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374Water Reports Third Quarter 2025 Financial Results

 

Third Quarter Revenues Increased to $0.8 Million Due to Higher Service Revenues and Expects 2025 Full Year Revenues of Approximately $4 Million

Fortified Balance Sheet Including $7.0 Million ATM Facility Extends Cash Runway into Q2 2026

 

Management to Host Webcast and Conference Call Today at 4:30 p.m. ET

 

DURHAM, NC – November 12, 2025 - 374Water Inc. (NASDAQ: SCWO) ("374Water" or the "Company"), a global leader in organic waste destruction technology and services for the industrial, municipal, and federal markets, today reported its financial and operational results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2025.

 

“The third quarter of 2025 was underscored by ongoing service deployments and the continued commercialization of our Super Critical Water Oxidation (“SCWO”) technology,” said Stephen J. Jones, Interim President and Chief Executive Officer of 374Water. “For example, we successfully completed a commercial-scale waste destruction service project at Clean Earth’s Detroit, MI facility as part of a Department of Defense (“DoD”) project. For six weeks we executed per- and polyfluoroalkyl (“PFAS”) destruction of multiple concentrated waste streams at commercial Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities (“TSDF”) using our AirSCWO 6 System.  We also successfully deployed our AirSCWO technology to a Colorado School of Mines and DoD Environmental Security Technology Certification Program project aimed at comparing technology solutions to destroy PFAS contaminated wastes. Both efforts demonstrated our ability to destroy PFAS-impacted waste streams as a treatment option for DoD installations impacted by PFAS. 

 

“During the quarter we signed a waste destruction services (“WDS”) collaboration agreement focused on PFAS destruction with Crystal Clean, a leading provider of environmental and waste management solutions.  Crystal Clean is an ideal partner to enable our WDS business to scale rapidly and support growing demand across a wide array of market verticals and waste streams. We intend to grow the WDS business over the next several years, establishing multiple WDS operations at TSDF partner facilities across North America. WDS will generate recurring revenues with customers demanding total waste treatment with our AirSCWO technology.

 

“Most recently, we secured an order from the City of Olathe, KS ("Olathe") for the sale and deployment of an AirSCWO 6 system and a related pre-treatment and dewatering system. Olathe will utilize the AirSCWO process at its wastewater treatment facility to assess its potential as a sustainable alternative to traditional sludge management practices and disposal methods.  We also recently began processing our award by the State of North Carolina for WDS to destroy AFFF utilizing AirSCWO technology.   In the first phase of this waste destruction service project, we will treat 1,000 gallons of AFFF.  If selected for the second phase, we could treat up to an additional 28,000 gallons of AFFF.

 

 
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“On the financial front, we have strengthened our balance sheet, utilizing our at-the-market facility which generated proceeds of approximately $7.0 million, extending our anticipated cash runway into the second quarter of 2026.

 

“Looking ahead, we are focused on successful waste destruction of PFAS and other waste streams utilizing our AirSCWO system at current project deployments and accelerating the conversion of a growing pipeline of opportunities. With the recent announcements of revenue generating service and capital equipment sales, we are projecting 2026 revenue to be in the $6-8 million range. We look forward to additional milestones and announcements in the months ahead,” concluded Jones.

 

Third Quarter 2025 Financial Summary

 

 

·

For the third quarter of 2025, revenue totaled $760,000 compared to $81,000 in the prior year. The company’s business has been focused on the development and commercialization of its AirSCWO systems to fulfill current projects and prepare for additional revenue growth. The approximate $679,000 increase in revenues was primarily due to an increase in our service revenues of approximately $643,000 from the completion of waste destruction service projects, and $36,000 in capital equipment sale revenues.

 

·

Total operating expenses increased 64% to $4.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025, compared to $2.8 million in the prior year period. The increase was primarily owed to expanded operations including a $0.9 million increase in compensation and related expenses, an increase of $0.3 million in research and development, and an increase of $0.8 million in general and administrative expenses.

 

·

Net loss for the three months ended September 30, 2025, was $4.3 million, as compared to $2.7 million in the prior year. Net loss increased due to continued investment in commercialization and increased operational costs.

