Enphase Energy, Inc.: Form 10-Q for the period ended Mar 31, 2023
Filed with the SEC on Apr 25, 2023 and accepted by EDGAR at Apr 25, 2023, 16:13 ET.
Management's discussion and analysis
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Forward-Looking Statements
The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read together with our condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes appearing elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. This discussion contains forward-looking statements reflecting our current expectations and involves risks and uncertainties. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “intend,” “potential” or “continue” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. Such statements, include but are not limited to statements regarding: our expectations as to future financial performance, including expenses, liquidity sources and cash requirements; the capabilities, performance and competitive advantage of our technology and products and planned changes; timing of new product releases, and the anticipated market adoption of our current and future products; our expectations regarding, demand for our products; our business strategies, including anticipated trends and operating conditions; our expectations regarding our internal reorganization; growth of and development in markets we target, and our expansion into new and existing markets; our performance in operations, including component supply management; our product quality and customer service; our expectations regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, geopolitical developments, such as the conflict in Ukraine and inflationary pressures and their impact on our business operations, financial performance and the markets in which we, our suppliers, manufacturers and installers operate; and the anticipated benefits and risks relating to our recent acquisitions. You should be aware that the forward-looking statements contained in this report are based on our current views and assumptions, and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual events or results to differ materially. For a discussion identifying some of the important factors that could cause actual results to vary materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements, see below, those discussed in the section entitled “Risk Factors” herein and those included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 filed on February 13, 2023 (the “Form 10-K”). Unless the context requires otherwise, references in this report to “Enphase,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Enphase Energy, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.
Business Overview
We are a global energy technology company. We deliver smart, easy-to-use solutions that manage solar generation, storage and communication on one platform. We revolutionized the solar industry with our microinverter technology and we produce a fully integrated solar-plus-storage solution. As of March 31, 2023, we have shipped approximately 63 million microinverters, and approximately 3.3 million Enphase residential and commercial systems have been deployed in more than 145 countries.
The Enphase® Energy System™, powered by IQ® Microinverters and IQ™ Batteries, our current generation integrated solar, storage and energy management offering, enables self-consumption and delivers our core value proposition of yielding more energy, simplifying design and installation and improving system uptime and reliability. The IQ family of microinverters, like all of our previous microinverters, is fully compliant with NEC 2014 and 2017 rapid shutdown requirements. Unlike string inverters, this capability is built-in, with no additional equipment necessary.
The Enphase Energy System brings a high technology, networked approach to solar generation plus energy storage, by leveraging our design expertise across power electronics, semiconductors and cloud-based software technologies. Our integrated approach to energy solutions maximizes a home’s energy potential while providing advanced monitoring and remote maintenance capabilities. The Enphase Energy System with IQ uses a single technology platform for seamless management of the whole solution, enabling rapid commissioning with the Enphase® Installer App and consumption monitoring with IQ™ Gateway with IQ™ Combiner+, Enphase® App, a cloud-based energy management platform, and our IQ Battery. System owners can use the Enphase App to monitor their home’s solar generation, energy storage and consumption from any web-enabled device. Unlike some of our competitors, who utilize a traditional inverter, or offer separate components of solutions, we have built-in system redundancy in both photovoltaic generation and energy storage, eliminating the risk that comes with a single point of failure. Further, the nature of our cloud-based, monitored system allows for remote firmware and software updates, enabling cost-effective remote maintenance and ongoing utility compliance.
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We sell primarily to solar distributors who combine our products with others, including solar modules products and racking systems, and resell to installers in each target region. In addition to our solar distributors, we sell directly to select large installers, original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”) and strategic partners. Our OEMs customers include solar module manufacturers who integrate our microinverters with their solar module products and resell to both distributors and installers. Strategic partners include providers of solar financing solutions. We also sell certain products and services to homeowners primarily in support of our warranty services and legacy product upgrade programs via our online store.
Factors Affecting our Business and Operations
As we have a growing global footprint, we are subject to risk and exposure from the evolving macroeconomic environment, including the effects of increased global inflationary pressures and interest rates, fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, potential economic slowdowns or recessions, the COVID-19 pandemic and geopolitical pressures, including the unknown impacts of current and future trade regulations and the Russia-Ukraine armed conflict. We continuously monitor the direct and indirect impacts of these circumstances on our business and financial results.
