OPAL Fuels Reports Year-to-Date 2022 Results

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–OPAL Fuels Inc. (“OPAL Fuels,” “OPAL” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: OPAL), a vertically integrated producer and distributor of renewable natural gas (RNG), today announced financial and operating results for the six months ended June 30, 2022.

Six Months Ended June 30, 2022

  • Total revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2022, were $102.3 million, an increase of 77%, or $44.5 million, compared to $57.8 million in the prior year period. The increase was primarily a result of growth in the RNG Fuel segment.
  • Consolidated net loss was $6.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022, compared to consolidated net income of $18.4 million in the prior year period. The prior year period net income included a one-time, non-cash gain of $19.8 million on the acquisition of the remaining interest in the Beacon projects.
  • Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA(1) was $15.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022, reflecting an increase of 29%, compared to Adjusted EBITDA of $11.7 million for the prior year period. This increase was primarily driven by the RNG Fuel segment offset by higher selling, general and administrative expenses.
  • Sold 14.3 million gasoline gallon equivalents (GGEs) of transportation fuel of which 13.1 million GGEs were RNG, including RNG from third-party sources during the six months ended June 30, 2022. This represents growth of 64% for total transportation fuel sales over the 8.7 million GGEs sold during the first six months of 2021, and growth of 68% for RNG sales over the 7.8 million GGEs sold in the first half of 2021.
  • In the Fuel Station Services Segment, OPAL Fuels delivered an aggregate 40.0 million GGEs at stations the Company operates for third parties under long term operations and maintenance agreements for the six months ended June 30, 2022, growing 13% over the 35.4 million GGEs delivered in the first half of 2021. Fuel Station Services construction revenues grew 150% to $23.3 million for the first six months of 2022 when compared to $9.3 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2021.
  • During the past nine months, the Sunoma, Noble Road, New River, and Pine Bend RNG projects commenced commercial operations. These projects have generated limited revenue as they only recently completed, or are still progressing through, the certification processes needed to generate environmental attributes.

(1) Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. A reconciliation of GAAP Net (Loss) Income to Adjusted EBITDA has been provided in the financial tables included in this press release. An explanation of this measure and how it is calculated is also included below under the heading “Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”

Management commentary

Adam Comora, Co-CEO of OPAL Fuels, commented, “In the last nine months, we have continued to expand both our RNG production supply and our downstream dispensing capacity, bringing four RNG production facilities into commercial operation – now totaling six operating facilities with an aggregate total annual design capacity of 4,175,000 MMBtus.(2) All new RNG projects are required to complete months-long federal and state certification processes to generate environmental credits. As we complete these registrations and progress through production ramp-up periods, we expect revenues and Adjusted EBITDA contribution from these new projects to start to build over the balance of the year.”

Jonathan Maurer, Co-CEO of OPAL Fuels, stated, “We continue to execute on our growth plan. In addition to our six RNG projects in operation, we currently have six more projects in construction. We remain focused on driving forward development of our existing project portfolio, while also pursuing additional project opportunities for growth.”

Recent developments

  • Closed the previously announced business combination between OPAL Fuels LLC and ArcLight Clean Transition Corp. II on July 21, 2022, to form OPAL Fuels Inc. Shares of OPAL Fuels Class A common stock began trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “OPAL” on July 22, 2022.
  • After giving effect to the business combination and related transactions, OPAL Fuels’ consolidated cash and cash equivalents was approximately $228 million, including restricted cash of $2.8 million, as of August 1, 2022.
  • On August 4, 2022, OPAL Fuels entered into an additional $105 million senior secured debt facility with a syndicate of lenders. The proceeds from this debt facility will be used to fund a portfolio of RNG projects currently in, or going into, construction.
  • The Pine Bend RNG project, a 50/50 partnership with an affiliate of NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, located in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, commenced commercial operations in July 2022. The Pine Bend project has a design capacity of 775 MMBtus of RNG per year (2).
  • On July 19, 2022, the construction loan for the Sunoma RNG project, located in Gila Bend, Arizona, was converted into a permanent loan and the committed funding increased from $20.0 million to $23.0 million.

