Shoals Technologies Group Inc

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)

(in thousands, except shares and par value)

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity (Unaudited)

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For the three months ended March 31, 2025

For the three months ended March 31, 2024

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)

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1. Organization and Business

Shoals Technologies Group, Inc. (the “Company”) was formed as a Delaware corporation on November 4, 2020 for the purpose of facilitating an initial public offering and other related organizational transactions to carry on the business of Shoals Parent LLC and its subsidiaries (“Shoals Parent LLC”). Shoals Parent LLC was a Delaware limited liability company.

The Company is headquartered in Portland, Tennessee and is a leading provider of electrical balance of systems (“EBOS”) solutions and components, including battery energy storage solutions (“BESS”) and Original Equipment Manufacturer (“OEM”) components, for the global energy transition market.

As of March 31, 2025, the Company owns directly or indirectly five subsidiaries: Shoals Intermediate Parent Inc., Shoals Technologies Group, LLC, Shoals International, LLC, Shoals Energy Spain, S.L. and Shoals Energy Australia Pty Ltd.

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Accounting and Presentation

The condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the accrual basis of accounting in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”).

Principles of Consolidation

The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Reclassifications

Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.

Unaudited Interim Financial Information

The accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the condensed consolidated statements of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 are unaudited. The unaudited interim financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as the audited annual financial statements and, in the opinion of management, reflect all adjustments, which include only normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair statement of the Company’s financial position as of March 31, 2025 and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024. The financial data and other information disclosed in these notes related to the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 are also unaudited. The results for the three months ended March 31, 2025 are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2025, any other interim periods, or any future year or period. The balance sheet as of December 31, 2024 included herein was derived from the audited financial statements as of that date. Certain disclosures have been condensed or omitted from the interim condensed consolidated financial statements. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates. Significant estimates include revenue recognition, allowance for credit losses, useful lives of property, plant and equipment and other intangible assets, impairment of long-lived assets, allowance for obsolete or slow moving inventory, valuation allowance on deferred tax assets, equity-based compensation expense and warranty liability.

Customer Concentrations

The Company had the following revenue concentration representing approximately 10% or more of revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 and related accounts receivable concentration as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024:

Fair Value

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Company follows a fair value hierarchy which requires the Company to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. Three levels of inputs may be used to measure fair value, as follows:

•Level 1 – Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

•Level 2 – Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices, 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 that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.

The fair values of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, and accounts payable approximate their carrying values due to their short maturities. The carrying value of the Company’s revolving line of credit approximates fair value and is considered level 2, as it is based on current market rates at which the Company could borrow funds with similar terms.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Not Yet Adopted

In December 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, which expands disclosures in an entity’s income tax rate reconciliation table and disclosures regarding cash taxes paid both in the U.S. and foreign jurisdictions.

The update will be effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that this guidance will have on the presentation of its consolidated financial statements.

In November 2024, FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement-Reporting Comprehensive Income-Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses, requiring public entities to disclose additional information about specific expense categories in the notes to the financial statements on an interim and annual basis. ASU 2024-03 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and for interim periods beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting ASU 2024-03.

Management does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

3. Accounts Receivable

Accounts receivable, net consists of the following (in thousands):

4. Inventory

Inventory, net consists of the following (in thousands):

5. Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant, and equipment, net consists of the following (in thousands):

Depreciation expense for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 was $1.4 million and $1.1 million, respectively. During the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, $1.2 million and $0.9 million, respectively, of depreciation expense was allocated to cost of revenue and $0.2 million and $0.2 million, respectively, of depreciation expense was allocated to operating expenses.

6. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Goodwill

There wereno changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during the three months ended March 31, 2025. Goodwill totaled $69.9 million as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024.

Other Intangible Assets

Other intangible assets, net consists of the following (in thousands):

Amortization expense related to intangible assets amounted to $1.9 million for each of the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.

