Consolidated Water Co. Ltd.
For the period ended Dec 31, 2024. Filed Mar 17, 2025.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
- Principal activity
Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”) supply potable water, treat wastewater and water for reuse, and provide water-related products and services to customers in the Cayman Islands, The Bahamas, the United States and the British Virgin Islands. The Company produces potable water from seawater using reverse osmosis technology and sells this water to a variety of customers, including public utilities, commercial and tourist properties, residential properties and government facilities. The Company designs, constructs and sells water production and water treatment infrastructure and manages water infrastructure for commercial and governmental customers. The Company also manufactures a wide range of specialized and custom water industry related products and provides design, engineering, operating and other services applicable to commercial, municipal and industrial water production, supply and treatment.
- Accounting policies
Basis of preparation: The consolidated financial statements presented are prepared in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Use of estimates: The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Significant items subject to estimates and assumptions include the carrying value of property, plant and equipment, intangible assets, goodwill and revenue recognition on construction and manufacturing contracts. Actual results could differ significantly from such estimates.
Basis of consolidation: The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company’s (i) wholly-owned subsidiaries, Aerex Industries, Inc. (“Aerex”), Aquilex, Inc. (“Aquilex”), Cayman Water Company Limited (“Cayman Water”), Consolidated Water Cooperatief, U.A. (“CW-Cooperatief”), Consolidated Water U.S. Holdings, Inc. (“CW-Holdings”), DesalCo Limited (“DesalCo”), Kalaeloa Desalco LLC (“Kalaeloa Desalco”), Ocean Conversion (Cayman) Limited (“OC-Cayman”), PERC Water Corporation ("PERC") and Ramey Environmental Compliance, Inc. (“REC”); and (ii) majority-owned subsidiaries Consolidated Water (Bahamas) Ltd. (“CW-Bahamas”), N.S.C. Agua, S.A. de C.V. (“NSC”), and Aguas de Rosarito S.A.P.I. de C.V. (“AdR”). The Company’s investment in its affiliate Ocean Conversion (BVI) Ltd. (“OC-BVI”) is accounted for using the equity method of accounting. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
In 2019 and 2020, CW-Holdings acquired 61% of PERC. In January 2023, CW-Holdings purchased the remaining 39% ownership interest in PERC for$2.4 million in cash, and 368,383 shares of the Company’s common stock having a value of approximately$5.36 million based upon the opening trading price of the Company’s common stock on The Nasdaq Global Market on the date of the transaction.
In September 2021, Kalaeloa Desalco was formed to pursue a project in Oahu, Hawaii. On June 2, 2023, Kalaeloa Desalco signed a definitive agreement with the Honolulu Board of Water Supply to design, construct, operate and maintain a 1.7 million gallons per day seawater reverse osmosis desalination plant in Oahu, Hawaii.
Effective October 1, 2023, the Company purchased, through its wholly-owned subsidiary PERC, a 100% ownership interest in REC, a Colorado company that operates and maintains water and wastewater treatment facilities and provides technical services to clients throughout the Rocky Mountain and Eastern Plains Regions of Colorado. PERC acquired REC for approximately $4.1 million and recorded goodwill and intangible assets from this acquisition of $2,436,391 and $1,108,390 respectively.
Foreign currency: The Company’s reporting currency is the United States dollar (“US$”). The functional currency of the Company and its foreign operating subsidiaries (other than NSC, AdR, and CW-Cooperatief) is the currency for each respective country. The functional currency for NSC, AdR, and CW-Cooperatief is the US$. NSC and AdR conduct business in US$ and Mexican pesos and CW-Cooperatief conducts business in US$ and euros. The exchange rates for the Cayman Islands dollar and the Bahamian dollar are fixed to the US$. The exchange rates for conversion of Mexican pesos and euros into US$ vary based upon market conditions.
Net foreign currency gains arising from transactions and re-measurements were $74,993, $84,678 and $41,750 for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022, respectively, and are included in “Other income - Other” in the accompanying consolidated statements of income.
Cash and cash equivalents: Cash and cash equivalents consist of demand deposits at banks and certificates of deposit at banks with an original maturity of three months or less. Cash and cash equivalents as of December 31, 2024 and 2023 include $5.2 million and $5.1 million, respectively, of certificates of deposit with an original maturity of three months or less.
As of December 31, 2024, the Company had deposits in U.S. banks and brokerages in excess of federally mandated and insured limits of approximately $54.7 million. As of December 31, 2024, the Company held cash in foreign bank accounts of approximately $34.1 million.
Certain transfers from the Company’s Bahamas bank accounts to Company bank accounts in other countries require the approval of the Central Bank of The Bahamas. The equivalent United States dollar cash balances for deposits held in The Bahamas as of December 31, 2024 and 2023 were approximately $7.7 million and $3.0 million, respectively.
Accounts receivable: Accounts receivable are recorded at invoiced amounts based on meter readings, contractual amounts, fixed fees plus reimbursables or time and materials per contractual agreements. Trade accounts receivable also represent our unconditional right, subject only to the passage of time, to receive consideration arising from our performance under contracts with customers. Trade accounts receivable include amounts billed and billable on construction contracts, service and maintenance contracts and contracts for the sale of goods. Billed contract receivables have been invoiced to customers based on contracted amounts.
Allowance for credit losses: The allowance for credit losses is the Company’s best estimate of the amount of probable credit losses in the Company’s existing accounts receivable and contract assets balances. The Company determines thecurrent expected credit losses based on historical loss experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. The Company also considers the nature of the financial asset, the credit quality of the counterparty, and other relevant factors.
Past due balances are reviewed individually for collectability. Account balances are charged off against the allowance for credit losses after all means of collection have been exhausted and the potential for recovery is considered by management to be remote.
Inventory: Inventory primarily consists of consumables stock and spare parts stock that are valued at cost, less an allowance for obsolescence, with cost determined on the first-in, first-out basis. Inventory also includes (i) raw materials purchased for specific manufacturing contracts that are valued at cost on the first-in, first-out basis; and (ii) potable water held in the Company’s reservoirs that is valued at the lower of the average cost of producing water during the year or its net realizable value.
Contract assets and liabilities: Billing practices for the Company’s contracts are governed by the contract terms of each project based upon costs incurred, achievement of milestones or predetermined schedules. Billings do not necessarily correlate with revenue, which is recognized over time using the input method based on cost incurred. The Company records contract assets and contract liabilities to account for these differences in timing.
Contract assets, which include costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts, arise when the Company recognizes revenue for services performed under its construction and manufacturing contracts, but the Company
is not yet entitled to bill the customer under the terms of the contract. Contract liabilities, which include billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts, represent the Company's obligation to transfer goods or services to a customer for which the Company has been paid by the customer or for which the Company has billed the customer under the terms of the contract. Revenue for future services reflected in this account is recognized, and the liability is reduced, as the Company subsequently satisfies the performance obligation under the contract.
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts and billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts are typically resolved within one year and are notconsidered significant financing components.
The Company considers retention that is withheld on progress billings as not creating an unconditional right to payment until contractual milestones are reached (typically substantial completion). Accordingly, withheld retention is considered a component of contracts assets and liabilities until finally billed to the customer, when obligations have been satisfied and the right to receipt is subject only to the passage of time.
The Company’s contract assets and liabilities are reported in a net asset or liability position on a contract-by-contract basis at the end of each reporting period. The Company classifies contract assets and liabilities related to construction and manufacturing contracts in current assets and current liabilities as they will be liquidated in the normal course of contract completion, although this may require more than one year.
Property, plant and equipment, net: Property, plant and equipment is stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is calculated using a straight-line method with an allowance for estimated residual values. Rates are determined based on the estimated useful lives of the assets as follows:
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| Buildings | 5 to 40 years | |
| Plant and equipment | 4 to 40 years | |
| Distribution system | 3 to 40 years | |
| Office furniture, fixtures and equipment | 3 to 10 years | |
| Vehicles | 3 to 10 years | |
| Leasehold improvements | Shorter of 5 years or lease term | |
| Lab equipment | 5 to 10 years |
Assets under construction are recorded as additions to property, plant and equipment upon completion of the projects. Depreciation commences in the month the asset is placed in service. Additions to construction in progress are comprised of the cost of the contracted services, direct labor and materials.
Interest costs directly attributable to the acquisition and construction of qualifying assets, which are assets that necessarily take a substantial amount of time to be ready for their intended use, are added to the cost of those assets until such time as the assets are substantially ready for use. No interest was capitalized during the years ended December 31, 2024 or 2023.
Long-lived assets: Long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets might not be recoverable. Conditions that would necessitate an impairment assessment include a significant decline in the observable market value of an asset, a significant change in the extent or manner in which an asset is used, or a significant adverse change that would indicate that the carrying amount of an asset or group of assets is not recoverable. For long-lived assets to be held and used, the Company recognizes an impairment loss only if their carrying amounts are not recoverable through their undiscounted cash flows and measures the impairment loss based on the difference between the carrying amounts and estimated fair values.
Goodwill and intangible assets: Goodwill represents the excess cost of an acquired business over the fair value of the assets and liabilities of the acquired business as of the date of acquisition. Goodwill and intangible assets recorded as a result of a business combination and determined to have an indefinite useful life are not amortized but are tested for impairment annually or upon the identification of a triggering event. Intangible assets with estimable useful lives are amortized over their respective estimated useful lives to their estimated residual values and reviewed periodically for impairment. The Company evaluates the possible impairment of goodwill annually as part of its reporting process for the fourth quarter of each fiscal year. Management identifies the Company’s reporting units for goodwill impairment testing purposes, which consist of Cayman Water, the bulk segment (which is comprised of CW-Bahamas and OC-Cayman), PERC, REC, and the manufacturing segment (i.e., Aerex), and determines the carrying value of each reporting unit by assigning the assets and liabilities, including the existing goodwill and intangible assets, to those reporting units. The Company determines the fair value of each reporting unit and compares these fair values to the carrying amounts of the reporting units. To the extent the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds the fair value of the reporting unit, an impairment loss is recorded.
For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company elected to assess qualitative factors to determine whether it was necessary to perform the quantitative goodwill impairment testing that was conducted in prior years for its reporting units. The Company assessed the relevant events and circumstances to evaluate whether it is more likely than not that the fair values of such reporting units were less than their carrying values. The events and circumstances assessed for each reporting unit included macroeconomic conditions, industry and market conditions, cost factors, overall financial performance, and other relevant events. Based upon this qualitative assessment, the Company determined that it is more likely than not that the fair values of its reporting units exceeded their carrying values as of December 31, 2024 and 2023.
