巴拉德動力系統公司(以下簡稱「巴拉德」、「本公司」、「我們」或「我們的」)的財務狀況和經營業績討論與分析準備截至2024年11月4日,並應與我們截至2024年9月30日的三個月紀事和九個月紀事的未經審計的簡明綜合中期財務報表及附註,截至2023年12月31日的年度審計合併財務報表及附註一同閱讀。本報告中所述結果以美元報告,除非另有說明,並按照國際會計準則局發出的國際財務報告準則(「IFRS」)編制。有關本公司的其他信息,包括我們的年度信息表,已提交給加拿大的www.sedarplus.ca) and U.S. (www.sec.gov) securities regulatory authorities and is also available on our website at www.ballard.com.
1.2 披露控制和程序及財務報告內部控制
Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance that relevant information is gathered and reported to senior management, including the Chief Executive Officer (「CEO」) and the Chief Financial Officer (「CFO」), on a timely basis so that appropriate decisions can be made regarding public disclosures. We have also designed internal controls over financial reporting to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with IFRS. During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, there were no changes in internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Our design of disclosure controls and procedures and internal controls over financial reporting includes controls, policies and procedures covering our subsidiaries including Ballard Power Systems Europe A/S, Ballard Fuel Cell Systems Inc., and Guangzhou Ballard Power Systems Co., Ltd.
1.3 風險和不確定性
An investment in our common shares involves risk. Investors should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties described in our Annual Information Form. The risks and uncertainties described in our Annual Information Form are not the only ones that we face. Additional risks and uncertainties, including those that we do not know about now or that we currently deem immaterial, may also adversely affect our business. For a more complete discussion of the risks and uncertainties which apply to our business and our operating results, please see our Annual Information Form and other filings with Canadian (www.sedarplus.ca)和美國證券監管機構。www.sec.gov)證券監管機構。
此外,我們還擁有某些非控制和非持股的投資:(i)在Quantron AG(「Quantron」)擁有3%的股權,這是一家全球電動車整合商和新興的專業OEm,旨在加速燃料電池卡車的普及;(ii)在Wisdom Group Holdings Ltd.(「Wisdom」)擁有6.7%的股權,這是一家在開曼群島註冊的控股公司,其子公司的業務包括設計和製造車輛,包括零排放燃料電池電動公交車、卡車和電池電動車;和(iii)在Forsee Power SA(「Forsee Power」)擁有7.3%的股權,這是一家法國公司,專門從事可持續電動交通的智能電池系統的設計、開發、生產、銷售和融資。我們已投資於兩個氫基礎設施和增長股權基金:(i)在HyCap Fund I SCSP(「HyCap」)持有10.4%的利益,這是一家在盧森堡註冊的特殊有限合夥制;和(ii)在Clean H2 Infra Fund(「Clean H2」)持有1.5%的利益,這是一家在法國註冊的特殊有限合夥制。我們還投資於一個去碳化和氣候技術和增長股權基金,持有Templewater Decarbonization I,L.P.(「Templewater」)2%的股權,該有限合夥制在開曼群島註冊。
Ballard announces restructuring to lower total operating expenses by more than 30% to align with delayed market adoption, while maintaining long-term competitiveness and balance sheet strength
On September 12, 2024, we announced a global corporate restructuring to reduce corporate spending and to maintain balance sheet strength amid a slowdown in hydrogen infrastructure development and delayed fuel cell adoption. We expect our restructuring measures to impact our global operations, yielding anticipated annualized total operating expense savings in excess of 30%, with a substantial part of the annualized savings being realized in 2025.
The scope of reduction measures include a reduction in workforce, a rationalization in product development programs, operational consolidation, and reduction in capital expenditures. Cost reduction
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measures are not expected to impact product delivery and program execution required to fulfill customer commitments.
Fuel Cell Products and Services Revenues of $1480萬 for the third quarter of 2024 decreased (45%), or ($12.3) million, compared to the third quarter of 2023. The (45%) decrease was driven by lower Heavy-Duty Mobility market, Stationary, and Emerging and Other revenues. Revenue increases in Europe were more than offset by lower revenues in North America, China and Rest of World.
