Press Release: Cenntro Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Financial Results

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                          CENNTRO INC. 
                   CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS 
  (Expressed in U.S. dollars, except for the number of shares) 
 
                                December 31,    December 31, 
                                     2023            2022 
                                -------------   ------------- 
ASSETS 
Current assets: 
Cash and cash equivalents       $  29,375,727   $ 153,966,777 
Restricted cash                       196,170         130,024 
Short-term investment               4,236,588               - 
Accounts receivable, net            6,530,801         565,398 
Inventories                        43,909,564      31,843,371 
Prepayment and other current 
 assets                            20,391,150      16,138,330 
Amounts due from related 
 parties - current                    287,439         366,936 
                                 ------------    ------------ 
Total current assets              104,927,439     203,010,836 
 
Non-current assets: 
Long-term investments               4,685,984       5,325,741 
Investment in equity 
 securities                        26,158,474      29,759,195 
Property, plant and equipment, 
 net                               20,401,521      14,962,591 
Goodwill                              223,494               - 
Intangible assets, net              6,873,781       4,563,792 
Right-of-use assets                20,039,625       8,187,149 
Other non-current assets, net       2,227,672       2,039,012 
                                 ------------    ------------ 
Total non-current assets           80,610,551      64,837,480 
 
Total Assets                    $ 185,537,990   $ 267,848,316 
                                 ============    ============ 
 
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY 
 
LIABILITIES 
Current liabilities: 
Accounts payable                $   6,797,852   $   3,383,021 
Accrued expenses and other 
 current liabilities                4,263,887       5,048,641 
Contractual liabilities             3,394,044       2,388,480 
Operating lease liabilities, 
 current                            4,741,599       1,313,334 
Convertible promissory notes        9,956,000      57,372,827 
Contingent liabilities                 26,669               - 
Deferred government grant, 
 current                              108,717          26,533 
Amounts due to related parties         10,468         716,372 
                                 ------------    ------------ 
Total current liabilities          29,299,236      70,249,208 
 
Non-current liabilities: 
Contingent liabilities 
 non-current                          230,063               - 
Deferred tax liabilities              228,086               - 
Deferred government grant, 
 non-current                        1,929,733         497,484 
Derivative liability - 
 investor warrant                  12,189,508      14,334,104 
Derivative liability - 
 placement agent warrant            3,456,578       3,456,404 
Operating lease liabilities, 
 non-current                       16,339,619       7,421,582 
                                 ------------    ------------ 
Total non-current liabilities      34,373,587      25,709,574 
 
Total Liabilities               $  63,672,823   $  95,958,782 
                                 ============    ============ 
 
Commitments and 
contingencies 
 
EQUITY 
Ordinary shares (No par 
value; 30,828,778 and 
30,084,200 shares issued 
and outstanding as of 
December 31, 2023 and 2022, 
respectively)                               -               - 
Additional paid in capital        402,337,393     397,497,817 
Accumulated deficit              (274,023,501)   (219,824,176) 
Accumulated other 
 comprehensive loss                (6,444,485)     (5,306,972) 
                                 ------------    ------------ 
Total equity attributable to 
 shareholders                     121,869,407     172,366,669 
Non-controlling interests              (4,240)       (477,135) 
                                 ------------    ------------ 
Total Equity                    $ 121,865,167   $ 171,889,534 
                                 ------------    ------------ 
Total Liabilities and Equity    $ 185,537,990   $ 267,848,316 
                                 ============    ============ 
 
 
                          CENNTRO INC. 
  CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS 
    (Expressed in U.S. dollars, except for number of shares) 
 
                           For the Years Ended December 31, 
                       ----------------------------------------- 
                              2023                  2022 
                       -------------------  -------------------- 
 
Net revenues            $ 22,079,905        $   8,941,835 
Cost of goods sold       (19,821,645)          (9,455,805) 
                         -----------         ------------ 
Gross profit (loss)        2,258,260             (513,970) 
 
OPERATING 
EXPENSES: 
Selling and marketing 
 expenses                 (7,868,773)          (6,525,255) 
General and 
 administrative 
 expenses                (35,768,786)         (32,822,709) 
Research and 
 development expenses     (8,469,241)          (6,362,770) 
Provision for doubtful 
 accounts                          -           (5,986,308) 
Impairment loss of 
 right-of-use assets               -             (371,695) 
Impairment loss of 
 intangible assets                 -           (2,995,440) 
Reverse of deferred 
 tax liabilities                   -              898,632 
Impairment loss of 
 property, plant and 
 equipment                  (431,319)            (550,402) 
                         -----------         ------------ 
Total operating 
 expenses                (52,538,119)         (54,715,947) 
                         -----------         ------------ 
 
Loss from operations     (50,279,859)         (55,229,917) 
 
OTHER EXPENSE: 
Interest 
 (income)/expense, 
 net                         402,414             (844,231) 
Gain (loss) on 
 redemption of 
 convertible 
 promissory notes             12,507               (7,435) 
(Loss) income from 
 long-term 
 investments              (1,377,760)             (12,651) 
Change in fair value 
 of convertible 
 promissory notes and 
 derivative liability         75,341          (37,774,928) 
Change in fair value 
 of equity securities     (2,600,721)            (240,805) 
Convertible bond 
 issuance cost                     -           (5,589,336) 
Foreign currency 
 exchange loss, net         (848,781)            (409,207) 
Impairment loss of 
 goodwill                          -          (11,111,886) 
Loss from acquisition 
 of Antric                  (136,302)                   - 
Loss on exercise of 
 warrants                   (228,903)                   - 
Gain from 
 cross-currency swaps          8,664                    - 
Other income/ 
 (expense), net              621,633             (924,867) 
                         -----------         ------------ 
Loss before income 
 taxes                   (54,351,767)        (112,145,263) 
Income tax expense            (8,988)                   - 
                         -----------         ------------ 
Net loss                 (54,360,755)        (112,145,263) 
                         -----------         ------------ 
Less: net loss 
 attributable to 
 non-controlling 
 interests                  (161,430)          (2,057,022) 
                         -----------         ------------ 
Net loss attributable 
 to the Company's 
 shareholders           $(54,199,325)       $(110,088,241) 
                         ===========         ============ 
OTHER 
COMPREHENSIVE 
LOSS 
Foreign currency 
 translation 
 adjustment               (1,162,080)          (3,889,706) 
                         -----------         ------------ 
Total comprehensive 
 loss                    (55,522,835)        (116,034,969) 
 
Less: total 
 comprehensive loss 
 attributable to 
 non-controlling 
 interests                  (185,997)          (2,032,455) 
                         -----------         ------------ 
Total comprehensive 
 loss to the Company's 
 shareholders           $(55,336,838)       $(114,002,514) 
                         ===========         ============ 
 
 
Weighted average 
 number of shares 
 outstanding, basic 
 and diluted *            30,424,686           26,332,324 
 
Loss per share, basic 
 and diluted                   (1.78)               (4.18) 
 
 
                             CENNTRO INC. 
                 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOW 
       (Expressed in U.S. dollars, except for number of shares) 
 
                                    For the Year Ended December 31, 

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