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Benson Hill Announces First Quarter 2023 Financial Results

10 May 2023
  • Reported revenues increased 104 percent year-over-year to approximately $135 million, including an increase of 80 percent in proprietary revenues.
  • Reported gross profit was $9.5 million ($4.3 million when excluding an approximate $5.2 million impact from open mark-to-market timing differences).
  • The Company improved its 2023 guidance for Adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow.

ST. LOUIS / May 10, 2023 / Business Wire / Benson Hill, Inc. (NYSE: BHIL, the “Company” or “Benson Hill”), a food tech company unlocking the natural genetic diversity of plants, today announced operating and financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2023.

“Our first quarter results represent a continuation of the momentum created in 2022,” said Matt Crisp, Chief Executive Officer of Benson Hill. “We are confident this year can represent an inflection point for proprietary revenue growth and margin expansion as we lean into the capabilities of our closed-loop model and realize a greater anticipated contribution from partnership and licensing agreements.”

First Quarter Results Compared to the Same Period of 2022

The following financial results exclude the pending divestiture of the Fresh business announced on January 3, 2023, which is now recorded as discontinued operations. The impact of open mark-to-market timing differences on the profit and loss statement and reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures can be found in the accompanying financial tables.

  • Revenues were $134.6 million, an increase of $68.5 million, or 103.6 percent. Strong demand from customers and greater availability of proprietary soy ingredients, meal and edible oil products resulted in an 80 percent increase in proprietary revenues to $25.3 million. Non-proprietary revenues increased more than 100 percent from a continuation of favorable soy and yellow pea commodity prices and strong operational execution. Reported revenues include a favorable $6.7 million impact from open mark-to-market timing differences.
  • Gross profit was $9.5 million, an increase of $18.5 million. Excluding an approximate $5.2 million favorable impact from open mark-to-market timing differences, gross profit was $4.3 million and gross margins were approximately 3.4 percent. Favorable top line growth, proprietary revenue mix, and contributions from partnership and licensing agreements were partially offset by ongoing inflationary and supply chain pressures.
  • Operating expenses were $28.8 million, a decrease of $3.7 million. The majority of the improvement was from actions associated with the Company’s Liquidity Improvement Plan. Approximately $6.1 million of operating expense in the quarter related to non-cash items primarily stock compensation and depreciation.
    • Selling, general and administrative expenses were $16.2 million, a decrease of $4.1 million or 20.2 percent.
    • R&D expenses were $12.6 million, an increase of $0.3 million or 2.8 percent.
  • Inclusive of open mark-to-market timing differences, net loss from continuing operations was $4.8 million, a decrease in loss of $12.6 million or 72.2 percent. Adjusted EBITDA was a loss of $10.7 million, or an approximate loss of $16.0 million when excluding the impact from open mark-to-market timing differences.
  • Cash, restricted cash, and marketable securities of $131.0 million were on hand as of March 31, 2023.

2023 Outlook

Excludes the Fresh business which is classified as discontinued operations.

Management reaffirmed its guidance for proprietary revenues in the range of $100 million to $110 million, a 40 percent to 50 percent increase over the prior year. Consistent with prior guidance, non-proprietary revenues are expected to decline moderately in favor of proprietary products, which sets the expectation for consolidated revenues to be in the range of $390 million to $430 million.

Consistent with prior guidance, consolidated gross profit is expected to be in the range of $20 million to $30 million driven by anticipated increases in proprietary sales, greater anticipated contribution from partnership and licensing agreements, and favorable soy commodity markets for non-proprietary product sales. This outlook includes assumptions for a continuation of inflationary pressures and challenges in supply chain logistics.

The Company has taken actions to realize an annual run rate cash savings of more than $10 million from its Liquidity Improvement Plan, which is now expected to lower full year operating expenses to a range of $115 million to $120 million. As a result, management has improved its expected net loss from continuing operations to a range of $115 million to $125 million, Adjusted EBITDA loss to a range of $53 million to $58 million, and free cash flow outflow to a range of $110 million to $118 million.

Webcast

A webcast of the earnings conference call will begin at 8:30 a.m. EDT today. The link to participate is available on the Investor Relations page of the Company’s website.

