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Exhibit 99.1

Energy Focus, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2018 Financial Results


SOLON, Ohio, August 8, 2018 -- Energy Focus, Inc. (NASDAQ:EFOI), a leader in advanced LED retrofit technologies, today announced financial results for its second quarter, which ended June 30, 2018.

Second Quarter 2018 Highlights:
Net sales grew to $5.2 million, an 11% increase from $4.7 million in the first quarter of 2018.
Gross profit improved by 7.6 points, to 25.1% of net sales, from 17.5% in the first quarter of 2018.
Net loss declined to ($1.8) million, a $0.6 million improvement from a net loss of ($2.4) million, in the first quarter of 2018.
Introduced three new products and technologies:
Double-Ended Ballast Bypass (DEBB) technology to enable faster, lower cost tubular LED (TLED) retrofits
T5 High-Output tubular LED for high-bay applications
Commercial tube-based fixture family for retrofit and new construction

“Our second quarter results demonstrated solid execution on all fronts. When compared with the first quarter, we grew revenues across all major account categories: commercial, military (excluding the low-margin M1 Intellitube®), key accounts and agencies. Gross margins were up, operating expenses were down again, and our net loss decreased. It was a prolific quarter with three new product introductions, surpassing our commitment of two for all of fiscal 2018, and paving the way to achieve our goal of one per quarter in fiscal 2019,” said Dr. Ted Tewksbury, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President.

Second Quarter 2018 Financial Results:

Net sales of $5.2 million for the second quarter of 2018 increased 11% when compared with $4.7 million in the first quarter. Net sales were $6.0 million in the second quarter of 2017. Net sales of commercial products in the second quarter were up 35% to $3.0 million. This compares with $2.2 million in the first quarter of 2018 and $5.2 million in the second quarter of 2017. Net sales of military products of $2.2 million were relatively consistent with the prior quarter, decreasing slightly from $2.5 million. In the first quarter of 2018, there was a $1.3 million spike in low margin M1 Intellitube® that was largely, but not completely, replaced in the second quarter by substantial increases in sales of globe, berth and flood lights to the U.S. Navy. Net sales of military products were $0.8 million in the second quarter of 2017.

Gross profit was $1.3 million, or 25.1% of net sales, for the second quarter, compared with gross profit of $0.8 million, or 17.5%, in the first quarter, and gross profit of $1.5 million, or 25.0%, in the second quarter of 2017. The mix shift away from the high volume, low margin legacy naval product in the second quarter was the primary reason for the sequential gross margin improvement.

Operating loss and net loss were both ($1.8) million for the quarter, with a net loss of ($0.15) per share. This compares with an operating and net loss each of ($2.4) million, or a loss of ($0.20) per share, in the first quarter and an operating loss and net loss each of ($3.1) million, or a loss of ($0.26) per share, in the second quarter of 2017.

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Adjusted EBITDA, as defined under non-GAAP measures in the exhibits to this press release, was a loss of ($1.4) million. This compares with an adjusted EBITDA loss of ($2.1) million in the first quarter and an adjusted EBITDA loss of ($1.7) million in the second quarter of 2017.

Cash and cash equivalents were $8.6 million as of June 30, 2018, compared with $10.2 million at the end of the first quarter and $10.8 million at December 31, 2017. Energy Focus continues to be debt free.

“As a result of our new products and nationwide sales channels, we are seeing increasing interest from a broader range of commercial, industrial and retail customers, and our sales opportunity pipeline has grown significantly over the past 12 months and we expect these opportunities to begin converting to revenue in the coming months. While we continue to face pricing pressures, periodic gross margin headwinds and the potential for volatility arising from customer and project timing on a quarter-to-quarter basis, we believe the financial turnaround is on the right track to deliver higher revenue, improved profitability and shareholder value,” said Dr. Tewksbury.

Earnings Conference Call:

Energy Focus, Inc. will host a conference call and webcast on August 8, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. ET to review the second quarter 2018 financial results, followed by a Q & A session. To participate in the call, please dial 877-407-0784 if calling within the United States, or 201-689-8560 if calling internationally. A replay will be available until August 15, 2018, which can be accessed by dialing 844-512-2921 if calling within the United States, or 412-317-6671 if calling internationally. Please use passcode 13679779 to access the replay. The call will additionally be broadcast live and archived for 90 days over the internet accessible in the Company section of the Energy Focus website, http://investors.energyfocus.com/. To access the recording link, click on “Company” in the top menu bar of the Energy Focus corporate website, then select “Investors” from the dropdown menu.