7. Accrued Expenses and Other

Accrued expenses and other consists of the following (in thousands):

8. Warranty Liability

General Warranty

The Company offers an assurance type warranty for its products against manufacturer defects which does not contain a service element. For these assurance type warranties, a provision for estimated future costs related to warranty expense is recorded when they are probable and reasonably estimable. As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 our estimated general warranty liability was approximately $1.0 million and $1.1 million, respectively. The Company recorded total warranty expense related to general warranty matters of $0.3 million and $0.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

Wire Insulation Shrinkback Warranty

The Company has been notified by certain customers that a subset of wire harnesses used in its EBOS solutions is presenting unacceptable levels of contraction of wire insulation (“wire insulation shrinkback”). Based upon the Company’s ongoing assessment, the Company currently believes the wire insulation shrinkback is related to defective wire manufactured by Prysmian Cables and Systems USA, LLC (“Prysmian”). Based on the Company’s continued analysis of information available as of the date of this Quarterly Report, the Company determined that a potential range of loss was both probable and reasonably estimable. The Company has continued to refine assumptions based on additional information obtained throughout the remediation process, and as of March 31, 2025, the estimate of potential losses remains unchanged from the estimate provided as of December 31, 2024. As no amount within the current range of loss appears to be a better estimate than any other amount, the Company recorded a warranty liability and related expense representing the low-end of the range of potential loss of $73.0 million. The high-end of the range of potential loss is $160.0 million, which is $87.0 million higher than the amount recorded. As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the remaining estimated warranty liability related to this matter was $30.4 million and $39.9 million, respectively.

The estimated range, continues to be based on several assumptions, including the potential magnitude of engineering, procurement and construction firm’s labor cost to identify and perform the repair and replacement of impacted harnesses, estimated failure rates, materials replacement cost, planned remediation method, inspection costs, and other various assumptions. While our wire insulation shrinkback warranty liability represents our best estimate of the range of expected losses at any given time, the Company remains active in the ongoing identification, repair and replacement process and has increased, and may further increase or decrease, its estimated warranty liability from its current estimate based on available information, including with respect to experience relating to weather delays, site access, the scope of replacement, vegetation management or other factors. Such increase or decrease may be material. The Company does not maintain insurance for product warranty issues and has commenced a lawsuit against Prysmian, as discussed in more detail under Wire Insulation Shrinkback Litigation section of Note 13 - Commitments and Contingencies. Because the lawsuit against Prysmian is ongoing, potential recovery from Prysmian is not considered probable as defined in ASC 450, and has not been considered in our estimate of the warranty liability as of March 31, 2025.

The Company didnot record warranty expense related to this matter for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.

Warranty liability, which includes both general warranty and wire insulation shrinkback warranty, is estimated as follows (in thousands):

9. Long-Term Debt

Long-term debt consists of the following (in thousands):

Senior Secured Credit Agreement

The Company entered into a senior secured credit agreement (as amended, the “Senior Secured Credit Agreement”), which consisted of (i) a senior securedsix-year term loan facility (the “Term Loan Facility”) and (ii) a revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility”).

On January 19, 2024, the Company used proceeds from the Revolving Credit Facility to make a $100.0 million voluntary prepayment of outstanding borrowings under the Term Loan Facility.

On March 19, 2024, the Company entered into an amendment to the Senior Secured Credit Agreement. The amendment, among other things, (i) increased the amount available for borrowing under the Revolving Credit Facility from $150.0 million to $200.0 million, (ii) reduced the interest rate margin applicable to the Revolving Credit Facility by at least 0.25%, with additional 0.25% step-downs if the consolidated first lien secured leverage ratio does not exceed certain thresholds (which step-downs will step back up if such leverage ratio exceeds those thresholds), (iii) reduced the commitment fee applicable to the undrawn amount of the Revolving Credit Facility by at least 0.10% with additional 0.05% step-downs if the consolidated first lien secured leverage ratio does not exceed certain thresholds (which step-downs will step back up if such leverage ratio exceeds such thresholds), (iv) lowered the maximum consolidated leverage ratio permitted under the Senior Secured Credit Agreement to (a)4.25:1.00 from April 1, 2024 through March 31, 2025 and (b) thereafter,4.00:1.00 (with temporary increases to the maximum consolidated first lien secured leverage ratio in the event a material acquisition closes), (v) extended the maturity date applicable to the Revolving Credit Facility to March 19, 2029, the fifth anniversary of the amendment’s effective date, and (vi) amended certain covenants under the Senior Secured Credit Agreement in a manner customary for facilities of this type.

On March 19, 2024, the Company made a $43.8 million voluntary prepayment of all the outstanding term loans under the Term Loan Facility, thereby terminating all term loan commitments under the Term Loan Facility.

Beginning March 19, 2024 and until the delivery of the Company’s compliance certificate for the second quarter of 2024 pursuant to the Senior Secured Credit Agreement, the Revolving Credit Facility bore interest at a rate equal to, at the Company’s election, either adjusted term Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) or base rate (each, as defined in the Senior Secured Credit Agreement) plus (i) in the case of SOFR rate loans,2.50% per annum and (ii) in the case of base rate loans,1.50% per annum.

