UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):  February 14, 2018
 

SOLAREDGE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 
Delaware
 
001-36894
 
20-5338862
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
1 HaMada Street, Herziliya Pituach, Israel
 
4673335
(Address of Principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone number, including area code: 972 (9) 957-6620
 
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
 
Emerging growth company          
 
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.          

 
Item 2.02.          Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On February 14, 2018, SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2017. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
 
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, this information, including the exhibits hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information, including the exhibits hereto be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibit No.
       
Description
      



SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
SOLAREDGE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
 
       
Date:  February 14, 2018
By:
/s/ Ronen Faier  
  Name:  Ronen Faier  
  Title: Chief Financial Officer  
 





 
Exhibit 99.1
 

SolarEdge Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2017 Financial Results
 
FREMONT, Calif. — February 14, 2018. SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: SEDG), a global leader in PV inverters, power optimizers, and module-level monitoring services, today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2017.
 
Fourth Quarter 2017 Highlights
 
·
Total revenues of $189.3 million
 
·
GAAP gross margin of 37.5%
 
·
GAAP net diluted EPS of $0.42
 
·
Non-GAAP net diluted EPS of $0.85
 
·
766 Megawatts (AC) of inverters shipped
 
Full Year 2017 Highlights
 
·
Total revenues of $607.0 million
 
·
GAAP gross margin of 35.4%
 
·
GAAP net diluted EPS of $1.85
 
·
Non-GAAP net diluted EPS of $2.43
 
·
2.5 Gigawatts (AC) of inverters shipped
 
 “We ended the fourth quarter and full year of 2017 with record results in our key financial and operational metrics,” said Guy Sella, Founder, Chairman and CEO of SolarEdge. “We grew our revenues in each of the geographies in which we operate and overcame a challenging year in terms of industry-wide component availability and growing our manufacturing capacity to support the growing demand for our products.  We expanded our gross margin by keeping our ASP stable, continuing our cost reduction initiatives and increased profitability and cash flow generation while maintaining and even increasing our investments in R&D and customer support and growing our geographic footprint.”
 
Fourth Quarter 2017 Summary
 
The Company reported record revenues of $189.3 million, up 14% from the prior quarter and up 70% year over year.
 
GAAP gross margin reached 37.5%, up from 34.9% in the prior quarter and up from 35.0% year over year.

 
GAAP operating expenses were $36.4 million, up 11% from the prior quarter and an increase of 52% year over year.
 
GAAP operating income was $34.6 million, up 36% from $25.4 million in the prior quarter and up 128% year over year.
 
GAAP net income was $19.5 million (including one-time transition tax of $18.7 million related to mandatory deemed repatriation of foreign earnings), down 30% from $28.0 million in the prior quarter and up from $9.8 million year over year.
 
Non-GAAP net income was $41.2 million, up 31% from $31.5 million in the prior quarter and up from $14.7 million year over year.
 
GAAP net diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) was $0.42, down from $0.61 in the prior quarter and up from $0.22 year over year.
 
Non-GAAP net diluted EPS was $0.85, up from $0.66 in the prior quarter and up from $0.32 year over year.
 
Cash flow from operating activities was $45.8 million, up from $33.6 million in the prior quarter and up from $24.7 million year over year.
 
As of December 31, 2017, cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and marketable securities totaled $345.1 million, compared to $304.7 million on September 30, 2017.
 
Full Year 2017 Summary
 
Total revenues of $607.0 million, up 24% from the prior year.
 
GAAP gross margin reached 35.4%, up from 32.8% in the prior year.
 
GAAP operating income was $91.1 million, up 28% from $71.0 million the prior year.
 
GAAP net income was $84.2 million, up 33% from $63.5 million in the prior year.
 
Non-GAAP net income was $115.0 million, up 46% from $78.9 million in the prior year.
 
GAAP net diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) was $1.85, up from $1.44 in the prior year.
 
Non-GAAP net diluted EPS was $2.43, up from $1.72 in the prior year.
 
Cash flow from operating activities of $136.7 million, up from $82.5 million in the prior year.

