ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Statements contained in this Form 10-Q or statements incorporated by reference from documents we have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission may contain forward-looking statements that are based on our management’s expectations, estimates, projections, beliefs and assumptions in accordance with information currently available to our management. Forward-looking statements should be read in conjunction with our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes included in Part 1, Item 1 of this report. This discussion contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements include information concerning our possible or assumed future results of operations, business strategies, technology developments, new products and services, financing and investment plans, competitive position, industry and regulatory environment, effects of acquisitions, growth opportunities and the effects of competition. Forward-looking statements include statements that are not historical facts and can be identified by terms such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “seek,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “will,” “would” or similar expressions and the negatives of those terms.
Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Given these uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Also, forward-looking statements represent our management’s beliefs and assumptions only as of the date of this filing. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations include:
| • | future demand for renewable energy including solar energy solutions; |
| • | changes to net metering policies or the reduction, elimination or expiration of government subsidies and economic incentives for on-grid solar energy applications; |
| • | changes in the U.S. trade environment, including the imposition of import tariffs; |
| • | federal, state, and local regulations governing the electric utility industry with respect to solar energy; |
| • | changes in tax laws, tax treaties, and regulations or the interpretation of them, including the Inflation Reduction Act; |
| • | the retail price of electricity derived from the utility grid or alternative energy sources; |
| • | interest rates and supply of capital in the global financial markets in general and in the solar market specifically; |
| • | competition, including introductions of power optimizer, inverter and solar photovoltaic (“PV”) system monitoring products by our competitors; |
| • | developments in alternative technologies or improvements in distributed solar energy generation; |
| • | historic cyclicality of the solar industry and periodic downturns; |
| • | product quality or performance problems in our products; |
| • | our ability to forecast demand for our products accurately and to match production with demand; |
| • | our dependence on ocean transportation to timely deliver our products in a cost-effective manner; |
| • | our dependence upon a small number of outside contract manufacturers and limited or single source suppliers; |
| • | capacity constraints, delivery schedules, manufacturing yields, and costs of our contract manufacturers and availability of components; |
| • | delays, disruptions, and quality control problems in manufacturing; |
| • | shortages, delays, price changes, or cessation of operations or production affecting our suppliers of key components; |
| • | existing and future responses to and effects of Covid-19; |
| • | business practices and regulatory compliance of our raw material suppliers; |
| • | performance of distributors and large installers in selling our products; |
| • | disruption in our global supply chain and rising prices of oil and raw materials as a result of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine may adversely affect our business; |
| • | our customers’ financial stability, creditworthiness, and debt leverage ratio; |
| • | our ability to retain key personnel and attract additional qualified personnel; |
| • | our ability to effectively design, launch, market, and sell new generations of our products and services; |
| • | our ability to maintain our brand and to protect and defend our intellectual property; |
| • | our ability to retain, and events affecting, our major customers; |
| • | our ability to manage effectively the growth of our organization and expansion into new markets; |
| • | our ability to integrate acquired businesses; |
| • | fluctuations in global currency exchange rates; |
| • | unrest, terrorism, or armed conflict in Israel; |
| • | macroeconomic conditions in our domestic and international markets, as well as inflation concerns, financial institutions instability, rising interest rates and recessionary concerns; |
| • | consolidation in the solar industry among our customers and distributors; |
| • | our ability to service our debt; and |
| • | the other factors set forth under “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 and subsequent reports on Form 10-Q and in other documents we file from time to time with the SEC that disclose risks and uncertainties that may affect our business. |
The preceding list is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all of our forward-looking statements. You should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee that future results, levels of activity, performance and events and circumstances reflected in the forward-looking statements will be achieved or will occur. Except as required by law, we assume no obligation to update these forward-looking statements, or to update the reasons actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements, even if new information becomes available in the future.
