$TGEN
TECOGEN INC. Stock $tgen

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2020 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000153743521000014 Filed on March 18, 2021

Income Statement

Concept	2020	2019 Q4	2019
Revenue	$28.25M	$8.712M	$33.43M
YoY Change	-15.47%	-6.49%	-6.85%
Cost Of Revenue	$17.43M	$5.449M	$20.95M
YoY Change	-16.81%	-2.78%	-6.03%
Gross Profit	$10.83M	$3.263M	$12.48M
YoY Change	-13.23%	-12.09%	-8.19%
Gross Profit Margin	38.32%	37.45%	37.33%
Selling, General & Admin	$16.79M	$3.325M	$17.14M
YoY Change	-2.04%	-2.97%	-10.42%
% of Gross Profit	155.05%	101.91%	137.33%
Research & Development	$767.3K	$376.7K	$1.460M
YoY Change	-47.45%	23.69%	12.52%
% of Gross Profit	7.09%	11.54%	11.7%
Depreciation & Amortization	$414.1K	$74.25K	$437.1K
YoY Change	-5.26%	-63.41%	-44.61%
% of Gross Profit	3.82%	2.28%	3.5%
Operating Expenses	$16.79M	$3.702M	$18.60M
YoY Change	-9.73%	-54.42%	-8.96%
Operating Profit	-$5.960M	-$438.9K	-$4.659M
YoY Change	27.94%	-90.05%	-15.88%
Interest Expense	$125.8K	-$38.16K	$101.9K
YoY Change	23.54%	-68.91%	-15.13%
% of Operating Profit
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$226.7K
YoY Change
Pretax Income	-$6.187M	-$476.8K	-$4.779M
YoY Change	29.46%	-89.48%	-17.15%
Income Tax	$30.17K	-$470.00	$15.19K
% Of Pretax Income
Net Earnings	-$6.151M	-$485.6K	-$4.709M
YoY Change	30.61%	-88.89%	-17.51%
Net Earnings / Revenue	-21.77%	-5.57%	-14.09%
Basic Earnings Per Share	-$0.25
Diluted Earnings Per Share	-$0.25	-$19.54K	-$189.6K
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	24.85M shares	24.84M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	24.85M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2020	2019 Q4	2019
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$1.490M	$877.7K	$877.7K
YoY Change	69.79%	222.03%	222.03%
Cash & Equivalents	$1.490M	$877.7K	$877.7K
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$597.1K	$635.0K	$635.0K
YoY Change	-5.97%	-12.05%	-12.05%
Inventory	$7.169M	$6.405M	$6.405M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$4.267M	$14.57M	$5.422M
Other Receivables	$8.671M	$14.57M	$14.57M
Total Short-Term Assets	$22.19M	$27.91M	$27.91M
YoY Change	-20.48%	5.84%	5.84%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$3.916M	$3.466M	$5.640M
YoY Change	-30.56%	-69.25%	-49.97%
Goodwill		$5.282M
YoY Change		-41.15%
Intangibles		$1.594M
YoY Change		-44.93%
Long-Term Investments
YoY Change
Other Assets	$196.4K	$691.9K	$691.9K
YoY Change	-71.62%	75.78%	75.78%
Total Long-Term Assets	$7.879M	$13.21M	$13.21M
YoY Change	-40.34%	-43.88%	-43.88%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$22.19M	$27.91M	$27.91M
Total Long-Term Assets	$7.879M	$13.21M	$13.21M
Total Assets	$30.07M	$41.12M	$41.12M
YoY Change	-26.86%	-17.61%	-17.61%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$4.183M	$5.272M	$5.272M
YoY Change	-20.65%	-26.3%	-26.3%
Accrued Expenses	$2.500M	$2.599M	$3.136M
YoY Change	-20.28%	70.11%	105.22%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$2.402M	$2.402M
YoY Change	-100.0%	19.55%	19.55%
Long-Term Debt Due	$837.9K
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$8.815M	$13.45M	$13.45M
YoY Change	-34.44%	1.87%	1.87%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$1.036M	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$2.955M	$1.638M	$4.318M
YoY Change	-31.57%		-50.19%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$3.991M	$1.638M	$4.318M
YoY Change	-7.56%		-50.19%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$8.815M	$13.45M	$13.45M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$3.991M	$1.638M	$4.318M
Total Liabilities	$12.76M	$17.76M	$17.85M
YoY Change	-28.49%	-18.76%	-19.32%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings		-$33.38M
YoY Change		16.42%
Common Stock		$24.85K
YoY Change		0.1%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$17.31M	$23.27M	$23.27M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$30.07M	$41.12M	$41.12M
YoY Change	-26.86%	-17.61%	-17.61%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2020	2019 Q4	2019
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	-$6.151M	-$485.6K	-$4.709M
YoY Change	30.61%	-88.89%	-17.51%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$414.1K	$74.25K	$437.1K
YoY Change	-5.26%	-63.41%	-44.61%
Cash From Operating Activities	$1.407M	-$1.259M	-$4.484M
YoY Change	-131.38%	-16.13%	16.25%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	$59.95K	-$68.03K	$95.64K
YoY Change	-37.32%	-88.25%	-88.45%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$34.56K	-$38.06K	$4.913M
YoY Change	-100.7%	-101.94%	110.09%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$217.8K	-$106.1K	$4.706M
YoY Change	-104.63%	-107.67%	267.39%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-$576.9K	1.462M	$382.9K
YoY Change	-250.67%	476.43%	-67.43%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	$1.407M	-1.259M	-$4.484M
Cash From Investing Activities	-$217.8K	-106.1K	$4.706M
Cash From Financing Activities	-$576.9K	1.462M	$382.9K
Net Change In Cash	$612.5K	96.94K	$605.1K
YoY Change	1.23%	-28.64%	-143.21%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$1.407M	-$1.259M	-$4.484M
Capital Expenditures	$59.95K	-$68.03K	$95.64K
Free Cash Flow	$1.347M	-$1.191M	-$4.580M
YoY Change	-129.42%	29.18%	-2.25%

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CY2020	us-gaap	Nature Of Operations NatureOfOperations	Nature of business and operationsTecogen Inc. (together with its subsidiaries "we", "our", "us" or "Tecogen"), a Delaware Corporation, was incorporated on November 15, 2000, and acquired the assets and liabilities of the Tecogen Products division of Thermo Power Corporation. We produce commercial and industrial, natural-gas-fueled engine-driven, combined heat and power (CHP) products that reduce energy costs, decrease greenhouse gas emissions and alleviate congestion on the national power grid. Our products supply electric power or mechanical power for cooling, while heat from the engine is recovered and purposefully used at a facility. The majority of our customers are located in regions with the highest utility rates, typically California, the Midwest and the Northeast.Our operations are comprised of two business segments. Our Products and Services segment designs, manufactures and sells industrial and commercial cogeneration systems as described above. Our Energy Production segment sells energy in the form of electricity, heat, hot water and cooling to our customers under long-term sales agreements.
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