Heavy-Duty Mobility revenues of $1280萬 in the third quarter of 2024 decreased ($7.7) million, or (38%), due to lower sales of rail, truck and marine fuel cell products, partially offset by higher sales in the bus sub-market. Heavy-Duty Mobility revenues on a quarter-to-quarter basis are impacted by product mix due to varying customer requirements and various fuel cell products, including numerous power configurations required by our customers (and the resulting impact on selling price) of our fuel cell modules, fuel cell stacks, MEAs, and related component and parts kits. Heavy-Duty Mobility revenues of $1280萬 in the third quarter of 2024 includes service revenues of nil million earned on the Weichai Ballard JV technology transfer program; $20萬 from Weichai Ballard JV for the supply of a mix of certain fuel cell products and components that will be used in the assembly of modules to power zero-emission FCEVs in China; and $1260萬 from a variety of customers in Europe, North America, China, and the rest of the world, primarily for shipments of FCwave™, FCmove™-HD+, FCmove™-HD, FCmove™-XD, and FCveloCity®-HD7燃料電池模塊及相關組件,用於各自的公交車、卡車、鐵路和海洋項目。
Fuel Cell Products and Services Revenues of $4520萬 for the first three quarters of 2024 decreased (19%), or ($10.4) million, compared to the first three quarters of 2023. The (19%) decrease was driven by lower Emerging and Other, Stationary, and Heavy-Duty Mobility market revenues. Revenue increases in Europe were more than offset by lower revenues in North America, China and Rest of World.
Heavy-Duty Mobility revenues of $3660萬 in the three quarters of 2024 decreased ($1.1) million, or (3%), due to lower sales of rail, marine and truck fuel cell products, partially offset by higher sales in the bus sub-market. Heavy-Duty Mobility revenues on a quarter-to-quarter basis are impacted by product mix due to varying customer requirements and various fuel cell products, including numerous power configurations required by our customers (and the resulting impact on selling price) of our fuel cell modules, fuel cell stacks, MEAs, and related component and parts kits. Heavy-Duty Mobility revenues of $3660萬 in the first three quarters of 2024 includes service revenues of nil million earned on the Weichai Ballard JV technology transfer program; $240萬 from Weichai Ballard JV for the supply of a mix of certain fuel cell products and components that will be used in the assembly of modules to power zero-emission FCEVs in China; and $3420萬 from a variety of customers in Europe, North America, China, and the rest of the world, primarily for shipments of FCwave™, FCmove™-HD+, FCmove™-HD, and FCmove™-XD fuel cell modules and related components for their respective bus, truck, rail and marine programs.
Heavy-Duty Mobility revenues of $3770萬 in the first three quarters of 2023 includes service revenues of $250萬 earned on the Weichai Ballard JV technology transfer program; $90萬 from Weichai Ballard JV for the supply of a mix of certain fuel cell products and components that will be used in the assembly of modules to power zero-emission FCEVs in China; $170萬 of product and service
Total Operating Expenses (excluding Other operating expenses) for the first three quarters of 2024 were $10230萬, a decrease of ($1.8) million, or (2%), compared to the first three quarters of 2023. The
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(2%) decrease was driven by lower general and administrative expenses of ($1.6) million and lower sales and marketing expenses of ($1.0) million, partially offset by higher research and product development expenses of $70萬.
Cash Operating Costs (see Supplemental Non-GAAP Measures and Reconciliations) for the first three quarters of 2024 were $8870萬, a decrease of ($1.6) million, or (2%), compared to the first three quarters of 2023. The (2%) decrease was driven by lower general and administrative cash operating costs of ($1.3) million and lower sales and marketing cash operating costs of ($0.6) million, partially offset by increases in research and product development cash operating costs of $30萬.
The (2%) decrease in cash operating costs in the first three quarters of 2024 was driven by lower general and administrative costs due primarily to lower consulting and contractor services, recruiting, and public company costs, and lower sales and marketing costs due primarily to decreased commercial expenditures in Europe and China.
These cost reductions were partially offset by the impact of inflationary wage pressures across the business and continue to include significant expenditures on technology and product development activities including the design and development of next generation fuel cell stacks and engines for bus, truck, rail, marine and stationary applications, and continuation engineering investment in our existing fuel cell products, including activities related to product cost reduction. Program investment includes expenditures related to our FCmove™-HD+ and FCmove XD fuel cell modules (our recently released 9th generation fuel cell engine) designed for buses and medium and heavy-duty trucks, our FCgen®-HPS High-Power Density Fuel Cell Stack for light-medium-and heavy-duty vehicles, our FCwave™ Fuel Cell Module for high power applications, and on the ongoing improvement of all of our fuel cell products including our high performance fuel cell module, the FCmove™-HD, and our high performance liquid-cooled fuel cell stack, the FCgen®-LCS.