About Benson Hill

Benson Hill moves food forward with the CropOS® platform, a cutting-edge food innovation engine that combines data science and machine learning with biology and genetics. Benson Hill empowers innovators to unlock nature’s genetic diversity from plant to plate, with the purpose of creating nutritious, great-tasting food and ingredient options that are both widely accessible and sustainable. More information can be found at bensonhill.com or on Twitter at @bensonhillinc.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In this press release, the Company includes references to non-GAAP performance measures. The Company uses these non-GAAP financial measures to facilitate management’s financial and operational decision-making, including evaluation of the Company’s historical operating results. The Company’s management believes these non-GAAP measures are useful in evaluating the Company’s operating performance and are similar measures reported by publicly listed U.S. competitors, and regularly used by securities analysts, institutional investors, and other interested parties in analyzing operating performance and prospects. These non-GAAP financial measures reflect an additional way of viewing aspects of the Company’s operations that, when viewed with GAAP results and the reconciliations to corresponding GAAP financial measures, may provide a more complete understanding of factors and trends affecting the Company’s business. By referencing these non-GAAP measures, the Company’s management intends to provide investors with a meaningful, consistent comparison of the Company’s performance for the periods presented. These non-GAAP financial measures should be considered supplemental to, and not a substitute for, financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. The Company’s definition of these non-GAAP measures may differ from similarly titled measures of performance used by other companies in other industries or within the same industry. Because non-GAAP financial measures exclude the effect of items that will increase or decrease the Company’s reported results of operations, management strongly encourages investors to review the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements and publicly filed reports in their entirety.

Reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures are included in the tables accompanying this press release.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements in this press release may be considered “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. Forward-looking statements generally relate to future events or the Company’s future financial or operating performance and may be identified by words such as “may,” “should,” “expect,” “intend,” “will,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “predict,” or similar words. These forward-looking statements are based upon assumptions made by the Company as of the date hereof and are subject to risks, uncertainties, and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include, among other things, statements regarding the Company’s current guidance regarding certain expected 2023 financial and operating results, including guidance regarding consolidated, proprietary and non-proprietary revenues, anticipated contribution from partnership and licensing agreements, margins, consolidated gross profit, net loss from continuing operations, Adjusted EBITDA, run rate cash savings, operating expenses, and free cash flow; statements regarding the Company’s current expectations and assumptions regarding the industries and markets in which it operates, and macro-economic trends, including regarding commodity markets and inflationary pressures; projections of market opportunity and supply chain constraints; statements regarding the Company’s Liquidity Improvement Plan, actions to implement such plan, and the anticipated benefits of such plan; expectations regarding revenue and gross profit mix; expectations regarding future costs and uses of free cash flow; expectations regarding the unwinding of mark-to-market timing differences and the Company’s assessment of its futures contracts; any financial or other information based upon or otherwise incorporating judgments or estimates relating to future performance, events or expectations; expectations regarding the Company’s hedging and other risk management strategies, including expectations about future sales and purchases that relate to the Company’s mark-to-market adjustments and the fair valuation of futures contracts; the Company’s strategies, positioning, resources, capabilities, and expectations for future performance; estimates and forecasts of financial and other performance metrics; the Company’s outlook and financial and other guidance. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations and guidance include, but are not limited to: risks associated with the Company’s Liquidity Improvement Plan, including potentially adverse impacts on the Company’s business and prospects even if such plan is successful; the risk that the Company’s actions relating to its Liquidity Improvement Plan may be insufficient to achieve the objectives of such plan; risks associated with the Company’s ability to grow and achieve growth profitably, including continued access to the capital resources necessary for growth; the risk that the Company will be unable to renegotiate or retire any of its existing debt by entering into an amended or new facility in a timely manner, on favorable terms, or at all; risks relating to the failure to realize the anticipated benefits of the Company’s shelf registration statement, including its at-the-market facility, or otherwise fail to raise equity or other capital to supplement its cash needs; risks relating to the Company’s hedging and other risk management strategies, including expectations about future sales and purchases that relate to the Company’s mark-to-market adjustments and the fair valuation of futures contracts; the risk that the Company will not realize the anticipated benefits of the divestiture of the Fresh business, including risks relating to the failure to satisfy the conditions to the consummation of the pending transaction to sell the remaining assets of the Fresh business, and the risk that such transaction may not be completed in a timely manner or at all; risks associated with managing capital resources; risks associated with maintaining relationships with customers and suppliers and developing and maintaining partnering and licensing relationships; risks associated with changing industry conditions and consumer preferences; risks associated with the Company’s ability to generally execute on its business strategy; risks associated with the effects of global and regional economic, agricultural, financial and commodities market, political, social and health conditions; risks associated with the Company’s transition to becoming a public company; the effectiveness of the Company’s risk management strategies; and other risks and uncertainties set forth in the sections entitled “Risk Factors” and “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” in our filings with the SEC, which are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Forward-looking statements are also subject to the risks and other issues described above under “Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures,” which could cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations included in the Company’s forward-looking statements included in this press release. Nothing in this press release should be regarded as a representation by any person that the forward-looking statements set forth herein will be achieved or that any of the contemplated results of such forward-looking statements will be achieved, including without limitation, any expectations about our operational and financial performance or achievements. There may be additional risks about which the Company is presently unaware or that the Company currently believes are immaterial that could also cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements. The reader should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. The Company expressly disclaims any duty to update these forward-looking statements, except as otherwise required by law.