Forward Looking Statements:

Forward-looking statements in this release are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Generally, these statements can be identified by the use of words such as “believes,” “estimates,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “seeks,” “projects,” “intends,” “plans,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “would” and similar expressions intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. These forward-looking statements include all matters that are not historical facts and include statements regarding our current expectations concerning, among other things, our results of operations, financial condition, liquidity, prospects, growth, strategies, capital expenditures and the industry in which we operate. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that may or may not occur in the future. Although we base these forward-looking statements on assumptions that we believe are reasonable when made, we caution you that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and that our actual results of operations, financial condition and liquidity, and industry developments may differ materially from statements made in or suggested by the forward-looking statements contained in this release. We believe that important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: (i) our history of operating losses and our ability to effectively implement cost-cutting measures and generate sufficient cash from operations or receive sufficient financing, on acceptable terms, to continue our operations; (ii) our reliance on a limited number of customers, in particular our historical sales of products for the U.S. Navy, for a significant portion of our revenue, and our ability to maintain or grow such sales levels; (iii) the entrance of new competitors in our target markets; (iv) general economic conditions in the United

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States and in other markets in which we sell our products; (v) our ability to implement and manage our growth plans to diversify our customer base, increase sales, and control expenses; (vi) our ability to increase demand in our targeted markets and to manage sales cycles that are difficult to predict and may span several quarters; (vii) the timing of large customer orders and significant expenses, and fluctuations between demand and capacity, as we invest in growth opportunities; (viii) our dependence on military maritime customers and on the levels of government funding available to such customers, as well as funding resources of our other customers in the public sector and commercial markets; (ix) market acceptance of LED lighting technology; (x) our ability to respond to new lighting technologies and market trends, and fulfill our warranty obligations with safe and reliable products; (xi) any delays we may encounter in making new products available or fulfilling customer specifications; (xii) our ability to compete effectively against companies with greater resources, lower cost structures, or more rapid development efforts; (xiii) our ability to protect our intellectual property rights and other confidential information, and manage infringement claims by others; (xiv) the impact of any type of legal inquiry, claim, or dispute; (xv) our reliance on a limited number of third-party suppliers, our ability to obtain critical components and finished products from such suppliers on acceptable terms, and the impact of our fluctuating demand on the stability of such suppliers; (xvi) our ability to timely and efficiently transport products from our third-party suppliers to our facility by ocean marine channels; (xvii) our ability to successfully scale our network of sales representatives, agents, and distributors to match the sales reach of larger, established competitors; (xviii) any flaws or defects in our products or in the manner in which they are used or installed; (xix) our compliance with government contracting laws and regulations, through both direct and indirect sale channels, as well as other laws, such as those relating to the environment and health and safety; (xx) risks inherent in international markets, such as economic and political uncertainty, changing regulatory and tax requirements, currency fluctuations and potential tariffs and other barriers to international trade; (xxi) our ability to attract and retain qualified personnel, and to do so in a timely manner; and (xxii) our ability to maintain effective internal controls and otherwise comply with our obligations as a public company.

About Energy Focus

Energy Focus is an industry-leading innovator of energy-efficient LED lighting technologies. As the creator of the first UL-verified flicker-free LED products on the U.S. market, Energy Focus products provide extensive energy and maintenance savings, and aesthetics, safety, health and sustainability benefits over conventional lighting. Our customers include U.S. and foreign navies, U.S. federal, state and local governments, healthcare and educational institutions, and Fortune 500 companies.

Energy Focus is headquartered in Solon, Ohio. For more information, visit our website at www.energyfocus.com.

