SolarEdge Announces Fiscal First Quarter Financial Results

FREMONT, Calif.--()--SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: SEDG) today announced its financial results for the fiscal first quarter ended September 30, 2015.

Fiscal First Quarter 2016 Highlights

  • Record revenue of $115.1 million, up 16.9% from last quarter and 71.8% year-over-year
  • GAAP gross margin of 29.1%
  • GAAP net income of $14.4 million
  • Non-GAAP net income of $16.3 million
  • 356 Megawatts (AC) of inverters shipped

“We are very satisfied with another strong quarter of record revenues and improved gross margins,” said Guy Sella, Founder, Chairman and CEO of SolarEdge. “In addition to our very positive financial results, this quarter we introduced our new HD Wave inverter topology, demonstrating our technological leadership in the market. We are confident that our global presence and expanded product offering position us well for continued growth.”

Revenues

The Company reported revenues of $115.1 million, an increase of $16.6 million, or 16.9% from the prior quarter and an increase of $48.1 million or 71.8% from the first quarter of fiscal 2015.

Gross margins

GAAP gross margin was 29.1%, up from 28.7% in the prior quarter and up from 20.9% in the fiscal first quarter of 2015. Non-GAAP gross margin was 29.3%, up from 28.9% in the prior quarter and 21.0% in the fiscal first quarter of 2015. This growth was driven primarily by the execution of planned cost reduction measures, increased supply chain efficiencies and economies of scale related to the increased production volumes.

Operating expenses

GAAP operating expenses were $18.7 million, or 16.2% of revenue, a nominal increase from $16.4 million, which represented 16.7% of revenue in the prior quarter and an increase from $11.7 million, or 17.4% of revenue when compared to the same fiscal quarter of 2015.

Operating income

GAAP operating income was $14.9 million, up from $11.9 million in the prior quarter and up from operating income of $2.4 million in the fiscal first quarter of 2015.

Financial Expenses

Financial expenses were $0.1 million compared to $1.7 million in the previous quarter and income of $0.5 million in the same quarter last year.

Net Income

GAAP net income was $14.4 million, up from $9.3 million in the prior quarter and up from $2.5 million in the fiscal first quarter of 2015. Non-GAAP net income was $16.3 million, an increase from $13.8 million in the prior quarter and an increase from $2.8 million in the fiscal first quarter of 2015.

EPS

GAAP net diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) was $0.32, up from $0.21 in the prior quarter and up from $0.00 in the fiscal first quarter of 2015. Non-GAAP net diluted EPS was $0.36, an increase from $0.31 in the prior quarter and an increase from $0.09 in the fiscal first quarter of 2015.

Cash

At September 30, 2015, cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, totaled $150.3 million compared to $148.4 million on June 30, 2015. During the fiscal first quarter, the Company generated $5.9 million from operating activities.

Outlook for the Fiscal Second Quarter 2016

The Company provides guidance for the fiscal second quarter of 2016 as follows:

  • Revenues to be within the range of $118.0 million to $121.0 million;
  • Gross margins to be within the range of 28.0% to 30.0%.

Conference Call

The Company will host a conference call to discuss these results at 5:00 P.M. Eastern Time on Wednesday, November 4, 2015. The call will be available, live, to interested parties by dialing +1 877-795-3610. For international callers, please dial +1 719-325-4769. The Conference ID number is 306165. A live webcast will also be available in the Investors Relations section of SolarEdge website at: http://investors.solaredge.com

A replay of the webcast will be available in the Investor Relations section of the Company’s web site approximately two hours after the conclusion of the call and remain available for approximately 30 calendar days.

About SolarEdge

SolarEdge provides an intelligent inverter solution that has changed the way power is harvested and managed in solar photovoltaic systems. The SolarEdge DC optimized inverter system maximizes power generation at the individual PV module-level while lowering the cost of energy produced by the solar PV system. The SolarEdge system consists of power optimizers, inverters and a cloud-based monitoring platform and addresses a broad range of solar market segments, from residential solar installations to commercial and small utility-scale solar installations.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The Company has presented certain non-GAAP financial measures in this release. Generally, a non-GAAP financial measure is a numerical measure of a company's performance, financial position, or cash flows that either exclude or include amounts that are not normally excluded or included in the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, or GAAP. Reconciliation of each non-GAAP financial measure to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure can be found in the accompanying tables to this press release. These non-GAAP financial measures do not reflect a comprehensive system of accounting, differ from GAAP measures with the same captions and may differ from non-GAAP financial measures with the same or similar captions that are used by other companies. As such, these non-GAAP measures should be considered as a supplement to, and not as a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP.

The Company uses these non-GAAP financial measures to analyze its operating performance and future prospects, develop internal budgets and financial goals, and to facilitate period-to-period comparisons. SolarEdge believes that these non-GAAP financial measures reflect an additional way of viewing aspects of its operations that, when viewed with its GAAP results, provide a more complete understanding of factors and trends affecting its business.

