Fourth Quarter 2015 Financial and Operating Highlights
Total module shipments were 1,776.3 MW, consisting of 1,579.7 MW of external shipments and 196.6 MW of shipments to the Company's own downstream power projects. This compares with total shipments of 1,703.2 MW, consisting of 1,353.2 MW of external shipments and 350.0 MW of shipments to the Company's own downstream power projects in the third quarter of 2015. Net revenues were $961.9 million, an increase of 21.4% from the third quarter of 2015 and 36.4% from the fourth quarter of 2014. Gross profit was $183.3 million, an increase of 32.7% from the third quarter of 2015 and 65.1% from the fourth quarter of 2014. Gross margin was 19.1%, compared with 17.4% in the third quarter of 2015 and 15.7% in the fourth quarter of 2014. Operating income was $81.3 million, compared with $5.8 million in the third quarter of 2015 and $30.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2014. Net income attributable to Trina Solar's ordinary shareholders was $41.7 million, compared with a net loss of $20.0 million in the third quarter of 2015 and net income of $10.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2014. Earnings per fully diluted American Depositary Share ("ADS" and each ADS represents 50 of the Company's ordinary shares) were $0.43, compared with loss per fully diluted ADS of $0.24 in the third quarter of 2015 and earnings per fully diluted ADS of $0.13 in the fourth quarter of 2014.
Full Year 2015 Financial and Operating Highlights
Total solar module shipments were approximately 5.74 GW, an increase of 56.8% from 3.66 GW in 2014. Total net revenues were $3.0 billion, an increase of 32.8% from 2014. Gross profit was $566.6 million, an increase of 47.0% from 2014. Gross margin was 18.7%, compared with 16.9% in 2014. Operating income was $177.0 million, an increase of 47.4% from 2014. Net income attributable to Trina Solar's ordinary shareholders for the full year was $76.5 million, an increase of 28.9% from 2014. Earnings per fully diluted ADS for 2015 were $0.86, compared with $0.74 in 2014. |