ORION ENERGY SYSTEMS INC
For the period ended Dec 31, 2023. Filed Feb 7, 2024.
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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
UNAUDITED NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 1 — DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
Orion includes Orion Energy Systems, Inc., a Wisconsin corporation, and all consolidated subsidiaries. Orion provides light emitting diode lighting systems, wireless Internet of Things enabled control solutions, project engineering, energy project management design, maintenance services and turnkey electric vehicle charging station installation services to commercial and industrial businesses, and federal and local governments, predominantly in North America.
Orion’s corporate offices and leased primary manufacturing operations are located in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. Orion also leases office space in Jacksonville, Florida, Lawrence, Massachusetts and Pewaukee, Wisconsin.
NOTE 2 — SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Principles of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Orion and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of Orion have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP) for interim financial information and with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, considered necessary for a fair statement have been included. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024 or other interim periods.
The Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2023 has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information required by GAAP for complete financial statements.
The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in Orion’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023 filed with the SEC on June 12, 2023. Certain reclassifications were made to prior year amounts to conform to the current year presentation.
Allowance for Credit Losses
Orion performs ongoing evaluations of its customers and continuously monitors collections and payments. Orion estimates an allowance for credit losses based upon the historical collectability based on past due status and makes judgments about the creditworthiness of customers based on ongoing credit evaluations. We also consider customer-specific information, current market conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts of future economic conditions.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and reported amounts of revenues and expenses during that reporting period. Areas that require the use of significant management estimates include revenue recognition, inventory obsolescence, allowance for credit losses, accruals for warranty and loss contingencies, earn-out, income taxes, impairment analyses, and certain equity transactions. Accordingly, actual results could differ from those estimates.
Concentration of Credit Risk and Other Risks and Uncertainties
Orion's cash is primarily deposited withone financial institu tion. At times, deposits in this institution exceeds the amount of insurance provided on such deposits. Orion has not experienced any losses in such accounts and believes that it is not exposed to any significant financial institution viability risk on these balances.
Orion purchases components necessary for its lighting products, including lamps and LED components, from multiple suppliers. For the three months ended December 31, 2023, one supplier accounted for 12.6% of total cost of revenue. For thethree months ended December 31, 2022, one supplier accounted for 13.3% of total cost of revenue. For each of thenine months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, no suppliers accounted for more than 10.0% of total cost of revenue.
For the three and nine months ended December 31, 2023, one customer accounted for 27.1% and 22.4% of total revenue, respectively. For the three and nine months ended December 31, 2022, one customer accounted for 18.2% and 16.1% of total revenue, respectively.
As of December 31, 2023, two customers accounted for 25.2% and 11.4% of accounts receivable, respectively. As of March 31, 2023, one customer accounted for 10.8% of accounts receivable.
Compliance with the Continued Listing Standards of the Nasdaq Capital Market (“Nasdaq”)
On December 21, 2023, Orion received a deficiency notice from Nasdaq that Orion was not in compliance with Rule 5450(a)(1) of the listing requirements (the “Minimum Bid Price Requirement”) because the per share closing bid price had been below $1.00 for thirty consecutive business days. On January 26, 2024, Orion received notice from Nasdaq Capital Market that Orion had regained compliance with Nasdaq's minimum price requirement.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Changes to U.S. GAAP are typically established by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) in the form of accounting standards updates (“ASUs”) to the FASB’s Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”). Orion considers the applicability and impact of all ASUs.
Recently Adopted Standards
In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments (“ASU 2016-13”), which requires an entity to assess impairment of its financial instruments based on its estimate of expected credit losses. Since the issuance of ASU 2016-13, the FASB released several amendments to improve and clarify the implementation guidance. The provisions of ASU 2016-13 and the related amendments were effective for Orion for fiscal years (and interim reporting periods within those years) beginning after December 15, 2022. Entities are required to apply these changes through a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the first reporting period in which the guidance is effective. Orion adopted ASU 2016-13 effective April 1, 2023. The effect of adoption was immaterial.
Issued: Not Yet Adopted
In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures, which modifies the disclosure and presentation requirements of reportable segments. The amendments in the update require the disclosure of significant segment expenses that are regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker (the “CODM”) and included within each reported measure of segment profit and loss. The amendments also require disclosure of all other segment items by reportable segment and a description of its composition. Additionally, the amendments require disclosure of the title and position of the CODM and an explanation of how the CODM uses the reported measure(s) of segment profit or loss in assessing segment performance and deciding how to allocate resources. This update is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, Early adoption is permitted. Orion is currently evaluating the impact that this guidance will have on the presentation of its consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes.
