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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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)   August 6, 2024

 

Hudson Technologies, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

New York

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

1-13412   13-3641539
(Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

300 Tice Boulevard, Suite 290, Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey   07677
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

 

(845) 735-6000

(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
 

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class Trading Symbols(s) Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value HDSN Nasdaq Capital Market

 

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 CFR 240.14a-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-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

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 August 6, 2024, Hudson Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2024. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

 

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

 

On August 6, 2024, the Company issued a press release announcing that the Company’s Board of Directors has approved a share repurchase program pursuant to which the Company may purchase up to $10 million in shares of the Company’s common stock during 2024 and 2025 (the “Repurchase Program”).

 

Under the terms of the Repurchase Program, the Company may purchase shares of its common stock on a discretionary basis from time to time through open market repurchases or privately negotiated transactions or through other means, including by entering into Rule 10b5-1 trading plans, in each case, during an “open window” and when the Company does not possess material non-public information. The timing and actual number of shares repurchased under the Repurchase Program will depend on a variety of factors, including stock price, trading volume, market conditions, corporate and regulatory requirements and other general business considerations. The Repurchase Program may be modified, suspended or discontinued at any time without prior notice.

 

Repurchases under the Repurchase Program may be funded from the Company’s existing cash and cash equivalents, and future cash flow.

 

A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report.

 

The information in Items 2.02 and 7.01 of this Current Report and the press release is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference to such filing.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

  Exhibit 99.1 Press Release issued August 6, 2024
  Exhibit 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: August 6, 2024

 

  HUDSON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
     
     
  By: /s/ Brian J. Bertaux
  Name: Brian J. Bertaux
  Title: Chief Financial Officer & Secretary

 

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EX-99.1 2 tm2420883d1_ex99-1.htm EXHIBIT 99.1

Exhibit 99.1

 

HUDSON TECHNOLOGIES REPORTS SECOND QUARTER 2024 RESULTS

Board Authorizes Share Repurchase Program

 

WOODCLIFF LAKE, NJ – AUGUST 6, 2024 –Hudson Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: HDSN) announced results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2024.

 

For the quarter ended June 30, 2024, Hudson reported revenues of $75.3 million, a decrease of 17% compared to revenues of $90.5 million in the comparable 2023 period. The decrease is primarily related to decreased selling prices for certain refrigerants, lower revenue from the Company’s DLA contract and reduced carbon credit revenue in the quarter compared to the second quarter of 2023. This was partially offset by an increase in volume of 17% for refrigerants sold when compared to the same quarter last year. Gross margin in the second quarter of 2024 was 30%, compared to 41% in the second quarter of 2023. Hudson reported operating income of $12.8 million in the second quarter of 2024, compared to operating income of $27.7 million in the prior year period. Included in the second quarter 2024 selling, general and administrative expenses are approximately $0.7 million of non-recurring costs associated with the USA acquisition and IT expenses. The Company recorded net income of $9.6 million or $0.21 per basic and $0.20 per diluted share in the second quarter of 2024, compared to net income of $19.2 million or $0.42 per basic and $0.41 per diluted share in the same period of 2023.

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2024, Hudson reported revenues of $140.5 million, a decrease of 16% compared to revenues of $167.7 million for the first six months of 2023. Revenues for the first six months declined primarily due to decreased selling prices for certain refrigerants as well as lower revenue from the Company’s DLA contract, partially offset by an increase in the volume of refrigerants sold. Gross margin for the first half of 2024 was 31%, compared to gross margin of 40% in the first half of 2023. Hudson reported operating income of $25.6 million for the first six months of 2024 compared to operating income of $50.3 million in the first six months of 2023. The Company recorded net income of $19.1 million or $0.42 per basic and $0.40 per diluted share in the first half of 2024, compared to net income of $34.7 million or $0.77 per basic and $0.73 per diluted share in the first six months of 2023.

