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ORMAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - Quarter Report: 2022 March (Form 10-Q)

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549


Form 10-Q 


 

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2022

or

 

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from              to

Commission file number: 001-32347

 

ORMAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

88-0326081

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

  

6140 Plumas Street, Reno, Nevada

89519-6075

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

 

(775) 356-9029

(Registrants telephone number, including area code)  

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes ☑     No ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).  Yes ☑     No ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act:

Large accelerated filer ☑

Accelerated filer ☐    

Non-accelerated filer ☐    

Smaller reporting company ☐

Emerging growth company ☐

   

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  ☐ Yes     ☑ No

 

As of May 1, 2022, the number of outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, was 56,071,682.

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock

ORA

NYSE

 



 

 

 

ORMAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

 

FORM 10-Q

FOR THE QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 2022

 

 

PART I  FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 
     

ITEM 1.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

4

     

ITEM 2.

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION  AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

27

     

ITEM 3.

QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

51

     

ITEM 4.

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

51

   

PART II  OTHER INFORMATION

52

   

ITEM 1.

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

52

     

ITEM 1A.

RISK FACTORS

52

     

ITEM 2.

UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

52

     

ITEM 3.

DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

52

     

ITEM 4.

MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

52

     

ITEM 5.

OTHER INFORMATION

52

     

ITEM 6.

EXHIBITS

52

   

SIGNATURES

54

 

 

 

Certain Definitions

 

Unless the context otherwise requires, all references in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q (quarterly report on Form 10-Q or quarterly report) to Ormat, the Company, we, us, our company, Ormat Technologies or our refer to Ormat Technologies, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.

 

 

 

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

ORMAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

 

  

March 31, 2022

  

December 31, 2021

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 

ASSETS

 

Current assets:

        

Cash and cash equivalents

 $130,006  $239,278 

Marketable securities at fair value

  42,927   43,343 

Restricted cash and cash equivalents (primarily related to VIEs)

  111,127   104,166 

Receivables:

        

Trade less allowance for credit losses of $90 and $90, respectively (primarily related to VIEs)

  116,555   122,944 

Other

  20,756   18,144 

Inventories

  32,888   28,445 

Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts

  11,522   9,692 

Prepaid expenses and other

  42,208   35,920 

Total current assets

  507,989   601,932 

Investment in unconsolidated companies

  112,522   105,886 

Deposits and other

  70,398   78,915 

Deferred income taxes

  138,709   143,450 

Property, plant and equipment, net ($2,153,106 and $2,159,696 related to VIEs, respectively)

  2,293,720   2,294,973 

Construction-in-process ($413,556 and $366,924 related to VIEs, respectively)

  819,560   721,483 

Operating leases right of use ($7,675 and $7,825 related to VIEs, respectively)

  19,753   19,357 

Finance leases right of use ($159 and $192 related to VIEs, respectively)

  5,762   6,414 

Intangible assets, net

  355,185   363,314 

Goodwill

  90,591   89,954 

Total assets

 $4,414,189  $4,425,678 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

 

Current liabilities:

        

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 $164,752  $143,186 

Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts

  10,964   9,248 

Current portion of long-term debt:

        

Limited and non-recourse (primarily related to VIEs)

  77,190   61,695 

Full recourse

  313,178   313,846 

Financing liability

  13,039   10,835 

Operating lease liabilities

  2,490   2,564 

Finance lease liabilities

  2,378   2,782 

Total current liabilities

  583,991   544,156 

Long-term debt, net of current portion:

        

Limited and non-recourse (primarily related to VIEs and less deferred financing costs of $10,712 and $11,304, respectively)

  507,520   539,664 

Full recourse (less deferred financing costs of $3,346 and $3,659, respectively)

  716,405   740,335 

Financing liability

  236,057   242,029 

Operating lease liabilities

  17,082   16,462 

Finance lease liabilities

  4,075   4,361 

Liability associated with sale of tax benefits

  129,381   134,953 

Deferred income taxes

  83,352   84,662 

Liability for unrecognized tax benefits

  6,034   5,730 

Liabilities for severance pay

  15,552   15,694 

Asset retirement obligation

  86,109   84,891 

Other long-term liabilities

  4,374   4,951 

Total liabilities

  2,389,932   2,417,888 
         

Commitments and contingencies (Note 10)

          
         

Redeemable noncontrolling interest

  9,408   9,329 
         

Equity:

        

The Company's stockholders' equity:

        

Common stock, par value $0.001 per share; 200,000,000 shares authorized; 56,071,682 and 56,056,450 issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively

  56   56 

Additional paid-in capital

  1,274,838   1,271,925 

Retained earnings

  596,912   585,209 

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

  (1,137)  (2,191)

Total stockholders' equity attributable to Company's stockholders

  1,870,669   1,854,999 

Noncontrolling interest

  144,180   143,462 

Total equity

  2,014,849   1,998,461 

Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and equity

 $4,414,189  $4,425,678 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

ORMAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Unaudited)

 

  

Three Months Ended March 31,

 
  

2022

  

2021

 
  

(Dollars in thousands,

except per share data)

 

Revenues:

        

Electricity

 $162,525  $144,988 

Product

  14,628   8,643 

Energy storage

  6,557   12,721 

Total revenues

  183,710   166,352 

Cost of revenues:

        

Electricity

  94,521   79,851 

Product

  13,613   8,074 

Energy storage

  5,671   4,780 

Total cost of revenues

  113,805   92,705 

Gross profit

  69,905   73,647 

Operating expenses:

        

Research and development expenses

  1,064   876 

Selling and marketing expenses

  4,365   4,276 

General and administrative expenses

  17,572   18,606 

Write-off of Energy Storage projects and assets

  1,826    

Operating income

  45,078   49,889 

Other income (expense):

        

Interest income

  342   263 

Interest expense, net

  (21,081)  (19,016)

Derivatives and foreign currency transaction gains (losses)

  260   (16,866)

Income attributable to sale of tax benefits

  7,705   6,355 

Other non-operating income (expense), net

  75   (331)

Income from operations before income tax and equity in earnings (losses) of investees

  32,379   20,294 

Income tax provision

  (10,163)  (3,007)

Equity in earnings (losses) of investees, net

  577   542 

Net income

  22,793   17,829 

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest

  (4,363)  (2,570)

Net income attributable to the Company's stockholders

 $18,430  $15,259 

Comprehensive income:

        

Net income

  22,793   17,829 

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of related taxes:

        

Change in foreign currency translation adjustments

  (1,156)  (1,826)

Change in unrealized gains or losses in respect of the Company's share in derivatives instruments of unconsolidated investment that qualifies as a cash flow hedge

  3,902   3,755 

Change in unrealized gains or losses in respect of a cross currency swap derivative instrument that qualifies as a cash flow hedge

  (1,905)  (2,798)

Change in unrealized gains or losses on marketable securities available-for-sale (net of related tax of $0)

  (101)  (20)

Other changes in comprehensive income

  15   16 

Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of related taxes:

  755   (873)

Comprehensive income

  23,548   16,956 

Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest

  (4,064)  (1,997)

Comprehensive income attributable to the Company's stockholders

 $19,484  $14,959 
         

Earnings per share attributable to the Company's stockholders:

        

Basic:

  0.33   0.27 

Diluted:

  0.33   0.27 

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

        

Basic

  56,063   55,988 

Diluted

  56,366   56,735 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

ORMAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY

(Unaudited)

 

  

The Company's Stockholders' Equity

 
                  

Accumulated

             
          

Additional

      

Other

             
  

Common Stock

  

Paid-in

  

Retained

  

Comprehensive

      

Noncontrolling

  

Total

 
  

Shares

  

Amount

  

Capital

  

Earnings

  

Income (Loss)

  

Total

  

Interest

  

Equity

 
  

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

 

Balance at December 31, 2020

  55,983  $56  $1,262,446  $550,103  $(6,620) $1,805,985  $135,452  $1,941,437 

Stock-based compensation

        2,097         2,097      2,097 

Exercise of stock-based awards by employees and directors (*)

  1                      

Stock issuance costs reimbursement

        285         285      285 

Cash paid to noncontrolling interest

                    (3,898)  (3,898)

Cash dividend declared, $0.12 per share

           (6,718)     (6,718)     (6,718)

Net income

           15,259      15,259   2,290   17,549 

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of related taxes:

                                

Change in foreign currency translation adjustments

              (1,253)  (1,253)  (573)  (1,826)

Change in unrealized gains or losses in respect of the Company's share in derivative instruments of unconsolidated investment that qualifies as a cash flow hedge

              3,755   3,755      3,755 

Change in unrealized gains or losses in respect of a cross currency swap derivative instrument that qualifies as a cash flow hedge

              (2,798)  (2,798)     (2,798)

Other

              16   16      16 

Change in unrealized gains (losses) in respect of investment in marketable securities (net of related tax of $0)

              (20)  (20)     (20)

