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Exhibit 99.1

 

 

 

PRESS RELEASE

 

 

Ormat Technologies Contact:

Investor Relations Contact:

 

Dita Bronicki

Todd Fromer/Rob Fink

 

CEO

KCSA Strategic Communications

 

775-356-9029

212-896-1215 (Todd) /212-896-1206 (Rob)

 

dbronicki@ormat.com

tfromer@kcsa.com / rfink@kcsa.com

 

 

 

Ormat Technologies Reports 2013 Second Quarter Results

Quarterly revenues increased 20.5% to a record $152.7 million

Quarterly dividend payments are resumed

 

RENO, Nevada, August 6, 2013 -- Ormat Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: ORA) today announced financial results for the second quarter of 2013.

 

Quarterly financial highlights compared to the same quarter last year:

 

 

Total revenues grew 20.5%,

 

 

Product revenue grew 44.9% and reached $65.0 million

 

 

Electricity revenue grew 7.1% and reached 87.7 million

 

 

Operating income grew 55.3% to $37.9 million

 

 

Net income attributable to the Company’s shareholders amounted to $25.2 million or $0.55 per share compared to $8.6 million or $0.19 per share; Net income attributable to the Company’s shareholders, excluding a $3.6 million after-tax gain related to oil and gas derivative instruments and a $3.6 million after-tax gain on the sale of the Momotombo plant in Nicaragua, was $18.0 million compared to $4.8 million or $0.41 per share compared to $0.11 per share.

 

 

EBITDA grew 37.3% to $69.7 million

 

Operational highlights and recent developments:

 

 

Increased electricity generation by 12.9% to 1.1 million MWh, driven by new capacity coming on line at Olkaria III Plant 2 in Kenya and McGinness Hills in Nevada.

 

 

Exceeded the expected capacity in both McGinness Hills and Olkaria III complex which are contributing additional 6 MW, bringing the total generating capacity to 595 MW.

 

 

Accelerated the handover of the 22 MW Momotombo power plant in Nicaragua that was scheduled for mid- 2014.

 

 

Signed the Sarulla project agreements and secured our role as a supplier for approximately $254 million of equipment;

 

 

Signed a 20-year PPA with Southern California Public Power Authority (SCPPA) for our 16 MW Wild Rose project in Nevada

 

 
 

 

 

Commenting on the results, Dita Bronicki, Chief Executive Officer of Ormat, stated:  "We are pleased with the good operational performance and the strong financial results achieved this quarter. In the electricity segment, our focus on prudently expanding generation capacity is paying off as reflected in the results. In May 2013, we commenced commercial operation of the 36 MW Olkaria III Plant 2 in Kenya. The addition of Olkaria combined with the impact of McGinness Hills, which commenced operations in July 2012, drove a 12.9% year-over-year increase in generation capacity in the quarter. As we increase capacity, we are also improving operational efficiencies at our plants attaining a gross margin of 33.1%.”

 

“In the product segment a greater progress in a number of contracts resulting in exceptionally strong quarterly revenues. Our backlog remains strong and stands at approximately $170 million with approximately $90 to $100 million for recognition in 2014.”.

 

Ms. Bronicki added, “For the full year 2013, we are updating our electricity segment guidance, in light of the sale of the Momotombo plant, which reduced our expected revenues for the full year by $11.0 million. We expect the electricity segment revenues to be between $325 million and $335 million. In the product segment we are increasing our guidance to be between $185 million and $195 million. The total revenue for the full year 2013 is expected to be between $510 million to $530 million.

 

Financial Summary

 

For the three months ended June 30, 2013, total revenues increased 20.5% to $152.7 million from $126.7 million in the second quarter of 2012.  Product revenues increased 44.9% to $65.0 million from $44.8 million in the three months ended June 30, 2012. Electricity revenues increased 7.1% to $87.7 million from $81.9 million in the three months ended June 30, 2012.