Following the delivery of the Company’s compliance certificate for the second quarter of 2024, pursuant to our Senior Secured Credit Agreement, the Revolving Credit Facility bears interest at a rate equal to, at the Company’s election, either adjusted term SOFR or base rate (each, as defined in the Senior Secured Credit Agreement) plus an applicable interest rate margin, based upon the consolidated first lien secured leverage ratio. The applicable interest rate margin varies from 2.25% to 3.00% per annum for term benchmark loans and 1.25% to 2.00% per annum for base rate loans.

As of March 31, 2025, the interest rate on the Revolving Credit Facility ranged from 6.89% to 6.90%, which represented SOFR plus 2.50%. As of March 31, 2025, there were $141.8 million of outstanding borrowings, $0.0 million of outstanding letters of credit, and $58.2 million of availability under the Revolving Credit Facility.

The Senior Secured Credit Agreement contains affirmative and negative covenants that are customary for financings of this type, including covenants that restrict our incurrence of indebtedness, incurrence of liens, dispositions, investments, acquisitions, restricted payments, and transactions with affiliates. The Senior Secured Credit Agreement also includes customary events of default, including the occurrence of a change of control.

As discussed above, the Revolving Credit Facility also includes a consolidated leverage ratio financial covenant that is tested on the last day of each fiscal quarter. As of March 31, 2025, the Company was in compliance with all the required covenants.

10. Earnings (Loss) per Share ("EPS")

Basic EPS of Class A common stock is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of shares of Class A common stock outstanding during the period (which does not include treasury stock). Diluted EPS of Class A common stock is computed similarly to basic EPS except that the weighted average shares outstanding are increased to include additional shares from the assumed exercise of any common stock equivalents using the treasury stock method, if dilutive. The Company’s restricted/performance stock units are considered common stock equivalents for this purpose.

Basic and diluted EPS of Class A common stock have been computed as follows (in thousands, except per share amounts):

The Company generated a net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2025, so the effect of dilutive securities was not considered because their effect would be antidilutive. If the Company had generated net income, the effect of restricted stock units on the diluted shares calculations would have been an increase of 163,722.

11. Equity-Based Compensation

2021 Long-Term Incentive Plan

The Shoals Technologies Group, Inc. 2021 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “2021 Incentive Plan”) became effective on January 26, 2021. The 2021 Incentive Plan authorized 8,768,124 new shares, subject to adjustment pursuant to the 2021 Incentive Plan.

Restricted Stock Units

During the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company granted 1,480,042 restricted stock units (“RSUs") to certain employees, officers and directors of the Company. The RSUs granted during 2025 have grant date fair values ranging from $4.54 to $6.05 per unit and vest ratably over 3 years.

Activity under the 2021 Incentive Plan for RSUs was as follows:

Performance Stock Units

During the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company granted an aggregate of 885,077 Performance Stock Units ("PSUs") to certain executives. The PSUs granted during 2025 cliff vest after 3 years upon meeting certain revenue and adjusted diluted EPS targets and contain a total shareholder return modifier which could increase or decrease the ultimate number of Class A common stock issued to the executives. The PSUs were valued using the market value of the Class A common stock on the grant date of $4.59.

Activity under the 2021 Incentive Plan for PSUs was as follows:

The Company recognized equity-based compensation of $2.7 million and $5.0 million, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024. As of March 31, 2025, the Company had $19.7 million of unrecognized compensation costs which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.5 years.

12. Stockholders’ Equity

Common Stock Economic and Voting Rights

Holders of Class A common stock are entitled toone vote per share. As of March 31, 2025, there wereno shares of Class B common stock outstanding, andno shares of Class B common stock are currently issuable.

Share Repurchase Program

On June 11, 2024, the Company announced a share repurchase program (the “Repurchase Program”) authorizing the repurchase of up to $150.0 million of the Company’s Class A common stock, with an estimated completion date of December 31, 2025. Under the Repurchase Program, the Company is authorized to repurchase shares of Class A common stock through open market purchases, privately-negotiated transactions, accelerated share repurchases or otherwise in accordance with applicable federal securities laws, including through Rule 10b5-1 trading plans and under Rule 10b-18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). The Repurchase Program does not obligate the Company to repurchase shares of Class A common stock and the specific timing and amount of repurchases will vary based on available capital resources and other financial and operational performance metrics, market conditions, securities law limitations, and other factors. The shares repurchased pursuant to the Repurchase Program are held as treasury shares of the Company (“Treasury Stock”). In June 2024, the Company entered into an accelerated share repurchase agreement and repurchased $25.0 million of the Company’s Class A common stock.

