Volta Inc. Reports Second Quarter Financial Results

  • Second Quarter Revenue increased 83% Quarter-over-Quarter and 121% Year-over-Year to $15.3 million
  • Media Revenue increased 83% Quarter-over-Quarter and 73% Year-over-Year to $11.2 million
  • Volta added a record 372 charging stalls in the quarter
  • Volta’s installed base of Total Installed Charging Stalls was 2,920 as of June 30, 2022, up 15% Quarter-over-Quarter and up 48% Year-over-Year
  • Announced EV charging blueprint for urban markets starting with Hoboken, New Jersey; Secured a dual charging and media agreement with The Kroger Co.; Added new media brand partners Michelin, Genesis, United Airlines, Lyft, Bank of America, and Hewlett-Packard to the platform; Additional campaigns for Kia, General Mills, ZOOM, Jeep, Coca-Cola, and Apple

SAN FRANCISCO--()--Volta Inc. (NYSE: VLTA, VLTA WS) (“Volta” or the “Company”), an industry-leading electric vehicle (“EV”) charging and media company, today announced financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2022.

“Volta had a record quarter, and these results demonstrate the power of our differentiated business model,” said Vince Cubbage, Interim CEO. “By building not just a network of chargers, but a dual energy and digital advertising platform, we believe Volta can scale revenue even faster than the EV adoption curve – offering the quickest path to profitability and the highest revenue per station. I’ve been impressed by the exceptional work being done across Volta’s business and see tremendous opportunity ahead as the Company moves through its next stage of growth.”

Recent Key Company Highlights in 2022

Public Policy | City of Hoboken: Volta plans to install a mix of 25 DCFC and L2 public EV charging stalls for the City’s residents, annual visitors, and commuters over the next 18 months. The collaboration is a model for how EV charging infrastructure can be efficiently deployed within densely populated urban areas to maximize economic, health, and climate benefits and should position the Company well for Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) planning funds. Through its work with Hoboken, Volta also expects to grow its media impressions within the NY, NY Designated Market Area by nearly 20%, making the Volta Media™ Network even more attractive to advertisers.

Collaboration with Leading Shopper Intelligence Platform Catalina: By tapping into Catalina’s measurement services, Volta can directly determine incremental sales at the store level for retailers and advertisers that run campaigns on the Volta Media™ Network. The ability to report at this level signifies Volta as a digital-first, results driven media network and is expected to provide Volta with the ability to unlock more significant advertising deals.

Coca-Cola®: Coca-Cola and Volta Media completed a case study with Quotient, a leading digital media and promotions technology company, to prove out Return on Ad Spend (ROAS). The brands featured in the Volta campaign saw $2.5 million in attributable sales and a ROAS 56% higher than the average Digital Out-Of-Home ADUSA food and beverage campaign, demonstrating the measurable impact Volta campaigns can have on The Coca-Cola Company and other Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) brands.

Kroger: Volta plans to install charging stations at 16 Kroger locations in the Atlanta and Indianapolis areas, with plans to expand to Columbus, Cincinnati, Louisville, Nashville, Michigan, and Southern California throughout 2022. Kroger's advertising sales team plans to sell Volta's media inventory to its clients, unlocking another source of revenue for Volta and highlighting the power of Volta’s combined charging and media model to other retailers with advertising offerings.

Second Quarter 2022 Financial Highlights

  • Revenues increased 121% year-over-year to $15.3 million, compared to $6.9 million in the three months ended June 30, 2021.

Revenue by Category

 

Three months ended June 30,

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

Revenues

(in thousands)

Media Revenue (formerly Behavior & Commerce)

$

11,221

 

$

6,485

Network Development

 

3,577

 

 

340

Charging Network Operations

 

370

 

 

1

Network Intelligence

 

176

 

 

117

Total Revenues

$

15,344

 

$

6,943

  • Selling, general and administrative expenses excluding stock-based compensation were $37.6 million, compared to $16.1 million in the prior-year period.
  • Net loss was $37.4 million, compared to a loss of $20.6 million in the prior-year period.
  • Adjusted EBITDA was $33.4 million loss, compared to $15.1 million loss in the prior-year period.
  • Cash and marketable securities were $105.3 million as of June 30, 2022.
  • Weighted average shares outstanding for the three months ended June 30, 2022 were 167.4 million.