For the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company elected to assess qualitative factors to determine whether it was necessary to perform the quantitative goodwill impairment testing conducted in prior years for all reporting units other than the manufacturing reporting unit. The Company assessed relevant events and circumstances to evaluate whether it is more likely than not that the fair values of such reporting units are less than their carrying values. The events and circumstances assessed for each reporting unit included macroeconomic conditions, industry and market conditions, cost factors, overall financial performance, and other relevant events. Based upon this qualitative assessment the Company determined that it was more likely than not that the fair values of its Cayman Water and bulk segment reporting units exceeded their carrying values as of December 31, 2022. Based upon the Company’s negotiated, arms-length purchase of the remaining 39% equity interest in PERC from its minority shareholders for$7.8 million in January 2023, the fair value of the Company’s PERC reporting unit exceeded its carrying value by 79% as of December 31, 2022.
Due to the factors discussed in the following paragraphs, the Company elected to test the goodwill associated with its manufacturing reporting unit for possible impairment for 2022 using the quantitative tests applied in prior years.
Approximately 80% of Aerex’s revenue, and 89% of Aerex’s gross profit, for the year ended December 31, 2020 were generated from sales toone customer. While Aerex sells various products to this customer, Aerex’s revenue from this customer had historically been derived primarily from one specialized product. In October 2020, this customer informed Aerex that, for inventory management purposes, it was suspending its purchases of the specialized product from Aerex following 2020 for a period of approximately one year. This customer informed Aerex at that time that it expected to recommence its purchases of the specialized product from Aerex beginning with the first quarter of 2022. As a result of this anticipated loss of revenue for Aerex, the Company updated its projections for its Manufacturing reporting unit’s future cash flows. Such projections assumed, in part, that Aerex’s major customer would recommence its purchases from Aerex in 2022 but at a reduced aggregate amount, as compared to 2020. Based upon these updated projections, the Company tested its manufacturing reporting unit’s goodwill for possible impairment as of December 31, 2020 using the discounted cash flow and guideline public company methods, with a weighting of 80% and 20% applied to these two methods, respectively. As a result of these impairment tests, the Company determined that the estimated fair value of its manufacturing reporting unit exceeded its carrying value by approximately 31% as of December 31, 2020.
In late July 2021, this former major customer communicated to Aerex that it expected to recommence its purchases of the specialized product from Aerex in 2022 and subsequent years, but informed Aerex that such purchases would be at substantially reduced annual amounts, as compared to the amounts it had purchased from Aerex in 2020 and prior years. The Company’s updated sales estimate for this customer based on this new information was substantially below the
anticipated sales to this customer for 2022 and subsequent years that the Company used in the discounted cash flow projections it prepared for purposes of testing its Manufacturing reporting unit’s goodwill for possible impairment as of December 31, 2020. Furthermore, Aerex’s efforts to replace the revenue previously generated from this customer with revenue from existing and new customers were adversely impacted by the negative economic conditions (caused in part by the COVID-19 pandemic). These negative economic conditions also increased Aerex’s raw material costs, resulted in raw material shortages and extended delivery times for such materials, and adversely affected the overall financial condition of Aerex’s current and prospective customers. Accordingly, in light of this new information from Aerex’s former major customer, and the on-going weak economic conditions that the Company believed would continue through 2022, the Company updated its projections of future cash flows for the manufacturing reporting unit and tested its goodwill for possible impairment as of June 30, 2021 using the discounted cash flow and guideline public company methods, with a weighting of 80% and 20% applied to these two methods, respectively. Based upon this testing, the Company determined that the carrying value of its manufacturing reporting unit exceeded its fair value by$2.9 million, and the Company recorded an impairment loss to reduce its manufacturing segment’s goodwill by this amount for the three months ended June 30, 2021.
For the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company estimated the fair value of its manufacturing reporting unit by applying the discounted cash flow method, which relied upon seven-year discrete projections of operating results, working capital and capital expenditures, along with a terminal value subsequent to the discrete period. These seven-year projections were based upon historical and anticipated future results, general economic and market conditions, and considered the impact of planned business and operational strategies. The discount rates for the calculations represented the estimated cost of capital for market participants at the time of each analysis. The Company also estimated the fair value of its manufacturing reporting unit for the year ended December 31, 2022 by applying the guideline public company method. The Company weighted the fair values estimated for its manufacturing reporting unit under each method and summed such weighted fair values to estimate the overall fair value for the reporting unit. The respective weightings the Company applied to each method for the year ended December 31, 2022 were 80% to the discounted cash flow method and 20% to the guideline public company method.
The fair value the Company estimated for its manufacturing reporting unit exceeded its carrying amount by 63% as of December 31, 2022.
Investments: Investments where the Company does not exercise significant influence over the operating and financial policies of the investee and holds less than 20% of the voting stock are recorded at cost. The Company uses the equity method of accounting for investments in common stock where the Company holds 20% to 50% of the voting stock of the investee and has significant influence over its operating and financial policies but does not meet the criteria for consolidation. The Company recognizes impairment losses on declines in the fair value of the stock of investees that are other than temporary.
Income taxes: The Company accounts for the income taxes arising from the operations of its United States subsidiaries under the asset and liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities, if any, are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. A valuation allowance is provided to the extent any deferred tax asset may not be realized.
The Company is not presently subject to income taxes in the other countries in which it operates.
Revenue recognition: Revenue is recognized when control of the promised goods or services is transferred to the Company’s customers, in an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services.
The following table presents the Company’s revenue disaggregated by revenue source.
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| Retail revenue | | $31,741,343 | | $30,158,051 | | $25,954,013 |
| Bulk revenue | | 33,673,387 | | 34,595,058 | | 32,991,066 |
| Services revenue | | 50,956,489 | | 97,966,650 | | 28,835,428 |
| Manufacturing revenue | | 17,595,414 | | 17,491,474 | | 6,324,465 |
| Total revenue | | $133,966,633 | | $180,211,233 | | $94,104,972 |
Services revenue consists of the following:
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| Construction revenue | | $17,637,432 | | $77,306,704 | | $11,616,274 |
| Operations and maintenance revenue | | 29,307,405 | | 19,368,365 | | 14,152,158 |
| Design and consulting revenue | | 4,011,652 | | 1,291,581 | | 3,066,996 |
| Total services revenue | | $50,956,489 | | $97,966,650 | | $28,835,428 |
Retail revenue
The Company produces and supplies water to end-users, including residential, commercial and governmental customers in the Cayman Islands under an exclusive retail license issued to Cayman Water by the Cayman Islands government to provide water in two of the three most populated areas on Grand Cayman. Customers are billed on a monthly basis based on metered consumption and bills are typically collected within 30 to 45 days after the billing date. Receivables not collected within 45 days subject the customer to disconnection from water service.
The Company recognizes revenue from retail water sales at the end of the billing cycle based on the water supplied to the customers’ premises. The amount of water supplied is determined and invoiced based upon water meter readings performed at the end of each month. All retail water contracts are month-to-month contracts. The Company has elected the “right to invoice” practical expedient for revenue recognition on its retail water sale contracts and recognizes revenue in the amount to which the Company has a right to invoice, recognizing this revenue from the transfer of goods or services to customers during the billing cycle.
Bulk revenue
The Company produces and supplies water to government-owned utilities in the Cayman Islands and The Bahamas.
OC-Cayman provides bulk water to the Water Authority-Cayman (“WAC”), a government-owned utility and regulatory agency, under three agreements. The WAC in turn distributes such water to properties in Grand Cayman outside of Cayman Water’s retail license area.
The Company sells bulk water in The Bahamas through its majority-owned subsidiary, CW-Bahamas, under two agreements with the Water and Sewerage Corporation of The Bahamas (“WSC”), which distributes such water through its own pipeline system to residential, commercial and tourist properties on the island of New Providence.
The Company has elected the “right to invoice” practical expedient for revenue recognition on its bulk water sale contracts and recognizes revenue in the amount to which the Company has a right to invoice, recognizing this revenue from the transfer of goods or services to customers during the billing cycle.
Services and Manufacturing revenue
The Company designs, constructs, sells, operates and maintains, and provides consulting services related to water, wastewater and water reuse infrastructure through PERC. All of PERC's customers are companies or governmental entities
located in the United States. Effective October 2023, PERC acquired REC, a company that provides operations and maintenance and consulting services to companies and governmental entities located in the state of Colorado.
The Company also provides design, engineering, management, procurement and construction services for desalination infrastructure through DesalCo, which serves customers in the Cayman Islands, The Bahamas and the British Virgin Islands.
The Company, through Aerex, is a custom and specialty manufacturer of systems and products applicable to commercial, municipal and industrial water production and treatment. Substantially all of Aerex’s customers are U.S. companies.
The Company generates construction, operations and maintenance, design and consulting revenue from PERC and DesalCo and generates manufacturing revenue from Aerex. The Company also generates operations and maintenance and consulting revenue from REC.
The Company recognizes revenue for its construction and custom/specialized manufacturing contracts over time under the input method using costs incurred (which represents work performed) to date relative to the total estimated costs at completion to measure progress toward satisfying a contract’s performance obligations as such measure best reflects the transfer of control of the promised good to the customer. Contract costs include labor, materials, subcontractor costs and other expenses. The Company follows this method since it can make reasonably dependable estimates of the revenue and costs applicable to the various stages of a contract. Under this input method, the Company records revenue and recognizes profit or loss as work on the contract progresses. The Company estimates total costs to be incurred and profit to be earned on each long-term, fixed price contract prior to commencement of work on the contract and updates these estimates as work on the contract progresses. The cumulative amount of revenue recorded on a contract at a specified point in time is that percentage of total estimated revenue that incurred costs to date comprised of estimated total contract costs. Due to the extended time it may take to complete many of the Company’s contracts and the scope and nature of the work required to be performed on those contracts, the estimations of total revenue and costs at completion are complicated and subject to many variables and, accordingly, are subject to changes. When adjustments in estimated total contract revenue or estimated total contract costs are required, any changes from prior estimates are recognized in the current period for the inception-to-date effect of such changes. The Company recognizes the full amount of any estimated loss on a contract at the time the estimates indicate such a loss. Any contract assets are classified as current assets. Contract liabilities on uncompleted contracts, if any, are classified as current liabilities.
During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company adjusted its prior year estimates of the total contract costs for two of its construction contracts. These changes in accounting estimates resulted in an increase in the services segment’s income from operations and the Company’s consolidated net income by $2,356,439 and $1,750,750, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2023. This adjustment increased basic anddiluted earnings per share by $0.11 for the year ended December 31, 2023.
The Company has elected the “right to invoice” practical expedient for revenue recognition on its operations and maintenance, design and consulting contracts and recognizes revenue in the amount to which the Company has a right to invoice, recognizing this revenue from the transfer of goods or services to customers during the billing cycle.
During the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022, the Company recognized $18,211,554, $77,411,792 and $14,146,271, respectively, of its services revenue from the transfer of goods or services to customers over time. The remaining services revenue of $32,744,935, $20,554,858 and $14,689,157, respectively, was recognized from the transfer of goods or services to customers when invoiced. During the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022, the Company recognized all of its manufacturing revenue from the transfer of goods or services to customers over time.
Practical Expedients and Exemptions
The Company does not disclose the value of unsatisfied performance obligations for (i) contracts with an original expected length of one year or less and (ii) contracts for which the Company recognizes revenue at the amount to which it has the right to invoice for services performed.
