SolarEdge Announces Fiscal Fourth Quarter and Year End 2015 Financial Results

FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 12, 2015-- SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:SEDG) today announced its financial results for the fiscal fourth quarter and year ended June 30, 2015.

Fourth Quarter and Full Fiscal Year 2015 Highlights

• Record revenue for fiscal Q4 2015 of $98.4 million, up 13.9% from the prior quarter and 120.8% from fiscal Q4 2014. Record revenue for fiscal year 2015 of $325.1 million, representing a 144.0% year-over-year growth
• GAAP gross margin of 28.7% for fiscal Q4 2015 and 25.2% for fiscal year 2015
• GAAP net income for fiscal Q4 2015 of $9.3 million, and net income for fiscal year 2015 of $21.1 million
• Non-GAAP net income for fiscal Q4 2015 of $13.8 million and net income for fiscal year 2015 of $29.4 million
• 284 Megawatts (AC) of inverters shipped for fiscal Q4 2015 and 920 Megawatts (AC) for fiscal year 2015

“We completed fiscal 2015 with strong execution on all fronts. We successfully grew our business with our existing and new customers and generated record revenue for the fourth fiscal quarter and the entire fiscal year. Our increased manufacturing capacity coupled with continued cost reduction, brought gross margins to a quarterly and annual record. These revenue and cost reduction initiatives generated strong bottom line results; consecutive profits in each quarter of fiscal 2015 and strong cash flow from operations,” said Guy Sella, Founder, Chairman and CEO of SolarEdge.

Fourth Quarter 2015 Summary

The Company reported revenues of $98.4 million for fiscal Q4 2015, an increase of 13.9% from the prior quarter and 120.8% from fiscal Q4 2014.

GAAP gross margin reached 28.7% for fiscal Q4 2015, up from 27.4% in the prior quarter and up from 19.6% in fiscal Q4 2014.

Non-GAAP gross margin was 28.9% for fiscal Q4 2015, up from 27.6% in the prior quarter and 19.6% in fiscal Q4 2014. This growth was mainly driven by cost reduction measures that were realized this quarter and reduced use of air shipments to a minimum.

GAAP operating expenses were $16.4 million for fiscal Q4 2015, or 16.7% of revenue, an increase from $13.9 million, or 16.1% of revenue from the prior quarter and an increase from $11.2 million, or 25.0% of revenue when compared to fiscal Q4 2014.

GAAP operating income was $11.9 million for fiscal Q4 2015, up from $9.8 million in the prior quarter and up from an operating loss of $2.4 million in fiscal Q4 2014.

GAAP net income was $9.3 million for fiscal Q4 2015, up from $6.0 million in the prior quarter and up from a net loss of $3.0 million in fiscal Q4 2014.

Non-GAAP net income was $13.8 million for fiscal Q4 2015, an increase from $8.7 million in the prior quarter and an increase from a net loss of $2.8 million in fiscal Q4 2014.

GAAP net diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) was $0.21 for fiscal Q4 2015, up from $0.01 in the prior quarter and up from a net diluted loss per share of $1.08 in fiscal Q4 2014.

Non-GAAP net diluted EPS was $0.31 for fiscal Q4 2015, an increase from $0.20 in the prior quarter and an increase from a net diluted loss per share of $0.10 in fiscal Q4 2014.

As of June 30, 2015, cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, totaled $148.4 million, compared to $138.8 million on March 31, 2015. As of June 30, 2015, the Company did not have any debt.