Balance at March 31, 2021

  55,984  $56  $1,264,828  $558,644  $(6,920) $1,816,608  $133,271  $1,949,879 
                                 
                                 

Balance at December 31, 2021

  56,056  $56  $1,271,925  $585,209  $(2,191) $1,854,999  $143,462  $1,998,461 

Stock-based compensation

        2,814         2,814      2,814 

Exercise of stock-based awards by employees and directors

  16      99         99      99 

Cash paid to noncontrolling interest

                    (3,088)  (3,088)

Cash dividend declared, $0.12 per share

           (6,727)     (6,727)     (6,727)

Net income

           18,430      18,430   4,105   22,535 

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of related taxes:

                                

Change in foreign currency translation adjustments

              (857)  (857)  (299)  (1,156)

Change in unrealized gains or losses in respect of the Company's share in derivative instruments of unconsolidated investment that qualifies as a cash flow hedge

              3,902   3,902      3,902 

Change in unrealized gains or losses in respect of a cross currency swap derivative instrument that qualifies as a cash flow hedge

              (1,905)  (1,905)     (1,905)

Change in unrealized gains (losses) in respect of investment in marketable securities (net of related tax of $0)

              (101)  (101)     (101)

Other

              15   15      15 

Balance at March 31,2022

  56,072  $56  $1,274,838  $596,912  $(1,137) $1,870,669  $144,180  $2,014,849 

 

(*) Resulted in an amount lower than $1 thousand.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

ORMAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOW

(Unaudited) 

 

  

Three Months Ended March 31,

 
  

2022

  

2021

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

        

Net income

 $22,793  $17,829 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

        

Depreciation and amortization

  48,108   42,100 

Accretion of asset retirement obligation

  1,230   955 

Stock-based compensation

  2,814   2,097 

Income attributable to sale of tax benefits, net of interest expense

  (4,603)  (4,245)

Equity in earnings of investees

  (577)  (542)

Mark-to-market of derivative instruments

  277   2,086 

Disposal of property, plant and equipment

  (109)  91 

Write-off of Storage projects and assets

  1,826    

Loss (gain) on severance pay fund asset

  161   358 

Deferred income tax provision

  2,805   (83)

Liability for unrecognized tax benefits

  304   1,124 

Other

  328    

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of businesses acquired:

        

Receivables

  5,127   8,856 

Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts

  (1,830)  3,668 

Inventories

  (4,443)  (3,087)

Prepaid expenses and other

  (7,179)  (7,259)

Change in operating lease right of use asset

  692   658 

Deposits and other

  839   92 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

  13,082   3,794 

Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts

  1,716   1,507 

Liabilities for severance pay

  (142)  (547)

Change in operating lease liabilities

  (547)  (493)

Other long-term liabilities

  (896)  (35)

Net cash provided by operating activities

  81,776   68,924 

Cash flows from investing activities:

        

Purchase of marketable securities

  (19,192)  (27,755)

Maturities of marketable securities

  19,290    

Capital expenditures

  (137,246)  (87,896)

Investment in unconsolidated companies

  (2,157)  (2,005)

Decrease (increase) in severance pay fund asset, net of payments made to retired employees

  (27)  182 

Net cash used in investing activities

  (139,332)  (117,474)

Cash flows from financing activities:

        

Proceeds from exercise of options by employees

  99    

Cash received from noncontrolling interest

  5,443   5,390 

Repayments of long-term debt

  (39,058)  (16,573)

Stock issuance costs reimbursement

     285 

Cash paid to noncontrolling interest

  (3,374)  (4,197)

Payments under finance lease obligations

  (828)  (764)

Deferred debt issuance costs

  (276)  (230)

Cash dividends paid

  (6,727)  (6,718)

Net cash used in financing activities

  (44,721)  (22,807)

Effect of exchange rate changes

  (34)  (342)

Net change in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents

  (102,311)  (71,699)

Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

  343,444   536,778 

Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 $241,133  $465,079 

Supplemental non-cash investing and financing activities:

        

Increase (decrease) in accounts payable related to purchases of property, plant and equipment

 $8,448  $(8,732)

Right of use assets obtained in exchange for new lease liabilities

 $1,313  $467 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

 

ORMAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

 

 

NOTE 1 — GENERAL AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

 

These unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements of Ormat Technologies, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”) have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for interim financial statements. Accordingly, they do not contain all information and notes required by U.S. GAAP for annual financial statements. In the opinion of management, these unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements reflect all adjustments, which include normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair statement of the Company’s condensed consolidated financial position as of March 31, 2022, the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income and the condensed consolidated statements of equity for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 and the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021.