The Company did not repurchase any shares of its common stock under the Repurchase Program during the three months ended March 31, 2025. As of March 31, 2025, the Company was authorized to repurchase up to $125.0 million of the Company's common stock under the Repurchase Program.

13. Commitments and Contingencies

Litigation

The Company is from time to time subject to legal proceedings and claims, which arise in the normal course of its business. In the opinion of management and legal counsel, except as disclosed below, the amount of losses or gains that may be sustained, if any, would not have a material effect on the financial position, results of operations or cash flows of the Company. The Company records legal costs associated with loss contingencies, including fees and costs associated with preservation of evidence in connection with the wire insulation shrinkback litigation, as incurred.

Intellectual Property Litigation

The 2023 IP Litigations. On May 4, 2023, the Company filed a patent infringement complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission (“ITC”) against Hikam America, Inc., a corporation based in Chula Vista, California, and its related foreign entities (together, “Hikam”), and Voltage LLC, a limited liability company based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and a related foreign entity (together, “Voltage”). The complaint primarily requests that the ITC (i) investigate unlawful imports of certain photovoltaic connectors and components that the Company alleges infringe ontwo valid and enforceable patents owned by the Company related to improved connectors for solar panel arrays and (ii) issue a limited exclusion order and a cease and desist order against the Hikam respondents and the Voltage respondents to bar them from importing, marketing, distributing, selling, offering for sale, licensing, advertising, transferring, or otherwise using the infringing photovoltaic connectors and components in and into the United States. Also on May 4, 2023, the Company filed complaints against Hikam in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, and against Voltage in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina on the same subject matter. The District Court actions seek injunctive relief and monetary damages. The District Court actions have been stayed pending the final disposition of the ITC investigation. On August 30, 2024, the Administrative Law Judge issued a Final Initial Determination finding that Voltage violated Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, by importing infringing LYNX trunk bus products into the United States. However, on January 14, 2025, the ITC reversed the Administrative Law Judge‘s Final Initial Determination and issued a Notice of a Commission Final Determination Finding No Violation of Section 337. The Company appealed the ITC’s decision to the Federal Circuit on February 11, 2025.

The 2025 IP Litigations. On January 9, 2025, the Company filed a new patent infringement complaint at the ITC against Voltage. This complaint citestwo new patents (the ‘375 and ‘376 Patents) that cover the Company’s BLA solutions. Also on January 9, 2025, the Company filed a complaint against Voltage in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina on the same subject matter. These complaints seek injunctive relief and, in district court, damages for reasonable royalty and lost profits. The Company intends to continue to vigorously pursue these actions. However, at this stage, the Company is unable to predict the outcome or impact on its business and financial results.

The Company is vigorously pursuing these 2023 IP Litigations and the 2025 IP Litigations. However, at this stage, the Company is unable to predict the outcome or impact on its business and financial results. The Company is accounting for these matters as a gain contingency, and will record any such gain in future periods if and when the contingency is resolved, in accordance with ASC 450, Contingencies.

Wire Insulation Shrinkback Litigation

On October 31, 2023, the Company filed a complaint against Prysmian in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, Nashville Division. The Company filed an amended complaint on December 4, 2024. The amended complaint alleges that the Company suffered damages caused by defective wire Prysmian sold to the Company from approximately 2019 through approximately 2022. The amended complaint alleges that the wire at issue in the litigation has presented unacceptable levels of wire insulation shrinkback. The amended complaint includes, among other causes of action, product liability, breach of contract, breach of warranty, indemnity, and negligence claims. The Company seeks compensatory and punitive damages, recovery of all costs and expenses incurred by the Company in connection with the identification, repair and replacement of the Prysmian wire alleged to be defective, and other legal and equitable relief. The Company is vigorously pursuing its amended complaint, and as the Company continues to assess this matter, it may, from time to time, amend, update or supplement the amended complaint to, among other things, increase the damages sought for various purposes, including in accordance with increases to the Company’s estimated warranty liability and related expenses related to this matter. At this stage, the Company is unable to predict the outcome of this litigation or the impact on its business and financial results. The Company is accounting for this matter as a gain contingency, and will record any such gain in future periods if and when the contingency is resolved, in accordance with ASC 450, Contingencies.