(2) Design capacity may not reflect actual production of RNG from the projects, which will depend on many variables including, but not limited to, quantity and quality of the biogas, operational up-time of the facility, and actual productivity of the facility.

Results of operations (a)

(In thousands of Dollars)

Six Months Ended June

30

2022

2021

Revenue

RNG Fuel

$

50,815

$

19,174

Fuel Station Services

32,297

17,173

Renewable Power

19,152

21,437

Total Revenue

102,264

57,784

Adjusted EBITDA

$

15,131

$

11,706

Net (loss) income attributable to OPAL

$

(6,745

)

$

18,375

RNG Fuel volume produced (Million MMBtus)

1.0

0.8

RNG Fuel volume delivered (Million GGEs)

13.1

7.8

Fuel Station Services volume delivered (Million GGEs)

40.0

35.4

(a) The financial results presented for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 reflect the operations of stand-alone OPAL Fuels LLC, as the business combination transaction with ArcLight Clean Transition Corp. II closed on July 21, 2022.

Segment Revenues

RNG Fuel

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, RNG Fuel revenues were $50.8 million, an increase of $31.6 million, or 165%, compared to $19.2 million in the prior year period. This change was attributable primarily to a $22.0 million increase from acquiring the remaining 56% interest in Beacon. Beacon was accounted for as an equity method investment for the period between January 1 to April 30, 2021. There was an increase of $6.8 million from the sale of environmental credits coupled with an increase of $1.4 million in fuel dispensing from higher volumes due to five new sites.

Fuel Station Services

Fuel Station Services revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2022, of $32.3 million reflected an increase of $15.1 million, or 88%, compared to $17.2 million in the prior year period. This change was primarily attributable to an increase of $12.8 million in construction revenues from additional projects and an increase of $2.6 million from incremental service volumes from the addition of 16 new fueling service sites.

Renewable Power

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, Renewable Power revenues of $19.2 million decreased $2.3 million, or 11%, compared to $21.4 million for the prior period. This change was primarily attributable to a decrease of $1.9 million from lower gas production related to the conversion of a facility from Renewable Power to RNG. Additionally, there was a decrease of $1.0 million due to unplanned maintenance at two facilities, offset by a $1.0 million improvement in the unrealized loss on commodity swaps.

Capital Investments

Consolidated cash used in investing activities increased 88.9% to $54.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022, compared to $28.8 million in the prior year period. Of the total consolidated cash used in investing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2022, $52.3 million is related to the development and construction of the Company’s RNG project portfolio.

OPAL FUELS LLC

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands of U.S. dollars, except per unit data)

June 30,

2022

December 31,

2021

(Unaudited)

Assets

Current assets:

Cash and cash equivalents (includes $23,864 and $1,991 at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively, related to consolidated VIEs)

$

97,091

$

39,314

Accounts receivable, net (includes $100 and $40 at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively, related to consolidated VIEs)

24,781

25,391

Fuel tax credits receivable

1,136

2,393

Contract assets

15,589

8,484

Parts inventory

8,398

5,143

Note receivable

9,518

Environmental credits held for sale

646

386

Prepaid expense and other current assets (includes $496 and $113 at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively, related to consolidated VIEs)

5,810

5,482

Derivative financial asset, current portion

382

Total current assets

162,969

86,975

Capital spares

3,066

3,025

Property, plant, and equipment, net (includes $36,653 and $27,794 at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively, related to consolidated VIEs)

229,411

169,770

Investment in other entities

47,113

47,150

Note receivable

9,200

Note receivable – variable fee component

1,792

1,656

Deferred financing costs

7,143

2,370

Other long-term assets

489

489

Intangible assets, net

2,463

2,861

Restricted cash (includes $1,164 and $1,163 at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively, related to consolidated VIEs)