 

The financial data and other information disclosed in the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements related to these periods are unaudited. The results for the periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year.

 

These condensed unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021. The condensed consolidated balance sheet data as of December 31, 2021 was derived from the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2021 but does not include all disclosures required by U.S. GAAP.

 

Dollar amounts, except per share data, in the notes to these financial statements are rounded to the closest $1,000.

 

Heber 1 fire

 

The Company's 40 MW Heber 1 geothermal power plant located in California is experiencing an outage following a fire on February 25, 2022 that caused damage primarily to the steam turbine-generator area. The Heber 1 power plant is part of the 81 MW Heber complex and sells its electricity under a long-term contract with the Southern California Public Power Authority. The Company is still evaluating the cost and the time to restore all or part of the Heber 1 power plants back to operation. In mid- April, the Company gradually re-started operation of the binary units and the Heber 1 power plant is currently running at approximately 20 MW.

 

The Company holds a business interruption insurance subject to a 45-day deductible period in addition to property damage insurance with customary deductibles and is working with insurers to collect under those policies. At this stage, the Company believes the insurance proceeds from the property damage will exceed the net book value of the damaged property. As the Company expects that its property insurance policy will cover the full amount of the loss related to the damaged equipment, it recorded a receivable for such recovery to fully offset the loss related to the equipment write-off in the same financial statements line item in the condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

COVID-19 consideration

 

In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of the novel coronavirus ("COVID-19") a pandemic. Since that time and through the date of this quarterly report, we have implemented significant measures and continue to make efforts in order to meet government requirements and preserve the health and safety of its employees. Our preventative measures against COVID-19 and the recent spread of variant strains include working remotely when needed and adopting separate shifts in its power plants, manufacturing facilities and other locations while working to continue operations at close to full capacity in all locations. Since the end of the second quarter of 2021, we have experienced an easing of government restrictions in a number of countries, including Israel, but uncertainty around the impact of COVID-19 continues. We have not laid-off or furloughed any employees due to COVID-19 and have continued to pay full salaries. In addition, the Company focused efforts on adjusting its operations to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 including managing its global supply chain risks and enhancing its liquidity profile. As most of the Company's electricity revenues are generated under long term contracts, the majority of which are under a fixed energy rate, the impact of COVID-19 on electricity revenues was limited.

 

 

ORMAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

In the Product segment, the Company experienced a significant decline in product backlog, which it believes resulted mainly due to the impact of COVID-19 outbreaks, which resulted in the extended shutdown of certain businesses in certain regions, delays in the supply and increases in the cost of raw materials and components that we purchased for our equipment manufacturing, and increases in the cost of marine transportation. The cost increases limited our ability to secure new purchase orders from potential customers and led to a reduction in our operating margins, which in turn negatively impacted our profitability.

 

In the Energy Storage segment, revenues are generated primarily from participating in the energy and ancillary services markets and therefore are directly impacted by the prevailing energy prices in those markets. We have experienced and are experiencing supply chain difficulties, as well as an increase in the cost of raw materials and batteries, which may impact our ability to complete the projects on time, and increases overall project costs.

 

While the extent and duration of the economic downturn from the COVID-19 pandemic remains unclear, the Company has considered, among other things, whether the global operational disruptions indicate a change in circumstances that may trigger asset impairments and whether it needs to revisit accounting estimates and projections or its expectations about collectability of receivables. Additionally, the Company has considered the potential impacts on its fair value disclosures and on its internal control over financial reporting and while significant uncertainty still exists concerning the magnitude of the impact and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global economy, the Company has determined that there was no triggering event for an impairment with respect to any of its assets nor has there been an adverse change in the probability related to the collectability of its receivables. The Company continues to assess the potential impact of the global economic situation on its consolidated financial statements.

 

Write-offs of unsuccessful exploration activities

 

There were no write-offs of unsuccessful exploration activities for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021.

 

Reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents

 

The following table provides a reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents as reported on the balance sheet to the total of the same amounts shown on the statement of cash flows:

 

  

March 31,

  

December 31,

  

March 31,

 
  

2022

  

2021

  

2021

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 $130,006  $239,278  $376,630 

Restricted cash and cash equivalents

  111,127   104,166   88,449 

Total Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents

 $241,133  $343,444  $465,079 

 

 

Concentration of credit risk

 

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to a concentration of credit risk consist principally of temporary cash investments, marketable securities and accounts receivable.

