SolarEdge Announces First Quarter 2020 Financial Results
Business Wire (engl.) | 06.05.2020 | 22:10
SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: SEDG), a global leader in smart energy, today announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2020.
First Quarter 2020 Highlights
Record revenues of $431.2 million
Record revenues from solar products of $407.6 million
GAAP gross margin of 32.5%
GAAP gross margin from sale of solar products of 34.6%
Non-GAAP gross margin from sale of solar products of 35.0%
GAAP net income of $42.2 million
Non-GAAP net income of $50.7 million
GAAP net diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) of $0.81
Non-GAAP net diluted EPS of $0.95
Record 1.85 Gigawatts (AC) of inverters shipped
“The first quarter of 2020 was an exceptional one with record revenues of more than $430 million,” said Zvi Lando, CEO of SolarEdge. “Despite the challenges triggered by COVID-19 during the quarter, we were able to get products to our customers and satisfy demand. At present, despite many government enforced shut downs, our employees continue to work and operate our business, without any significant interruptions. We are proud of and thankful to our employees who are working relentlessly in this period and to our customers for their continued loyalty. We are confident that our financial strength, technological leadership and global presence will enable us to come out of this uniquely challenging period even stronger.”
First Quarter 2020 Summary
The Company reported record revenues of $431.2 million, up 3% from $418.2 million in the prior quarter and up 59% from $271.9 million in the same quarter last year.
Record revenues related to the solar business were $407.6 million, up 5% from $389.0 million in the prior quarter and up 61% from $253.1 million in the same quarter last year.
GAAP gross margin was 32.5%, down from 34.3% in the prior quarter and up from 31.7% year over year.
Non-GAAP gross margin was 33.6%, down from 35.5% in the prior quarter and up from 32.8% year over year.
GAAP gross margin for the solar business was 34.6%, down from 37.3% in the prior quarter and up from 33.8% year over year.
Non-GAAP gross margin for the solar business was 35.0%, down from 37.8% in the prior quarter and up from 34.3% year over year.
GAAP operating expenses were $72.2 million, down 22% from $92.7 million in the prior quarter and up 24% from $58.1 million in the same quarter last year.
Non-GAAP operating expenses were $66.3 million, up 5% from $63.1 million in the prior quarter and up 38% from $48.0 million in the same quarter last year.
GAAP operating income was $67.8 million, up 34% from $50.5 million in the prior quarter and up 142% from $28.0 million in the same quarter last year.
Non-GAAP operating income was $78.6 million, down 8% from $85.3 million in the prior quarter and up 91% from $41.2 million in the same quarter last year.
GAAP net income was $42.2 million, down 20% from $52.8 million in the prior quarter and up 122% from $19.0 million in the same quarter last year.
Non-GAAP net income was $50.7 million, down 42% from $87.4 million in the prior quarter and up 54% from $32.9 million in the same quarter last year.
GAAP net diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) was $0.81, down from $1.03 in the prior quarter and up from $0.39 in the same quarter last year.
Non-GAAP net diluted EPS was $0.95, down from $1.65 in the prior quarter and up from $0.64 in the same quarter last year.
Cash flow from operating activities was $107.7 million, up from $83.1 million in the prior quarter and up from $56.5 million in the same quarter last year.
As of March 31, 2020, cash, cash equivalents, bank deposits, restricted bank deposit and marketable securities totaled $558.7 million, compared to $467.5 million on December 31, 2019.
Outlook for the Second Quarter 2020
The evolving impact of, and responses to, the COVID-19 pandemic on economies around the world, including all of the Company’s markets, is unprecedented and makes it difficult to predict with confidence its impact on the Company’s business for the next quarter and the rest of this year. Please note that the below guidance for next quarter includes the anticipated impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and related public health measures on the Company’s business, at the time of publication.
The Company also provides guidance for the second quarter ending June 30, 2020 as follows:
Revenues to be within the range of $305 million to $335 million
Gross margin expected to be within the range of 30% to 32%
Revenues from solar products to be within the range of $285 million to $315 million
Gross margin from sale of solar products expected to be within the range of 32% to 34%
Conference Call
The Company will host a conference call to discuss these results at 4:30 P.M. ET on Wednesday, May 6, 2020. The call will be available, live, to interested parties by dialing 800-479-1004. For international callers, please dial +1 323-794-2598. The Conference ID number is 4132956. A live webcast will also be available in the Investors Relations section of the Company’s website at: http://investors.solaredge.com
A replay of the webcast will be available in the Investor Relations section of the Company’s web site approximately two hours after the conclusion of the call and will remain available for approximately 30 calendar days.
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