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, which expands disclosures in an entity’s income tax rate reconciliation table and disclosures regarding cash taxes paid both in the U.S. and foreign jurisdictions. The update will be effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2025. Orion is currently evaluating the impact that this guidance will have on the presentation of its consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes.
NOTE 3 — REVENUE
Orion generates revenue primarily by selling manufactured or sourced commercial lighting fixtures and components, sourced electric vehicle chargers and related products, installing these products in customer’s facilities, and providing maintenance services including repairs and replacements for the lighting and related electrical components. Orion recognizes revenue in accordance with the guidance in “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” (Topic 606) when control of the goods or services being provided (which we refer to as a performance obligation) is transferred to a customer at an amount that reflects the consideration Orion expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services.
During the third quarter of fiscal 2023, Orion acquired Voltrek LLC ("Voltrek"), which sells and installs sourced electric vehicle charging stations and related software subscriptions and renewals. The results of Voltrek are included in the Orion Electric Vehicle Charging segment ("EV") and complement Orion’s existing turnkey installation model.
The sale of charging stations and related software subscriptions and renewals is presented in Product revenue. Orion is the principal in the sales of charging stations as it has control of the physical products prior to transfer to the customer. Accordingly, revenue is recognized on a gross basis. For certain sales, primarily software subscriptions and renewals, Orion is the sales agent providing access to the content and recognize commission revenue net of amounts due to third parties who fulfill the performance obligation. For these sales, control passes at the point in time upon providing access of the content to the customer.
The sale of installation and services related to the EV charging business is presented in Service revenue. Revenue from the EV segment that includes both the sale of product and service is allocated between the product and service performance obligations based on relative standalone selling prices, and is recorded in Product revenue and Service revenue, respectively, in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations.
Revenue from the lighting and maintenance offering that includes both the sale of Orion manufactured or sourced product and service is allocated between the product and service performance obligations based on relative standalone selling prices, and is recorded in Product revenue and Service revenue, respectively, in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations.
The following tables provide detail of Orion’s total revenue for thethree and nine months ended December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 (dollars in thousands):
| Three Months Ended December 31, 2023 | Nine Months Ended December 31, 2023 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product | Services | Total | Product | Services | Total | |
| Revenue from contracts with customers: | ||||||
| Lighting product and installation | $13,773 | $4,745 | $18,518 | $37,486 | $7,190 | $44,676 |
| Maintenance services | 1,080 | 3,529 | 4,609 | 2,855 | 9,141 | 11,996 |
| Electric vehicle charging | 2,128 | 690 | 2,818 | 5,862 | 1,573 | 7,435 |
| Solar energy related revenues | 7 | — | 7 | 20 | — | 20 |
| Total revenues from contracts with customers | 16,988 | 8,964 | 25,952 | 46,223 | 17,904 | 64,127 |
| Revenue accounted for under other guidance | 19 | — | 19 | 43 | — | 43 |
| Total revenue | $17,007 | $8,964 | $25,971 | $46,266 | $17,904 | $64,170 |
| Three Months Ended December 31, 2022 | Nine Months Ended December 31, 2022 | |||||
| Product | Services | Total | Product | Services | Total | |
| Revenue from contracts with customers: | ||||||
| Lighting product and installation | $11,543 | $1,679 | $13,222 | $36,006 | $5,073 | $41,079 |
| Maintenance services | 772 | 2,534 | 3,306 | 2,516 | 8,290 | 10,806 |
| Electric vehicle charging | 2,154 | 676 | 2,830 | 2,154 | 676 | 2,830 |
| Total revenues from contracts with customers | 14,469 | 4,889 | 19,358 | 40,676 | 14,039 | 54,715 |
| Revenue accounted for under other guidance | 930 | — | 930 | 1,039 | — | 1,039 |
| Total revenue | $15,399 | $4,889 | $20,288 | $41,715 | $14,039 | $55,754 |
The following chart shows the balance of Orion’s receivables arising from contracts with customers, contract assets and contract liabilities as of December 31, 2023 and March 31, 2023 (dollars in thousands):
| December 31,2023 | March 31,2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| Accounts receivable, net | $15,714 | $13,728 |
| Contract assets | $1,692 | $1,320 |
| Contract liabilities | $82 | $480 |
There wereno significant changes in the contract assets outside of standard reclassifications to accounts receivable, net upon billing. Deferred revenue, current as of December 31, 2023 and March 31, 2023, includes$0.1 millionand $0.5 million, respectively, of contract liabilities which represent consideration received from a customer contract on which installation has not yet begun and Orion has not fulfilled the promises included. Of the $0.5 million outstanding as of March 31, 2023, $0.5 millionhas subsequently been recognized as revenue.