 

The Company places its temporary cash investments with high credit quality financial institutions located in the United States (“U.S.”) and in foreign countries. At March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company had deposits totaling $31.8 million and $31.0 million, respectively, in ten U.S. financial institutions that were federally insured up to $250,000 per account. At March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company’s deposits in foreign countries amounted to approximately $82.8 million and $64.3 million, respectively.

 

At March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, accounts receivable related to operations in foreign countries amounted to approximately $76.8 million and $77.5 million, respectively. At March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, accounts receivable from the Company’s primary customers, which each accounted for revenues in excess of 10% of total consolidated revenues for the related period, amounted to approximately 54% and 58% of the Company’s trade receivables, respectively.

 

 

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The Company's revenues from its primary customers as a percentage of total revenues are as follows:

 

  

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 
  

2022

  

2021

 

Sierra Pacific Power Company and Nevada Power Company

  19.5%  21.4%

Southern California Public Power Authority (“SCPPA”)

  21.9   24.9 

Kenya Power and Lighting Co. Ltd. ("KPLC")

  14.1   15.6 

 

The Company has historically been able to collect on substantially all of its receivable balances. As of March 31, 2022, the amount overdue from KPLC in Kenya was $19.8 million of which $9.4 million was paid in April 2022. The Company believes it will be able to collect all past due amounts in Kenya. This belief is supported by the fact that in addition to KPLC's obligations under its power purchase agreement, the Company holds a support letter from the Government of Kenya that covers certain cases of KPLC non-payment (such as where caused by government actions and or political events).

 

In Honduras, as of March 31, 2022, the total amount overdue from Empresa Nacional de Energía Eléctrica ("ENEE") was $20.5 million of which $4.8 million was received in April 2022. In addition, due to continuing restrictive measures related to the COVID-19 pandemic in Honduras, the Company may experience further delays in collection. The Company believes it will be able to collect all past due amounts in Honduras.

 

The Company may experience delays in collection in other locations due to the restrictive measures related to the COVID-19 pandemic which were imposed globally to different extents.

 

See Note 4 - Marketable Securities and under the caption "Marketable Securities" below for additional information regarding investment in marketable securities.

 

Allowance for credit losses

 

The Company performs an analysis of potential credit losses related to its financial instruments that are within the scope of ASU 2018-19, Codification Improvements to Topic 325, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses, primarily cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash equivalents, investment in marketable securities, receivables (excluding those accounted under lease accounting) and costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts, based on classes of financing receivables which share the same or similar risk characteristics, such as customer type and geographic location, among others. The Company estimates the expected credit losses for each class of financing receivables by applying the related corporate default rate which corresponds to the credit rating of the specific customer or class of financing receivables. For trade receivables, the Company applied this methodology using aging schedules reflecting how long the receivables have been outstanding. The Company has also considered the existence of credit enhancement arrangements that may mitigate the credit risk of its financial receivables in estimating the applicable corporate default rate. While significant uncertainty still exists concerning the magnitude of the impact and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global economy, the Company considered the current and expected future economic and market conditions surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic and determined that the estimate of credit losses was not significantly impacted.

 

The following table describes the changes in the allowance for expected credit losses for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 (all related to trade receivables):

 

  

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 
  

2022

  

2021

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Beginning balance of the allowance for expected credit losses

 $90  $597 

Change in the provision for expected credit losses for the period

      

Ending balance of the allowance for expected credit losses

 $90  $597 

 

 

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Revenues from contracts with customers

 

Contract assets related to our Product segment reflect revenue recognized and performance obligations satisfied in advance of customer billing. Contract liabilities related to the Company's Product segment reflect payments received in advance of the satisfaction of performance under the contract. The Company receives payments from customers based on the terms established in the contracts. Total contract assets and contract liabilities as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 are as follows:

 

  

March 31,

  

December 31,

 
  

2022

  

2021

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Contract assets (*)

 $11,522  $9,692 

Contract liabilities (*)

 $(10,964) $(9,248)

 

 

(*) Contract assets and contract liabilities are presented as "Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts" and "Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts", respectively, on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The contract liabilities balance at the beginning of the year was not yet fully recognized as product revenues during the three months ended March 31, 2022 as a result of performance obligations having not been fully satisfied yet.

 

On March 31, 2022, the Company had approximately $45.7 million of remaining performance obligations not yet satisfied or partly satisfied related to our Product segment. The Company expects to recognize approximately 100% of this amount as Product revenues during the next 24 months.

