SHENYANG, China, Aug. 26 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- A-Power Energy Generation Systems, Ltd. (Nasdaq: APWR) ("A-Power" or "the Company"), a leading provider of distributed power generation systems in China and a
fast-growing manufacturer of wind turbines, today announced unaudited consolidated financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010.
Second Quarter 2010 Financial Highlights
-- Revenue increased 30.1% to $74.8 million from $57.5 million in the
prior year period.
-- Gross profit increased 51.1% to $11.6 million from $7.7 million in the
prior year period.
-- Gross margin was 15.5% compared to 13.4% in the prior year period.
Mr. Jinxiang Lu, A-Power's Chairman and CEO commented, "Our results in the second quarter were primarily driven by growth in our DG business, both domestically and internationally. This segment experienced larger project orders and also benefited from higher international sales in the second quarter which fueled our gross margin increase. We are pleased that our revenue contribution from international projects has exceeded 30% of total revenues for the first time this quarter. With significant wins in Vietnam, Pakistan and Thailand, we hope to continue building upon this international success. While our DG business generated EPC work for wind projects, we did not recognize revenue from wind turbine sales in the second quarter due to delays obtaining final permits for our 2.7 MW turbines scheduled for delivery to our Inner Mongolia and Shandong wind projects. We believe wind turbine sales will pick up in the second half of the year."
Second Quarter 2010 Financial Results
Revenues in the 2010 second quarter increased 30.1% to $74.8 million from $57.5 million in the second quarter of 2009. The increase was primarily due to higher revenues recognized in the Company's core DG business, with 2.3% of the total revenue attributable to the sale of PV solar equipment. Within the DG business segment, domestic sales represented approximately 67.4% of total revenue while International DG sales represented 32.6% of total DG revenue.
Gross profit in the second quarter increased 51.1% to $11.6 million from $7.7 million in the prior year period. Gross margin was 15.5%, up from 13.4% in the same quarter of 2009. The improvement in gross margin was attributable to an increase in large-scale DG orders as well as higher international sales which typically carry slightly higher margins.
Selling, general and administrative expenses in the second quarter were $8.7 million compared with $3.0 million in the prior year period. The increase in selling, general and administrative expenses was mainly due to the growth of the businesses and $2.7 million of SG&A expenses from Evatech Co. Ltd. ("Evatech") which the Company acquired in January 2010. The Company continues to shift PV solar production for Evatech to its home base in Shenyang. As a percentage of revenues, selling, general and administrative expenses increased to 11.7% for the second quarter of 2010 from 5.2% in the second quarter of 2009.
Operating income was $2.9 million, or 3.9% of revenue in the second quarter of 2010 compared with $4.7 million, or 8.2% of revenue in the prior year period.
GAAP net income attributable to A-Power in the 2010 second quarter increased 86.3% to $11.6 million, or $0.25 per diluted share, from $6.3 million, or $0.14 per diluted share in the prior year period. Non-GAAP net income, declined to $1.1 million from $4.7 million in prior year period. In the 2010 second quarter, total shares outstanding on a diluted basis were 46.5 million shares, an increase of 32%, compared with 35.3 million in the prior year period.
Please refer to the tables below for a complete financial overview of our second quarter and first half results for 2010 and a reconciliation of
non-GAAP financial measures included in this announcement to the most comparable GAAP financial measures.
Balance Sheet
As of June 30, 2010, the Company had cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash totaling $182.7 compared to $179.8 million at December 31, 2009. Prepayments, deposits, other receivables from customers were $86.7 million compared with $52.5 million at the end of 2009. Short-term loans outstanding, as of June 30, 2010, were $63.1 million, compared with $19.9 million at December 31, 2009. Working capital increased by approximately $22.6 million in the 2010 second quarter to $178.1 million. Total stockholders' equity rose to $357.3 million at June 30, 2010 from $252.6 million at December 31, 2009.