NOTE 4 — ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, NET
As of December 31, 2023 and March 31, 2023, Orion's accounts receivable and allowance for credit losses balances were as follows (dollars in thousands):
| December 31,2023 | March 31,2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| Accounts receivable, gross | $15,966 | $13,814 |
| Allowance for credit losses | (252) | (86) |
| Accounts receivable, net | $15,714 | $13,728 |
Changes in Orion’s allowance for credit losses were as follows (dollars in thousands):
| For the Three Months EndedDecember 31, | For the Nine Months EndedDecember 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | |
| Beginning of period | $(272) | $(41) | $(86) | $(8) |
| Reserve adjustment | 20 | — | 20 | — |
| Credit loss expense | — | (15) | (190) | (48) |
| Write-off | — | — | 4 | — |
| End of period | $(252) | $(56) | $(252) | $(56) |
NOTE 5 — INVENTORIES, NET
As of December 31, 2023 and March 31, 2023, Orion's inventory balances were as follows (dollars in thousands):
| Cost | Excess andObsolescenceReserve | Net | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raw materials and components | $8,322 | $(1,142) | $7,180 |
| Work in process | 497 | (136) | 361 |
| Finished goods | 13,977 | (675) | 13,302 |
| Total | $22,796 | $(1,953) | $20,843 |
| Raw materials and components | $9,988 | $(1,094) | $8,894 |
| Work in process | 693 | (135) | 558 |
| Finished goods | 9,313 | (560) | 8,753 |
| Total | $19,994 | $(1,789) | $18,205 |
NOTE 6 — PREPAID EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS
Prepaid expenses consists primarily of prepaid insurance premiums, debt issue costs, prepaid subscription fees and sales tax receivable.
Other current assets as of December 31, 2023 and March 31, 2023 consists primarily of$1.6 millionand $0, respectively, of prepaid software and services.
NOTE 7 — PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET
As of December 31, 2023 and March 31, 2023, property and equipment, net, included the following (dollars in thousands):
| December 31,2023 | March 31,2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| Land and land improvements | $433 | $433 |
| Buildings and building improvements | 9,504 | 9,491 |
| Furniture, fixtures and office equipment | 7,923 | 7,782 |
| Leasehold improvements | 540 | 540 |
| Equipment leased to customers | 4,997 | 4,997 |
| Plant equipment | 11,136 | 11,234 |
| Vehicles | 982 | 720 |
| Construction in Progress | 103 | 37 |
| Gross property and equipment | 35,618 | 35,234 |
| Less: accumulated depreciation | (25,592) | (24,764) |
| Total property and equipment, net | $10,026 | $10,470 |
NOTE 8 — LEASES
From time to time, Orion leases assets from third parties. Orion also leases certain assets to third parties.
Orion accounts for leases in accordance with ASC 842. Under ASC 842, both finance and operating lease ROU assets and lease liabilities for leases with initial terms in excess of 12 months are recognized at the commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. Orion recognizes lease expense for leases with an initial term of 12 months or less, referred to as short term leases, on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
A summary of Orion’s assets leased from third parties follows (dollars in thousands):
| Balance sheet classification | December 31, 2023 | March 31, 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||
| Operating lease assets | Other long-term assets | $1,966 | $2,174 |
| Liabilities | |||
| Current liabilities | |||
| Operating lease liabilities | Accrued expenses and other | $969 | $823 |
| Non-current liabilities | |||
| Operating lease liabilities | Other long-term liabilities | 1,377 | 1,826 |
| Total lease liabilities | $2,346 | $2,649 | |
Orion had operating lease costs of $0.5 million and $1.5 million for thethree and nine months ended December 31, 2023, respectively. Orion had operating lease costs of $0.4 million and $1.2 million for thethree and nine months ended December 31, 2022, respectively.
The estimated maturity of lease liabilities for each of the next five years is shown below (dollars in thousands):
| Maturity of Lease Liabilities | Operating Leases |
|---|---|
| Fiscal 2024 (period remaining) | $267 |
| Fiscal 2025 | 1,083 |
| Fiscal 2026 | 984 |
| Fiscal 2027 | 177 |
| Thereafter | — |
| Total lease payments | $2,511 |
| Less: Interest | (165) |
| Present value of lease liabilities | $2,346 |
NOTE 9 — GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET
Orion had $0.9 million of goodwill related to its purchase of Voltrek in the third quarter of fiscal 2023, which has an indefinite life, and is assigned to the EV Charging operating segment.