 

Disaggregated revenues from contracts with customers for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 are disclosed under Note 9 - Business Segments, to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

Leases in which the Company is a lessor

 

The table below presents lease income recognized as a lessor:

 

  

Three Months Ended March 31,

 
  

2022

  

2021

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Lease income relating to lease payments from operating leases

 $139,681  $125,746 

 

Marketable securities

 

The Company’s investments in marketable securities consist of debt securities with maturity of up to one year and a high credit rating. The investments in marketable securities are classified as available-for-sale ("AFS") and thus measured at fair value based on quoted market prices. Unrealized gains and losses from AFS debt securities are excluded from earnings and reported net of the related tax effect in "Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)". Realized gains and losses from sale of marketable securities, as determined on a specific identification basis, as well as interest income earned, are included in earnings. The Company considers available evidence in evaluating potential impairments of its investments, including credit market conditions, credit ratings of the security as well as the extent to which fair value is less than amortized cost. The Company estimates the lifetime expected credit losses for all AFS debt securities in an unrealized loss position under its allowance for credit losses model. The Company assesses the security’s credit indicators, including credit ratings when estimating a security’s probability of default. If the assessment indicates that an expected credit loss exists, the Company determines the portion of the unrealized loss attributable to credit deterioration and records an allowance for the expected credit loss in earnings. Unrealized gains and losses attributable to non-credit factors are recorded in "Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)", net of tax. Marketable debt securities with original maturities of three months or less that are readily convertible into a known amount of cash are presented under "Cash and cash equivalents" in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

 

 

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Derivative instruments

 

Derivative instruments (including certain derivative instruments embedded in other contracts) are measured at their fair value and recorded as either assets or liabilities unless exempted from derivative treatment as a normal purchase and sale. Changes in the fair value of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments are recognized in earnings. Changes in the fair value of derivatives designated as cash flow hedging instruments are initially recorded in "Other comprehensive income (loss)" and a corresponding amount is reclassified out of "Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)" to earnings to offset the remeasurement of the underlying hedge transaction which also impacts the same line item in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income.

 

The Company maintains a risk management strategy that may incorporate the use of swap contracts, put options, forward exchange contracts, interest rate swaps, and cross-currency swaps to minimize significant fluctuation in cash flows and/or earnings that are caused by oil and natural gas prices, exchange rate or interest rate volatility.

 

 

 

 

NOTE 2 NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

 

New accounting pronouncements effective in the three months ended March 31, 2022

 

There are no new applicable significant accounting pronouncements effective in this period.

 

New accounting pronouncements effective in future periods

 

Revenue Contracts Acquired in a Business Combination

 

In October 2021, the FASB issued ASU 2021-08, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Accounting for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities from Contracts with Customers ("ASU 2021-08"). ASU 2021-08 is intended to improve the accounting for acquired revenue contracts with customers in a business combination by addressing the following topics: (1) recognition of an acquired contract liability and (2) payment terms and their effect on subsequent revenue recognized by the acquirer. The amendments in ASU 2021-08 require that an entity that is the acquirer recognize and measure contract assets and contract liabilities acquired in a business combination in accordance with Topic 606 at the acquisition date as if it had originated the contracts. The amendments in ASU 2021-08 are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022 including interim periods within those fiscal years. The amendments in this update should be applied prospectively to business combinations occurring on or after the effective date of the amendments. The Company does not anticipate the adoption of ASU 2021-08 will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

 

NOTE 3 INVENTORIES

 

Inventories consist of the following:

 

  

March 31,

  

December 31,

 
  

2022

  

2021

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Raw materials and purchased parts for assembly

 $12,906  $11,539 

Self-manufactured assembly parts and finished products

  19,982   16,906 

Total inventories

 $32,888  $28,445 

 

 

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NOTE 4 MARKETABLE SECURITIES

 

Marketable securities are presented at fair value and include investments in debt securities classified as available for sale. All marketable securities have maturities of less than a year. Investment in marketable securities is comprised of the following:

 

  

March 31, 2022

  

December 31, 2021

 
  

Amortized

cost

  

Gross

unrealized

gains

  

Gross

unrealized

losses

  

Fair

value

  

Amortized

cost

  

Gross

unrealized

gains

  

Gross

unrealized

losses

  

Fair

value

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

  

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Debt security type:

                                

Corporate bonds

 $31,002  $  $(127) $31,043  $32,302  $  $(36) $32,529 

Commercial paper

  9,375         9,375   8,891         8,891 

Money market funds

  4,049         4,049   3,686         3,686 

Foreign issuers

  1,010      (11)  1,005   1,920      (4)  1,923 

Municipal bonds

  1,497      (4)  1,504             

Total debt securities available for sale

 $46,933  $  $(142) $46,976  $46,799  $  $(40) $47,029 

 

As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, approximately $4.0 million and $3.7 million of debt securities, respectively, were classified under "Cash and cash equivalents" in the condensed consolidated balance sheets as they met all applicable classification criteria.