Comparative amounts: Certain amounts presented in the financial statements previously issued for 2023 and 2022 have been reclassified to conform to the current year’s presentation.
- Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents are not restricted by the terms of the Company’s bank accounts as to withdrawal or use. As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, the equivalent United States dollars of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents, including those accounts denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar, are as follows:
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| Bank accounts: · · | ||||||
| United States dollar | | $39,094,067 | | $15,857,612 | ||
| Cayman Islands dollar | | 17,499,492 | | 11,826,102 | ||
| Bahamian dollar | | 7,717,705 | | 3,025,898 | ||
| | | 64,311,264 | | 30,709,612 | ||
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| Short-term deposits: | | | ||||
| United States dollar | | 31,908,220 | | 8,861,606 | ||
| Cayman Islands dollar | | 3,130,637 | | 3,050,680 | ||
| | | 35,038,857 | | 11,912,286 | ||
| Total cash and cash equivalents | | $99,350,121 | | $42,621,898 | ||
Transfers from the Company’s Bahamas bank accounts to Company bank accounts in other countries require the approval of the Central Bank of The Bahamas.
- Accounts receivable, net
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| Trade accounts receivable | | $39,986,234 | | $38,446,554 |
| Receivable from OC-BVI | | 42,515 | | 41,129 |
| Other accounts receivable | | 373,655 | | 322,609 |
| | | 40,402,404 | | 38,810,292 |
| Allowance for credit losses | | (821,422) | | (583,401) |
| Accounts receivable, net | | $39,580,982 | | $38,226,891 |
The activity for the allowance for credit losses consisted of:
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| Opening allowance for credit losses | | $583,401 | | $183,214 | ||
| Provision for credit losses | | 442,828 | | 408,489 | ||
| Accounts written off during the year | | (205,467) | | (9,215) | ||
| Recovery of accounts written off | | | 660 | | | 913 |
| Ending allowance for credit losses | | $821,422 | | $583,401 | ||
Significant concentrations of credit risk are disclosed in Note 17.
- Inventory
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| Spare parts stock | | $8,341,395 | | $7,747,455 | ||
| Raw materials | | | 5,828,568 | | | 3,135,357 |
| Consumables stock | | 89,689 | | 166,935 | ||
| Water stock | | | 39,659 | | | 40,666 |
| Total inventory | | 14,299,311 | | 11,090,413 | ||
| Less current portion | | 8,960,350 | | 6,044,642 | ||
| Inventory (non-current) | | $5,338,961 | | $5,045,771 | ||
- Contracts in progress
Revenue recognized and amounts billed on contracts in progress are summarized as follows:
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| Revenue recognized to date on contracts in progress | | $114,590,991 | $108,952,682 | |||
| Amounts billed to date on contracts in progress | | (121,833,354) | | (101,724,459) | ||
| Retainage | | | 2,585,952 | | | 8,087,823 |
| Net contract asset /(liability) | | $(4,656,411) | | $15,316,046 | ||
The above net balances are reflected in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet as follows:
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| Contract assets | | $4,470,243 | $21,553,057 | |
| Contract liabilities | | (9,126,654) | | (6,237,011) |
| Net contract asset /(liability) | | $(4,656,411) | | $15,316,046 |
The significant decrease in contract assets from December 31, 2023 to December 31, 2024 is attributable to the completion of the construction contract with the WAC for the Red Gate plant in Grand Cayman and the completion of the construction contract with Liberty Utilities for a water treatment facility in Arizona.
During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company adjusted its prior year estimates of the total contract costs for two of its construction contracts. These changes in accounting estimates resulted in an increase in the services segment’s income from operations and the Company’s consolidated net income by $2,356,439 and $1,750,750, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2023. This adjustment increased basic anddiluted earnings per share by $0.11 for the year ended December 31, 2023.
As of December 31, 2024, the Company had unsatisfied or partially unsatisfied performance obligations for contracts in progress representing approximately $151.3 million in aggregate transaction price for contracts with an original expected length of greater than one year. The Company expects to earn revenue as it satisfies its performance obligations under those contracts in the amount of approximately $44.2 million during the year ending December 31, 2025 and $107.1 million thereafter. In addition, the Company recognized revenue of approximately $6.2 million in the year ended December 31, 2024, that was included in the contract liability balance as of December 31, 2023.
- Property, plant and equipment and construction in progress
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| Land | | $6,307,089 | | $6,488,400 |
| Buildings | | 26,033,866 | | 26,044,551 |
| Plant and equipment | | 61,089,877 | | 66,000,977 |
| Distribution system | | 40,402,691 | | 39,546,175 |
| Office furniture, fixtures and equipment | | 3,277,313 | | 3,338,760 |
| Vehicles | | 3,830,539 | | 3,433,561 |
| Leasehold improvements | | 306,545 | | 306,545 |
| Lab equipment | | 12,456 | | 12,456 |
| | | 141,260,376 | | 145,171,425 |
| Less accumulated depreciation | | 88,828,094 | | 89,288,904 |
| Property, plant and equipment, net | | $52,432,282 | | $55,882,521 |
| Construction in progress | | $5,143,717 | | $495,471 |
The Company maintains insurance for loss or damage to all fixed assets that it deems susceptible to loss. During the years ended December 31, 2024, and 2023, $1,395,485 and $7,093,158, respectively, of construction in progress was placed in service. Depreciation expense was $5,855,935, $5,823,008 and $5,425,177 for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
- Discontinued operations – Mexico project development
In 2010, the Company began the pursuit, through its Netherlands subsidiary, CW-Cooperatief, and its Mexico subsidiary, NSC, of a project (the “Project”) that encompassed the construction, operation and minority ownership of a 100 million gallons per day seawater reverse osmosis desalination plant to be located in northern Baja California, Mexico and accompanying pipelines to deliver water to the Mexican potable water system.
Through a series of transactions that began in 2012, NSC purchased 20.1 hectares of land for approximately $21.1 million on which the proposed Project’s plant was to be constructed.
In November 2015, the State of Baja California (the “State”) officially commenced the public tender for the Project. A consortium (the “Consortium”) comprised of NSC and two other parties submitted its tender for the Project in April 2016 and in June 2016, the State designated the Consortium as the winner of the tender process for the Project.
In August 2016, NSC incorporated a new company under the name AdR to pursue completion of the Project and executed a shareholders agreement for AdR agreeing among other things that (i) AdR would purchase the land and other Project assets from NSC on the date that the Project begins commercial operation and (ii) AdR would enter into a Management and Technical Services Agreement with NSC effective on the first day that the Project begins commercial operation.
On August 22, 2016, the Public Private Partnership Agreement for the Project (the “APP Contract”) was executed between AdR, the State Water Commission of Baja California (“CEA”), and the Government of Baja California, as represented by the Secretary of Planning and Finance and the Public Utilities Commission of Tijuana (“CESPT”). The APP Contract required AdR to design, construct, finance and operate a seawater reverse osmosis desalination plant (and accompanying aqueduct) with a capacity of up to 100 million gallons per day in two phases: the first with a capacity of 50 million gallons per day and an aqueduct to the Mexican public water system in Tijuana, Baja California and the second phase with a
capacity of 50 million gallons per day. The first phase was to be operational within 36 months of commencing construction and the second phase was to be operational by January 2025. The APP Contract further required AdR to operate and maintain the plant and aqueduct for a period of 37 years starting from the commencement of operation of the first phase. At the end of the operating period, the plant and aqueduct would have been transferred to CEA.
On June 29, 2020, AdR received a letter (the “Letter”) from the Director General of CEA and the Director General of CESPT terminating the APP Contract. The Letter requested that AdR provide an inventory of the assets that comprised the “Project Works” (as defined in the APP Contract) for the purpose of acknowledging and paying the non-recoverable expenses made by AdR in connection with the Project, with such reimbursement to be calculated in accordance with the terms of the APP Contract. On August 28, 2020, AdR submitted their list of non-recoverable expenses, including those of NSC, to CEA and CESPT which was comprised of 51,144,525 United States dollars and an additional 137,333,114 Mexican pesos.
The Company believed CW-Cooperatief, as a Netherlands company, had certain rights relating to its investments in NSC and AdR under theAgreement on Promotion, Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investments between the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the United Mexican Statesentered into force as of October 1, 1999 (the “Treaty”). On April 16, 2021, CW-Cooperatief submitted a letter to the President of Mexico and other Mexican federal government officials alleging that the State’s termination of the APP Contract constituted a breach by Mexico of its international obligations under the Treaty, entitling CW-Cooperatief to full reparation, including monetary damages. This letter invited Mexico to seek a resolution of this investment dispute through consultation and negotiation, but stated that if the dispute cannot be resolved in this manner, CW-Cooperatief would refer the dispute to the International Centre for the Settlement of International Disputes for arbitration, as provided for in the Treaty. On June 29, 2021, the Mexican Ministry of Economy responded to CW-Cooperatief’s letter and proposed to hold a consultation meeting. Two such meetings were held on July 9, 2021 and August 2, 2021 on a confidential basis, without a resolution of the Company’s investment dispute.
In February 2022, CW-Cooperatief, filed a Request for Arbitration with the International Centre for Settlement of International Disputes (“ICSID”) requesting that the United Mexican States pay CW-Cooperatief damages in excess of US$51 million plus MXN$137 million (with the exact amount to be quantified in the proceedings), plus fees, costs and pre- and post-award interest.
On May 29, 2024, the Company, through CW-Cooperatief; NSC, and AdR entered into a settlement agreement (the “Settlement Agreement”) with the State and Banco Nacional de Obras y Servicios Públicos, S.N.C., as trustee under the trust agreement for the trust named Fondo Nacional de Infraestructura (the “Trust”). Under the Settlement Agreement, CW-Cooperatief requested that ICSID discontinue the arbitration and on May 31, 2024, ICSID issued an order discontinuing the arbitration. Pursuant to the Settlement Agreement, the Trust purchased the 20.1 hectares of land on which the Project’s plant was to be constructed, including related rights of way (the “Land”), on an “as-is” basis, from NSC for MXN$596,144,000. The sale of the Land to the Trust was closed on June 14, 2024 at which time the MXN$596,144,000 was paid to the Company and converted at the prevailing exchange rate on that date into US$31,959,685.
In connection with the Settlement Agreement on June 14, 2024, the State also paid NSC MXN$20,000,000 to purchase certain documentation owned by NSC relating to the Project.
As a result of the Settlement Agreement: (i) the parties have been released from all obligations owed to each other in connection with the APP Contract and the arbitration; and (ii) no party to the Settlement Agreement may institute any legal proceedings against another party thereto with respect to the matters which have been addressed by the Settlement Agreement.
The Settlement Agreement and any matter arising out of or in connection with it are governed by the federal laws of Mexico.
The Company’s net income (losses) from discontinued operations for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022 were $10,355,184, ($1,086,744) and ($2,371,049), respectively.