Orion had $0.6 million of goodwill related to its purchase of Stay-Light Lighting during fiscal year 2022, which has an indefinite life, and is assigned to the Maintenance operating segment.
See Note 18 – Acquisition for further discussion of the Voltrek acquisition.
As of December 31, 2023 and March 31, 2023, the components of, and changes in, the carrying amount of other intangible assets, net, were as follows (dollars in thousands):
| December 31, 2023 · March 31, 2023 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross CarryingAmount · AccumulatedAmortization · Net · WeightedAverageUseful Life · GrossCarryingAmount · AccumulatedAmortization · Net | |||||||||
| Amortized Intangible Assets | |||||||||
| Patents | $2,521 | $(2,005) | $516 | 8.3 | $2,521 | $(1,930) | $591 | ||
| Licenses | 58 | (58) | — | — | 58 | (58) | — | ||
| Trade name and trademarks | 464 | (140) | 324 | 3.7 | 464 | (73) | 391 | ||
| Customer relationships | 5,509 | (4,307) | 1,202 | 3.3 | 5,509 | (3,914) | 1,595 | ||
| Vendor relationships | 2,600 | (461) | 2,139 | 6.0 | 2,600 | (183) | 2,417 | ||
| Developed technology | 900 | (900) | — | — | 900 | (900) | — | ||
| Total Amortized Intangible Assets | $12,052 | $(7,871) | $4,181 | 5.3 | $12,052 | $(7,058) | $4,994 | ||
| Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets | |||||||||
| Trade name and trademarks | $1,010 | $— | $1,010 | $1,010 | $— | $1,010 | |||
| Total Non-Amortized Intangible Assets | $1,010 | $— | $1,010 | $1,010 | $— | $1,010 | |||
Amortization expense on intangible assets was$0.3 million and $0.8 millionfor the three and nine months ended December 31, 2023, respectively.
Amortization expense on intangible assets was $0.3 million and $0.4 million for thethree and nine months ended December 31, 2022, respectively.
The estimated amortization expense for the remainder of fiscal 2024, the next five fiscal years and beyond is shown below (dollars in thousands):
| Fiscal 2024 (period remaining) | $272 |
|---|---|
| Fiscal 2025 | 1,083 |
| Fiscal 2026 | 845 |
| Fiscal 2027 | 587 |
| Fiscal 2028 | 516 |
| Fiscal 2029 | 469 |
| Thereafter | 409 |
| Total | $4,181 |
NOTE 10 — ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER
As of December 31, 2023 and March 31, 2023, accrued expenses and other included the following (dollars in thousands):
| December 31,2023 | March 31,2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| Accrued acquisition earn-out | $2,625 | $3,000 |
| Accrued project costs | 2,468 | 1,218 |
| Other accruals | 2,177 | 2,598 |
| Compensation and benefits | 2,094 | 1,412 |
| Credits due to customers | 1,143 | 1,310 |
| Warranty | 542 | 497 |
| Sales tax | 373 | 274 |
| Sales returns reserve | 196 | 71 |
| Legal and professional fees | 39 | 172 |
| Total | $11,657 | $10,552 |
Orion generally offers a limited warranty ofone toten years onits lighting products, including the pass through of standard warranties offered by major original equipment component manufacturers. The manufacturers’ warranties cover lamps, power supplies, LED modules, chips and drivers, control devices, and other fixture related items, which are significant components in Orion's lighting products.
Changes in Orion’s warranty accrual (both current and long-term) were as follows (dollars in thousands):
| For the Three Months EndedDecember 31, | For the Nine Months EndedDecember 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | |
| Beginning of period | $675 | $698 | $646 | $860 |
| Accruals | 156 | 75 | 301 | 271 |
| Warranty claims (net of vendor reimbursements) | (125) | (149) | (241) | (507) |
| End of period | $706 | $624 | $706 | $624 |
NOTE 11 — NET LOSS PER COMMON SHARE
Basic net loss per common share is computed by dividing net income attributable to common shareholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period and does not consider common stock equivalents.
