Ameresco, Inc.
Business
Ameresco, Inc. provides comprehensive energy solutions focused on reducing costs, enhancing resilience, and supporting decarbonization through efficiency improvements and distributed energy resource development. It offers development, design, financing arrangement, construction and installation of energy efficiency measures, renewable energy plants, energy storage, microgrids, energy analytics, operations and maintenance, and Energy as a Service arrangements. The company reports by business segments including North America Regions, U.S. Federal, Renewable Fuels, Europe and All Other. Ameresco serves federal, state and local governments, utilities, educational and healthcare institutions, housing authorities, and commercial and industrial customers across North America and Europe via direct sales, RFPs and long‑term contracts such as ESPCs, PPAs and ESAs.
Summary from filing dated 2025-02-28
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 | FY 2020 2020-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | 1,770 | 1,375 | 1,824 | 1,216 | 1,032 | |
| Cost of revenues | 1,514 | 1,128 | 1,534 | 985 | 845 | |
| Gross profit | 256 | 246 | 291 | 230 | 188 | |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 174 | 162 | 159 | 133 | 116 | |
| Gain on sale of business, net | 38 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Asset impairments | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | — | |
| Earnings from unconsolidated entities | 792,000 | 2 | 2 | −118,000 | — | |
| Operating income | 109 | 82 | 133 | 95 | 71 | |
| Interest and other expenses, net | 75 | 44 | 27 | 17 | 15 | |
| Income before income taxes | 34 | 38 | 106 | 78 | — | |
| Income tax (benefit) provision | −20 | −26 | 7 | −2 | −494,000 | |
| Net income | 54 | 64 | 99 | 80 | 57 | |
| Net loss (income) attributable to non-controlling interest and redeemable non-controlling interest | 3 | −1 | −4 | −10 | −3 | |
| Net income attributable to common shareholders | 57 | 62 | 95 | 70 | 54 | |
| Basic (in usd per share) | 1.08 | 1.2 | 1.83 | 1.38 | 1.13 | |
| Diluted (in usd per share) | 1.07 | 1.17 | 1.78 | 1.35 | 1.1 | |
| Basic (in shares) | 52 | 52 | 52 | 51 | 48 | |
| Diluted (in shares) | 53 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 49 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 | FY 2020 2020-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 109 | 79 | 116 | 50 | 66 | |
| Restricted cash | 70 | 62 | 21 | 24 | 22 | |
| Accounts receivable, net | 257 | 153 | 174 | 162 | 125 | |
| Accounts receivable retainage | 40 | 34 | 38 | 43 | 30 | |
| Unbilled revenue | 644 | 636 | 576 | 306 | 186 | |
| Inventory | 12 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 9 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 146 | 123 | 39 | — | — | |
| Income tax receivable | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 10 | |
| Project development costs, net | 23 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 16 | |
| Total current assets | 1,301 | 1,128 | 1,001 | 639 | 491 | |
| Federal ESPC receivable | 609 | 609 | 510 | 558 | 397 | |
| Property and equipment, net | 11 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 9 | |
| Energy assets, net | 1,915 | 1,689 | 1,182 | 857 | 729 | |
| Goodwill, net | 66 | 76 | 71 | 71 | 59 | |
| Intangible assets, net | 9 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 927,000 | |
| Right-of-use assets, net | 80 | 59 | 38 | 42 | 39 | |
| Restricted cash, non-current portion | 20 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | |
| Deferred income tax assets, net | 57 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |
| Other assets | 90 | 90 | 39 | 23 | 15 | |
| Total assets | 4,159 | 3,714 | 2,877 | 2,225 | 1,754 | |
| Current portions of long-term debt and financing lease liabilities, net of unamortized discount | 149 | 322 | 331 | 79 | 69 | |
| Accounts payable | 529 | 403 | 349 | 309 | 231 | |
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 107 | 109 | 89 | 43 | 42 | |
| Current portions of operating lease liabilities | 11 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
| Deferred revenue | 92 | 53 | 35 | 36 | 34 | |
| Income taxes payable | 744,000 | 1 | 2 | 822,000 | 981,000 | |
| Total current liabilities | 889 | 901 | 812 | 474 | 383 | |
| Long-term debt and financing lease liabilities, net of current portion, unamortized discount, and debt issuance costs | 1,484 | 1,170 | 569 | 377 | 312 | |
| Federal ESPC liabilities | 555 | 533 | 478 | 532 | 440 | |
| Deferred income tax liabilities, net | 2 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 6 | |
| Deferred grant income | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
| Long-term operating lease liabilities, net of current portion | 59 | 42 | 32 | 35 | 35 | |
| Other liabilities | 114 | 83 | 49 | 43 | 38 | |
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 15) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Redeemable non-controlling interests, net | 2 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 39 | |
| Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2024 and 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 378 | 321 | 306 | 284 | 145 | |
| Retained earnings | 653 | 596 | 534 | 439 | 368 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net | −6 | −3 | −4 | −7 | −9 | |
| Treasury stock, at cost, 2,101,835 shares at December 31, 2024 and 2,101,795 at December 31, 2023 | −12 | −12 | −12 | −12 | — | |
| Stockholders equity before non-controlling interest | 1,013 | 902 | 824 | 704 | 493 | |
