Vicinity Motor Corp.

Greetings and welcome to the Vicinity Motor Corporation second quarter 2021 Corporate Update Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. A question and answer session will follow the formal presentation. As a reminder, this conference is being recorded. Before we begin the formal presentation, I'd like to remind everyone that statements made on today's call and webcast, including those regarding future financial results and industry prospects, are forward-looking. and may be subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in this call. Please refer to the company's regulatory filings for a list of associated risks, and we would also refer you to the company's website for more supporting industry information. I would now like to hand the call over to William Traynor, founder and chief executive officer of Vicinity Motor Corporation. William, the floor is yours.

Thank you, operator. and good morning, everyone. Actually, good afternoon for most of you. I'm pleased to welcome you today to the second quarter 2021 corporate update conference call. The second quarter of 2021 was highlighted by our ongoing sales momentum, having delivered 290% more buses in the first six months of 2021 than we did in 2020. This ongoing traction continues to prove our market leadership, and flagship status with transit authorities and operators as we attract reoccurring orders from our large base of satisfied long-term customers. We are leveraging our strong momentum to accelerate the launch of our next generation electric vehicle EV products, including our breakthrough vicinity lightning EV, and our new VMC 1200 Class III truck, as well as other exciting to be announced EV opportunities we are pursuing in the background. The land grab for EV market share is underway, and we are well positioned to gain traction through our longstanding partnerships with North American transit agencies. Our world-class, purpose-built EV design includes key parts from world-class technology partners, allowing us to integrate proven battery systems and components from top sellers such as BMW. Recently, we partnered with Danfoss Edutron, a business division of Danfoss to utilize its drivetrain systems. Development and production of a mid-sized, low-floor, fully-elected transit bus with proven Readily available technology is a huge step forward for our company and the increasingly sustainability-minded public transit industry. During the quarter, we received a second order for 14 Vicinity Lightning EV buses valued at over $6 million from Calgary Transit, bringing the total current orders for our EV buses to 24. We expect additional customer orders to be announced soon. In the second quarter, we entered into the medium duty truck market with the development of a fully electric Class III vehicle with a 12,000 pound GVWR rating. The new VMC medium duty electric truck will utilize proven EV technology with a smaller environmental footprint. The size and design of the medium duty truck Line provides maximum versatility to support multiple applications utilizing high-quality, commercially available technology and industry standardized charging solutions to enable rapid adoption. Designed with a popular cab-over design, the first electric truck will be offered in the Class III rating with plans to later add a Class V truck in 2022. The EV truck is expected to appeal to customers in urban delivery applications with daily usage under 150 miles. Vehicles will be sold through a network of existing dealerships throughout North America. Full production and commercial deliveries of the VMC trucks is scheduled to begin in the fourth quarter of 2021. In July, we received an initial order from a private operator in British Columbia for 10 VMC 1200 trucks. Class III trucks, and we expect to sign a lot more orders in the months ahead. Our operations are running very smoothly, and we continue to refine our strategy to continue to meet a new level of demand. Last month, we had a successful groundbreaking ceremony to mark the construction of our Washington State manufacturing plant in U.S. headquarters, with operations expected to commence in early 2022. We are joined by employees, state and local government officials, including Washington State Governor Jay Inslee and Roman Cornell, president of the ABC Group of Companies, our U.S. distributor partner. During the quarter, we received additional confirmation support from the state of Washington with receipt of a $300,000 economic development grant to assist in the build-out of our production capacity for our EV assembly line. We have a solid U.S. growth strategy in place as our manufacturing facility there is spooling up. In the second quarter, the states of Washington and California selected vicinity buses for statewide purchasing contracts that gives the state transit agencies the right to purchase directly from the company's diverse bus portfolio. We expect to see similar contract wins in other U.S. states in months to come. For our EVs, we received support from the Canadian government to spur adoption of EVs with a $40,000 to $100,000 rebates offered to customers through the CleanBC Go Electric Specialty Use Vehicle Incentive Program in British Columbia, Canada. For both, our Vicinity Lightning EV bus and our VMC-1200 Finally, during the quarter, we celebrate a significant milestone with our shareholders, completing our uplisting to the NASDAQ to introduce our company to a broader base of institutional investors. Now with that, I'll turn it over to Dan to review the financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2021. Dan? Thanks, William.

Good afternoon, everyone. I will keep my portion to a quick review of our financial results. A full breakdown is available in our regulatory filings and in the press release that crossed the wire after markets closed today. Please note that I will be referring to adjusted EBITDA and other non-GAAP measures. For the calculation of adjusted EBITDA and other non-GAAP measures, please refer to the Q2 MD&A, which is available on CDAR. Revenue grew 119% to $19.1 million in the second quarter of 2021. as compared to $8.7 million in the second quarter of 2020. The increased revenue was primarily driven by the delivery of 46 buses in the quarter, as compared to 23 buses in the second quarter of 2020. Revenue grew 266% to $46.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021, as compared to $12.7 million in the six months ended June 30, 2020. The company delivered 113 buses in the first half of 2021, compared to 29 buses for the first half of 2020. Gross profit increased to $2.1 million, or 11.2% of revenue, in the second quarter of 2021, compared to a gross profit of $0.5 million, or 5.7% of revenue, in the same year-ago quarter. Gross profit increased to $6.5 million, or 13.9% of revenue for the six months ended June 30th, 2021, compared to gross profit of $0.6 million, or 4.7% of revenue, for the six months ended June 30th, 2020. The profit margins in 2021 were positively affected by sales mix and the number of buses sold with 2021 deliveries generally having higher expected margins than those realized in 2020. Net loss for the second quarter of 2021 decreased to $0.4 million, or $0.1 a share, as compared to a net loss of $0.8 million, or negative $0.03 per share, in the second quarter of 2020. Net income for the six months ended June 30, 2021 was $1.7 million, compared to a net loss of $2.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020. Adjusted EBITDA for the second quarter of 2021 increased to $0.3 million, as compared to an adjusted EBITDA loss of $0.5 million in the same year-ago quarter. Adjusted EBITDA for the six months ended June 30, 2021 was $2.9 million, compared to an adjusted EBITDA loss of $1.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020. We ended the quarter with a strengthened balance sheet of $10.2 million in cash, our $20 million credit facility undrawn, all significant debt facilities repaid, and all warrants exercised. Working capital as at June 30, 2021, totaled $24.4 million, compared to $16.7 million as at December 31, 2020. Working capital has increased due to strong demand for the company's buses, with ongoing liquidity provided primarily by robust revenues and the exercise of all outstanding warrants. Financially, our company is in a strong position. We have a strong balance sheet, regained profitability, and the fundamentals of our operations are very positive. We remain well positioned for future growth and profitability. I'd now like to pass it back to William to offer some closing remarks, after which we will begin our question and answer session.