Unfavorable Macroeconomic and Market Conditions. The global macroeconomic and market uncertainty, including higher interest rates and inflation, have caused disruptions in financial markets and may continue to have an adverse effect on the U.S. and world economies. As a result, customers may decide to delay purchasing our products and services or not purchase at all. A tighter credit market for consumer and business spending could, in turn, adversely affect spending levels of installers and end users and lead to increased price competition for our products. Reductions in customer spending in response to unfavorable or uncertain macroeconomic and market conditions, globally or in a particular region where we operate, would adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition. Further information relating to the risks and uncertainties related to unfavorable macroeconomic and market conditions may be found in Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” of the Form 10-K.
Products
The Enphase Energy System, powered by IQ Microinverters, IQ Batteries and other products and services, is an integrated solar, storage and energy management offering that enables self-consumption and delivers our core value proposition of yielding more energy, simplifying design and installation and improving system uptime and reliability.
IQ Microinverters. The Enphase IQ7™ microinverter and Enphase IQ7+™ microinverter, part of our seventh-generation IQ product family, support high-powered 60-cell and 72-cell solar modules and integrate with AC modules. Our IQ7X™ microinverter addresses 96-cell PV modules up to 400W DC and, with its 97.5% California Energy Commission efficiency rating, is ideal for integration into high power modules. The IQ family of microinverters, like all of our previous microinverters, is fully compliant with NEC 2014 and 2017 rapid shutdown requirements. Unlike string inverters, this capability is built-in, with no additional equipment necessary.
We began shipping our Enphase Energy System with IQ8™ microinverters in the fourth quarter of 2021 to customers in North America, and in the fourth quarter of 2022 to customers in France and the Netherlands. Our investment in custom application specific integrated circuit chips has resulted in a software-defined microinverter smart enough to form a microgrid. Many homeowners often assume that their solar systems will function if the sun is shining, even during a power outage. This has unfortunately not been true until the introduction of IQ8, which allows homeowners to realize the true promise of solar, to make and use their own power. IQ8 solar microinverters can provide Sunlight Backup™ during an outage, even without a battery. The Enphase IQ8 microinverter-based system was the first in the world to be certified by UL, a global safety science leader, to UL 1741, 3rd edition including the Supplement SB. This certification meets the new North American safety and grid interconnection standards for connecting solar inverters, energy storage systems and distributed energy resources to the grid in compliance with IEEE 1547-2018 and IEEE 1547-1 2020.
We recently began shipping our new IQ8 microinverters with peak output AC power of 384W in France and the Netherlands, Spain and Portugal to support newer high-powered solar modules. The new IQ8 Microinverters are designed to maximize energy production and can manage a continuous DC current of 14 amperes, supporting higher powered solar modules through increased energy harvesting.
AC Module (“ACM”) products are integrated systems that allow installers to be more competitive through improved logistics, reduced installation times, faster inspection and training. We continue to make steady progress with our ACM partners, including SunPower Corporation and Maxeon Solar Technologies, Ltd.
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IQ Batteries. Our Enphase IQ Battery storage systems, with usable and scalable capacity of 10.1 kWh and 3.4 kWh, are based on our Ensemble OS™ energy system, which powers the world’s first grid-independent microinverter-based storage system to customers in North America and has been shipping since the second quarter of 2020. The Enphase IQ Battery storage systems feature our embedded grid-forming microinverters that enable the Always-On capability that keeps homes powered when the grid goes down and provides the ability to save money when the grid is up. These systems are now compatible with both new and existing Enphase IQ solar systems with M-series™, IQ6™ and IQ7 microinverters. In January 2021, we announced expanded compatibility of the Enphase Energy System with our M-series microinverters and string inverters. The expanded compatibility provides approximately 300,000 additional Enphase system owners with the possibility of achieving grid-agnostic energy resilience through the Enphase Upgrade Program. The program provides solar installers the opportunity to renew engagements with the installed base of Enphase system owners through microinverter, solar and energy storage upgrades and reflects our continued commitment to reliability, service and long-term customer relationships. We currently ship our Enphase IQ Battery storage systems to customers in North America, Belgium, Germany, Austria, France, the Netherlands and Switzerland. IQ Batteries in Europe can be installed with both single-phase and three-phase third-party solar energy inverters, enabling homeowners to upgrade their existing home solar systems with a residential battery storage solution that reduces costs while providing increased self-reliance.