 

Operating income for the three months ended June 30, 2013 was $37.9 million, compared to operating income of $24.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2012.

 

For the three months ended June 30, 2013, the company reported net income attributable to the Company’s shareholders of $25.2 million or $0.55 per share, compared to net income of $8.6 million or $0.19 per share for the three months ended June 30, 2012. Second quarter 2013 results include an after-tax capital gain of $3.6 million from the sale of the Momotombo geothermal power plant.

 

EBITDA for the three months ended June 30, 2013 were $69.7 million, compared to $50.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2012. The reconciliation of GAAP net cash provided by operating activities to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA and additional cash flows information is set forth below in this release.

 

Net cash provided by operating activities was $20.0 million in the six months ended June 30, 2013, compared to $72.1 million in the six months ended June 30, 2012.

 

On August 6, 2013, ORMAT’s Board of Directors approved a payment of a quarterly dividend of $0.04 per share pursuant to the company’s dividend policy, which targets an annual payoff ratio of at least 20% of the company’s net income. The dividend will be paid on August 29, 2013 to shareholders of record as of closing of business on August 19, 2013. The company expects to pay a dividend of $0.04 per share in the next quarter.

 

As of June 30, 2013 cash, cash equivalents and a short-term bank deposit were $31.9 million. In addition, as of June 30, 2013, the company had available committed lines of credit with commercial banks aggregating $484.3 million, of which $185.7 million is unused.

 

Conference Call Details

 

Ormat will host a conference call to discuss its financial results and other matters discussed in this press release at 10:00 A.M. EST on Wednesday, August 7, 2013.  The call will be available as a live, listen-only webcast at www.ormat.com. During the webcast, management will refer to slides that will be posted on the web site. The slides and accompanying webcast can be accessed through the Webcast & Presentations in the Investor Relations section of Ormat's website.

 

 
 

 

 

An archive of the webcast will be available approximately 10 minutes after the conclusion of the live call.

 

About Ormat Technologies

 

With over four decades of experience, Ormat Technologies, Inc. is a leading geothermal company and the only vertically integrated company solely engaged in geothermal and recovered energy generation (REG). The company owns, operates, designs, manufactures and sells geothermal and REG power plants primarily based on the Ormat Energy Converter—a power generation unit that converts low-, medium- and high-temperature heat into electricity. With over 82 U.S. patents, Ormat's power solutions have been refined and perfected under the most grueling environmental conditions. Ormat has over 500 employees in the United States and about 600 overseas. Ormat's flexible, modular solutions for geothermal power and REG are ideal for the vast range of resource characteristics. The company has engineered, manufactured and constructed power plants, which it currently owns or has supplied to utilities and developers worldwide, totaling approximately 1600 MW of gross capacity. Ormat's current generating portfolio of 589 MW (net) is spread globally in the U.S., Guatemala and Kenya.

 

Ormat's Safe Harbor Statement

 

Information provided in this press release may contain statements relating to current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections about future events that are "forward-looking statements" as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements generally relate to Ormat's plans, objectives and expectations for future operations and are based upon its management's current estimates and projections of future results or trends. Actual future results may differ materially from those projected as a result of certain risks and uncertainties. For a discussion of such risks and uncertainties, see "Risk Factors" as described in Ormat Technologies, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 11, 2013.

 

These forward-looking statements are made only as of the date hereof, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise the forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

 
 

 

 

Ormat Technologies, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

For the Six and Three-Month Periods Ended June 30, 2013 and 2012

(Unaudited)

 

 

   

Three Months Ended June 30,

   

Six Months Ended June 30,

 
   

2013

   

2012

   

2013

   

2012

 
   

(In thousands, except per share data)

   

(In thousands, except per share data)

 

Revenues:

                               

Electricity

  $ 87,713     $ 81,882     $ 156,011     $ 161,225  

Product

    64,966       44,826       115,574       94,931  

Total revenues

    152,679       126,708       271,585       256,156  

Cost of revenues:

