8-K
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

Form 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 15, 2021

 

 

Montauk Renewables, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   1-39919   85-3189583

(State or Other

jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

680 Andersen Drive, 5th Floor

Pittsburgh, PA 15220

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (ZIP Code)

Telephone: (412) 747-8700

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of Each Class

 

Trading

Symbol

 

Name of Each Exchange

on Which Registered

Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share   MNTK   The Nasdaq Capital Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging Growth Company  

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  

 

 

 


Item 2.02

Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On November 15, 2021, Montauk Renewables, Inc. issued a press release announcing its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2021. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)    Exhibits

 

Exhibit
No.

  

Description

99.1    News release, dated November 15, 2021 issued by Montauk Renewables, Inc.
 104    Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

    MONTAUK RENEWABLES, INC.
Dated: November 15, 2021     By:  

/s/ Kevin A. Van Asdalan

    Name:   Kevin A. Van Asdalan
    Title:   Chief Financial Officer
EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Montauk Renewables Announces Third Quarter 2021 Results

PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA – November 15, 2021—Montauk Renewables, Inc. (“Montauk” or “the Company”) (NASDAQ: MNTK), a renewable energy company specializing in the management, recovery and conversion of biogas into renewable natural gas (“RNG”), today announced financial results for the third quarter of 2021.

Third Quarter Financial Highlights:

 

   

Revenues of $39.7 million, increased 40.7% year-over-year

 

   

Net Income of $8.9 million, increased 526.9% year-over-year

 

   

Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA of $12.8 million, increased 27.2% year-over-year

 

   

RNG production of 1.5 million MMBtu, decreased (0.7%) year-over-year

Montauk’s third quarter revenue reflects an increase in the number of RINs sold based on inter-period timing on RIN transfers. To a lesser extent, increased natural gas prices and higher revenues recognized under counterparty sharing agreements also contributed to this increase. In the third quarter, the Company was granted a patent over 24 specific aspects of continuous-feed, closed-loop reactor technology acquired in our acquisition of the assets of Montauk Ag Renewables. The Company believes that the reactor enables near-zero-emissions conversion of agricultural waste into multiple non-fossil, renewable-fuel alternatives, is capable of producing multiple units of renewable energy for each unit of conventional energy consumed and is capable of sequestering multiple tons of greenhouse gas equivalent emissions (CO2e) for every ton emitted. The reactor is operational and the Company continues to make improvements to the reactor to optimize its functionality. We expect this facility to be commissioned with such improvements in 2022. Also in the third quarter, the Company undertook significant efforts to improve the performance of the existing digestion process at its Pico facility. We have temporarily idled RNG production at this facility in order to clean out settled solids in the digester, replace the cover of the digester, and make various other efficiency improvements. After the improvements are completed, we expect production to measurably increase from the current production levels of approximately 150 MMBtu/day once we resume full operations at the Pico facility, currently expected during the first quarter of 2022.

Third Quarter Financial Results

Total revenues in the third quarter of 2021 were $39.7 million, an increase of $11.5 million (40.7%) compared to $28.3 million in the third quarter of 2020. An increase in the number of RINs sold within our RNG segment accounted for over half of the increase. Operating and maintenance expenses for our RNG facilities in the third quarter of 2021 were $8.7 million, a decrease of $0.3 million (3.0%) as compared to $9.0 million in the third quarter of 2020. Newly commissioned sites within our RNG segment contributed $1.3 million in operating and maintenance expenses. Total general and administrative expenses were $7.5 million for the third quarter of 2021, an increase of $3.4 million (82.0%) compared to $4.1 million for the third quarter of 2020. Included within general and administrative expenses was $2.6 million related to stock-based compensation costs primarily associated with our initial public offering (“IPO”) and reorganization transactions, including an equity exchange and a distribution involving Montauk Holdings Limited and Montauk Holdings USA, LLC. Operating profit in the third quarter of 2021 was $6.7 million, an increase of $1.9 million (39.2%) compared to an operating profit of $4.8 million in the third quarter of 2020. We recorded an adjustment of $0.7 million in royalties, transportation, gathering and production expenses based on the Company’s risk adjusted analysis of the assessment of its obligation related to its Pico facility earn-out liability. Net income in the third quarter of 2021 was $8.9 million, an increase of $10.9 million (526.9%) compared to a net loss of ($2.1 million) in the third quarter of 2020.

