SAN JOSE, Calif., July 31, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ:SPWR) today announced financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2019.
Second Quarter Highlights
"In the second quarter, we continued to see the benefits of our corporate transformation as we met or exceeded our financial guidance metrics while positioning the company for significant profitability improvement in the second half of the year," said Tom Werner, SunPower CEO and chairman of the board.
SunPower Energy Services (SPES) - North American Residential and Commercial Businesses"We executed well in our North American residential business, with demand strength driving sequential deployment growth of more than 30 percent. Customer and dealer response to the launch of our new 415-watt, Maxeon 5, A-Series residential panel last quarter has been very favorable and we expect this to continue in the second half of the year. We expanded our new homes leadership position with backlog now in excess of 38,000 homes, and our loan offering continues to gain traction, accounting for 30 percent of our residential revenue in the second quarter. We continue to lead in the development of financial products, recently closing an innovative residential lease fund with Bank of America Merrill Lynch that will improve economics and help us meet our lease funding needs into 2020. Finally, we remain on plan to launch our Equinox residential storage and services platform later this year.
"In Commercial, we expanded our market leadership position during the quarter, with deployments up more than 50 percent compared to the first quarter. We added significantly to our backlog and are now 75 percent booked for the balance of the year with a pipeline that remains in excess of $3 billion. Specifically, interest in our Helix solar-plus-storage solution remains high as our storage pipeline now exceeds 135 MW with attach rates of approximately 30 percent. We also successfully executed on our customer commitments for the quarter including the recent commissioning of our largest solar, storage and services project, a multi-site enterprise solution for Whole Foods.
SunPower Technologies (SPT) - Manufacturing, International DG / Power Plant Panel Businesses"We were pleased with SPT's performance, exceeding our volume targets while continuing to execute on our technology and cost roadmaps. Demand in the global DG market remains strong, especially in Europe, where customer response to our recently launched residential products remains very favorable. We expect to remain on allocation in this market for the balance of the year. In power plants, we met our panel delivery schedules, added to our backlog and remain fully booked for the second half of the year. Operationally, the ramp of our industry leading Maxeon 5 cell and panel technology continues and we expect to start production on a second Maxeon 5 manufacturing line this quarter. Finally, we are seeing strong traction for our Performance Series product with increasing volume from both our Oregon and DZS factories," Werner concluded.
Consolidated Financials"Given our solid performance in the second quarter as well as continued positive industry trends, we are well positioned to meet our second half financial and operational targets," said Manavendra Sial, SunPower chief financial officer. "We also prudently managed our expenses while further investing in our growth initiatives. Additionally, we expanded our leadership in project finance, signing agreements to improve our residential lease economics, as well as reducing our working capital requirements in our commercial business. We remain committed to achieving positive cash flow at the business unit level in the second half of the year while continuing to improve our profitability throughout 2019."
Second quarter fiscal year 2019 non-GAAP results exclude net adjustments that, in the aggregate, decreased non-GAAP earnings by $152.6 million, including $26.0 million related to the cost of above-market polysilicon, $15.6 million related to impairment and sale of residential lease assets, $6.3 million related to stock-based compensation expense, $4.2 million related to business reorganization costs, $2.5 million restructuring charge, $1.8 million related to intangibles, $1.2 million transaction-related costs, $1.0 million related to legacy sale-leaseback transactions, and $0.9 million related to utility and power plant projects, partially offset by $137.3 million related to gain on business divestiture, $67.5 million related to unrealized gain on equity investment, $6.4 million related to construction revenue on solar services contracts, and $0.7 million related to tax effect.
Financial OutlookThe company continues to expect financial performance to improve on a quarterly basis throughout fiscal year 2019.