                               

Electricity

    58,641       56,565       113,729       112,795  

Product

    43,657       31,818       80,698       66,445  

Total cost of revenues

    102,298       88,383       194,427       179,240  

Gross margin

    50,381       38,325       77,158       76,916  

Operating expenses:

                               

Research and development expenses

    1,608       1,464       2,608       2,512  

Selling and marketing expenses

    3,777       4,570       15,286       9,406  

General and administrative expenses

    7,134       6,757       13,718       14,031  

Write-off of unsuccessful exploration activities

 

      1,151    

      1,919  

Operating income

    37,862       24,383       45,546       49,048  

Other income (expense):

                               

Interest income

    87       336       128       724  

Interest expense, net

    (17,504 )     (14,263 )     (33,367 )     (29,141 )

Foreign currency translation and transaction gains (losses)

    904       (1,756 )     2,586       (1,742 )

Income attributable to sale of tax benefits

    5,783       2,589       9,315       5,106  

Other non-operating expense, net

    29       286       1,446       122  

Income (loss), before income taxes and equity in losses of investees

    27,161       11,575       25,654       24,117  

* Income tax provision

    (5,780 )     (3,884 )     (9,827 )     (9,060 )

Equity in losses of investees, net

    9       (157 )     9       (297 )

Income from continuing operations

    21,390       7,534       15,836       14,760  

Discontinued operations:

                               

Income from discontinued operations (including gain on disposal of $3,646, $0, $3,646 and $0, respectively

    4,480       1,613       5,311       2,693  

Income tax provision

    (363 )     (425 )     (614 )     (706 )

Total income from discontinued operations

    4,117       1,188       4,697       1,987  
                                 

* Net income

    25,507       8,722       20,533       16,747  

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest

    (322 )     (81 )     (407 )     (211 )

Net income attributable to the Company's stockholders

  $ 25,185     $ 8,641     $ 20,126     $ 16,536  
                                 

Earnings per share attributable to the Company's stockholders — basic and diluted:

                               

Income from continuing operations

  $ 0.46     $ 0.16     $ 0.34     $ 0.32  

Discontinued operations

    0.09       0.03       0.10       0.04  

Earnings (loss) per share attributable to the Company's stockholders — basic and diluted:

  $ 0.55     $ 0.19     $ 0.44     $ 0.36  

Weighted average number of shares used in computation of earnings per share attributable to the Company's stockholders:

                               

Basic

    45,431       45,431       45,431       45,431  

Diluted

    45,448       45,438       45,443       45,438  
                                 

* The "income tax provision" for the six months ended June 30 2013 includes a correction of $3.1 million (increase) for the three-month period ended March 31, 2013 previously reported by the Company, and a corresponding reduction in net income. The Company is currently evaluating the manner in which the correction will be reported in the financial statements for the first quarter of 2013.

 

 
 

 

 

Ormat Technologies, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

As of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

   

June 30,

   

December 31,

 
   

2013

   

2012

 
           

As Revised

 
   

(In thousands)

 

ASSETS

               

Current assets:

               

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 28,893     $ 66,628  

Short-term bank deposit

    3,021       3,010  

Restricted cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities

    85,512       76,537  

Receivables:

               

Trade

    67,545       55,680  

Related entity

    419       373  

Other

    12,191       8,632  

Due from Parent

    468       311  

Inventories

    17,906       20,669  

Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts....

