Third Quarter 2015 Highlights
Total shipments were 1,126.8 megawatts ("MW"), an increase of 43.5% y/y and 42.5% sequentially Shipments of modules and module tolling were 1,073.8 MW, an increase of 54.8% y/y and 49.7% sequentially Shipments of cells and cell tolling were 53.0 MW, a decrease of 42.3% y/y and 27.8% sequentially Net revenue was RMB 3.8 billion ($601.0 million), an increase of 26.4% y/y and 41.0% sequentially Gross margin was 17.7%, an increase of 270 basis points y/y and 130 basis points sequentially Operating profit was RMB 299.1 million ($47.1 million), compared to RMB 189.6 million ($29.8 million) in the third quarter of 2014, and RMB 156.1 million ($24.6 million) in the second quarter of 2015 Net income was RMB 258.6 million ($40.7 million), compared to RMB 155.4 million ($24.5 million) in the third quarter of 2014, and RMB 136.0 million ($21.4 million) in the second quarter of 2015 Earnings per diluted ADS were RMB 4.42 ($0.70), compared to RMB 2.55 ($0.40) in the third quarter of 2014, and RMB 2.26 ($0.36) in the second quarter of 2015 Cash and cash equivalents were RMB 1.8 billion ($289.4 million), an increase of RMB 90.6 million ($14.3 million) during the quarter Non-GAAP earnings1 per diluted ADS were RMB 4.35 ($0.68), compared to RMB 1.30 ($0.20) in the third quarter of 2014, and RMB 1.67 ($0.26) in the second quarter of 2015 |