UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 6-K
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REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of September 2015
Commission File Number: 001-33911
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RENESOLA
LTD
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No. 8 Baoqun Road, YaoZhuang
Jiashan, Zhejiang 314117
People’s Republic of China
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F þ Form 40-F o
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Incorporation by Reference
The documents attached as exhibits 99.1 (the unaudited consolidated financial statements for the Registrant for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2015) and 99.2 (the selected consolidated financial data and management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2015) to this 6-K shall be incorporated by reference into the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form F-3 (No. 333-189650), initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 28, 2013 and as amended on August 7, 2013 and September 6, 2013, and declared effective on September 9, 2013.
The Registrant is filing material documents not previously filed.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
RENESOLA LTD
By: /s/ Xianshou Li
Name: Xianshou Li
Title: Chief Executive Officer
Date: September 30, 2015
Exhibit Index
Exhibit No. |
Description |
Exhibit 99.1 | Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements for the Registrant for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2015 |
Exhibit 99.2 | Selected Consolidated Financial Data and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of the Registrant for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2015 |
Exhibit 101 |
Financial information from the Registrant for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2015 formatted in eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL):
(i) Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2014 and June 30, 2015; (ii) Unaudited Consolidated Income Statements for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2015; (iii) Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2015; (iv) Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2015; (v) Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2015; and (vi) Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements (It should be noted that the amounts in the section of “Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements” of the Interactive Data Files are in USD thousands, except share, per share data or stated otherwise.)
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Exhibit 99.1
INDEX TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
F-1 |
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Amounts expressed in USD thousands)
As of December 31 | As of June 30 | |||||||
2014 | 2015 | |||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||
Current assets: | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 99,848 | $ | 43,153 | ||||
Restricted cash | 121,862 | 141,942 | ||||||
Accounts receivable, net of allowances for doubtful accounts of $7,638 and $4,491, as of December 31,2014 and June 30, 2015, respectively | 125,743 | 89,826 | ||||||
Inventories | 357,361 | 277,658 | ||||||
Advances to suppliers-current, net | 27,494 | 44,566 | ||||||
Amounts due from related parties | 452 | 101 | ||||||
Value added tax recoverable | 30,514 | 24,355 | ||||||
Income tax recoverable | 1,247 | 1,705 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 44,252 | 53,351 | ||||||
Project assets | 37,040 | 53,651 | ||||||
Deferred convertible notes issuance costs-current | 661 | 302 | ||||||
Derivative assets | 1,688 | 1,577 | ||||||
Deferred tax assets-current, net | 11,369 | 4,496 | ||||||
Total current assets | 859,531 | 736,683 | ||||||
Property, plant and equipment, net | 750,298 | 705,256 | ||||||
Prepaid land use right, net | 39,574 | 40,151 | ||||||
Deferred tax assets-non-current, net | 8,462 | 15,886 | ||||||
Deferred convertible notes issuance costs-non-current | 138 | - | ||||||
Advances for purchases of property, plant and equipment, net | 1,756 | 169 | ||||||
Deferred project costs | - | 20,874 | ||||||
Other long-lived assets | 9,249 | 6,248 | ||||||
Total assets | $ | 1,669,008 | $ | 1,525,267 |
See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements
F-2 |
RENESOLA LTD
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS—(Continued)
(Amounts expressed in USD thousands)
As of December 31 | As of June 30, | |||||||
2014 | 2015 | |||||||
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLERS' EQUITY | ||||||||
Current liabilities: | ||||||||
Convertible notes payable, current portion | $ | - | $ | 62,190 | ||||
Short-term borrowings | 654,675 | 653,627 | ||||||
Accounts payable | 461,499 | 405,881 | ||||||
Advances from customers-current | 84,412 | 32,656 | ||||||
Amounts due to related parties | 7,570 | 6,392 | ||||||
Other current liabilities | 126,624 | 113,187 | ||||||
Income tax payable | 122 | 125 | ||||||
Derivative liabilities | - | 4,747 | ||||||
Warrant liability | 1,890 | 1,050 | ||||||
Total current liabilities | 1,336,792 | 1,279,855 | ||||||
Convertible notes payable-non-current | 94,599 | - | ||||||
Long-term borrowings | 43,452 | 41,117 | ||||||
Advances from customers-non-current | 936 | 1,191 | ||||||
Deferred project revenue | - | 26,054 | ||||||
Warranty | 31,778 | 36,185 | ||||||
Deferred subsidies and other | 25,347 | 24,744 | ||||||
Other long-term liabilities | 948 | 972 | ||||||
Total liabilities | 1,533,852 | 1,410,118 | ||||||
Commitments and contingencies (see Note 13) | ||||||||
Shareholders' equity | ||||||||
Common shares (no par value; 500,000,000 shares authorized at December 31, 2014 and June 30, 2015; 204,846,064 shares issued and 203,777,464 shares outstanding at December 31, 2014; 204,946,064 shares issued and 204,627,464 shares outstanding at June 30, 2015) | 476,766 | 478,391 | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital | 7,512 | 7,248 | ||||||
Accumulated deficit | (430,202 | ) | (450,530 | ) | ||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income | 81,080 | 80,040 | ||||||
Total equity attributable to ReneSola Ltd | 135,156 | 115,149 | ||||||
Noncontrolling interest | - | - | ||||||
Total equity | 135,156 | 115,149 | ||||||
Total liabilities and equity | $ | 1,669,008 | $ | 1,525,267 |
See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements
F-3 |
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS
(Amounts expressed in USD thousands, except number of shares and per share data)
For the six months ended June 30, | ||||||||
2014 | 2015 | |||||||
Net revenues: | ||||||||
Product sales | $ | 798,109 | $ | 612,505 | ||||
Product sales – related party | 2,736 | - | ||||||
Processing services | 3,963 | 4,899 | ||||||
Total net revenues | 802,072 | 617,404 | ||||||
Cost of revenues: | ||||||||
Product sales | 698,087 | 533,194 | ||||||
Product sales – related party | 2,559 | - | ||||||
Processing services | 3,062 | 3,145 | ||||||
Total cost of revenues | 701,149 | 536,339 | ||||||
Gross profit | 100,923 | 81,065 | ||||||
Operating expenses (income): | ||||||||
Sales and marketing | 44,989 | 39,969 | ||||||
General and administrative | 33,731 | 29,254 | ||||||
Research and development | 25,698 | 24,584 | ||||||
Other operating income | (5,359 | ) | (13,705 | ) | ||||
Total operating expenses | 99,059 | 80,102 | ||||||
Income from operations | 1,864 | 963 | ||||||
Non-operating expenses (income): | ||||||||
Interest income | (2,501 | ) | (1,675 | ) | ||||
Interest expense | 24,528 | 22,019 | ||||||
Foreign exchange losses (gains) | (187 | ) | 9,889 | |||||
(Gains) losses on derivatives, net | 518 | 4,252 | ||||||
Gain on disposal of subsidiaries | (2,615 | ) | - | |||||
Gains on repurchase of convertible bonds | - | (11,803 | ) | |||||
Fair value change of warrant liability | (2,048 | ) | (841 | ) | ||||
Loss before income tax, noncontrolling interests | (15,831 | ) | (20,878 | ) | ||||
Income tax benefit | 1,997 | 550 | ||||||
Net loss | (13,834 | ) | (20,328 | ) | ||||
Less: net loss attributed to noncontrolling interests | (4 | ) | - | |||||
Net loss attributed to ReneSola Ltd | $ | (13,830 | ) | $ | (20,328 | ) | ||
Loss per share | ||||||||
Basic | $ | (0.07 | ) | $ | (0.10 | ) | ||
Diluted | $ | (0.07 | ) | $ | (0.10 | ) | ||
Weighted average number of shares used in computing loss per share | ||||||||
Basic | 203,370,722 | 204,275,041 | ||||||
Diluted | 203,370,722 | 204,275,041 |
See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements
F-4 |
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(Amounts expressed in USD thousands)
For the six months ended June 30, | ||||||||
2014 | 2015 | |||||||
Net loss | $ | (13,834 | ) | $ | (20,328 | ) | ||
Other comprehensive income(loss): | ||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustment (net of tax of nil) | 646 | (1,040 | ) | |||||
Other comprehensive income(loss) | 646 | (1,040 | ) | |||||
Comprehensive loss | (13,188 | ) | (21,368 | ) | ||||
Less: comprehensive loss attributable to non-controlling interest | (4 | ) | - | |||||
Comprehensive loss attributable to ReneSola Ltd | $ | (13,184 | ) | $ | (21,368 | ) |
See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements
F-5 |
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
(Amounts expressed in USD thousands, except number of shares)
Common shares | Additional paid-in | Retained earnings (accumulated | Accumulated other comprehensive | Equity (Deficit) attributable to ReneSola | Non controlling | Total Equity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | capital | deficit) | income | Ltd | interest | (Deficit) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at January 1,2014 | 203,367,464 | $ | 475,816 | $ | 5,950 | $ | (396,572 | ) | $ | 83,614 | $ | 168,808 | $ | 209 | $ | 169,017 | ||||||||||||||||