 

·

Revenue for 2025 calendar year is projected to be approximately $4 million based upon current expectation of deliverables for the fourth quarter.

 

·

Cash and cash equivalents as of September 30, 2025, was $0.9 million, as compared to $10.7 million as of December 31, 2024. As of September 30, 2025, working capital was $1.9 million, compared to $4.5 million as of September 30, 2024.

 

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Based upon our current cash position, including the $7.0 million raised from the at-the-market facility, and expected billings and related collections, we project to have adequate cash to support our business plans into Q2 2026.

 

Third Quarter 2025 Results Conference Call

 

374Water Interim President and Chief Executive Officer Stephen J. Jones and CFO Russell Kline will host the conference call, followed by a question-and-answer period. The conference call will be accompanied by a presentation, which can be viewed during the webcast or accessed following the call via the investor relations section of the Company’s website here.

 

To access the call, please use the following information:

 

Date:

Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Time:

4:30 p.m. Eastern time (1:30 p.m. Pacific time)

Dial-in:

1-877-423-9813

International Dial-in:

1-201-689-8573

Conference Code:

13756490

Webcast:

SCWO Q3 2025 Financial Results Conference Call

 

 
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A telephone replay will be available approximately three hours after the call and will run through November 26, 2025, by dialing 1-844-512-2921 from the U.S., or 1-412-317-6671 from international locations, and entering replay pin number: 13756490. The replay can also be viewed through the webcast link above and the presentation utilized during the call will be available in the Company’s investor relations section here.

 

About 374Water

 

374Water Inc. (NASDAQ: SCWO) is a global industrial technology and services company providing innovative solutions addressing wastewater treatment and waste management issues within the industrial, municipal, and federal markets. 374Water's AirSCWO technology is designed to efficiently destroy and mineralize a broad spectrum of non-hazardous and hazardous organic wastes, producing safe dischargeable water streams, safe mineral effluent, safe vent gas, and recoverable heat energy. 374Water's AirSCWO technology has the potential to assist its customers to meet discharge requirements, reduce or eliminate disposal costs, remove bottlenecks, and reduce litigation and other risks. 374Water continues to be a leader in innovative waste treatment solutions, dedicated to creating a greener future and eradicating harmful pollutants. Learn more by visiting www.374water.com and follow us on LinkedIn.

 

Cautionary Language on Forward-Looking Statements

 

Certain statements in this communication are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. Words such as "anticipate," "believe," “could,"  "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," “plan," "predict," "project," "potential," or other comparable terminology are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements include those related to 374Water’s revenue guidance and cash runway, 374Water’s ability to scale its operations, including its WDS operations by expanding WDS operations to TSDFs and being awarded additional AFFF to process from the State of North Carolina or others, whether 374Water will be successful in obtaining federal, municipal and industrial waste destruction contracts, demand for 374Water’s solutions, and 374Water’s ability to destroy PFAS at scale, and 374Water’s future prospects and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause 374Water’s actual results, levels of activity, performance, or 374Water’s achievements or those of its industry to be materially different from those expressed or implied by any forward-looking statements. 374Water has based these forward-looking statements on its current expectations, assumptions, estimates, beliefs, and projections. While 374Water believes these expectations, assumptions, estimates, and projections are reasonable, such forward-looking statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which involve factors or circumstances that are beyond the 374Water’s control. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, including those discussed under "Risk Factors" in 374Water’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2025, and in 374Water’s subsequent filings and reports with the SEC. The forward-looking statements herein are made only as of the date they were first issued, and unless otherwise required by laws, 374Water disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

 

 
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Investor Relations and Media Contact

Jim Siccardi

Senior Vice President

Direct: 984-374-1222

Jim.Siccardi@374water.com

www.374Water.com

 

Chris Tyson

Executive Vice President

MZ North America

Direct: 949-491-8235

SCWO@mzgroup.us

www.mzgroup.us

 

 
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374Water Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

September 30, 2025 (Unaudited) and December 31,2024

 

 

 

September 30, 2025

 

 

December 31, 2024

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash

 

$ 933,328

 

 

$ 10,651,644

 

Accounts receivable, net of credit allowance

 

 

643,585

 

 

 

269,733

 

