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Exhibit 99.1

 

 

 

PRESS RELEASE

 

 

Ormat Technologies Contact:

Investor Relations Contact:

Smadar Lavi

Rob Fink/Brad Nelson

Investor Relations

KCSA Strategic Communications

775-356-9029

212-896-1206 / 212-896-1217

slavi@ormat.com

rfink@kcsa.com / bnelson@kcsa.com

 

 Ormat Technologies Reports 2014 Second Quarter Results

Net income for the second quarter of $9.1 million or $0.20 per share attributable to company's shareholders

Product segment backlog increased to a record $376.0 million

Company maintains 2014 annual revenue guidance

 

RENO, Nevada, August 5, 2014 -- Ormat Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: ORA) announced today its financial results for the second quarter of 2014.

 

Quarterly financial and operational highlights:

 

 

Quarterly revenues were $127.6 million, a 16.4% decrease from the second quarter of 2013 as a result of an expected reduction in Product Segment revenues. For the first six months of 2014, total revenues decreased slightly from the prior year by 0.6%;

 

Electricity segment revenue increase of 4.5% year over year;

 

Quarterly gross margins reached 31.3% for the second quarter and 34.6% for the first half of the year;

 

Adjusted EBITDA for the quarter reached $59.7 million and $130.3 million for the first half of the year;

 

Net income attributable to the company's shareholders of $9.1 million, or $0.20 per share for the second quarter and $30.7 million, or $0.67 per share for the first six months of 2014;

 

Sarulla Consortium closed a $1.17 Billion financing agreement;

 

Product backlog grew to a record of $376.0 million primarily with the addition of the Sarulla $254.0 million supply contract; and

 

Isaac Angel became CEO on July 1, 2014.

 

We are pleased with the results for the second quarter, which reflect the continued success of our business and contributed to strong financial results in the first half of 2014, said Ormats CEO Isaac Angel. In our Electricity Segment, we continued to enhance our power plants, which will drive improvements in the segment. Even with the expected and scheduled outage of Heber 1, Electricity Segment revenues increased 4.5% compared to the prior year, and increased 19.5% for the first six months of 2014. In our Product Segment, we grew our backlog to a record $376.0 million with the addition of our $254.0 million supply contract at Sarulla.

 

 
 

 

 

Mr. Angel concluded, Overall, we are well positioned to continue to execute on our growth strategy. We reaffirm our 2014 guidance and expect total revenues to be between $540.0 million to $560.0 million with electricity revenues ranging $370.0 million to $380.0 million and our product segment revenues to be between $170.0 million and $180.0 million."

 

Financial Summary

 

For the three months ended June 30, 2014, total revenues decreased to $127.6 million from $152.7 million in the second quarter of 2013, a decrease of 16.4%. Electricity revenues increased 4.5% to $91.7 million in the three months ended June 30, 2014. Product revenues decreased 44.7% to $35.9 million in the three months ended June 30, 2014. By reaffirming our Product Segment guidance, we expect the second half of 2014 to be stronger than the first half with a strong fourth quarter.

 

Operating income for the three months ended June 30, 2014 was $22.3 million, compared to $37.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2013. Operating income includes an $8.1 million write-off of our Wister site in California off-set by a $7.6 million pre-tax profit from the sale of the Heber Solar project in California.

 

For the three months ended June 30, 2014, the company reported net income attributable to the company's shareholders of $9.1 million, or $0.20 per share, compared to $25.2 million, or $0.55 per share, for the three months ended June 30, 2013. For the six months ended June 30, 2014, the company reported net income attributable to the company's shareholders of $30.7 million, or $0.67 per share, compared to $20.1 million, or $0.44 per share, for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and increase of 52.7%.

 

Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended June 30, 2014 was $59.7 million, compared to $69.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2013, a decrease of 14.3%. Adjusted EBITDA for the six months ended June 30, 2014 was $130.3 million, compared to $115.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013, an increase of 12.9%. The reconciliation of GAAP net cash provided by operating activities and net income to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA and additional cash flows information is set forth below in this release.

 

Net cash provided by operating activities was $103.6 million in the six months ended June 30, 2014, compared to $20.0 million in the six months ended June 30, 2013.