Recent Developments
Earlier in August, 2010, the Company signed cooperative agreements with The United Steelworkers (USW) and Shenyang Power Group ("SPG"). A-Power and SPG anticipate purchasing over time approximately 50,000 tons of steel from suppliers with employees represented by the USW. The USW will also guide and work collaboratively on all aspects of A-Power's U.S. market strategies including manufacturing, assembly, component sourcing, distribution and wind energy project development. The Company expects that the cooperation with USW will benefit the development of its projects including the planning of a wind turbine assembly plant in Nevada and the ongoing development of the supply chain for the expected delivery of wind turbines to the 615MW wind farm under development in Texas.
In July 2010, the Company renewed its license agreement with German wind technology company Fuhrlander AG ("Fuhrlander"), and obtained the right to manufacture, operate, service and sell 2.7 MW wind turbines using Furhlander's F2500 technology throughout China. With the license agreement with Fuhrlander, the Company expects to bolster its position in the market of high capacity 2.7MW turbines, as the wind industry is increasingly transitioning to higher capacity turbines.
Also in the month of July, the Company's subsidiary, Shenyang (Ruixiang) Lucky Wind Power Equipments Co., Ltd. ("Ruixiang") has entered into a strategic partnership with Baoding Huide Wind Power Engineering Co. Ltd ("Baoding Huide"), a renewable energy company primarily focused on the development, manufacturing, and sales of 2.0 MW wind turbines and various design parts of wind power equipments in China. The partnership is intended to complement A-Power's wind business with Baoding Huide's assembly facility of wind turbine equipment to meet the growing demand for wind power in China, the United States and elsewhere.
Effective June 30, 2010, the Company appointed Mr. Kam F. Cheung to the position of Vice President of the International Division and Mr. Morris Li, Ph.D., to the position of Vice President of Solar Research and Development. Mr. Cheung has more than 20 years of business development, corporate finance, portfolio management, and securities underwriting experience including within the energy financing industry. Doctor Li contributes to the Company's proprietary PV cell production business and has more than 13 years of semiconductor industry experience.
Business Outlook
The Company reiterates its guidance for its full year 2010 outlook of revenues of $500 million and net income of $60 million. This guidance is based upon the on-going DG projects and revenues from the expected sale of wind turbines to be generated during the remainder of 2010.
Mr. Lu continued, "We have many compelling opportunities in our business that can drive our revenue growth significantly higher in the second half of the year. Our DG business is expected to remain the primary performance driver with sales coming from our existing 15 projects. Significant sales are also expected in our wind turbine business in the second half of the year. We expect to begin delivery of 2.0 MW or larger turbines to customers in the second half of 2010. We are building a platform that will establish A-Power as an emerging leader in both distributed power and alternative power generation systems and are working aggressively to capitalize on the long-term growth opportunities in these areas."
Conference Call
A-Power's management will host an earnings conference call August 26, 2010 at 8:00 am. U.S. Eastern Time. Listeners may access the call by dialing
1-866-713-8566, or 1-617-597-5325 for international callers, access code: 63631409. A webcast of the conference call will be available through the Company's website at http://www.apowerenergy.com . A replay of the call will be accessible through September 2, 2010 by dialing 1-888-286-801 or
1-617-801-6888 for international callers, access code: 54527452.
About A-Power
A-Power Energy Generation Systems, Ltd. ("A-Power"), through its
China-based operating subsidiaries, is a leading provider of distributed power generation systems in China and is expanding into the production of alternative power generation systems. Focusing on energy-efficient and environmentally friendly DG projects of 25MW to 400MW, A-Power also operates one of the largest wind turbine manufacturing facilities in China and in March 2009, entered into an agreement to establish a joint venture partnership with GE Drivetrain Technologies to produce wind turbine gearboxes in Shenyang, Liaoning Province. It also acquired Evatech, a designer and manufacturer of industrial equipment for amorphous-silicon (a-Si) photovoltaic (PV) panels, in 2010.
In addition to the establishment of strategic relationships with the world's leading wind energy design and engineering companies, A-Power has formed joint research programs with Tsinghua University and the China Academy of Sciences to develop and commercialize other renewable energy technologies. For more information, please visit http://www.apowerenergy.com .