Overview
We are a leading provider of an optimized inverter solution that has changed the way power is harvested and managed in a solar photovoltaic, known as PV systems. Our direct current or DC optimized inverter system maximizes power generation while lowering the cost of energy produced by the solar PV system, for improved return on investment, or ROI. Additional benefits of the DC optimized inverter system include comprehensive and advanced safety features, improved design flexibility, efficient integration (DC coupled) with SolarEdge storage solutions, and improved operating and maintenance, or O&M with remote monitoring at the module level. The SolarEdge Energy Hub inverter which supports, among other things, connection to a DC-coupled battery for full or partial home backup, and optional connection to the SolarEdge smart EV charger. The typical SolarEdge optimized inverter system consists of power optimizers, inverters, a communication device which enables access to a cloud-based monitoring platform and in many cases, a battery and additional smart energy management solutions. Our solutions address a broad range of solar market segments, from residential to commercial and small utility-scale solar installations.
Since introducing the optimized inverter solution in 2010, SolarEdge has expanded its activity to other areas of smart energy technology, both through organic growth and through acquisitions. SolarEdge now offers energy solutions which also include energy storage systems or ESS, home backup systems, electric vehicle or EV components and charging capabilities, home energy management, grid services and virtual power plants or VPPs, and lithium-ion batteries.
In the third quarter of 2020, we began commercial shipments to the U.S. from our manufacturing facility in the North of Israel, “Sella 1”. The proximity of Sella 1 to our R&D team and labs, enables us to accelerate new product development cycles, as well as define equipment and manufacturing processes of newly developed products which can then be adopted by our contract manufacturers world-wide. In 2023, we plan to expand the manufacturing capacity of Sella 1 to add an additional inverter line. In May 2022, we announced the opening of “Sella 2”, a 2GWh Li-Ion cell factory in Korea. The new factory is intended to help the Company meet the growing global demand for Li-Ion cells and batteries, specifically in the ESS market. Sella 2 began producing and shipping cells at the end of 2022 and is expected to reach full manufacturing capacity in 2023. In addition, as part of our manufacturing regionalization efforts, we expanded our manufacturing capabilities with a manufacturing site in Mexico significantly increased our capacity and gave us further flexibility to manage growing demand. In light of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (“IRA”) legislation in the United States which incentivizes the local manufacturing of renewable energy products by providing benefits to installers for the purchase and installation of US-manufactured products, as well as by incentivizing manufacturers of such products domestically, we are planning to establish manufacturing capabilities in the United States by using contract manufacturers and by establishing our own manufacturing facility.
We are a leader in the global module-level power electronics or MLPE market. As of March 31, 2023, we shipped approximately 114.1 million power optimizers, 4.9 million inverters and 171.2 thousand residential batteries. Over 3.3 million installations, many of which may include multiple inverters, are currently connected to, and monitored through, our cloud-based monitoring platform. As of March 31, 2023, we shipped approximately 43.6 GW of our DC optimized inverter systems and approximately 1.2 GWh of our residential batteries.
Our revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2023, and 2022 were $943.9 million and $655.1 million, respectively. Gross margins for the three months ended March 31, 2023, and 2022 was 31.8% and 27.3%, respectively. Net income for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 was $138.4 million and $33.1 million, respectively.
Global Circumstances Influencing our Business and Operations
Covid-19 Impact & Response
Due to the worldwide growing trend in availability and administration of vaccines against Covid-19, many restrictions that were placed during the pandemic were gradually lifted by governments across the globe. However, the future impact of the Covid-19 pandemic remains highly uncertain. Resurgences of Covid-19 cases and the emergence of new variants may adversely impact our results of operations. For example, in the second quarter of 2022, the mandatory government shutdowns resulting from the increase in Covid-19 cases in Shanghai, that were eased in the beginning of the third quarter of 2022, led to delays in our scheduled shipments from the Shanghai port. Our first priority continues to be to protect and support our employees while maintaining company operations and support of our customers with as few disruptions as possible. We follow the guidance issued by applicable local authorities and health officials in each region in which we do business, including in our headquarters located in Israel.
