PowerBank Q4 2026 Earnings Report

PowerBank EPS Results

• Actual EPS: N/A
• Consensus EPS: -$0.00
• Beat/Miss: N/A
• One Year Ago EPS: N/A

PowerBank Revenue Results

• Actual Revenue: N/A
• Expected Revenue: $10.07 million
• Beat/Miss: N/A
• YoY Revenue Growth: N/A

PowerBank Announcement Details

• Quarter: Q4 2026
• Date: 10/7/2026
• Time: N/A
• Conference Call Date: N/A
• Conference Call Time: N/A

PowerBank (NASDAQ:PBK) (NASDAQ: PBK) is a renewable energy company that develops, constructs, owns and operates solar power and energy-storage projects. Its activities include distributed-generation and community-solar projects designed to supply electricity to residential, commercial and utility customers.

The company’s project portfolio has included solar installations and related energy-storage assets in the United States and Canada. PowerBank is involved throughout the project lifecycle, including site development, permitting, engineering, procurement, construction management, financing and ongoing asset operations.

The company was previously known as SolarBank Corporation and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada. Richard Lu serves as its chief executive officer. PowerBank’s business is focused on expanding renewable-energy generation and storage infrastructure in North American markets.

PowerBank Q4 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

Key Takeaways

• Positive Sentiment: Project execution advanced: Three Nova Scotia community solar projects secured interconnection agreements, while three Upstate New York community solar projects reached commercial operation. The company also added 60 megawatt-hours of new battery storage projects.
• Positive Sentiment: PowerBank completed procurement and began physical work on eight New York solar and storage projects, preserving eligibility for approximately $30 million of U.S. investment tax credits tied to an estimated $74 million construction portfolio.
• Positive Sentiment: The Ontario SFF 06 battery project reached commercial operation and began contributing recurring IPP revenue under a long-term Ontario IESO contract. Fiscal 2026 IPP production revenue rose to CAD 9.8 million from CAD 9.3 million.
• Negative Sentiment: Fiscal 2026 revenue fell 34% to CAD 27.4 million as EPC and development-fee revenue declined, while adjusted EBITDA loss widened to CAD 3.5 million from CAD 846,000. The company also used CAD 12.8 million in operating cash and ended the year with only CAD 1.6 million of working capital.
• Neutral Sentiment: Management is exploring co-locating modular edge data centers with its solar and battery sites to capitalize on AI-related power demand, while reporting a total development pipeline of approximately 200 megawatts and 756 megawatt-hours.

Presentation

[Megan Haley, Marketing Associate at PowerBank]

Hello, everyone. Thank you for standing by. Good afternoon, and welcome to the PowerBank Fiscal Fourth Quarter 2026 Financial Results and Corporate Update Conference Call. My name is Megan Haley, Marketing Associate for PowerBank. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. After today's presentation, there will be a question-and-answer session, which will feature previously received questions. Participants of this call are advised that the audio of this conference call is being broadcast live over the internet and is also being recorded for playback purposes. A webcast replay of the call will be available approximately one hour after the end of the call and accessible on the investor relations portion of our website for 30 days after the call. This morning, the company issued a press release for its financial results for the fiscal fourth quarter ended June 30, 2026.

[Megan Haley, Marketing Associate at PowerBank]

A copy of that press release can be found on the company's website at powerbankcorp.com under the News tab. Joining me on today's earnings call from PowerBank's management team are Dr. Richard Lu, Chief Executive Officer, and Nicole Rusaw, Chief Financial Officer. During this call, management will be making forward-looking statements, including statements that address PowerBank's expectations for future performance or operational results. Forward-looking statements involve risk and other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those statements. For more information about these risks, please refer to the risk factors described in PowerBank's annual information form, most recently filed annual report on Form 40-F, and subsequent periodic reports filed with the SEC, SEDAR+, and PowerBank's press release that accompanies this call, particularly the cautionary statements in it. The content of this call contains time-sensitive information that is accurate only as of today.

[Megan Haley, Marketing Associate at PowerBank]

Except as required by law, PowerBank disclaims any obligation to publicly update or revise any information to reflect events or circumstances that occur after this call. It is now my pleasure to turn the call over to CEO, Dr. Richard Lu.