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forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements, based upon the current beliefs and expectations of our management, are subject to risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements, including but not limited to, the risk that: inclement weather conditions could adversely affect our operating results in particular quarters and/or fiscal years; we may experience construction, manufacturing and development delays on our projects which could adversely affect our financial condition and operating results; our limited operating history and recent entrance into new lines of business and jurisdictional markets may make it difficult for you to evaluate our business and future prospects; we may not be able to successfully develop our business in new jurisdictional markets, which would have a negative impact on the results of our operations derived from such new jurisdictional markets; our customers may not be able to obtain the financing required for these projects, and thus, we may not be able to derive revenues from such agreements, as well as other relevant risks detailed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including those set forth in our annual report filed on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009. The information set forth herein should be read in light of such risks. We assume no obligation to update the information contained in this press release, except as required under applicable law.
For more information, please contact:
A-Power Energy Generation Systems
John S. Lin
Chief Operating Officer
Email: john@apowerenergy.com
ICR, LLC.
Mr. Bill Zima
Tel: +1-203-682-8200
Email: Bill.zima@icrinc.com
(Financial Tables to Follow)
GAAP-non-GAAP Reconciliation Table
(unaudited)
Three Months Ended June 30,
USD 000 2010 2009
Net Income attributable to A-Power - GAAP $ 11,645 $ 6,252
Reconciliation Item:
Stock-based compensation 498 344
Change in fair value of warrants (12,641) (1,894)
Loss on acquisition 1,608 --
Adjusted Net Income attributable to
A-Power - non-GAAP $ 1,110 $ 4,702
A-Power Energy Generation Systems Limited and Subsidiaries
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income
(in Thousands of United States dollars)
Three Three Six Six
months months months months
ended ended ended ended
June 30, June 30, June 30, June 30,
2010 2009 2010 2009
(Unaudited) (Unaudited) (Unaudited) (Unaudited)
Revenues $ 74,808 $ 57,518 $ 142,145 $ 88,717
Cost of sales and
business taxes 63,201 49,838 120,767 77,104
Gross profit 11,607 7,680 21,378 $11,613
Expenses
Selling, general and
administrative
expenses 8,722 2,990 17,638 5,554
Income from
operations 2,885 4,690 3,740 $6,059
Other income (expenses)
Interest income
(expenses) 42 68 42 68
Finance costs (422) (20) (1,168) (20)
Gain (loss) on
acquisition of
Evatech (1,608) -- 11,981 --
Other income
(expense) (46) 78 1,464 217
Accretion expense on
convertible debt -- (133) -- (133)
Change in fair value
of warrants 12,642 624 26,842 624
Change in fair value
of embedded
derivative -
convertible notes -- 1,270 -- 1,270
Total other expenses
(income) 10,608 1,887 39,161 2,026
Income before
provision for
income taxes 13,493 6,577 42,901 $8,085
Provision for
income taxes 2,231 138 2,457 148
Net Income $ 11,262 $ 6,439 $ 40,444 $ $7,937
Net loss (income)
in subsidiaries
attributable to
noncontrolling
interest 383 (187) 502 (120)
Net income
attributable to
A-Power Energy
Generation Systems
Ltd. $ 11,645 $ 6,252 $ 40,946 $ $7,817
Weighted average
number of common
shares outstanding
- basic 45,363,638 33,706,938 44,725,192 33,706,938
Weighted average
number of common
shares outstanding
- diluted 46,530,136 35,310,173 46,123,263 35,010,222
EARNINGS (LOSS) PER
SHARE - BASIC 0.26 0.19 0.92 0.23
EARNINGS (LOSS) PER
SHARE - DILUTED 0.25 0.14 0.89 0.19
A-Power Energy Generation Systems Limited and Subsidiaries
Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in Thousands of United States dollars)
June 30, December 31,
2010 2009
(Unaudited) (Audited)
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents $ 125,408 $ 166,476
Restricted cash 57,301 13,399
Short term investment 74 --
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for
doubtful accounts of $Nil (2009 - $Nil) 39,445 12,463
Prepayments, deposits, other receivables 86,680 52,452
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of
billings on uncompleted projects 3,625 2,967
Inventories 27,937 10,327
