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For the three months ended September 30, 2016, revenue for the Company declined to $17,563,000 compared to $19,730,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2015. Cost of sales for the three months ended September 30, 2016, was $12,827,000 compared to $14,400,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2015. Revenues and cost of sales decreased primarily due to procedural delays in receiving various approvals from authorities that have jurisdiction for larger commercial and agricultural contracts. These authorities include Federal, state and county governments and electrical utilities. These authorities include the Army Corp of Engineers for installations in areas designated as being flood plains. Approvals are pending from the Division of State Architecture for projects on school sites. Other projects are awaiting approvals for utility or transformer upgrades from Pacific Gas & Electric and other electrical service providers. As Sunworks’ geographical footprint expands, each county has its own unique requirements some more intricate to comply with than other counties. The delays are considered temporary and result in these project revenues being pushed into future months.
Gross profit for the Company declined to $4,736,000 compared to $5,330,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. The gross margin percentage was 26.9% in the third quarter of 2016 compared to 27.0% in the same quarter of 2015. Commercial jobs were 57% of sales in the third quarter of 2016 compared to 65% of sales in the same period the prior year. Commercial jobs in general have lower gross profit margins compared to residential jobs. The decrease in gross margin percentage is the result of a combination of labor and subcontracted costs being expensed as period costs compared to prior quarters. As jobs are delayed by a lack of governmental approvals or weather, direct labor and subcontractor efficiencies drop. While material prices are declining the realization of the benefit is delayed as the company completes utilizing its higher-cost existing inventories. |