Summarized financial information for the discontinued Mexico project development operation is as follows:
| | | | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| · · · December 31, | ||||||
| | | | 2024 | | | 2023 |
| Cash | $127,859 | $91,283 | ||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | | | 144,626 | | | 120,234 |
| Land | | — | | 21,126,898 | ||
| Other assets | | — | | 2,390 | ||
| Total assets of discontinued operations | | $272,485 | | $21,340,805 | ||
| | | | ||||
| Total liabilities of discontinued operations | | $509,745 | | $364,665 | ||
| · · · · · · · · · | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| · · Year Ended December 31, | ||||||
| · 2024 · 2023 · 2022 | ||||||
| Revenue | $— | $— | | $— | ||
| Loss from discontinued operations | | $(1,779,582) | | $(1,086,744) | | $(2,371,049) |
| Gain on sale of land and project documentation | | $12,134,766 | | $— | | $— |
| Depreciation expense | | $— | | $— | | $— |
- Intangible assets
The Company’s purchase transactions for Aerex and PERC identified certain intangible assets. The remaining intangible assets and their respective useful lives are as follows: trade names (15 years) and facility management contracts (6 years).
Effective October 2023, the Company purchased a 100% ownership interest in REC. The purchase transaction identified certain intangible assets with a fair value of $1,108,390 and useful lives as follows: non-compete (5 years), trade name (15 years) and customer relationships (15 years).
The costs and accumulated amortization for these assets were as follows:
| | | | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| · · December 31, | ||||||
| · 2024 · 2023 | ||||||
| Cost · · | ||||||
| Non-compete agreements | | $268,590 | | $268,590 | ||
| Trade names | | 3,096,900 | | 3,096,900 | ||
| Customer relationships | | | 442,900 | | | 442,900 |
| Facility management contracts | | 2,200,000 | | 2,200,000 | ||
| | | 6,008,390 | | 6,008,390 | ||
| Accumulated amortization | | | | |||
| Non-compete agreements | | (67,147) | | (13,430) | ||
| Trade names | | (1,313,075) | | (1,106,615) | ||
| Customer relationships | | | (36,908) | | | (7,382) |
| Facility management contracts | | (1,894,445) | | (1,527,778) | ||
| | | (3,311,575) | | (2,655,205) | ||
| Intangible assets, net | | $2,696,815 | | $3,353,185 | ||
Amortization of intangible assets for each of the next five years and thereafter is expected to be as follows:
| · · · | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $595,260 | |
| 2026 | | 289,705 |
| 2027 | | 289,705 |
| 2028 | | 276,275 |
| 2029 | | 235,987 |
| Thereafter | | 1,009,883 |
| | | $2,696,815 |
Amortization expense was $656,370, $574,093 and $582,778 for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
- Leases
The Company’s leases consist primarily of leases for office and warehouse space. For leases with terms greater than twelve months, the related asset and obligation are recorded at the present value of the lease payments over the term. Many of these leases contain rental escalation clauses which are factored into the determination of the lease payments when appropriate. When available, the lease payments are discounted using the rate implicit in the lease; however, the Company’s current leases do not provide a readily determinable implicit rate. Therefore, the Company’s incremental borrowing rate is estimated to discount the lease payments based on information available at the lease commencement.
These leases contain both lease and non-lease components, which the Company has elected to treat as a single lease component. The Company elected not to recognize leases that have an original lease term, including reasonably certain renewal or purchase obligations, of twelve months or less in its consolidated balance sheets for all classes of underlying assets. Lease costs for such short-term leases are expensed on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
Effective May 1, 2024, the Company entered into a new office lease for the existing office located in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands under similar terms compared to the prior lease. This new lease has a term offive years from the commencement date with an option for an additional five-year term.
All lease assets denominated in a foreign currency are measured using the exchange rate at the commencement of the lease. All lease liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are remeasured using the exchange rate as of the consolidated balance sheet date.
Lease assets and liabilities
The following table presents the lease-related assets and liabilities and their respective classification on the consolidated balance sheets:
| | | | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | December 31, | |||||
| · · 2024 · · 2023 | ||||||
| ASSETS · · · | ||||||
| Current · · · | ||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | | $41,801 | | $110,541 | ||
| Noncurrent | | | | | ||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | | 3,190,985 | | 2,135,446 | ||
| Total lease right-of-use assets | | $3,232,786 | | $2,245,987 | ||
| | | | | | | |
| LIABILITIES | | | ||||
| Current | | | | |||
| Current maturities of operating leases | | $634,947 | | $456,865 | ||
| Noncurrent | | | | | ||
| Noncurrent operating leases | | | 2,630,812 | | | 1,827,302 |
| Total lease liabilities | | $3,265,759 | | $2,284,167 | ||
| | | | | | | |
| Weighted average remaining lease term: | | | ||||
| Operating leases | | 5.0 years | | 6.1 years | ||
| | | | | | ||
| Weighted average discount rate: | | | | | ||
| Operating leases | | 6.56% | | 5.67% | ||
The components of lease costs were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||
| · · 2024 · · 2023 · · 2022 | |||||||||
| Operating lease costs | | $847,540 | | $751,261 | | $692,404 | |||
| Short-term lease costs | | 361,176 | | 217,640 | | | 100,975 | ||
| Lease costs - discontinued operations | | | 31,946 | | | 45,979 | | | 40,021 |
| Total lease costs | | $1,240,662 | | $1,014,880 | | $833,400 | |||
Supplemental cash flow information related to leases is as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||
| · · 2024 · · 2023 · · 2022 | |||||||||
| Cash paid for amounts included in measurement of liabilities: · · · · · · · | |||||||||
| Operating cash outflows for operating leases | | $924,461 | | $760,847 | | $742,696 | |||
| Operating cash outflows for operating leases - discontinued operations | | | — | | | 11,337 | | | 9,590 |
Future lease payments relating to the Company's operating lease liabilities from continuing operations as of December 31, 2024 are as follows:
| | | | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years ending December 31, · Total | |||
| 2025 | | $836,548 | |
| 2026 | | 763,783 | |
| 2027 | | 732,904 | |
| 2028 | | 749,143 | |
| 2029 | | | 455,209 |
| Thereafter | | 314,007 | |
| Total future lease payments | | 3,851,594 | |
| Less: imputed interest | | (585,835) | |
| Total lease obligations | | 3,265,759 | |
| Less: current obligations | | (634,947) | |
| Noncurrent lease obligations | | $2,630,812 | |
11. Income taxes
The components of income before income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022 are as follows:
| · · · · · · · · · | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| · · Year Ended December 31, | ||||||
| · 2024 · 2023 · 2022 | ||||||
| Foreign (not subject to income taxes) | | $10,699,269 | | $10,002,233 | | $6,958,583 |
| Mexico | | 10,922,374 | | (742,367) | | (987,279) |
| United States | | 9,412,015 | | 27,649,330 | | 1,394,642 |
| | | 31,033,658 | | 36,909,196 | | 7,365,946 |
| Discontinued operations | | (10,355,184) | | 1,086,744 | | 2,371,049 |
| | | $20,678,474 | | $37,995,940 | | $9,736,995 |
The Company’s provision for (benefit from) income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022, which related to U.S. operations, consisted of the following:
| | | | | | | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| · · Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||
| | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||
| Current: | | | | | | | | | |
| Federal | | $2,282,566 | | $5,611,360 | | $430,116 | |||
| State | | | 255,835 | | | 1,663,653 | | | (29,157) |
| Foreign | | | — | | | — | | | — |
| Total current income tax expense (benefit) | | | 2,538,401 | | | 7,275,013 | | | 400,959 |
| Deferred: | | | | | | | |||
| Federal | | | (267,100) | | | (276,070) | | | (184,469) |
| State | | | (52,787) | | | (248,929) | | | 180,249 |
| Foreign | | | — | | | — | | | — |
| Total deferred income tax expense (benefit) | | | (319,887) | | | (524,999) | | | (4,220) |
| Total provision for (benefit from) income taxes | | $2,218,514 | | $6,750,014 | | $396,739 | |||
A reconciliation of the U.S. statutory federal tax rate to the effective rate for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022 is as follows:
| · · · · · · · | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| · · Year Ended December 31, | ||||
| · 2024 · 2023 · 2023 | ||||
| U.S. statutory federal rate | | 21.00% | 21.00% | 21.00% |
| State taxes, net of federal effect | 0.72% | 2.88% | 8.88% | |
| Foreign rate differential | (11.45)% | (5.71)% | (25.57)% | |
| Research and development tax credit | —% | —% | (1.92)% | |
| Permanent items | 0.46% | (0.32)% | (0.70)% | |
| Change in valuation allowance | —% | (0.08)% | 2.38% | |
| | 10.73% | 17.77% | 4.07% | |
The tax effects of significant items comprising the Company’s net long-term deferred tax liability as of December 31, 2024 and 2023 were as follows:
| | | | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| · · December 31, | ||||||
| | 2024 | 2023 | ||||
| Continuing Operations | | | | | | |
| Deferred tax assets: · · | ||||||
| Net operating loss carryforwards | | $80,285 | | $130,911 | ||
| Accruals and reserves | | | 209,549 | | | 146,057 |
| Operating lease liabilities | | | 425,797 | | | 501,397 |
| Capitalized research expenditures | | | 316,937 | | | 326,178 |
| Others | | | 88,750 | | | 29,094 |
| Valuation allowances | | — | | — | ||
| | | 1,121,318 | | 1,133,637 | ||
| Deferred tax liabilities: | | | ||||
| Property and equipment | | 239,830 | | 325,473 | ||
| Intangible assets | | 672,973 | | 847,450 | ||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | | 419,408 | | 491,494 | ||
| | | 1,332,211 | | 1,664,417 | ||
| | | | | | | |
| Net deferred tax liabilities | | $(210,893) | | $(530,780) | ||
| | | | | | | |
| Discontinued Operations | | | | | | |
| Deferred tax assets: | | | | | | |
| Operating loss carryforwards - Mexico | | $— | | $5,844,847 | ||
| Land basis difference - Mexico | | | — | | | 2,818,663 |
| Start-up costs - Mexico | | | — | | | 7,015,484 |
| Valuation allowances | | | — | | | (15,678,994) |
| | | $— | | $— | ||
As of December 31, 2024, the Company’s continuing operations have a federal net loss carryforward of approximately $400,000 and a state net loss carryforward of approximately $38,000. The net operating losses (“NOLs”) generated in taxable years beginning before January 1, 2018, may be carried forward up to 20 taxable years. The unused federal NOLs will expire on various dates starting from 2030. For NOLs generated in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017, they are carried forward indefinitely until used and never expire.
- Earnings per share
Earnings per share (“EPS”) is computed on a basic and diluted basis. Basic EPS is computed by dividing net income (less preferred stock dividends) available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. The computation of diluted EPS assumes the issuance of common shares for all potential
common shares outstanding during the reporting period and, if dilutive, the effect of stock options as computed under the treasury stock method.