Diluted net loss per common share reflects the dilution that would occur if stock options were exercised and restricted shares vested. In the computation of diluted net income per common share, Orion uses the treasury stock method for outstanding options and restricted shares. For the three and nine months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, Orion was in a net loss position; therefore, the Basic and Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding are equal because any increase to the basic shares would be anti-dilutive. Net (loss) income per common share is calculated based upon the following shares:
| For the Three Months EndedDecember 31, | For the Nine Months EndedDecember 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | |
| Numerator: | ||||
| Net loss (in thousands) | $(2,256) | $(24,059) | $(13,281) | $(29,225) |
| Denominator: | ||||
| Weighted-average common shares outstanding | 32,531,563 | 32,047,755 | 32,460,398 | 31,510,547 |
| Weighted-average common shares and common share equivalents outstanding | 32,531,563 | 32,047,755 | 32,460,398 | 31,510,547 |
| Net loss per common share: | ||||
| Basic | $(0.07) | $(0.75) | $(0.41) | $(0.93) |
| Diluted | $(0.07) | $(0.75) | $(0.41) | $(0.93) |
The following table indicates the number of potentially dilutive securities excluded from the calculation of Diluted net income per common share because their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive. The number of shares is as of the end of each period:
| For the Three Months EndedDecember 31, | For the Nine Months EndedDecember 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | |
| Common stock options | — | 85,136 | — | 85,136 |
| Time-Based Restricted shares | 881,870 | 519,785 | 881,870 | 519,785 |
| Performance-Based Restricted shares | 708,377 | 178,669 | 708,377 | 178,669 |
| Total | 1,590,247 | 783,590 | 1,590,247 | 783,590 |
NOTE 12 — LONG-TERM DEBT
Long-term debt consisted of the following (dollars in thousands):
| December 31,2023 | March 31,2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| Revolving credit facility | $10,000 | $10,000 |
| Equipment debt obligations | 7 | 20 |
| Total long-term debt | 10,007 | 10,020 |
| Less current maturities | (7) | (17) |
| Long-term debt, less current maturities | $10,000 | $10,003 |
Revolving Credit Agreement
On December 29, 2020, Orion entered into a $25 million Loan and Security Agreement with Bank of America, N.A., as lender (the “Credit Agreement”). The Credit Agreement replaced Orion’s prior $20.15 million secured revolving credit and security agreement (the “Prior Credit Agreement”).
The replacement of the Prior Credit Agreement with the Credit Agreement provides Orion with increased financing capacity and liquidity to fund its operations and implement its strategic plans.
The Credit Agreement provides for afive-year $25.0 million revolving credit facility (the “Credit Facility”) that matures on December 29, 2025. Borrowings under the Credit Facility are subject to a borrowing base requirement based on eligible receivables, inventory and cash. As of December 31, 2023, the borrowing base of the Credit Facility supported$22.5 million of availability, with $12.5 million of remaining availability net of $10.0 million borrowed.
Effective November 4, 2022, Orion, with Bank of America, N.A. as lender, executed Amendment No. 1 to its Credit Agreement. The primary purpose of the amendment was to include the assets of the acquired subsidiaries, Stay-Lite Lighting, Inc. ("Stay-Lite Lighting") and Voltrek, as secured collateral under the Credit Agreement. Accordingly, eligible assets of Stay-Lite and Voltrek are now included in the borrowing base calculation for the purpose of establishing the monthly borrowing availability under the Credit Agreement. The amendment also clarified that the earn-out liabilities associated with the Stay-Lite and Voltrek transactions are permitted under the Credit Agreement and that the expenses recognized in connection with those earn-outs should be added back in the computation of EBITDA, as defined, under the Credit Agreement.
As of December 31, 2023, Orion was in compliance with all debt covenants.
Equipment Debt Obligations
In February 2019, Orion entered into additional debt agreements with a financing company in the principal amount of $44 thousand and $30 thousand to fund the purchase of certain equipment. The debts are secured by the related equipment. The debts bear interest at a rate of 6.43% and 8.77% per annum, respectively, and both debts mature in January 2024.
NOTE 13 —INCOME TAXES
Orion’s income tax provision was determined by applying an estimated annual effective tax rate, based upon the facts and circumstances known, to book income (loss) before income tax, adjusting for discrete items. Orion’s actual effective tax rate is adjusted each interim period, as appropriate, for changes in facts and circumstances. For the three months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, Orion recorded income tax expense of $0 and $19.4 million, respectively, using this methodology. For thenine months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, Orion recorded income tax expense of $0.1 million and $17.9 million, respectively, using this methodology. The decrease in Orion's tax expense, in both periods ended December 31, 2023, relates primarily to a 2022 non-cash charge of $17.8 million in relation to recording a valuation allowance associated with Orion’s domestic federal and state deferred tax assets.