 

 
 

 

 

On August 5, 2014, ORMAT's Board of Directors approved a payment of a quarterly dividend of $0.05 per share pursuant to the company's dividend policy. The dividend will be paid on August 28, 2014 to shareholders of record as of closing of business on August 19, 2014.

 

As of June 30, 2014, cash and cash equivalents were $80.1 million. In addition, as of June 30, 2014, the company had $168.4 million of unused corporate borrowing capacity under existing lines of credit with different commercial banks.

 

 

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. ET on Wednesday, August 6, 2014.  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 77 U.S. patents, Ormat's power solutions have been refined and perfected under the most grueling environmental conditions. Ormat has 480 employees in the United States and about 640 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 installed to utilities and developers worldwide, totaling over 1,800 MW of gross capacity. Ormat's current generating portfolio of 626 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 February 28, 2014.

 

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, 2014 and 2013

(Unaudited)

 

   

Three Months Ended June 30

   

Six Months Ended June 30

 
   

2014

   

2013

   

2014

   

2013

 
   

(In thousands, except per share data)

   

(In thousands, except per share data)

 

Revenues:

                               

Electricity

  $ 91,692     $ 87,713     $ 186,509     $ 156,011  

Product

    35,911       64,966       83,530       115,574  

Total revenues

    127,603       152,679       270,039       271,585  

Cost of revenues:

                               

Electricity

    67,322       58,641       124,356       113,729  

Product

    20,324       43,657       52,267       80,698  

Total cost of revenues

    87,646       102,298       176,623       194,427  

Gross margin

    39,957       50,381       93,416       77,158  

Operating expenses:

                               

Research and development expenses

    232       1,608       145       2,608  

Selling and marketing expenses

    3,216       3,777       6,595       15,286  

General and administrative expenses

    6,072       7,134       13,668       13,718  

Write-off of unsuccessful exploration activities

    8,107             8,107        

Operating income

    22,330       37,862       64,901       45,546  

Other income (expense):

                               

Interest income

    90       87       201       128  

Interest expense, net

    (22,072 )     (17,504 )     (42,590 )     (33,367 )

Foreign currency translation and transaction gains (losses)

    (55 )     904       (693 )     2,586  

Income attributable to sale of tax benefits

    6,130       5,783       12,847       9,315  

Gain from sale of property, plant and equipment

    7,628             7,628        

Other non-operating expense, net

    343       29       406       1,446  

Income before income taxes and equity in income

                               

losses of investees

    14,394       27,161       42,700       25,654  

Income tax provision

    (4,967 )     (5,780 )     (11,287 )     (9,827 )

Equity in income (losses) of investees, net

    (114 )     9       (311 )     9  

Income from continuing operations

    9,313       21,390       31,102       15,836  

Discontinued operations:

                               

Income from discontinued operations

          4,480             5,311  

Income tax provision

          (363 )           (614 )

Total income from discontinued operations

          4,117             4,697  
                                 

Net income

    9,313       25,507       31,102       20,533  

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest

    (177 )     (322 )     (414 )     (407 )

Net income attributable to the Company's stockholders

  $ 9,136     $ 25,185     $ 30,688     $ 20,126  
                                 

Earnings per share attributable to the Company's stockholders - Basic and diluted:

                               

Income from continuing operations

  $ 0.20     $ 0.46     $ 0.67     $ 0.34  

Discontinued operations

    -       0.09       -       0.10  

Net Income

  $ 0.20     $ 0.55     $ 0.67     $ 0.44  
                                 

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

                               

Basic

    45,606       45,431       45,545       45,431  

Diluted

    45,963       45,448       45,827       45,443  

 

 
 

 

 

Ormat Technologies, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

As of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013

(Unaudited)

  

   

June 30,

   

December 31,

 
   

2014

   

2013

 
                 
   

(In thousands)

 

ASSETS

               

Current assets:

               

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 80,120     $ 57,354  

Restricted cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities

    54,077       51,065  

Receivables:

               