Securities Litigation

On March 21, 2024, a purported stockholder filed a putative securities class action against the Company and certain of its current and former executive officers in the United States District Court for the

Middle District of Tennessee, Nashville Division, captioned Westchester Putnam Counties Heavy & Highway Laborers Local 60 Benefits Fund v. Shoals Technologies Group, Inc., et al. The complaint alleges violations of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder, based on allegedly false and misleading statements and omissions relating to the wire insulation shrinkback matter. The complaint seeks unspecified monetary damages, recovery of fees and costs, and other relief that the court may find appropriate. On May 8, 2024 and May 15, 2024, respectively, similar class action complaints were filed in the same court against the Company and certain current and former officers, but these complaints also named as defendants the Company’s Board of Directors, and the selling stockholders and underwriters of the Company’s secondary public offering. While the allegations are largely similar to the first complaint, these new complaints also alleged violations of Sections 11, 12(a)(2) and 15 of the Securities Act of 1933. These cases were captioned Oklahoma Police Pension and Retirement System v. Shoals Technologies Group, Inc. and Kissimmee Utility Authority Employees Retirement Plan v. Shoals Technologies Group, Inc.

On May 24, 2024, all of these cases were consolidated into one action captioned In re Shoals Technologies Group, Inc. Securities Litigation. Plaintiff Erste Asset Management GmbH has been appointed Lead Plaintiff. On December 9, 2024, Lead Plaintiff and plaintiff Kissimmee Utility Authority Employees’ Retirement Plan filed a consolidated complaint, and on February 4, 2025, Plaintiffs filed an amended complaint. The Company filed a motion to dismiss the amended complaint on February 18, 2025. Plaintiffs filed an opposition to the motion to dismiss on April 21, 2025. Although the Company intends to continue to vigorously defend against these claims, there is no guarantee that the Company will prevail. Accordingly, the Company is unable to determine the ultimate outcome of this consolidated lawsuit or determine the amount or range of potential losses associated with the consolidated lawsuit.

Derivative Litigation

On May 16, 2024, a derivative shareholder action was filed against certain current and former officers and directors of the Company in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, Nashville Division, captioned Corwin v. Forth, et al. The complaint asserts claims for breach of fiduciary duty relating to the wire insulation shrinkback matter. The complaint seeks unspecified monetary damages, restitution, the adoption of certain governance reforms, recovery of fees and costs, and other relief that the court may find appropriate. The Company is named as a nominal defendant only. On July 24, 2024, another derivative shareholder action was filed against certain current and former officers and directors of the Company in the same court, captioned Ouellet v. Whitaker et al. The complaint asserts, among others, claims for breach of fiduciary duty, gross mismanagement, abuse of control, waste of corporate assets, unjust enrichment, and violations of Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act, and insider trading, all of which relate to the wire insulation shrinkback matter. The complaint seeks unspecified monetary damages, restitution, the adoption of certain governance reforms, recovery of fees and costs, and other relief that the court may find appropriate. The Company is named as a nominal defendant only. On August 21, 2024, these derivative shareholder actions were consolidated into a single action captioned In re Shoals Technologies Group, Inc. Derivative Litigation.

On March 26, 2025, another derivative shareholder action was filed against certain current and former officers and directors of the Company in the same court as the consolidated action, captioned Norman v. Whitaker, et al. The complaint asserts, among others, claims for violations of Sections 14(a) and 20(a) of the Exchange Act, breach of fiduciary duty, insider trading, and unjust enrichment, all of which relate to the wire insulation shrinkback matter. The complaint seeks unspecified monetary damages, restitution, the adoption of certain governance reforms, recovery of fees and costs, and other relief that the court may find appropriate. The Company is named as a nominal defendant only. On April 11, 2025, the Norman action was consolidated with the action In re Shoals Technologies Group, Inc. Derivative Litigation.

Although the Company intends to continue to vigorously defend against these claims, there is no guarantee that the Company will prevail. Accordingly, the Company is unable to determine the ultimate outcome of the derivative litigation or determine the amount or range of potential losses associated with the lawsuit. This consolidated case is currently stayed pending the outcome of the motion to dismiss filed in the securities matters referenced above.

Guarantees and Surety Bonds

The Company has provided financial guarantees to support payment obligations of a vendor. The Company has not recorded any liabilities for these financial guarantees in its consolidated balance sheets, because the Company has calculated the estimated fair value of the guarantee and determined it to be immaterial based upon the current facts and circumstances that would trigger a payment obligation.

The Company provides surety bonds to various parties as required for certain transactions initiated during the ordinary course of business to guarantee the Company’s performance in accordance with contractual or legal obligations. As of March 31, 2025, the maximum potential payment obligation with regard to surety bonds was $5.8 million.