As of December 31, 2023 and March 31, 2023, Orion had a full valuation allowance against its net deferred tax asset balance. Orion considers future taxable income and ongoing prudent and feasible tax planning strategies in assessing the need for the valuation allowance. In the event that Orion determines that the deferred tax assets are able to be realized, an adjustment to the deferred tax asset would increase income in the period such determination is made.
As of each reporting date, management considers new evidence, both positive and negative, that could affect its view of the future realization of deferred tax assets. Orion considers future taxable income and ongoing prudent and feasible tax planning strategies in assessing the need for the valuation allowance. In the event that Orion determines that the more or less of its deferred tax assets are able to be realized, an adjustment to the valuation allowance would be reflected in Orion’s provision for income taxes.
Uncertain Tax Positions
As of December 31, 2023, Orion’s balance of gross unrecognized tax benefits was approximately$0.2 million, all of which would reduce Orion’s effective tax rate if recognized.
Orion has classified the amounts recorded for uncertain tax benefits in the balance sheet as Other long-term liabilities to the extent that payment is not anticipated within one year. Orion recognizes penalties and interest related to uncertain tax liabilities in income tax (benefit) expense. Penalties and interest are included in the unrecognized tax benefits.
NOTE 14 — COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Litigation
Orion is subject to various claims and legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. Orion does not believe the final resolution of any of such claims or legal proceedings will have a material adverse effect on Orion’s future results of operations or financial condition.
NOTE 15 — SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
In August 2010, Orion’s Board of Directors approved a non-compensatory employee stock purchase plan, or “ESPP”. In the three months ended December 31, 2023, Orion issued 672 shares under the ESPP plan at a closing market price of $0.87. In the three months ended December 31, 2022, Orion issued 621 shares under the ESPP plan at a closing market price of $1.82.
Sale of shares
In March 2023, Orion filed a universal shelf registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Under the shelf registration statement, Orion currently has the flexibility to publicly offer and sell from time to time up to $100 million of debt and/or equity securities. The filing of the shelf registration statement may help facilitate Orion’s ability to raise public equity or debt capital to expand existing businesses, fund potential acquisitions, invest in other growth opportunities, repay existing debt, or for other general corporate purposes.
In March 2021, Orion entered into an At Market Issuance Sales Agreement to undertake an “at the market” (ATM) public equity capital raising program pursuant to which Orion may offer and sell shares of common stock from time to time, having an aggregate offering price of up to $50 million. No share sales have been effected pursuant to the ATM program through December 31, 2023.
NOTE 16 — STOCK OPTIONS AND RESTRICTED SHARES
At Orion's 2023 annual meeting of shareholders (the “2023 Annual Meeting”) held on August 10, 2023, Orion's shareholders approved the Orion Energy Systems, Inc. 2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as amended and restated (the "Amended 2016 Plan").
The Amended 2016 Plan increased the number of shares of Orion's common stock available for issuance under the Amended 2016 Plan from 3,500,000 shares to 6,000,000 shares (an increase of 2,500,000 shares) and extended the term of the Amended 2016 Plan to the tenth anniversary of the date of the 2023 Annual Meeting.
The Amended 2016 Plan authorizes grants of equity-based and incentive cash awards to eligible participants designated by the Plan's administrator. Awards under the Amended 2016 Plan may consist of stock options, stock appreciation rights, performance shares, performance units, common stock, restricted stock, restricted stock units, incentive awards or dividend equivalent units.
Prior to the 2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan, Orion maintained its 2004 Stock and Incentive Awards Plan, as amended, which authorized the grant of cash and equity awards to employees (the “2004 Plan”). No new awards are being granted under the 2004 Plan; however, all awards granted under the 2004 Plan that are outstanding will continue to be governed by the 2004 Plan. Forfeited awards originally issued under the 2004 Plan are canceled and are not available for subsequent issuance under the 2004 Plan or under the Amended 2016 Plan. The Amended 2016 Plan and the 2004 Plan also permit accelerated vesting in the event of certain changes of control of Orion as well as under other special circumstances.
Certain non-employee directors have from time to time elected to receive stock awards in lieu of cash compensation pursuant to elections made under Orion’s non-employee director compensation program.