Third Quarter Operations Results

We produced 1.5 million Metric Million British Thermal Units (“MMBtu”) of RNG during the third quarter of 2021, a decrease of less than 0.1 million MMBtus (0.7%) compared to the 1.5 million MMBtus produced in the third quarter of 2020. Our McCarty facility produced 0.1 million less RNG related to the collection system at the McCarty facility being hampered by increased volumes of water impacting collection during the third quarter of 2021. As water levels vary or increase, the ability to draw feedstock can be reduced. We produced approximately 43 megawatt hours (“MWh”) in Renewable Electricity during the third quarter of 2021, a decrease of 6 MWh (12.2%), compared to the 49 MWh produced in the third quarter of 2020. Our Security facility had no production in the third quarter of 2021 compared to 2 MWh produced in the third quarter of 2020 while previously announced projects to restore the engines are ongoing. The projects are currently anticipated to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2021.

Fourth Quarter 2021 Outlook:

 

   

RNG revenues expected to range between $38.0 and $46.0 million

 

   

RNG production volumes expected to range between 1.4 and 1.7 million MMBtu

 

   

Renewable Electricity revenues expected to range between $3.8 and $4.7 million

 

   

Renewable Electricity production volumes expected to range between 47 and 57 thousand MWh


Conference Call Information

The Company will host a conference call today at 5:00 p.m. ET to discuss results. The conference call will be available via the following dial in numbers:

 

   

U.S. Participants: Dial +1 (833) 934-1693 (Access Code: 5176809)

 

   

International Participants: Dial +1 (929) 517-0391 (Access Code: 5176809)

Please call the conference telephone number 5-10 minutes prior to the start time. The conference call will be broadcast live and be available for replay at https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/rsm9fydm and on the Company’s website at https://ir.montaukrenewables.com

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This press release and the accompanying tables include references to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA which are Non-GAAP financial measures. We present EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA because we believe the measures assist investors in analyzing our performance across reporting periods on a consistent basis by excluding items that we do not believe are indicative of our core operating performance.

In addition, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are financial measurements of performance that management and the board of directors use in their financial and operational decision-making and in the determination of certain compensation programs. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are supplemental performance measures that are not required by or presented in accordance with GAAP. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered alternatives to net income or any other performance measure derived in accordance with GAAP, or as an alternative to cash flows from operating activities or a measure of our liquidity or profitability.

About Montauk Renewables, Inc.

Montauk Renewables, Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTK) is a renewable energy company specializing in the management, recovery and conversion of biogas into RNG. The Company captures methane, preventing it from being released into the atmosphere, and converts it into either RNG or electrical power for the electrical grid (“Renewable Electricity”). The Company, headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has more than 30 years of experience in the development, operation and management of landfill methane-fueled renewable energy projects. The Company has current operations at 15 operating projects located in California, Idaho, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Texas. The Company sells RNG and Renewable Electricity, taking advantage of Environmental Attribute premiums available under federal and state policies that incentivize their use. For more information, visit https://ir.montaukrenewables.com

Company Contact:

John Ciroli

Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

investor@montaukrenewables.com

(412) 747-8700

Investor Relations Contact:

Georg Venturatos

Gateway Investor Relations

MNTK@GatewayIR.com

(949) 574-3860


Safe Harbor Statement

This release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of U.S. federal securities laws that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. All statements other than statements of historical or current fact included in this report are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements refer to our current expectations and projections relating to our financial condition, results of operations, plans, objectives, strategies, future performance, and business. You can identify forward-looking statements by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. These statements may include words such as “anticipate,” “assume,” “believe,” “can have,” “contemplate,” “continue,” “could,” “design,” “due,” “estimate,” “expect,” “forecast,” “goal,” “intend,” “likely,” “may,” “might,” “objective,” “plan,” “predict,” “project,” “potential,” “seek,” “should,” “target,” “will,” “would,” and other words and terms of similar meaning in connection with any discussion of the timing or nature of future operational performance or other events. For example, all statements we make relating to future results of operations, financial condition, expectations and plans of the Company, including expected benefits of the Pico amendment and the North Carolina acquisition, the anticipated completion of the engine repairs at the Security facility, our estimated and projected costs, expenditures, growth rates, and our plans and objectives for future operations, growth, initiatives, or strategies are forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those that we expect and, therefore, you should not unduly rely on such statements.

Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are beyond the Company’s control and are difficult to predict, including, without limitation, risks related to the impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on our business, financial condition and results of operations; our ability to develop and operate new renewable energy projects, including livestock farms; reduction or elimination of government economic incentives to the renewable energy market; delays in acquisition, financing, construction and development of new projects, including expansion plans into new areas such as agricultural waste; the length of development and optimization cycles for new projects, including the design and construction processes for our renewable energy projects; dependence on third parties for the manufacture of products and services; identifying suitable locations for new projects; reliance on interconnections to distribution and transmission products for our Renewable Natural Gas and Renewable Electricity Generation segments; our projects not producing expected levels of output; the anticipated benefits of the Pico feedstock amendment and the North Carolina acquisition; concentration of revenues from a small number of customers and projects; dependence on our landfill operators; our outstanding indebtedness and restrictions under our credit facility; our ability to extend our fuel supply agreements prior to expiration; our ability to meet milestone requirements under our power purchase agreements; existing regulations and changes to regulations and policies that effect our operations; decline in public acceptance and support of renewable energy development and projects; our expectations regarding federal, state and local government incentives in the United States, provided in the form of RINs, RECs, LCFS credits, rebates, tax credits and other incentives to end users, distributors, system integrators and manufacturers of renewable energy projects, that promote the use of renewable energy (“Environmental Attributes”); Environmental Attribute and commodity prices; our expectations regarding the period during which we qualify as an emerging growth company under the Jumpstart our Business Startups Act; our expectations regarding future capital expenditures, including for the maintenance of facilities; our expectations regarding the use of net operating losses before expiration; our expectations regarding more attractive carbon intensity scores by regulatory agencies for our livestock farm projects; market volatility and fluctuations in commodity prices and the market prices of Environmental Attributes; profitability of our planned livestock farm projects; sustained demand for renewable energy; security threats, including cyber-security attacks; the need to obtain and maintain regulatory permits, approvals and consents; potential liabilities from contamination and environmental conditions; potential exposure to costs and liabilities due to extensive environmental, health and safety laws; impacts of climate change, changing weather patterns and conditions, and natural disasters; failure of our information technology and data security systems; increased competition in our markets; continuing to keep up with technology innovations; our belief that the measures taken to remediate the material weakness identified in our internal control over financial reporting will improve our internal control over financial reporting; concentrated stock ownership by a few stockholders and related control over the outcome of all matters subject to a stockholder vote; and other risks and uncertainties detailed in the section titled “Risk Factors” in our latest Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed in such forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements attributable to us are expressly qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements as well as others made in our Securities and Exchange Commission filings and public communications. You should evaluate all forward-looking statements made by us in the context of these risks and uncertainties. The forward-looking statements included herein are made only as of the date hereof. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by law.


MONTAUK RENEWABLES, INC. CONDENSED

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited)

(in thousands, except share and per share data):

 

     As of September 30,
2021
    As of December 31,
2020
 

ASSETS

    

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 20,892     $ 20,992  

Restricted cash – current

     118       —    

Accounts and other receivables, net

     15,308       5,449  

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     3,045       6,044  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

   $ 39,363     $ 32,485  

Restricted cash—non-current

   $ 573     $ 567  

Property, plant and equipment, net

     179,307       186,401  

Related party receivable

     7,140       —    

Goodwill and intangible assets, net

     15,033       14,678  

Deferred tax assets

     13,697       14,822  

Operating lease right-of-use assets

     378       586  

Other assets

     4,254       3,817  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 259,745     $ 253,356  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ AND MEMBERS’ EQUITY

    

Current liabilities:

    

Accounts payable

   $ 5,800     $ 5,964  

Accrued liabilities

     12,441       11,539  

Current portion of lease liability

     294       282  

Current portion of derivative instruments

     841       1,185  

Current portion of long-term debt

     9,633       9,492  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

   $ 29,009     $ 28,462  

Long-term debt, less current portion

   $ 49,023     $ 56,268  

Non-current portion of lease liability

     102       320  

Non-current portion of derivative instruments

     408       1,075  

Asset retirement obligation

     5,883       5,689  

Other liabilities

     1,226       1,920  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

   $ 85,651     $ 93,734  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

STOCKHOLDERS’ AND MEMBERS’ EQUITY

    

Members’ equity

   $ —     $ 159,622  

Common stock, $0.01 par value, authorized 690,000,000 shares; 143,584,827 shares issued at September 30, 2021; 141,015,213 shares outstanding at September 30, 2021