While we have not experienced any new disruptions resulting directly from Covid-19 in the first quarter of 2023, long lasting impacts of the pandemic and general global economic conditions continue to present challenges to our operations and business. In the first quarter of 2023, we continued to witness a decrease in shipment prices and transit times, both however are still not at their pre-Covid-19 levels. In fiscal 2022 as a whole and the first quarter of 2023 specifically, the industry-wide component shortages which originated from Covid-19 and amplified by the increase in demand for our products, as well as other manufacturers who are competing for the same components, continued to impact our ability to accurately plan and forecast the delivery of our products to customers and have also increased cost of ocean and air freight for components and finished goods. To mitigate the impact of these disruptions on our supply chain, we extended in some cases shipment terms that differ from our standard terms in certain transactions, including Free-Carrier and Ex-works (INCOTERMS, 2020) delivery from our manufacturing facilities. This change was implemented as part of our ongoing efforts to expedite shipments to our customers and improve visibility throughout our supply chain. Moreover, industry-wide component shortages require our R&D teams to focus their attention on manufacturing and production design workarounds solutions, which can impact our ability to meet our plans to roll out new innovative products and services and may also result in a higher failure rate of products due to the rapid changes in product designs made prior to the commercial release of the products. Our operation team is working tirelessly to mitigate the impact of the disruptions described above.
Impact of Ukraine’s Conflict on the Energy Landscape
The conflict between Ukraine and Russia, which started in early 2022, and the sanctions and other measures imposed in response to this conflict have increased the level of economic and political uncertainty. While we do not have any meaningful business in Russia or Ukraine and we do not have physical assets in these countries, this conflict has, and is likely to continue to have, a multidimensional impact on the global economy, the energy landscape in general and the global supply chain. On one hand, in 2022, rising global interest in becoming less dependent on gas and oil led to higher demand for our products. On the other hand, the conflict further adversely affected the prices of raw materials arriving from Eastern Asia and resulted in an increase in gas and oil prices. Furthermore, various shipment routes were adversely impacted by the conflict resulting in increased shipment lead times and shipping costs for our products. While the impact of this conflict cannot be predicted at this time, the circumstances described above may have an adverse effect on our business and results of operations.
Inflation Reduction Act
In August 2022, the U.S. government enacted the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the “IRA”), which includes several incentives intended to promote clean energy, battery and energy storage, electrical vehicles, and other solar products and is expected to impact our business and operations. As part of such incentives the IRA, will among other things, extend the investment tax credit (“ITC”) for residential solar installations through 2034 and for commercial installations through 2024 and is therefore expected to increase the demand for solar products. The IRA is expected to further incentivize residential and commercial solar customers and developers due to the inclusion of a tax credit for qualifying energy projects of up to 30%. Since these regulations are new and are still pending administrative guidance from the Internal Revenue Service and U.S. Treasury Department we will be examining the benefits that may be available to us, such as the availability of tax credits for domestic manufacturers, in the coming months. To the extent that tax benefits or credits may be available to competing technology and not to our technology, our business could be adversely disadvantaged.
Key Operating Metrics
In managing our business and assessing financial performance, we supplement the information provided by the financial statements with other operating metrics. These operating metrics are utilized by our management to evaluate our business, measure our performance, identify trends affecting our business and formulate projections. We use metrics relating to shipments of inverters, power optimizers and megawatts to evaluate our sales performance and to track market acceptance of our products. We use metrics relating to monitoring (systems monitored) to evaluate market acceptance of our products and usage of our solution.
We provide the “megawatts shipped” and “megawatts hour shipped” metrics, which are calculated based on inverter or battery nameplate capacity shipped, respectively, to show adoption of our system on a nameplate capacity basis. Nameplate capacity shipped is the maximum rated power output capacity of an inverter or battery, and corresponds to our financial results in that higher total nameplate capacities shipped are generally associated with higher total revenues. However, revenues may increase in a non-correlated manner to the “megawatt shipped” metric since other products such as power optimizers, are not accounted for in this metric.
| | Three months ended March 31, | |
| | 2023 | | | 2022 | |
Inverters shipped | | | 329,653 | | | | 211,114 | |
Power optimizers shipped | | | 6,440,683 | | | | 5,724,131 | |
Megawatts shipped1 | | | 3,608 | | | | 2,130 | |
Megawatts hour shipped - residential batteries | | | 221 | | | | 100 | |
1 Excluding residential batteries, based on the aggregate nameplate capacity of inverters shipped during the applicable period. Nameplate capacity is the maximum rated power output capacity of an inverter as specified by the manufacturer.