Total Stalls Connected, including Site Partners
In the second quarter Volta’s installed base increased by a record 372 stalls, bringing Volta’s installed base of total stalls connected as of June 30, 2022 to 2,920, representing a 48% year-over-year increase. A stall is attributed to a station based on the number of vehicles that can charge concurrently from that station and there are certain configurations of Volta sites where one station is capable of charging more than one vehicle at a time. The Company now has stalls in 28 states and territories.

Full Year 2022 Outlook
Based on current business conditions, business trends and other factors, for the full year ending December 31, 2022, the Company reiterates guidance of:

  • Full year 2022 Revenue in the range of $70 million to $80 million
  • Total incremental, connected stalls in the range of 1,700 to 2,000
  • Total incremental, connected sites to be in the range of 650 to 750 sites

Third Quarter Outlook
Based on current business conditions, business trends and other factors, for the three months ending September 30, 2022, the Company provides guidance of:

  • Third quarter Revenue in the range of $17 million to $18 million

Webcast and Conference Call Information
Company management will host a webcast and conference call on August 11, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time, to discuss the Company’s financial results and business operations updates.

Interested investors and other parties can listen to a webcast of the live conference call and access the Company’s second quarter update presentation by logging onto the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at https://investors.voltacharging.com/.

The conference call can be accessed live over the phone by dialing +1-877-423-9813 (domestic) or +1-201-689-8573 (international). A telephonic replay will be available approximately three hours after the call by dialing +1-844-512-2921, or for international callers, +1-412-317-6671. The pin number for the replay is 13732035. The replay will be available until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on August 25, 2022.

About Volta Inc.
Volta Inc. (NYSE: VLTA) is an industry-leading electric vehicle (“EV”) charging and media company. Volta's unique network of charging stations powers vehicles and drives business growth while accelerating a clean energy future. Volta delivers value to site partners, brands, and consumers by installing charging stations that feature large-format digital advertising screens located steps away from the entrances of popular commercial locations. Retailers can attract and influence foot traffic, advertisers can precisely target audiences, and EV drivers can charge their vehicles seamlessly as they go about their daily routines. Volta's extensive network leverages its proprietary PredictEV® platform, which uses sophisticated behavioral science and machine learning technology to help commercial property owners, cities, and electric utilities plan EV infrastructure intelligently, efficiently, and equitably. To learn more, visit www.voltacharging.com.

Non-GAAP Financial Information
This press release contains references to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA of Volta, which are adjusted from results based on generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”) and exclude certain expenses, gains and losses. The Company defines and calculates EBITDA as net loss attributable to Volta before the impact of interest income or expense, provision for income taxes, depreciation and amortization. The Company defines and calculates Adjusted EBITDA as EBITDA adjusted to exclude stock-based compensation expense and change in fair value of warrant liabilities.

These non-GAAP financial measures are provided to enhance the user’s understanding of our prospects for the future and the historical performance for the context of the investor. The Company’s management team uses these non-GAAP financial measures in assessing performance, as well as in planning and forecasting future periods. These non-GAAP financial measures are not computed according to GAAP and the methods the Company uses to compute them may differ from the methods used by other companies. Non-GAAP financial measures are supplemental, should not be considered a substitute for financial information presented in accordance with GAAP and should be read only in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Refer to the attached financial supplement for a reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP measures for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, and 2021.

Total Stalls Installed
Volta management considers “Total Stalls Installed” as the total size of its installed charging network at the end of the period, including Volta-owned and network partner-owned charging stations operated by Volta. Volta’s management uses Total Stalls Installed for internal network planning and forecasting purposes, including evaluating the potential Media (previously Behavior and Commerce) revenue generating capacity of its charging network, which is generated through delivery of content by Volta’s partners across both Volta-owned and its network partner-owned charging stalls. In addition, Total Stalls Installed provides the basis for Volta’s assessment of its charging network operations as well. Volta believes that this performance measure provides meaningful, supplemental information regarding the Volta charging network that helps illustrate trends in its business and operating performance. Volta believes that this performance measure is helpful to its investors as it is used by management in assessing the growth of the Volta charging network.

Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of federal securities laws, including statements regarding Volta’s future business, operations and financial performance. These forward-looking statements generally are identified by words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “future,” “intend,” “may,” “opportunity,” “plan,” “potential,” “project,” “should,” “strategy,” “will,” “would,” and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are predictions, projections and other statements about future events that are based on current expectations and assumptions and, as a result, are subject to risks and uncertainties. Many factors could cause actual future events to differ materially from the forward-looking statements in this press release, including but not limited to the factors, risks and uncertainties included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, as updated in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2022, as such factors may be updated from time to time in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), accessible on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and the Investor Relations section of our website at www.voltacharging.com. These filings identify and address other important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events and results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements, and, except as required by law, we assume no obligation and do not intend to update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

Volta®, Volta Charging®, PredictEV® and Drive Forward® and other marks are registered trademarks with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and are the exclusive property of Volta Charging, LLC. Apple, Bank of America, Coca-Cola, General Mills, Genesis, Hewlett-Packard, Jeep, Kia, Kroger, Lyft, Michelin, United Airlines, and ZOOM are trademarks owned by the respective owner.

 

Volta Inc.
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

June 30, 2022

 

December 31, 2021

 

(in thousands, except share data)

ASSETS

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

$

105,268

 

 

$

262,260

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

18,930

 

 

 

12,587

 

Inventory

 

2,345

 

 

 

2,726

 

Prepaid partnership costs

 

9,414

 

 

 

8,982

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

12,354

 

 

 

12,091

 

Total current assets

 

148,311

 

 

 

298,646

 

Operating lease right-of-use assets, net

 

93,608

 

 

 

76,364

 

Property and equipment, net

 

166,317

 

 

 

97,728

 

Restricted cash

 

3,434

 

 

 

 

Other noncurrent assets

 

427

 

 

 

321

 

Intangible assets, net

 

1,491

 

 

 

643

 

Goodwill

 

221

 

 

 

221

 

Total assets

$

413,809

 

 

$

473,923

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

39,766

 

 

 

18,461

 

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

 

23,301

 

 

 

20,168

 

Current portion of operating leases

 

8,509

 

 

 

5,952

 

Deferred revenue

 

12,571

 

 

 

8,450

 

Term loan payable, net of unamortized issuance costs - current

 

15,998

 

 

 

15,998

 

Warrant liabilities

 

4,221

 

 

 

27,071

 

Total current liabilities

 

104,366

 

 

 

96,100

 

Term loan payable, net of unamortized issuance costs and current term loan payable

 

15,998

 

 

 

23,997

 

Noncurrent operating leases

 

80,467

 

 

 

64,422

 

Other noncurrent liabilities

 

8,954

 

 

 

7,268

 

Total liabilities

$

209,785

 

 

$

191,787

 

 

 

 

 

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

 

 

 

Class A and Class B common stock, $0.0001 and $0.001 par value respectively: 400,000,000 (Class A 350,000,000, Class B 50,000,000) shares authorized as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021; 168,051,969 (Class A 168,051,969, Class B —) and 162,105,399 (Class A 152,218,214, Class B 9,887,185) shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively

 

17

 

 

 

16

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

718,050

 

 

 

710,638

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

271

 

 

 

213

 

Accumulated deficit

 

(514,314

)

 

 

(428,731

)

Total stockholders’ equity

 

204,024

 

 

 

282,136

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

$

413,809

 

 

$

473,923

 

Volta Inc.