 

Brian F. Coleman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Hudson Technologies commented, “Despite stronger refrigerant sales volume, our second quarter financial performance reflected the continued headwinds of pricing pressure for certain refrigerants combined with lower activity levels from our DLA contract as compared to last year. During the second quarter of 2024, the industry saw pricing for certain refrigerants decline by approximately 25% as compared to pricing levels in the second quarter of 2023 and pricing was reduced by approximately 6% from the level we reported at the time of our first quarter earnings call. As we’ve previously stated, we anticipated that pricing levels might not rebound as the season progressed and we recognized that last year’s strong DLA order activity could provide a difficult comparison to this year. While the current pricing landscape is not ideal, we believe this dynamic is temporary and does not impact our long-term view of the growth of our Company. If current pricing levels continue through the remainder of the 2024 selling season, we would anticipate full year revenue in the range of $240 million to $250 million and full year gross margin of approximately 30%.

 

“We remain focused on executing our strategic plan to ensure that we are meeting the refrigerant needs of our customers and that we are promoting recovery and reclamation activity. During the quarter we announced our acquisition of USA Refrigerants, a leading purchaser of recovered refrigerants, known for their sales organization and expertise in sourcing recovered refrigerants. As a reminder, with the recovered refrigerants we source, process, and sell, we recognize a much higher gross margin than through the purchase and resale of newly manufactured refrigerants. The skillset and industry relationships USA brings, combined with Hudson’s existing customer base, are expected to scale our capabilities around recovery and reclamation, allowing us to significantly enhance our ability to profitably leverage current and future phase downs of virgin refrigerants and the resulting growth in recovered and reclaimed refrigerants.

 

 


 

“We continued to strengthen our balance sheet, ending the period with no debt and $30.5 million in cash. This reflects $18.1 million of free cash flow generation for the six-month period ended June 30, 2024, which includes the effect of the $20.7 million cash outflow related to the USA Refrigerants acquisition.”

 

Mr. Coleman continued, “It is important to reiterate that while our second quarter results are not where we’d like them to be and the market pricing challenges experienced could persist through the balance of this sales season, we remain confident that in the long term, the phasedown of HFCs will ultimately move pricing higher, accelerate reclamation activity and drive enhanced profitability in our business. In the coming month, we expect the finalization of the EPA’s Refrigerant Management Rule, mandating the use of reclaimed refrigerants for certain equipment and service sectors. While 2024 may have its challenges, as the AIM Act legislates limits to future production and consumption of virgin HFCs, we believe Hudson’s leadership position in the industry, proprietary reclamation technology and longstanding customer relationships leave us well positioned to drive the necessary transition to reclaimed refrigerant as virgin supply tightens.”

 

Board Authorizes Share Repurchase Program

 

Hudson also announced that its board of directors has authorized the repurchase of up to $10 million of outstanding common stock during 2024 and 2025. Purchases will be funded from the company’s available cash and cash flow. Hudson may purchase shares of its common stock on a discretionary basis from time to time through open market repurchases or privately negotiated transactions or through other means, including by entering into Rule 10b5-1 trading plans, in each case, during an “open window” and when the Company does not possess material non-public information. The timing and actual number of shares repurchased under the repurchase program will depend on a variety of factors, including stock price, trading volume, market conditions, corporate and regulatory requirements and other general business considerations. The repurchase program may be modified, suspended or discontinued at any time without prior notice.

 

Mr. Coleman commented, “We’ve previously noted that the three pillars to our capital allocation strategy are: business working capital needs, acquisitions and share repurchases.  The board’s authorization of a share repurchase program reflects their confidence in Hudson’s long-term growth prospects and dedication to stockholder value creation. Given our significantly improved balance sheet over the past few years, we are now able to prioritize investing for growth organically and through acquisition, while also potentially returning capital to our stockholders through the repurchase of stock.”

 

Conference Call Information

 

The Company will host a conference call and webcast to discuss the second quarter results today, August 6, 2024, at 5:00 P.M. Eastern Time.

 

To access the live webcast, log onto the Hudson Technologies website at www.hudsontech.com, and click on “Events”.