Results of Operations
The results of operations presented below should be reviewed in conjunction with the condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this report.
The following table sets forth selected consolidated statements of income data for each of the periods indicated.
| | Three Months Ended March 31, | |
| | 2023 | | | 2022 | |
| | (In thousands) | |
Revenues | | | 943,889 | | | | 655,080 | |
Cost of revenues | | | 643,763 | | | | 476,122 | |
Gross profit | | | 300,126 | | | | 178,958 | |
Operating expenses: | | | | | | | | |
Research and development | | | 79,873 | | | | 66,349 | |
Sales and marketing | | | 40,966 | | | | 35,316 | |
General and administrative | | | 36,567 | | | | 26,429 | |
Other operating income, net | | | (1,434 | ) | | | — | |
Total operating expenses | | | 155,972 | | | | 128,094 | |
Operating income | | | 144,154 | | | | 50,864 | |
Financial income (expense), net | | | 23,674 | | | | (4,605 | ) |
Other loss | | | (125 | ) | | | (844 | ) |
Income before income taxes | | | 167,703 | | | | 45,415 | |
Income taxes | | | 29,325 | | | | 12,292 | |
Net income | | | 138,378 | | | | 33,123 | |
Revenues
| | Three Months Ended March 31, | | | 2022 to 2023 | |
| | 2023 | | | 2022 | | | Change | |
| | (In thousands) | |
Revenues | | | 943,889 | | | | 655,080 | | | | 288,809 | | | | 44.1 | % |
Revenues increased by $288.8 million, or 44.1%, in the three months ended March 31, 2023 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2022, primarily due to (i) an increase of $245.4 million related to the number of inverters and power optimizers sold, with significant growth in revenues coming from Europe; and (ii) an increase of $64.6 million related to the number of residential batteries, sold primarily in Europe. Revenues from outside of the U.S. comprised 72.6% of our revenues in the three months ended March 31, 2023 as compared to 59.4% in the three months ended March 31, 2022.
The number of power optimizers recognized as revenues increased by approximately 0.8 million units, or 14.7%, from approximately 5.7 million units in the three months ended March 31, 2022 to approximately 6.5 million units in the three months ended March 31, 2023. The number of inverters recognized as revenues increased by approximately 126 thousand units, or 61.2%, from approximately 206 thousand units in the three months ended March 31, 2022 to approximately 332 thousand units in the three months ended March 31, 2023.
Our blended Average Selling Price (“ASP”) per watt for solar products excluding residential batteries is calculated by dividing the solar revenues, excluding revenues from the sale of residential batteries, by the nameplate capacity of inverters shipped. Our blended ASP per watt for solar products decreased by $0.052, or 19.4%, in the three months ended March 31, 2023, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2022. The decrease in blended ASP per watt is mainly attributed to the increase in the sale of commercial products that are characterized with lower ASP per watt, out of our total solar product mix, a relatively lower number of power optimizers and other solar products shipped compared to the number of inverters shipped, leading to a reduced overall effect on our ASP per watt. Moreover, the depreciation of the Euro and other currencies against the U.S. Dollar, coupled with our increased sales in Europe, accelerated this effect. This decrease in blended ASP per watt was partially offset by price increases that went into effect gradually during 2022 and 2023.