3,188

2,740

Goodwill

54,608

54,608

Total assets

$

512,242

$

380,844

Liabilities and Equity

Current liabilities:

Accounts payable (includes $217 and $544 at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively, related to consolidated VIEs)

7,676

12,581

Accounts payable, related party (includes $939 and $— at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively, related to consolidated VIEs)

1,141

166

Fuel tax credits payable

683

1,978

Accrued payroll

4,410

7,652

Accrued capital expenses (includes $— and $1,722 at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively, related to consolidated VIEs)

18,263

5,517

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities (includes $184 and $— at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively, related to consolidated VIEs)

12,803

7,220

Contract liabilities

7,159

9,785

Senior secured credit facility – term loan, current portion, net of debt issuance costs

72,396

73,145

Senior secured credit facility – working capital facility, current portion

7,500

7,500

OPAL term loan, current portion

19,332

13,425

Sunoma loan, current portion (includes $1,418 and $756 at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively, related to consolidated VIEs)

1,418

756

Municipality loan

174

194

Derivative financial liability, current portion

592

992

Other current liabilities

625

374

Asset retirement obligation, current portion

1,586

831

Total current liabilities

155,758

142,116

Asset retirement obligation, non-current portion

4,301

4,907

OPAL term loan

62,013

59,090

Convertible note payable

60,820

58,710

Sunoma loan, net of debt issuance costs (includes $17,469 and $16,199 at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively, related to consolidated VIEs)

17,469

16,199

Municipality loan

84

Other long-term liabilities

4,962

4,781

Total liabilities

305,323

285,887

Commitments and contingencies

Redeemable preferred units:

Series A-1 preferred units, subject to redemption, $100 par value, 600,000 authorized, and 300,000 units issued and outstanding at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021

31,417

30,210

Series A preferred units, subject to redemption, $100 par value, 2,000,000 units authorized, and 1,000,000 and 0 units issued and outstanding at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.

101,228

Members’ equity

Common units, without par value, 1,000 units authorized, and 1,000 units issued and outstanding at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021

47,681

47,592

Retained earnings

8,955

15,967

Total OPAL Fuels LLC members’ equity

56,636

63,559

Non-controlling interest in subsidiaries

17,638

1,188

Total members’ equity

74,274

64,747

Total liabilities, redeemable preferred units and members’ equity

$

512,242

$

380,844

OPAL FUELS LLC

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands of U.S. dollars, except per unit data)

(Unaudited)

Six Months Ended

June 30,

2022

2021

Revenues:

RNG fuel

$

50,815

$

19,174

Renewable power

19,152

21,437

Fuel station services

32,297

17,173

Total revenues

102,264

57,784

Operating expenses:

Cost of sales – RNG fuel

30,884

11,080

Cost of sales – Renewable power

15,948

17,888

Cost of sales – Fuel station services

28,757

14,317

Selling, general, and administrative

18,810

11,185

Depreciation, amortization, and accretion

6,558

4,059

Total expenses

100,957

58,529

Operating income (loss)

1,307

(745

)

Other (expense) income:

Interest and financing expense, net

(6,408

)

(3,305

)

Realized and unrealized gain on interest rate swaps, net

328

17

Gain on acquisition of equity method investment

19,818

(Loss) income from equity method investments

(36

)

2,392

Net (loss) income

(4,809

)

18,177

Paid-in-kind preferred dividends

2,435

Net loss attributable to non-controlling interests

(499

)

(198

)

Net (loss) income attributable to OPAL Fuels LLC

$

(6,745

)

$

18,375

Weighted average units outstanding:

Basic

1,000

986

Diluted

1,000

986

Per unit amounts:

Basic

$

(6,745

)

$

18,636

Diluted

$

(6,745

)

$

18,636

OPAL FUELS LLC

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands of U.S. dollars)