 

The following table summarizes the fair value and gross unrealized losses of debt securities with unrealized losses aggregated by security type and length of time that the fair value had been below amortized cost, on an individual security basis:

 

  

March 31, 2022

  

December 31, 2021

 
  

Less than 12 months

  

Greater than 12

months

  

Less than 12 months

  

Greater than 12

months

 
  

Fair value

  

Gross

unrealized

loss

  

Fair value

  

Gross

unrealized

loss

  

Fair value

  

Gross

unrealized

loss

  

Fair value

  

Gross

unrealized

loss

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

  

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Debt security type:

                                

Corporate bonds

 $31,043  $(127) $  $  $32,529  $(36) $  $ 

Commercial paper

  9,375            8,891          

Money market funds

  4,049            3,686          

Foreign issuers

  1,005   (11)        1,923   (4)      

Municipal bonds

  1,504   (4)                  

Total debt securities available for sale

 $46,976  $(142) $  $  $47,029  $(40) $  $ 

 

 

There were no sales of investments in debt securities during the three months ended March 31, 2022 and the year ended December 31, 2021.

 

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)

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NOTE 5 FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

 

The fair value measurement guidance clarifies that fair value is an exit price, representing the amount that would be received upon selling an asset or paid upon transferring a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. As such, fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability. The guidance establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy under the fair value measurement guidance are described below:

 

Level 1 — Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical assets or liabilities.

 

Level 2 — Quoted prices in markets that are not active, or inputs that are observable, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset or liability.

 

Level 3 — Prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable (supported by little or no market activity).

 

The following table sets forth certain fair value information at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 for financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value by level within the fair value hierarchy, as well as cost or amortized cost. As required by the fair value measurement guidance, assets and liabilities are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of inputs that is significant to the fair value measurement.

 

      

March 31, 2022

 
      

Fair Value

 
  

Carrying

Value at

March 31,

2022

  

Total

  

Level 1

  

Level 2

  

Level 3

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Assets:

                    

Current assets:

                    

Cash equivalents (including restricted cash accounts)

 $31,453  $31,453  $31,453  $  $ 

Marketable securities (including cash equivalents)

  46,976   46,976   46,976       

Derivatives:

                    

Cross currency swap (3)

  569   569      569    

Currency forward contracts (2)

  536   536      536    

Long-term Assets:

                    

Cross currency swap (3)

  30,188   30,188      30,188    

Liabilities:

                    

Long term liabilities:

                    

Contingent payables (1)

  (2,385)  (2,385)        (2,385)
  $107,337  $107,337  $78,429  $31,293  $(2,385)

 

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

      

December 31, 2021

 
      

Fair Value

 
  

Carrying

Value at

December 31,

2021

  

Total

  

Level 1

  

Level 2

  

Level 3

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Assets

                    

Current assets:

                    

Cash equivalents (including restricted cash accounts)

 $31,675  $31,675  $31,675  $  $ 

Marketable securities

  47,029   47,029   47,029       

Derivatives:

                    

Cross currency swap (3)

  1,461   1,461      1,461    

Currency forward contracts (2)

  813   813      813    

Long-term assets:

                    

Cross currency swap (3)

  37,883   37,883      37,883    

Liabilities:

                    

Long-term liabilities:

                    

Contingent payables (1)

  (2,425)  (2,425)        (2,425)
  $116,436  $116,436  $78,704  $40,157  $(2,425)

 

 

1.

These amounts relate to contingent payables and warrants pertaining to the Guadeloupe power plant purchase transaction, valued primarily based on unobservable inputs and are included within “Other long-term liabilities” in the condensed consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, with the corresponding gain or loss being recognized within "Derivatives and foreign currency transaction gains (losses)" in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income.

 

 

2.

These amounts relate to currency forward contracts valued primarily based on observable inputs, including forward and spot prices for currencies, net of contracted rates and then multiplied by notional amounts, and are included within “Receivables, other” in the condensed consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, with the corresponding gain or loss being recognized within “Derivatives and foreign currency transaction gains (losses)” in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income.