Due from related parties 107 105
Total current assets 340,577 258,189
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for
doubtful accounts of $Nil (2009 - $Nil) 8,611 5,738
Long term prepayments, deposits, other
receivables 8,651 --
Property, plant and equipment, net
accumulated depreciation of $4,370 (2009 -
$1,912) 74,556 58,617
Goodwill and other Intangible assets, net
accumulated depreciation of $1,226 (2009
- $169) 47,468 22,412
Deposits on intangible assets 1,819 5,657
Deferred income tax assets 3,583 2,321
Long term investments 40,857 2,423
Total assets $ 526,122 $ 355,357
Liabilities and Stockholder's Equity
Current liabilities
Short-term bank loans $ 63,114 $ 19,852
Accounts payable 34,136 15,415
Other payables and accrued liabilities 31,400 24,619
Customer deposits 5,134 9,994
Billings in excess of costs and estimated
earnings on uncompleted projects 3,005 4,887
Unearned revenue 2 1,419
Due to related parties 1,407 4,158
Income and business taxes payable 7,332 4,078
Fair value of forward contracts 1,585 516
Warrants liability 15,409 17,750
Total current liabilities $ 162,524 $ 102,688
Deferred income tax liabilities 3,985 31
Long-term bank loans 1,341 --
Retirement benefit obligations 1,003 --
Total liabilities $ 168,853 $ 102,719
Stockholders' equity
Common shares, 150,000,000 authorized with
par value of $0.0001 per share,
45,363,638 shares issued (2009 -
150,000,000 authorized, 39,585,706
issued) 5 4
Additional paid-in capital 258,441 203,491
Accumulated other comprehensive income 9,148 6,459
Statutory reserves 4,197 4,155
Retained earnings 39,253 (1,651)
Total A-Power Energy Generation Systems
Ltd. stockholders' equity $ 311,044 $ 212,458
Noncontrolling interest 46,225 40,180
Total stockholders' equity 357,269 252,638
Total liabilities and stockholders'
equity $ 526,122 $ 355,357
A-Power Energy Generation Systems Limited and Subsidiaries
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in Thousands of United States dollars)
Six months Six months
ended ended
June 30, 2010 June 30, 2009
(Unaudited) (Unaudited)
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income $ 40,444 $ 7,937
Items not affecting cash: -- --
Stock-based compensation 996 549
Amortization 3,790 453
Future income tax recovery 197 --
Amortization of deferred financing costs 229 14
Change in fair value of warrants (26,841) (624)
Change in fair value of embedded
derivatives -- (1,270)
Accretion expenses on convertible debt -- 133
Loss recognized from GE Joint
Venture 91 --
Change in fair value of derivatives 1,058 --
Gains on purchase of Evatech (11,981) --
Foreign exchange gain/loss (967) --
7,016 7,192
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable (28,985) (4,295)
Inventories (3,705) (2,333)
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of
billings on uncompleted contracts (635) (98)
Prepayments, deposits and other receivables (37,822) 962
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (3,801) 5,860
Customer deposits (5,119) 31,742
Due to (from) related parties 57 --
Billings in excess of costs and estimated
earnings on uncompleted contracts (1,902) 5,299
Income and business tax payable 2,303 1,029
Retirement benefit obligation 56 --
Unearned revenue (1,417) --
(73,954) 45,358
Cash provided by (used in) investing
Decrease in restricted bank balances (43,519) 1,000
Short term investment (73) --
Purchase of property, plant and equipment (1,341) (427)
Payment of intangible assets (3,018) --
Construction in Progress -- (2,759)
Loans repayment (payment) from (to) third
party (5,412) --
Purchase of land use right -- --
Acquisition of subsidiary (2,201) --
Long term investments (36,625) --
(92,189) (2,186)
Cash provided by (used in) financing
Proceeds from share capital, net of
cost 5,566 --
Net proceeds from private placement 78,456 --
Net proceeds from issuance of convertible
debt -- 37,096
Repayment of notes payable -- --
Cash received from bank loans 49,900 --
Repayment of bank loans (6,800) --
Due to (from) related parties (2,875) 3,996
Cash received from Hallys upon acquisition 90 --
Cash received from Evatech upon acquisition 169 --
124,506 41,092
Effect of exchange rate changes 569 (36)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents (41,068) 84,228
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of
period 166,476 44,518
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $ 125,408 $ 128,746
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow
information
Interest paid 123 6
Income tax paid 1,152 --