During the second quarter of 2021, we introduced our IQ™ Load Controller for our Enphase IQ Battery storage systems. Load control allows homeowners to decide what gets power in their home in the event of a grid outage, with the ability to choose up to four loads. These loads will be on when the grid is present and shed automatically in the event of a grid failure. This product makes installation simpler and saves time for installers.
Our Enphase Energy System integrates with most leading models of home standby AC generators, providing enhanced performance and a glitch-free transition for homeowners during power outages. Homeowners can also monitor real-time power flow, start and stop their generator remotely, set quiet hours to prevent their generator from operating until their batteries fall below a designated threshold, and control it all with the Enphase App. The new feature functions without a generator automatic transfer switch and is designed to eliminate the power glitches that reset home electronic appliances when switching to generator power.
Our home energy systems are architected to efficiently manage generation, storage and consumption resources in the home to ensure the best customer experience. During 2022, we announced that Enphase IQ Batteries officially support the most common third-party solar energy string inverters in Belgium and Germany, helping meet the increasing demand for energy independence in the region.
In December 2022, Pacific Gas & Electric Company (“PG&E”) and Enphase announced the launch of a fixed power solutions pilot program, Residential Storage Initiative, in which PG&E is providing free Enphase IQ Battery storage systems to approximately 100 low-income residential customers that have been the most frequently impacted by outages as a result of PG&E’s Enhanced Powerline Safety Settings. Customers participating in the pilot will be auto enrolled in the PG&E Power Saver Rewards program, where they can earn money and help California avoid power interruptions by reducing consumption and utilizing energy stored in their battery systems during times of high demand.
In October 2022, we acquired GreenCom Networks AG, which allows us to provide Internet of Things software (“IoT”) solutions for customers to connect and manage a wide range of distributed energy devices within the home. This acquisition allows us to add a local engineering team in France and Germany to service the accelerating clean energy transition in Europe, provide installers with a complete home energy management system integrating Enphase microinverters and batteries with third-party EV chargers and heat pumps, and enable homeowners to monitor and control their devices from the Enphase App.
Electric Vehicle (“EV”) Chargers. The increasing penetration of EVs has implications for home energy management, as households not only consume significantly more power with an EV, but also have a large battery that can be used for both backup and grid service. In the first quarter of 2023, we began production shipments of Enphase branded EV chargers at our existing contract manufacturing facility in Mexico. We expect this move could help to meet the rapidly growing demand for reliable and affordable EV charging solutions by providing a greater supply of product and more predictable lead times. Our EV chargers are compatible with most EVs sold in North America. Customers are able to purchase Enphase-branded EV chargers with a charging power range between 32 amperes and 64 amperes.
In January 2023, we demonstrated our bidirectional EV charger technology enabling vehicle-to-home and vehicle-to-grid functionality. This new bidirectional EV charger is designed to leverage the power of grid forming IQ8
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Microinverters and Ensemble OS™ energy management technology to seamlessly integrate into Enphase home energy systems, and can be controlled from the Enphase App, empowering homeowners to make, use, save, and sell their own power.
Results of Operations
Net Revenues
(In thousands, except percentages)
| Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 | 2022 | Change in $% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net revenues | $726,016 | $441,292 | $284,724 | 65% |
Three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022
Net revenues increased by 65%, or $284.7 million, for the three months ended March 31, 2023, as compared to the same period in 2022, driven primarily by a 70% increase in microinverter units volume shipped. We sold approximately 4.8 million microinverter units for the three months ended March 31, 2023, as compared to approximately 2.8 million units for the three months ended March 31, 2022. The average selling price of our microinverter products increased by 6% for the three months ended March 31, 2023, which resulted in approximately $26.8 million increase in revenue, as compared to the same period in 2022, driven by a favorable product mix as we sold more IQ8 microinverters relative to IQ7 microinverters for the three months ended March 31, 2023, and we also increased prices for our product offerings in the second half of 2022. The increase in total net revenues was partially offset by a decrease in shipments of IQ Batteries from 120.4 MWh shipped in the three months ended March 31, 2022 to 102.4 MWh shipped in the three months ended March 31, 2023.