 

To participate in the call by phone, dial (877) 545-0523 approximately five minutes prior to the scheduled start time. International callers please dial (973) 528-0016. Callers should use the entry code: 384150.

 

 


 

A replay of the teleconference will be available until September 5, 2024, and may be accessed by dialing (877) 481-4010. International callers may dial (919) 882-2331. Callers should use conference ID: 50910.

 

About Hudson Technologies

 

Hudson Technologies, Inc. is a leading provider of innovative and sustainable refrigerant products and services to the Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning and Refrigeration industry. For nearly three decades, we have demonstrated our commitment to our customers and the environment by becoming one of the first in the United States and largest refrigerant reclaimers through multimillion dollar investments in the plants and advanced separation technology required to recover a wide variety of refrigerants and restoring them to Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute standard for reuse as certified EMERALD Refrigerants™. The Company's products and services are primarily used in commercial air conditioning, industrial processing and refrigeration systems, and include refrigerant and industrial gas sales, refrigerant management services consisting primarily of reclamation of refrigerants and RefrigerantSide® Services performed at a customer's site, consisting of system decontamination to remove moisture, oils and other contaminants. The Company’s SmartEnergy OPS® service is a web-based real time continuous monitoring service applicable to a facility’s refrigeration systems and other energy systems. The Company’s Chiller Chemistry® and Chill Smart® services are also predictive and diagnostic service offerings. As a component of the Company’s products and services, the Company also generates carbon offset projects.

 

Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995

 

Statements contained herein which are not historical facts constitute forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements involve a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.  Such factors include, but are not limited to, changes in the laws and regulations affecting the industry, changes in the demand and price for refrigerants (including unfavorable market conditions adversely affecting the demand for, and the price of, refrigerants), the Company's ability to source refrigerants, regulatory and economic factors, seasonality, competition, litigation, the nature of supplier or customer arrangements that become available to the Company in the future, adverse weather conditions, possible technological obsolescence of existing products and services, possible reduction in the carrying value of long-lived assets, estimates of the useful life of its assets, potential environmental liability, customer concentration, the ability to obtain financing, the ability to meet financial covenants under its existing credit facility, any delays or interruptions in bringing products and services to market, the timely availability of any requisite permits and authorizations from governmental entities and third parties as well as factors relating to doing business outside the United States, including changes in the laws, regulations, policies, and political, financial and economic conditions, including inflation, interest and currency exchange rates, of countries in which the Company may seek to conduct business, the Company’s ability to successfully integrate any assets it acquires from third parties into its operations, and other risks detailed in the Company's 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 and other subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The words "believe", "expect", "anticipate", "may", "plan", "should" and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements.  Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date the statement was made.

 

Investor Relations Contact:
John Nesbett/Jennifer Belodeau
IMS Investor Relations
(203) 972-9200
jnesbett@imsinvestorrelations.com
Company Contact:
Brian F. Coleman, President & CEO
Hudson Technologies, Inc.
(845) 735-6000
bcoleman@hudsontech.com

 

 


 

Hudson Technologies, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Amounts in thousands, except for share and par value amounts)

 

    June 30,     December 31,  
    2024     2023  
      (unaudited)          
Assets                
Current assets:                
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 30,524     $ 12,446  
Trade accounts receivable – net     30,348       25,169  
Inventories     123,729       154,450  
Income tax receivable     2,551       5,438  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets     7,461       7,492  
Total current assets     194,613       204,995  
                 
Property, plant and equipment, less accumulated depreciation     19,117       19,375  
Goodwill     62,420       47,803  
Intangible assets, less accumulated amortization     15,893       14,771  
Right of use asset     5,702       6,591  
Other assets     3,172       3,137  
Total Assets   $ 300,917     $ 296,672  
                 
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity                
Current liabilities:                
Trade accounts payable   $ 9,940     $ 23,399  
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities     29,920       31,537  
Accrued payroll     2,448       3,615  
Total current liabilities     42,308       58,551  
Deferred tax liability     4,178       4,558  
Long-term lease liabilities     4,163       4,790  
Other long-term liabilities     1,600        
Total Liabilities     52,249       67,899  
                 