Benson Hill, Inc.
Material Items Included in Consolidated Revenues and Cost of Sales
(USD In Thousands)

Currently, the Company does not seek cash flow hedge accounting treatment for its derivative financial instruments and thus changes in fair value are reflected in current earnings.

Mark-to-market timing difference comprises the estimated net temporary impact resulting from unrealized period-end gains/losses associated with the fair valuation of futures contracts associated with the Company’s committed future operating capacity. These mark-to-market timing differences are not indicative of the Company’s operating performance.

The Company recorded the fair value of acquired sales and purchase contracts in the acquisition of the Company’s Creston, Iowa location, which are amortized, not marked-to-market, to revenues and cost of sales to the physical contracts.

The table below summarizes the pre-tax gains and losses related to derivatives and contract assets and liabilities:

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2023

 

 

 

Open Mark-to-Market Timing Differences

Reported

 

Impact

 

Excluding

Revenues

$

134,643

 

 

$

6,725

 

$

127,918

 

Gross profit

$

9,523

 

 

$

5,229

 

$

4,294

 

Total operating expenses

$

28,809

 

 

$

 

$

28,809

 

Net loss from continuing operations

$

(4,845

)

 

$

5,229

 

$

(10,074

)

Adjusted EBITDA

$

(10,733

)

 

$

5,229

 

$

(15,962

)

  • See Adjusted EBITDA reconciliation in the accompanying financial tables.

 

    

Benson Hill, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)

(USD In Thousands)

    

March 31,
2023

 

December 31,
2022

Assets

Current assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

$

20,399

 

 

$

25,053

 

Marketable securities

 

89,873

 

 

 

132,121

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

28,986

 

 

 

28,591

 

Inventories, net

 

54,549

 

 

 

62,110

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

30,490

 

 

 

29,346

 

Current assets held for sale

 

22,832

 

 

 

23,507

 

Total current assets

 

247,129

 

 

 

300,728

 

Property and equipment, net

 

99,366

 

 

 

99,759

 

Finance lease right-of-use assets, net

 

64,860

 

 

 

66,533

 

Operating lease right-of-use assets

 

5,008

 

 

 

1,660

 

Goodwill and intangible assets, net

 

27,189

 

 

 

27,377

 

Other assets

 

5,362

 

 

 

4,863

 

Total assets

$

448,914

 

 

$

500,920

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and stockholders’ equity

Current liabilities:

Accounts payable

$

19,794

 

 

$

36,717

 

Current finance lease liabilities

 

3,514

 

 

 

3,318

 

Current operating lease liabilities

 

679

 

 

 

364

 

Current maturities of long-term debt

 

2,244

 

 

 

2,242

 

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

 

19,010

 

 

 

33,435

 

Current liabilities held for sale

 

13,975

 

 

 

16,441

 

Total current liabilities

 

59,216

 

 

 

92,517

 

Long-term debt

 

103,447

 

 

 

103,991

 

Long-term finance lease liabilities

 

76,087

 

 

 

76,431

 

Long-term operating lease liabilities

 

4,292

 

 

 

1,291

 

Warrant liability

 

9,107

 

 

 

24,285

 

Conversion option liability

 

