Ideanomics, Inc. Reports Q2 2020 Financial Results

Ideanomics (NASDAQ IDEX)
Published on: August 10, 2020

– Revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2020, was $4.7 million

– Strengthened cash position, finished the quarter with $36 million

– Continued progress in MEG activities as the value of its S2F2C business model gains traction in the EV industry

NEW YORK, Aug. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Ideanomics (NASDAQ: IDEX) (“Ideanomics” or the “Company”), a global company focused on monetizing the adoption of commercial electric vehicles and associated energy consumption, as well as enabling the next generation of financial services and fintech products, announced today its second quarter 2020 operating results for the period ended June 30, 2020 (a full copy of the Company’s 10-Q report is available at www.sec.gov).

Conference Call: Ideanomics’ management, including Alf Poor (Chief Executive Officer), Conor McCarthy (Chief Financial Officer) and Tony Sklar (VP of Communications and Head of Investor Relations), will host live an earnings release conference call at 4:30 pm ETMonday, August 10, 2020http://investors.ideanomics.com. Time permitting, Ideanomics management will answer questions during the live Q&A session. A replay of the earnings call will be available soon after the conclusion of the event.

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“We are very pleased with the pace of our sales growth in the new energy vehicle industry,” said Alf Poor, CEO of Ideanomics. “As the rate of global electric vehicle (EV) adoption continues to rise and technology advancements make EVs more accessible, our Sales to Financing to Charging (S2F2C) business model is positioned to add value for commercial fleet operators in all areas of their business.”

Ideanomics Second Quarter 2020 Operating Results

Revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2020, was $4.7 million. The second quarter revenues are the largest revenues from MEG since the Company commenced EV sales demonstrating the underlying strength of MEG’s business, particularly as these revenues were earned during a period when China’s economy was still returning to normal after the Covid-19 lockdown.

Performance on a sequential basis, revenues saw improvement in the second quarter of $4.7 million versus $378,000 in the first quarter ending March 31, 2020.

Gross Profit

Gross profit for second quarter was $255,000 which represented a gross margin of 4.9%. Second quarter operating expense was $16.5 million as compared to $8.0 million in the same period in 2019. The increase was due principally to a one-time non-cash impairment charge of $6.2 million related to the decision to terminate our office lease at 55 Broadway.  Excluding the impairment charge, operating expenses for the second quarter was $10.3 million versus $8.0 million in the prior year.

Operating Loss

The loss from operations was $16.3 million, however, excluding the one-time impairment charge, the loss would have been $10.1 million as compared to $5.7 million in the prior period. Management continues to look for ways to reduce costs and allocate spending to the projects with the highest rate of return. Expenses for the current period include $17.4 million of non-cash expense related to impairment charges, interest expense, and debt conversion.

About Ideanomics

Ideanomics is a global company focused on facilitating the adoption of commercial electric vehicles and developing next generation financial services and Fintech products. Its electric vehicle division, Mobile Energy Global (MEG) provides group purchasing discounts on commercial electric vehicles, EV batteries and electricity as well as financing and charging solutions. Ideanomics Capital includes DBOT ATS and Intelligenta which provide innovative financial services solutions powered by AI and blockchain. MEG and Ideanomics Capital provide our global customers and partners with better efficiencies and technologies and greater access to global markets.

The company is headquartered in New York, NY, and has offices in Beijing and Qingdao, China.

Safe Harbor Statement

This press release contains certain statements that may include “forward looking statements”. All statements other than statements of historical fact included herein are “forward-looking statements.” These forward-looking statements are often identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “believes,” “expects” or similar expressions, involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, and include statements regarding our intention to transition our business model to become a next-generation financial technology company, our business strategy and planned product offerings, our intention to phase out our oil trading and consumer electronics businesses, and potential future financial results. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, they do involve assumptions, risks and uncertainties, and these expectations may prove to be incorrect. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. The Company’s actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of risks and uncertainties, such as risks related to: our ability to continue as a going concern; our ability to raise additional financing to meet our business requirements; the transformation of our business model; fluctuations in our operating results; strain to our personnel management, financial systems and other resources as we grow our business; our ability to attract and retain key employees and senior management; competitive pressure; our international operations; and other risks and uncertainties disclosed under the sections entitled “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our most recent Form 10-K and Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and similar disclosures in subsequent reports filed with the SEC, which are available on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. All forward-looking statements attributable to the Company or persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by these risk factors. Other than as required under the securities laws, the Company does not assume a duty to update these forward-looking statements.

Investor Relations and Media Contact

Tony Sklar, VP of Communications

55 Broadway, 19th Floor New York, New York 10006

Email: [email protected]

Valerie Christopherson / Lora Wilson

Global Results Communications (GRC)

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