The following summarizes information related to the computation of basic and diluted EPS:
| | | | | | | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||
| · 2024 · 2023 · 2022 | |||||||||
| Net income from continuing operations attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. stockholders | | $17,882,370 | | $30,672,135 | | $8,227,343 | |||
| Less: preferred stock dividends | | (18,595) | | (15,513) | | (11,532) | |||
| Net income from continuing operations available to common shares in the determination of basic earnings per common share | | 17,863,775 | | 30,656,622 | | 8,215,811 | |||
| Income (loss) from discontinued operations | | 10,355,184 | | (1,086,744) | | (2,371,049) | |||
| Net income available to common shares in the determination of basic earnings per common share | | $28,218,959 | | $29,569,878 | | $5,844,762 | |||
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Weighted average number of common shares in the determination of basic earnings per common share attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. common stockholders | | 15,832,328 | | 15,739,056 | | 15,290,509 | |||
| Plus: | | | | | | | |||
| Weighted average number of preferred shares outstanding during the period | | 44,257 | | 39,885 | | 31,885 | |||
| Potential dilutive effect of unexercised options and unvested stock grants | | 59,377 | | 86,956 | | 79,259 | |||
| Weighted average number of shares used for determining diluted earnings per common share attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. common stockholders | | 15,935,962 | | 15,865,897 | | 15,401,653 | |||
- Dividends
Interim dividends declared on Class A common stock and redeemable preferred stock for each quarter of the respective years ended December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022, were as follows:
| · · · · · · · · · | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| · 2024 · · 2023 · 2022 | ||||||
| First Quarter | | $0.095 | | $0.085 | | $0.085 |
| Second Quarter | | 0.095 | | 0.085 | | 0.085 |
| Third Quarter | | 0.11 | | 0.095 | | 0.085 |
| Fourth Quarter | | 0.11 | | 0.095 | | 0.085 |
| | | $0.41 | | $0.36 | | $0.34 |
- Segment information
The Company hasfive reportable segments: retail, bulk, services, manufacturing and corporate. The retail segment operates the water utility for the Seven Mile Beach and West Bay areas of Grand Cayman pursuant to an exclusive license granted by the Cayman Islands government. The bulk segment supplies potable water to government utilities in Grand Cayman and The Bahamas under long-term contracts. The services segment designs, constructs and sells water infrastructure and provides management and operating services to third parties. The manufacturing segment manufactures and services a wide range of custom and specialized water-related products applicable to commercial, municipal and industrial water production, supply and treatment. The corporate segment consists of various expenses of a general and administrative nature incurred at the parent company level, as well as the expenses incurred by Aquilex, a U.S. subsidiary that provides financial, engineering, information technology, administrative and supply chain management support services to all the Company’s subsidiaries and its affiliate.
Frederick W. McTaggart, Chief Executive Officer and President, is the Company’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”).
For the retail, bulk, services, and manufacturing segments, the CODM uses revenue, gross profit, and income before income taxes to assess segment performance and in deciding the allocation of resources to each segment. The CODM considers actual versus budget and current period versus prior period variances on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis for each of these financial measures. The CODM also considers variances from budget and prior period for major corporate expenses (such as employee costs, insurance and professional fee) when making decisions regarding capital and resource allocation.
The accounting policies of the segments are consistent with those described in Note 2. All intercompany transactions are eliminated for segment presentation purposes. Intersegment revenue transactions are insignificant to the Company and are eliminated. Segment information previously disclosed in 2023 and 2022 did not separately disclose those expenses currently reported in the corporate segment, as such expenses were previously included in the retail segment. The 2023 and 2022 segment information provided herein has been recast to conform to the current period presentation.
The Company’s segments are strategic business units that are managed separately because each segment sells different products and/or services, serves customers with distinctly different needs and generates different gross profit margins. The Company’s income statements by segment, significant segment expenses, and segment assets are presented below.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| · · Year Ended December 31, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||
| · Retail · Bulk · Services · Manufacturing · Corporate · Total | ||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue | | $31,741,343 | | $33,673,387 | | $50,956,489 | | $17,595,414 | | $— | $133,966,633 | |||||||
| Cost of revenue | | 14,199,088 | | 23,360,360 | | 38,511,535 | | 12,271,202 | | — | | 88,342,185 | ||||||
| Gross profit | | 17,542,255 | | 10,313,027 | | 12,444,954 | | 5,324,212 | | — | | 45,624,448 | ||||||
| General and administrative expenses | | 3,263,593 | | 1,564,975 | | 6,055,409 | | 2,456,807 | | 14,196,652 | | 27,537,436 | ||||||
| Gain on asset dispositions and impairments, net | | 2,286 | | — | | 2,714 | | — | | 192,786 | | 197,786 | ||||||
| Income (loss) from operations | | | 14,280,948 | | | 8,748,052 | | | 6,392,259 | | | 2,867,405 | | | (14,003,866) | | 18,284,798 | |
| Interest income | | 198,180 | | 865,584 | | 458,732 | | 4 | | | 571,690 | | | 2,094,190 | ||||
| Interest expense | | | (93,368) | | | — | | | (8,409) | | | — | | | (70) | | | (101,847) |
| Income from affiliates | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 16,701 | | | 252,754 | | | 269,455 |
| Other | | | 78,647 | | | 39,625 | | | (5,634) | | | 11,993 | | | 7,247 | | | 131,878 |
| Other income, net | | | 183,459 | | | 905,209 | | | 444,689 | | | 28,698 | | | 831,621 | | | 2,393,676 |
| Income (loss) before income taxes | | 14,464,407 | | 9,653,261 | | 6,836,948 | | 2,896,103 | | | (13,172,245) | | 20,678,474 | |||||
| Provision for income taxes | | — | | — | | 1,528,398 | | 672,040 | | | 18,076 | | 2,218,514 | |||||
| Net income (loss) from continuing operations | | 14,464,407 | | 9,653,261 | | 5,308,550 | | 2,224,063 | | | (13,190,321) | | 18,459,960 | |||||
| Income from continuing operations attributable to non-controlling interests | | — | | 577,590 | | — | | — | | | — | | 577,590 | |||||
| Net income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. stockholders | | $14,464,407 | | $9,075,671 | | $5,308,550 | | $2,224,063 | | $(13,190,321) | | 17,882,370 | ||||||
| Net income from discontinued operations | | | | | | | | | 10,355,184 | |||||||||
| Net income attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. stockholders | | | | | | | | | $28,237,554 | |||||||||
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| · · Year Ended December 31, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||
| · Retail · Bulk · Services · Manufacturing · Corporate · Total | ||||||||||||||||||
| Subcontractor and other project costs | | $— | | $3,787 | | $20,366,236 | | $9,535,078 | | $— | | $29,905,101 | ||||||
| Employee costs | | | 2,895,606 | | | 2,069,920 | | | 17,062,858 | | | 2,042,518 | | | — | | | 24,070,902 |
| Electricity | | | 4,755,308 | | | 3,864,863 | | | 212,337 | | | 33,551 | | | — | | | 8,866,059 |
| Fuel oil | | | — | | | 8,330,914 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 8,330,914 |
| Depreciation | | | 2,427,254 | | | 2,689,432 | | | 364,473 | | | 160,211 | | | — | | | 5,641,370 |
| Maintenance | | | 877,882 | | | 2,138,584 | | | 439,883 | | | 344,042 | | | — | | | 3,800,391 |
| Insurance | | | 686,073 | | | 1,721,846 | | | 38,408 | | | — | | | — | | | 2,446,327 |
| Retail license royalties | | | 1,945,470 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 1,945,470 |
| Other | | | 611,495 | | | 2,541,014 | | | 27,340 | | | 155,802 | | | — | | | 3,335,651 |
| | | $14,199,088 | | $23,360,360 | | $38,511,535 | | $12,271,202 | | $— | | $88,342,185 | ||||||
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| · · Year Ended December 31, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||
| · Retail · Bulk · Services · Manufacturing · Corporate · Total | ||||||||||||||||||
| Employee costs | | $1,555,619 | | $375,479 | | $3,443,005 | | $1,286,141 | | $8,031,817 | | $14,692,061 | ||||||
| Professional fees | | | 85,739 | | | 82,452 | | | 646,610 | | | 133,229 | | | 2,448,386 | | | 3,396,416 |
| Insurance | | | 417,604 | | | 384,932 | | | 214,983 | | | 215,241 | | | 834,612 | | | 2,067,372 |
| Depreciation and amortization | | | 37,691 | | | 25,086 | | | 630,544 | | | 103,674 | | | 73,940 | | | 870,935 |
| Other | | | 1,166,940 | | | 697,026 | | | 1,120,267 | | | 718,522 | | | 2,807,897 | | | 6,510,652 |
| | | $3,263,593 | | $1,564,975 | | $6,055,409 | | $2,456,807 | | $14,196,652 | | $27,537,436 | ||||||
| · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | As of December 31, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||
| · Retail · Bulk · Services · Manufacturing · Corporate · Total | |||||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | | $19,167,484 | | $13,339,206 | | $34,181,902 | | $4,768,376 | | $27,893,153 | | $99,350,121 | |||||
| Accounts receivable, net | | $3,223,190 | | $28,807,257 | | $6,593,276 | | $946,846 | | $10,413 | | $39,580,982 | |||||
| Inventory, current and non-current | | $3,437,771 | | $4,865,117 | | $167,856 | | $5,828,567 | | $— | | $14,299,311 | |||||
| Contract assets | | $— | | $— | | $1,204,522 | | $3,265,721 | | $— | | $4,470,243 | |||||
| Property, plant and equipment, net | | $31,689,586 | | $18,093,155 | | $858,352 | | $1,601,501 | | $189,688 | | $52,432,282 | |||||
| Construction in progress | | $1,951,559 | | $2,480,999 | | $— | | $711,159 | | $— | | $5,143,717 | |||||
| Intangibles, net | | $— | | $— | | $2,129,037 | | $567,778 | | $— | | $2,696,815 | |||||
| Goodwill | | $1,170,511 | | $1,948,875 | | $7,756,807 | | $1,985,211 | | $— | | $12,861,404 | |||||
| Total segment assets | | $62,994,011 | | $71,743,161 | | $56,792,772 | | $20,095,648 | | $31,415,104 | | $243,040,696 | |||||
| Assets of discontinued operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $272,485 |
| Total assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $243,313,181 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Year Ended December 31, 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
| · Retail · Bulk · Services · Manufacturing · · Corporate · Total | ||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue | | $30,158,051 | | $34,595,058 | | $97,966,650 | | $17,491,474 | $— | | $180,211,233 | |||||||
| Cost of revenue | | 13,891,229 | | 24,128,132 | | 66,797,762 | | 13,467,005 | | — | | 118,284,128 | ||||||
| Gross profit | | 16,266,822 | | 10,466,926 | | 31,168,888 | | 4,024,469 | | — | | 61,927,105 | ||||||
| General and administrative expenses | | 2,978,164 | | 1,737,264 | | 4,271,808 | | 1,838,284 | | 13,926,846 | | 24,752,366 | ||||||
| Gain (loss) on asset dispositions and impairments, net | | (21,716) | | 12,720 | | — | | 2,233 | | (349) | | (7,112) | ||||||
| Income (loss) from operations | | | 13,266,942 | | | 8,742,382 | | | 26,897,080 | | | 2,188,418 | | | (13,927,195) | | 37,167,627 | |
| Interest income | | 181,468 | | 362,422 | | 151,706 | | 4 | | | 808 | | | 696,408 | ||||
| Interest expense | | | (123,867) | | | — | | | (21,417) | | | — | | | — | | | (145,284) |
| Income from affiliate | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 169,728 | | | 169,728 |
| Other | | | 93,795 | | | 10,793 | | | 1,024 | | | 2,020 | | | (171) | | | 107,461 |
| Other income, net | | | 151,396 | | | 373,215 | | | 131,313 | | | 2,024 | | | 170,365 | | | 828,313 |