Outlook for the First Quarter 2018
 
The Company also provides guidance for the first quarter ending March 31, 2018 as follows:

·
Revenues to be within the range of $200 million to $210 million;
 
·
Gross margins expected to remain flat within the range of 36% to 38%
 
Conference Call
 
The Company will host a conference call to discuss these results at 4:30 P.M. ET on Wednesday, February 14, 2018. The call will be available, live, to interested parties by dialing 800-289-0438. For international callers, please dial +1 323-794-2423. The Conference ID number is 9331868.  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. Supporting increased PV proliferation, the SolarEdge system consists of power optimizers, inverters, home energy management, storage solutions, and a cloud-based monitoring platform. SolarEdge’s solutions address a broad range of solar market segments, from residential solar installations to commercial and small utility-scale solar installations. SolarEdge is online at http://www.solaredge.us
 
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 Annual Report on Form 10-KT for the year ended December 31, 2016, filed on February 21, 2017, Current Reports on Form 8-K and other reports filed with the SEC. All information set forth in this release is as of February 14, 2018.  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.

Investor Contacts
 
SolarEdge Technologies, Inc.
Ronen Faier, Chief Financial Officer
+1 510-498-3263
investors@solaredge.com

Sapphire Investor Relations, LLC
Erica Mannion or Michael Funari
+1 617-542-6180
investors@solaredge.com


SOLAREDGE TECHNOLOGIES INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except per share data)
 
   
Three months ended
December 31,
   
Year ended
December 31,
 
   
2017
   
2016
   
2017
   
2016
 
   
Unaudited
         
Unaudited
 
                         
Revenues
 
$
189,340
   
$
111,513
   
$
607,045
   
$
489,954
 
Cost of revenues
   
118,370
     
72,488
     
392,279
     
329,207
 
                                 
Gross profit
   
70,970
     
39,025
     
214,766
     
160,747
 
                                 
Operating expenses:
                               
                                 
Research and development, net
   
16,420
     
10,344
     
54,966
     
38,220
 
Sales and marketing
   
14,079
     
10,408
     
50,032
     
38,200
 
General and administrative
   
5,900
     
3,126
     
18,682
     
13,317
 
                                 
Total operating expenses
   
36,399
     
23,878
     
123,680
     
89,737
 
                                 
Operating income
   
34,571
     
15,147
     
91,086
     
71,010
 
                                 
Financial income (expenses), net
   
1,487
     
(3,179
)
   
9,158
     
(1,287
)
                                 
Income before taxes on income
   
36,058
     
11,968
     
100,244
     
69,723
 
                                 
Taxes on income
   
16,556
     
2,203
     
16,072
     
6,270
 
                                 
Net income
 
$
19,502
   
$
9,765
   
$
84,172
   
$
63,453
 


SOLAREDGE TECHNOLOGIES INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands)
 
   
December 31,
   
December 31,
 
   
2017
   
2016
 
ASSETS
           
             
CURRENT ASSETS:
           
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
163,163
   
$
104,683
 
Restricted cash
   
1,516
     
897
 
Marketable securities
   
77,264
     
74,465
 
Trade receivables, net
   
109,528
     
71,041
 
Prepaid expenses and other accounts receivable
   
42,223
     
21,347
 
Inventories
   
82,992
     
67,363
 
                 
Total current assets
   
476,686
     
339,796
 
                 
LONG-TERM ASSETS:
               
   Marketable securities
   
103,120
     
44,262
 
   Property, equipment and intangible assets, net
   
52,297
     
37,381
 
   Prepaid expenses and lease deposits
   
862
     
489
 
   Deferred tax assets, net
   
8,340
     
2,815
 
                 
 Total long term assets
   
164,619
     
84,947
 
                 
Total assets
 
$
641,305
   
$
424,743
 
                 
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
               
Trade payables, net
 
$
69,488
   
$
34,001
 
Employees and payroll accruals
   
22,544
     
13,018
 
Warranty obligations
   
14,785
     
13,616
 
Deferred revenues
   
2,559
     
1,202
 
Accrued expenses and other accounts payables
   
20,378
     
8,648
 
                 
Total current liabilities
   
129,754
     
70,485
 
                 
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES:
               
Warranty obligations
   
64,026
     
44,759
 
Deferred revenues
   
31,453
     
18,660
 
Lease incentive obligation
   
1,765
     
2,061
 
Non-current tax liabilities
   
16,840
     
-
 
                 
Total long-term liabilities
   
114,084
     
65,480
 
                 
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
               
Share capital
   
4
     
4
 
Additional paid-in capital
   
331,902
     
307,098
 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
   
(611
)
   
(324
)
Retained earnings (Accumulated deficit)
   
66,172
     
(18,000
)
                 