During thethree and nine months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, the following amounts of stock-based compensation were recorded in Orion’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (dollars in thousands):
| For the Three Months EndedDecember 31, | For the Nine Months EndedDecember 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | |
| Cost of product revenue | $1 | $2 | $4 | $3 |
| General and administrative | 261 | 444 | 661 | 1,425 |
| Sales and marketing | 4 | — | 12 | 4 |
| Research and development | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Total | $267 | $448 | $681 | $1,435 |
During thethree and nine months ended December 31, 2023, Orion had the following activity related to its stock-based compensation.
| Time-Based Restricted Shares | Performance-Based Restricted Shares | Stock Options | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Awards outstanding at March 31, 2023 | 612,819 | 130,635 | 73,136 |
| Awards granted | 532,690 | 577,742 | — |
| Awards vested or exercised | (248,389) | — | — |
| Awards forfeited | (15,250) | — | (73,136) |
| Awards outstanding at December 31, 2023 | 881,870 | 708,377 | — |
| Per share weighted average price on grant date | $1.56 | $1.55 | — |
As of December 31, 2023, the amount of deferred stock-based compensation expense to be recognized, over a remaining period of 2.3 years, was approximately $1.4 million.
NOTE 17 —SEGMENTS
Reportable segments are components of an entity that have separate financial data that the CODM regularly reviews when allocating resources and assessing performance. Orion's CODM is the chief executive officer. Previously, Orion had four reportable segments: Orion Services Group Division, Orion Distribution Services Division, Orion U.S. Markets Division and Orion Electric Vehicle Charging Division (the “EV Segment”). Effective during the first quarter of fiscal 2024, Orion began to evaluate and report its business using three segments: Orion Lighting Division, Orion Maintenance Division and Orion Electric Vehicle Charging Division. Orion configured its fiscal 2024 budget in order to compare actual performance to plan performance for these segments. Due to the change in composition of reportable segments in the first quarter of fiscal 2024, the corresponding segment information for fiscal year 2023 has been restated for presentation on a comparable basis.
Lighting Segment
The Lighting Segment develops and sells lighting products and provides construction and engineering services for Orion's commercial lighting and energy management systems. The Lighting Segment provides engineering, design, lighting products and in many cases turnkey solutions for large national accounts, governments, municipalities, schools and other customers. The Lighting Segment sells mostly through direct sales, but it also sells lighting products though manufacturer representative agencies and to the wholesale contractor markets through energy service companies and contractors.
Maintenance Segment
The Maintenance Segment provides retailers, distributors and other businesses with maintenance, repair and replacement services for the lighting and related electrical components deployed in their facilities.
Electric Vehicle Charging Segment
The EV Segment offers leading electric vehicle charging expertise, sells and installs sourced electric vehicle charging stations with related software subscriptions and renewals and provides EV turnkey installation solutions with ongoing support to all commercial verticals.
Corporate and Other
Corporate and Other is comprised of operating expenses not allocated to Orion’s segments and adjustments to reconcile to consolidated results (dollars in thousands).
| Revenues · Operating Income (Loss) · Total Assets | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| For the Three Months EndedDecember 31, · For the Three Months EndedDecember 31, | ||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | December 31, 2023 | March 31, 2023 | |
| Segments: | ||||||
| Lighting Segment | $18,545 | $14,151 | $951 | $(632) | $27,835 | $25,009 |
| Maintenance Segment | 4,608 | 3,307 | (1,060) | (722) | 9,046 | 10,372 |
| EV Segment | 2,818 | 2,830 | (1,454) | (1,669) | 15,024 | 11,501 |
| Corporate and Other | — | — | (499) | (1,565) | 13,505 | 24,697 |
| $25,971 | $20,288 | $(2,062) | $(4,588) | $65,410 | $71,579 | |
| Revenues · Operating Loss | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For the Nine Months EndedDecember 31, | For the Nine Months EndedDecember 31, | |||
| 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | |
| Segments: | ||||
| Lighting Segment | $44,739 | $42,118 | $(1,777) | $(3,932) |
| Maintenance Segment | 11,996 | 10,806 | (4,660) | (1,807) |
| EV Segment | 7,435 | 2,830 | (4,417) | (1,669) |
| Corporate and Other | — | — | (1,773) | (3,740) |
| $64,170 | $55,754 | $(12,627) | $(11,148) | |
NOTE 18 — ACQUISITION
Acquisition of Voltrek
Effective on October 5, 2022, Orion acquired all the membership interests of Voltrek, an electric vehicle charging station solutions provider for a purchase price of $5.0 million in cash and $1.0 million of shares of common stock of Orion, subject to normal and customary closing adjustments of $0.9 million (the “Voltrek Acquisition”). In addition, depending upon the relative EBITDA growth of Voltrek’s business in fiscal 2023, 2024 and 2025, Orion was required to pay up to an additional $3.0 million, $3.5 million and $7.15 million, respectively, in earn-out payments. These compensatory payments do not fall within the scope of ASC 805, Business Combinations, and will be expensed over the course of the earn-out periods to the extent they are earned. As of December 31, 2023, Orion recorded $2.6 million to accrued expenses for its fiscal 2023 earn-out payment and an additional $1.7 million to other long-term liabilities for the cumulative potential earn-out opportunity which is anticipated to be paid in fiscal 2026. The Voltrek Acquisition was funded with cash and Orion shares. Voltrek operates as Voltrek, an Orion Energy Systems business. The Voltrek Acquisition leverages Orion’s project management and maintenance expertise into a rapidly growing sector.
