374Water Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Financial Results
Second AirSCWO Deploying to Orange County, CA in 2025, Multiple Additional Deployments Scheduled throughout 2025 to Showcase AirSCWO
Successful Demonstrations in Collaboration with Municipal and Federal Government Agencies, Prime Contractors, and Industry
Awarded Aqueous Film-Forming Foam Waste Destruction Services Contract for the State of North Carolina
DURHAM, N.C., March 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 374Water Inc. $(SCWO)$ ("374Water") (the "Company"), a global leader in waste destruction technology for the municipal, federal, and industrial markets, today reported its financial and operational results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2024.
"The fourth quarter of 2024 and early 2025 demonstrated ongoing progress in the development and commercial scale deployment of our proprietary AirSCWO ("AS") system," said Chris Gannon, President and CEO of 374Water. "With our AS system deployed to the City of Orlando's Iron Bridge Water Reclamation Facility, we made significant progress ruggedizing and optimizing our AS system and completed numerous municipal, federal, and industrial waste destruction demonstrations on a wide variety of solid and liquid waste streams. We were recently awarded a contract by the State of North Carolina to destroy 1,000 gallons of aqueous film forming form ("AFFF") containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl ("PFAS"), this contract could increase by up to 28,000 gallons in a subsequent phase. We also continued to strengthen our leadership team, with the addition of Russell Kline as Chief Financial Officer, and Raj Malkote, who will be joining as Chief Technology Officer. We are focused on executing our business strategy in 2025, including completing the manufacturing of additional AS units, deploying our AS to Orange County Sanitation, launching and beginning to accept 3(rd) -party waste streams at our initial Waste Destruction Services ("WDS") site(s), converting our backlog and pipeline to revenue, continuing to improve our AS technology, and scaling our manufacturing capacity to meet client demand for our AS systems.
Recent Highlights
-- Significant progress made in further ruggedizing and optimizing AirSCWO,
pre-treatment, and post-treatment systems.
-- Conducted numerous demonstrations on a wide variety of organic waste
streams at commercial and lab bench scale with waste destruction results
at or above 99.99%.
-- Appointed Russell Kline as Chief Financial Officer, bringing more than
two decades of domestic and international strategic, financial,
operational, and capital market experience from his time with large
public and private companies.
-- Appointed Raj Melkote as Chief Technology Officer, bringing more than 30
years of domestic and international engineering executive with an
extensive track record in conceptualizing, developing, and
commercializing innovative new industrial technology products across a
wide range of industries.
-- Closed a registered direct offering with gross proceeds of $12.2 million.
-- Awarded AFFF Destruction Contract by the State of North Carolina.
Anticipated Upcoming Events
-- Complete 90-day biosolids destruction demonstration at Orlando's Iron
Bridge Water Reclamation Facility.
-- Complete manufacturing second AS6 system and deploy to Orange County
Sanitation District in Fountain Valley, CA.
-- Complete manufacturing of AS1 system for immediate deployment to
municipal, federal, and industrial facility destruction demonstrations,
beginning with deployment to City of St. Cloud, MN facility, as part of a
Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources, for a wastewater
sludge/biosolid destruction demonstration.
-- Participate in a highly anticipated Department of Defense ("DoD") project
in Detroit Michigan aimed at identifying commercial-scale technology
solutions to destroy PFAS contaminated wastes.
-- Launch and begin accepting 3rd-party waste streams for our initial WDS
site(s).
2024 Financial Summary
-- For the year ended December 31, 2024, revenue totaled $0.4 million
compared to $0.7 million in the prior year. The company's business has
been focused on the development and commercialization of its
supercritical water oxidation (SCWO) systems. Revenue generated was
primarily attributable to manufacturing assembly services and from
treatability study services during the years ended December 31, 2024, and
2023, respectively.
-- Total operating expenses increased 59% to $11.9 million for the year
ended December 31, 2024, compared to $7.5 million for the year ended
December 31, 2023. The increase was primarily due to an increase in
professional fees of $1.7 million, an increase of $1.2 million in general
and administrative expenses, an increase in compensation and related
expenses of $0.8 million, and an increase in research and development
expenses of $0.6 million.
-- The increase in our professional fees are primarily non-recurring
expenses related to the settlement of a legal matter and the
changes in our executive leadership and board of directors that
have been previously disclosed.
-- The increases in general and administrative expenses stem from our
continued efforts to establish our executive team as well as the
relocation of our manufacturing facility and continued
commercialization and growth efforts.
-- The increase in our research and development expenses is primarily
due to an increase in engineering expenses and from continued
efforts to commercialize our systems.
-- Net loss for the year ended December 31, 2024, was $12.4 million, as
compared with $8.1 million in the prior year.
