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Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (OPTT)

Q1 2021 Earnings Call· Tue, Sep 15, 2020

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Operator

Operator

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Ocean Power Technologies First Quarter Fiscal Year 2021 Conference Call. A webcast of this call is also available on the company's website at www.oceanpowertechnologies.com. As a reminder, this conference call is being recorded and will be available for replay after its completion. On the call today are George Kirby, President and Chief Executive Officer; and Matthew Shafer, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. [Operator Instructions] On September 14, 2020, OPT issued its earnings press release and filed its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 31, 2020, with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All OPT public filings are available on the SEC website at sec.gov or in the Investor Relations section of the OPT website. Please note that management's prepared remarks may contain forward-looking statements that are within the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are intended by -- identified by certain words or phrases such as may, will, aim, will likely result, believe, expect, will continue, anticipate, estimate, intend, plan, contemplate, seek to, future, objective, goal, project, should, will pursue and similar expressions or variations of such expressions. These forward-looking statements are based on assumptions made by management regarding future circumstances over which the company may have little or no control and involve risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to be materially different from any future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Some of these factors include, among others, the following: future financial performance, expected cash flow, ability to reduce cost and improve operational efficiencies, revenue growth and increased sales volume, success in key markets, competition, ability to enter in relationships with partners and other third parties, delivery and deployment of PowerBuoys, increasing the power output of PowerBuoys, expected cost of PowerBuoy's product, hiring new key employees and building customer relationships. Please refer to our most recent Form 10-K and subsequent filings with the SEC for further discussion of these risks and uncertainties. We disclaim any obligation or intend to update the forward-looking statements in order to reflect events or circumstances discussed in this call. Now I am pleased to introduce Mr. George Kirby.

George Kirby

Analyst

Thank you, and good morning, everyone. I'm going to review our business operations and provide an update on our commercialization activities and developments during the first quarter of fiscal year 2021 and up to today. Matt will review our financials. And after that, we'll open the line for questions. In recent months, OPT has made substantial advances in its sales and business development efforts, including the introduction of 3 new products and solutions. The company also saw the addition of an Indonesia-based sales rep and the opening of the Houston, Texas sales office and expansion into additional emerging markets, including fisheries protection and surveillance and monitoring of marine-protected areas. Our first new product, the hybrid PowerBuoy, uses solar panels and an efficient Stirling engine to power onboard or subsea payloads regardless of wave activity. We believe this makes it an ideal solution for both heavy seas and calm wave environments. In August, we deployed a hybrid PowerBuoy several miles of the New Jersey Coast to accumulate operational data for interested customers. In the coming months, we anticipate outfitting the hybrid PowerBuoy with OPT's marine surveillance solution for live virtual demonstrations to customers in different locations throughout the world. OPT's marine surveillance solution integrates high-definition radar and thermal and optical cameras with state-of-the-art security sensors and software. When installed on PB3 PowerBuoy, the single unit can monitor more than 1,600 square miles of ocean surface to protect isolated marine assets, fisheries and marine-protected areas. OPT's marine surveillance solution is also scalable by integrating multiple units over larger areas to assist agencies and organizations in securing extensive territorial waters or larger marine-protected areas. The Subsea Battery uses OPT's proprietary and highly efficient battery management system to maximize the amount of energy available for subsea payloads. Its modular design allows multiple units to…

Matthew Shafer

Analyst

Thank you, George, and good morning, everyone. We recorded revenue of $200,000 for the first quarter of fiscal 2021, which was essentially flat compared to the same period in the prior year. Revenue for the 3 months ended July 31, 2020, was primarily derived from the Enel Green Power project, while revenue for the same period in the prior year was mainly from projects with Premier Oil and the U.S. Navy. The net loss for the first quarter of fiscal 2021 increased by $400,000 as compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2020, which was mainly attributable to new product development and administrative costs. Turning now to the balance sheet. Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash was $12 million as of July 31, 2020. Net cash used in operating activities decreased by $900,000 during the first quarter of fiscal 2021 to $2.7 million as compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2020. With that, I'll turn it back to George.

George Kirby

Analyst

Thanks, Matt. Operator, we're now ready to open the call for questions.

Operator

Operator

[Operator Instructions] We have reached the end of our question-and-answer session. I'd like to turn the floor back over to management for any further or closing comments.

George Kirby

Analyst

Thank you, operator, for your -- and everyone, for your participation today. This concludes today's teleconference and webcast, and we look forward to speaking to you again in the future.

Operator

Operator

Thank you. That does conclude today's teleconference webcast. You may now disconnect your line, and have a wonderful day. We thank you for your participation today.