SolarEdge Announces Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results

Business Wire 6-Nov-2024 4:05 PM

SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:SEDG), a global leader in smart energy technology, today announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2024.

Third Quarter 2024 Highlights

• Revenues of $260.9 million
• Revenues from solar segment of $247.5 million
• GAAP gross margin of negative 269.2%¹
• Non-GAAP gross margin² of negative 265.4%¹
• Gross margin from solar segment of negative 245.8%¹
• GAAP operating loss of negative $1.09 billion¹
• Non-GAAP operating loss² of $808.1 million¹
• GAAP net loss of negative $1.21 billion¹
• Non-GAAP net loss² of negative $874.3 million¹
• GAAP net loss per share of negative $21.1¹
• Non-GAAP net loss² per share of $15.3¹
• Impairment and write downs of $1.03 billion
• 850 Megawatts (AC) of inverters shipped
• 189 MWh of batteries for PV applications shipped

"As SolarEdge weathers this difficult period in the Company's history, we are diligently pursuing three main priorities: financial stability, recapturing market share and refocusing on our core solar and storage opportunities," said Ronen Faier, Interim Chief Executive Officer of SolarEdge. "We are grateful for our passionate and dedicated workforce and proud of our leadership in technological innovation, all of which I am confident will put the Company back on a profitable growth trajectory."

Third Quarter 2024 Summary

The Company reported revenues of $260.9 million, down 2% from $265.4 million in the prior quarter and down 64% from $725.3 million in the same quarter last year.

Revenues from the solar segment were $247.5 million, up 3% from $241.2 million in the prior quarter and down 63% from $676.9 million in the same quarter last year.

GAAP gross margin was negative 269.2%, compared to negative 4.1% in the prior quarter and compared to 19.7% in the same quarter last year.

Non-GAAP gross margin² was negative 265.4%, compared to non-GAAP gross margin of 0.2% in the prior quarter and compared to 20.8% in the same quarter last year.

Gross margin from the solar segment was negative 245.8%, compared to 1.3% in the prior quarter and compared to 24.0% in the same quarter last year.

GAAP operating expenses were $382.9 million, compared to $149.2 million in the prior quarter and $159.5 million in the same quarter last year.

Non-GAAP operating expenses² were $116.3 million, up 1% from $114.8 million in the prior quarter and down 9% from $128.0 million in the same quarter last year.

GAAP operating loss was $1.09 billion, compared to a GAAP operating loss of $160.2 million in the prior quarter and a GAAP operating loss of $16.7 million in the same quarter last year.

Non-GAAP operating loss² was $808.1 million, compared to a Non-GAAP operating loss of $114.3 million in the prior quarter and Non-GAAP operating income of $23.1 million in the same quarter last year.

GAAP net loss was $1.21 billion, compared to a GAAP net loss of $130.8 million in the prior quarter and compared to a GAAP net loss of $61.2 million in the same quarter last year.

Non-GAAP net loss² was $874.3 million, compared to a Non-GAAP net loss of $101.2 million in the prior quarter and compared to a Non-GAAP net loss of $31.0 million in the same quarter last year.

GAAP net loss per share was $21.13, compared to a GAAP net loss per share of $2.31 in the prior quarter and compared to GAAP net loss per share of $1.08 in the same quarter last year.

Non-GAAP net loss per share² was $15.33, compared to a Non-GAAP net loss per share of $1.79 in the prior quarter and compared to a Non-GAAP net loss of $0.55 in the same quarter last year.

Cash used in operating activities was $63.9 million, compared with $44.8 million used in operating activities in the prior quarter and $40.6 million generated from operating activities in the same quarter last year.

As of September 30, 2024, cash, cash equivalents, bank deposits, restricted bank deposits and marketable securities totaled $53.3 million, net of debt, compared to $165.3 million as of June 30, 2024.

Impairment

During the third quarter, SolarEdge undertook an asset valuation analysis which resulted in a write down and impairment of various assets. In total, the write down and impairment amount was $1.03 billion.

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Outlook for the Fourth Quarter 2024

The Company also provides guidance for the fourth quarter ending December 31, 2024 as follows:

• Revenues to be within the range of $180 million to $200 million;
• Non-GAAP gross margin* expected to be within the range of negative 4% to 0%, including approximately 1,000 basis points of net IRA manufacturing tax credit;
• Non-GAAP operating expenses* to be within the range of $103 million to $108 million;
• Revenues from the solar segment to be within the range of $170 million to $190 million;
• Gross margin from the solar segment expected to be within the range of 0% to 3% including approximately 1,050 basis points of net IRA manufacturing tax credit.

Conference Call

The Company will host a conference call to discuss its results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2024 at 4:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, November 6, 2024. The call will be available, live, to interested parties by dialing 800-343-4136. For international callers, please dial +1 203-518-9843. The Conference ID is SEDG. To avoid a delay in connecting to the call, please dial in 10 minutes prior to the start time. 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 is a global leader in smart energy technology. By leveraging world-class engineering capabilities and with a relentless focus on innovation, SolarEdge creates smart energy solutions that power our lives and drive future progress. SolarEdge developed an intelligent inverter solution that changed the way power is harvested and managed in photovoltaic (PV) systems. The SolarEdge DC optimized inverter seeks to maximize power generation while lowering the cost of energy produced by the PV system. Continuing to advance smart energy, SolarEdge addresses a broad range of energy market segments through its PV, storage, EV charging, batteries, and grid services solutions. SolarEdge is online at www.solaredge.com

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To provide investors and others with additional information regarding SolarEdge's results, SolarEdge has disclosed in this earnings release the following non-GAAP financial measures: non-GAAP operating income (loss), non-GAAP operating expenses, non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP net income (loss), and non-GAAP net earnings (loss) per share. SolarEdge has provided a reconciliation of each non-GAAP financial measure used in this earnings release to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure below. These non-GAAP financial measures differ from GAAP in that they exclude stock-based compensation, amortization and impairment of acquired intangible assets, restructuring and impairment charges, acquisition, disposition and other items, certain litigation and other contingencies, amortization of debt issuance cost, non-cash interest expense and non-cash revenue recognized from significant financing component, certain foreign currency exchange rates, gains and losses on investments, income and losses from equity method investments and discrete items that impacted our GAAP tax rate. Our non-GAAP financial measures also reflect the application of our non-GAAP tax rate.

SolarEdge's management uses these non-GAAP financial measures to understand and compare operating results across accounting periods, for internal budgeting and forecasting purposes, for short- and long-term operating plans, to calculate bonus payments and to evaluate SolarEdge's financial performance, the performance of its individual functional groups and the ability of operations to generate cash. Management believes these non-GAAP financial measures reflect SolarEdge's ongoing business in a manner that allows for meaningful period-to-period comparisons and analysis of trends in SolarEdge's business, as they exclude charges and gains that are not reflective of ongoing operating results. Management also believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating SolarEdge's operating results and future prospects from the same perspective as management and in comparing financial results across accounting periods.

The use of non-GAAP financial measures has certain limitations because they do not reflect all items of income and expense that affect SolarEdge's operations. These non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for or in isolation from, measures prepared in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered measures of SolarEdge's liquidity. Further, these non-GAAP measures may differ from the non-GAAP information used by other companies, including peer companies, and therefore comparability may be limited. Management encourages investors and others to review SolarEdge's financial information in its entirety and not rely on a single financial measure.

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