JIASHAN, China, November 26, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- ReneSola Ltd ("ReneSola" or the "Company") (www.renesola.com) (NYSE: SOL), a leading brand and technology provider of solar photovoltaic ("PV") products, today announced its unaudited financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2014.
Financial and Operational Highlights for Q3 2014
"Our results in Q3 2014 were mainly impacted by the depreciation of the European currencies that led to a foreign exchange loss of US$13.7 million, and by a delay in shipments due to the anticipation of new lower minimum imported prices in Europe, which were announced towards the end of Q3 2014. However, our fully integrated international sales, support, and logistics platform, our global manufacturing footprint, and our focus on retail-oriented and downstream opportunities continue to keep us in an advantageously competitive position," said Mr. Xianshou Li, ReneSola's chief executive officer. "Our platform gives us the flexibility to adjust to changes in demand across all of our major markets while maintaining operating efficiency and, as in the case of the third quarter, improving our gross margin to 15.3%. Moreover, we continue to move away from low-margin markets and to direct more of our resources toward higher-margin commercial and residential projects and total-solution opportunities.
"While we remain focused on our retail and residential-oriented business development, we selectively pursue downstream project opportunities with high quality and low risk in developed countries such as the United Kingdom. As of November 2014, we have started construction on a second downstream project in the UK and are also in the process of conducting due diligence on other quality projects there, which we expect to sell and generate revenue from in the coming quarters."
Mr. Daniel K. Lee, ReneSola's chief financial officer, said, "While we focus on expanding our commercial, retail and downstream initiatives, we continue to follow a prudent financial approach and asset-light strategy in order to grow our margins while improving our cash flow. Our Q3 gross margin of 15.3% represents two straight quarters of margin improvement. Furthermore, our cash flow from operations improved from an outflow of US$40.6 million in 2Q14 to an outflow of US$10.7 million, of which almost US$10 million was payment used for our downstream projects in the UK."
Third Quarter 2014 Results
Solar Wafer and Module Shipments
3Q14 |
2Q14 |
3Q13 |
Q-o-Q% |
Y-o-Y% |
|
Module Shipments (MW) |
462.2 |
498.7 |
462.9 |
(7.3%) |
(0.2%) |
Wafer Shipments (MW) |
201.7 |
199.6 |
388.1 |
1.1% |
(48.0%) |
Total Solar Wafer and Module Shipments (MW) |
663.9 |
698.3 |
851.0 |
(4.9%) |
(22.0%) |
The module shipments of 462MW were below the Company's guidance and reflected a postponement of shipments to Q4 and Q1 for a small number of commercial projects, mostly in Europe. The decrease in wafer shipments year over year reflects the Company's strategic decision to continue to use the majority of its wafer for internal module production.
Net Revenues and Gross Profit
3Q14 |
2Q14 |
3Q13 |
Q-o-Q% |
Y-o-Y% |
|
Net Revenues (US$mln) |
$372.5 |
$387.1 |
$419.3 |
(3.8%) |
(11.2%) |
Gross Profit (US$mln) |
$57.1 |
$56.9 |
$36.7* |
0.4% |
55.6% |
Gross Margin |
15.3% |
14.7% |
8.7%* |
- |
- |
* Adjusted according to the Company's current accounting classification for warranty expense, which is recognized as a selling expense rather than as a cost of goods sold, as was done prior to Q1 2014. Before the adjustment, the gross profit for Q3 2013 was $34.1 million and the gross margin was 8.1%.
Net revenues decreased quarter over quarter in line with the decrease in module shipments. The sequential increase in the Company's gross margin was a result of a higher average selling price ("ASP") due to a more favorable geographic shipment mix, as well as efficient operational process controls.
Operating Income (Loss)
3Q14 |
2Q14 |
3Q13 |
Q-o-Q% |
Y-o-Y% |
|
Operating Expenses (US$mln) |
$48.6 |
$46.3 |
$216.9* |
5.0% |
- |
Operating Income (Loss) (US$mln) |
$8.5 |
$10.6 |
($180.3) |
- |
- |
Operating Margin |
2.3% |
2.7% |
(43.0%) |
- |
- |
* Adjusted according to the Company's current accounting classification for warranty expense, which is recognized as a selling expense rather than as a cost of goods sold, as was done prior to Q1 2014. Before the adjustment, the operating expense for Q3 2013 was $214.3 million.
