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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 

 
FORM 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): November 14, 2024
 

 
IDEAL POWER INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in Charter)
 
Delaware
 
001-36216
 
14-1999058
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
(Commission File No.)
 
(IRS Employee Identification No.)
 
 
5508 Highway 290 West, Suite 120
Austin, Texas, 78735
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
512-264-1542
(Issuer Telephone number)
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the Registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2 below).
 
 
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
 
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR240.14a-12)
 
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)).
 
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13(e)-4(c))
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
Title of each class
 
Trading Symbol
 
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock
 
IPWR
 
Nasdaq Capital Market
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
 
Emerging growth company
 
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
 
 

 
ITEM 2.02
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
 
On November 14, 2024, Ideal Power Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the three months ended September 30, 2024. The press release is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference in its entirety into this Item 2.02. The press release contains forward-looking statements regarding the Company and includes cautionary statements identifying important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated.
 
The Company will host a conference call with investors to discuss the results. The conference call will begin at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time on Thursday, November 14, 2024. The call may be accessed in the U.S. by dialing 1-888-506-0062 and asking to be joined to the Ideal Power Inc. call. A webcast and replay of the call may be found at https://www.webcaster4.com/Webcast/Page/2987/51554.
 
The information furnished under this Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
 
ITEM 9.01
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
 
(d)  Exhibits.
 
Exhibit
No.
 
Description
99.1
 
104
 
Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).
 
 

 
 
SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Current Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
Dated: November 14, 2024
IDEAL POWER INC.
 
       
       
 
By:  
/s/ Timothy Burns
 
   
Timothy Burns
 
   
Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 
 

Exhibit 99.1

 

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Ideal Power Reports Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results

 

AUSTIN, TX – November 14, 2024 -- Ideal Power Inc. (Nasdaq: IPWR) (“Ideal Power,” the “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our”), pioneering the development and commercialization of the highly efficient and broadly patented B-TRAN™ bidirectional semiconductor power switch, reports results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2024.

 

“Our Q3 accomplishments underscore the continued execution of our B-TRAN™ commercial roadmap with several significant developments. We are collaborating with a third global automaker and recently secured initial orders from a global Tier 1 automotive supplier. We added our second and third distributors with expertise in demand-creation and they are already placing customer orders and providing quotes of our products to large global companies,” said Dan Brdar, President and Chief Executive Officer of Ideal Power. “Overall, the momentum we are building is working to advance companies to orders followed by potential custom development agreements and/or design wins to drive long-term value creation for our shareholders.”

 

Key Third Quarter and Recent Business Highlights

 

Execution to our B-TRAN™ commercial roadmap continues, including:

 

 

Secured orders from a Global Tier 1 automotive supplier for numerous discrete B-TRAN™ devices, a SymCool® power module, a solid-state circuit breaker (SSCB) evaluation board and a driver. This customer is interested in using B-TRAN™ for solid-state electric vehicle (EV) contactor applications.

 

 

Meeting regularly with Stellantis’ technical and production teams, with Phase III expected to begin shortly after Stellantis selects a Tier 1 supplier to design and build the drivetrain inverter for its new EV platform. In a parallel initiative, Stellantis continues working with the Company and a large semiconductor company with expertise in driver control circuity for the B-TRAN™ inverter drivers.

 

 

Collaborating with a third global automaker. This auto OEM is evaluating B-TRAN™-enabled contactors as a potential replacement for electromechanical contactors in its EVs. The Company recently delivered a SSCB evaluation board to this automaker.

 

 

 

 

Added our second distributor, RYOSHO. RYOSHO already placed orders with Ideal Power from a large global customer interested in the Company’s products for solid-state circuit protection applications and introduced B-TRAN™ to global automakers based in Japan.

 

 

Added our third distributor, Sekorm Advanced Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. In response to customer requests, Sekorm began quoting our products to large companies for SSCB applications.

 

 

Initiated third-party automotive qualification and reliability testing of B-TRAN™ devices. This testing requires over a thousand packaged B-TRAN™ devices from multiple wafer runs. Initial test results are positive with no failures to date.

 

 

Increased the current rating of our SymCool® power module from 160A to 200A, a 25% increase, based on the results of testing. In conjunction with a power module size reduction of approximately 50%, this significantly increases the power density of the SymCool® power module.

 

 

Expanded B-TRAN™ patent portfolio to 90 issued B-TRAN™ patents with 42 of those issued outside of the United States and 50 pending B-TRAN™ patents. Current geographic coverage includes North America, China, Japan, South Korea, India, Europe, and Taiwan.

 

Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results

 

 

Cash used in operating and investing activities in the third quarter of 2024 was $2.4 million compared to $1.9 million in the third quarter of 2023.

 

 

Warrant proceeds in the third quarter of 2024 were $1.0 million.