| Income (loss) before income taxes | | 13,418,338 | | 9,115,597 | | 27,028,393 | | 2,190,442 | | | (13,756,830) | | 37,995,940 | |||||
| Provision (benefit) for income taxes | | — | | — | | 6,388,457 | | 440,111 | | | (78,554) | | 6,750,014 | |||||
| Net income (loss) from continuing operations | | 13,418,338 | | 9,115,597 | | 20,639,936 | | 1,750,331 | | | (13,678,276) | | 31,245,926 | |||||
| Income from continuing operations attributable to non-controlling interests | | — | | 573,791 | | — | | — | | | — | | 573,791 | |||||
| Net income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. stockholders | | $13,418,338 | | $8,541,806 | | $20,639,936 | | $1,750,331 | | $(13,678,276) | | 30,672,135 | ||||||
| Net loss from discontinued operations | | | | | | | | | (1,086,744) | |||||||||
| Net income attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. stockholders | | | | | | | | | $29,585,391 | |||||||||
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| · · Year Ended December 31, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||
| · Retail · Bulk · Services · Manufacturing · Corporate · Total | ||||||||||||||||||
| Subcontractor and other project costs | | $— | | $— | | $53,830,817 | | $10,869,688 | | $— | | $64,700,505 | ||||||
| Employee costs | | | 2,797,130 | | | 1,927,313 | | | 12,311,403 | | | 1,899,167 | | | — | | | 18,935,013 |
| Electricity | | | 4,846,974 | | | 4,306,439 | | | 301,247 | | | 48,006 | | | — | | | 9,502,666 |
| Fuel oil | | | — | | | 9,024,836 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 9,024,836 |
| Depreciation | | | 2,376,747 | | | 2,831,368 | | | 256,537 | | | 168,347 | | | — | | | 5,632,999 |
| Maintenance | | | 845,596 | | | 1,705,585 | | | 83,998 | | | 357,693 | | | — | | | 2,992,872 |
| Insurance | | | 587,238 | | | 1,468,508 | | | 5,751 | | | — | | | — | | | 2,061,497 |
| Retail license royalties | | | 1,842,924 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 1,842,924 |
| Other | | | 594,620 | | | 2,864,083 | | | 8,009 | | | 124,104 | | | — | | | 3,590,816 |
| | | $13,891,229 | | $24,128,132 | | $66,797,762 | | $13,467,005 | | $— | | $118,284,128 | ||||||
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| · · Year Ended December 31, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||
| · Retail · Bulk · Services · Manufacturing · Corporate · Total | ||||||||||||||||||
| Employee costs | | $1,485,647 | | $359,923 | | $2,529,548 | | $1,071,012 | | $8,244,023 | | $13,690,153 | ||||||
| Professional fees | | | 122,067 | | | 93,754 | | | 422,196 | | | 88,882 | | | 1,285,193 | | | 2,012,092 |
| Insurance | | | 351,259 | | | 341,391 | | | 127,993 | | | 196,539 | | | 886,674 | | | 1,903,856 |
| Depreciation and amortization | | | 38,883 | | | 22,180 | | | 528,810 | | | 105,013 | | | 69,216 | | | 764,102 |
| Other | | | 980,308 | | | 920,016 | | | 663,261 | | | 376,838 | | | 3,441,740 | | | 6,382,163 |
| | | $2,978,164 | | $1,737,264 | | $4,271,808 | | $1,838,284 | | $13,926,846 | | $24,752,366 | ||||||
| · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | As of December 31, 2023 | |||||||||||
| · Retail · Bulk · Services · Manufacturing · Corporate · Total | ||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | | $10,982,982 | | $7,932,485 | | $18,080,724 | | $2,879,665 | | $2,746,042 | | $42,621,898 |
| Accounts receivable, net | | $3,409,973 | | $26,965,126 | | $6,802,780 | | $1,033,037 | | $15,975 | | $38,226,891 |
| Inventory, current and non-current | | $3,041,460 | | $4,858,324 | | $55,272 | | $3,135,357 | | $— | | $11,090,413 |
| Contract assets | | $— | | $— | | $17,715,872 | | $3,837,185 | | $— | | $21,553,057 |
| Property, plant and equipment, net | | $32,318,148 | | $20,370,056 | | $1,143,884 | | $1,559,094 | | $491,339 | | $55,882,521 |
| Construction in progress | | $380,436 | | $— | | $— | | $115,035 | | $— | | $495,471 |
| Intangibles, net | | $— | | $— | | $2,692,074 | | $661,111 | | $— | | $3,353,185 |
| Goodwill | | $1,170,511 | | $1,948,875 | | $7,756,807 | | $1,985,211 | | $— | | $12,861,404 |
| Total segment assets | | $52,120,112 | | $63,956,725 | | $58,476,773 | | $15,888,642 | | $6,654,535 | | $197,096,787 |
| Assets of discontinued operations | | | | | | | | | | | | $21,340,805 |
| Total assets | | | | | | | | | | | | $218,437,592 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Year Ended December 31, 2022 | |||||||||||||||||
| · Retail · Bulk · Services · Manufacturing · · Corporate · Total | ||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue | | $25,954,013 | | $32,991,066 | | $28,835,428 | | $6,324,465 | $— | | $94,104,972 | |||||||
| Cost of revenue | | 12,548,763 | | 23,032,212 | | 22,973,634 | | 5,195,240 | | — | | 63,749,849 | ||||||
| Gross profit | | 13,405,250 | | 9,958,854 | | 5,861,794 | | 1,129,225 | | — | | 30,355,123 | ||||||
| General and administrative expenses | | 2,609,571 | | 1,570,732 | | 3,461,294 | | 1,485,342 | | 11,943,295 | | 21,070,234 | ||||||
| Gain (loss) on asset dispositions and impairments, net | | (39,397) | | 5,607 | | 23,717 | | (2,631) | | — | | (12,704) | ||||||
| Income (loss) from operations | | | 10,756,282 | | | 8,393,729 | | | 2,424,217 | | | (358,748) | | | (11,943,295) | | 9,272,185 | |
| Interest income | | 131,403 | | 313,232 | | 2,441 | | 1 | | | 109 | | | 447,186 | ||||
| Interest expense | | | (31,748) | | | — | | | (14,797) | | | — | | | — | | | (46,545) |
| Income from affiliate | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 102,225 | | | 102,225 |
| Net loss on put/call options | | | — | | | — | | | (128,000) | | | — | | | — | | | (128,000) |
| Other | | | 83,682 | | | 1,865 | | | 1,803 | | | 782 | | | 1,812 | | | 89,944 |
| Other income (loss), net | | | 183,337 | | | 315,097 | | | (138,553) | | | 783 | | | 104,146 | | | 464,810 |
| Income (loss) before income taxes | | 10,939,619 | | 8,708,826 | | 2,285,664 | | (357,965) | | | (11,839,149) | | 9,736,995 | |||||
| Provision (benefit) for income taxes | | — | | — | | 458,659 | | (61,920) | | | — | | 396,739 | |||||
| Net income (loss) from continuing operations | | 10,939,619 | | 8,708,826 | | 1,827,005 | | (296,045) | | | (11,839,149) | | 9,340,256 | |||||
| Income from continuing operations attributable to non-controlling interests | | — | | 558,353 | | 554,560 | | — | | | — | | 1,112,913 | |||||
| Net income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. stockholders | | $10,939,619 | | $8,150,473 | | $1,272,445 | | $(296,045) | | $(11,839,149) | | 8,227,343 | ||||||
| Net loss from discontinued operations | | | | | | | | | (2,371,049) | |||||||||
| Net income attributable to Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. stockholders | | | | | | | | | $5,856,294 | |||||||||
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| · · Year Ended December 31, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||
| · Retail · Bulk · Services · Manufacturing · Corporate · Total | ||||||||||||||||||
| Subcontractor and other project costs | | $— | | $— | | $14,380,940 | | $3,436,343 | | $— | | $17,817,283 | ||||||
| Employee costs | | | 2,759,588 | | | 1,831,305 | | | 8,156,016 | | | 1,289,208 | | | — | | | 14,036,117 |
| Electricity | | | 4,063,303 | | | 2,594,723 | | | 278,629 | | | 38,474 | | | — | | | 6,975,129 |
| Fuel oil | | | — | | | 10,203,690 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 10,203,690 |
| Depreciation | | | 2,281,584 | | | 2,645,691 | | | 155,237 | | | 178,951 | | | — | | | 5,261,463 |
| Maintenance | | | 878,880 | | | 1,717,319 | | | — | | | 190,059 | | | — | | | 2,786,258 |
| Insurance | | | 501,508 | | | 1,280,825 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 1,782,333 |
| Retail license royalties | | | 1,590,250 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 1,590,250 |
| Other | | | 473,650 | | | 2,758,659 | | | 2,812 | | | 62,205 | | | — | | | 3,297,326 |
| | | $12,548,763 | | $23,032,212 | | $22,973,634 | | $5,195,240 | | $— | | $63,749,849 | ||||||
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| · · Year Ended December 31, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||
| · Retail · Bulk · Services · Manufacturing · Corporate · Total | ||||||||||||||||||
| Employee costs | | $1,321,660 | | $332,023 | | $1,966,493 | | $941,680 | | $6,647,780 | | $11,209,636 | ||||||
| Professional fees | | | 55,756 | | | 127,400 | | | 286,802 | | | 14,736 | | | 1,275,585 | | | 1,760,279 |
| Insurance | | | 301,306 | | | 291,430 | | | 336,832 | | | 168,486 | | | 969,571 | | | 2,067,625 |
| Depreciation and amortization | | | 36,544 | | | 11,750 | | | 519,271 | | | 105,452 | | | 73,475 | | | 746,492 |
| Other | | | 894,305 | | | 808,129 | | | 351,896 | | | 254,988 | | | 2,976,884 | | | 5,286,202 |
| | | $2,609,571 | | $1,570,732 | | $3,461,294 | | $1,485,342 | | $11,943,295 | | $21,070,234 | ||||||
Revenue earned by major geographic region was:
| · · · · · · · · · | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| · · Year ended December 31, | ||||||
| · 2024 · 2023 · 2022 | ||||||
| Cayman Islands | | $37,137,424 | | $41,728,340 | | $30,375,985 |
| The Bahamas | | 29,675,947 | | 31,221,633 | | 29,943,615 |
| United States | | 66,662,406 | | 106,768,621 | | 33,338,466 |
| Revenue earned from management services agreement with OC-BVI | | 490,856 | | 492,639 | | 446,906 |
| | | $133,966,633 | | $180,211,233 | | $94,104,972 |
Revenue earned from major customers was:
| · · · · · · · · · | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| · · Year ended December 31, | ||||||
| · 2024 · 2023 · 2022 | ||||||
| Revenue earned from the WSC | | $29,675,947 | | $31,221,633 | | $29,943,615 |
| Percentage of consolidated revenue earned from the WSC | | 22% | | 17% | | 32% |
| Revenue earned from one service segment customer | | $— | | $64,149,170 | | $11,805,752 |
| Percentage of consolidated revenue earned from the one service segment customer | | 0% | | 36% | | 13% |
Property, plant and equipment, net by major geographic region was:
| · · · · · · | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| · · December 31, | ||||
| · 2024 · 2023 | ||||
| Cayman Islands | | $31,882,111 | | $32,902,949 |
| The Bahamas | | 17,903,191 | | 20,039,049 |
| United States | | 2,646,980 | | 2,940,523 |
| | | $52,432,282 | | $55,882,521 |
- Stock-based compensation
The Company has the following stock compensation plans that form part of its employees’ and Directors’ remuneration:
Employee Share Incentive Plan (Preferred Stock)
Employees (i.e., other than Directors and Officers), after four consecutive years of employment, become eligible to receive shares of the Company’s preferred stock for $nil consideration under the Company’s Employee Share Incentive Plan. Once an individual becomes eligible for this plan, they are awarded shares of preferred stock in the month of June following their date of eligibility for the plan (the “grant date”) and in June of each subsequent year of the individual's employment for as long as the individual remains employed with the Company. If the employee remains with the Company through the fourth anniversary of a grant date, the preferred stock can be converted into shares of the Company’s common stock on aone forone basis. In addition, at the time the preferred stock is granted, the employee receives options to purchase an equal number of shares of preferred stock at a discount to the average trading price of the Company’s common stock for the first seven days of the October immediately preceding the date of the preferred stock grant. If these options are exercised, the shares of preferred stock obtained may also be converted to shares of common stock if the employee remains with the Company through the fourth anniversary of a grant date. Each employee’s option to purchase shares of preferred stock must be exercised within 30 days of the grant date, which is the 90 th day after the date of the independent registered public accountants’ audit opinion on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. Shares of preferred stock not subsequently converted to shares of common stock are redeemable only at the discretion of the Company. Shares of preferred stock granted under this plan during the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022 totaled 5,904,13,309 and 9,295, respectively, and an equal number of preferred stock options were granted in each of these years.