Net loss | - | - | - | (13,830 | ) | - | (13,830 | ) | (4 | ) | (13,834 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive income, net of tax | - | - | - | - | 646 | 646 | - | 646 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Share-based compensation | - | - | 1,445 | - | - | 1,445 | - | 1,445 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares exercised by employee | 284,632 | 625 | (404 | ) | - | - | 221 | - | 221 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Repurchase from noncontrolling interest | - | - | - | - | - | - | (205 | ) | (205 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at June 30, 2014 | 203,652,096 | $ | 476,441 | $ | 6,991 | $ | (410,402 | ) | $ | 84,260 | $ | 157,290 | $ | - | $ | 157,290 | ||||||||||||||||
Balance at January 1,2015 | 203,777,464 | $ | 476,766 | $ | 7,512 | $ | (430,202 | ) | $ | 81,080 | $ | 135,156 | $ | - | $ | 135,156 | ||||||||||||||||
Net loss | - | - | - | (20,328 | ) | - | (20,328 | ) | - | (20,328 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax | - | - | - | - | (1,040 | ) | (1,040 | ) | - | (1,040 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Share-based compensation | - | - | 791 | - | - | 791 | - | 791 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares exercised by employee | 850,000 | 1,625 | (1,055 | ) | - | - | 570 | - | 570 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at June 30, 2015 | 204,627,464 | $ | 478,391 | $ | 7,248 | $ | (450,530 | ) | $ | 80,040 | $ | 115,149 | $ | - | $ | 115,149 |
See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements
F-6 |
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Amounts expressed in USD thousands)
Six months ended June 30, | ||||||||
2014 | 2015 | |||||||
Operating activities: | ||||||||
Net loss | $ | (13,834 | ) | $ | (20,328 | ) | ||
Adjustment to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: | ||||||||
Inventory write-down | 799 | 640 | ||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 45,370 | 46,601 | ||||||
Amortization of deferred convertible notes issuance costs and premium | 392 | 254 | ||||||
Allowance of doubtful receivables, advance to suppliers and prepayment for purchases of property, plant and equipment | 5,197 | (1,277 | ) | |||||
Losses on derivatives | 518 | 4,252 | ||||||
Share-based compensation | 1,041 | 791 | ||||||
(Gain) loss on disposal of long-lived assets | 1,255 | (4 | ) | |||||
Gain on disposal of subsidiaries | (2,615 | ) | - | |||||
Gain on disposal of land use right | (573 | ) | - | |||||
Fair value change of warrant liability | (2,048 | ) | (841 | ) | ||||
Gain from settlement of certain payables | - | (6,258 | ) | |||||
Gain on repurchase of convertible notes | - | (11,803 | ) | |||||
Changes in assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
Accounts receivable | 18,642 | 30,133 | ||||||
Inventories | (34,540 | ) | 45,767 | |||||
Advances to suppliers | 4,141 | (16,375 | ) | |||||
Amounts due from related parties | (5,683 | ) | (3,828 | ) | ||||
Value added tax recoverable | 8,018 | 5,406 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 3,727 | (8,745 | ) | |||||
Prepaid land use right, net | 1,741 | (535 | ) | |||||
Accounts payable | (133,608 | ) | (49,389 | ) | ||||
Advances from customers | (58,659 | ) | (47,927 | ) | ||||
Income tax payables | (4,670 | ) | (475 | ) | ||||
Other current liabilities | 10,922 | 124 | ||||||
Deferred project revenue | - | 26,054 | ||||||
Other long-term liabilities | (3,626 | ) | (620 | ) | ||||
Other long-term assets | - | (2,727 | ) | |||||
Accrued warranty expense | 5,076 | 4,406 | ||||||
Deferred tax assets | (1,217 | ) | (1,145 | ) | ||||
Project assets | 1,369 | 8,092 | ||||||
Deferred project costs | - | (20,874 | ) | |||||
Net cash used in operating activities | (152,865 | ) | (20,631 | ) |
See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements
F-7 |
RENESOLA LTD
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS—(Continued)
(Amounts expressed in USD thousands)
Six months ended June 30, | ||||||||
2014 | 2015 | |||||||
Investing activities: | ||||||||
Purchases of property, plant and equipment | (39,330 | ) | (1,661 | ) | ||||
Advances for purchases of property, plant and equipment | (2,446 | ) | (103 | ) | ||||
Cash received from government subsidy | 11,762 | - | ||||||
Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment | 41 | 25 | ||||||
Changes in restricted cash | 95,669 | (20,095 | ) | |||||
Net cash received (paid) on settlement of derivatives | (901 | ) | 606 | |||||
Proceeds from disposal of subsidiaries | 18,473 | - | ||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | 83,268 | (21,228 | ) | |||||
Financing activities: | ||||||||
Proceeds from bank borrowings | 543,197 | 475,612 | ||||||
Proceeds from RPT | - | 3,000 | ||||||
Repayment of bank borrowings | (508,886 | ) | (473,566 | ) | ||||
Proceeds from exercise of stock options | 624 | 221 | ||||||
Paid for repurchase of convertible notes | - | (20,364 | ) | |||||
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | 34,935 | (15,097 | ) | |||||
Effect of exchange rate changes | 6,016 | 261 | ||||||
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents | (28,646 | ) | (56,695 | ) | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year | 86,773 | 99,848 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year | 58,127 | 43,153 | ||||||
Supplemental schedule of non-cash transactions | ||||||||
Payables for purchase of property, plant and equipment | 21,311 | 8,877 | ||||||
Bank notes, included in accounts receivable, used to purchase equipment | 5,965 | 8,220 | ||||||
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information | ||||||||
Interest paid | 24,643 | 22,498 | ||||||
Income tax paid | 3,484 | - |
See notes to consolidated financial statements
F-8 |
(Amounts expressed in USD thousands, except share, per share data or stated otherwise)
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. ORGANIZATION AND NATURE OF OPERATIONS
ReneSola Ltd was incorporated in the British Virgin Island on March 17, 2006. ReneSola Ltd and its subsidiaries (collectively the “Company”) are engaged in the manufacture and sale of solar power products including virgin polysilicon, monocrystalline and multi crystalline solar wafers and photovoltaic (PV) cells and modules. From 2014, the Company began entering into arrangements to develop commercial solar power systems, or solar power projects, which consists primarily of solar power project development, engineering, procurement and construction ("EPC") services. On January 29, 2008, the Company became listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in the United States.
The following table lists all newly established subsidiaries of the Company for the six months ended June 30, 2015:
Subsidiaries | Date of incorporation | Place of incorporation | Percentage of ownership | |||||
Kuancheng Yingchuang Photovoltaic Energy Co., Ltd. ("Renesola Kuancheng") | January 4, 2015 | People’s Republic of China ("PRC") | 100 | % | ||||
Yangcheng Bosheng Photovoltaic Energy Co., Ltd. (“ReneSola Yangcheng”) | January 8, 2015 | PRC | 100 | % | ||||
Anhui Lvying Photovoltaic Energy Co., Ltd. (“ReneSola Anhui”) | January 14, 2015 | PRC | 100 | % | ||||
Zhejiang Kelang Investment Co., Ltd. ("ReneSola Kelang") | February 2, 2015 | PRC | 100 | % | ||||
Poyang Kangsheng Photovoltaic Energy Co., Ltd. ("ReneSola Poyang”) | April 1, 2015 | PRC | 100 | % | ||||
Heilongjiang Jiusan Nongken Shengchuang Photovoltaic Energy Co., Ltd. (“ReneSola Jiusan”) | April 1, 2015 | PRC | 100 | % | ||||
Carlam Hill Farm Solar Park North Limited (“Solar Park North”) | April 1,2015 | United Kingdom ("UK") | 100 | % | ||||
Carlam Hill Farm Solar Park South Limited (“Solar Park South”) | April 2,2015 | UK | 100 | % | ||||
Bransholme Solar C.I.C (“Bransholme”) | June 18,2015 | UK | 100 | % | ||||
Carlam Hill Education C.I.C (“Carlam Hill Education”) | June 18, 2015 | UK | 100 | % |
F-9 |
2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation
The Company is responsible for these unaudited consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”) and include all normal and recurring adjustments that management of the Company considers necessary for a fair presentation of its financial position as of June 30, 2015 and operating results for the six months ended June 30, 2015. The Company prepared these financial statements following the requirements of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) for interim reporting. As permitted under those rules, the Company condensed or omitted certain footnotes or other financial information that are normally required by US GAAP for annual financial statements. These financial statements should be read in combination with the consolidated financial statements in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014.
The operating results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for any other interim period or for the full year.
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that we will continue as a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. The realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business are dependent on, among other things, the Company's ability to generate cash flows from operations, and the Company's ability to arrange adequate financing arrangements, including the renewal or rollover of its bank borrowings, to support its working capital requirements.
The following factors raise substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for the foreseeable future.