(Unaudited)

Six Months Ended

June 30,

2022

2021

Cash flows from operating activities:

Net (loss) income

$

(4,809

)

$

18,177

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

Income from equity method investment

36

(2,392

)

Depreciation and amortization

6,403

3,954

Amortization of deferred financing costs

898

477

Amortization of PPA liability

(129

)

Accretion expense related to asset retirement obligation

155

104

Stock-based compensation

320

320

Paid-in-kind interest income

(454

)

Paid-in-kind interest expense

2,110

888

Unrealized loss on derivative financial instruments

(18

)

1,059

Gain on equity method investment

(19,818

)

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of businesses acquired:

Accounts receivable

610

8,437

Fuel tax credits receivable

1,257

(547

)

Capital spares

(41

)

65

Parts inventory

(3,255

)

(576

)

Environmental credits held for sale

(260

)

545

Prepaid expense and other current assets

(328

)

946

Contract assets

(7,111

)

2,549

Accounts payable

(4,217

)

(4,029

)

Accounts payable, related party

780

511

Fuel tax credits payable

(1,295

)

950

Accrued payroll

(3,242

)

(612

)

Accrued expense and other current liabilities

5,398

(113

)

Other liabilities

251

6,551

Contract liabilities

(2,626

)

(509

)

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities

(9,438

)

16,808

Cash flows from investing activities:

Purchase of property, plant, and equipment

(54,298

)

(34,422

)

Cash acquired on acquisition of equity method investment

1,975

Distributions received from equity method investment

3,695

Net cash used in investing activities

(54,298

)

(28,752

)

Cash flows from financing activities:

Proceeds from Sunoma loan

1,046

11,809

Proceeds from OPAL term loan

15,000

Financing costs paid to other third parties

(3,216

)

Repayment of Senior secured credit facility

(1,221

)

(2,459

)

Repayment of OPAL term loan

(6,444

)

Repayment of Municipality loan

(105

)

(101

)

Proceeds from sale of non-controlling interest

16,901

15,202

Proceeds from issuance of redeemable preferred units

100,000

Contributions from members

7,522

Distributions to members

(3,695

)

Net cash provided by financing activities

121,961

28,278

Net increase in cash, restricted cash, and cash equivalents

58,225

16,334

Cash, restricted cash, and cash equivalents, beginning of period

42,054

15,388

Cash, restricted cash, and cash equivalents, end of period

$

100,279

$

31,722

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information

Interest paid, net of $— and $168 capitalized, respectively

$

2,860

$

1,952

Noncash investing and financing activities:

Fair value of contingent consideration to redeem the non-controlling interest included in other long-term liabilities

$

183

$

Paid-in-kind dividend on redeemable preferred units

$

2,435

$

Accrual for purchase of Property, plant and equipment included in Accounts payable and Accrued capital expenses

$

20,096

$

10,214

Accrual for deferred financing costs included in Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

$

1,750

$

Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited)

To supplement the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”), the Company uses a non-GAAP financial measure that it calls adjusted EBITDA (“Adjusted EBITDA”). This non-GAAP Measure adjusts net (loss) income attributable to OPAL Fuels LLC for realized and unrealized gain on interest rate swaps, stock-based compensation expense, transaction costs, other non-cash charges, major maintenance for renewable power, unrealized loss for commodity swaps, paid in kind preferred dividends and gain on equity method investments. Management believes this non-GAAP measure provides meaningful supplemental information about the Company’s performance, for the following reasons: (1) it allows for greater transparency with respect to key metrics used by management to assess the Company’s operating performance and make financial and operational decisions; (2) the measure excludes the effect of items that management believes are not directly attributable to the Company’s core operating performance and may obscure trends in the business; and (3) the measure is used by institutional investors and the analyst community to help analyze the Company’s business. In future quarters, the Company may adjust for other expenditures, charges or gains to present non-GAAP financial measures that the Company’s management believes are indicative of the Company’s core operating performance.