Our blended ASP per watt/hour for residential batteries is calculated by dividing residential batteries revenues, by the nameplate capacity of residential batteries shipped. Our blended ASP per watt/hour for residential batteries decreased by $0.055, or 10.4%, in the three months ended March 31, 2023, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2022. The decrease in blended ASP per watt/hour is mainly attributed to the addition of a three phase battery, that is sold at a lower ASP per watt/hour, to our product portfolio and the Euro’s depreciation against the U.S. Dollar. The combination of these factors, along with our growing European battery sales, has amplified this impact.
Cost of Revenues and Gross Profit
| | Three Months Ended March 31, | | | 2022 to 2023 | |
| | 2023 | | | 2022 | | | Change | |
| | (In thousands) | |
Cost of revenues | | | 643,763 | | | | 476,122 | | | | 167,641 | | | | 35.2 | % |
Gross profit | | | 300,126 | | | | 178,958 | | | | 121,168 | | | | 67.7 | % |
Cost of revenues increased by $167.6 million, or 35.2%, in the three months ended March 31, 2023, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2022, primarily due to:
| • | an increase in direct cost of revenues sold of $98.4 million associated primarily with an increase in the volume of products sold; |
| • | an increase in warranty expenses and warranty accruals of $43.5 million associated primarily with an increased number of products in our install base; |
| • | an increase of $10.0 million in inventory accrual which is mainly attributed to changes in inventory valuations, and higher inventory accruals related to our initial manufacturing in Sella 2; |
| • | an increase in shipment and logistic costs in an aggregate amount of $5.5 million due to an increase in volumes shipped, which was partially offset by a decrease in air and expedited shipments and by a decrease in shipment rates; |
| • | an increase in personnel-related costs of $4.8 million, related to the expansion of our production, operations, and support headcount, which grew in parallel to our growing install base worldwide and manufacturing volumes which were partially offset by the depreciation of the New Israeli Shekel (“NIS”) and the Euro against the U.S. dollar; and |
| • | an increase in other production costs of $1.4 million, which is mainly attributed to ramp up costs associated with Sella 2. |
Gross profit as a percentage of revenue increased from 27.3% in the three months ended March 31, 2022 to 31.8% in the three months ended March 31, 2023 primarily due to:
| • | gradual price increases across our product offerings; |
| • | a decline in the portion of air and expedited shipments, as well as a decrease in shipment rates; |
| • | favorable exchange rates on our cost of revenues; |
| • | decreased custom duties in the U.S. mainly attributed to a decrease in the portion of products manufactured in China; and |
| • | continued cost reduction efforts. |
These were partially offset by:
| • | an increased portion of sales of commercial products out of our total product mix, that are characterized with lower gross margin ; |
| • | unfavorable exchange rates on our sales outside of the U.S.; |
| • | an increase in warranty expenses and warranty accruals associated primarily with the change in the composition of our install base, as well as an increase in costs related to the different components of our warranty expenses, as reflected in our actual support costs; and |
| • | a negative impact on margin attributed to our non-solar businesses, that are characterized by a lower gross profit. |
Operating Expenses:
Research and Development
| | Three months ended March 31, | | | 2022 to 2023 | |
| | 2023 | | | 2022 | | | Change | |
| | (In thousands) | |
Research and development | | | 79,873 | | | | 66,349 | | | | 13,524 | | | | 20.4 | % |
Research and development costs increased by $13.5 million or 20.4%, in the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2022, primarily due to:
| • | an increase in personnel-related costs of $8.5 million resulting from an increase in our research and development headcount, as well as salary expenses associated with employee equity-based compensation. The increase in headcount reflects our continuing investment in enhancements of existing products, as well as research and development expenses associated with bringing new products to the market, which were partially offset by the depreciation of the NIS and the Euro against the U.S. dollar; |