Unbilled accounts receivable

 

 

2,155,622

 

 

 

1,653,007

 

Stock subscription receivables

 

 

5,041

 

 

 

-

 

Other receivables

 

 

11,851

 

 

 

43,886

 

Inventory, net

 

 

1,897,544

 

 

 

1,701,474

 

Contract assets

 

 

151,493

 

 

 

136,651

 

Prepaid expenses

 

 

439,324

 

 

 

431,412

 

Total Current Assets

 

 

6,237,788

 

 

 

14,887,807

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property and equipment, net

 

 

3,483,957

 

 

 

2,567,571

 

Intangible assets, net

 

 

961,566

 

 

 

1,016,594

 

Right-of-use asset, net

 

 

602,713

 

 

 

691,014

 

Other assets

 

 

76,149

 

 

 

20,847

 

Total Long-Term Assets

 

 

5,124,385

 

 

 

4,296,026

 

Total Assets

 

$ 11,362,173

 

 

$ 19,183,833

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

$ 1,241,839

 

 

$ 906,394

 

Accrued bonuses

 

 

270,000

 

 

 

570,000

 

Accrued contract loss provision

 

 

1,230,000

 

 

 

1,000,000

 

Accrued legal settlement

 

 

66.175

 

 

 

335,000

 

Unearned revenue

 

 

360,463

 

 

 

197,683

 

Note payable

 

 

7,347

 

 

 

-

 

Secured promissory note

 

 

600,000

 

 

 

-

 

Insurance financing liability

 

 

171,173

 

 

 

-

 

Operating lease liability

 

 

114,866

 

 

 

101,320

 

Other liabilities

 

 

271,666

 

 

 

17,279

 

Total Current Liabilities

 

 

4,333,529

 

 

 

3,127,676

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unearned revenue, less current portion

 

 

30,000

 

 

 

30,000

 

Note payable, less current portion

 

 

37,735

 

 

 

-

 

Operating lease liability, less current portion

 

 

463,848

 

 

 

551,376

 

Total Long-Term Liabilities

 

 

531,583

 

 

 

581,376

 

Total Liabilities

 

 

4,865,112

 

 

 

3,709,052

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock: 50,000,000 shares authorized, par value $0.0001 per share, nil issued and outstanding at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024.

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Common stock: 1,000,000,000 common shares authorized, par value $0.0001 per share, 146,482,108 and 144,301,977 shares outstanding at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively

 

 

15,424

 

 

 

14,429

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

47,494,670

 

 

 

43,845,499

 

Accumulated deficit

 

 

(41,015,504 )

 

 

(28,387,618 )

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

 

2,471

 

 

 

2,471

 

Total Stockholders’ Equity

 

 

6,497,061

 

 

 

15,474,781

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Liabilities & Stockholders’ Equity

 

$ 11,362,173

 

 

$ 19,183,833

 

 

 
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374Water Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

For the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025 and 2024

(Unaudited) 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$ 760,417

 

 

$ 81,490

 

 

$ 1,898,484

 

 

$ 433,589

 

Cost of revenues

 

 

547,785

 

 

 

42,404

 

 

 

1,823,935

 

 

 

703,245

 

Gross deficit

 

 

212,632

 

 

 

(39,086 )

 

 

74,549

 

 

 

(269,656 )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development

 

 

755,944

 

 

 

424,579

 

 

 

1,820,701

 

 

 

1,526,294

 

Compensation and related expenses

 

 

2,097,580

 

 

 

1,212,577

 

 

 

5,769,832

 

 

 

3,014,773

 

Professional fees

 

 

257,228

 

 

 

499,010

 

 

 

1,678,467

 

 

 

1,367,702

 

General and administrative

 

 

1,462,625

 

 

 

644,659

 

 

 

3,589,754

 

 

 

1,783,617

 

Total operating expenses

 

 

4,573,377

 

 

 

2,780,825

 

 

 

12,858,754

 

 

 

7,692,386

 

Loss from operations

 

 

(4,360,745 )

 

 

(2,741,739 )

 

 

(12,784,205 )

 

 

(7,632,042 )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

 

11,088

 

 

 

36,626

 

 

 

147,153

 

 

 

215,438

 

