Energy Recovery Reports its First Quarter 2025 Financial Results

Energy Recovery, Inc. (NASDAQ:ERII) ("Energy Recovery" or the "Company") today announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025.

First Quarter Highlights

• Q1'25 financial results were in-line with internal expectations and consistent with our communicated expectations for quarterly revenue cadence in 2025.
• Revenue of $8.1 million, a decrease of $4.0 million as compared to Q1'2024 due to timing of revenue from contracted projects.
• Gross margin of 55.3%, a decrease of 370 bps, as compared to Q1'2024, due primarily to a decrease in revenue spread over fixed costs.
• Operating expenses of $17.0 million, a decrease of 5.8%, as compared to Q1'2024, due primarily to a decrease in employee costs, partially offset by $0.5 million of restructuring charges, $0.4 million of impairment costs, and an increase in costs related to our manufacturing transformation.
• Loss from operations of $12.6 million, a decrease of 14.9%, as compared to Q1'2024, mainly due to lower revenue and lower gross margin.
• Net loss of $9.9 million and adjusted EBITDA⁽¹⁾ loss of $8.7 million.
• Cash and investments of $106.7 million, which includes cash, cash equivalents, and short- and long-term investments.

In conjunction with these financial results, management has released a letter to shareholders reviewing business and financial updates from the first quarter and discussing our outlook for 2025. This letter is located under "Financial Info" in the "Investors" section on the Energy Recovery website (https://ir.energyrecovery.com/financial-information).

Financial Highlights

Non-GAAP Financial Highlights ⁽¹⁾

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain matters discussed in this press release and on the conference call are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements are based on information currently available to the Company and on management's beliefs, assumptions, estimates, or projections and are not guarantees of future events or results. Potential risks and uncertainties include risks relating to the future demand for the Company's products, risks relating to performance by our customers and third-party partners, risks relating to the timing of revenue, and any other factors that may have been discussed herein regarding the risks and uncertainties of the Company's business, and the risks discussed under "Risk Factors" in the Company's Form 10-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") for the year ended December 31, 2024, as well as other reports filed by the Company with the SEC from time to time. Because such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, the Company's actual results may differ materially from the predictions in these forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements are made as of today, and the Company assumes no obligation to update such statements.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This press release includes certain non-GAAP financial measures, including adjusted operating margin, adjusted net loss, adjusted net loss per share, adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow. Generally, a non-GAAP financial measure is a numerical measure of a company's performance, financial position, or cash flows that either exclude or include amounts that are not normally excluded or included in the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America, or GAAP. These non-GAAP financial measures do not reflect a comprehensive system of accounting, differ from GAAP measures with the same captions, and may differ from non-GAAP financial measures with the same or similar captions that are used by other companies. As such, these non-GAAP measures should be considered as a supplement to, and not as a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. The Company uses these non-GAAP financial measures to analyze its operating performance and future prospects, develop internal budgets and financial goals, and to facilitate period-to-period comparisons. The Company believes these non-GAAP financial measures reflect an additional way of viewing aspects of its operations that, when viewed with its GAAP results, provide a more complete understanding of factors and trends affecting its business.

Notes to the Financial Results

• Adjusted operating margin is a non-GAAP financial measure that the Company defines as loss from operations which excludes i) stock-based compensation; ii) executive transition costs, such as executive search costs, retention costs, one-time severance costs and one-time corporate growth strategy costs; and iii) restructuring charges, divided by revenues.
• Adjusted net loss is a non-GAAP financial measure that the Company defines as net loss which excludes i) stock-based compensation; ii) executive transition costs; iii) restructuring charges; iv) impairment of long-lived assets; and v) the applicable tax effect of the excluded items including the stock-based compensation discrete tax item.
• Adjusted net loss per share is a non-GAAP financial measure that the Company defines as net loss, which excludes i) stock-based compensation; ii) executive transition costs; iii) restructuring charges; iv) impairment of long-lived assets; and v) the applicable tax effect of the excluded items including the stock-based compensation discrete tax item, divided by basic shares outstanding.
• Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure that the Company defines as net loss which excludes i) depreciation and amortization; ii) stock-based compensation; iii) executive transition costs; iv) restructuring charges; v) impairment of long-lived assets; vi) other income, net, such as interest income and other non-operating income (expense), net; and vii) benefit from income taxes.
• Free cash flow is a non-GAAP financial measure that the Company defines as net cash provided by operating activities less capital expenditures.

Conference Call to Discuss Financial Results

LIVE CONFERENCE Q&A CALL:

Wednesday, May 7, 2025, 2:00 PM PT / 5:00 PM ET

US / Canada Toll-Free: +1 (888) 645-4404

Local / International Toll: +1 (862) 298-0702

CONFERENCE Q&A CALL REPLAY:

Available approximately three hours after conclusion of the live call.

Expiration: Saturday, June 7, 2025

US / Canada Toll-Free: +1 (877) 660-6853

Local / International Toll: +1 (201) 612-7415

Access code: 13753398

Investors may also access the live call and the replay over the internet on the "Events" page of the Company's website located at https://ir.energyrecovery.com/news-events/ir-calendar.

Disclosure Information

Energy Recovery uses the investor relations section on its website as means of complying with its disclosure obligations under Regulation FD. Accordingly, investors should monitor Energy Recovery's investor relations website in addition to following Energy Recovery's press releases, SEC filings, and public conference calls and webcasts.

About Energy Recovery

Energy Recovery (NASDAQ:ERII) is a trusted global leader in energy efficiency technology. Building on the Company's pressure exchanger technology platform, the Company designs and manufactures reliable, high-performance solutions that generate cost savings and increase energy efficiency across several industries. With a strong foundation in the desalination industry, the Company has delivered transformative solutions that optimize operations and deliver positive environmental impact to its customers worldwide for more than 30 years. Headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area, the Company has manufacturing and research and development facilities across California with sales and on-site technical support available globally. To learn more, visit https://energyrecovery.com/.

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