-- Cash and cash equivalents as of December 31, 2024, was $10.7 million, as
compared to $10.4 million as of December 31, 2023. As of December 31,
2024, working capital was $11.5 million, compared to $13.5 million as of
December 31, 2023.
Fourth Quarter & Full Year 2024 Results Conference Call
374Water CEO Chris Gannon and CFO Russell Kline will host the conference call, followed by a question-and-answer period. The conference call will be accompanied by a presentation, which can be viewed during the webcast or accessed following the call via the investor relations section of the Company's website here.
To access the call, please use the following information:
Date: Thursday, March 27, 2025
Time: 4:30 p.m. Eastern time (1:30 p.m. Pacific time)
Dial-in: 1-877-423-9813
International Dial-in: 1-201-689-8573
Conference Code: 13752175
Webcast: https://viavid.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?
ei=1711128&tp_key=c9013ba56 e
A telephone replay will be available approximately three hours after the call and will run through April 10, 2025, by dialing 1-844-512-2921 from the U.S., or 1-412-317-6671 from international locations, and entering replay pin number: 13752175. The replay can also be viewed through the webcast link above and the presentation utilized during the call will be available in the Company's investor relations section here.
About 374Water
374Water Inc. (NASDAQ: SCWO) is a global industrial technology and services company providing innovative solutions addressing wastewater treatment and waste management issues within the municipal, federal and industrial markets. 374Water's AirSCWO technology is designed to efficiently destroy and mineralize a broad spectrum of organic non-hazardous and hazardous organic wastes producing safe dischargeable water streams, safe mineral effluent, safe vent gas, and recoverable heat energy. 374Water's AirSCWO technology has the potential to assist its customers to meet discharge requirements, reduce or eliminate disposal costs, remove bottlenecks, and reduce litigation and other risks. 374Water continues to be a leader in innovative waste treatment solutions, dedicated to creating a greener future and eradicating harmful pollutants. Learn more by visiting www.374water.com and follow us on LinkedIn.
Cautionary Language on Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this communication are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. These statements relate to future events or our future financial performance, including statements relating to our ability to execute on our strategic plan, our ability to process a range of waste and contaminants at scale, our progress toward commercialization, the timing to complete our demonstration in Orlando, the timing to manufacture and deploy AirSCWO systems, demand for our products, including capital sales, leases, and waste destruction services, whether we will receive additional AFFF to destroy from North Carolina, whether we will be successful in converting our pipeline to revenue, and whether we will be able to scale our business to meet demand, and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance, or our achievements or those of our industry to be materially different from those expressed or implied by any forward-looking statements. In some cases, forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words like "may," "will," "could," "would," "should," "expect," "plan," "anticipate," "intend," "believe," "estimate," "project," "consider," "predict," "potential," "feel," or other
comparable terminology. The Company has based these forward-looking statements on its current expectations, assumptions, estimates, beliefs, and projections. While the Company believes these expectations, assumptions, estimates, and projections are reasonable, such forward-looking statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which involve factors or circumstances that are beyond the Company's control. These and other important factors, including those discussed under "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, as well as the Company's subsequent filings with the SEC, may cause actual results, performance, or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements herein are made only as of the date they were first issued, and unless otherwise required by applicable securities laws, the Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
Investor Relations and Media Contact
Chris Tyson
Executive Vice President
MZ North America
Direct: 949-491-8235
SCWO@mzgroup.us
www.mzgroup.us
374 Water Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Balance Sheets
As of December 31, 2024 and, 2023
December 31, 2024 December 31, 2023
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Assets
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 10,651,644 $ 10,445,404
Accounts receivable, net
of credit allowance 269,733 64,792
Other accounts receivable 43,886 39,749
Unbilled accounts
receivable 1,653,007 1,494,553
Inventory, net 1,701,474 2,276,677
Contract assets 136,651 --
Prepaid expenses 431,412 581,085
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Total Current Assets 14,887,807 14,902,260
Property and equipment,
net 2,567,571 230,971
Intangible asset, net 1,016,594 988,029
Right-of-use asset, net 691,014 --
Other assets 20,847 --
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Total Long-Term Assets 4,296,026 1,219,000
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Total Assets $ 19,183,833 $ 16,121,260
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Liabilities and
Stockholders' Equity
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable and
accrued expenses $ 906,394 $ 572,297
Accrued bonuses 570,000 --
Accrued contract loss
provision 1,000,000 500,000
Accrued legal settlement 335,000 135,000
Unearned revenue 197,683 130,000
Operating lease liability 101,320 --
Other liabilities 17,279 36,787
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Total Current Liabilities 3,127,676 1,374,084
Unearned revenue, less
current portion 30,000 --
Operating lease
liability, less current
portion 551,376 --
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Total Long-term