· | For the year ended December 31, 2014, the Company incurred a net loss of $33,634 and negative operating cash flows of $121,689. For the six months period ended June 30, 2015, the Company incurred a net loss of $20,328 and negative operating cash flows of $20,631. |
· | As of June 30, 2015, the Company’s current liabilities exceeded current assets by $543,172. While the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $43,153, it had short-term bank borrowings of $653,627 all due within one year and among which the current portion of long-term debt amounting to $17,043, which is not expected to be renewed. |
· | Furthermore, there is a put option held by the Company’s convertible senior note holders, whereby on March 15, 2016, they may require the Company to repurchase for cash all or any portion of the convertible senior notes at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the convertible senior notes plus any accrued and unpaid interest. As of June 30, 2015, the Company’s convertible senior notes payable balance was $62,190. |
However, the Company regards the going concern assumption as appropriate considering the following plans and actions:
· | The Company has performed a review of its cash flow forecast through September 30, 2016. The Company believes that its operating cash flow in the forecasted period will be positive. Management believes the forecast is based on reasonable assumptions including: i) the sales wafers and modules will remain stable, while the cost to produce such modules and wafers is estimated to be marginally lower through the forecasted period, as a result of certain technology improvements and continuous cost control effectiveness; and ii) management expects the solar project business to generate positive cash inflow during the forecasted period. |
· | While there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to refinance its short-term bank borrowings as they become due, historically, the Company has rolled over or obtained replacement borrowings from existing credit for most of its short-term bank loans upon the maturity date of the loans. As of July 31, 2015, the Company successfully rolled-over $285.7 million short-term borrowings outstanding as of December 31, 2014 and has assumed it will continue to be able to do so. |
· | As of July 31, 2015, the Company has unused lines of credit of $110.7 million of which $61.7 million is related to trade financing. Based on the Company’s historical experience, trade facilities funding request will be approved in the normal course provided that the Company submits the required supporting documentation and the amount is within the credit limit granted. |
· | In the first half of 2015, the Company executed sales agreements in connection with the transfer of 13.5 megawatts (“MW”) and completed sales of 6.4MW of utilities scale projects in United Kingdom. As of July 31, 2015, the Company completed the construction and connection of additional 51.1MW utilities scale projects in the United Kingdom, out of which 34.6MW project was sold in August 2015. This is estimated to generate positive cash inflow in the forecasted period. |
F-10 |
Based on the above factors, management believes that adequate sources of liquidity will exist to fund the Company’s working capital and capital expenditures requirements, and to meet its short term debt obligations, other liabilities and commitments as they become due.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and revenues and expenses during the period reported. Actual amounts could differ from those estimates.
Revenue recognition
The Company accounts for the project assets following ASC 360, Accounting for Sales of Real Estate. Under the provisions of real estate accounting, the Company recognizes revenue and the corresponding costs once the sale is consummated, the buyer’s initial and any continuing investments are adequate, the resulting receivables are not subject to subordination and the Company has transferred the customary risk and rewards of ownership to the buyer.
For sales agreements that have conditional repurchase clauses if certain events occur, such as not achieving commercial operation of the project within a certain timeframe, we will not recognize revenue on such sales agreements until the conditional repurchase clauses are of no further force or effect and all other necessary revenue recognition criteria have been met.
The Company has recognized $nil and $12.4 million from sales of project assets for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2015, respectively.
Deferred project costs
Deferred project costs was nil and $20.9 million at December 31, 2014 and June 30, 2015, respectively, and represented costs that are capitalized as project assets for arrangements that are accounted for as real estate transactions after the Company has entered into a definitive sales arrangement, but before the sale is completed or before we have met all criteria to recognize the sale as revenue. We classify deferred project costs as noncurrent if completion of the sale and the meeting of all revenue recognition criteria are not expected within the next 12 months.
Deferred project revenue
Deferred project revenue was nil and $26.1 million at December 31, 2014 and June 30, 2015, respectively, and represented customer payments received or customer billings made under the terms of solar power project related sales contracts for which all revenue recognition criteria for real estate transactions have not yet been met. The associated solar power project related costs are included as deferred project costs. The Company classifies such amounts as current or noncurrent depending on when all revenue recognition criteria are expected to be met, consistent with the classification of the associated deferred project costs.
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3. RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-03 as part of its simplification initiative. The ASU changes the presentation of debt issuance costs in financial statements. Under the ASU, an entity presents such costs in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the related debt liability rather than as an asset. Amortization of the costs is reported as interest expense. The requirement to present debt issuance costs as a direct reduction of the related debt liability (rather than as an asset) is consistent with the presentation of debt discounts under U.S. GAAP. In addition, it converges the guidance in U.S. GAAP with that in International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRSs"), under which transaction costs that are directly attributable to the issuance of a financial liability are treated as an adjustment to the initial carrying amount of the liability. ASU 2015-03 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company does not expect the adoption of ASU 2015-03 to have a significant impact on our financial statement disclosures.
In July, 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-11 as part of its simplification initiative. The ASU changes the way of measurement on inventory, which currently requires an entity to measure inventory at the lower of cost or market. Market could be replacement cost, net realizable value, or net realizable value less an approximately normal profit margin. The amendments in this ASU require an entity to measure inventory within the scope of this ASU at the lower of cost and net realizable value. Subsequent measurement is unchanged for inventory measured using last-in, first-out (LIFO) or the retail inventory method. For public business entities, ASU 2015-11 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company is still in the process of assessing the potential financial impact to the Company.
4. ALLOWANCES FOR DOUBTFUL RECEIVABLES AND ADVANCES
Allowances for doubtful receivables are comprised of allowances for accounts receivable and allowances for other receivables. The Company establishes an allowance for doubtful accounts primarily based on factors surrounding the credit risk of specific customers.
F-12 |
Analysis of allowances for accounts receivable is as follows:
At December 31, 2014 | At June 30, 2015 | |||||||
Beginning of the period | $ | 4,870 | $ | 7,638 | ||||
Allowances (reversal) made during the period | 5,436 | (1,809 | ) | |||||
Write off | (2,371 | ) | (1,318 | ) | ||||
Foreign exchange effect | (297 | ) | (20 | ) | ||||
Closing balance | $ | 7,638 | $ | 4,491 |
Analysis of allowances for other receivables is as follows:
At December 31, 2014 | At June 30, 2015 | |||||||
Beginning of the period | $ | 8,905 | $ | 9,131 | ||||
Allowances (reversal) made during the period | 235 | (235 | ) | |||||
Write off | - | (3 | ) | |||||
Foreign exchange effect | (9 | ) | 2 | |||||
Closing balance | $ | 9,131 | $ | 8,895 |
Analysis of allowances for advances for purchases of property, plant and equipment is as follows:
At December 31, 2014 | At June 30, 2015 | |||||||
Beginning of the period | $ | 1,306 | $ | 1,286 | ||||
Allowances made during the period | 13 | 761 | ||||||
Foreign exchange effect | (33 | ) | - | |||||
Closing balance | $ | 1,286 | $ | 2,047 |
Analysis of allowances for advances to suppliers is as follows:
At December 31, 2014 | At June 30, 2015 | |||||||
Beginning of the period | $ | 4,443 | $ | 4,460 | ||||
Allowances made during the period | 26 | 6 | ||||||
Foreign exchange effect | (9 | ) | 2 | |||||
Closing balance | $ | 4,460 | $ | 4,468 |
5. INVENTORIES
At December 31, 2014 | At June 30, 2015 | |||||||
Raw materials | $ | 91,045 | $ | 32,657 | ||||
Work-in-process | 39,938 | 35,027 | ||||||
Finished goods | 226,378 | 209,974 | ||||||
Total inventories | $ | 357,361 | $ | 277,658 |
For the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2015, inventory was written down by$799 and $640 respectively, to reflect the lower of cost or market.
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6. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
The Company adopted ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures”, which provides a framework for measuring fair value under U.S. GAAP, and expanded disclosure requirements about assets and liabilities measured at fair value. The Company utilizes a hierarchy for inputs used in measuring fair value that gives the highest priority to observable inputs and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs as follows:
• | Level 1-Observable unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. |
• | Level 2-Observable inputs other than quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities, for which all significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly. |
• | Level 3-Unobservable inputs to the valuation methodology those are significant to the measurement of fair value of assets or liabilities. |
Assets and liabilities carried at fair value as of June 30, 2015 are classified in the categories described above based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.