Employee Share Option Plan (Common Stock Options)
The Company has an employee stock option plan for four long-serving employees of the Company. Under the plan, these employees are granted in each calendar year, as long as the employee is a participant in the Employee Share Incentive
Plan, options to purchase common shares. The price at which the option may be exercised is the closing market price on the grant date, which is the 40 th day after the date of the Company’s Annual Shareholder Meeting. The number of options each employee is granted is equal to five times the sum of (i) the number of shares of preferred stock that employee receives for $nil consideration and (ii) the number of preferred stock options that employee exercises in that given year. Options may be exercised during the period commencing on the fourth anniversary of the grant date and ending on the 30 th day after the fourth anniversary of the grant date. Options granted under this plan during the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022 totaled 1,300,3,010 and 3,665, respectively.
The fair value of each option award is estimated on the date of grant using a Black-Scholes option-pricing model that uses the assumptions noted in the table below. Expected volatilities are based on historical volatilities of the Company’s common stock. The expected term of options granted is based on historical data and represents the period of time that options granted are expected to be outstanding. The Company uses historical data to estimate stock option exercises and forfeitures within its valuation model. The risk-free interest rate for the expected term of the option is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of the grant.
2008 Equity Incentive Plan
On May 14, 2008, the Company’s stockholders approved the 2008 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2008 Plan”) and reserved 1,500,000 shares of the Company’s Class A common shares for issuance under this plan. All Directors, executives and key employees of the Company or its affiliates are eligible for participation in the 2008 Plan which provides for the issuance of options, restricted stock and stock equivalents at the discretion of the Board.
The Company measures and recognizes compensation expense at fair value for all share-based payments, including stock options. Stock-based compensation for the Employee Share Incentive Plan, Employee Share Option Plan and the 2008 Equity Incentive Plan totaled $142,566, $703,289 and $386,260 for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, respectively, and is included in general and administrative expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of income.
The significant weighted average assumptions for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022 were as follows:
| · · · · · · | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| · 2024 · 2023 · 2022 | ||||
| Risk free interest rate | 5.23% | 5.06% | 1.64 | |
| Expected option life (years) | 0.8 | 1.0 | | 1.2 |
| Expected volatility | 32.93% | 42.42% | 47.15 | |
| Expected dividend yield | 1.48% | 1.60% | 2.35 | |
A summary of the Company’s stock option activity for the year ended December 31, 2024 is as follows:
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| · · · · · · · Weighted · · · | |||||||
| · · · · Weighted · · Average · · · | |||||||
| · · · · Average · · Remaining · · Aggregate | |||||||
| · · · · Exercise · · Contractual · · Intrinsic | |||||||
| · Options · Price · Life (Years) · Value (1) | |||||||
| Outstanding at beginning of period | 12,175 | | $16.08 | | |||
| Granted | 7,204 | | 23.24 | | |||
| Exercised | (1,043) | | 22.77 | | |||
| Forfeited/expired | (4,861) | | 22.77 | | |||
| Outstanding as of December 31, 2024 | 13,475 | | $16.97 | 1.51 | years | $120,136 | |
| Exercisable as of December 31, 2024 | — | | $— | — | years | $— | |
| (1) | The intrinsic value of a stock option represents the amount by which the fair value of the underlying stock, measured by reference to the closing price of the common shares of $25.89 on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on December 31, 2024, exceeds the exercise price of the option. |
As of December 31, 2024,13,475 non-vested options were outstanding, with weighted average exercise price of $16.97, and average remaining contractual life of 1.51 years. The total remaining unrecognized compensation costs related to unvested stock-based arrangements were $32,423 as of December 31, 2024, and are expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.51 years.
The following table summarizes the weighted average fair value of options at the date of grant and the intrinsic value of options exercised during the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022:
| | | | | | | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| · 2024 · 2023 · 2022 | |||||||||
| Options granted with an exercise price below market price on the date of grant: · · · · | |||||||||
| Employees — preferred stock | | $2.58 | | $12.21 | | $5.58 | |||
| Overall weighted average | | 2.58 | | 12.21 | | 5.58 | |||
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| Options granted with an exercise price at market price on the date of grant: | | | | ||||||
| Management employees | | $— | | $— | | $— | |||
| Employees — common stock | | 8.50 | | 8.29 | | 4.32 | |||
| Overall weighted average | | 8.50 | | 8.29 | | 4.32 | |||
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| Options granted with an exercise price above market price on the date of grant: | | | | ||||||
| Management employees | | $— | | $— | | $— | |||
| Employees — preferred stock | | — | | — | | — | |||
| Overall weighted average | | — | | — | | — | |||
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| Total intrinsic value of options exercised | | $2,482 | | $104,559 | | $17,158 | |||
Senior Management Long-Term Incentive Compensation
The Board of Directors has established the long-term incentive compensation for the Company’s senior management to better align the interests of its senior management with those of its shareholders. The long-term compensation plan includes a combination of performance and non-performance-based grants of common stock from the shares of Company stock provided for issuance under the 2008 Equity Incentive Plan.
The non-performance-based stock grant rights, which are issued on January 1 of each year, vest in one-third increments at the end of each year over athree-year period. The number of non-performance-based stock grant rights issued on the first stock trading day of January 2024, 2023, and 2022, were 12,837,29,508 and 32,265, respectively. These stock grant rights vest in one-third increments over thethree-year periods ending December 31, 2026, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The total number of vested shares issued under prior years’ non-performance stock grant rights totaled 29,392,25,986 and 23,411 in the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, respectively. For the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, the Company recognized $412,520, $366,058 and $325,270 in stock-based compensation expense, respectively, related to the incremental vesting of the non-performance stock grant rights.
The performance-based grants may be earned at the end of each year based upon the Company'sthree-year cumulative financial performance relative tothree-year cumulative financial performance targets. The Company recognized $509,357, $522,925 and $335,964 in stock-based compensation for the year ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, respectively, related to these grants.
A total of 41,889 stock grant rights were earned as of December 31, 2024, based upon the Company’s actual financial performance relative to the cumulative financial performance targets for thethree-year period ended December 31, 2024. The shares associated with these grants will be issued in 2025.
A total of 26,742 stock grant rights were earned as of December 31, 2023, based upon the Company’s actual financial performance relative to the cumulative financial performance targets for thethree-year period ended December 31, 2023. The shares associated with these grants were issued in 2024.
A total of 13,797 stock grant rights were earned as of December 31, 2022, based upon the Company’s actual financial performance relative to the cumulative financial performance targets for thethree-year period ended December 31, 2022. The shares associated with these grants were issued in 2023.
Non-Executive Directors’ Share Plan
This stock grant plan provides part of the Directors’ remuneration. Under this plan, non-Executive Directors receive a combination of cash and common stock for their participation in Board meetings. The number of shares of common stock granted is calculated based upon the market price of the Company’s common stock on October 1 of the year preceding the grant. Common stock granted under this plan during the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, totaled 11,448,22,831 and 30,767 shares, respectively. The Company recognized stock-based compensation for these share grants of $333,140, $341,394 and $369,678 for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
- Retirement benefits
Retirement plans are offered to all employees in California, Florida, Colorado, the Cayman Islands and The Bahamas. The plans are administered by third parties and are defined contribution plans pursuant to which the Company matches participating employees’ contributions up to certain amounts. The Company’s expense for these plans was $898,457, $771,616 and $624,798 for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022, respectively.
- Financial instruments
Credit risk:
The Company is not exposed to significant credit risk on its retail customer accounts as its policy is to cease supply of water to customers’ accounts that are more than 45 days overdue. The Company’s exposure to credit risk is concentrated on receivables from its bulk water, services, and manufacturing customers. The Company considers these receivables fully collectible and therefore has not recorded a material allowance for these receivables.
Interest rate risk:
The Company is not subject to significant interest rate risk arising from fluctuations in interest rates.