14. Income Taxes

In calculating the provision for interim income taxes, in accordance with ASC Topic 740, an estimated annual effective tax rate is applied to year-to-date ordinary income. The resulting provision is adjusted for the tax effect of discrete items required to be recorded during the period. At the end of each interim period, the Company adjusts its estimate of the effective tax rate expected to be applicable for the full fiscal year.

In the three months ended March 31, 2025, and March 31, 2024, our effective tax rate for continuing operations was 114.0% and 33.9%, respectively. The difference between the effective tax rate and the statutory tax rate is primarily attributable to nondeductible compensation under Section 162(m) and discrete adjustments for RSU and PSU shortfalls. The change in our effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2025, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024 was due to the increase of the discrete amounts for RSU and PSU shortfalls.

15. Revenue Recognition

Disaggregation of revenue

Based on ASC Topic 606 provisions, the Company disaggregates its revenue from contracts with customers based on product type. Revenue by product type is disaggregated between system solutions and components. System solutions are contracts under which the Company provides multiple products typically in connection with the design and specification of an entire EBOS system. Components represents sales of individual components.

The following table presents the Company’s revenue disaggregated by product type (in thousands):

Contract Balances

The timing of revenue recognition, billings and cash collections results in billed accounts receivable, unbilled receivables, retainage, and deferred revenue on the condensed consolidated balance sheets, recorded on a contract-by-contract basis at the end of each reporting period.

The Company’s contract balances consist of the following (in thousands):

The majority of the Company’s contract amounts are billed as work progresses in accordance with agreed-upon contractual terms, which generally coincide with the shipment of one or more phases of the project. Billing sometimes occurs subsequent to revenue recognition, resulting in unbilled receivables. The changes in unbilled receivables relate to fluctuations in the timing of billings for the Company’s revenue recognized over time. As of December 31, 2023, billed accounts receivable and unbilled receivables were $107.1 million and $40.1 million, respectively.

Certain contracts contain retainage provisions. Retainage represents a contract asset for the portion of the contract price earned by the Company for work performed but held for payment by the customer as a form of security until the Company obtains specified milestones. The Company typically bills retainage amounts as work is performed. Retainage provisions are not considered a significant financing component because they are intended to protect the customer in the event that some or all of the obligations under the contract are not completed. The changes in retainage relate to fluctuations in the timing of retainage billings and achievement of specified milestones. As of December 31, 2023, retainage was $4.9 million.

For certain contracts, we provide customers with incentives upon entering into multi-year agreements or volume specific commitments. Any up-front incentives to customers that are not made in exchange for distinct goods and services are capitalized as a contract asset within other assets, which are subsequently recognized as a reduction to revenue over the term of the customer arrangements.

The Company also receives deferred revenue in the form of customer deposits. The customer deposits are short term as the related performance obligations are typically fulfilled within 12 months. The changes in deferred revenue relate to fluctuations in the timing of customer deposits and completion of performance obligations. During the three months ended March 31, 2025, $10.3 million of deferred revenue recorded as of December 31, 2024 was recognized in revenue. As of December 31, 2023, deferred revenue was $22.2 million and during the three months ended March 31, 2024, $9.9 million, of deferred revenue recorded as of December 31, 2023, was recognized in revenue.

Accrued rebates are recorded based on sales volumes from agreed upon rebate terms. Rebates are typically paid within three tofour months.

19. Segment Reporting

The Company is organized and operates asone operating and reportable segment, which carries out business activities related to the design, development, manufacture and marketing of products and services for EBOS solutions and components. The Company’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”), the Chief Executive Officer, reviews operating results including discrete financial information and profitability metrics at a consolidated entity level for purposes of making resource allocation decisions and for evaluating financial performance. This structure is reflected in our organizational and reporting model.

The accounting policies of the consolidated segment are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies. The CODM assesses performance of the Company and decides how to allocate resources based on income from operations and net income that is also reported on the consolidated income statement. The CODM is involved in determining and reviewing projected net income and income from operations as part of the annual operating plan process. Throughout the year, the CODM considers forecast to actual results and variances on a monthly and quarterly basis to allocate resources for the Company.

The following table presents selected financial information with respect to the Company’s single operating segment for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024:

(1) Consists of non-operating expenses included on the consolidated income statements which includes interest expense and interest income.

All of the Company's long-lived tangible assets, as well as the Company's operating lease right-of-use assets recognized on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets are located within the United States.