For a reconciliation of non-GAAP measures to their most comparable GAAP measures, please see “Reconciliation on Non-GAAP Measures” below.

Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995

This release contains forward looking statements which are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward looking statements include information, among other things, concerning: our possible or assumed future results of operations; future demands for solar energy solutions; business strategies; technology developments; financing and investment plans; dividend policy; competitive position; industry and regulatory environment; general economic conditions; potential growth opportunities; and the effects of competition. These forward looking statements are often characterized by the use of words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “seek,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “will,” “would” or similar expressions and the negative or plural of those terms and other like terminology.

Forward-looking statements are only predictions based on our current expectations and our projections about future events. These forward looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual revenues, gross margins, other financial results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by the forward looking statements. Given these factors, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, the matters discussed in Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2015 and, Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2015, when it becomes available, Current Reports on Form 8-K and other reports filed with the SEC. All information set forth in this release is as of November 4, 2015. SolarEdge undertakes no duty or obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this release as a result of new information, future events or changes in its expectations.

 

SOLAREDGE TECHNOLOGIES INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except per share data)

 
Three months ended

September 30,

2015   2014
unaudited
 
Revenues $ 115,054 $ 66,969
Cost of revenues   81,527     52,939
 
Gross profit   33,527     14,030
 
Operating expenses:
 
Research and development, net 6,991 5,059
Sales and marketing 8,244 5,461
General and administrative   3,418     1,159
 

Total operating expenses

  18,653     11,679
 
Operating income 14,874 2,351
 
Financial income (expenses), net   (72 )   516
 
Income before taxes on income 14,802 2,867
 
Taxes on income   370     347
 
Net income $ 14,432   $ 2,520
 
 
Net basic earnings per share of common stock $ 0.37   $ 0.00
 
Net diluted earnings per share of common stock $ 0.32   $ 0.00
 
Weighted average number of shares used in computing net basic earnings per share of common stock   39,301,620     2,812,684
 
Weighted average number of shares used in computing net diluted earnings per share of common stock   44,455,964     2,812,684
 
(1)   GAAP net basic and diluted earnings per share are materially different between fiscal first quarter 2016 and fiscal first quarter 2015 since under GAAP, preferred shares do not participate in the earnings per share calculation and for the fiscal first quarter 2015, prior to the Company’s initial public offering, preferred shares were entitled to a dividend distribution which, if distributed, would have exceeded the net income for the relevant period.
   

     SOLAREDGE TECHNOLOGIES INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands)

 
September 30, June 30,
2015 2015
unaudited
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents $ 146,729 $ 144,750
Restricted cash 3,588 3,639
Trade receivables, net 47,366 35,428
Prepaid expenses and other accounts receivable 20,733 32,645
Inventories   79,907     73,950  

Total current assets

  298,323     290,412  
Property and equipment, net 17,272 14,717
Long-term lease deposit and prepaid expenses 601 529
Long-term deferred charges   779     -  

Total assets

$ 316,975   $ 305,658  
 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current Liabilities:
Trade payables $ 67,180 $ 80,684
Employees and payroll accruals 7,898 6,814
Warranty obligations 10,587 9,431
Deferred revenues 2,175 1,676
Accrued expenses and other accounts payable   8,459     6,987  

Total current liabilities

  96,299     105,592  
 
Long-term liabilities:
Warranty obligations 25,317 22,448
Deferred revenues 9,760 8,289
Lease incentive obligation   2,374     2,385  
Total long-term liabilities   37,451     33,122  
 
Commitments and Contingent liabilities
 
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
Share capital 4 4
Additional paid-in capital 289,004 287,152
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (225 ) (222 )
Accumulated deficit   (105,558 )   (119,990 )
 

Total stockholders’ equity

  183,225     166,944  
 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

$ 316,975   $ 305,658  
 
 

SOLAREDGE TECHNOLOGIES INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)

 
Three months ended

September 30,

2015   2014
Unaudited

Cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities:

Net income $ 14,432 $ 2,520
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation 738 542
Amortization of intangible assets 21 -
Stock-based compensation related to employee and non-employee consultants stock options 1,832 320
Realized losses on Cash Flow Hedges 1 -
Interest expenses related to Bank Loan - 24
Financial income, net related to term loan - (491 )
Remeasurement of warrants to purchase preferred and common stock - (15 )
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Inventories (5,956 ) (4,311 )
Prepaid expenses and other accounts receivable 11,811 (5,527 )
Trade receivables, net (11,928 ) (7,565 )
Trade payables (13,500 ) 9,871
Employees and payroll accruals 1,044 390
Warranty obligations 4,025 3,101
Deferred revenues 1,970 864
Accrued expenses and other accounts payable 1,467 19
Lease incentive obligation   (11 )   -  
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities   5,946     (258 )
 