| • | an increase in expenses related to consultants and sub-contractors in an amount of $2.8 million; and |
| • | an increase in expenses related to overhead costs in an amount of $1.7 million. |
Sales and Marketing
| | Three months ended March 31, | | | 2022 to 2023 | |
| | 2023 | | | 2022 | | | Change | |
| | (In thousands) | |
Sales and marketing | | | 40,966 | | | | 35,316 | | | | 5,650 | | | | 16.0 | % |
Sales and marketing expenses increased by $5.7 million, or 16.0%, in the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2022, primarily due to:
| • | an increase in personnel-related costs of $3.8 million as a result of an increase in headcount supporting our growth in all geographies, as well as salary expenses associated with employee equity-based compensation, partially offset by the depreciation of the NIS and the Euro against the U.S. dollar; and |
| • | an increase of $1.4 million in training-related expenses as a result of resuming training activities that had been previously cancelled or postponed due to Covid-19 restrictions in prior years. |
General and Administrative
| | Three months ended March 31, | | | 2022 to 2023 | |
| | 2023 | | | 2022 | | | Change | |
| | (In thousands) | |
General and administrative | | | 36,567 | | | | 26,429 | | | | 10,138 | | | | 38.4 | % |
General and administrative expenses increased by $10.1 million, or 38.4%, in the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2022, primarily due to:
| • | an increase in expenses related to consultants and sub-contractors in an amount of $5.0 million; |
| • | an increase in personnel-related costs of $2.9 million resulting from an increase in our general and administrative headcount, as well as salary expenses associated with employee equity-based compensation, partially offset by the depreciation of the NIS and the Euro against the U.S. dollar; and |
| • | an increase in expenses related to an accrual for doubtful debts in an amount of $0.9 million. |
Other operating income
| | Three months ended March 31, | | | 2022 to 2023 | |
| | 2023 | | | 2022 | | | Change | |
| | (In thousands) | |
Other operating income, net | | | (1,434 | ) | | | — | | | | (1,434 | ) | | | (100.0 | )% |
Other operating income, net increased by $1.4 million, in the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2022 due to an increase in income related to the sale of property, plant and equipment and other assets.
Financial income (expense), net
| | Three months ended March 31, | | | 2022 to 2023 | |
| | 2023 | | | 2022 | | | Change | |
| | (In thousands) | |
Financial income (expense), net | | | 23,674 | | | | (4,605 | ) | | | 28,279 | | | | (614.1 | )% |
Financial income, net, was $23.7 million in the three months ended March 31, 2023, compared to financial expenses, net, in the amount of $4.6 million in the three months ended March 31, 2022, primarily due to:
| • | an increase of $25.4 million in income due to fluctuations in foreign exchange rates, primarily between the Euro and the NIS against the U.S. dollar; and |
| • | an increase of $2.7 million related to interest income from marketable securities. |
Other loss
| | Three months ended March 31, | | | 2022 to 2023 | |
| | 2023 | | | 2022 | | | Change | |
| | (In thousands) | |
Other loss | | | (125 | ) | | | (844 | ) | | | 719 | | | | (85.2 | )% |
Other loss decreased by $0.7 million, or 85.2%, in the three months ended March 31, 2023, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2022, due to a decrease in realized loss on marketable securities.
Income taxes
| | Three months ended March 31, | | | 2022 to 2023 | |
| | 2023 | | | 2022 | | | Change | |
| | (In thousands) | |
Income taxes | | | 29,325 | | | | 12,292 | | | | 17,033 | | | | 138.6 | % |
Income taxes increased by $17.0 million, or 138.6%, in the three months ended March 31, 2023, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2022, primarily due to an increase of $19.6 million in current tax expenses, mainly attributed to an increase in profit before tax in our foreign subsidiaries. This increase was partially offset by an increase of $2.7 million in deferred tax income.