Commitments and contingencies                
                 
Stockholders’ equity:                
Preferred stock, shares authorized 5,000,000: Series A Convertible preferred stock, $0.01 par value ($100 liquidation preference value); shares authorized 150,000; none issued or outstanding            
Common stock, $0.01 par value; shares authorized 100,000,000; issued and outstanding: 45,516,146 and 45,502,380, respectively     455       455  
Additional paid-in capital     118,839       118,091  
Retained earnings     129,374       110,227  
Total Stockholders’ Equity     248,668       228,773  
                 
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity   $ 300,917     $ 296,672  

 

 


 

Hudson Technologies, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Income

(unaudited)

(Amounts in thousands, except for share and per share amounts)

 

    Three months     Six months  
    ended June 30,     ended June 30,  
    2024     2023     2024     2023  
Revenues   $ 75,282     $ 90,474     $ 140,532     $ 167,673  
Cost of sales     52,711       53,847       96,540       100,716  
Gross profit     22,571       36,627       43,992       66,957  
                                 
Operating expenses:                                
Selling, general and administrative     9,013       8,273       16,960       15,250  
Amortization     760       699       1,458       1,397  
Total operating expenses     9,773       8,972       18,418       16,647  
                                 
Operating income     12,798       27,655       25,574       50,310  
                                 
Interest expense     152       1,899       366       3,748  
                                 
Income before income taxes     12,646       25,756       25,208       46,562  
                                 
Income tax expense     3,061       6,567       6,061       11,842  
                                 
Net income   $ 9,585     $ 19,189     $ 19,147     $ 34,720  
                                 
Net income per common share – Basic   $ 0.21     $ 0.42     $ 0.42     $ 0.77  
Net income per common share – Diluted   $ 0.20     $ 0.41     $ 0.40     $ 0.73  
Weighted average number of shares outstanding – Basic     45,513,445       45,339,570       45,511,434       45,319,155  
Weighted average number of shares outstanding – Diluted     47,275,901       47,297,419       47,377,534       47,305,196  

 

 


 

Hudson Technologies, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(unaudited)

(Amounts in thousands)

 

    Six month-period  
    ended June 30,  
    2024     2023  
Cash flows from operating activities:                
Net income   $ 19,147     $ 34,720  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:                
Depreciation     1,564       1,495  
Amortization of intangible assets     1,458       1,397  
Impairment of long lived assets     441        
Lower of cost or net realizable value inventory adjustment     1,983       (1,104 )
Allowance for credit losses     44       851  
Share based compensation     751       1,819  
Amortization of deferred finance costs     114       538  
Deferred tax expense     (380 )     2,917  
Changes in assets and liabilities:                
Trade accounts receivable     (2,565 )     (29,037 )
Inventories     33,811       12,037  
Prepaid and other assets     (2,776 )     (5,200 )
Lease obligations     (2 )     2  
Income taxes receivable     2,887       (1,741 )
Accounts payable and accrued expenses     (15,642 )     2,552  
Cash provided by operating activities     40,835       21,246  
                 
Cash flows from investing activities:                
Payments for acquisition     (20,670 )      
Additions to property, plant, and equipment     (2,085 )     (837 )
Cash used in investing activities     (22,755 )     (837 )
                 
Cash flows from financing activities:                
Proceeds from issuance of common stock     1       39  
Excess tax benefits from exercise of stock options     (3 )     (3 )
Repayment of long-term debt           (14,325 )
Cash used in financing activities     (2 )     (14,289 )
                 
Increase in cash and cash equivalents     18,078       6,120  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period     12,446       5,295  
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period   $ 30,524     $ 11,415  
                 
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:                
Cash paid for interest   $ 311     $ 2,952  
                 
Cash paid for income taxes – net   $ 3,554     $ 10,665