The company's third quarter 2019 GAAP and non-GAAP guidance is as follows: on a GAAP basis, revenue of $430 million to $470 million, gross margin of 8 percent to 12 percent and net loss of $55 million to $35 million. On a non-GAAP basis, the company expects revenue of $450 million to $490 million, gross margin of 14 percent to 17 percent, Adjusted EBITDA of $30 million to $50 million and MW deployed in the range of 550 MW to 600 MW.
The company's fiscal year 2019 GAAP and non-GAAP guidance is as follows: on a GAAP basis, revenue of $1.8 billion to $2.0 billion and a net loss of $20 million to $0 million. On a non-GAAP basis, revenue of $1.9 billion to $2.1 billion and operational expenses of less than $270 million. Gigawatts deployed is expected to be in the range of 2.05 GW to 2.25 GW in addition to the company's safe harbor program and capital expenditures of approximately $65 million.
The company is also raising its fiscal year 2019 Adjusted EBITDA guidance to the range of $100 million to $120 million compared to previous guidance of $90 million to $110 million.
The company will host a conference call for investors this afternoon to discuss its second quarter 2019 performance at 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time. The call will be webcast and can be accessed from SunPower's website at http://investors.sunpower.com/events.cfm.
This press release contains both GAAP and non-GAAP financial information. Non-GAAP figures are reconciled to the closest GAAP equivalent categories in the financial attachment of this press release. Please note that the company has posted supplemental information and slides related to its second quarter 2019 performance on the Events and Presentations section of SunPower's Investor Relations page at http://investors.sunpower.com/events.cfm. The capacity of power plants in this release is described in approximate MW on a direct current (dc) basis unless otherwise noted.
About SunPowerAs one of the world's most innovative and sustainable energy companies, SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ: SPWR) provides a diverse group of customers with complete solar solutions and services. Residential customers, businesses, governments, schools and utilities around the globe rely on SunPower's more than 30 years of proven experience. From the first flip of the switch, SunPower delivers maximum value and superb performance throughout the long life of every solar system. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, SunPower has dedicated, customer-focused employees in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North and South America. For more information about how SunPower is changing the way our world is powered, visit www.sunpower.com.
Forward-Looking StatementsThis press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, but not limited to, statements regarding: (a) our expectations regarding our future financial performance, including with respect to profitability, cash flow, and margins; (b) our plans and expectations regarding manufacturing expansion, and production goals and ramps, including the timing of our ramp of Maxeon and P-Series production expansion and planned shipments; (c) our plans and expectations for our products and planned products, including product allocation, anticipated customer adoption and cost impacts, launch timing, and impacts on our financial performance and our ability to meet our targets and goals; (d) our expectations and plans regarding growth, demand, revenue, and volume; (e) our plans and expectations regarding fab utilization and our safe harbor program; (f) the anticipated timing and financial impact of future closings under our commercial lease portfolio sale; (g) our plans and expectations for strategic DG financing programs, including their impact on capital efficiency and margins; (h) our positioning for future success and profitability and long-term competitiveness, and our ability to achieve our financial and strategic goals; (g) our expectations regarding financial performance improvement and timing during fiscal year 2019; (h) our second quarter fiscal 2019 guidance, including GAAP revenue, gross margin, and net income, as well as non-GAAP revenue, gross margin, Adjusted EBITDA, and MW deployed, and related assumptions; and (i) fiscal year 2019 guidance, including, GAAP and non-GAAP revenue, non-GAAP GW deployed, non-GAAP operational expenses, non- GAAP capital expenditures, and Adjusted EBITDA, and related assumptions. These forward-looking statements are based on our current assumptions, expectations and beliefs and involve substantial risks and uncertainties that may cause results, performance or achievement to materially differ from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to: (1) competition in the solar and general energy industry and downward pressure on selling prices and wholesale energy pricing; (2) our liquidity, substantial indebtedness, and ability to obtain additional financing for our projects and customers; (3) changes in public policy, including the imposition and applicability of tariffs; (4) regulatory changes and the availability of economic incentives promoting use of solar energy; (5) challenges inherent in constructing certain of our large projects, including regulatory hurdles and other difficulties that may arise; (6) the success of our ongoing research and development efforts and our ability to commercialize new products and services, including products and services developed through strategic partnerships; (7) fluctuations in our operating results; (8) appropriately sizing our manufacturing capacity and containing manufacturing and logistics difficulties that could arise; (9) challenges managing our acquisitions, joint ventures and partnerships, including our ability to successfully manage acquired assets and supplier relationships; (10) challenges in executing transactions key to our strategic plans; and (11) our ability to successfully implement actions to complete our restructuring plan and associated initiatives, including plans to streamline our business and focus. A detailed discussion of these factors and other risks that affect our business is included in filings we make with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) from time to time, including our most recent report on Form 10-K, particularly under the heading "Risk Factors." Copies of these filings are available online from the SEC or on the SEC Filings section of our Investor Relations website at investors.sunpower.com. All forward-looking statements in this press release are based on information currently available to us, and we assume no obligation to update these forward-looking statements in light of new information or future events.