| Non-controlling interests | 32 | 24 | 49 | 0 | — | |
| Total stockholders equity | 1,045 | 926 | 873 | 704 | 493 | |
| Total liabilities, redeemable non-controlling interests and stockholders equity | 4,159 | 3,714 | 2,877 | 2,225 | 1,754 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 | FY 2020 2020-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation of energy assets, net | 82 | 59 | 50 | 43 | 38 | |
| Depreciation of property and equipment | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| Amortization of debt discount and debt issuance costs | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
| Amortization of intangible assets | 2 | 2 | 2 | 321,000 | 685,000 | |
| Increase in contingent consideration | 149,000 | 347,000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Accretion of ARO liabilities | 332,000 | 258,000 | 146,000 | 123,000 | 93,000 | |
| Impairment of goodwill | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Provision (recoveries of) for bad debts | 1 | 356,000 | −382,000 | 187,000 | 282,000 | |
| Impairment of long-lived assets / loss on disposal | 13 | 2 | 937,000 | 2 | 3 | |
| Non-cash project revenue related to in-kind leases | −4 | −3 | 0 | — | — | |
| Net gain from derivatives | −1 | −1 | −212,000 | 240,000 | −705,000 | |
| Stock-based compensation expense | 14 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 2 | |
| Deferred income taxes, net | −24 | −28 | 4 | −5 | 3 | |
| Unrealized foreign exchange loss (gain) | 2 | −368,000 | −123,000 | 142,000 | −306,000 | |
| Accounts receivable | −97 | 53 | 3 | −16 | −24 | |
| Accounts receivable retainage | −14 | 4 | 5 | −13 | −13 | |
| Federal ESPC receivable | −159 | −260 | −259 | −250 | −227 | |
| Inventory, net | 2 | 581,000 | −5 | −232,000 | 660,000 | |
| Unbilled revenue | 55 | −13 | −273 | −113 | 19 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 23 | −41 | −3 | 2 | 517,000 | |
| Project development costs | −3 | −5 | −685,000 | 2 | −3 | |
| Other assets | −5 | −7 | −11 | −2 | 311,000 | |
| Accounts payable, accrued expenses, and other current liabilities | 144 | 53 | 36 | 83 | 29 | |
| Deferred revenue | 51 | 26 | 449,000 | −693,000 | 8 | |
| Other liabilities | 8 | 4 | −5 | −5 | 2 | |
| Income taxes receivable (payable), net | 4 | 1 | −2 | 4 | — | |
| Cash flows from operating activities | 118 | −70 | −338 | −172 | −103 | |
| Purchases of property and equipment | −4 | −6 | −5 | −5 | −2 | |
| Capital investment in energy assets | −417 | −538 | −305 | −170 | −176 | |
| Capital investment in major maintenance of energy assets | −17 | −8 | −18 | −9 | −5 | |
| Grant award received on energy asset | 400,000 | 0 | 0 | 774,000 | 2 | |
| Net proceeds from sale of business | 54 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Net proceeds from sale of equity investment | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Acquisitions, net of cash received | 0 | −9 | 0 | −15 | 0 | |
| Contributions to equity and other investments | −12 | −5 | 0 | −9 | — | |
| Loans to joint venture investments | 0 | −565,000 | −459,000 | 0 | 0 | |
| Purchases of subsurface land easements | −4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Cash flows from investing activities | −387 | −567 | −328 | −205 | −181 | |
| Payments on long-term corporate debt financings | −127 | −155 | −53 | — | — | |
| Proceeds from long-term corporate debt financings | 100 | 0 | 295 | — | — | |
| (Payments on) proceeds from senior secured revolving credit facility, net | −5 | −43 | 138 | −8 | 3 | |
| Proceeds from long-term energy asset debt financings | 644 | 843 | 173 | — | — | |
| Payments on long-term energy asset debt and financing leases | −424 | −148 | −109 | — | — | |
| Payment on seller's promissory note | −62 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Payments of debt discount and debt issuance costs | −15 | −9 | −4 | −3 | −5 | |
| Proceeds from Federal ESPC projects | 165 | 154 | 238 | 159 | 249 | |
| Net proceeds from energy asset receivable financing arrangements | 6 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 1 | |
| Proceeds from exercises of options and ESPP | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 10 | |
| Contributions from non-controlling interest | 35 | 4 | 33 | 0 | 0 | |
| Distributions to non-controlling interest | −1 | −22 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Distributions to redeemable non-controlling interests, net | −422,000 | −658,000 | −1 | — | — | |
| Investment fund call option exercise | −3 | 0 | −839,000 | −1 | 0 | |
| Payment of contingent consideration | 0 | −2 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Cash flows from financing activities | 314 | 641 | 730 | 365 | 305 | |
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash | −203,000 | −81,000 | −747,000 | 309,000 | 2,000 | |
| Net increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash | 45 | 4 | 63 | −12 | 22 | |
| Cash paid for interest | 110 | 80 | 33 | 19 | 20 | |
| Cash paid for income taxes | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | |
| Non-cash Federal ESPC settlement | 144 | 99 | 293 | 67 | 54 | |
| Accrued purchases of energy assets | 68 | 78 | 89 | 37 | 44 | |
| Non-cash contributions from non-controlling interest | 0 | 464,000 | 16 | 0 | 0 | |
| Non-cash financing for energy asset project acquisition | 33 | 83 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Non-cash portion of investment fund call option exercise | 37 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |