Press Release

Ormat Technologies Reports 2013 Second Quarter Results

Company Release - 8/7/2013

Quarterly revenues increased 20.5% to a record $152.7 million
Quarterly dividend payments are resumed

RENO, Nev., Aug. 6, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --Ormat Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:ORA) today announced financial results for the second quarter of 2013.

Quarterly financial highlights compared to the same quarter last year:

  • Total revenues grew 20.5%,
  • Product revenue grew 44.9% and reached $65.0 million
     
  • Electricity revenue grew 7.1% and reached 87.7 million
  • Operating income grew 55.3% to $37.9 million
     
  • Net income attributable to the Company's shareholders amounted to $25.2 million or $0.55 per share compared to $8.6 million or $0.19 per share; Net income attributable to the Company's shareholders, excluding a $3.6 million after-tax gain related to oil and gas derivative instruments and a $3.6 million after-tax gain on the sale of the Momotombo plant in Nicaragua, was $18.0 million compared to $4.8 million or $0.41 per share compared to $0.11 per share.
     
  • EBITDA grew 37.3% to $69.7 million

Operational highlights and recent developments:

  • Increased electricity generation by 12.9% to 1.1 million MWh, driven by new capacity coming on line at Olkaria III Plant 2 in Kenya and McGinness Hills in Nevada.
     
  • Exceeded the expected capacity in both McGinness Hills and Olkaria III complex which are contributing additional 6 MW, bringing the total generating capacity to 595 MW.
     
  • Accelerated the handover of the 22 MW Momotombo power plant in Nicaragua that was scheduled for mid- 2014.
     
  • Signed the Sarulla project agreements and secured our role as a supplier for approximately $254 million of equipment;
     
  • Signed a 20-year PPA with Southern California Public Power Authority (SCPPA) for our 16 MW Wild Rose project in Nevada

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

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

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

Financial Summary

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Conference Call Details

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

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

About Ormat Technologies

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

Ormat's Safe Harbor Statement

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

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

Ormat Technologies, Inc. and Subsidiaries        
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations        
For the Six and Three-Month Periods Ended June 30, 2013 and 2012      
(Unaudited)        
 
Three Months Ended
June 30, 

Six Months Ended
June 30, 
 2013201220132012
  (In thousands, except per share data)  (In thousands, except per share data) 
Revenues:         
Electricity$87,713$81,882$156,011$161,225
Product 64,966 44,826 115,574 94,931
Total revenues 152,679 126,708 271,585 256,156
Cost of revenues:         
Electricity 58,641 56,565 113,729 112,795
Product 43,657 31,818 80,698 66,445
Total cost of revenues 102,298 88,383 194,427 179,240
Gross margin 50,381 38,325 77,158 76,916
Operating expenses:         
Research and development expenses 1,608 1,464 2,608 2,512
Selling and marketing expenses 3,777 4,570 15,286 9,406
General and administrative expenses 7,134 6,757 13,718 14,031
Write-off of unsuccessful exploration activities 1,151 1,919
Operating income 37,862 24,383 45,546 49,048
Other income (expense):         
Interest income 87 336 128 724
Interest expense, net (17,504) (14,263) (33,367) (29,141)
Foreign currency translation and transaction gains (losses) 904 (1,756) 2,586 (1,742)
Income attributable to sale of tax benefits 5,783 2,589 9,315 5,106
Other non-operating expense, net 29 286 1,446 122
Income (loss), before income taxes and equity in  losses of investees 27,161 11,575 25,654 24,117
* Income tax provision (5,780) (3,884) (9,827) (9,060)
Equity in losses of investees, net 9 (157) 9 (297)
Income from continuing operations 21,390 7,534 15,836 14,760
Discontinued operations:         
Income from discontinued operations (including gain on disposal of $3,646, $0, $3,646 and $0, respectively) 4,480 1,613 5,311 2,693
Income tax provision (363) (425) (614) (706)
Total income from discontinued operations 4,117 1,188 4,697 1,987
         
* Net income 25,507 8,722 20,533 16,747
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest (322) (81) (407) (211)
Net income attributable to the Company's stockholders$25,185$8,641$20,126$16,536
         
Earnings per share attributable to the Company's stockholders — basic and diluted:         
Income from continuing operations$0.46$0.16$0.34$0.32
Discontinued operations  0.09  0.03  0.10  0.04
Earnings (loss) per share attributable to the Company's stockholders — basic and diluted:$0.55$0.19$0.44$0.36
Weighted average number of shares used in computation of earnings per share attributable to the Company's stockholders:         
Basic 45,431 45,431 45,431 45,431
Diluted 45,448 45,438 45,443 45,438
         
* The "income tax provision" for the six months ended June 30 2013 includes a correction of $3.1 million (increase) for the three-month period ended March 31, 2013 previously reported by the Company, and a corresponding reduction in net income. The Company is currently evaluating the manner in which the correction will be reported in the financial statements for the first quarter of 2013.
     
