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, 2014
ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS WORLDWIDE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Florida | | 000-30392 | | 13-4172059 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
200 Progress Drive
Montgomeryville, PA 18936
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (215) 699-0730
Not applicable.
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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ITEM 2.02. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
On November 14, 2014, Environmental Solutions Worldwide, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2014. The full text of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. The foregoing shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities.
The Company’s press release, in addition to containing results that are determined in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”), supplements the Company’s reported GAAP financial information with “EBITDA” (defined by the Company as earnings before interest on promissory notes payable, income tax expense, depreciation), which constitutes a “non-GAAP financial measure” as that term is defined by the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). The Company’s press release includes the most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP, information reconciling EBITDA to the applicable GAAP financial measures, a statement disclosing the reasons why the Company’s management believes that presentation of EBITDA provides useful information to investors regarding the Company’s financial condition and results of operations.
EBITDA is not in accordance with, or an alternative to, net income, and may be different from non-GAAP measures used by other companies. In addition, EBITDA is not based on any comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles. This adjusted non-GAAP measure has limitations in that it does not reflect all of the amounts associated with the Company’s results of operations determined in accordance with GAAP. EBITDA should not be considered in isolation of, as a substitute for, or superior to, the financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. EBITDA as defined in the press release may differ from similarly titled measures presented by other companies. EBITDA, as well as other information in the press release, should be read in conjunction with the Company’s financial statements filed with the SEC.
NOTE: This information is being furnished under Item 2.02 (Results of Operations and Financial Condition) of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No. | Description |
99.1 | Press Release of Environmental Solutions Worldwide, Inc., dated November 14, 2014 |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.
| ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS WORLDWIDE, INC. (Registrant) |
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Date: November 14, 2014 | By: | /s/ Praveen Nair |
| | Praveen Nair Chief Financial Officer |