Full Fiscal Year 2015 Summary

For the full fiscal year 2015, the Company reported:

• Revenue of $325.1 million, representing a 144.0% increase from fiscal year 2014
• Gross margin of 25.2%, compared to 16.5% in fiscal year 2014
• Operating expenses of $53.5 million, up 32.7% from fiscal year 2014
• Operating income of $28.3 million, compared to an operating loss of $18.4 million in fiscal year 2014
• GAAP net income of $21.1 million, compared to a net loss of $21.4 million in fiscal year 2014
• Non-GAAP net income of $29.4 million, compared to a non-GAAP net loss of $20.4 in fiscal year 2014
• GAAP net diluted EPS of $0.27, compared to a net diluted loss per share of $7.64 in fiscal year 2014
• Non-GAAP net diluted EPS of $0.77, compared to a net diluted loss per share of $0.76 in fiscal year 2014

Outlook for the First Fiscal Quarter 2016

The Company also provides guidance for the first fiscal quarter of 2016 as follows:

• Revenues to be within the range of $108 million to $112 million;
• Gross margins to be within the range of 27% to 29%.

Conference Call

The Company will host a conference call to discuss these results at 5:00 P.M. Eastern Time on Wednesday, August 12, 2015. The call will be available, live, to interested parties by dialing +1 877-675-4750. For international callers, please dial +1 719-325-4850. The Conference ID number is 7859651. 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.

About SolarEdge

SolarEdge provides an intelligent inverter solution that has changed the way power is harvested and managed in solar photovoltaic systems. The SolarEdge DC optimized inverter system maximizes power generation at the individual PV module-level while lowering the cost of energy produced by the solar PV system. The SolarEdge system consists of power optimizers, inverters and a cloud-based monitoring platform and addresses a broad range of solar market segments, from residential solar installations to commercial and small utility-scale solar installations.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The Company has presented certain non-GAAP financial measures in this release. Generally, a non-GAAP financial measure is a numerical measure of a company's performance, financial position, or cash flows that either exclude or include amounts that are not normally excluded or included in the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, or GAAP. Reconciliation of each non-GAAP financial measure to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure can be found in the accompanying tables to this release. These non-GAAP financial measures do not reflect a comprehensive system of accounting, differ from GAAP measures with the same captions and may differ from non-GAAP financial measures with the same or similar captions that are used by other companies. As such, these non-GAAP measures should be considered as a supplement to, and not as a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP.

The Company uses these non-GAAP financial measures to analyze its operating performance and future prospects, develop internal budgets and financial goals, and to facilitate period-to-period comparisons. The Company believes that these non-GAAP financial measures reflect an additional way of viewing aspects of its operations that, when viewed with its GAAP results, provide a more complete understanding of factors and trends affecting its business.

Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995

This release contains forward looking statements which are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward looking statements include information, among other things, concerning: our possible or assumed future results of operations; future demands for solar energy solutions; business strategies; technology developments; financing and investment plans; dividend policy; competitive position; industry and regulatory environment; general economic conditions; potential growth opportunities; and the effects of competition. These forward looking statements are often characterized by the use of words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “seek,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “will,” “would” or similar expressions and the negative or plural of those terms and other like terminology.

Forward-looking statements are only predictions based on our current expectations and our projections about future events. These forward looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by the forward looking statements. Given these factors, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, the matters discussed in the section entitled “Risk Factors” of our Registration Statement on Form S-1 (including the related prospectus), Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2015, when it becomes available, Current Reports on Form 8-K and other reports filed with the SEC. All information set forth in this release is as of August 12, 2015. The Company undertakes no duty or obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this release as a result of new information, future events or changes in its expectations.

(1) GAAP net basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share are materially different between fiscal 2015 and fiscal 2014 since under GAAP, preferred shares do not participate in losses and therefore the number of shares used in computing net diluted earnings (loss) per share is materially different between the fiscal years. In addition, under GAAP the conversion of preferred to common stock as of the IPO date reduces the net earnings available for distribution to common shareholders and reduces the number of shares used in computing net basic earnings (loss) per share of common stock.

(1) Assumes shares of common stock outstanding after accounting for (i) the automatic conversion of the shares of preferred stock then outstanding into common stock at the beginning of fiscal year 2014; and (ii) the issuance of 8,050,000 shares of common stock (associated with our initial public offering) at the beginning of the third fiscal quarter instead of the IPO closing date, March 31, 2015.

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