Ormat Technologies, Inc. and Subsidiaries    
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets    
As of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012     
(Unaudited)    
  June 30,  December 31, 
 20132012
   As Revised
  (In thousands) 
ASSETS     
Current assets:     
Cash and cash equivalents  $28,893$66,628
Short-term bank deposit   3,021  3,010
Restricted cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities  85,512  76,537
Receivables:     
Trade  67,545  55,680
Related entity  419  373
Other  12,191  8,632
Due from Parent  468  311
Inventories  17,906  20,669
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts  16,323  9,613
Deferred income taxes  368  637
Prepaid expenses and other  35,839  34,144
Total current assets  268,485  276,234
Unconsolidated investments  3,524  2,591
Deposits and other  38,361  36,187
Deferred income taxes  17,729  21,283
Deferred charges  34,705  35,351
Property, plant and equipment, net  1,415,163  1,252,873
Construction-in-process  295,635  396,141
Deferred financing and lease costs, net  30,437  31,371
Intangible assets, net  33,861  35,492
Total assets  $2,137,900  $2,087,523
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY     
Current liabilities:     
Accounts payable and accrued expenses$90,651$98,001
Deferred income taxes   20,428  20,392
Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts  10,970  25,408
Current portion of long-term debt:    
Limited and non-recourse:    
Senior secured notes  39,568  28,231
Other loans  18,214  11,453
Full recourse  28,760  28,649
Total current liabilities  208,591  212,134
Long-term debt, net of current portion:    
Limited and non-recourse:    
Senior secured notes  288,001  312,926
Other loans  277,349  242,815
Full recourse:    
Senior unsecured bonds  250,751  250,904
Other loans  67,934  82,344
Revolving credit lines with banks (full recourse)  80,247  73,606
Liability associated with sale of tax benefits  70,479  51,126
Deferred lease income  64,938  66,398
Deferred income taxes  49,688  45,059
Liability for unrecognized tax benefits  8,354  7,280
Liabilities for severance pay  22,883  22,887
Asset retirement obligation  20,047  19,289
Other long-term liabilities  4,923  5,148
Total liabilities  1,414,185  1,391,916
     
Equity:     
The Company's stockholders' equity:     
Common stock  46  46
Additional paid-in capital  734,997  732,140
Retained earnings  (24,200)  (44,326)
Accumulated other comprehensive income  567  651
   711,410  688,511
Noncontrolling interest  12,305  7,096
Total equity  723,715  695,607
Total liabilities and equity  $2,137,900  $2,087,523
 
Ormat Technologies, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Reconciliation of EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Additional Cash Flows Information
For the Three-Month Periods Ended June 30, 2013 and 2012
(Unaudited)
 
We calculate EBITDA as net income before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. We calculate Adjusted EBITDA as net income before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, excluding impairment of long-lived assets and one-time termination fee. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are not a measurement of financial performance or liquidity under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and should not be considered as an alternative to cash flow from operating activities or as a measure of liquidity or an alternative to net earnings as indicators of our operating performance or any other measures of performance derived in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are presented because we believe they are frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of a company's ability to service and/or incur debt. However, other companies in our industry may calculate EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA differently than we do. The following table reconciles net cash provided by operating activities to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA for the six and three-month periods ended June 30, 2013 and 2012:
 
  Three Months Ended June 30,  Six Months Ended June 30, 
 2013201220132012
         
  (in thousands)  (in thousands) 
Net cash provided by operating activities  $1,734  $30,205  $19,950  $72,079
Adjusted for:        
Interest expense, net (excluding amortization        
of deferred financing costs)  15,626  13,082  29,962  26,729
Interest income  (87)  (336)  (128)  (724)
Income tax provision  6,143  4,309  10,441  9,766
Adjustments to reconcile net income or loss to net cash        
provided by operating activities (excluding        
depreciation and amortization)  46,303  3,530  46,246  (5,575)
EBITDA  $69,719  $50,790  $106,471  $102,275
Interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization        
attributable to the Company's equity interest        
Termination fee  —   —   8,979  — 
Adjusted EBITDA  $69,719  $50,790  $115,450  $102,275
Net cash used in investing activities  $(4,925)  $(4,695)  $(103,169)  $(67,028)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities  $(25,543)  $(43,406)  $45,484  $(38,253)
Depreciation and amortization  $22,747  $25,013  $45,884  $49,757
CONTACT: Ormat Technologies Contact:
         Dita Bronicki
         CEO
         775-356-9029
         dbronicki@ormat.com

         Investor Relations Contact:
         Todd Fromer/Rob FinkKCSA Strategic Communications
         212-896-1215 (Todd) /212-896-1206 (Rob)
         tfromer@kcsa.com / rfink@kcsa.com

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