While we were impacted through the Covid-19 lockdown in China during Q1, we were able to push forward with developing our pipeline and even processed some deliveries to show our systems and procedures are ready to fulfill orders at scale. To have achieved any deliveries in China during the first quarter is a testament to the determination and tenacity of our teams on the ground," said Alf Poor, CEO of Ideanomics. "We look forward to Q2 and beyond, including an AGM in the summer of this year to showcase both the MEG business and the formal ribbon-cutting on our new 1MM square feet EV center in Qingdao."

Ideanomics First Quarter 2020 Operating Results

Revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2020 was $0.4 million as compared to $26.9 million for the same period in 2019, a decrease of $26.6 million, or 99%. The revenue in the first quarter of 2019 included $26.8M from the provision of Digital Asset Management Services, there was no revenue from this source in the current quarter. In the current quarter we recorded US$55,000 from the sale of EV taxis, achieving these sales during a period when almost all economic activity in China was at a standstill is a testament to the dedication and innovation of our China based sales and operations team. The US$55,000 of EV revenue was recorded on a Net basis as under the US GAAP rules relating to revenue recognition it was determined that Ideanomics acted in an agent capacity for these sales rather than as principal. For information purposes only, if we had acted in a Principal capacity the Revenues would have been approximately US$300,000, with a related Cost of Revenue of approximately US$245,000 with a Gross Profit on the EV transactions of US$55,000

Performance on a sequential basis, revenues saw improvement in the first quarter of $0.4 million versus $63,000 in the fourth quarter ending December 31, 2019.

In March 2019, the Company entered into an agreement with GTD whereby the Company provided digital asset management services. The revenue was recognized based on the progress of completion of services. The Company recognized $26.6 million for the period ended March 31, 2019 and the remaining $14.1 million was recognized in the remainder of 2019.

In the first quarter of 2020, the Company is gradually ramping up its business related to EVs and recognized $0.1 million revenue from the sales of EVs. The EV revenues for the current quarter were recorded on an Agency (Net) basis because the Company acted as an agent rather than principal in these transactions.

Gross Profit

Gross profit for the three months ended March 31, 2020 was $44,000, as compared to gross profit in the amount of $26.7 million during the same period in 2019. The gross profit ratio for the three months ended March 31, 2020 was 12%, while in 2019, it was 99%. The decrease was mainly due to: 1) digital asset management service revenue recognized in 2019 has higher gross margin than the gross margin in EVs; and 2) the negative gross margin from the Delaware Board of Trade or DBOT business for the three months ended March 31, 2020 due to the business is still in development stage.

Operating Expenses in Q1 were $9.5 million dollars versus $5.8 million in the prior year - and increase of $3.7 million which was largely driven by one-time non-operating charges as we transitioned the business.

Operating expenses, excluding one-time charges in the fourth quarter, declined from $14.2 million to $9.5 million in the first quarter.

Operating Loss

The loss from operations for the quarter ending March 31, 2020 was $9.4 million compared a gain of $20.9 million in the first quarter of 2019 and a loss of $13.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2019, excluding one-time charges.

About Ideanomics

Ideanomics (Nasdaq: IDEX) is a global company focused on facilitating the adoption of commercial electric vehicles and developing next generation financial services and Fintech products. Its electric vehicle division, Mobile Energy Global (MEG) provides financial services and incentives for commercial fleet operators, including group purchasing discounts and battery buy-back programs, in order to acquire large-scale customers with energy needs which are monetized through pre-paid electricity and EV charging offerings. Ideanomics Capital includes DBOT ATS and Intelligenta which provide innovative financial services solutions powered by AI and blockchain. MEG and Ideanomics Capital provide our global customers and partners with better efficiencies and technologies and greater access to global markets.

The company is headquartered in New York, NY, and has offices in Beijing, China.

Safe Harbor Statement

This press release contains certain statements that may include "forward looking statements". All statements other than statements of historical fact included herein are "forward-looking statements." These forward-looking statements are often identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "believes," "expects" or similar expressions, involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, and include statements regarding our intention to transition our business model to become a next-generation financial technology company, our business strategy and planned product offerings, our intention to phase out our oil trading and consumer electronics businesses, and potential future financial results. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, they do involve assumptions, risks and uncertainties, and these expectations may prove to be incorrect. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. The Company's actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of risks and uncertainties, such as risks related to: our ability to continue as a going concern; our ability to raise additional financing to meet our business requirements; the transformation of our business model; fluctuations in our operating results; strain to our personnel management, financial systems and other resources as we grow our business; our ability to attract and retain key employees and senior management; competitive pressure; our international operations; and other risks and uncertainties disclosed under the sections entitled "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in our most recent Form 10-K and Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and similar disclosures in subsequent reports filed with the SEC, which are available on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. All forward- looking statements attributable to the Company or persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by these risk factors. Other than as required under the securities laws, the Company does not assume a duty to update these forward-looking statements.

Investor Relations and Media Contact
Tony Sklar, VP of Communications at Ideanomics
55 Broadway, 19th Floor New York, New York 10006 Email: ir@ideanomics.com
www.ideanomics.com

Tel: +1.212.206.1216

                                                                                         
            
              IDEANOMICS, INC.