Non-GAAP financial measures are limited as an analytical tool and should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, the Company’s GAAP results. The Company expects to continue reporting non-GAAP financial measures, adjusting for the items described below (and/or other items that may arise in the future as the Company’s management deems appropriate), and the Company expects to continue to incur expenses, charges or gains like the non-GAAP adjustments described below. Accordingly, unless expressly stated otherwise, the exclusion of these and other similar items in the presentation of non-GAAP financial measures should not be construed as an inference that these costs are unusual, infrequent, or non-recurring. Adjusted EBITDA is not a recognized term under GAAP and does not purport to be an alternative to GAAP net income or any other GAAP measure as an indicator of operating performance. Moreover, because not all companies use identical measures and calculations, the Company’s presentation of Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures used by other companies.

The following table presents the reconciliation of our Net (loss) income to Adjusted EBITDA:

Reconciliation of GAAP Net income to Adjusted EBITDA

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 and 2021

(In thousands of dollars)

Six Months Ended June 30,

2022

2021

Net (loss) income attributable to OPAL Fuel LLC

$

(6,745

)

$

18,375

Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to Adjusted EBITDA

Interest and financing expense, net

6,408

3,305

Depreciation, amortization and accretion

6,558

4,059

Realized and unrealized gain on interest rate swaps

328

17

Stock based compensation expense

320

320

Transaction costs (1)

1,676

Other non-cash charges (2)

407

Major maintenance for Renewable Power

2,808

3,519

Unrealized loss on commodity swaps

936

1,929

Paid in kind preferred dividends

2,435

Gain on equity method investments

(19,818

)

Adjusted EBITDA

$

15,131

$

11,706

Total revenues

$

102,264

$

57,784

(1) Transaction costs relate to consulting and professional fees which could not be capitalized per GAAP.

(2) Other non-cash charges include certain non-cash expenses included in Selling, general and administrative expense relating to employee benefit accruals.

Glossary of terms

“Environmental Attributes” refer to federal, state, and local government incentives in the United States, provided in the form of Renewable Identification Numbers, Renewable Energy Credits, Low Carbon Fuel Standard 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.

“GGE” refers to Gasoline gallon equivalent. It is used to measure the total volume of RNG production that OPAL Fuels expects to dispense each year. The conversion ratio is 1MMBtu equal to 7.74 GGEs.

“LFG” refers to landfill gas.

“MMBtu” refers to British thermal units.

“Renewable Power” refers to electricity generated from renewable sources.

“RNG” refers to renewable natural gas.

About OPAL Fuels Inc.

OPAL Fuels Inc. (Nasdaq: OPAL), is a leading vertically integrated renewable fuels platform involved in the production and distribution of renewable natural gas (RNG) for the heavy-duty truck market. RNG is a proven low-carbon fuel that is rapidly decarbonizing the transportation industry now while also significantly reducing costs for fleet owners. OPAL Fuels captures harmful methane emissions at the source and recycles the trapped energy into a commercially viable, lower-cost alternative to diesel fuel. OPAL Fuels also develops, constructs, and services RNG and hydrogen fueling stations. As a producer and distributor of carbon-reducing fuel for heavy-duty truck fleets for more than a decade, the company delivers best-in-class, complete renewable solutions to customers and production partners. To learn more about OPAL Fuels and how it is leading the effort to capture North America’s harmful methane emissions and decarbonize the transportation industry, please visit www.opalfuels.com and follow the company on LinkedIn and Twitter at @OPALFuels.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements in this communication may be considered forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts and generally relate to future events or OPAL Fuels’ future financial or other performance metrics. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “believe,” “may,” “will,” “potentially,” “estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “could,” “would,” “project,” “target,” “plan,” “expect,” or the negatives of these terms or variations of them or similar terminology.

Contacts

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Vice President Investor Relations & Corporate Development

914-705-4001

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