QUANERGY SYSTEMS, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2021 and 2020
(a) | Description of Business |
Quanergy Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) designs, develops and produces Light Detection and Ranging (“LiDAR”) sensors and is a leader in 3D sensing that delivers robust and intelligent real-time 3D object detection and classification solutions. Currently, the Company’s applications and products are targeted towards five key market groups: 1) the Security market where the Company builds applications leveraging the mechanical M Series LiDAR combined with proprietary software for perimeter security and intrusion detection applications; 2) the Smart Cities / Spaces market, where the Company’s flow management tools are used in cities and municipalities to improve the movement and safety of their citizens in dense urban settings; 3) the Mapping market, where customers are currently utilizing the M8 mechanical LiDAR for terrestrial and aerial mapping; 4) the Industrial market, where the Company is launching its solid state and mechanical LiDAR solutions for material handling, logistics, and measurement; and 5) the Transportation market which consists of passenger vehicles as well as heavy vehicles and off highway applications such as agricultural and mining equipment, where the Company is primarily looking to service this market through its solid state S Series LiDAR for use in Advanced Driver Assist Systems as well as in highly automated vehicle applications.
The Company was founded in 2012 and is currently headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, with subsidiaries in Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, United Arab Emirates, China, Hong Kong and Japan.
As of December 31, 2021, the Company had $26.1 million of cash and cash equivalents. The Company has historically generated recurring net losses and negative cash flows from operations, however, the Company has raised capital, as discussed in “Note 20 – Subsequent Events”, by consummating its merger with a subsidiary of CITIC Capital Acquisition Corp. (“CCAC”). CCAC was a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company. Upon consummation of the Merger, the Company’s convertible promissory notes outstanding as of December 31, 2021, with an original maturity date of March 15, 2022, were repaid in full including principal and accrued interest. The Company’s convertible promissory notes due to mature in 2023 were converted into shares of common stock
The Company has prepared its consolidated financial statements assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As of December 31, 2021, the Company had $26.1 million of cash and cash equivalents. Further, as discussed in “Note 20 – Subsequent Events”, the Company completed its business combination transaction on February 8, 2022, and effectively settled its outstanding debt balance of $106 million, thereby providing the Company with additional future financial flexibility. The transaction also gives the Company access to $125 million from a previously announced share subscription facility from Global Emerging Markets Group (“GEM”), a Luxembourg-based private alternative investment group, once the effectiveness of the resale S-1 Registration Statement is completed, which is expected to occur in the second quarter of FY 2022. As registration effectiveness is not entirely in the Company’s control, should the Company not be able to access the GEM facility, it would be forced to seek other forms of financing which may not be available in sufficient amounts to fund its operations. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern, for a period of twelve months following the date of issuance of financial statements for the year ending December 31, 2021. These consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
The consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
On June 21, 2021, the Company entered into an agreement and plan of merger, as amended on June 28, 2021 and further amended on November 14, 2021 and December 26, 2021 (the “Merger Agreement”), with CCAC and CITIC Capital Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and direct wholly owned subsidiary of CCAC (“Merger Sub”). On February 8, 2022, pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub merged with and into the Company, the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub ceased, and the Company became the surviving corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of CCAC (the “Merger”). The Business Combination is more fully discussed in “Note 20 – Subsequent Events”.
Since early 2020, changes in consumers’ behavior and government-imposed restrictions because of the Covid-19 pandemic have impacted businesses in various ways. The extent of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic over the longer term remain uncertain and will depend largely on future developments that cannot be accurately predicted at this time, including the duration and the spread of the pandemic both globally and within the United States, the introduction and severity of new variants of the virus and their resistance to currently approved vaccines, as well as the potential negative impact these and other factors may have on our business.
With respect to our results, sales for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 were heavily impacted by Covid-19 primarily due to the delay of projects and slowing overall business activity, as well as, in certain cases, the inability to physically access customer sites. Despite these setbacks, we reacted quickly to help offset the negative cash flow impacts of these factors with key elements of our cash preservation plan in 2020 including furloughing nearly 50% of our employees, negotiating extended payment terms with vendors, cutting wages across the entire workforce and reducing overall external contractor spending. We also benefited from a $2.5 million Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loan from the Small Business Administration.
While business conditions improved sequentially each quarter in 2021, broader implications of the COVID-19 pandemic were present throughout the year on our workforce, operations, supply chain and customer demand. Turning to 2022, significant uncertainties remain relating to disruptions from COVID-19, broad based supply chain shortages, and geopolitical risks related to the events unfolding in the Ukraine.
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