Trade

    78,764       95,365  

Related entity

    442       442  

Other

    7,963       11,049  
Deue from Parent     607       382  

Inventories

    18,292       22,289  

Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts

    25,918       21,217  

Deferred income taxes

    2,484       523  

Prepaid expenses and other

    38,156       29,654  

Total current assets

    306,823       289,340  

Unconsolidated investments

    3,308       7,076  

Deposits and other

    23,480       22,114  

Deferred income taxes

          891  

Deferred charges

    35,674       36,738  

Property, plant and equipment, net

    1,468,012       1,452,336  

Construction-in-process

    247,901       288,827  

Deferred financing and lease costs, net

    29,429       30,178  

Intangible assets, net

    30,302       31,933  

Total assets

  $ 2,144,929     $ 2,159,433  

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

               

Current liabilities:

               

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

  $ 79,800     $ 98,047  

Short-term revolving credit lines with banks (full recourse)

    42,600        

Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts

    28,185       7,903  

Current portion of long-term debt:

               

Limited and non-recourse:

               

Senior secured notes

    30,208       31,137  

Other loans

    21,207       20,377  

Full recourse

    23,994       28,875  

Total current liabilities

    225,994       186,339  

Long-term debt, net of current portion:

               

Limited and non-recourse:

               

Senior secured notes

    241,146       270,310  

Other loans

    300,429       311,078  

Full recourse:

               

Senior unsecured bonds

    250,443       250,596  

Other loans

    43,940       53,467  

Revolving credit lines with banks (full recourse)

    82,000       112,017  

Liability associated with sale of tax benefits

    50,829       60,985  

Deferred lease income

    62,029       63,496  

Deferred income taxes

    63,884       55,035  

Liability for unrecognized tax benefits

    5,589       4,950  

Liabilities for severance pay

    23,794       23,841  

Asset retirement obligation

    19,422       18,679  

Other long-term liabilities

    4,830       3,529  

Total liabilities

    1,374,329       1,414,322  
                 

Equity:

               

The Company's stockholders' equity:

               

Common stock

    46       46  

Additional paid-in capital

    738,842       738,929  

Retained earnings

    22,597       (6,722 )

Accumulated other comprehensive income

    (3,673 )     487  
      757,812       732,740  

Noncontrolling interest

    12,788       12,371  

Total equity

    770,600       745,111  

Total liabilities and equity

  $ 2,144,929     $ 2,159,433  

 

 
 

 

 

Ormat Technologies, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Reconciliation of EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Additional Cash Flows Information

For the Six and Three-Month Periods Ended June 30, 2014 and 2013

(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 tables reconcile net cash provided by operating activities and net income to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA for the six and three-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and 2013:

 

   

Three Months Ended June 30

   

Six Months Ended June 30

 
   

2014

   

2013

   

2014

   

2013

 
                                 
   

(in thousands)

   

(in thousands)

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

  $ 35,503     $ 1,734     $ 103,579     $ 19,950  

Adjusted for:

                               

Interest expense, net (excluding amortization of deferred financing costs)

    20,152       15,626       39,328       29,962  

Interest income

    (90 )     (87 )     (201 )     (128 )

Income tax provision

    4,967       6,143       11,287       10,441  

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

    (788 )     46,303       (23,658 )     46,246  

EBITDA

  $ 59,744     $ 69,719     $ 130,335     $ 106,471  
                                 

Termination fees

                      8,979  

Adjusted EBITDA

  $ 59,744     $ 69,719     $ 130,335     $ 115,450  

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

  $ 6,311     $ (4,925 )   $ (29,012 )   $ (103,169 )

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

  $ (9,621 )   $ (25,543 )   $ (51,801 )   $ 45,484  

 

 
 

 

 

   

Three Months Ended June 30

   

Six Months Ended June 30

 
   

2014

   

2013

   

2014

   

2013

 
                                 
   

(in thousands)

   

(in thousands)

 

Net income

  $ 9,313     $ 25,507     $ 31,102     $ 20,533  

Adjusted for:

                               

Interest expense, net (including amortization of deferred financing costs)

    21,982       17,417       42,389       33,239  

Income tax provision

    4,967       6,143       11,287       10,441  

Depreciation and amortization

    23,482       20,652       45,557       42,258  

EBITDA

  $ 59,744     $ 69,719     $ 130,335     $ 106,471  
                                 

Termination fees

                      8,979  

Adjusted EBITDA

  $ 59,744     $ 69,719     $ 130,335     $ 115,450