[Richard Lu, CEO at PowerBank]

Thank you so much, Megan, and good afternoon to everyone on the call. It's a pleasure to be back in front of you to share with our progress. As you know, PowerBank continues to execute on a clear strategy. That is to scale our development and EPC platform while steadily expanding our portfolio of long-lived cash-generating IPP assets. We're also actively adapting to a fast-evolving regulatory and market environment in the North American, particularly in the U.S., where policy and the tariff dynamics are influencing project economics and timing. Operationally, during the quarter and subsequent to quarter end, we made progress across several key areas. First is the development and the construction momentum. We were pleased to announce that all three community solar projects in Nova Scotia have secured interconnection agreement, advancing the 12.4 MW pipeline in the province.

[Richard Lu, CEO at PowerBank]

In May 2026, we announced three new battery energy storage system projects in Upstate New York, adding another 60 MWh to the growing portfolio of our battery energy storage systems. Over the summer, all three community solar projects in the 21 MW Upstate New York projects achieved commercial operation. Secondly is our safe harboring ITC eligibility. Our procurement of equipment for the eight distributed solar and energy storage projects in New York State has positioned those projects to remain eligible for U.S. federal investment tax credit under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Physical work commenced on the procured equipment, meaning the project met the IRS physical work test ahead of its July 4, 2026 deadline. The estimated ITC value associated with the safe harbor projects is approximately $30 million, with an estimated portfolio construction value of approximately $74 million. Thirdly is to strengthen partnership and the growth initiatives.

[Richard Lu, CEO at PowerBank]

In June, we announced a joint development agreement with Nodiac Corp. to leverage PowerBank's portfolio of solar and battery storage site across North America for the development of distributed AI computer infrastructure. We were also awarded a CAD 2.95 million federal contract with the U.S. Department of Defense and the Department of the Army for the covered parking canopy solar projects. Fourth, the Ontario battery storage milestone. Our SFF 06 battery energy storage project in Ontario achieved commercial operation on April 20, 2026. This is a significant milestone and added a new recurring IPP revenue stream to our portfolio and a long-term contract with the Ontario IESO. For the remaining two projects in Ontario, the timelines remain dependent on permitting processes, and we are actively managing those proceedings. Fifth, the new strategic opportunities.

[Richard Lu, CEO at PowerBank]

As the rise in AI use increase our already rising demand for power, we are working to co-locate modular edge data centers with solar and battery projects sites across Canada and the United States, leveraging our existing relationship and assets to create an additional source of revenue in a timely manner. Stepping back, we continue to see a large addressable opportunity set in North America. As disclosed, our total development pipeline is approximately 200 MW and 756 MWh, including 15.5 MW under construction and 130 MW in advanced development across solar PV and battery storage, with the balance in early-stage development. With that update, I will turn it over to Nicole to review our financial results in more detail. Nicole. You're on mute.

[Nicole Rusaw, CFO at PowerBank]

Thank you, Richard. Good afternoon, everyone. Unless otherwise stated, all figures are in Canadian dollars and are presented in thousands in our filings. I will refer to our results in millions. Revenue for fiscal 2026 was CAD 27.4 million, compared to CAD 41.5 million in fiscal 2025 and CAD 58.4 million in fiscal 2024. The 34% decrease from fiscal 2025 was primarily attributable to lower EPC services and development fee revenue, partially offset by continued growth in IPP production revenue.

[Nicole Rusaw, CFO at PowerBank]

EPC services revenue decreased to CAD 16.1 million from CAD 23.3 million, while development fee revenue decreased to CAD 0.9 million from CAD 7.7 million. IPP production revenue increased to CAD 9.8 million from CAD 9.3 million, as the company continued its tradition toward owning and operating renewable energy assets. Revenue in fiscal 2025 decreased by 29% from fiscal 2024, primarily because EPC services revenue declined to CAD 23.3 million from CAD 54.1 million.