    16,323       9,613  

Deferred income taxes

    368       637  

Prepaid expenses and other

    35,839       34,144  

Total current assets

    268,485       276,234  

Unconsolidated investments

    3,524       2,591  

Deposits and other

    38,361       36,187  

Deferred income taxes

    17,729       21,283  

Deferred charges

    34,705       35,351  

Property, plant and equipment, net

    1,415,163       1,252,873  

Construction-in-process

    295,635       396,141  

Deferred financing and lease costs, net

    30,437       31,371  

Intangible assets, net

    33,861       35,492  

Total assets

  $ 2,137,900     $ 2,087,523  

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

               

Current liabilities:

               

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

  $ 90,651     $ 98,001  

Deferred income taxes

    20,428       20,392  

Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts

    10,970       25,408  

Current portion of long-term debt:

               

Limited and non-recourse:

               

Senior secured notes

    39,568       28,231  

Other loans

    18,214       11,453  

Full recourse

    28,760       28,649  

Total current liabilities

    208,591       212,134  

Long-term debt, net of current portion:

               

Limited and non-recourse:

               

Senior secured notes

    288,001       312,926  

Other loans

    277,349       242,815  

Full recourse:

               

Senior unsecured bonds

    250,751       250,904  

Other loans

    67,934       82,344  

Revolving credit lines with banks (full recourse)

    80,247       73,606  

Liability associated with sale of tax benefits

    70,479       51,126  

Deferred lease income

    64,938       66,398  

Deferred income taxes

    49,688       45,059  

Liability for unrecognized tax benefits

    8,354       7,280  

Liabilities for severance pay

    22,883       22,887  

Asset retirement obligation

    20,047       19,289  

Other long-term liabilities

    4,923       5,148  

Total liabilities

    1,414,185       1,391,916  
                 

Equity:

               

The Company's stockholders' equity:

               

Common stock

    46       46  

Additional paid-in capital

    734,997       732,140  

Retained earnings

    (24,200 )     (44,326 )

Accumulated other comprehensive income

    567       651  
      711,410       688,511  

Noncontrolling interest

    12,305       7,096  

Total equity

    723,715       695,607  

Total liabilities and equity

  $ 2,137,900     $ 2,087,523  

 

 
 

 

 

Ormat Technologies, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Reconciliation of EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Additional Cash Flows Information

For the Three-Month Periods Ended June 30, 2013 and 2012

(Unaudited)

 

We calculate EBITDA as net income before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. We calculate Adjusted EBITDA as net income before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, excluding impairment of long-lived assets and one-time termination fee. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are not a measurement of financial performance or liquidity under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and should not be considered as an alternative to cash flow from operating activities or as a measure of liquidity or an alternative to net earnings as indicators of our operating performance or any other measures of performance derived in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are presented because we believe they are frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of a company’s ability to service and/or incur debt. However, other companies in our industry may calculate EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA differently than we do. The following table reconciles net cash provided by operating activities to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA for the six and three-month periods ended June 30, 2013 and 2012:

 

   

Three Months Ended June 30,

   

Six Months Ended June 30,

 
   

2013

   

2012

   

2013

   

2012

 
   

(in thousands)

   

(in thousands)

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

  $ 1,734     $ 30,205     $ 19,950     $ 72,079  

Adjusted for:

                               

Interest expense, net (excluding amortization of deferred financing costs

    15,626       13,082       29,962       26,729  

Interest income

    (87 )     (336 )     (128 )     (724 )

Income tax provision

    6,143       4,309       10,441       9,766  

Adjustments to reconcile net income or loss to net cash provided by operating activities (excluding depreciation and amortization)

    46,303       3,530       46,246       (5,575 )

EBITDA

  $ 69,719     $ 50,790     $ 106,471     $ 102,275  

Interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization attributable to the Company's equity interest

                               

Termination fee

 

   

      8,979    

 

Adjusted EBITDA

  $ 69,719     $ 50,790     $ 115,450     $ 102,275  

Net cash used in investing activities

  $ (4,925 )   $ (4,695 )   $ (103,169 )   $ (67,028 )

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

  $ (25,543 )   $ (43,406 )   $ 45,484     $ (38,253 )

Depreciation and amortization

  $ 22,747     $ 25,013     $ 45,884     $ 49,757