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Investor Contact:

Jim Fanucchi
Darrow Associates, Inc.
(408) 404-5400
ir@energyfocus.com


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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands)
 
June 30,
2018
 
December 31,
2017
ASSETS
 
 
 
Current assets:
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
8,619

 
$
10,761

Trade accounts receivable, less allowances of $20 and $42, respectively
3,369

 
3,595

Inventories, net
5,739

 
5,718

Prepaid and other current assets
1,042

 
596

Assets held for sale

 
225

Total current assets
18,769

 
20,895

 
 
 
 
Property and equipment, net
847

 
1,097

Other assets
147

 
159

Total assets
$
19,763

 
$
22,151

 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES
 
 
 
Current liabilities:
 
 
 
Accounts payable
$
3,021

 
$
1,630

Accrued liabilities
197

 
130

Accrued payroll and related benefits
393

 
394

Accrued sales commissions
167

 
124

Accrued restructuring - short-term
93

 
170

Accrued warranty reserve
196

 
174

Deferred revenue
12

 
5

Total current liabilities
4,079

 
2,627

 
 
 
 
Other liabilities
176

 
232

Total liabilities
4,255

 
2,859

 
 
 
 
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 
 
 
Preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share:
 
 
 
Authorized: 2,000,000 shares in 2017 and 2016
 
 
 
Issued and outstanding: no shares in 2018 and 2017

 

Common stock, par value $0.0001 per share:
 
 
 
Authorized: 30,000,000 shares in 2018 and 2017
 
 
 
Issued and outstanding: 12,047,272 at June 30, 2018 and 11,868,896 at December 31, 2017
1

 
1

Additional paid-in capital
127,906

 
127,493

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
(1
)
 
2

Accumulated deficit
(112,398
)
 
(108,204
)
Total stockholders’ equity
15,508

 
19,292

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$
19,763

 
$
22,151



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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(In thousands, except per share data)
 
Three months ended
 
Six months ended
 
June 30,
 
March 31,
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
 
2018
 
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
Net sales
$
5,172

 
$
4,659

 
$
6,011

 
$
9,831

 
$
10,117

Cost of sales
3,876

 
3,843

 
4,510

 
7,719

 
8,055

Gross profit
1,296

 
816

 
1,501

 
2,112

 
2,062

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Product development
673

 
629

 
763

 
1,302

 
1,534

Selling, general, and administrative
2,421

 
2,647

 
2,778

 
5,068

 
6,409

Restructuring (credits) expenses
3

 
(50
)
 
1,060

 
(47
)
 
1,734

Total operating expenses
3,097

 
3,226

 
4,601

 
6,323

 
9,677

Loss from operations
(1,801
)
 
(2,410
)
 
(3,100
)
 
(4,211
)
 
(7,615
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other expenses (income):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense
1

 
1

 

 
2

 

Other (income) expenses
2

 
(21
)
 
14

 
(19
)
 
21

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loss from operations before income taxes
(1,804
)
 
(2,390
)
 
(3,114
)
 
(4,194
)
 
(7,636
)
Provision for income taxes

 

 

 
(115
)
 
27

Net loss
$
(1,804
)
 
$
(2,390
)
 
$
(3,114
)
 
$
(4,079
)
 
$
(7,675
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net loss per share - basic and diluted:
$
(0.15
)
 
$
(0.20
)
 
$
(0.26
)
 
$
(0.34
)
 
$
(0.65
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average shares used in computing net loss per share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic and diluted
11,949

 
11,900

 
11,791

 
11,925

 
11,755



















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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In thousands)
 
Three months ended
 
Six months ended
 
June 30,
 
March 31,
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
 
2018
 
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
Cash flows from operating activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net loss
$
(1,804
)
 
$
(2,390
)
 
$
(3,114
)
 
$
(4,194
)
 
$
(7,636
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation
143

 
151

 
171

 
294

 
348

Stock-based compensation
235

 
195

 
226

 
430

 
433

Stock-based compensation reversal

 

 
(1
)
 

 
(270
)
Provision for doubtful accounts receivable
11

 
(22
)
 
1

 
(11
)
 
1

Provision for slow-moving and obsolete inventories and valuation reserves
78

 
(487
)
 
(433
)
 
(409
)
 
(271
)
Provision for warranties
48

 
(33
)
 
31

 
15

 
44

(Gain) loss on dispositions of property and equipment
4

 
(19
)
 
96

 
(15
)
 
104

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts Receivable
171

 
66

 
(874
)
 
237

 
2,180

Inventories
(209
)
 
597

 
973

 
388

 
1,839

Prepaid and other assets
(161
)
 
(274
)
 
(8
)
 
(435
)
 
(122
)
Accounts payable
73

 
1,398

 
1,474

 
1,471

 
(175
)
Accrued and other liabilities
(132
)
 
53

 
111

 
(79
)
 
359

Deferred revenue
(14
)
 
22

 
(156
)
 