The nominal change in research and development cash operating costs (see Supplemental Non-GAAP Measures and Reconciliations) in the third quarter and first three quarters of 2024, as compared to the third quarter and first three quarters of 2023, was driven primarily by the impact of inflationary wage pressures, and include expenditures on technology and product development activities including the design and development of next generation fuel cell stacks and engines for bus, truck, rail, marine and stationary applications, and continuation engineering investment in our existing fuel cell products, including activities related to product cost reduction. Program investment includes expenditures related to our FCmove™-HD+ and FCmove XD fuel cell modules (our recently released 9th generation fuel cell engine) designed for buses and medium and heavy-duty trucks, our FCgen®-HPS High-Power Density Fuel Cell Stack for light-medium-and heavy-duty vehicles, our FCwave™ Fuel Cell Module for high power applications, and on the ongoing improvement of all of our fuel cell products including our high performance fuel cell module, the FCmove™-HD, and our high performance liquid-cooled fuel cell stack, the FCgen®-LCS.
Depreciation and amortization expense included in research and product development expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 was $190萬 and $570萬, respectively, compared to $140萬 and $470萬, respectively, for the corresponding periods of 2023. Depreciation and amortization expense relate primarily to depreciation expense on our increased investment in research and product development facilities and equipment.
Stock-based compensation expense included in research and product development expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 was $100萬 and $370萬, respectively, compared to $150萬 and $420萬, respectively, for the corresponding periods of 2023. The decrease in 2024 was due primarily to certain equity awards no longer expected to meet their vesting criteria.
Government levies for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 were nominal, compared to ($0.1) million for the corresponding period of 2023. Government levies relate primarily to withholding taxes deducted from proceeds earned on certain commercial contracts.
Finance expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 was ($0.6) million and ($1.6) million, respectively, compared to ($0.3) million and ($0.8) million, respectively, for the corresponding periods of 2023. Finance expense represents the interest expense incurred on our right-of-use assets with a lease term of greater than 12-months, including our head office building, manufacturing facility, and related storage facilities in Burnaby, British Columbia, as well as similar right-of-use assets in all of our subsidiaries.
Equity in income (loss) of investment in joint venture and associates for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 was ($1.1) million and ($2.4) million, respectively, compared to ($4.0) million and ($5.8) million, respectively, for the corresponding periods of 2023. Equity in loss of investment in joint venture and associates relates to the pickup of 49% of the net income (loss) of Weichai Ballard JV in China due to our 49% ownership position which is accounted for using the equity method of accounting.
The loss of investment in joint venture and associates in the operations of Weichai Ballard JV includes research and product development expenses in the periods consisting primarily of amounts expended on the ongoing $9000萬 technology transfer agreement with Ballard as Weichai Ballard JV continues to establish operations. Weichai Ballard JV manufactures Ballard’s next-generation LCS bi-polar plates, fuel
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cell stacks and LCS-based power modules for bus, commercial truck, and forklift applications with certain exclusive rights in China.
季度結果概要: There were no significant seasonal variations in our quarterly results. Variations in our net loss for the above periods were affected primarily by the following factors:
•收入: Variations in fuel cell product and service revenues reflect the demand and timing of our customers’ fuel cell vehicle, bus, and fuel cell product deployments as well as the demand and timing of their engineering services projects. Variations in fuel cell product and service revenues also reflect the timing of work performed and the achievements of milestones under long-term fixed price contracts.
•營業費用: Operating expenses were negatively impacted in the third quarter of 2024 by restructuring and related charges of ($16.1) million related to a global corporate restructuring initiative, and negatively impacted by impairment losses on trade receivables of ($7.9) million. Operating expenses also include the impact of changes in the value of the Canadian dollar, versus the U.S. dollar, on our Canadian dollar denominated expenditures.
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•Net loss from continuing operations: 持續經營的淨虧損受上述營收和營業費用影響。2024年第三季度的淨虧損受商譽減值損失影響(4030萬美元),包括將剩餘公司商譽減記至零;受物業、廠房及設備減值損失影響(10680萬美元),包括對於有關聯資產(約10500萬美元)進行減值準備使這些經營資產減值至其估計殘值,並對位於丹麥和中國(即將停業)的某些特定資產進行減記(180萬美元)。2024年第三季度的淨虧損,以及2024年第二季度、第一季度,2023年第四季度、第三季度、第二季度、第一季度,以及2022年第四季度,也受到金融資產按市值調整所致損益(2.7萬美元,170萬美元,63萬美元,103萬美元,25萬美元,30萬美元,0.5萬美元和290萬美元,分別)影響,主要與我們對Forsee Power、Wisdom、Quantron、HyCap、Clean H2和Templewater的投資有關。
在截至2023年9月30日的三個月和九個月內,商譽減值費用爲2400萬美元,無形資產減值費用爲230萬美元,確認爲從停止運營中的淨損失中的商譽和技術無形資產減值費用,包括將企業在Ballard Motive Solutions in the U.K.的進一步擬議重組結果的收購商譽和技術無形資產減記至其估計公允價值。