Total stockholders’ equity
   
397,467
     
288,778
 
                 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
 
$
641,305
   
$
424,743
 


SOLAREDGE TECHNOLOGIES INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)

   
Year ended December 31,
 
   
2017
   
2016
 
         
Unaudited
 
Cash flows provided by operating activities:
           
Net income
 
$
84,172
   
$
63,453
 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
               
Depreciation and amortization of property, equipment and intangible assets
   
7,155
     
4,935
 
Amortization of premium and accretion of discount on available-for-sale marketable securities
   
2,061
     
1,178
 
Stock-based compensation
   
17,564
     
11,632
 
Realized losses on Cash Flow Hedges
   
-
     
2
 
Changes in assets and liabilities:
               
Inventories
   
(15,690
)
   
20,118
 
Prepaid expenses and other accounts receivable
   
(21,937
)
   
3,671
 
Trade receivables, net
   
(38,139
)
   
(24,448
)
Deferred tax assets, net
   
(5,455
)
   
3,799
 
Trade payables
   
35,455
     
(27,963
)
Employees and payroll accruals
   
9,394
     
201
 
Warranty obligations
   
20,436
     
17,481
 
Deferred revenues
   
14,106
     
6,467
 
Accrued expenses, other accounts payable and non-current tax liabilities
   
27,839
     
2,208
 
Lease incentive obligation
   
(296
)
   
(259
)
                 
Net cash provided by operating activities
   
136,665
     
82,475
 
                 
Cash flows from investing activities:
               
Purchase of property and equipment
   
(21,382
)
   
(21,079
)
Purchase of intangible assets
   
-
     
(600
)
Decrease (increase) in restricted cash
   
(619
)
   
2,520
 
Decrease (increase) in long-term lease deposit
   
-
     
(11
)
Investment in available-for-sale marketable securities
   
(143,675
)
   
(106,509
)
Maturities of available-for-sale marketable securities
   
80,269
     
39,132
 
                 
Net cash used in investing activities
 
$
(85,407
)
 
$
(86,547
)
                 
Cash flows from financing activities:
               
Proceeds from issuance of shares under stock purchase plan and upon exercise of stock-based awards
   
7,240
     
2,785
 
                 
Net cash provided by financing activities
   
7,240
     
2,785
 
                 
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
   
58,498
     
(1,287
)
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period
   
104,683
     
106,150
 
Effect of exchange rate differences on cash and cash equivalents
   
(18
)
   
(180
)
                 
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period
 
$
163,163
   
$
104,683
 

SOLAREDGE TECHNOLOGIES INC.
RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
(In thousands, except gross profit and per share data)
(Unaudited)

   
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Gross Profit
 
   
Three months ended
   
12 months ended
 
   
December 31, 2017
   
September 30, 2017
   
December 31, 2016
   
December 31, 2017
   
December 31, 2016
 
                               
Gross profit (GAAP)
   
70,970
     
58,054
     
39,025
     
214,766
     
160,747
 
Stock-based compensation
   
703
     
538
     
486
     
2,251
     
1,427
 
Gross profit (Non-GAAP)
   
71,673
     
58,592
     
39,511
     
217,017
     
162,174
 
 
   
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Gross Margin
 
   
Three months ended
   
12 months ended
 
   
December 31, 2017
   
September 30, 2017
   
December 31, 2016
   
December 31, 2017
   
December 31, 2016
 
Gross margin (GAAP)
   
37.5
%
   
34.9
%
   
35.0
%
   
35.4
%
   
32.8
%
Stock-based compensation
   
0.4
%
   
0.3
%
   
0.4
%
   
0.3
%
   
0.3
%
Gross margin (Non-GAAP)
   
37.9
%
   
35.2
%
   
35.4
%
   
35.7
%
   
33.1
%
 
   
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Operating expenses
 
   
Three months ended
   
12 months ended
 
   
December 31, 2017
   
September 30, 2017
   
December 31, 2016
   
December 31, 2017
   
December 31, 2016
 
Operating expenses (GAAP)
   
36,399
     
32,658
     
23,878
     
123,680
     
89,737
 
Stock-based compensation R&D
   
1,795
     
1,423
     
1,134
     
5,703
     
3,532
 
Stock-based compensation S&M
   
1,714
     
1,439
     
1,003
     
5,387
     
3,424
 
Stock-based compensation G&A
   
1,170
     
1,137
     
877
     
4,224
     
3,248
 
Operating expenses (Non-GAAP)
   