8

 
18

Total adjustments
247

 
1,647

 
1,611

 
1,894

 
4,488

Net cash used in operating activities
(1,557
)
 
(743
)
 
(1,503
)
 
(2,300
)
 
(3,148
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash flows from investing activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Acquisitions of property and equipment

 
(57
)
 
(86
)
 
(57
)
 
(115
)
Proceeds from the sale of property and equipment
(4
)
 
244

 
72

 
240

 
72

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities
(4
)
 
187

 
(14
)
 
183

 
(43
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash flows from financing activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Proceeds from exercises of stock options and employee stock purchase plan purchases
21

 

 
29

 
21

 
105

Common stock withheld in lieu of income tax withholding on vesting of restricted stock units
(7
)
 
(32
)
 
(3
)
 
(39
)
 
(49
)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
14

 
(32
)
 
26

 
(18
)
 
56

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
(6
)
 
(1
)
 
8

 
(7
)
 
(7
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
(1,553
)
 
(589
)
 
(1,483
)
 
(2,142
)
 
(3,142
)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
10,172

 
10,761

 
14,970

 
10,761

 
16,629

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$
8,619

 
$
10,172

 
$
13,487

 
$
8,619

 
$
13,487

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Classification of cash and cash equivalents:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
8,277

 
9,830

 
13,145

 
8,277

 
13,145

Restricted cash held
342

 
342

 
342

 
342

 
342

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$
8,619

 
$
10,172

 
$
13,487

 
$
8,619

 
$
13,487


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Sales by Products
(In thousands)

 
Three months ended
 
Six months ended
 
June 30,
March 31,
June 30,
 
June 30,
 
2018
2018
2017
 
2018
2017
Commercial products
$
2,972

$
2,205

$
5,178

 
$
5,177

$
8,257

Military maritime products
2,200

2,454

833

 
4,654

1,860

Total net sales
$
5,172

$
4,659

$
6,011

 
$
9,831

$
10,117



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Non-GAAP Measures
                            
In addition to the results provided in accordance with U.S. GAAP, we may provide certain non-GAAP measures, which present operating results on an adjusted basis. These are supplemental measures of performance that are not required by or presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP and, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, include adjustments for our restructuring expenses, and for depreciation and stock compensation expenses that do not have a current period impact on cash flow. 

We believe that our use of non-GAAP financial measures permits investors to assess the operating performance of our business relative to our performance based on U.S. GAAP results and relative to other companies within the industry by isolating the effects of items that may vary from period to period without correlation to core operating performance or that vary widely among similar companies, and to assess cash flow performance of the operations of our business relative to our U.S. GAAP results and relative to other companies in the industry by isolating the effects of certain items which do not have a current period cash flow impact. However, our inclusion of these adjusted measures should not be construed as an indication that our future results will be unaffected by unusual or infrequent items or that the items for which we have made adjustments are unusual or infrequent or will not recur. We believe that the disclosure of these non-GAAP measures is useful to investors as they form part of the basis for how our management team and Board of Directors evaluate our operating performance.  

These non-GAAP financial measures are not intended to replace U.S. GAAP financial measures, and they are not necessarily standardized or comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies.

 
Three months ended
 
Six months ended
 
June 30,
 
March 31,
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
 
2018
 
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
Total operating expenses
$
3,097

 
$
3,226

 
$
4,601

 
$
6,323

 
$
9,677

Less: Restructuring
(3
)
 
50

 
(1,060
)
 
47

 
(1,734
)
Operating expenses, excluding restructuring
$
3,094

 
$
3,276

 
$
3,541

 
$
6,370

 
$
7,943

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three months ended
 
Six months ended
 
June 30,
 
March 31,
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
 
2018
 
2018
 
2017
 
2017
 
2016
Net loss
$
(1,804
)
 
$
(2,390
)
 
$
(3,114
)
 
$
(4,194
)
 
$
(7,636
)
Restructuring credits (expenses)
(3
)
 
50

 
(1,060
)
 
47

 
(1,734
)
Net loss, excluding restructuring
(1,801
)
 
(2,440
)
 
(2,054
)
 
(4,241
)
 
(5,902
)
Depreciation
143

 
151

 
171

 
294

 
348

Stock-based compensation
235

 
195

 
226

 
430

 
433

Adjusted EBITDA
$
(1,423
)
 
$
(2,094
)
 
$
(1,657
)
 
$
(3,517
)
 
$
(5,121
)


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