 

 

Cash used in operating and investing activities in the first nine months of 2024 was $6.6 million compared to $5.6 million in the first nine months of 2023.

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents totaled $18.7 million at September 30, 2024.

 

 

No long-term debt was outstanding at September 30, 2024.

 

 

Operating expenses in the third quarter of 2024 were $2.9 million compared to $2.8 million in the third quarter of 2023.

 

 

Net loss was $2.7 million in both the third quarter of 2024 and the third quarter of 2023.

 

2024 Milestones

 

For 2024, the Company has set or achieved the following milestones:

 

 

Successfully completed Phase II of development program with Stellantis

 

 

Secure Phase III of development program with Stellantis

 

 

Completed qualification of second high-volume production fab

 

 

 

 

Convert large OEMs in our test and evaluation program to design wins/custom development agreements

 

 

Added distributors for SymCool® products

 

 

Initial sales of SymCool® IQ intelligent power module

 

 

Began third-party automotive qualification testing

 

Conference Call and Webcast: Third Quarter 2024

 

The Company will hold a conference call on Thursday, November 14, 2024 at 10:00 AM Eastern Time to discuss its results and a question-and-answer session. Analysts and investors may pose questions for management during the live conference call.

 

Interested persons may access the live conference call by dialing 888-506-0062 (U.S./Canada callers) or 973-528-0011 (international callers), using passcode 472171. It is recommended that participants call or login 10 minutes ahead of the scheduled start time to ensure proper connection. An operator will register your name and organization. An audio replay will be available one hour after the live call until Midnight on November 28, 2024 by dialing 877-481-4010 using passcode 51554.

 

The live webcast and interactive Q&A will be accessible on the Company's Investor Relations website under the Events tab HERE. The webcast will be archived on the website for future viewing.

 

Upcoming Investor Conference

 

iAccess Alpha Buyside Best Ideas Winter Virtual Conference 2024 on December 10 to 11, 2024

 

Ideal Power plans to participate in the iAccess Alpha Best Ideas Winter Virtual Conference on December 10 and 11, 2024. Ideal Power’s presentation webcast is on December 10, and its one-on-one investor meetings are on December 11.

 

Ideal Power’s presentation webcast at the iAccess Alpha Virtual Conference is December 10 at 11:30 AM ET. The live, interactive webcast and slide presentation will be accessible on the Company's Investor Relations website under the Events tab HERE. The webcast will be archived on the website for future viewing.

 

iAccess Alpha Conference attendees are encouraged to register and request a one-on-one virtual meeting with Ideal Power management on December 11, CLICK HERE.

 

 

 

About Ideal Power Inc.

 

Ideal Power (NASDAQ: IPWR) is pioneering the development and commercialization of its broadly patented bidirectional semiconductor power switch, creating highly efficient and ecofriendly energy control solutions for electric vehicle, electric vehicle charging, renewable energy, energy storage, UPS/data center, solid-state circuit breaker and other industrial and military applications. The Company is focused on its patented Bidirectional, Bipolar Junction Transistor (B-TRAN™) semiconductor technology. B-TRAN™ is a unique double-sided bidirectional AC switch that delivers substantial performance improvements over today’s conventional power semiconductors. Ideal Power’s B-TRAN™ can reduce conduction and switching losses, complexity of thermal management and operating cost in AC power switching and control circuitry. For more information, visit the Company’s website at www.IdealPower.com, on LinkedIn, on Twitter, and on Facebook.

 

Safe Harbor Statement

 

All statements in this release that are not based on historical fact are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and the provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. While Ideal Power’s management has based any forward-looking statements included in this release on its current expectations, the information on which such expectations were based may change. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the advancement of companies to orders followed by potential custom development agreements and/or design wins to drive long-term value creation for our shareholders and that Phase III of our program with Stellantis is expected to begin shortly after they select a Tier 1 supplier to design and build the drivetrain inverter for their new EV platform. These forward-looking statements rely on a number of assumptions concerning future events and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside of our control that could cause actual results to materially differ from such statements. Such risks, uncertainties, and other factors include, but are not limited to, the success of our B-TRAN™ technology, including whether the patents for our technology provide adequate protection and whether we can be successful in maintaining, enforcing and defending our patents, our inability to predict with precision or certainty the pace and timing of development and commercialization of our B-TRAN™ technology, the rate and degree of market acceptance for our B-TRAN™, the impact of global health pandemics on our business, supply chain disruptions, and the expected performance of future products incorporating our B-TRAN™, and uncertainties set forth in our quarterly, annual and other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Furthermore, we operate in a highly competitive and rapidly changing environment where new and unanticipated risks may arise. Accordingly, investors should not place any reliance on forward-looking statements as a prediction of actual results. We disclaim any intention to, and undertake no obligation to, update or revise forward-looking statements, except as required by applicable law.