Net Income
| | Three months ended March 31, | | | 2022 to 2023 | |
| | 2023 | | | 2022 | | | Change | |
| | (In thousands) | |
Net income | | | 138,378 | | | | 33,123 | | | | 105,255 | | | | 317.8 | % |
As a result of the factors discussed above, net income increased by $105.3 million, or 317.8% in the three months ended March 31, 2023 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2022.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
The following table shows our cash flows from operating activities, investing activities, and financing activities for the stated periods:
| | Three Months Ended March 31, | |
| | 2023 | | | 2022 | |
| | (In thousands) | |
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | | | 7,923 | | | | (162,989 | ) |
Net cash used in investing activities | | | (67,780 | ) | | | (15,134 | ) |
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | | | (5,222 | ) | | | 652,335 | |
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | | | (65,079 | ) | | | 474,212 | |
As of March 31, 2023, our cash and cash equivalents were $727.8 million. This amount does not include $919.9 million invested in available-for-sale marketable securities and $0.3 million invested in restricted bank deposits. Our principal uses of cash are for funding our operations, capital expenditures, other working capital requirements and other investments. As of March 31, 2023, we have open commitments for capital expenditures in an amount of approximately $121.3 million. These commitments mainly reflect purchases of automated assembly lines and other machinery related to our manufacturing and operations. We also have purchase obligations in the amount of $1,617.4 million related to raw materials and commitments for the future manufacturing of our products.
We believe that cash provided by operating activities, as well as our cash and cash equivalents and available-for-sale marketable securities, will be sufficient to meet our anticipated cash needs for at least the next 12 months, as well as in the longer term, including the self-funding of our capital expenditure and operational commitments.
Operating Activities
Operating cash flows consists primarily of net income adjusted for certain non-cash items and changes in assets and liabilities. Cash provided by operating cash flows in the three months ended March 31, 2023 was $7.9 million as compared to $163.0 million used in operating activities in the three months ended March 31, 2022, mainly due to higher net income adjusted for certain non-cash items and favorable changes in working capital due to a decrease in shipping times to customers which shortened the period of time between payment to our vendors and delivery to and collection from our customers, partially offset by an increase in inventory procurement in response to increased demand for our products and increased purchasing of battery cells for our residential storage solution.
Investing Activities
Investing cash flows consist primarily of capital expenditures, investment in, sales and maturities of available for sale marketable securities, investment and withdrawal of bank deposits and restricted bank deposits, cash used for acquisitions and cash provided by the sale of equity investments. Cash used for investing activities increased by $52.6 million in the three months ended March 31, 2023, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2022, primarily driven by a $41.5 million decrease in proceeds provided by sales and maturities of available-for-sale marketable securities, an increase of $12.3 million in investments in available-for-sale marketable securities, and by a $5.5 million increase in an investment in a privately-held company. This increase in cash used for investing activities was partially offset by a decrease of $4.9 million in capital expenditures, as well as a $1.4 million increase in cash provided due to withdrawal from bank deposits and restricted bank deposits.
Financing Activities
Financing cash flows consisted primarily of the issuance and repayment of short-term and long-term debt and proceeds from the sale of shares of common stock in a public offering and employee equity incentive plans. Cash used in financing activities in the three months ended March 31, 2023 was $5.2 million compared to $652.3 million cash provided by financing activities in the three months ended March 31, 2022, primarily due to a $650.5 million decrease in cash provided by the issuance of common stock, net through a secondary public offering which occurred in March 2022.
Secondary public offering
On March 17, 2022, we offered and sold 2,300,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at a public offering price of $295.00 per share. The net proceeds to the Company after underwriters’ discounts and commissions and offering costs were $650.5 million. We intend to use the proceeds from the public offering for general corporate purposes, which may include acquisitions. See Note 11b to our condensed consolidated financial statements for more information.
ITEM 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
We are exposed to market risk in the ordinary course of our business. Market risk represents the risk of loss that may impact our financial position due to adverse changes in financial market prices and rates. Our market risk exposure is primarily a result of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, customer concentrations and interest rates. We do not hold or issue financial instruments for trading purposes.
