NeoVolta Q4 Earnings Call Highlights

Key Points

• NeoVolta’s annual revenue increased 58% to $13.3 million in fiscal 2026, but fourth-quarter revenue plunged to approximately $13,000 as residential and installer-channel demand weakened after changes to federal incentives. The company’s fiscal-year net loss widened to $21.5 million.
• The company is transitioning toward commercial, industrial and utility-scale storage as it ramps production at its 210,600-square-foot Pendergrass, Georgia, facility. A five-year agreement with SK On could provide 9 gigawatt hours of battery cells, while a broader framework could support up to 18 gigawatt hours of activity.
• NeoVolta reported approximately 1.1 gigawatt hours of early demand visibility, including a binding $53 million reservation for Canadian edge data-center deployments. It ended the year with $25.4 million in cash and restricted cash and secured a $20 million term loan to fund factory expansion, working capital and customer deliveries.

NeoVolta NASDAQ: NEOV said fiscal 2026 marked a strategic shift from a primarily residential battery-storage provider toward a broader energy-storage platform spanning residential, commercial and industrial, and utility-scale markets, though the company reported a sharp fourth-quarter revenue decline tied to weaker installer-channel demand.

Chief Executive Officer Ardes Johnson said the company has opened its 210,600-square-foot battery energy storage system manufacturing facility in Pendergrass, Georgia, and is transitioning from commissioning and certification into production ramp-up. The facility is designed to manufacture commercial, industrial and utility-scale battery energy storage systems.

“The focus now is on execution,” Johnson said, citing the need to complete the operational ramp, convert demand opportunities into binding orders and scale the platform while managing capital prudently.

Revenue rose for the year, but fourth-quarter sales fell sharply

For fiscal 2026, NeoVolta reported revenue of $13.3 million, up 58% from $8.4 million in fiscal 2025. However, fourth-quarter revenue totaled approximately $13,000, compared with $4.8 million in the prior-year quarter.

Chief Financial Officer Jing Nealis attributed the quarterly decline primarily to a slowdown in residential and traditional installer-channel demand after changes in the federal incentive environment earlier in calendar 2026. Johnson described the downturn as a market-wide headwind and said it reinforced the importance of diversifying beyond the company’s historic residential focus.

NeoVolta reported a fiscal-year GAAP net loss of $21.5 million, or $0.55 per share, compared with a net loss of $5 million, or $0.15 per share, a year earlier. Fourth-quarter net loss was $11.7 million, versus $1.6 million in the prior-year period.

Nealis said the quarterly loss included a $3.9 million provision for credit losses and bad-debt expense, along with $1.1 million in residential inventory reserves. The loss also reflected investments in the Pendergrass facility, personnel and operating capabilities intended to support the company’s expanded energy-storage business.

The company introduced adjusted EBITDA as a supplemental non-GAAP measure. Adjusted EBITDA was negative $12.8 million for fiscal 2026, compared with negative $2.6 million in fiscal 2025. Fourth-quarter adjusted EBITDA was negative $8 million, compared with negative $0.7 million a year earlier.

Pendergrass ramp and SK On relationship

Johnson said the Pendergrass factory’s initial production line is advancing through commissioning and site acceptance tests. The company’s immediate priorities include completing validation and quality processes, establishing repeatable workflows and preparing for customer deliveries.

NeoVolta also highlighted its collaboration with SK On. The companies have signed a five-year agreement under which SK On will supply 9 gigawatt hours of U.S.-manufactured lithium iron phosphate battery cells to NeoVolta Power from 2027 through 2031. A broader framework contemplates an additional 9 gigawatt hours of cell supply and purchases by SK On of energy-storage packs manufactured by NeoVolta, subject to final commercial terms and order documents.

Johnson said the combined agreements and framework could support up to 18 gigawatt hours of activity. He added that the relationship supports NeoVolta’s plan to accelerate a second production line designed around pouch lithium iron phosphate cells. The company said the additional line could help move the Pendergrass facility toward a target of 8 gigawatt hours of annual production capacity in 2028.

During the question-and-answer session, Johnson said NeoVolta expects to complete a formal pack-manufacturing agreement with SK On within six to eight weeks, though the work remains subject to technical and process-related steps. He said commercial discussions on timing and pricing had already reached high-level arrangements.

Early demand visibility and commercial pipeline

NeoVolta said it has approximately 1.1 gigawatt hours of early demand visibility through a non-binding letter of intent with Infinite Grid Capital, representing about $200 million in potential deployments. Of that amount, approximately $53 million has been secured through a binding capacity reservation agreement.

Johnson said the reservation involves the first 300 megawatt hours for edge data-center applications in Canada, with equipment expected to be supplied from the Georgia factory beginning in 2027. He said NeoVolta has procured materials for its first 10 units and expects to convert planned deliveries into purchase orders this year.

The company is also developing a commercial-and-industrial energy-storage product. Johnson said NeoVolta is targeting first deliveries around February through April of next year, following product design, supplier qualification and certification work. The company is marketing the offering now, he said, noting that commercial-and-industrial sales cycles can take six months or longer.

For residential storage, Johnson said NeoVolta has received confirmation of foreign entity of concern compliance and domestic-content certification for its NV Wave modular product. The company has received its first purchase order and expects delivery in the coming days. NeoVolta is also pursuing a third-party ownership financing offering intended to reduce customers’ upfront costs and improve installer economics.

Liquidity and capital priorities

NeoVolta ended fiscal 2026 with $22.2 million in cash and cash equivalents and $3.2 million in restricted cash, for total cash and restricted cash of $25.4 million. The company raised nearly $50 million through equity financing during the year to fund the initial construction of the Pendergrass facility and related operating investments.

After year-end, NeoVolta entered into a $20 million senior secured term loan facility, funded net of an original issue discount at closing, with potential for an additional $10 million subject to mutual agreement and specified conditions.

Nealis said a recently filed $200 million shelf registration statement was an administrative filing intended to preserve financing flexibility rather than signal an immediate equity issuance. She said the company expects to use a combination of cash, debt, customer prepayments and equity financing to fund growth, while also exploring an asset-based lending facility to support working capital as customer orders convert into receivables and inventory.

The company said its capital priorities include supporting the Pendergrass ramp, funding working-capital needs for deliveries, converting commercial and utility-scale opportunities into orders, and advancing the second production line.

About NeoVolta (NASDAQ:NEOV)

NeoVolta, Inc develops and supplies energy storage systems for residential solar installations. Its products are designed to store electricity generated by rooftop solar panels and provide backup power during outages or periods when solar production is limited.

The company's product portfolio includes modular battery-based systems such as the NV14 and related energy storage solutions. These systems are intended to help homeowners increase the use of self-generated solar power, improve energy resilience and manage household electricity consumption.

NeoVolta was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.

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