     1,410       —    

Treasury stock, at cost, 950,214 shares at September 30, 2021

     (10,813     —    

Additional paid-in capital

     193,518       —    

Retained deficit

     (10,021     —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ and members’ equity

   $ 174,094     $ 159,622  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ and members’ equity

   $ 259,745     $ 253,356  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 


MONTAUK RENEWABLES, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share and per share data):

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2021     2020     2021     2020  

Total operating revenues

   $ 39,749     $ 28,250     $ 102,872     $ 74,563  

Operating expenses:

        

Operating and maintenance expenses

   $ 13,123     $ 11,320     $ 36,954     $ 31,281  

General and administrative expenses

     7,520       4,131       35,280       11,336  

Royalties, transportation, gathering and production fuel

     6,636       5,189       18,840       13,376  

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

     5,666       5,470       17,062       16,120  

Gain on insurance proceeds

     (157     (2,694     (238     (3,444

Impairment loss

     —         —         626       278  

Transaction costs

     232       —         357       —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

   $ 33,020     $ 23,416     $ 108,881     $ 68,947  

Operating income (loss)

   $ 6,729     $ 4,834     $ (6,009   $ 5,616  

Other expenses:

        

Interest expense

   $ 697     $ 436     $ 2,064     $ 3,510  

Other expense

     617       216       662       250  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other expenses

   $ 1,314     $ 652     $ 2,726     $ 3,760  

Income (loss) before income taxes

   $ 5,415       4,182     $ (8,735   $ 1,856  

Income tax (benefit) expense

     (3,481     6,266       1,286       (291
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ 8,896     $ (2,084   $ (10,021   $ 2,147  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) per share:

        

Basic

   $ 0.06       $ (0.07  

Diluted

   $ 0.06       $ (0.07  

Weighted-average common shares outstanding:

        

Basic

     141,015,213         141,015,213    

Diluted

     141,048,006         141,015,213    


MONTAUK RENEWABLES, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

(in thousands):

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2021     2020  

Cash flows from operating activities:

    

Net (loss) income

   $ (10,021   $ 2,147  

Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by operating activities:

    

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

     17,062       16,120  

Provision (benefit) for deferred income taxes

     1,124       (372

Stock-based compensation

     19,713       465  

Related party receivables

     —         164  

Derivative mark-to-market adjustments and settlements

     (1,011     1,381  

Gain on property insurance proceeds

     (238     (1,169

Gain on Pico earn-out liability reduction

     (694     —    

Net loss on sale of assets

     822       —    

Accretion of asset retirement obligations

     304       108  

Amortization of debt issuance costs

     395       532  

Impairment loss

     626       278  

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

    

Accounts and other receivables and other current assets

     (7,272     695  

Accounts payable and other accrued expenses

     488       2,287  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

   $ 21,298     $ 22,636  

Cash flows from investing activities

    

Capital expenditures

   $ (7,702   $ (14,911

Asset acquisition

     (4,142     —    

Cash collateral deposits, net

     118     —    

Proceeds from sale of assets

     74       —    

Proceeds from insurance recovery

     238       1,169  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

   $ (11,414   $ (13,742

Cash flows from financing activities:

    

Borrowings of long-term debt

   $  —       $ 8,500  

Repayments of long-term debt

     (7,500     (7,500

Proceeds from initial public offering

     15,593       —    

Treasury stock purchase

     (10,813     —    

Loan to Montauk Holdings Limited

     (7,140     —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

   $ (9,860   $ 1,000  

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash

   $ 24     $ 9,894  

Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period

   $ 21,559     $ 10,361  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period

   $ 21,583     $ 20,255  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 20,892     $ 19,537  

Restricted cash and cash equivalents—current

     118     151  

Restricted cash and cash equivalents—non-current

     573       567  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 21,583     $ 20,255  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 


MONTAUK RENEWABLES, INC.

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

(Unaudited)

(in thousands):

The following table provides our EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, as well as a reconciliation to net income, which is the most directly comparable GAAP measure, for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020:

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30
 
     2021     2020  

Net income (loss)

   $ 8,896     $ (2,084

Depreciation and amortization

     5,666       5,470  

Interest expense

     697       436  

Income tax expense (benefit)

     (3,481     6,266  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

EBITDA

     11,778       10,088  

Net loss of sale of assets

     822       —    

Transaction costs

     232       —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 12,832     $ 10,088