 

Ideal Power Investor Relations Contact

 

Jeff Christensen
Darrow Associates Investor Relations
jchristensen@darrowir.com

703-297-6917

 

 

 

IDEAL POWER INC.

Balance Sheets

(unaudited)

 

   

September 30,
2024

   

December 31,
2023

 

ASSETS

               

Current assets:

               

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 18,655,922     $ 8,474,835  

Accounts receivable, net

    1,326       70,000  

Inventory

    60,130       81,450  

Prepayments and other current assets

    303,921       482,890  

Total current assets

    19,021,299       9,109,175  
                 

Property and equipment, net

    447,186       359,225  

Intangible assets, net

    2,608,825       2,580,066  

Right of use asset

    503,962       186,570  

Other assets

    20,133       13,034  

Total assets

  $ 22,601,405     $ 12,248,070  
                 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY

               

Current liabilities:

               

Accounts payable

  $ 76,053     $ 405,098  

Accrued expenses

    750,443       455,112  

Current portion of lease liability

    80,145       70,683  

Total current liabilities

    906,641       930,893  
                 

Long-term lease liability

    425,076       132,304  

Other long-term liabilities

    1,049,325       1,125,173  

Total liabilities

    2,381,042       2,188,370  
                 

Stockholders’ equity:

               

Common stock

    8,144       5,998  

Additional paid-in capital

    125,096,918       107,116,362  

Treasury stock

    (13,210 )     (13,210 )

Accumulated deficit

    (104,871,489 )     (97,049,450 )

Total stockholders’ equity

    20,220,363       10,059,700  

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

  $ 22,601,405     $ 12,248,070  

 

 

 

IDEAL POWER INC.

Statements of Operations

(unaudited)

 

   

Three Months Ended September 30,

   

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 
   

2024

   

2023

   

2024

   

2023

 
                                 

Commercial revenue

  $ 554     $ 1,557     $ 80,624     $ 100,000  

Grant revenue

    -       -       -       37,388  

Total revenue

    554       1,557       80,624       137,388  
                                 

Cost of commercial revenue

    1,511       2,787       87,483       76,800  

Cost of grant revenue

    -       -       -       37,388  

Total cost of revenue

    1,511       2,787       87,483       114,188  
                                 

Gross profit

    (957 )     (1,230 )     (6,859 )     23,200  
                                 

Operating expenses:

                               

Research and development

    1,684,063       1,690,538       4,613,703       4,337,254  

General and administrative

    893,969       854,025       2,695,041       2,682,951  

Sales and marketing

    320,642       293,963       996,992       870,189  

Total operating expenses

    2,898,674       2,838,526       8,305,736       7,890,394  
                                 

Loss from operations

    (2,899,631 )     (2,839,756 )     (8,312,595 )     (7,867,194 )
                                 

Interest income, net

    209,283       99,275       490,556       318,922  
                                 

Net loss

  $ (2,690,348 )   $ (2,740,481 )   $ (7,822,039 )   $ (7,548,272 )
                                 

Net loss per share – basic and fully diluted

  $ (0.31 )   $ (0.44 )   $ (0.99 )   $ (1.22 )
                                 

Weighted average number of shares outstanding – basic and fully diluted

    8,767,251       6,192,286       7,870,542       6,185,447  

 

 

 

IDEAL POWER INC.

Statements of Cash Flows

(unaudited)

 

   

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 
   

2024

   

2023

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

               

Net Loss

  $ (7,822,039 )     (7,548,272 )

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:

               

Depreciation and amortization

    250,936       193,900  

Amortization of right of use asset

    55,011       46,246  

Write-off of capitalized patents

    62,073       -  

Write-off of property and equipment

    15,371       -  

Gain on lease termination

    (15,319 )     -  

Stock-based compensation

    1,163,808       1,859,209  

Decrease (increase) in operating assets:

               

Accounts receivable

    68,674       (34,064 )

Inventory

    21,320       -  

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

    171,870       107,152  

Increase (decrease) in operating liabilities:

               

Accounts payable

    (329,045 )     (66,548 )

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

    219,483       311,511  

Lease liability

    (54,850 )     (47,868 )

Net cash used in operating activities

    (6,192,707 )     (5,178,734 )
                 

Cash flows from investing activities:

               

Purchase of property and equipment

    (193,461 )     (198,338 )

Acquisition of intangible assets

    (251,639 )     (207,697 )

Net cash used in investing activities

    (445,100 )     (406,035 )
                 

Cash flows from financing activities:

               

Net proceeds from issuance of common stock and pre-funded warrants

    15,724,818       -  

Exercise of options and warrants

    1,105,655       -  

Payment of taxes related to restricted stock unit vesting

    (11,579 )     -  

Net cash provided by financing activities

    16,818,894       -  
                 

Net Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

    10,181,087       (5,584,769 )

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

    8,474,835       16,345,623  

Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period

  $ 18,655,922     $ 10,760,854  

 

 

 
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