The sequential increase in operating expenses was primarily due to an increase in sales and marketing expenses in international markets and a bad debt provision of US$1.9Million recorded in Q3 2014 comparing to a bad debt reversal of US$1.7 million recorded in Q2 2014.
Foreign Exchange Loss
In Q3 2014, the Company had a foreign exchange loss of US$13.7 million and recognized a US$2.2 million gain on derivatives. The foreign exchange loss was primarily due to the depreciation of European currencies against the US dollar and RMB.
Change in Fair Value of Warrant Derivative Liabilities
The Company recognized a gain from a change in the fair value of warrant derivative liabilities of US$0.7 million in Q3 2014, primarily due to the decrease in the Company's stock price.
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Holders of Ordinary Shares
3Q14 |
2Q14 |
3Q13 |
|
Net Income (Loss) (US$mln) |
($11.7) |
$0.8 |
($200.3) |
Diluted Earnings (Loss) per Share |
($0.06) |
0.00 |
($1.12) |
Diluted Earnings (Loss) per ADS |
($0.12) |
0.01 |
($2.23) |
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Net cash outflow from operating activities was US$10.7 million in Q3 2014, compared to net cash outflow of US$40.6 million in Q2 2014.
Net cash and cash equivalents plus restricted cash totaled US$196.7 million as of September 30, 2014, compared to US$218.8 million as of June 30, 2014.
Total debt was US$748.8 million as of September 30, 2014, compared to US$760.3 million as of June 30, 2014, excluding US$111.6 million of convertible notes due March 15, 2018, unless repurchased or converted at an earlier date. Short-term borrowings were US$692.2 million as of September 30, 2014, compared to US$696.2 million as of June 30, 2014.
Project Business Update
Project Pipelines
The Company has started construction on a second utility-scale project of 6.4MW in the UK that is expected to connect to the grid in February 2015. The first 13.4MW project is expected to connect to the grid in December of this year. Both of the projects are expected be sold in the coming quarters.
The Company is in the late stage of its due diligence process regarding a number of utility-scale projects in the UK.
Existing Projects
The Company currently has a total of 62MW in existing projects including 25MW in utility-scale projects in Bulgaria and Romania, and 37MW in distributed generation "Golden Sun" projects in mainland China. All existing projects have been completed and connected to their respective grid. The Company is generating income from power generation while evaluating sales of these assets at the same time.
Polysilicon Update
The Company's total output of polysilicon in Q3 was 1694.3 metric tons, compared to an output of 1815.6 metric tons in Q2 2014. Currently the polysilicon plant is running at full capacity and continues to generate positive cash flow for the Company.
Business Highlights
Geographic Breakdown of Module Shipments
Q3 2014 |
Q2 2014 |
Q3 2013 |
|
U.S. |
8.0% |
11.2% |
30.8% |
Europe |
46.8% |
31.4% |
38.8% |
Japan |
24.7% |
23.3% |
6.5% |
China |
11.8% |
15.3% |
9.5% |
Other |
8.7% |
18.8% |
14.4% |
Research and Development
In Q3 2014, the Company invested $13.3 million in research and development, compared to $13.9 million in Q2 2014 and $14.2 million in Q3 2013. The Company will continue to invest in research and development to enhance its solar technical capabilities and expand its green energy product portfolio.
Recent Business Developments
Outlook
For Q4 2014, the Company expects its total solar module shipments to be in the range of 460 MW to 480 MW, and its gross margin to be approximately 13%.
Conference Call Information
ReneSola's management will host an earnings conference call on November 26, 2014 at 8 am U.S. Eastern Time (9 pm Beijing/Hong Kong time).
Dial-in details for the earnings conference call are as follows:
U.S. / International: |
+1-866-519-4004 |
Hong Kong: |
+852-3018-6771 |
Please dial in 10 minutes before the call is scheduled to begin and provide the conference ID to join the call: "ReneSola Call".
