press release press release• | Sales backlog of equipment and installations was $11 million at the end of the first quarter. |
• | Gross profit for the three months ended March 31, 2014 were $1,426,226 compared to $1,111,964 for the same period in 2013, an increase of 28.3%. |
• | Gross margins improved to 34% from 27% for the quarter ended March 31, 2014 compared to the same period in 2013. |
• | Gross margins improved to 35% for equipment sales and 39% for installation and maintenance services, from gross margins of 32% and 36% in the 4th quarter, respectively. This margin improvement was despite difficult installations in new markets. |
• | Operating Expenses grew to $2,473,746 from $2,071,073 with increased expenses related to sales and research and development. The increase included customer development costs, higher research and development expense, and administrative expense increases associated with taking the company public. |
• | Net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2014 was $1,020,045 compared to $860,393 for the same period in 2013. Our goal is for operations to be profitable by year end. |
• | Net loss per share was $0.07 for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013. |
• | 86% of units sold will be serviced under our factory maintenance agreements. |
• | 66% of all unit sales were sold as turnkey installations which include components and engineering services in addition to the base unit. |
• | Tecogen presented the Ultra Retrofit Kit product line, featuring Tecogen’s patented Ultra-low emissions technology, to the municipal water districts of southern California during a professionally accredited seminar hosted by the Southern California Gas Company. Success with the pilot retrofit project on a natural gas engine driven water pump in the Eastern Municipal Water District was discussed. |
• | Tecogen introduced the Water Sourced Ilios Heat Pump at the annual International Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refrigeration Exposition held in New York City in January. This unit offers both hot water and chilled water simultaneously, therefore increasing savings even more than the air sourced unit. It can also use low-grade waste heat as well as geothermal/groundwater as a “free” energy source. |