Recurring basis
The following table displays assets and liabilities measured on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet at fair value on a recurring basis subsequent to initial recognition:
As of June 30, 2015 | ||||||||||||||||
Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using | ||||||||||||||||
Total Fair Value and Carrying Value on the Balance Sheet | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | |||||||||||||
Cross currency forward exchange contracts -recorded as derivative assets | 1,577 | - | 1,577 | - | ||||||||||||
Cross currency forward exchange contracts -recorded as derivative liabilities | (4,747 | ) | - | (4,747 | ) | - | ||||||||||
Warrant liability | (1,050 | ) | - | (1,050 | ) | - | ||||||||||
$ | (4,220 | ) | - | $ | (4,220 | ) | - |
As of December 31, 2014 | ||||||||||||||||
Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using | ||||||||||||||||
Total Fair Value and Carrying Value on the Balance Sheet | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | |||||||||||||
Cross currency forward exchange contracts -recorded as derivative assets | 1,688 | - | 1,688 | - | ||||||||||||
Cross currency forward exchange contracts -recorded as derivative liabilities | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Warrant liability | (1,890 | ) | - | (1,890 | ) | - | ||||||||||
$ | (202 | ) | $ | - | $ | (202 | ) | $ | - |
Derivatives-The Company's use of derivatives primarily consists of foreign currency forward contracts. As quoted prices in active markets for identical assets are not available, the Company uses quotes obtained from professional pricing sources. The Company performs internal validation procedures on quotes from pricing sources using valuation techniques commonly used in the industry, and also considers the credit ratings of respective counterparties in determining the impact of risk of defaults on the valuation of derivative assets. These fair value measurements are classified as level 2.
Warrant liability-The fair value of the warrant liability (see Footnote 9) was determined using the Monte Carlo Model, with certain inputs significant to the valuation methodology classified as level 2.
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Cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable, accounts due to and from related parties, and short-term borrowings are carried at cost on the consolidated balance sheets and the carrying amount approximates their fair value because of the short-term nature of these financial instruments.
The carrying amount of the Company’s outstanding convertible notes as of December 31, 2014 and June 30, 2015 was $94.6 million and $62.2 million, respectively. The estimated fair value of those debts was $56.0 million and $46.7 million, respectively, as of December 31, 2014 and June 30, 2015. The fair value was measured based on observable market quotes and is therefore considered a level 1 fair value measurement.
The Company’s long-term bank borrowing consists of floating rate loans that are reset annually. The carrying amount of long-term borrowings (including the current portions) was $73.3 million and $58.2 million of December 31, 2014 and June 30, 2015, respectively. The estimated fair value of long-term borrowings (including the current portions) was $71.8 million and $57.2 million as of December 31, 2014 and June 30, 2015, respectively. The fair value is measured using discounted cash flow technique based on current rates for comparable loans on the respective valuation date and it therefore considered a level 2 input.
7. INCOME TAXES
The effective tax rate is based on expected income (loss), statutory tax rates and incentives available in the various jurisdictions in which the Company operates. For interim financial reporting, the Company estimates the annual tax rate based on projected taxable income for the full year and records a quarterly income tax provision (benefit) in accordance with the ASC No. 740-270, “Income tax— Interim reporting”. As the year progresses, the Company refines the estimates of the year’s taxable income as new information becomes available. This continual estimation process often results in a change to the expected effective tax rate for the year. When this occurs, the Company adjusts the income tax provision (benefit) during the quarter in which the change in estimate occurs so that the year-to-date provision reflects the expected annual tax rate.
The Company considers positive and negative evidence to determine whether some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will more likely than not be realized. This assessment considers, among other matters, the nature, frequency and severity of recent losses, forecasts of future profitability, the duration of statutory carryforward periods, the Company’s experience with tax attributes expiring unused and tax planning alternatives. Valuation allowances have been established for deferred tax assets based on a more-likely-than- not threshold. The Company’s ability to realize deferred tax assets depends on its ability to generate sufficient taxable income within the carryforward periods provided for in the tax law.
The income tax benefits for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2015 were $2.0 million and $0.6 million respectively. The Company’s effective tax rates for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2015 were 12.6% and 2.6% respectively. The decrease of effective tax rate was mainly because the release of valuation allowances of certain subsidiaries which were expected to generate profit in the current year.
8. BORROWINGS
The Company’s bank borrowings consist of the following:
At December 31, 2014 | At June 30, 2015 | |||||||
Short-term | $ | 624,871 | $ | 636,584 | ||||
Long-term, current portion | 29,804 | 17,043 | ||||||
Subtotal | 654,675 | 653,627 | ||||||
Long-term | 43,452 | 41,117 | ||||||
$ | 698,127 | $ | 694,744 |
As of December 31, 2014 and June 30, 2015, the maximum bank credit facilities granted to the Company were $842,670 and $839,980, respectively, of which, $735,786 and $729,285 were drawn down, and $106,884 and $110,695 were available as of December 31, 2014 and June 30, 2015, respectively. The available lines of credit as of June 30, 2015 are subject to annual review and renewal by the financial institutions.
As of December 31, 2014, short-term borrowings of $353,549 and long-term borrowings of $10,533 were secured by property, plant and equipment with carrying amounts of $617,468, prepaid land use right of $33,467 and accounts receivable of $12,948. As of June 30, 2015, short-term borrowings of $560,327 and long-term borrowings of $9,011 were secured by property, plant and equipment with carrying amounts of $523,320, prepaid land use right of $33,736 and accounts receivable of $10,102.
In addition, $301,774 and $292,777 of borrowings were guaranteed by personal assets of Mr. Xianshou Li, the Company's chief executive officer, and his family as of December 31, 2014 and June 30, 2015, respectively.
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a) Short-term
Interest rates for all short-term borrowings are variable for certain short-term borrowings, and are updated monthly. The weighted average interest rate of short term loans was 5.75% and 5.71% in the years ended December 31, 2014 and six months ended June 30, 2015, respectively. The borrowings are repayable within one year.
b) Long-term
Interest rates are variable for certain portions of the long-term borrowings, and are updated every three months, once a year or according to a predetermined schedule. The weighted average interest rate of long-term borrowings was 6.91% and 6.94% in the year ended December 31, 2014 and six months ended June 30, 2015, respectively.
As of June 30, 2015, the Company was in compliance with all debt covenants. Future principal repayment on the long-term bank loans are as follows:
2015 | $ | 16,483 | ||
2016 | 1,171 | |||
2017 | 33,152 | |||
2018 | 1,270 | |||
2019 and after | 6,084 | |||
$ | 58,160 |
c) Interest expense
Interest expense incurred for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2015 was $24,776 and $22,019 respectively, of which $248 and $nil has been capitalized in the carrying value of property, plant and equipment.
9. OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES
The Company’s other current liabilities are summarized below:
At December 31, 2014 | At June 30, 2015 | |||||||
Payable for purchase of property, plant and equipment | $ | 71,285 | $ | 54,382 | ||||
Other payables | 55,339 | 58,805 | ||||||
$ | 126,624 | $ | 113,187 |
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10. WARRANT LIBILITY
In connection with the public offering of the Company’s common stock that closed on September 16, 2013, the Company issued to its underwriters, a warrant to purchase up to a total of 10,500,000 shares of common stock (35% of the shares sold in the public offering) at $6.04 per ADS (aggregate of 5,250,000 ADSs) or $3.02 per share. The option is exercisable from September 16, 2013 to September 16, 2017. There are three ways in which the Company might settle the warrant liability: i) physical delivery of Shares, ii) physical delivery of ADS (at the election of the holder) or iii) net share settlement, if unable to register the shares in the case of i and ii. Warrants are separately transferable, and the holder can choose to exercise the warrant in whole or part. The exercise price is subject to adjustment under several circumstances and also to anti-dilution adjustments. All the warrants are outstanding as of June 30, 2015.
This warrant does not trade in an active securities market, and as such, the Company estimates its fair value using the Monte Carlo Simulation as of June 30, 2015 using the following main assumptions:
As June 30, | ||||
2015 | ||||
Stock price | $ | 1.37 | ||
Exercise price | $ | 6.04 | ||
Annual dividend yield | -% | |||
Time to maturity | 2.2 | |||
Risk-free interest rate | 0.71 | % | ||
Expected volatility | 79.4 | % |
The following is a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of warrants liability measured at fair value on a recurring basis using Level 2 inputs:
As June 30, | ||||
2015 | ||||
Beginning balance | $ | 1,890 | ||
Warrants issued | - | |||
Fair value change of the issued warrants included in earnings | (840 | ) | ||
Ending balance | $ | 1,050 |
Following is a summary of the warrants activity:
Number | Weighted Average Exercise Price | Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life | ||||||||||
Outstanding as of December 31, 2014 | 10,500,000 | $ | 3.02 | 2.7 | ||||||||
Granted | - | - | - | |||||||||
Forfeited | - | - | - | |||||||||
Exercised | - | - | - | |||||||||
Outstanding as of June 30, 2015 | 10,500,000 | $ | 3.02 | 2.2 |
The fair value of the 10,500,000 shares underlying the warrant outstanding as of June 30, 2015 was determined using the Monte Carlo Simulation, see Footnote 5.
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11. SHARE BASED COMPENSATION
Stock Incentive Plan
There was no change in the share incentive plan or modification in the six months ended June 30, 2015. A summary of the option activity is as follows:
Number of Options | Weighted Average Exercise Prices | Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life | Aggregate Intrinsic Value | |||||||||||||
Options | ||||||||||||||||
Outstanding on January 1, 2015 | 7,401,800 | 0.74 | 2.31 | - | ||||||||||||
Granted | 575,000 | 0.74 | 5.50 | - | ||||||||||||
Exercised | (750,000 | ) | 0.74 | 0.01 | N/A | |||||||||||
Forfeited | (1,443,000 | ) | 0.74 | N/A | - | |||||||||||
Outstanding on June 30, 2015 | 5,783,800 | 0.74 | 3.27 | - | ||||||||||||
Vested or expected to vest at June 30, 2015 | 5,760,578 | 0.62 | 2.46 | - | ||||||||||||
Exercisable at June 30, 2015 | 3,865,186 | 0.74 | 0.97 | - |
The fair value of each option grant is estimated on the date of grant or modification using the Black-Scholes option pricing model using the assumptions noted below.
Average risk-free rate of return | Weighted average expected option life | Volatility rate | Dividend yield | |||||||||||
Granted in 2015 | 1.65 | % | 4.5 years | 174.53 | % | 0 | % |
The weighted average grant date fair value of options granted during six months ended June 30, 2015 was $0.64.
As of June 30, 2015, there was $2,595 in total unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested share-based compensation arrangements granted under the Plan, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 3.5 years.
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Restricted Share Units
A summary of the RSUs activity is as follows:
Number of shares | Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value | Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life | ||||||||||
RSUs | ||||||||||||
Outstanding on January 1, 2015 | 750,000 | 2.72 | 2.29 | |||||||||
Granted | - | - | - | |||||||||
Vested | 100,000 | 2.72 | N/A | |||||||||
Outstanding on June 30, 2015 | 650,000 | 2.72 | 2.15 |
The RSUs are measured based on the fair market value of the underlying common stock on the dates of grant. The aggregate compensation cost for RSUs recorded under the Plan was $101 for the six months ended June 30, 2015.
As of June 30, 2015, there was $738 in total unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested RSUs, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.2 years.
12. EARNINGS PER SHARE
Basic and diluted earnings per share have been calculated as follows:
For the Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||
2014 | 2015 | |||||||
Net loss attributed to holder of ordinary shares | $ | (13,830 | ) | $ | (20,328 | ) | ||
Net loss adjusted for dilutive securities | (13,830 | ) | (20,328 | ) | ||||
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding-basic and diluted | 203,370,722 | 204,275,041 | ||||||
Basic loss per share | $ | (0.07 | ) | $ | (0.10 | ) | ||
Diluted loss per share | $ | (0.07 | ) | $ | (0.10 | ) |
Diluted earnings per share excludes 22,915,216 and 11,792,642 common shares issuable upon the assumed conversion of the convertible debt, share options and restricted shares for six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2015, respectively, as their effect would have been anti-dilutive.
The Company issues ordinary shares to its share depository bank which will be used to settle stock option awards upon their exercise. Any ordinary shares not used in the settlement of stock option awards will be returned to the Company. As of December 31, 2014 and June 30, 2015, there are 1,068,600 and 318,600 ordinary shares, respectively, that are legally issued to the share depository bank but are treated as escrowed shares for accounting purposes and therefore, have been excluded from the computation of earnings per share.
13. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
a) Product warranties
The Company offers warranties on its products and records an estimate of the associated liabilities. Product warranty activity during the years ended December 31, 2014 and for the six months ended June 30, 2015 was as follows:
At December 31, | At June 30, | |||||||
2014 | 2015 | |||||||
$ | $ | |||||||
Beginning balance | 20,612 | 31,778 | ||||||
Warranty provision | 13,077 | 4,393 | ||||||
Warranty cost incurred | (1,351 | ) | (16 | ) | ||||
Foreign exchange effect | (560 | ) | 30 | |||||
Ending balance | 31,778 | 36,185 |
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b) Legal matters
The Company is a party to legal matters and claims in the normal course of its operations. While the Company believes that the ultimate outcome of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows, the outcome of these matters is not determinable with certainty and negative outcomes may adversely affect the Company.
In June 2011, CEP Ltd., or CEP, one of our module customers, sued us in the High Court in Hong Kong for damages for breach of a sales contract. We denied CEP’s assertion and defended that the termination of the sales contract was due to CEP’s material breach of the sales contract by failure to provide a letter of credit in accordance with the sales contract. A pre-trial set in October 2013 and a five-day trial set in December 2013 were held. On April 4, 2014, the High Court of Hong Kong handed down judgment and dismissed CEP’s case. Then CEP applied for the appeal and the trail was heard before the Court of Appeal on February 11, 2015. Eventually, the judgement was handed down on March 12, 2015, and the Court of Appeal dismissed the CEP's appeal.
In November 2013, Jiangsu Shuangliang Boiler Co., Ltd., or Jiangsu Shuangliang, one of our suppliers of polysilicon equipment, filed a case with Shanghai International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission, against Sichuan ReneSola. The arbitration involved a payment for deoxidization furnaces we bought from Jiangsu Shuangliang of approximately RMB55.7 million ($9.2 million), and a penalty of approximately RMB6.7 million ($1.1 million); and Sichuan ReneSola then filed a case to counterclaim against Jiangsu Shuangliang for the compensation of approximately RMB31.6 million ($5.2 million) in relation to the water leaking problems arising with the deoxidization furnaces Jiangsu Shuangliang sold to us. On June 30, 2015 Jiangsu Shuangliang and Sichuan ReneSola entered into a settlement agreement, in which the parties have agreed that Sichuan ReneSola shall pay RMB 36.5 million to Jiangsu Shuangliang as agreed amount of payment for purchase to settle the original aggregate purchase amount of RMB55.7 million, and this amount shall be paid by six installments by the end of 2015. On July 14, 2015 the arbitral tribunal has rendered an arbitral award in accordance with the aforementioned settlement agreement. For six months ended June 30, 2015, the Company recorded the difference between RMB55.7 million and RMB36.5 million as other operating income.
14. SEGMENT REPORTING
The Company operates two principal reportable business segments: Wafer and Cell and module. The Wafer segment involves the manufacture and sales of monocrystalline and multicrystalline solar wafers and processing services. The Cell and module segment involves manufacture and sale of PV cells and modules. Revenues and expenses, generated from one solar power plant and other unallocated costs and expenses are recorded in Other. The transactions between reportable segments relate to supplier contracts for the sales of wafers and modules. These transactions are executed based on the stated contract prices, with similar terms and conditions as sales to third parties.
The chief operating decision maker is the chief executive officer of the Company.
The Company only reports the segment information of net sales and gross profit, to conform to the information the chief operating decision maker receives to assess the financial performance and allocate resources. There are no differences between the measurements of the Company's reportable segment's gross profit and the Company's consolidated gross profit, as the Company uses the same profit measurement for all of the reportable segments and the consolidated entity. Furthermore, the Company's chief operating decision maker is not provided with asset information by segment. As such, no asset information by segment is presented.
The following table summarizes the Company’s revenues generated from each segment:
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wafer | Cell and module | Other | Elimination | Total | ||||||||||||||||
Net sales | $ | 618,851 | $ | 766,613 | $ | 5,170 | $ | (588,562 | ) | $ | 802,072 | |||||||||
-External sales | 175,481 | 621,421 | 5,170 | - | 802,072 | |||||||||||||||
-Intersegment sales | 443,370 | 145,192 | - | (588,562 | ) | - | ||||||||||||||
Gross (loss) profit | $ | 33,432 | $ | 65,242 | $ | 2,494 | $ | (245 | ) | $ | 100,923 |
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wafer | Cell and module | Other | Elimination | Total | ||||||||||||||||
Net sales | $ | 488,240 | $ | 585,734 | $ | 15,405 | $ | (471,975 | ) | $ | 617,404 | |||||||||
-External sales | 163,118 | 438,881 | 15,405 | - | 617,404 | |||||||||||||||
-Intersegment sales | 325,122 | 146,853 | - | (471,975 | ) | - | ||||||||||||||
Gross (loss) profit | $ | 31,963 | $ | 47,285 | $ | 3,212 | $ | (1,395 | ) | $ | 81,065 |
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The following table summarizes the Company’s revenues generated from each product:
For the Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||
2014 | 2015 | |||||||
Solar wafers | $ | 88,251 | $ | 89,278 | ||||
Service revenue from tolling arrangement | 3,963 | 4,899 | ||||||
Solar modules | 686,740 | 489,167 | ||||||
Solar power project | - | 12,367 | ||||||
Power | 5,848 | 3,086 | ||||||
Solar cells | 2,310 | 7,293 | ||||||
Other materials | 14,960 | 11,314 | ||||||
Total | $ | 802,072 | $ | 617,404 |
15. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Subsequent to June 30, 2015, the Company obtained new financings totaling $24.6 million, which are short-term borrowings, to meet its working capital needs.
In September 2015, approximately $14.0 million par value Notes was repurchased using cash of $13.1 million.
In August 2015, the Company entered into an agreement with FS Port Farm Limited (“Foresight Group”) to sell a solar power project of 34.6MW.
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Exhibit 99.2
Unless otherwise indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, the “Company” or “ReneSola” refers to ReneSola Ltd, its predecessor entities and its subsidiaries. “China” or “PRC” refers to the People’s Republic of China, excluding Taiwan and the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau. “RMB” or “Renminbi” refers to the legal currency of China. “$”and “U.S. dollars” refer to the legal currency of the United States.
SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA OF THE COMPANY
The following selected data from the unaudited consolidated income statements for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2015 and the selected consolidated balance sheet data as of December 31, 2014 and the selected unaudited consolidated balance sheet data as of June 30, 2015 are derived from the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this current report on Form 6-K. The selected consolidated financial data should be read in conjunction with the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company, the related notes included elsewhere in this current report on Form 6-K and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” below. The Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are prepared and presented in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and are on the same basis as the audited consolidated financial data. The unaudited financial information includes all adjustments, consisting of normal and recurring adjustments, that the Company considers necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s financial position and operating results for the periods presented. The Company’s unaudited results for the six months ended June 30, 2015 may not be indicative of the results for the full year ending December 31, 2015.
This report contains translations of certain Renminbi amounts into U.S. dollars at the rate of RMB6.2000 to $1.00, the noon buying rate in effect on June 30, 2015, as set forth in the H.10 Statistical Release of the Federal Reserve Bank Board. The Company makes no representation that the Renminbi or U.S. dollar amounts referred to in this report could have been or could be converted into U.S. dollars or Renminbi, as the case may be, at any particular rate or at all.
For the Six Months Ended June 30 | ||||||||
2014 | 2015 | |||||||
(in thousands, except number of shares, per share data and per American Depositary Shares (“ADS”) data) | ||||||||
Unaudited Consolidated Income Statements | ||||||||
Net revenues | $ | 802,072 | $ | 617,404 | ||||
Cost of revenues | (701,149 | ) | (536,339 | ) | ||||
Gross profit | 100,923 | 81,065 | ||||||
Operating (expenses) income: | ||||||||
Sales and marketing | (44,989 | ) | (39,969 | ) | ||||
General and administrative | (33,731 | ) | (29,254 | ) | ||||
Research and development | (25,698 | ) | (24,584 | ) | ||||
Other operating income | 5,359 | 13,705 | ||||||
Total operating expenses | (99,059 | ) | (80,102 | ) | ||||
Income from operations | 1,864 | 963 | ||||||
Non-operating (expenses) income: | ||||||||
Interest income | 2,501 | 1,675 | ||||||
Interest expense | (24,528 | ) | (22,019 | ) | ||||
Foreign exchange gains (losses) | 187 | (9,889 | ) | |||||
Losses on derivatives, net | (518 | ) | (4,252 | ) | ||||
Gain on disposal of subsidiaries | 2,615 | — | ||||||
Gains on repurchase of convertible notes | — | 11,803 | ||||||
Fair value change of warrant liability | 2,048 | 841 | ||||||
Loss before income tax, non-controlling interests | (15,831 | ) | (20,878 | ) | ||||
Income tax benefit | 1,997 | 550 | ||||||
Net loss | (13,834 | ) | (20,328 | ) | ||||
Less: Net loss attributable to non-controlling interests | (4 | ) | — | |||||
Net loss attributable to holders of ordinary shares | $ | (13,830 | ) | $ | (20,328 | ) | ||
Loss per share | ||||||||
Basic | $ | (0.07 | ) | $ | (0.10 | ) | ||
Diluted | $ | (0.07 | ) | $ | (0.10 | ) | ||
Loss per ADS | ||||||||
Basic | $ | (0.14 | ) | $ | (0.20 | ) | ||
Diluted | $ | (0.14 | ) | $ | (0.20 | ) | ||
Weighted average number of shares used in computing loss per share | ||||||||
Basic | 203,370,722 | 204,275,041 | ||||||
Diluted | 203,370,722 | 204,275,041 |
As of December 31 | As of June 30 | |||||||
2014 | 2015 | |||||||
(audited) | (unaudited) | |||||||
Consolidated Balance Sheet Data | (in thousands) | |||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 99,848 | $ | 43,153 | ||||
Inventories | 357,361 | 277,658 | ||||||
Advances to suppliers - current, net | 27,494 | 44,566 | ||||||
Total current assets | 859,531 | 736,683 | ||||||
Property, plant and equipment, net | 750,298 | 705,256 | ||||||
Advances to suppliers - non-current, net | — | — | ||||||
Advances for purchases of property, plant and equipment , net | 1,756 | 169 | ||||||
Total assets | 1,669,008 | 1,525,267 | ||||||
Short-term borrowings | 654,675 | 653,627 | ||||||
Convertible notes payable, current portion | - | 62,190 | ||||||
Advances from customers - current | 84,412 | 32,656 | ||||||
Total current liabilities | 1,336,792 | 1,279,855 | ||||||
Total shareholders’ equity | 135,156 | 115,149 | ||||||
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity | $ | 1,669,008 | $ | 1,525,267 |
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Results of Operations
The following table sets forth a summary, for the periods indicated, of the unaudited consolidated results of operations of the Company with each item expressed as a percentage of total net revenues.
For the Six Months Ended June 30 | ||||||||||||||||
2014 | 2015 | |||||||||||||||
(in thousands, except percentages) | ||||||||||||||||
Unaudited Consolidated Income Statements | ||||||||||||||||
Net revenues | ||||||||||||||||
Solar wafers(1)(2) | $ | 103,211 | 12.9 | % | $ | 100,592 | 16.3 | % | ||||||||
Solar modules(3)(4)(5)(6) | 698,861 | 87.1 | 516,812 | 83.7 | ||||||||||||
Total | 802,072 | 100.0 | 617,404 | 100.0 | ||||||||||||
Cost of revenues | ||||||||||||||||
Solar wafers(7) | (96,524 | ) | (12.0 | ) | (93,915 | ) | (15.2 | ) | ||||||||
Solar modules | (604,625 | ) | (75.4 | ) | (442,424 | ) | (71.7 | ) | ||||||||
Total | (701,149 | ) | (87.4 | ) | (536,339 | ) | (86.9 | ) | ||||||||
Gross profit | ||||||||||||||||
Solar wafers | 6,687 | 0.8 | 6,677 | 1.1 | ||||||||||||
Solar modules | 94,236 | 11.7 | 74,388 | 12.0 | ||||||||||||
Total | 100,923 | 12.6 | 81,065 | 13.1 | ||||||||||||
Operating (expenses) income: | ||||||||||||||||
Sales and marketing | (44,989 | ) | (5.6 | ) | (39,969 | ) | (6.5 | ) | ||||||||
General and administrative | (33,731 | ) | (4.2 | ) | (29,254 | ) | (4.7 | ) | ||||||||
Research and development | (25,698 | ) | (3.2 | ) | (24,584 | ) | (4.0 | ) | ||||||||
Other operating income | 5,359 | 0.7 | 13,705 | 2.2 | ||||||||||||
Total operating expenses | (99,059 | ) | (12.3 | ) | (80,102 | ) | (13.0 | ) | ||||||||
Income from operations | 1,864 | 0.2 | 963 | 0.2 | ||||||||||||
Non-operating (expenses) income: | ||||||||||||||||
Interest income | 2,501 | 0.3 | 1,675 | 0.3 | ||||||||||||
Interest expense | (24,528 | ) | (3.1 | ) | (22,019 | ) | (3.6 | ) | ||||||||
Foreign exchange gains (losses) | 187 | —(*) | (9,889 | ) | (1.6 | ) | ||||||||||
Losses on derivatives, net | (518 | ) | (0.1 | ) | (4,252 | ) | (0.7 | ) | ||||||||
Gain on disposal of subsidiaries | 2,615 | 0.3 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Gains on repurchase of convertible bonds | — | — | 11,803 | 1.9 | ||||||||||||
Fair value change of warrant liability | 2,048 | 0.3 | 841 | 0.1 | ||||||||||||
Loss before income tax, non-controlling interests | (15,831 | ) | (2.0 | ) | (20,878 | ) | (3.4 | ) | ||||||||
Income tax benefit | 1,997 | 0.2 | 550 | 0.1 | ||||||||||||
Net loss | (13,834 | ) | (1.7 | ) | (20,328 | ) | (3.3 | ) | ||||||||
Less: Net loss attributed to non-controlling interests | (4 | ) | —(*) | — | — | |||||||||||
Net loss attributed to holders of ordinary shares | $ | (13,830 | ) | (1.7 | )% | (20,328 | ) | (3.3 | ) |
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(*) | Less than 0.1%. |
(1) | Included approximately $15.0 million and $11.3 million from sales of other materials for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2015, respectively. |
(2) | Included approximately $2.7 million and nil of net revenues in the Company’s solar wafer segment from products sold to related parties for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2015, respectively. Net revenues in the Company’s solar wafer segment from products sold to related parties accounted for 0.3% and nil of total net revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2015, respectively. |
(3) | Included approximately $2.3 million and $7.3 million from sales of solar cells for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2015, respectively. |
(4) | Included approximately $4.0 million and $4.9 million from service revenue from tolling arrangement with respect to solar modules for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2015, respectively. |
(5) | Included approximately $5.8 million and $3.1 million from sales of electricity generated by the Company’s power systems held for use for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2015, respectively. |
(6) | Included approximately nil and $12.4 million from sale of one solar power project for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2015, respectively. |
(7) | Included approximately $2.6 million and nil of cost of revenues in the Company’s solar wafer segment from product sold to related parties for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2015, respectively. Cost of revenues of the Company’s solar wafer segment from product sold to related parties accounted for 0.3% and nil of total net revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2015, respectively. |
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Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2014.