1,572

 

 

 

8,091

 

Deferred tax liabilities

 

295

 

 

 

283

 

Other non-current liabilities

 

259

 

 

 

129

 

Total liabilities

 

254,275

 

 

 

307,018

 

Stockholders’ equity:

 

Common stock, $0.0001 par value, 440,000 and 440,000 shares authorized, 207,459 and 206,668 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively

 

21

 

 

 

21

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

612,385

 

 

 

609,450

 

Accumulated deficit

 

(411,528

)

 

 

(408,474

)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(6,239

)

 

 

(7,095

)

Total stockholders’ equity

 

194,639

 

 

 

193,902

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

$

448,914

 

 

$

500,920

 

 

  

Benson Hill, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)

(USD In Thousands, Except Per Share Information)

  

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

2023

 

 

 

2022

 

Revenues

$

134,643

 

 

$

66,126

 

Cost of sales

 

125,120

 

 

 

75,061

 

Gross profit (loss)

 

9,523

 

 

 

(8,935

)

Operating expenses:

 

Research and development

 

12,642

 

 

 

12,295

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

16,167

 

 

 

20,255

 

Total operating expenses

 

28,809

 

 

 

32,550

 

Loss from operations

 

(19,286

)

 

 

(41,485

)

Other (income) expense:

 

Interest expense, net

 

6,372

 

 

 

6,388

 

Loss on extinguishment of debt

 

 

 

Change in fair value of warrants and conversion options

 

(21,696

)

 

 

(31,741

)

Other (income) expense, net

 

868

 

 

 

1,331

 

Total other (income) expense, net

 

(14,456

)

 

 

(24,022

)

Net loss from continuing operations before income tax

 

(4,830

)

 

 

(17,463

)

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

15

 

 

 

(39

)

Net loss from continuing operations, net of tax

 

(4,845

)

 

 

(17,424

)

Net (loss) income from discontinued operations, net of tax

 

1,791

 

 

 

848

 

Net loss

$

(3,054

)

 

$

(16,576

)

 

 

 

 

Net loss per common share:

 

 

 

Basic and diluted net loss per common share from continuing operations

$

(0.03

)

 

$

(0.11

)

Basic and diluted net income per common share from discontinued operations

$

0.01

 

 

$

0.01

 

Basic and diluted net loss per common share

$

(0.02

)

 

$

(0.10

)

Weighted average shares outstanding:

 

Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding

 

187,113

 

 

 

160,711

 

  

Benson Hill, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss (Unaudited)

(USD In Thousands)

  

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

2023

 

 

 

2022

 

Net loss

$

(3,054

)

 

$

(16,576

)

Foreign currency:

 

Comprehensive loss

 

 

 

 

(65

)

 

 

 

 

 

(65

)

Marketable securities:

 

 

 

Comprehensive income (loss)

 

1,906

 

 

 

(3,766

)

Adjustment for net income (losses) realized in net loss

 

(1,050

)

 

 

1,207

 

 

 

856

 

 

 

(2,559

)

Total other comprehensive income (loss)

 

856

 

 

 

(2,624

)

Total comprehensive loss

$

(2,198

)

 

$

(19,200

)

 

 

 

 

 

   

Benson Hill, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)

(USD In Thousands)

   

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

2023

 

 

 

2022

 

Operating activities

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(3,054

)

 

$

(16,576

)

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

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

5,263

 

 

 

5,404

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

 

2,814

 

 

 

5,683

 

Bad debt expense

 

 

(228

)

 

 

156

 

Change in fair value of warrants and conversion option

 

 

(21,696

)

 

 

(31,741

)

Accretion and amortization related to financing activities

 

 

2,018

 

 

 

2,907

 

Other

 

 

1,700

 

 

 

4,026

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

 

(1,188

)

 

 

(3,245

)

Inventories

 

 

11,663

 

 

 

(5,054

)

Other assets and other liabilities

 

 

(1,289

)

 

 

(540

)

Accounts payable

 

 

(18,471

)

 

 

(7,540

)

Accrued expenses

 

 

(15,225

)

 

 

(6,672

)

Net cash used in operating activities

 

 

(37,693

)

 

 

(53,192

)

Investing activities

 

 

 

 

Purchases of marketable securities

 

 

(23,277

)

 

 

(84,991

)