[Nicole Rusaw, CFO at PowerBank]

This decline was partially offset by increases in IPP production revenue, which rose to CAD 9.3 million from CAD 0.6 million, and development fee revenue, which increased to CAD 7.7 million from CAD 2 million. Gross margin increased to approximately 35% in fiscal 2026, compared to 25% in fiscal 2025 and 20% in fiscal 2024. Overall, the three-year results reflect the company's transition from a business primarily driven by development and EPC revenue toward a more diversified model that includes a growing portfolio of owned IPP and BESS assets. This transition has resulted in lower EPC and development revenue in the near term, while increasing recurring IPP production revenue and significantly expanding the company's asset base and related project financing. For the year ended June 30, 2026, net cash used in operating activities was CAD 12.828 million, compared to CAD 17.26 million in 2025.

[Nicole Rusaw, CFO at PowerBank]

The decrease in cash used primarily reflected a lower net loss and a smaller net use of cash from changes in non-cash operating assets and liabilities. Non-cash adjustments in 2026 included depreciation and amortization of CAD 5.7 million, share-based compensation of CAD 4.6 million, inventory write-offs of CAD 1.856 million, accounts receivable write-offs of CAD 933,000, and impairment losses of CAD 4.7 million. Interest paid was CAD 3.32 million. For the year ended June 30, 2026, adjusted EBITDA, a non-IFRS measure, was a loss of CAD 3.5 million, apologies for that. Compared with a loss of CAD 846,000 in 2025, an increase in loss of CAD 2.668 million. The increase in adjusted EBITDA loss was primarily attributable to lower gross profit from EPC services and higher underlying operating expenses.

[Nicole Rusaw, CFO at PowerBank]

The company recorded a net loss of CAD 24.3 million, or CAD 0.58 loss per share in fiscal 2026, compared with a net loss of CAD 31.1 million, or CAD 0.97 loss per share in fiscal 2025, and a net loss of CAD 3.6 million, or CAD 0.13 loss per share in fiscal 2024. The significantly higher net loss in fiscal 2025 compared to fiscal 2024 was primarily attributable to higher operating expenses, including CAD 30.4 million of a non-cash impairment loss related to the SFF, OFIT GM, and OFIT RT cash generating units. Fiscal 2025 results also reflected higher professional and consulting fees associated with acquisitions, financing activities, legal and compliance matters, and other business expansion initiatives. As of June 30, 2026, current assets totaled CAD 40.9 million, consistent with total current assets of CAD 41.3 million at June 30, 2025.

[Nicole Rusaw, CFO at PowerBank]

Current liabilities were CAD 39.4 million, down CAD 3.8 million from the prior year, primarily due to lower trade and other payables and contract liabilities, partially offset by increases in the current portion of long-term debt and short-term loans. As a result, the company had working capital of CAD 1.6 million at June 30, 2026. Long-term debt was CAD 65.4 million, an increase of approximately CAD 2.4 million year-over-year, driven by amounts drawn down on the RBC for BESS project financing.

[Nicole Rusaw, CFO at PowerBank]

Our cash, restricted cash, and short-term investments totaled approximately CAD 18 million at June 30, 2026, compared to CAD 14.19 million at the end of fiscal 2025. A portion of this cash balance is restricted under credit agreements assumed with the Solar Flow-Through Funds Ltd. acquisition. We remain focused on disciplined capital allocation as we execute our near-term construction milestones, advance late-stage development, and selectively monetize assets while pursuing growth in our IPP base.

[Nicole Rusaw, CFO at PowerBank]

That concludes my remarks. I will turn the call back to Richard.

[Richard Lu, CEO at PowerBank]

Thank you so much, Nicole. Thank you all for listening. I think for details you can certainly review our filings. I think for the remaining part, I would like to turn the call over to the operator so that we can begin the questions-and-answer session. Megan, if you could, please.

[Megan Haley, Marketing Associate at PowerBank]

Thank you, Richard. Everyone, we are now going to conduct a question-and answer session. Please allow us a moment to pause and collect the questions and put them to management for comment. Okay, thank you. It seems there are no questions at this time. We are available for any questions over email or phone, so please feel free to reach out at any time.

[Richard Lu, CEO at PowerBank]

Thank you so much.

[Nicole Rusaw, CFO at PowerBank]

Thank you

Participants

Executives

• Megan Haley, Marketing Associate
• Richard Lu, CEO
• Nicole Rusaw, CFO