CBAK Energy Technology Q2 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

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Operator

Good day, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for standing by, and welcome to Seebak Energy Technologies Second Quarter and the First Half of twenty twenty four Earnings Conference Call. Currently, all participants are in listen only mode. Later, we will conduct a question and answer session and instructions will follow at that time. As a reminder, we are recording today's call.

Operator

If you have any objections, you may disconnect at this time. Now I will turn the call over to Terje Lee, CFO and Secretary of the Board of Seebak Energy. Mr. Lee, please proceed.

Speaker 1

Thank you, operator, and hello, everyone. Welcome to Seebak Energy's earnings conference call for Q2 and first half of twenty twenty four. Joining us today are Mr. Yun Fei Li, Chief Executive Officer of Takeda Energy myself, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of the Board and Jennifer, our interpreter. Our General Engineer, Mr.

Speaker 1

Shoujun Tian will join us for the Q and A section. We released our results earlier today. The press release is available on the company's IR website at ir.seebac.com.cn as well as upcoming newswire services. A replay of this call will also be available in a few hours on our IR website. Before we continue, please note that today's discussion will contain forward looking statements made under the Safe Harbor provisions of the U.

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S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. As such, the company's actual results may be materially different from the expectations expressed today. Further information regarding these and other risks and uncertainties is included in the company's public filings with the SEC.

Speaker 1

The company doesn't assume any obligations to update any forward looking statements except as required under applicable rules. Also, please note that unless otherwise stated, all figures mentioned during the conference call are in U. S. Dollars. With that, let me now turn the call over to our CEO, Mr.

Speaker 1

Yun Fei. Mr. Li will speak in Chinese and I will translate his comments in English. Go ahead, Mr. Li.

Speaker 1

Hello, everyone. Thank you for joining our earnings conference call for the 2nd quarter and first half of twenty twenty four. Thank you, The company's sales performance has reached unprecedented heights once again in the Q2 of this year. Revenues from our battery business surged to $35,600,000 representing a remarkable 60% year on year growth, an impressive feat given the overall pressures and downturns within the new energy sector. Here is a closer look at the revenue breakdown reviews.

Speaker 1

Batteries for energy storage sector generated $33,57,000 reflecting a 60% year on year increase. EV batteries contributed $200,000 marking a 46% rise compared to the previous year. Batteries for light electric vehicles including 2 wheelers and 3 wheelers brought in $1,830,000 with a notable 59% year on year growth. Revenues from the energy storage sector remains the dominant force in our revenue composition, and we anticipate it will continue to be a principal driver of our growth for the foreseeable future. Additionally, we foresee a significant uptick in sales orders for 2 wheelers and 3 wheeler batteries from India market in the latter half of this year.

Speaker 1

In terms of profitability, our battery business maintains a robust performance with a gross margin reaching 36.2% in the Q2, an impressive 20.9 percentage points higher than the same period in 2023 and surpassing most competitors. This demonstrates the exceptional quality of our batteries and our strong market position. So far this year, our battery business achieved a net profit of $11,680,000 in the Q1, and we have sustained this positive trend with a net profit of $7,89,000 in the 2nd quarter, resulting in consecutive profitable quarters. For the first half of twenty twenty four, our Battery Division's revenue has increased by 55% year over year to $80,440,000 with a gross margin of 39% and a net profit of approximately $19,58,000 As of August 1, 2024, our 2 primary production facilities in Dalian and Nanjing have accumulated a substantial order backlog totaling yen 410,000,000 or approximately $57,000,000 which remains undelivered. For our non customers whose names were disclosed before, Power OAK has placed orders amounting to approximately $66,400,000 or about $9,300,000 Viessmann Group has secured orders worth a substantial €213,000,000 equivalent to approximately US233,000,000 dollars Jingpeng Group has committed to orders totaling around US62.64 million dollars roughly US8.78 million dollars Additionally, the cumulative order volume with Anchor has reached $103,000,000 or approximately $11,430,000 We anticipate continued order placements from these established clients and are optimistic about receiving substantial new orders from the Indian market in the latter half of this year.