Cost of Revenues and Gross Margin
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| Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 | 2022 | Change in $% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost of revenues | $399,645 | $264,319 | $135,326 | 51% |
| Gross profit | 326,371 | 176,973 | 149,398 | 84% |
| Gross margin | 45.0% | 40.1% |
Three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022
Cost of revenues increased by 51%, or $135.3 million, for the three months ended March 31, 2023, as compared to the same period in 2022, primarily due to higher volume of microinverter units sold, higher shipping and warranty costs associated with the higher volume of sales globally. The increase was also due to $0.6 million higher amortization of developed technology and $1.2 million higher stock-based compensation.
Gross margin increased by 4.9 percentage points for the three months ended March 31, 2023, as compared to the same period in 2022. The increase was primarily due to a higher average selling prices driven by a favorable product mix, price increases to our products, as well as cost management efforts such as reduction of freight costs, partially offset by an unfavorable impact of 0.7 percentage points from currency fluctuations in the euro relative to the U.S. dollar when we convert the current year euro denominated revenue into the U.S. dollar using the comparable prior period’s average currency exchange rate and 0.3 percentage points from higher amortization of developed technology and 0.6 percentage points from higher stock-based compensation.
Research and Development
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| Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 | 2022 | Change in $% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research and development | $57,129 | $35,719 | $21,410 | 60% |
| Percentage of net revenues | 8% | 8% |
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Three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022
Research and development expense increased by 60%, or $21.4 million, for the three months ended March 31, 2023, as compared to the same period in 2022. The increase was primarily due to $16.7 million of higher personnel-related expenses, $3.2 million of equipment expense associated with our investment in the development, introduction and qualification of new product innovation and $1.5 million of professional services to support our business growth. The increase in personnel-related expenses was primarily due to a growth in headcount from hiring and retention programs for employees in New Zealand, India and the United States, which increased total compensation costs, including stock-based compensation. The amount of research and development expenses may fluctuate from period to period due to the differing levels and stages of development activity for our products.
Sales and Marketing
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| Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 | 2022 | Change in $% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales and marketing | $64,621 | $41,344 | $23,277 | 56% |
| Percentage of net revenues | 9% | 9% |
Three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022
Sales and marketing expense increased by 56%, or $23.3 million, for the three months ended March 31, 2023, as compared to the same period in 2022. The increase was primarily due to $20.4 million of higher personnel-related expenses from a growth in headcount as a result of our efforts to improve customer experience, to provide 24/7 support along with a field service desk for installers and Enphase system owners globally, and to support our business growth in the United States and international expansion in Europe. In addition, annual retention programs for employees also resulted in the increase in total compensation costs, including stock-based compensation. The increase in sales and marketing expense for the three months ended March 31, 2023, as compared to the same period in 2022, was also attributable to $2.9 million of higher professional services, facility costs and equipment costs to support our business growth.
General and Administrative
(In thousands, except percentages)
| Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 | 2022 | Change in $% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General and administrative | $36,265 | $38,086 | $(1,821) | (5)% |
| Percentage of net revenues | 5% | 9% |
Three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022
General and administrative expense decreased by 5%, or $1.8 million, for the three months ended March 31, 2023, as compared to the same period in 2022. The decrease was primarily due to $6.2 million of lower personnel-related expenses from a decrease in stock-based compensation due to one-time stock awards modification expense recorded in the three months ended March 31, 2022, offset by an increase of $2.3 million of investments in technological infrastructure and other operational and facilities costs to support scalability of our business growth, and $2.1 million of higher legal and professional services.