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

2022

 

 

 

2021

 

 

 

2022

 

 

 

2021

 

 

(in thousands, except share data)

OPERATING REVENUE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service

$

14,791

 

 

$

6,826

 

 

$

22,765

 

 

$

11,057

 

Product

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

275

 

 

 

299

 

Other

 

553

 

 

 

117

 

 

 

690

 

 

 

327

 

Total operating revenue

 

15,344

 

 

 

6,943

 

 

 

23,730

 

 

 

11,683

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OPERATING EXPENSE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service costs

 

9,821

 

 

 

5,131

 

 

 

19,206

 

 

 

9,740

 

Product costs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

297

 

 

 

352

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

43,938

 

 

 

17,352

 

 

 

100,157

 

 

 

78,209

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

4,617

 

 

 

2,523

 

 

 

8,312

 

 

 

4,696

 

Other operating expense

 

1,352

 

 

 

777

 

 

 

1,678

 

 

 

924

 

Total operating expense

 

59,728

 

 

 

25,783

 

 

 

129,650

 

 

 

93,921

 

Operating Loss

 

(44,384

)

 

 

(18,840

)

 

 

(105,920

)

 

 

(82,238

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OTHER (INCOME) EXPENSE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense, net

 

1,199

 

 

 

1,673

 

 

 

2,512

 

 

 

3,333

 

Other expense, net

 

 

 

 

77

 

 

 

 

 

 

278

 

Change in fair value of warrant liabilities

 

(8,151

)

 

 

(30

)

 

 

(22,851

)

 

 

(118

)

Total other (income) expense

 

(6,952

)

 

 

1,720

 

 

 

(20,339

)

 

 

3,493

 

LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAXES

 

(37,432

)

 

 

(20,560

)

 

 

(85,581

)

 

 

(85,731

)

Income tax expense

 

2

 

 

 

24

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

24

 

NET LOSS

$

(37,434

)

 

$

(20,584

)

 

$

(85,583

)

 

$

(85,755

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation adjustment

 

(30

)

 

 

 

 

 

58

 

 

 

 

TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

$

(37,464

)

 

$

(20,584

)

 

$

(85,525

)

 

$

(85,755

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-average Class A common stock outstanding, basic and diluted

 

167,240,447

 

 

 

11,192,179

 

 

 

160,477,617

 

 

 

9,592,405

 

Net loss per share Class A common stock, basic and diluted

$

(0.22

)

 

$

(1.09

)

 

$

(0.50

)

 

$

(4.95

)

Weighted-average Class B common stock outstanding, basic and diluted

 

140,369

 

 

 

7,733,885

 

 

 

9,109,265

 

 

 

7,733,885

 

Net loss per share Class B common stock, basic and diluted

$

(0.22

)

 

$

(1.09

)

 

$

(0.50

)

 

$

(4.95

)

 

Volta Inc.

Non-GAAP Reconciliation

EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA

The following table provides a reconciliation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to net loss, the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP measure reported in Volta’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the following periods:

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

2022

 

 

 

2021

 

 

 

2022

 

 

 

2021

 

 

(in thousands)

Net loss

$

(37,434

)

 

$

(20,584

)

 

$

(85,583

)

 

$

(85,755

)

Income tax expense

 

2

 

 

 

24

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

24

 

Interest expense, net

 

1,199

 

 

 

1,673

 

 

 

2,512

 

 

 

3,333

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

4,617

 

 

 

2,523

 

 

 

8,312

 

 

 

4,696

 

EBITDA

$

(31,616

)

 

$

(16,364

)

 

$

(74,757

)

 

$

(77,702

)

Stock-based compensation

 

6,346

 

 

 

1,282

 

 

 

22,831

 

 

 

46,800

 

Change in fair value of warrant liabilities

 

(8,151

)

 

 

(30

)

 

 

(22,851

)

 

 

(118

)

Adjusted EBITDA

$

(33,421

)

 

$

(15,112

)

 

$

(74,777

)

 

$

(31,020

)

 

Contacts

For Investor/Analyst:
Katherine Bailon, VP of Investor Relations
Katherine@voltacharging.com

For Media/Press:
Jette Speights, VP of Communications
Jette@voltacharging.com

Contacts

For Investor/Analyst:
Katherine Bailon, VP of Investor Relations
Katherine@voltacharging.com

For Media/Press:
Jette Speights, VP of Communications
Jette@voltacharging.com