Orion has accounted for the Voltrek Acquisition as a business combination. Orion has allocated a purchase price of approximately $6.9 million to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at estimated fair values, and the excess of the purchase price over the aggregate fair values is recorded as goodwill. The purchase price and closing adjustments were paid in cash and 620,067 shares of common stock with a total fair market value of $1.0 million, which was recorded in the opening balance sheet at fair value of $0.8 million, the discount on which was due to lock-up requirements on the shares.
The following table summarizes the purchase price allocation for Voltrek:
| (in thousands) | Opening Balance Sheet |
|---|---|
| Cash | $416 |
| Accounts receivable | 1,363 |
| Revenue earned but not billed | 325 |
| Inventory | 880 |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 39 |
| Property and equipment | 4 |
| Goodwill | 920 |
| Other intangible assets | 4,300 |
| Other long-term assets | 223 |
| Accounts payable | (1,133) |
| Accrued expenses and other | (286) |
| Other long-term liabilities | (180) |
| Net purchase consideration | $6,871 |
Goodwill recorded from the Voltrek Acquisition is attributable to the skillset of the acquired workforce. The goodwill resulting from the Voltrek Acquisition is expected to be deductible for tax purposes. The intangible assets include amounts recognized for the fair value of the trade name, vendor relationship and customer relationships.
The tradename intangible asset was valued using a relief from royalty method. The significant assumptions used include the estimated revenue and royalty rate, among other factors.
The vendor relationship intangible asset was valued using the income approach – excess earnings method. The significant assumptions include estimated revenue, cost of goods sold and probability of renewal, among other factors.
The customer relationship intangible asset was valued using the income approach – with-and-without method. The significant assumptions include estimated cash flows (including appropriate revenue, cost of revenue and operating expenses attributable to the asset and retention rate, among other factors), and discount rate, reflecting the risks inherent in the future cash flow stream, among other factors.
The categorization of the framework used to measure fair value of the intangible assets is considered to be within the Level 3 valuation hierarchy due to the subjective nature of the unobservable inputs used.
The following table presents the details of the intangible assets acquired at the date of Voltrek Acquisition (dollars in thousands):
| EstimatedFair Value | Estimated Useful Life (Years) | |
|---|---|---|
| Tradename | $300 | 5 |
| Vendor relationship | 2,600 | 7 |
| Customer relationships | 1,400 | 3 |
Voltrek's post-acquisition results of operations since October 5, 2022 are included in Orion’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. The operating results of Voltrek are included in the EV Segment. See note 17 – Segments, for results.
Transaction costs related to the Voltrek Acquisition are recorded in acquisition costs in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. Transaction costs totaled $0 and $0.1 millionin the three and nine months ended December 31, 2023, respectively, and $0.5 million and $0.8 million in thethree and nine months ended December 31, 2022, respectively.
If Voltrek had been acquired on April 1, 2022, the pro forma Orion revenue for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2022 would have been$21.5 million and $58.2 million, respectively. Proforma net loss for thethree and nine months ended December 31, 2022 would have been $(24.1) million and $(29.2) million, respectively.
The pro forma information was determined based on the historical results of Orion and unaudited financial results from Voltrek. These proforma results reflect additional depreciation and amortization that would have been charged assuming the fair value adjustments to property, plant, and equipment and intangible asset occurred at the beginning of the period, along with consequential tax effects. The unaudited pro forma results have been prepared for comparative purposes only and are not necessarily indicative of what would have occurred had the business combination been completed at the beginning of the period or the results that may occur in the future. Furthermore, the unaudited pro forma financial information does not reflect the impact of any synergies resulting from the acquisition.
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