Foreign exchange risk:
All relevant foreign currencies other than the Mexican peso and the euro have been fixed to the dollar for more than 50 years and as a result, the Company does not employ a hedging strategy against exchange rate risk associated with the reporting in dollars. If any of these fixed exchange rates become a floating exchange rate or if any of the foreign currencies in which the Company conducts business depreciate significantly against the dollar, the Company’s consolidated results of operations could be adversely affected.
Fair values:
As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, the carrying amounts of cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable, accrued expenses, accrued compensation, dividends payable and other current liabilities approximate their fair values due to the short-term maturities of these instruments.
Under US GAAP, fair value is defined as the exit price, or the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants as of the measurement date. US GAAP guidance also establishes a hierarchy for inputs used in measuring fair value that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by requiring that the most observable inputs be used when available. Observable inputs are inputs market participants would use in valuing the asset or liability and are developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Company. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the Company’s
assumptions about the factors market participants would use in valuing the asset or liability. The guidance establishes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:
Level 1 - Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2 - Inputs other than Level 1 that are observable, either directly or indirectly, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.
Level 3 - Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.
Assets and liabilities are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurements. The Company reviews its fair value hierarchy classifications on a quarterly basis. Changes in the observability of valuation inputs may result in a reclassification of levels for certain securities within the fair value hierarchy.
As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company does not have assets and liabilities measured at fair value to present in the fair value hierarchy.
- Commitments and contingencies
Commitments
The Company has entered into employment agreements with certain executives, which expire through December 31, 2027 and provide for, among other things, base annual salaries in an aggregate amount of approximately $5.2 million, performance bonuses and various employee benefits.
The Company has purchase obligations totaling approximately $15.6 million through December 31, 2025.
Contingencies
Cayman Water
The Company sells water through its Cayman Water retail operations under a license issued in July 1990 by the Cayman Islands government (the “1990 license”) that granted Cayman Water the exclusive right to provide potable water to customers within its licensed service area. Although the 1990 license has not been expressly extended after January 2018, the Company continues to supply water under the terms of the 1990 license, as further discussed in the following paragraph. Pursuant to the 1990 license, Cayman Water has the exclusive right to produce potable water and distribute it by pipeline to its licensed service area, which consists of two of the three most populated areas of Grand Cayman Island: Seven Mile Beach and West Bay. In 2024, 2023, and 2022, the Company generated approximately 24%,17% and 27%, respectively, of its consolidated revenue and 38%,26% and 44%, respectively, of its consolidated gross profit from the retail water operations conducted under the 1990 license.
The 1990 license was originally scheduled to expire in July 2010 but was extended several times by the Cayman Islands government in order to provide the parties with additional time to negotiate the terms of a new license agreement. The most recent express extension of the 1990 license expired on January 31, 2018. From that date until February 18, 2025, the Company continued to operate under the terms of the 1990 license, providing water services to the level and quality specified in the 1990 license and in accordance with its understanding of its legal obligations, treating those obligations set forth in the 1990 license as operative notwithstanding the expiration of the express extension. The Company continued to pay the royalty of 7.5% of the revenue that Cayman Water collects as required under the 1990 license.
In October 2016, the Government of the Cayman Islands passed legislation which created a new utilities regulation and competition office (“OfReg”). OfReg is an independent and accountable regulatory body with a view of protecting the
rights of consumers, encouraging affordable utility services and promoting competition. OfReg, which began operations in January 2017, has the ability to supervise, monitor and regulate multiple utility undertakings and markets. Supplemental legislation was passed by the Government of the Cayman Islands in April 2017, which transferred responsibility for the economic regulation of the water utility sector and the negotiations with the Company for a new retail license from the WAC to OfReg in May 2017. The Company began license negotiations with OfReg in July 2017 and such negotiations are ongoing. The Company has been informed during its retail license negotiations, both by OfReg and its predecessor in these negotiations, that they seek to restructure the terms of its license in a manner that could significantly reduce the operating income and cash flows the Company has historically generated from its retail license.
Under the new regulatory legislation passed in October 2016, Cayman Water must first be granted a concession by the government before obtaining a new (or renewing the old) retail operating license. On February 18, 2025, Cayman Water received a new concession from the government that authorizes and maintains the terms of the 1990 license until a new license is negotiated and enacted.
The Company is presently unable to determine what impact the resolution of its retail license negotiations will have on its consolidated financial condition or results of operations but such resolution could result in a material reduction (or the loss) of the operating income and cash flows the Company has historically generated from Cayman Water’s retail operations and could require the Company to record impairment losses to reduce the carrying values of its retail segment assets. Such impairment losses could have a material adverse impact on the Company’s consolidated financial condition and results of operations.
CW-Bahamas
CW-Bahamas’ accounts receivable balances (which include accrued interest) due from the WSC amounted to $28.4 million and $26.9 million as of December 31, 2024 and 2023. Approximately 81% and 80% of the accounts receivable balances were delinquent as of those dates, respectively.
From time to time (including presently), CW-Bahamas has experienced delays in collecting its accounts receivable from the WSC. When these delays occur, the Company holds discussions and meetings with representatives of the WSC and The Bahamas government, and as a result, payment schedules are developed for WSC’s delinquent accounts receivable. All previous delinquent accounts receivable from the WSC, including accrued interest thereon, were eventually paid in full. Based upon this payment history, CW-Bahamas has not provided a material allowance for credit losses for its accounts receivable from the WSC as of December 31, 2024.
In a report dated October 6, 2022, Moody’s Investor Services (“Moody’s”) downgraded The Bahamas’ long-term issuer and senior unsecured ratings to B1 from Ba3. Moody’s also lowered The Bahamas’ local currency ceiling to Baa3 from Baa2 and its foreign currency ceiling to Ba1 from Baa3. Moody’s has maintained these ratings through the date of its most current report issued in October 2024.
If CW-Bahamas is unable to collect a sufficient portion of its delinquent accounts receivable, one or more of the following events may occur: (i) CW-Bahamas may not have sufficient liquidity to meet its obligations; (ii) the Company may be required to cease the recognition of revenue on CW-Bahamas’ water supply agreements with the WSC; and (iii) the Company may be required to provide an additional allowance for credit losses for CW-Bahamas’ accounts receivable. Any of these events could have a material adverse impact on the Company’s consolidated financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows.
CW-Bahamas Performance Guarantees
The contracts to supply water to the WSC from the Blue Hills and Windsor plants require CW-Bahamas to guarantee delivery of a minimum quantity of water per week. If the WSC requires the water and CW-Bahamas does not meet this minimum, CW-Bahamas is required to pay the WSC for the difference between the minimum and actual gallons delivered at a per gallon rate equal to the price per gallon that the WSC is currently paying CW-Bahamas under the contract. The Blue Hills contract expires in 2032 and requires CW-Bahamas to deliver 63.0 million gallons of water each week. The Windsor contract expires in 2033 and requires CW-Bahamas to deliver 16.8 million gallons of water each week. CW-
Bahamas has been in compliance with the performance guarantees under these contracts for all periods since the inception of the contracts.
19. Related party transactions
The Company, through PERC, purchases engineering and technology support services from various companies formerly affiliated with PERC, as a former minority shareholder in these companies was also a minority shareholder of PERC. On January 4, 2023, as a result of CW-Holdings' exercise of a call option in October 2022, CW-Holdings purchased the remaining 39% ownership interest in PERC. After giving effect to this purchase, CW-Holdings owns 100% of the outstanding capital stock of PERC and, consequently, transactions with the formerly affiliated companies no longer constitute related party transactions. During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company made total purchases of services from these companies of approximately $2,695,000. These total purchases are included in the Company’s cost of revenue in the accompanying consolidated statements of income.
PERC entered into a sublease agreement with one of these formerly affiliated companies that commenced on March 14, 2021 and ended August 31, 2021. This lease was subsequently extended on an annual basis until August 31, 2025. During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company recognized approximately $97,000 of expense related to this lease. This lease expense is included in the Company's general and administrative expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of income.
- Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
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| Interest paid in cash | | $8,479 | | $21,417 | | $14,797 | |||
| Income taxes paid in cash | | $3,147,300 | | $4,920,912 | | $211,000 | |||
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| Issuance of 5,904, 13,309 and 9,295, respectively, shares of redeemable preferred stock for services rendered | | $148,485 | | $323,275 | | $133,197 | |||
| Issuance of 68,832, 68,864 and 72,597, respectively, shares of common stock for services rendered | | $1,064,119 | | $1,015,177 | | $877,298 | |||
| Conversion (on a one-to-one basis) of 5,968, 8,848 and 6,585, respectively, shares of redeemable preferred stock to common stock | | $3,581 | | $5,309 | | $3,951 | |||
| Dividends declared but not paid | | $1,747,938 | | $1,502,506 | | $1,305,367 | |||
| Issuance of 0, 368,383 and 0, respectively, shares of common stock for the purchase of non-controlling interest in PERC | | $— | | $5,359,973 | | $— | |||
| Transfers from inventory to property, plant and equipment and construction in progress | | $538,777 | | $317,853 | | $346,024 | |||
| Transfers from construction in progress to property, plant and equipment | | $1,395,485 | | $7,093,158 | | $297,723 | |||
| Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities | | $1,604,702 | | $745,078 | | $— | |||
| Purchase of equipment through issuance of long-term debt | | $— | | $— | | $188,645 | |||
| Transfers from prepaid expenses to property, plant and equipment | | $67,136 | | $271,922 | | $— | |||
| Transfers from prepaid expenses to inventory | | $— | | $238,032 | | $— | |||
- Impact of recent accounting standards
Adoption of new accounting standards:
In November 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2023-07,Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures. This ASU updates reportable segment disclosure requirements by requiring disclosures of significant reportable segment expenses that are regularly provided to the Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) and included within each reported measure of a segment’s profit or loss. This ASU also requires disclosure of the title and position of the individual identified as the CODM and an
explanation of how the CODM uses the reported measures of a segment’s profit or loss in assessing segment performance and deciding how to allocate resources. The adoption of ASU 2023-07 did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
Effect of newly issued but not yet effective accounting standards:
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03,*Income Statement – Reporting Comprehensive Income – Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses.*The ASU requires public companies to disclose, in the notes to financial statements, specific information about certain costs and expenses at each interim and annual reporting period. The ASU is effective on a prospective basis for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027.
In January 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-01,*Income Statement – Reporting Comprehensive Income – Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Clarifying the Effective Date.*The ASU amends the effective date of ASU 2024-03 to clarify that all business entities are required to adopt the guidance in annual periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. The Company is currently evaluation the impact of this guidance.
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09,Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. The ASU requires disaggregated information about a reporting entity’s effective tax rate reconciliation as well as additional information on income taxes paid. The ASU is effective on a prospective basis for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted. The adoption of ASU 2023-09 is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
22. Subsequent events
The Company evaluated subsequent events through the time of the filing of its Annual Report on Form 10-K. Other than as disclosed in these consolidated financial statements, the Company is not aware of any significant events that occurred subsequent to the balance sheet date but prior to the filing of this report that would have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
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