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Ess Tech Inc · Q4 2021 earnings

Q4 2021 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2021.

ESS Tech, Inc. reported fourth-quarter results, highlighting the shipment of first commercial units and full customer acceptance at one project. The company faced supply chain challenges, impacting revenue recognition in the quarter. Despite these headwinds, ESS secured new contracts and focused on maximizing production capabilities while managing costs.

  • Shipped first Gen2 Energy Warehouse to customer, which has been fully accepted and is operational.
  • Expanded Wilsonville facility by 54,000 square feet in the fourth quarter, doubling the total footprint to 200,000 square feet in 2021.
  • Finalized business combination with ACON S2 Acquisition Corp. on October 11, 2021, resulting in $251 million cash received.
  • San Diego Gas & Electric will utilize six ESS second-generation Energy Warehouse™ systems to provide up to 3 MWh of stored energy capacity.

Headline financials

EPS (adj)

-$0.19

Previous: -$7.80+97.6%
Capital Expenditures

$2.48M

Previous: $502K+393.8%
Free Cash Flow

-$53.9M

Previous: -$17.1M-214.1%
Net Income

-$181M

Previous: -$24.2M-646.2%
Operating Income

-$31.4M

Previous: -$5.44M-478.1%
Cash & Equivalents

$239M

Previous: $4.9M+4775.3%
Total Assets

$250M

Previous: $9.02M+2672.9%
Stock-Based Comp

$7.3M

Previous: $310K+2255.5%

Revenue & EPS history

ESS Tech · Revenue · Quarterly

$128K

Q1 2026-78.6%vs Q1 2025
Beat estimate in 1 of 9 quarters(11%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

ESS Tech · $1 total across 1 segment · Q1 2023

  • Revenue - Related Parties
    $1

Forward guidance

ESS expects a shift of a little more than one quarter in its ramp plan for 2022 due to challenging shifting supply chain environment.

Tailwinds

  • The world’s need for long-duration energy storage is undeniable
  • Value proposition of iron flow battery continues to differentiate ESS in the market
  • ESS solution now stands as a proven alternative to lithium-ion for grid storage
  • ESS continued to make progress securing new contracts
  • ESS pipeline and backlog remain robust

Headwinds

  • ESS have been hampered by significant supply challenges
  • Limited ability to recognize revenue in the quarter
  • Challenging shifting supply chain environment
  • Expect a shift of a little more than one quarter in ramp plan for 2022
  • Continue to focus on maximizing production capabilities while effectively managing costs.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q4 2021

Historical avgQ4 2021

-4.1%

Avg return

Earnings day

-9.7%

Avg return

5 days after

-16.4%

Avg return

30 days after

19%

4 / 21 earnings

Positive

+31.3%

Q1 2022

Best reaction

-34.5%

Q3 2025

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-2.6%-33.1%-21.8%
Q4 2025-4.4%-3.7%-11.0%
Q3 2025-34.5%-40.7%-50.8%
Q1 2025-15.2%-28.1%-58.6%
Q4 2024-12.6%-27.0%-27.6%
Q3 2024-19.5%-46.0%-44.1%
Q2 2024-12.9%-16.5%-45.8%
Q1 2024-10.9%-16.0%-18.5%
Q4 2023-5.8%-19.5%-17.8%
Q3 2023-7.2%-11.2%-6.4%
Q2 2023-4.1%-20.9%-11.0%
Q1 2023+13.8%+0.0%+22.9%
Q4 2022-8.2%-13.7%-23.6%
Q3 2022-4.9%-9.3%-13.1%
Q2 2022+13.5%+18.3%-6.9%
Q1 2022+31.3%+46.4%-14.1%
Q4 2021+12.1%+25.6%+43.2%
Q2 2021-12.5%-8.9%-27.6%
Q3 2021-1.1%-0.3%-13.1%
Q1 2021+0.0%+0.5%+0.7%
Q4 2020-0.9%-0.4%-0.1%
Q3 2020
Q2 2020
Q1 2020

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