Net Revenues. Net revenues decreased from $802.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014 to $617.4 million for the same period in 2015, primarily due to lower module shipments, which is consistent with the Company’s strategies of its expanding downstream business and scaling back its module business. Sales to related parties was $2.7 million and nil for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2015, respectively.
Net revenues were $100.6 million for the Company’s wafer sales segment and $516.8 million for its module sales segment for the six months ended June 30, 2015, compared to $103.2 million for its wafer sales segment and $698.9 million for its module sales segment for the same period in 2014. The decrease in net revenue for wafers and modules sales was primarily due to the Company’s ongoing strategic shift towards downstream project business, which includes using the wafers and modules for projects rather than for sales to third parties, and the Company’s efforts to scale back its module business. In addition, the decrease in net revenues for modules was partially affected by appreciation of the US dollar, especially against the euro in the first quarter of 2015.
Cost of Revenues. Cost of revenues decreased from $701.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014 to $536.3 million for the same period in 2015. Specifically, cost of revenues for the Company’s wafer sales segment decreased from $96.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014 to $93.9 million for the same period in 2015, primarily due to a decrease in shipments volume of wafers. Cost of revenues for the module sales segment decreased from $604.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014 to $442.4 million for the same period in 2015, primarily due to a decrease in the module shipment, as well as the Company’s continuous effort on reducing module cost.
Gross Profit. Gross profit decreased from $100.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014 to $81.1 million for the same period in 2015, while the gross margin increased from 12.6% for the six months ended June 30, 2014 to 13.1% for the same period in 2015. The increase in gross margin was primarily due to the reduction of module cost.
Gross profit from the Company’s wafer sales segment remained stable at $6.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014, representing a gross margin of 6.5%, and $6.7 million for the same period in 2015, representing a gross margin of 6.6%.
Gross profit from the Company’s module sales segment decreased from $94.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014, representing a gross margin of 13.5%, to $74.4 million for the same period in 2015, representing a gross margin of 14.4%, primarily due to a decrease in module shipment, partially offset by a decrease in module production cost.
Sales and Marketing Expenses. Sales and marketing expenses decreased from $45.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014 to $40.0 million for the same period in 2015. Sales and marketing expenses as a percentage of net revenues increased from 5.6% for the six months ended June 30, 2014 to 6.5% for the same period in 2015, primarily due to lower module shipments.
General and Administrative Expenses. General and administrative expenses decreased from $33.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014 to $29.3 million for the same period in 2015, primarily because the Company strengthened its controls over expenses. General and administrative expenses as a percentage of net revenues increased from 4.2% for the six months ended June 30, 2014 to 4.7% for the same period in 2015 due to the decrease in revenues.
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Research and Development Expenses. Research and development expenses decreased from $25.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014 to $24.6 million for the same period in 2015, primarily due to the Company’s strategic shift to downstream business which requires less R&D investment. However, research and development expenses as a percentage of net revenues increased from 3.2% for six months ended June 30, 2014 to 4.0% for the same period in 2015.
Other Operating (expenses) Income. Other operating income increased from $5.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014 to $13.7 million for the same period in 2015. Other operating income for the six months ended June 30, 2015, consisted primarily of discounts obtained in connection with the settlement of certain payables. Other operating income for the six months ended June 30, 2014, consisted primarily of gains on disposal of fixed assets and land use right.
Interest Income and Expenses. Interest income decreased from $2.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014 to $1.7 million for the same period in 2015 due to lower balance of cash deposits. Interest expense decreased from $24.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014 to $22.0 million for the same period in 2015, primarily due to a decrease in borrowings.
Foreign Exchange Gains or Losses, Net. Foreign exchange gains for the six months ended June 30, 2014 was $0.2 million, compared to foreign exchange losses of $9.9 million for the same period in 2015. The change is primarily due to loss from depreciation of euro and pounds against U.S. dollars.
Losses on Derivatives, Net. The Company recorded a net loss on derivatives, net, of $0.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014, compared to a net loss on derivatives, net, of $4.3 million for the same period in 2015.
Gain on Repurchase of Convertible Notes. The Company did not repurchase any convertible notes for the six months ended June 30, 2014, while the Company recognized a gain on repurchase of convertible notes of $11.8 million during the same period in 2015.
Fair Value Change of Warrant Liability. The Company recognized a gain from a fair value change of warrant liability of $2.0 million and $0.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2015, respectively.
Income Tax Benefit. Income tax benefit for the six months ended June 30, 2014 was $2.0 million, compared to an income tax benefit of $0.6 million for the same period in 2015. The effective tax rates for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2015 were 12.6% and 2.6%, respectively. The decrease of effective tax rate was primarily due to the release of deferred tax asset valuation allowances of certain subsidiaries which were expected to generate profit in first half of the current year.
Net Loss Attributable to Holders of Ordinary Shares. As a result of the foregoing, the Company had a net loss attributable to holders of ordinary shares of $13.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014, compared to a net loss attributable to holders of ordinary shares of $20.3 million for the same period in 2015.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
For the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Company incurred a negative operating cash flow of $20.6 million, compared with a negative operating cash flow of $152.9 million for the same period in 2014. As of December 31, 2014 and June 30, 2015, the Company’s current liabilities exceeded its current assets by $477.3 million and $543.2 million, respectively.
Furthermore, there is a put option held by the Company’s convertible senior note holders, whereby on March 15, 2016, they may require the Company to repurchase for cash all or any portion of the convertible senior notes at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the convertible senior notes plus any accrued and unpaid interest. As of June 30, 2015, the Company’s convertible senior notes payable balance was $62.2 million.
The Company has taken, and will continue to take, the following measures to manage its liquidity. The Company closely monitors and manages its working capital requirements, which involves seeking extended payment terms from its suppliers, continues to strengthen its accounts receivable collection efforts and complies with more stringent inventory management procedures. It is also considering liquidating accounts receivable by discounting banknotes with relevant financial institutions. The Company has also obtained additional debt facilities to fund its working capital needs. In the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Company obtained new financings totaling $181.8 million, which comprised of $178.6 million in short-term borrowings for working capital needs, and $3.2 million in long-term borrowings for project development. The Company believes that its cash, cash equivalents and cash flows from operating activities, including project assets and continued support from financial institutions located in the PRC, in the form of renewed and additional short-term loan facilities (including trade financing), will be sufficient to meet the working capital and capital expenditure needs that may arise in the foreseeable future. The Company intends to continue to carefully execute the operating plans and manage credit and market risks. However, if the Company’s financial results or operating plans change from its current assumptions, the Company’s outlook of its liquidity could be negatively impacted.
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The Company may, however, require additional cash due to changing business conditions or other future developments, including any investments or acquisitions made by the Company. If this were to occur, the Company may seek to make additional securities offerings or borrowings.
Short-term Borrowings
As of December 31, 2014 and June 30, 2015, the Company had outstanding short-term borrowings of $654.7 million and $653.6 million, respectively. These short-term borrowings will expire at various times throughout 2015 and 2016. The short-term borrowings outstanding as of December 31, 2014 and June 30, 2015 were primarily denominated in the Renminbi, the U.S. dollar, Japanese yen, Korean won and or the Euro and bore a weighted average interest rate of 5.75% and 5.71%, respectively. In the first six months of 2015, the Company successfully rolled over or obtained replacement borrowings from existing credit of $249.0 million short-term borrowings which were outstanding as of December 31, 2014. Some of the short-term borrowings are secured by its inventories and property, plant and equipment. The Company has other short-term borrowings guaranteed by Mr. Li, chief executive officer and director of the Company, and his wife. Furthermore, according to certain loan agreements, the Company is obligated to maintain a certain minimum debt to asset ratio and Sichuan ReneSola Silicon Material Co., Ltd. (“Sichuan ReneSola”), an operating subsidiary of the Company is not permitted to pay dividends in any year when any principal or interest of such loans is due. Although the Company maintained a certain level of short-term bank borrowings to meet its working capital requirements and the needs for capital expenditures or other corporate purposes, the Company has not experienced any financial difficulty with respect to any repayment of the borrowings.
As of July 31, 2015, $285.7 million of the Company’s outstanding short-term borrowings were historically rolled over consistent with all of its other short-term credit facilities. The majority of the Company’s short-term borrowings are provided by some of the largest banks in China. Historically, most of these banks extended the terms of their credit facilities when requested by the Company before the maturity dates of such borrowings. The Company believes its ability to extend the short-term credit facilities prior to their maturity remains strong in the current credit environment.