Speaker 1

Regarding research and development, our R and D team has successfully completed the development of a new large centrifugal battery model 40,135. We are on track to officially purchase production equipment in September of this year and plan to complete equipment commissioning by March of the next year, with mass production scheduled to commence shortly thereafter. The model 40,135 battery is highly anticipated in the current battery market, driven by strong demand. Based on our comprehensive market research, we are confident that the 40,135 batteries will address existing market gaps and significantly boost our sales growth. In terms of technical specifications, the 40,135 battery represents a substantial advancement over our current model 26,650 battery, featuring a 500% to 600% increase in capacity, a 10% to 20% enhancement in energy density and a 30% to 50% improvement in cycle life.

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The production line for the model 40135 battery is set to be established at our Guardian production base. Overall, our Baytree business has sustained impressive growth momentum from the Q1. The company has achieved notable success with substantial increases in sales revenue as well as maintaining robust gross profit margins and net profits. We are confident in our positive outlook for the full year of 2024 With the anticipated launch of our new model 40135 battery, we are poised to capture market share and drive another surge in our sales performance. Now let me turn the call over to our CFO, Thierry Lee, who will provide details on our financial performance.

Speaker 1

Thank you, Mr. Li, and thanks, everyone, for making time to join our earnings conference call today. As our CEO highlighted, our Beitouree business has delivered impressive financial results for the Q2, marking a double digit increase in net revenues and achieving positive net income for the 2nd consecutive quarter of 2024. We are delighted to witness ongoing growth momentum in our Vatorade division. With our strong foundation, we remain confident in our growth trajectory for the remainder of 2024 and anticipate achieving a robust full year net profit for our BayTree business.

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As previously noted, Hytrends, the raw materials manufacturing unit we acquire operates independently from our core battery business and doesn't directly affect the financial performance of our battery business. Acquired in 2021 primarily for investment purposes, HiTran's is currently experiencing net losses, which may influence our consolidated financial statements. To provide investors with a clear understanding of our core Baytree Businesses' performance, This earnings release focuses specifically on the Baytree segment. We encourage investors to review the segment information section of our Form 10 Q where the performance of our bakery business and Hytrex is presented separately. I will now provide an overview of our financial results for the Q2 of 2024.

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In the interest of time, I will be presenting abbreviated highlights only. We encourage you to refer to our press release issued earlier today for the complete details. In the Q2, our total net revenues increased by 13 percent year over year to $47,800,000 Net revenues from sales of bakeries reached $35,600,000 a year over year increase of 60%. Our total gross profit grew 2 27% year over year to $12,700,000 resulting in a gross margin of 26.6% compared to 9.2% in the prior year period. Gross profit for the bakery business increased by 2 76% year over year to $12,900,000 with gross margin climbing to 36.3 percent from 15.4% in the prior year period.

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Our total operating income amounted to $5,950,000 compared to an operating loss of $3,770,000 in the prior year period. Net income attributable to shareholders of CEVA Energy after deducting the change in fair value of warrants was $6,450,000 compared to a net loss of $2,700,000 in the prior year period. Net income from the Baytree business was $7,89,000 compared to a net loss of $1,130,000 in the same period of 2023. In summary, we have secured net income for the 2nd consecutive quarter in 2024 and achieved an exceptionally high gross margin As we prepare to begin mass production of the new model 40,135, we anticipate a significant increase in order volumes. We are confident that this will drive continued growth in our sales revenues.

Speaker 1

That concludes our prepared remarks. Let's now open the call for questions. Operator, please go ahead.

Operator

Thank We are now going to proceed with our first question. The questions come from the line of Brian Langhill from Zacks Small Cap Research. Please ask your question.

Speaker 2

Good evening, gentlemen. I was wondering if I could just ask a question about what you're seeing in the market right now. You're still posting pretty attractive margins relative to competitors. Are you seeing any increased competition for bids? I guess that's the first question about the market landscape right now.