Cash flows used in investing activities:

Purchase of property and equipment (3,292 ) (1,002 )
Purchase of intangible assets (800 ) -
Decrease in restricted cash 51 13
Decrease in short and long-term deposits   73     29  
Net cash used in investing activities   (3,968 )   (960 )
 

Cash flows from financing activities:

Proceeds from short-term bank loans - 6,000
Proceeds from issuance of Series E Convertible Preferred stock - 20,998
Payments of term loan - (798 )
Proceeds from exercise of employee stock options   17     8  
Net cash provided by financing activities   17     26,208  
 
Increase in cash and cash equivalents 1,995 24,990
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period 144,750 9,754
Erosion due to exchange rate differences   (16 )   (2 )
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period   146,729     34,742  
 
 

SOLAREDGE TECHNOLOGIES INC.

RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

(In thousands, except per share data)

(unaudited)

 
Three months ended

September 30,
2015

 

June 30,
2015

 

September 30,
2014

 
Gross profit (GAAP) 33,527 28,271 14,030
Stock-based compensation 180   188   37  
Gross profit (Non-GAAP) 33,707   28,459   14,067  
 
Gross margin (GAAP) 29.1 % 28.7 % 20.9 %
Stock-based compensation 0.2 % 0.2 % 0.1 %
Gross margin (Non-GAAP) 29.3 % 28.9 % 21.0 %
 
Operating expenses (GAAP) 18,653 16,398 11,679
Stock-based compensation R&D 395 184 111
Stock-based compensation S&M 616 263 101
Stock-based compensation G&A 641   569   71  
Operating expenses (Non-GAAP) 17,001   15,382   11,396  
 
Operating income (GAAP) 14,874 11,873 2,351
Stock-based compensation 1,832   1,204   320  
Operating income (Non-GAAP) 16,706   13,077   2,671  
 
Finance expenses (Income) (GAAP) 72 1,699 (516 )
Warrants remeasurement ----   3,285   (15 )
Finance expenses (Non-GAAP) 72   (1,586 ) (501 )
 
 
Net income (loss) (GAAP) 14,432 9,261 2,520
Stock-based compensation 1,832 1,204 320
Warrants remeasurement ----   3,285   (15 )
Net income (loss) (Non-GAAP) 16,264   13,750   2,825  
 
 
Net basic earnings (loss) per share (GAAP) 0.37 0.24 ----
Stock-based compensation 0.04 0.03 0.01
Warrants remeasurement ---- 0.08 ----
Additional shares giving effect to IPO and conversion of preferred stock at the beginning of the periods (1) ----   ----   0.09  
Net basic earnings (loss) per share (Non-GAAP) 0.41   0.35   0.10  
 
Number of shares used in computing net basic earnings (loss) per share (GAAP) 39,301,620 39,160,372 2,812,684
Additional shares giving effect to IPO and conversion of preferred stock at the beginning of the periods (1) ----   ----   25,575,898.76  
Number of shares used in computing net basic earnings (loss) per share (Non-GAAP) 39,301,620   39,160,372   28,388,583  
 
Net diluted earnings (loss) per share (GAAP) 0.32 0.21 ----
Stock-based compensation 0.04 0.02 ----
Warrants remeasurement ---- 0.08 ----
Additional shares giving effect to IPO and conversion of preferred stock at the beginning of the periods (1) ----   ----   0.09  
Net diluted earnings (loss) per share (Non-GAAP) 0.36   0.31   0.09  
 
Number of shares used in computing net diluted earnings (loss) per share (GAAP) 44,455,964 44,473,080 2,812,684
Stock-based compensation 686,470 319,840 1,552,809
Warrants remeasurement 0 126,634 0
Additional shares giving effect to IPO and conversion of preferred stock at the beginning of the periods (1) ----   ----   25,575,898.76  
Number of shares used in computing net diluted earnings (loss) per share (Non-GAAP) 45,142,434   44,919,554   29,941,392  
 
(1) Assumes shares of common stock outstanding after accounting for the automatic conversion of the shares of preferred stock then outstanding into common stock at the beginning of fiscal year 2015.

Contacts

Investor Contacts
SolarEdge Technologies, Inc.
Ronen Faier, +1-510-498-3263
Chief Financial Officer
investors@solaredge.com
or
Sapphire Investor Relations, LLC
Erica Mannion or Michael Funari, +1-617-542-6180
investors@solaredge.com

Contacts

Investor Contacts
SolarEdge Technologies, Inc.
Ronen Faier, +1-510-498-3263
Chief Financial Officer
investors@solaredge.com
or
Sapphire Investor Relations, LLC
Erica Mannion or Michael Funari, +1-617-542-6180
investors@solaredge.com