Other income

 

 

633

 

 

 

3,296

 

 

 

9,166

 

 

 

88,002

 

Total other income

 

 

11,721

 

 

 

39,922

 

 

 

156,319

 

 

 

303,440

 

Net loss before income taxes

 

 

(4,349,024 )

 

 

(2,701,817 )

 

 

(12,627,886 )

 

 

(7,658,602 )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provision for income taxes

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$ (4,349,024 )

 

$ (2,701,817 )

 

$ (12,627,886 )

 

$ (7,658,602 )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss per share - basic and diluted

 

$ (0.03 )

 

$ (0.02 )

 

$ (0.09 )

 

$ (0.06 )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic and diluted

 

 

151,471,944

 

 

 

132,997,135

 

 

 

147,044,195

 

 

 

133,307,818

 

 

 
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374WaterInc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025 and 2024

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$ (12,627,886

 

 

$ (7,658,602 )

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

55,028

 

 

 

79,040

 

Non-cash lease expense

 

 

88,301

 

 

 

-

 

Issuance of common stock for services

 

 

287,450

 

 

 

373,231

 

Stock-based compensation - options and restricted stock

 

 

2,072,559

 

 

 

878,993

 

Gain on legal settlement

 

 

-

 

 

 

(22,303 )

Increase in inventory reserve

 

 

-

 

 

 

50,000

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

 

(373,852 )

 

 

(223,985 )

Other accounts receivable

 

 

32,035

 

 

 

29,658

 

Unbilled accounts receivable

 

 

(502,615 )

 

 

(226,594 )

Inventory

 

 

(196,070 )

 

 

(608,838 )

Contract assets

 

 

(14,842 )

 

 

(99,245 )

Prepaid expenses

 

 

199,619

 

 

 

(73,768 )

Other assets

 

 

(55,302 )

 

 

(22,792 )

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

 

335,445

 

 

 

197,158

 

Accrued bonus

 

 

(300,000 )

 

 

-

 

Accrued contract loss provision

 

 

230,000

 

 

 

100,000

 

Accrued legal settlement

 

 

(268,825 )

 

 

-

 

Unearned revenue

 

 

162,780

 

 

 

(72,768 )

Other liabilities

 

 

254,387

 

 

 

(14,358 )

Operating lease liability

 

 

(73,982 )

 

 

-

 

Net cash used in operating activities

 

 

(10,695,770 )

 

 

(7,497,734 )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of property and equipment

 

 

(279,202 )

 

 

(75,000 )

Purchases of equipment-in-process

 

 

(588,993 )

 

 

(838,410 )

Increase in intangible assets

 

 

-

 

 

 

(85,797 )

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

(868,195 )

 

 

(999,207 )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Repayments on note payable

 

 

(3,109 )

 

 

-

 

Repayments on insurance finance liability

 

 

(36,358 )

 

 

-

 

Proceeds from the exercise of options

 

 

24,000

 

 

 

-

 

Proceeds from short-term loan

 

 

600,000

 

 

 

-

 

Net proceeds (issuance costs) from the sale of common stock

 

 

1,911,096

 

 

 

11,912

 

Warrant repurchase

 

 

(649,980 )

 

 

-

 

Net cash used in financing activities

 

 

1,845,649

 

 

 

11,912

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net decrease in cash

 

 

(9,718,316 )

 

 

(8,485,029 )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash, beginning of period

 

 

10,651,644

 

 

 

10,445,404

 

Cash, end of period

 

$ 933,328

 

 

$ 1,960,375

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental cash flow disclosures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid for interest

 

$ -

 

 

$ -

 

Cash paid for taxes

 

$ -

 

 

$ -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosure investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reclassification of inventory to equipment-in-process

 

$ -

 

 

$ 1,819,284

 

Issuance of restricted common stock to executives

 

$ 114

 

 

$ -

 

Equipment financed with a note payable

 

$ 48,191

 

 

$ -

 

Cashless stock option exercise

 

$ -

 

 

$ 18

 

Common stock sold with subscription receivable

 

$ 5,041

 

 

$ -

 

Prepaid insurance financed

 

$ 7,531

 

 

$ -

 

 

 
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