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Restructuring Charges
(In thousands, except percentages)
| Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 | 2022 | Change in $% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restructuring charges | $693 | $— | $693 | ** |
| Percentage of net revenues | 0.1% | —% |
** Not meaningful
Three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022
During the second half of 2022, we implemented restructuring actions to reorganize our global workforce, consolidate facilities and eliminate non-core projects, which we expect to complete this year. Restructuring charges for the three months ended March 31, 2023 primarily included $0.7 million of one-time termination benefits and other employee-related expenses. We had no restructuring charges for the three months ended March 31, 2022.
Other Income (Expense), Net
(In thousands, except percentages)
| Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 | 2022 | Change in $% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interest income | $13,040 | $460 | $12,580 | 2,735% |
| Interest expense | (2,156) | (2,736) | 580 | (21)% |
| Other income (expense), net | 426 | (2,141) | 2,567 | (120)% |
| Total other income (expense), net | $11,310 | $(4,417) | $15,727 | (356)% |
Three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022
Interest income of $13.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 increased, as compared to $0.5 million in the same period in 2022, primarily due to an increase in interest rates and a higher average cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities balance for the three months ended March 31, 2023, as compared to the same period in 2022.
Cash interest expense
Cash interest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 totaled $0.1 million and $0.7 million, respectively. Cash interest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2023 primarily included $0.1 million in interest incurred with the Notes due 2025 and Notes due 2023. Cash interest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2022, primarily included $0.6 million interest incurred with the Notes due 2025 and Notes due 2023, and $0.1 million accretion of interest expense on contingent consideration for an acquisition.
Non-cash interest expense
Non-cash interest expense of $2.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 primarily related to $2.0 million for the debt discount amortization with the Notes due 2025 and amortization of debt issuance costs with the Notes due 2023, Notes due 2025, Notes due 2026 and Notes due 2028.
Non-cash interest expense of $2.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022, primarily related to $2.0 million for the debt discount amortization with the Notes due 2025 and amortization of debt issuance costs with the Notes due 2023, Notes due 2025, Notes due 2026 and Notes due 2028.
Other income (expense), net of $0.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 primarily related to $1.7 million non-cash net gain related to a change in the fair value of debt securities and $0.1 million in interest income, partially offset by a $1.4 million net loss due to foreign currency denominated monetary assets and liabilities. Other income (expense), net of $2.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 primarily related to a $1.1 million non-cash net loss related to change in the fair value of debt securities, $0.7 million net loss related to foreign currency denominated monetary assets and liabilities and $0.3 million impairment of note receivable.
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Income Tax Provision
(In thousands, except percentages)
| Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 | 2022 | Change in $% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income tax provision | $(32,100) | $(5,586) | $(26,514) | 475% |
The income tax provision of $32.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023, increased, as compared to the income tax provision of $5.6 million in the same period in 2022, both calculated using the annualized effective tax rate method, primarily due to higher projected tax expense in the U.S. and foreign jurisdictions that are more profitable in 2023, compared to 2022, partially offset by the tax deduction from employee stock-based compensation.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Sources of Liquidity
As of March 31, 2023, we had $1.8 billion in net working capital, including cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities of $1.8 billion, of which approximately $1.7 billion were held in the United States. Our cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities primarily consist of U.S. treasuries, money market mutual funds, corporate notes and bonds and both interest-bearing and non-interest-bearing deposits, with the remainder held in various foreign subsidiaries. We consider amounts held outside the United States to be accessible and have provided for the estimated income tax liability on the repatriation of our foreign earnings.
(In thousands, except percentages)
| Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 | 2022 | Change in $% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities | $1,778,397 | $1,063,471 | $714,926 | 67% |
| Total Debt | $1,292,391 | $1,284,169 | $8,222 | 1% |
Our cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities increased by $714.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023, as compared to the same period in 2022, primarily due to cash generated from operations, partially offset by cash used to fund acquisitions, investments in private companies, and payments of withholding taxes related to net share settlement of equity awards.
Total carrying amount of debt increased by $8.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023, as compared to the same period in 2022, primarily due to the accretion of debt discount.