A replay of the conference call may be accessed by phone at the following numbers until April 12, 2015:
International: |
+61-2-8199-0299 |
|
United States: |
+1-646-254-3697 |
|
Passcode: |
35161125 |
Additionally, a live and archived webcast of the conference call will be available on the Investor Relations section of ReneSola's website at http://www.renesola.com.
About ReneSola
Founded in 2005, and listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 2008, ReneSola (NYSE:SOL) is an international leading brand and technology provider of green energy products. Leveraging its global presence and expansive OEM and sales network, Renesola is well positioned to provide its highest quality green energy products and on-time services for EPC, installers, and green energy projects around the world. For more information, please visit www.renesola.com.
Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains statements that constitute ''forward-looking" statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and as defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Whenever you read a statement that is not simply a statement of historical fact (such as when the Company describes what it "believes," "expects" or "anticipates" will occur, what "will" or "could" happen, and other similar statements), you must remember that the Company's expectations may not be correct, even though it believes that they are reasonable. The Company does not guarantee that the forward-looking statements will happen as described or that they will happen at all. Further information regarding risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements is included in the Company's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company's annual report on Form 20-F. The Company undertakes no obligation, beyond that required by law, to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which the statement is made, even though the Company's situation may change in the future.
RENESOLA LTD |
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Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheet |
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(US dollars in thousands) |
||||||
Sep 30, 2014 |
June 30, 2014 |
Dec 31, 2013 |
||||
ASSETS |
||||||
Current assets: |
||||||
Cash and cash equivalents |
40,115 |
58,127 |
86,773 |
|||
Restricted cash |
156,620 |
160,708 |
262,127 |
|||
Accounts receivable, net of allowances for doubtful accounts |
212,251 |
212,533 |
236,576 |
|||
Inventories |
405,696 |
390,010 |
359,577 |
|||
Advances to suppliers-current |
18,984 |
9,819 |
14,210 |
|||
Amounts due from related parties |
1,111 |
1,116 |
408 |
|||
Value added tax recoverable |
23,170 |
21,505 |
30,113 |
|||
Prepaid income tax |
5,245 |
3,454 |
2,667 |
|||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
33,886 |
56,066 |
50,031 |
|||
Project assets |
34,336 |
32,998 |
34,173 |
|||
Deferred convertible notes issue costs-current |
784 |
784 |
784 |
|||
Assets held-for-sale |
- |
- |
122,638 |
|||
Derivative assets |
1,226 |
576 |
1,503 |
|||
Deferred tax assets-current, net |
1,687 |
1,786 |
5,218 |
|||
Total current assets |
935,111 |
949,482 |
1,206,798 |
|||
Property, plant and equipment, net |
788,629 |
803,721 |
863,093 |
|||
Prepaid land use right |
40,313 |
40,209 |
44,996 |
|||
Deferred tax assets-non-current, net |
18,463 |
17,990 |
13,659 |
|||
Deferred convertible notes issue costs-non-current |
353 |
549 |
941 |
|||
Advances for purchases of property, plant and equipment |
2,579 |
2,419 |
2,214 |
|||
Advances to suppliers-non-current |
5,627 |
5,627 |
5,627 |
|||
Other long-lived assets |
4,601 |
4,155 |
2,423 |
|||
Total assets |
1,795,676 |
1,824,152 |
2,139,751 |
|||
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY |
||||||
Current liabilities: |
||||||
Short-term borrowings |
692,184 |
696,229 |
673,096 |
|||
Accounts payable |
513,932 |
509,200 |
656,243 |
|||
Advances from customers-current |
42,549 |
44,105 |
99,499 |
|||
Amounts due to related parties |
4,463 |
4,055 |