Speaker 3

Okay. So in terms of the profitability, well, the reason that we can maintain a a substantial gross profits and gross margins because we have always seek for differentiated development in the industry and the differentiated products that we provide have also gained the recognition from the customers. As you can see in all the products that we export through Germany, we achieved a zero complaint from the customers. And besides that, we also maintain a notable competitive edge with our data peers in the same industry. And the same situation happens also in the tricycle sector.

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And it is because of the recognition from the clients that allow us to maintain a good profitability in the markets. And because of that, we believe that our customers will continue to raise higher requirements on us. But on our side, we will do our utmost to ensure a high product quality. And we believe that that will also lay a solid foundation for us to acquire and secure more orders from the customers. And besides that, we have another colleague who also adds that.

Speaker 3

If we have a look at the market landscape, we've always tried to differentiate ourselves from the product portfolio, especially in terms of the small power and also storage battery. That is why we have been focused a lot on producing cylindrical batteries with flexible combination. And we are adding we are developing a new model that is called 40135. And we believe that it is a very good supplement to our existing model 26,650 and 32,140,140. And just as Mr.

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Yunhui Bailey mentioned that differentiation allow us to secure our market position. And also, we are deep in we are diving deep into the customers' demand. That is why we have been able to maintain market number 1 in the small segmented markets. And also, we our superior product quality allow us to maintain a good market share and also our profitability. That's it for our answer.

Speaker 3

Thank you for your question.

Speaker 2

Thank you very much. I appreciate that. If I could ask you a couple of questions about the new model batteries, the 40,135, do you think that will principally serve your existing customer base in the storage business? And then also regarding the announcement for the fast charging 32,140. I think maybe when might we hear something about an A sample on that product?

Speaker 2

And I guess if you have any technical information that you can share about that, the fast charging 32,140 because I'm wondering about heat dissipation and things like that. We've just not heard a lot of detail on that battery yet. Thank you.

Speaker 3

Okay. Okay. So Mr. Tian just answered the question about the market of 40135. For this model, the sequence of this model allow us to put it in the use of storage battery.

Speaker 3

It is similar to 32,140. It can be used both in portable energy storage and also household energy storage, just like the 41 just like the 40135. But of course, there is some difference between these two models. For the 32,140, we have it is the the energy capacity is 5 N hour per hour, but for the new one, it is 20. So you can see the capacity is different.

Speaker 3

And also for 32,140, it is capacity we also have the 15, 30, 45 and 60. But for the new model, 40135, we will offer 2040. So as you can see, it is a very good supplement to our existing product line. And besides that, the new model can also be applicable for the scooters. And we believe that this will also help us to address the market gap.

Speaker 3

So this is the answer to the first question. We are going to come up with the second one. Okay. So for the I'd like to answer the second question about the fast charging product line. Well, I have to say that the very robust heat dissipation is the technical highlight of our new product model for 32,140.

Speaker 3

It is already outstanding in terms of its fast charging with 10M and also the high dissipation rates. And with these products, we are joining hands with 1 of our very well known business and player, market player called Eaton. And our products is mainly for the UPS. And then through our Chinese partner, we are supplying these products to the end clients. And for the so the product highlight is the high dissipation rates and as well as its capacity.

Speaker 3

And besides that, for the 650, we have a new product that is with 3M and it is also a very we can say it is a 3 amp per hour fast charging product with full set year products.

Speaker 1

Let me add it. We are right now in our Dalian facilities in the process of development, research and development of our new 2665O battery. And that battery is designed with a tablet or full tab design. And that design would allow this battery to have a very good heat dispersion characteristics.

Speaker 2

Great. Thank you all very much. I appreciate that.

Speaker 3

Thank

Operator

Seeing no more questions in the queue, let me turn the call back to Mr. Yan Feli for closing

Speaker 1

remarks. Thank you, operator, and thank you all for participating in today's call and for your support. We appreciate your interest and look forward to reporting to you again next quarter on our progress.

Operator

Thank you. This concludes today's conference call. Thank you all for participating. You may now disconnect your lines. Thank you and have a great day.

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