31,720
     
28,659
     
20,864
     
108,366
     
79,532
 
 
   
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Operating income
 
   
Three months ended
   
12 months ended
 
   
December 31, 2017
   
September 30, 2017
   
December 31, 2016
   
December 31, 2017
   
December 31, 2016
 
Operating income (GAAP)
   
34,571
     
25,396
     
15,147
     
91,086
     
71,010
 
Stock-based compensation
   
5,382
     
4,537
     
3,500
     
17,565
     
11,632
 
Operating income (Non-GAAP)
   
39,953
     
29,933
     
18,647
     
108,651
     
82,642
 
 
   
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Tax on income (Tax benefit)
 
   
Three months ended
   
12 months ended
 
   
December 31, 2017
   
September 30, 2017
   
December 31, 2016
   
December 31, 2017
   
December 31, 2016
 
Tax on income (Tax benefit) (GAAP)
   
16,556
     
91
     
2,203
     
16,072
     
6,270
 
Deferred tax realized (asset)
   
(2,392
)
   
959
     
(1,473
)
   
(5,456
)
   
(3,799
)
One-time transition tax of foreign earnings
   
18,735
     
----
     
----
     
18,735
     
----
 
Tax on income (Tax benefit) (Non-GAAP)
   
213
     
1,050
     
730
     
2,793
     
2,471
 
 
   
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Net income
 
   
Three months ended
   
12 months ended
 
   
December 31, 2017
   
September 30, 2017
   
December 31, 2016
   
December 31, 2017
   
December 31, 2016
 
Net income (GAAP)
   
19,502
     
27,971
     
9,765
     
84,172
     
63,453
 
Stock-based compensation
   
5,382
     
4,537
     
3,500
     
17,565
     
11,632
 
Deferred tax realized (asset)
   
(2,392
)
   
(959
)
   
1,473
     
(5,456
)
   
3,799
 
One-time transition tax of foreign earnings
   
18,735
     
----
     
----
     
18,735
     
----
 
Net income (Non-GAAP)
   
41,227
     
31,549
     
14,738
     
115,016
     
78,884
 


   
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Net basic EPS
 
   
Three months ended
   
12 months ended
 
   
December 31, 2017
   
September 30, 2017
   
December 31, 2016
   
December 31, 2017
   
December 31, 2016
 
Net basic earnings per share (GAAP)
   
0.45
     
0.66
     
0.24
     
1.99
     
1.56
 
Stock-based compensation
   
0.12
     
0.11
     
0.08
     
0.42
     
0.28
 
Deferred tax realized (asset)
   
(0.05
)
   
(0.03
)
   
0.04
     
(0.13
)
   
0.09
 
One-time transition tax of foreign earnings
   
0.43
     
----
     
----
     
0.44
     
----
 
Net basic earnings per share (Non-GAAP)
   
0.95
     
0.74
     
0.36
     
2.72
     
1.93
 
 
   
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Net diluted EPS
 
   
Three months ended
   
12 months ended
 
   
December 31, 2017
   
September 30, 2017
   
December 31, 2016
   
December 31, 2017
   
December 31, 2016
 
Net diluted earnings per share (GAAP)
   
0.42
     
0.61
     
0.22
     
1.85
     
1.44
 
Stock-based compensation
   
0.10
     
0.07
     
0.07
     
0.30
     
0.20
 
Deferred tax realized (asset)
   
(0.05
)
   
(0.02
)
   
0.03
     
(0.12
)
   
0.08
 
One-time transition tax of foreign earnings
   
0.38
     
----
     
----
     
0.40
     
----
 
Net diluted earnings per share (Non-GAAP)
   
0.85
     
0.66
     
0.32
     
2.43
     
1.72
 
 
   
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP No. of shares used in Net diluted EPS
 
   
Three months ended
   
12 months ended
 
   
December 31, 2017
   
September 30, 2017
   
December 31, 2016
   
December 31, 2017
   
December 31, 2016
 
Number of shares used in computing net diluted earnings per share (GAAP)
   
46,876,328
     
46,131,556
     
43,683,458
     
45,425,307
     
44,182,934
 
Stock-based compensation
   
1,375,527
     
1,535,258
     
2,399,308
     
1,907,423
     
1,607,565
 
Number of shares used in computing net diluted earnings per share (Non-GAAP)
   
48,251,855
     
47,666,814
     
46,082,766
     
47,332,730
     
45,790,499