9,210 |
|||
Other current liabilities |
136,570 |
145,277 |
159,377 |
|||
Income tax payable |
262 |
1,475 |
5,306 |
|||
Derivative liabilities |
265 |
166 |
1,463 |
|||
Liability held-for-sale |
- |
- |
99,434 |
|||
Warrant liability |
6,563 |
7,298 |
9,345 |
|||
Total current liabilities |
1,396,788 |
1,407,805 |
1,712,973 |
|||
Convertible notes payable-non-current |
111,616 |
111,616 |
111,616 |
|||
Long-term borrowings |
56,655 |
64,030 |
69,489 |
|||
Advances from customers-non-current |
3,226 |
3,192 |
8,154 |
|||
Warranty |
28,842 |
25,688 |
20,612 |
|||
Deferred subsidies and other |
51,449 |
53,756 |
46,733 |
|||
Other long-term liabilities |
494 |
775 |
1,157 |
|||
Total liabilities |
1,649,070 |
1,666,862 |
1,970,734 |
|||
Shareholders' equity |
||||||
Common shares |
476,766 |
476,441 |
475,816 |
|||
Additional paid-in capital |
7,035 |
6,991 |
5,950 |
|||
Accumulated losses |
(422,147) |
(410,402) |
(396,572) |
|||
Accumulated other comprehensive income |
84,952 |
84,260 |
83,614 |
|||
Total equity attribute to ReneSola Ltd |
146,606 |
157,290 |
168,808 |
|||
Noncontrolling interest |
- |
- |
209 |
|||
Total shareholders' equity |
146,606 |
157,290 |
169,017 |
|||
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity |
1,795,676 |
1,824,152 |
2,139,751 |
|||
RENESOLA LTD |
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Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Income |
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(US dollars in thousands, except ADS and share data) |
||||||
Three Months Ended |
||||||
Sep 30, 2014 |
June 30,2014 |
Sep 30, 2013 |
||||
Net revenues |
372,457 |
387,106 |
419,271 |
|||
Cost of revenues |
(315,332) |
(330,232) |
(382,591) |
|||
Gross profit (loss) |
57,125 |
56,874 |
36,680 |
|||
GP% |
15.3% |
14.7% |
8.7% |
|||
Operating (expenses) income: |
||||||
Sales and marketing |
(24,740) |
(21,864) |
(21,429) |
|||
General and administrative |
(17,511) |
(13,529) |
(15,900) |
|||
Research and development |
(13,307) |
(13,941) |
(14,197) |
|||
Other operating income, net |
6,952 |
3,026 |
37,350 |
|||
Impairment of long-lived assets and advances for |
-- |
- |
(202,757) |
|||
Total operating expenses |
(48,606) |
(46,308) |
(216,933) |
|||
Income (loss) from operations |
8,519 |
10,566 |
(180,253) |
|||
Non-operating (expenses) income: |
||||||
Interest income |
1,337 |
1,230 |
2,212 |
|||
Interest expense |
(12,215) |
(11,179) |
(11,910) |
|||
Foreign exchange (loss) gain |
(13,696) |
(1,294) |
2,532 |
|||
Gain (loss) on derivatives, net |
2,217 |
858 |
(3,651) |
|||
Investment gain on disposal of subsidiaries |
743 |
- |
- |
|||
Fair value change of warrant liability |
735 |
998 |
(2,650) |
|||
(Loss) income before income tax, noncontrolling |
(12,360) |
1,179 |
(193,720) |
|||
Income tax benefit (expense) |
615 |
(422) |
(6,535) |
|||
Net (loss) income |
(11,745) |
757 |
(200,255) |
|||
Less: Net loss attributed to noncontrolling interests |
- |
- |
(2) |
|||
Net (loss) income attributed to holders of ordinary |
(11,745) |
757 |
(200,253) |
|||
Earnings per share |
||||||
Basic |
(0.06) |
0.00 |
(1.12) |
|||
Diluted |
(0.06) |
0.00 |
(1.12) |
|||
Earnings per ADS |
||||||
Basic |
(0.12) |
0.01 |
(2.23) |
|||
Diluted |
(0.12) |
0.01 |
(2.23) |
|||
Weighted average number of shares used in computing earnings per share |
||||||
Basic |
203,675,441 |
203,373,943 |
179,375,057 |
|||
Diluted |
203,675,441 |
204,555,179 |
179,375,057 |
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RENESOLA LTD |
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Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income |
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(US dollars in thousands) |
|||||||
Three Months ended |
|||||||
Sep 30, 2014 |
June 30, 2014 |
Sep 30, 2013 |
|||||
Net (loss) income |
(11,745) |
757 |
(200,255) |
||||
Other comprehensive income |
|||||||
Foreign exchange translation adjustment |
692 |
2,710 |
2,657 |
||||
Other comprehensive income |
692 |
2,710 |
2,657 |
||||
Comprehensive (loss) income |