                                                                    
            
              CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited) (USD in thousands)




                                                                                    March 31, 2020                                                 December 31,
                                                                                                                                                        2019






     
              ASSETS



     
              Current assets:



     Cash and cash equivalents                                                                                   $
            5,914                                    $
          2,633


      Accounts receivable, net (due from related
       parties were $1,688 and $2,284 as of March
       31, 2020 and December 31, 2019,
       respectively)                                                                                                        1,833                                            2,405



     Prepayments                                                                                                             477                                              572



     Amount due from related parties                                                                                       1,280                                            1,256



     Other current assets                                                                                                    588                                              587




     
              Total current assets                                                                                      10,092                                            7,453



     Property and equipment, net                                                                                             355                                              378



     Fintech Village                                                                                                      12,561                                           12,561



     Intangible assets, net                                                                                               51,595                                           52,771



     Goodwill                                                                                                             10,789                                           23,344



     Long-term investments                                                                                                22,618                                           22,621



     Operating lease right of use assets                                                                                   6,051                                            6,934



     Other non-current assets                                                                                                883                                              883




     
              Total assets                                                                        $
            
              114,944                               $
     
           126,945





                 LIABILITIES, CONVERTIBLE REDEEMABLE
                  PREFERRED STOCK, REDEMABLE NON-CONTROLLING
                  INTEREST AND EQUITY



     
              Current liabilities



     Accounts payable                                                                                            $
            3,656                                    $
          3,380



     Deferred revenue                                                                                                        500                                              477



     Accrued salaries                                                                                                        952                                              923



     Amount due to related parties                                                                                         1,842                                            3,962



     Other current liabilities                                                                                             6,029                                            6,466


      Current portion of operating lease
       liabilities                                                                                                          1,289                                            1,113


      Current acquisition earn-out liability                                                                                5,952                                           12,421



     Promissory note-short term                                                                                            3,045                                            3,000


      Convertible promissory note due to third
       parties                                                                                                              6,015                                            1,753


      Convertible promissory note due to related
       parties                                                                                                              1,566                                            3,260



                 Total current liabilities                                                                                 30,846                                           36,755



     Asset retirement obligations                                                                                          5,094                                            5,094


      Convertible promissory note due to third
       parties-long term                                                                                                    5,120                                            5,089


      Convertible promissory note due to related
       parties-long term                                                                                                    3,290                                            1,551



     Operating lease liability-long term                                                                                   6,010                                            6,222


      Non-current acquisition earn-out liability                                                                           10,701                                           12,235



     
              Total liabilities                                                                                         61,061                                           66,946



                 Commitments and contingencies (Note 18 )


                 Convertible redeemable preferred stock and
                  Redeemable non-controlling interest:


      Series A -7,000,000 shares issued and
       outstanding, liquidation and deemed
       liquidation preference of $3,500,000 as of
       March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019                                                                                 1,262                                            1,262



     Redeemable non-controlling interest                                                                                   7,153



     
              Equity:


      Common stock -$0.001 par value;
       1,500,000,000 shares authorized,
       163,460,045 shares and 149,692,953 shares
       issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2020
       and December 31, 2019, respectively                                                                                    163                                              150



     Additional paid-in capital                                                                                          293,345                                          282,554



     Accumulated deficit                                                                                               (260,829)                                       (248,481)


      Accumulated other comprehensive loss                                                                                  (680)                                           (664)



                 Total IDEX shareholder's equity                                                                           31,999                                           33,559



     Non-controlling interest                                                                                             13,469                                           25,178




     
              Total equity                                                                                              45,468                                           58,737



                 Total liabilities, convertible redeemable
                  preferred stock, redeemable non-
                  controlling interest and equity                                                    $
            
              114,944                               $
     
           126,945






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

                                                                                  
              
                IDEANOMICS, INC.


                                                        
              
                CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited) (USD in thousands)




                                                                                           
              
                Three Months Ended



                                                                            March 31, 2020                                                           March 31, 2019





      Revenue from third-parties                                                                             $
              378                                              $
             346


      Revenue from related parties                                                                                                                                               26,600




     Total revenue                                                                                                      378                                                      26,946


      Cost of revenue from third-
       parties                                                                                                           334                                                         258


      Cost of revenue from related
       parties



                   Gross profit                                                                                           44                                                      26,688





      Operating expenses:


      Selling, general and
       administrative expenses                                                                                         5,827                                                       4,188



     Professional fees                                                                                                1,757                                                       1,360



     Impairment loss                                                                                                    887


      Acquisition earn-out expense                                                                                       532


      Depreciation and amortization                                                                                      476                                                         244



                   Total operating expenses                                                                            9,479                                                       5,792





                   Income (Loss) from operations                                                                     (9,435)                                                     20,896




      Interest and other income
       (expense):


      Interest expense, net                                                                                          (3,156)                                                      (735)


      Equity in loss of equity
       method investees                                                                                                  (3)                                                      (280)



     Others                                                                                                            (26)                                                       (58)



                   Income (Loss) before income
                    taxes and non-controlling
                    interest                                                                                        (12,620)                                                     19,823





     Income tax benefit                                                                                                                                                             86





                   Net income (loss)                                                                                (12,620)                                                     19,909




      Net loss attributable to non-
       controlling interest                                                                                              272                                                          18





                   Net income (loss)
                    attributable to IDEX common
                    shareholders                                                                        $
              (12,348)                                           $
            19,927





                   Earnings (loss) per share



     
                Basic                                                                     $
              
                (0.08)                                        $
      
              0.19


                   Diluted                                                                                            (0.08)                                        $
      
              0.18




                   Weighted average shares
                    outstanding:



     
                Basic                                                                                         157,859,642                                                 105,345,673


                   Diluted                                                                                       157,859,642                                                 116,301,236





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

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