Proceeds from maturities of marketable securities

 

 

25,997

 

 

 

4,575

 

Proceeds from sales of marketable securities

 

 

38,927

 

 

 

73,196

 

Payments for acquisitions of property and equipment

 

 

(2,680

)

 

 

(3,360

)

Payments made in connection with business acquisitions

 

 

 

 

 

(1,034

)

Other

 

 

27

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided/(used) by/in investing activities

 

 

38,994

 

 

 

(11,614

)

Financing activities

 

 

 

 

Contributions from PIPE Investment, net of transaction costs $18 in 2022

 

 

 

 

 

84,967

 

Principal payments on debt

 

 

(843

)

 

 

(1,316

)

Proceeds from issuance of debt, net of issuance costs

 

 

(2,000

)

 

 

4,078

 

Borrowing under revolving line of credit

 

 

 

 

 

5,726

 

Repayments under revolving line of credit

 

 

 

 

 

(3,916

)

Repayments of financing lease obligations

 

 

(794

)

 

 

(290

)

Proceeds from the exercise of stock awards and withholding taxes for the net share settlement

 

 

122

 

 

 

636

 

Net cash (used)/provided in/by financing activities

 

 

(3,515

)

 

 

89,885

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

 

 

 

 

 

(65

)

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

(2,214

)

 

 

25,014

 

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period

 

 

43,321

 

 

 

78,963

 

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period

 

$

41,107

 

 

$

103,977

 

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid for interest

 

$

4,698

 

 

 

$

2,473

Supplemental disclosure of non-cash activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

PIPE Investment issuance costs included in accrued expenses and other current

 

$

 

 

 

$

4,143

Purchases of property and equipment included in accounts payable and accrued expenses and other current liabilities

 

$

326

 

 

 

$

3,104

Benson Hill, Inc.
Non-GAAP Reconciliation
(USD In Thousands)

This press release contains financial measures not derived in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). Reconciliations to the most comparable GAAP measures are provided below. The Company defines Adjusted EBITDA as net loss from continuing operations excluding income taxes, interest, depreciation, amortization, stock-based compensation, change in fair value of warrants and conversion option, and the impact of significant non-recurring items. The Company defines free cash flow as net cash used in (provided by) operating activities minus capital expenditures.

Adjustments to reconcile net loss from our continuing operations to Adjusted EBITDA are as follows:

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

2023

 

 

 

2022

 

Net loss from continuing operations

$

(4,845

)

 

$

(17,424

)

Interest expense, net

 

6,372

 

 

 

6,388

 

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

15

 

 

 

(39

)

Depreciation and amortization

 

5,263

 

 

 

4,892

 

Stock-based compensation

 

2,814

 

 

 

5,683

 

Change in fair value of warrants and conversion option

 

(21,696

)

 

 

(31,741

)

Other

 

1,344

 

 

 

1,100

 

Total Adjusted EBITDA

$

(10,733

)

 

$

(31,141

)

Adjustments to reconcile estimated 2023 net loss from continuing operations to estimated Adjusted EBITDA are as follows:

 

2023 Estimate*

Net loss from continuing operations

$

(115,000

)

to

$

(125,000

)

Interest expense, net

 

27,000

 

to

 

29,000

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

21,000

 

to

 

23,000

 

Stock-based compensation

 

14,000

 

to

 

15,000

 

Total Adjusted EBITDA

$

(53,000

)

to

 

(58,000

)

Adjustments to reconcile estimated 2023 free cash flow are as follows:

 

2023 Estimate*

Net loss from continuing operations

$

(115,000

)

to

(125,000

)

Depreciation and amortization

 

21,000

 

to

23,000

 

Stock-based compensation

 

14,000

 

to

15,000

 

Changes in working capital

 

(12,000

)

to

(14,000

)

Other

 

2,000

 

to

8,000

 

Net Cash Used in Operating Activities

$

(90,000

)

to

(93,000

)

Payments for acquisition of property and equipment

 

20,000

 

to

25,000

 

Free Cash Flow

$

(110,000

)

to

(118,000

)

* Categories such as income tax expense (benefit) and changes in fair value of warrants and conversion option, and significant non-recurring items may impact the actual full-year non-GAAP reconciliation for both Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flow. These amounts cannot be estimated at this time.

 

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