(11,053) |
3,467 |
(197,598) |
||||
Less: comprehensive loss attributable to non-controlling interest |
- |
- |
(2) |
||||
Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to Renesola |
(11,053) |
3,467 |
(197,596) |
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RENESOLA LTD |
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Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow |
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(US dollars in thousands) |
||||
Nine Months Ended |
||||
Sep 30, 2014 |
Sep 30, 2013 |
|||
Cash flow from operating activities: |
||||
Net loss |
(25,579) |
(260,332) |
||
Adjustment to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) |
||||
Inventory write-down |
808 |
680 |
||
Depreciation and amortization |
67,811 |
79,686 |
||
Amortization of deferred convertible bond issuances costs and premium |
588 |
588 |
||
Allowance of doubtful receivables and advance to suppliers |
7,186 |
2,961 |
||
Loss (gain) on derivatives |
1,699 |
(1,375) |
||
Fair value change of warrant liability |
(2,783) |
2,650 |
||
Gain from advances from customers |
- |
(34,707) |
||
Share-based compensation |
1,202 |
1,728 |
||
Loss on disposal of long-lived assets |
1,366 |
207 |
||
Gain on disposal of land use right |
(579) |
(4,694) |
||
Impairment of fixed assets |
- |
202,757 |
||
Gain on disposal of subsidiaries |
(3,358) |
- |
||
Changes in assets and liabilities: |
||||
Accounts receivables |
6,582 |
(112,168) |
||
Inventories |
(60,777) |
(82,748) |
||
Project assets |
(2,732) |
(25,101) |
||
Advances to suppliers |
(5,020) |
9,418 |
||
Amounts due from related parties |
(5,303) |
(175) |
||
Value added tax recoverable |
6,132 |
(1,181) |
||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
32,923 |
13,590 |
||
Prepaid land use rights |
2,052 |
- |
||
Proceeds from disposal of land use right |
- |
8,204 |
||
Accounts payable |
(129,705) |
325,224 |
||
Advances from customers |
(59,865) |
21,839 |
||
Income tax payable |
(7,618) |
(836) |
||
Other current liabilities |
13,098 |
8,385 |
||
Other long-term liabilities |
(6,930) |
(3,943) |
||
Accrued warranty cost |
6,731 |
7,507 |
||
Deferred taxes assets |
(1,511) |
(6,407) |
||
Provision for litigation |
- |
(2,430) |
||
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities |
(163,582) |
149,327 |
||
Cash flow from investing activities: |
||||
Purchases of property, plant and equipment |
(42,707) |
(63,809) |
||
Advances for purchases of property, plant and equipment |
(3,334) |
(33,198) |
||
Cash received from government subsidy |
12,214 |
12,876 |
||
Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment |
59 |
- |
||
Changes in restricted cash |
101,312 |
(164,053) |
||
Net cash (paid) received on settlement of derivatives |
(2,635) |
2,010 |
||
Proceeds from disposal of subsidiaries |
18,673 |
- |
||
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities |
83,582 |
(246,174) |
||
Cash flow from financing activities: |
||||
Proceeds from bank borrowings |
773,379 |
1,044,656 |
||
Proceeds from issuance of common shares |
- |
70,050 |
||
Repayment of bank borrowings |
(751,863) |
(1,016,084) |
||
Proceeds from exercise of stock options |
993 |
474 |
||
Share issuance costs |
- |
(4,527) |
||
Repurchace from noncontrolling interests |
- |
(36) |
||
Net cash provided by financing activities |
22,509 |
94,533 |
||
Effect of exchange rate changes |
10,833 |
4,271 |
||
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents |
(46,658) |
1,957 |
||
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year |
86,773 |
93,283 |
||
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year |
40,115 |
95,240 |
||
For investor and media inquiries, please contact:
In China:
Ms. Juliet Yang
ReneSola Ltd
Tel: +86-21-62809180-105
Email: ir@renesola.com
Mr. Derek Mitchell
Ogilvy Financial, Beijing
Tel: +86-10-8520-3073
Email: sol@ogilvy.com
In the United States:
Mr. Justin Knapp
Ogilvy Financial, U.S.
Tel: +1-616-551-9714
Email: sol@ogilvy.com
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