We expect that our principal short-term (over the next 12 months) and long-term cash needs related to our operations will be used to fund working capital, strategic investment, acquisitions, payment of withholding taxes for net share settlement of equity awards and purchase of property and equipment, such as production lines at our contract manufacturing partners. We plan to fund any cash requirements from our existing cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities on hand, and cash generated from operations. We anticipate that access to the debt market will be more limited compared to prior years as interest rates have increased and are expected to continue to rise. Our ability to obtain debt or any other additional financing that we may choose to, or need to, obtain will depend on, among other things, our development efforts, business plans, operating performance and the condition of the capital markets at the time we seek financing.
Repurchase of Common Stock. In May 2021, our board of directors authorized a share repurchase program (the “2021 Repurchase Program”) pursuant to which we may repurchase up to an additional $500.0 million of our common stock. The repurchases will be funded from available working capital and may be executed from time to time, subject to general business and market conditions and other investment opportunities, through open market purchases or privately negotiated transactions, including through Rule 10b5-1 plans. Such purchases are expected to continue through May 2024 unless otherwise extended or shortened by our board of directors. As of March 31, 2023, we have approximately $200.0 million remaining for repurchase of shares under the 2021 Repurchase Program. The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (“IRA”) enacted in August 2022 includes a 1% excise tax on corporate stock repurchases in tax years beginning after December 31, 2022; in consideration of any further stock repurchases, we are still evaluating the impact of the IRA’s 1% excise tax on corporate stock repurchase.
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Cash Flows. The following table summarizes our cash flows for the periods presented:
(In thousands)
| Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| Net cash provided by operating activities | $246,232 | $102,443 |
| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | (363,530) | 39,735 |
| Net cash used in financing activities | (71,805) | (8,940) |
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | 1,904 | (704) |
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | $(187,199) | $132,534 |
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
Cash flows from operating activities consisted of our net income adjusted for certain non-cash reconciling items, such as stock-based compensation expense, non-cash interest expense, change in the fair value of debt securities, deferred income taxes, depreciation and amortization, and changes in our operating assets and liabilities. Net cash provided by operating activities increased by $143.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023, as compared to the same period in 2022, primarily due to an increase in our gross profit as a result of increased revenue, partially offset by higher operating expenses as we continue to invest in the long-term growth of our business.
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
For the three months ended March 31, 2023, net cash used in investing activities of $363.5 million was primarily from the purchase of $695.4 million of marketable securities, $22.5 million used in purchases of test and assembly equipment to expand our supply capacity, related facility improvements and information technology enhancements, including capitalized costs related to internal-use software, partially offset by $354.3 million sale and maturities of marketable securities.
For the three months ended March 31, 2022, net cash used from investing activities of $39.7 million was primarily from $76.7 million maturities of marketable securities, partially offset by $24.6 million net cash used to acquire SolarLeadFactory, LLC and $12.4 million used in purchase of test and assembly equipment to expand our supply capacity, related facility improvements and information technology enhancements including capitalized costs related to internal-use software.
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
For the three months ended March 31, 2023, net cash used by financing activities of approximately $71.8 million was primarily from the payment of $71.8 million in employee withholding taxes related to net share settlement of equity awards.
For the three months ended March 31, 2022, net cash provided by financing activities of approximately $8.9 million was primarily from the payment of $9.3 million in employee withholding taxes related to net share settlement of equity awards, partially offset by $0.4 million net proceeds from employee stock option exercises.
Contractual Obligations
Our contractual obligations primarily consist of our Notes due 2028, Notes due 2026, Notes due 2025, Notes due 2023, obligations under operating leases and inventory component purchase. As of March 31, 2023, there have been no material changes from our disclosure in the Form 10-K. For more information on our future minimum operating leases and inventory component purchase obligations as of March 31, 2023, see Note 9, “Commitments and Contingencies - Purchase Obligations” and for more information on our notes and other related debt, see Note 8, “Debt” of the notes to condensed consolidated financial statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
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Critical Accounting Policies
Our condensed consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”). In connection with the preparation of our condensed consolidated financial statements, we are required to make assumptions and estimates about future events and apply judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue, expenses and related disclosures. We base our assumptions, estimates and judgments on historical experience, current trends and other factors that management believes to be relevant at the time our condensed consolidated financial statements are prepared. On a regular basis, we review the accounting policies, assumptions, estimates and judgments to ensure that our condensed consolidated financial statements are presented fairly and in accordance with GAAP. However, because future events and their effects cannot be determined with certainty, actual results could differ from our assumptions and estimates. To the extent that there are material differences between these estimates and actual results, our future financial statement presentation, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows will be affected.