Foreign Currency Exchange Risk
Approximately 69.5% and 56.9% of our revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2023, and 2022, respectively, were earned in non U.S. dollar denominated currencies, principally the Euro. Our expenses are generally denominated in the currencies in which our operations are located, primarily the U.S. dollar, New Israeli Shekel (“NIS”), Euro, and to a lesser extent, the South Korean Won (“KRW”). Our NIS denominated expenses consist primarily of personnel and overhead costs. Our consolidated results of operations and cash flows are, therefore, subject to fluctuations due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates and may be adversely affected in the future due to changes in foreign exchange rates. A hypothetical 10% change in foreign currency exchange rates between the Euro and the U.S. dollar would increase or decrease our net income by $95.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023. A hypothetical 10% change in foreign currency exchange rates between the NIS and the U.S. dollar would increase or decrease our net income by $9.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023.
For purposes of our consolidated financial statements, local currency assets and liabilities are translated at the rate of exchange to the U.S. dollar on the balance sheet date, and local currency revenues and expenses are translated at the exchange rate as of the date of the transaction or at the average exchange rate to the U.S. dollar during the reporting period.
To date, we have used derivative financial instruments, specifically foreign currency forward contracts and put and call options, to manage exposure to foreign currency risks by hedging portions of the anticipated payroll payments denominated in NIS. These derivative instruments are designated as cash flow hedges.
In addition, from time to time we enter into derivative financial instruments to hedge the Company’s exposure to currencies other than the U.S. dollar, mainly forward contracts to sell Euro and AUD for U.S. dollars. These derivative instruments are not designated as cash flow hedges.
Concentrations of Major Customers
Our trade accounts receivables potentially expose us to a concentration of credit risk with our major customers. As of March 31, 2023, two major customers jointly accounted for approximately 27.8% of our consolidated trade receivables, net balance. As of December 31, 2022, three major customers jointly accounted for approximately 42.4% of our consolidated trade receivables, net balance. For the three months ended March 31, 2023 two major customers jointly accounted for approximately 21.9% of our total revenues. For the three months ended March 31, 2022 one major customer accounted for approximately 23.5% of our total revenues.
Commodity Price Risk
We are subject to risk from fluctuating market prices of certain commodity raw materials which are used in our products, including Copper, Lithium, Nickel and Cobalt. Prices of these raw materials may be affected by supply restrictions or other market factors from time to time, and we do not enter into hedging arrangements to mitigate commodity risk. Significant price changes for these raw materials could reduce our operating margins if we are unable to recover such increases from our customers, and could harm our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures.
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our management, with the participation of our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Rule 13a-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), as of March 31, 2023. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives. In addition, the design of disclosure controls and procedures must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints and that management is required to apply its judgment in evaluating the benefits of possible controls and procedures relative to their costs.
Based on that evaluation, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective and operating to provide reasonable assurance that information we are required to disclose in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms, and to provide reasonable assurance that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act) that occurred during the third fiscal quarter of 2023 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION.
ITEM 1. Legal Proceedings
In the normal course of business, we may from time to time be named as a party to various legal claims, actions and complaints (including as a result of initiating such legal claims, action or complaints on behalf of the Company), including the matters described in Item 3 – “Legal Proceedings” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2022 and subsequent quarterly filings. It is impossible to predict with certainty whether any resulting liability from any such legal claims, actions or complaints would have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
ITEM 1A. Risk Factors
In addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the risk factors as described in Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors”, in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022.
ITEM 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
None
ITEM 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities.
None
ITEM 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.
ITEM 5. Other Information
None
ITEM 6. Exhibits
Index to Exhibits
Exhibit No. | | Description | | Incorporation by Reference |
| | | | Filed with this report. |
| | | | Filed with this report. |
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| | | | Filed with this report. |
101 | | The following financial statements from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2023, formatted in Inline XBRL: (i) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income, (iii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, (iv) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity, (v) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (vi) Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements | | Filed with this report. |
104 | | The cover page from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2023 formatted in Inline XBRL | | Included in Exhibit 101 |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Date: May 8, 2023 | | |
| /s/Zvi Lando | |
| Zvi Lando | |
| Chief Executive Officer | |
| (Principal Executive Officer) | |
Date: May 8, 2023 | | |
| /s/ Ronen Faier | |
| Ronen Faier | |
| Chief Financial Officer | |
| (Principal Financial Officer) | |
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