Liabilities 581,376 --
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Total Liabilities 3,709,052 1,374,084
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Stockholders' Equity
Preferred Stock:
50,000,0000; 1,000,000
Designated as Convertible
Series D preferred shares
authorized; par value
$0.0001 per share, nil
issued and outstanding at
December 31, 2024 and
2023, respectively. -- --
Common stock: 200,000,000
common shares authorized,
par value $0.0001 per
share, 144,301,977 and
132,667,107 shares
outstanding at December
31, 2024 and 2023,
respectively. 14,429 13,266
Additional paid-in capital 43,845,499 30,684,943
Accumulated deficit (28,387,618) (15,953,504)
Accumulated other income 2,471 2,471
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Total Stockholders' Equity 15,474,781 14,747,176
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Total Liabilities &
Stockholders' Equity $ 19,183,833 $ 16,121,260
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374 Water Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Operations
For the Years Ended December 31, 2024 and 2023
2024 2023
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Revenues $ 445,445 743,952
Cost of revenues (1,358,152) (1,852,208)
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Gross Margin (912,707) (1,108,256)
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Operating Expenses
Research and development 2,143,471 1,496,129
Compensation and related expenses 3,685,007 2,854,494
Professional fees 2,231,005 508,795
General and administrative 3,831,068 2,675,202
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Total Operating Expenses 11,890,551 7,534,620
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Loss from Operations (12,803,258) (8,642,876)
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Other Income
Interest income 281,117 446,669
Other income 88,027 92,685
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Total Other Income 369,144 539,354
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Net Loss before Income Taxes (12,434,114) (8,103,522)
Provision for Income Taxes -- --
Net Loss before Income Taxes $(12,434,114) $ (8,103,522)
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Other comprehensive loss
Foreign currency translation -- 2,799
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Total other comprehensive loss -- 2,799
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Total comprehensive loss $(12,434,114) $ (8,100,723)
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Net Loss per Share -- Basic and
Diluted $ (0.09) $ (0.06)
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Weighted Average Common Shares
Outstanding -- Basic and Diluted 134,491,348 130,367,662
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374 Water Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
For the Years Ended December 31, 2024 and 2023
2024 2023
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CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net loss $(12,434,114) $(8,103,522)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to
net cash used in operating
activities
Depreciation and amortization 226,039 85,816
Non-cash lease expense 35,450 --
Issuance of common stock for
services 383,879 71,200
Stock-based compensation 1,215,624 925,181
Gain on legal settlement (22,303) --
Inventory reserve 50,000 --
Changes in operating assets and
liabilities:
Accounts receivable (204,941) (64,792)
Other accounts receivable (4,137) (39,749)
Unbilled accounts receivable (158,454) (576,389)
Inventory (1,294,081) (615,967)
Contract assets (136,651) --
Prepaid expenses 149,673 (427,630)
Other assets (20,847) --
Accounts payable and accrued
expenses 215,721 (877,285)
Accrued bonuses 570,000 --
Accrued contract loss provision 500,000 500,000
Accrued legal settlement 335,000 135,000
Unearned revenue 97,683 (70,109)
Other liabilities (19,508) 23,259
Operating lease liability (73,768) --
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Net cash used in operating activities (10,589,735) (9,034,987)
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CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Purchases of property and
equipment (554,942) (105,990)
Increase in intangible assets (98,602) (5,725)
Proceeds from the sale of
investments -- 1,963,432
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Net cash (used in) provided by
investing activities (653,544) 1,851,717
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CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from the exercise of
options and warrants 60,000 137,500
Net proceeds from the sale of
common stock 11,389,519 13,441,438
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Net cash provided by financing
activities 11,449,519 13,578,938
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Effect of exchange rates on cash -- 2,799
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Net increase in cash 206,240 6,398,467
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning
of year 10,445,404 4,046,937
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Cash and cash equivalents, end of
year $ 10,651,644 $10,445,404
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Supplemental cash flow disclosures
Cash paid for interest $ -- $ --
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Cash paid for taxes $ -- $ --
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Supplemental disclosure operating,
investing and financing activities
Amortization of unrealized loss
into interest income as yield
adjustment $ -- $ 18,968
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Cashless stock option exercises $ 100 $ --
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Equipment purchase in accounts
payable $ 118,376 $ --
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Initial right-of-use asset and
liability $ 726,464 $ --
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Reclassification of inventory to
property and equipment $ 1,819,284 $ --
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Transfers of investments
securities from AFS to HTM $ -- $ 1,963,432
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