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Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
To supplement its consolidated financial results presented in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP"), the company uses non-GAAP measures that are adjusted for certain items from the most directly comparable GAAP measures. The specific non-GAAP measures listed below are: revenue; gross margin; net loss; net loss per diluted share; and adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization ("Adjusted EBITDA"). Management believes that each of these non-GAAP measures is useful to investors, enabling them to better assess changes in each of these key elements of the company's results of operations across different reporting periods on a consistent basis, independent of certain items as described below. Thus, each of these non-GAAP financial measures provides investors with another method to assess the company's operating results in a manner that is focused on its ongoing, core operating performance, absent the effects of these items. Management uses these non-GAAP measures internally to assess the business, its financial performance, current and historical results, as well as for strategic decision-making and forecasting future results. Many of the analysts covering the company also use these non-GAAP measures in their analysis. Given management's use of these non-GAAP measures, the company believes these measures are important to investors in understanding the company's operating results as seen through the eyes of management. These non-GAAP measures are not prepared in accordance with GAAP or intended to be a replacement for GAAP financial data; and therefore, should be reviewed together with the GAAP measures and are not intended to serve as a substitute for results under GAAP, and may be different from non-GAAP measures used by other companies.
Non-GAAP revenue includes adjustments relating to 8point3, legacy utility and power plant projects, legacy sale-leaseback transactions and construction services for residential customer contracts, each of which described below. In addition to the above adjustments, non-GAAP gross margin includes adjustments relating to impairment and sale of residential lease assets, cost of above-market polysilicon, stock-based compensation, amortization of intangible assets, and depreciation of idle equipment, each of which is described below. In addition to the above adjustments, non-GAAP net loss and non-GAAP net loss per diluted share are adjusted for adjustments relating to gain on business divestiture, transaction-related costs, business reorganization costs, non-cash interest expense, restructuring expense, the tax effect of these non-GAAP adjustments, and other items, each of which is described below. In addition to the above adjustments as non-GAAP net loss, Adjusted EBITDA includes adjustments relating to cash interest expense (net of interest income), provision for (benefit from) income taxes, and depreciation.
Non-GAAP Adjustments Based on International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS")
The company's non-GAAP results include adjustments under IFRS that are consistent with the adjustments made in connection with the company's internal reporting process as part of its status as a consolidated subsidiary of Total S.A., our controlling shareholder and a foreign public registrant that reports under IFRS. Differences between GAAP and IFRS reflected in the company's non-GAAP results are further described below. In these situations, management believes that IFRS enables investors to better evaluate the company's performance, and assists in aligning the perspectives of the management with those of Total S.A.
Other Non-GAAP Adjustments
For more information about these non-GAAP financial measures, please see the tables captioned "Reconciliations of GAAP Measures to Non-GAAP Measures" set forth at the end of this release, which should be read together with the preceding financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP.
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