We consider an accounting policy to be critical if it requires an accounting estimate to be made based on assumptions about matters that are highly uncertain at the time the estimate is made, and if different estimates that reasonably could have been used, or changes in the accounting estimates that are reasonably likely to occur periodically, could materially impact the condensed consolidated financial statements.
Adoption of New and Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
Refer to Note 1, “Description of Business and Basis of Presentation - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” of the notes to condensed consolidated financial statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for a discussion of adoption of new accounting pronouncements.
Market risk
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There have been no material changes in our market risk compared to the disclosures in Part II, Item 7A, “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” in the Form 10-K. Also see the section entitled “Risk Factors” in Part I, Item 1A in the Form 10-K.
Controls and procedures
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Evaluation of 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 as of March 31, 2023. The term “disclosure controls and procedures,” as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) includes, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the company’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Based on the evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2023, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of such date, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.
Management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives and management necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.
Changes in Internal Control
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting identified in management’s evaluation pursuant to Rules 13a-15(d) or 15d-15(d) of the Exchange Act during the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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Risk factors
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Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. Before investing in our securities, you should consider carefully the information contained in this quarterly report and in the Form 10-K, including the risk factors identified in Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” thereof. This quarterly report contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. See “Forward-Looking Statements” in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Conditions and Results of Operations” above. Our actual results could differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Any of the risks discussed in the Form 10-K, in other reports we file with the SEC, and other risks we have not anticipated or discussed, could have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition or results of operations. There has been no material change to our risk factors from those disclosed in Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in the Form 10‑K.
Figures reported in this filing
Standardized line items from the XBRL in this filing, for the period ended 2023-03-31. Comparative periods it repeats are left out.
| Line item | Period | Value | XBRL concept |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 3 months2023-01-01 to 2023-03-31 | $726.0m | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax |
| Cost of revenue | 3 months2023-01-01 to 2023-03-31 | $399.6m | us-gaap:CostOfRevenue |
| Gross profit | 3 months2023-01-01 to 2023-03-31 | $326.4m | us-gaap:GrossProfit |
| Research and development | 3 months2023-01-01 to 2023-03-31 | $57.1m | us-gaap:ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense |
| Operating income | 3 months2023-01-01 to 2023-03-31 | $167.7m | us-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss |
| Interest expense | 3 months2023-01-01 to 2023-03-31 | $2.2m | us-gaap:InterestExpense |
| Income tax | 3 months2023-01-01 to 2023-03-31 | $32.1m | us-gaap:IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit |
| Net income | 3 months2023-01-01 to 2023-03-31 | $146.9m | us-gaap:NetIncomeLoss |
| Diluted shares (weighted) | 3 months2023-01-01 to 2023-03-31 | 145,986,000 shares | us-gaap:WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding |
| Operating cash flow | 3 months2023-01-01 to 2023-03-31 | $246.2m | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities |
| Capital expenditure | 3 months2023-01-01 to 2023-03-31 | $22.5m | us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment |
| Cash and equivalents | At period end2023-03-31 | $286.0m | us-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue |
| Current assets | At period end2023-03-31 | $2.51bn | us-gaap:AssetsCurrent |
| Total assets | At period end2023-03-31 | $3.38bn | us-gaap:Assets |
| Current liabilities | At period end2023-03-31 | $729.3m | us-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent |
| Total liabilities | At period end2023-03-31 | $2.41bn | us-gaap:Liabilities |
| Long-term debt | At period end2023-03-31 | $1.20bn | us-gaap:LongTermDebtNoncurrent |
| Current portion of debt | At period end2023-03-31 | $92.1m | us-gaap:LongTermDebtCurrent |
| Shareholders' equity | At period end2023-03-31 | $970.1m | us-gaap:StockholdersEquity |
Source: SEC EDGAR, the filing index for accession 0001463101-23-000085. Last ingested by Listed: Nov 10, 2026, 02:40 ET. Listed shows no prices and gives no investment advice.