Long-term Borrowings
From time to time, the Company enters into long-term borrowing arrangements with various banks in China or overseas. As of December 31, 2014 and June 30, 2015, the Company had outstanding long-term borrowings with remaining terms of more than one year of $43.5 million and $41.1 million, respectively.
The weighted average interest rate for the Company’s long-term loans was approximately 6.94% as of June 30, 2015. Interest rates are variable for certain portions of the long-term loans, and are updated every three months or according to a predetermined schedule based on an applicable benchmark interest rate set by the People’s Bank of China or the Euro Interbank Offered Rate (“Euribor”). $58.2 million of the Company’s outstanding long-term loans are expected to mature between 2015 and 2023.
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Some of the Company’s long-term loans are secured by collateral, such as shares of or other equity interests in its subsidiaries, pledges and security interests over its assets, accounts receivable, inventories, project sites or land use rights, property, plant and equipment or project facilities, and/or guaranteed by its subsidiaries and/or Mr. Li, a director and the chief executive officer of the Company, and his wife.
Some of the Company’s long-term loan agreements contain financial covenants, including requirements of maintaining certain minimal levels of net assets, debt to asset ratio, ratio of net cash flow to due interest, principle and commission and fee of loan, the ratio of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, to interest expense, and the ratio of drawn down loan amount to collateral market value, and restrictive covenants that limit its ability to, among other things, (i) dispose of or provide guarantees, pledges, encumbrance or mortgages on its operating assets or long term assets in any manner that will increase risks to the lenders, (ii) repay shareholders loans or loans from its related parties, (iii) distribute dividends to shareholders, (iv) enter into other financial obligations with third parties or undertake full or partial liabilities of a third party, and (v) take part in any mergers or acquisitions, (vi) change the nature of its operations, (vii) reduce its paid-in fixed capital, (viii) utilize the loan for a purpose other than the one stated in the agreement, (ix) increase its financial indebtedness, and (x) agree to the adjustment of the interest rate upon a lender’s request in response to macroeconomic changes. In addition, certain subsidiaries are covenanted to pledge their shares or ownership interests in the operating subsidiaries owned by such subsidiaries in order to secure the interests of the lenders. As of June 30, 2015, Sichuan ReneSola, ReneSola Jiangsu Ltd. and ReneSola Zhejiang Ltd. were in compliance with all debt covenants. See “Item 3. Key Information—D. Risk Factors—Risks Related To Our Business—Restrictive covenants and undertakings under our bank loans may limit the manner in which we operate and an event of default under the loan may adversely affect our operations.” in the annual report on Form 20-F of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2014.
Cash Flows and Working Capital
The Company has significant working capital commitments because many of its silicon raw materials suppliers require the Company to make payments immediately upon shipping and, historically, prepayments in advance of shipment. Due to the volatility of the price of polysilicon, sufficient working capital and access to purchase silicon raw materials are critical to maintain and grow the Company’s business.
The Company’s short-term borrowings were $654.7 million and $653.6 million as of December 31, 2014 and June 30, 2015, respectively. The Company’s advances to suppliers increased from $27.5 million as of December 31, 2014 to $44.6 million as of June 30, 2015, primarily due to prepayment for engineering, procurement and construction (“EPC”) services for downstream projects. The Company performs credit evaluations of its suppliers’ financial condition to whom it makes prepayments.
The Company’s accounts receivable decreased from $125.7 million as of December 31, 2014 to $89.8 million as of June 30, 2015. Its allowance for doubtful accounts decreased from $7.6 million as of December 31, 2014 to $4.5 million as of June 30, 2015. The decrease in the Company’s accounts receivable balance was primarily attributable to its strengthened efforts to collect outstanding receivables. For all customers, including those to whom longer credit terms are negotiated and granted, the Company assesses a number of factors to determine whether collection is reasonably assured, including past transaction history with the customer and their overall credit-worthiness. During the period ended June 30, 2015, the Company wrote-off accounts receivable of $1.7 million, primarily due to confirmed unrecoverable debts. While the business environment improved in 2015, to the extent that the overall negative environment which previously impacted the solar industry returns, or deteriorates, further write-offs could occur. In 2015, the Company plans to continue to closely manage its accounts receivable balances by strengthening its collection efforts as well as managing its inventory and working capital requirements in order to preserve cash.
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The following table sets forth a summary of the cash flows of the Company for the periods indicated.
For the Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||
2014 | 2015 | |||||||
(in thousands) | ||||||||
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities | $ | (152,865 | ) | $ | (20,631 | ) | ||
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | 83,268 | (21,228 | ) | |||||
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | 34,935 | (15,097 | ) | |||||
Effect of exchange rate changes | 6,016 | 261 | ||||||
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents | (28,646 | ) | (56,695 | ) | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period | 86,773 | 99,848 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period | 58,127 | 43,153 |
Operating Activities
Net cash used in operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2015 was $20.6 million, primarily due to (i) decreases of $97.3 million in accounts payable and advances from customers, (ii) an increase of $16.4 million in advance to suppliers, (iii) an increase of $8.7 million in prepaid expense and other current assets, and (iv) a net loss of $20.3 million, partially offset by a decrease in accounts receivables as the Company strengthened its collection efforts and a decrease of inventory under the strengthened inventory control and decreased module sales.
Net cash used in operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2014 was $152.9 million, primarily due to (i) decreases in accounts payable and advances from customers, (ii) an increase in inventories with the expansion of the module business, and (iii) a net loss of $13.8 million arising from a temporary suspension of operations at the company’s Sichuan factory in the first quarter of 2014, partially offset by a decrease in accounts receivables as the Company strengthened its efforts in accounts receivable collection.
Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2015 was $21.2 million, primarily due to an increase of restricted cash.
Net cash provided by investing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2014 was $83.3 million, primarily due to a change of restricted cash and a decrease of property, plant and equipment expenditures.
Financing Activities
Net cash used in financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2015 was $15.1 million, primarily due to repurchase of convertible bond of $20.4 million, and the repayments of bank borrowings of $473.6 million, which were offset by the proceeds from bank borrowing of $475.6 million.
Net cash provided by financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2014 was $34.9 million, primarily due to proceeds from bank borrowing of $543.2 million, which was partially offset by repayments of bank borrowings of $508.9 million.
Capital Expenditures
The Company had capital expenditures of $41.8 million and $10.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2015, respectively. The Company had outstanding advances for purchases of property, plant and equipment of $1.8 million as of December 31, 2014 and $0.2 million as of June 30, 2015. The Company’s commitments which were outstanding for purchases of property, plant and equipment were $10.1 million as of December 31, 2014 and nil as of June 30, 2015. The capital expenditures were used primarily to maintain the Company’s Sichuan polysilicon factory, as well as Company’s cell and module manufacturing plant in Yixing, Jiangsu Province, and to build up the Company’s horizontal and its project businesses.
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Contractual Obligations
The following table sets forth the contractual obligations of the Company as of June 30, 2015.
Payment Due by Period |
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Total |
Less than 1 year |
1-3 years |
3-5 years |
More than 5 years |
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(in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Long-term borrowings(1) | $ | 62,182.1 | $ | 18,239.2 | $ | 36,815.9 | $ | 2,788 | $ | 4,339 | ||||||||||
Purchase obligations for raw materials(2) | 4,663.6 | 4,663.6 | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||
Convertible senior notes | 64,003.3 | 64,003.3 | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||
Total | $ | 130,849 | $ | 86,906.1 | $ | 36,815.9 | $ | 2,788 | $ | 4,339 |
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(1) | Includes estimated interest payable under contract terms. |
(2) | Includes commitments to purchase silicon raw materials under certain long-term supply agreements with overseas suppliers. The price is subject to adjustment to reflect the prevailing market price at the transaction dates. As a result, there is no purchase commitment loss under such pre-determined long-term agreements as of June 30, 2015. |
Recent Developments
Subsequent to June 30, 2015, the Company obtained new short-term borrowings totaling $24.6 million to meet its working capital needs.
Subsequent to June 30, 2015, the Company repurchased approximately $14.0 million aggregate principal amount of its convertible senior notes in cash of approximately $13.1 million.
In August 2015, the Company entered into contracts with FS Port Farm Limited (“Foresight Group”) for the sales of a photovoltaic (“PV’) solar project of approximately 34.6 megawatts (“MW”), including related EPC construction service provided to Foresight Group. The parties subsequently signed a share purchase agreement and an EPC contract which stipulates that the Company will sell to Foresight Group this PV project which has connected to the grid and passed the provisional acceptance test. The contract will generate positive cash inflow for the Company in the second half of year 2015.
Regarding the PV projects of total 51.1 MW in the United Kingdom, the remaining 16.5 MW project is completed and has connected to grid. The Company plans to sell such project to Foresight Group and estimates that the project can generate positive cash inflow for the Company in the second half of 2015.
The 1.2 MW projects in Japan are completed and the Company is actively exploring project opportunities in several developed markets.
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