 

 

3.

These amounts relate to cross currency swap contracts valued primarily based on the present value of the cross currency swap future settlement prices for U.S. Dollar ("USD") and New Israeli Shekel ("NIS") zero yield curves and the applicable exchange rate as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, as applicable. These amounts are included within "Prepaid expenses and other" and “Deposits and other”, as applicable, in the condensed consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021. There are no cash collateral deposits on March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021.

 

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

The following table presents the amounts of gain (loss) recognized in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income on derivative instruments (in thousands):

 

    

Amount of recognized

gain (loss)

 

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments

 

Location of recognized gain (loss)

 

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 
    

2022

  

2021

 
    

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Swap transaction on Responsive Reserve System ("RRS") prices (1)

 

Derivative and foreign currency transaction gains (losses)

     (14,540)

Currency forward contracts (1)

 

Derivative and foreign currency transaction gains (losses)

 $(208) $(1,469)
           

Derivatives designated as cash flow hedging instruments

          
           

Cross currency swap (2)

 

Derivative and foreign currency transaction gains (losses)

 $(6,682) $(11,102)

 

(1) The foregoing currency forward and price swap transactions were not designated as hedge transactions and were marked to market with the corresponding gains or losses recognized within “Derivatives and foreign currency transaction gains (losses)” in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income. The price swap transaction was related to a hedging agreement with a third party that was effective January 1, 2021 under which the Company fixed the price per MWh on a portion of RRS provided by its Rabbit Hill storage facility. The price swap transaction was terminated effective April 1, 2021.

 

(2) The foregoing cross currency swap transactions were designated as a cash flow hedge as further described under Note 1 to the condensed consolidated financial statements. The changes in the cross currency swap fair value are initially recorded in "Other comprehensive income (loss)" and a corresponding amount is reclassified out of "Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)" to "Derivatives and foreign currency transaction gains (losses)" to offset the remeasurement of the underlying hedged transaction which also impacts the same line item in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income.

 

There were no transfers of assets or liabilities between Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 during the three months ended March 31, 2022.

 

The following table presents the effect of derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges on the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss) for the three months ended March 31, 2022:

 

  

Three Months Ended March 31,

 
  

2022

  

2021

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Cross currency swap cash flow hedge:

        

Balance in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) beginning of period

 $5,745  $3,366 

Gain or (loss) recognized in Other comprehensive income (loss)

  (8,587)  (13,900)

Amount reclassified from Other comprehensive income (loss) into earnings

  6,682   11,102 

Balance in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) end of period

 $3,840  $568 

 

 

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The estimated net amount of existing gain (loss) that is reported in "Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)" as of March 31, 2022 that is expected to be reclassified into earnings within the next 12 months is immaterial. The maximum length of time over which the Company is hedging its exposure to the variability in future cash flow is from the transaction commencement date through June 2031.

 

 

The fair value of the Company’s long-term debt approximates its carrying amount, except for the following: 

 

  

Fair Value

  

Carrying Amount

 
  

March 31,

2022

  

December 31,

2021

  

March 31,

2022

  

December 31,

2021

 
  

(Dollars in millions)

  

(Dollars in millions)

 

HSBC Loan

 $46.8  $50.4  $46.4  $50.0 

Hapoalim Loan

  117.8   117.8   116.1   116.1 

Discount Loan

  94.0   100.2   93.8   100.0 

Finance liability - Dixie Valley

  245.2   248.4   249.1   252.9 

Olkaria III Loan - DFC

  161.2   166.5   152.2   156.7 

Olkaria III plant 4 Loan - DEG 2

  34.4   34.1   32.5   32.5 

Olkaria III plant 1 Loan - DEG 3

  30.3   30.1   28.4   28.4 

Platanares Loan - DFC

  95.6   98.2   86.0   88.1 

Amatitlan Loan

  18.6   19.8   18.4   19.3 

Senior Secured Notes:

                

OFC 2 LLC ("OFC 2")

  178.1   183.3   168.8   173.3 

Don A. Campbell 1 ("DAC 1")

  68.0   69.8   66.3   67.9 

USG Prudential - NV

  28.6   28.9   26.1   26.3 

USG Prudential - ID

  16.2   17.3   16.5   17.3 

USG DOE

  38.3   39.9   34.1   35.5 

Senior Unsecured Bonds

  569.5   578.9   532.9   539.6 

Senior Unsecured Loan

  193.5   204.3   183.2   191.6 

Plumstriker

  14.5   14.8   14.4   14.7 

Other long-term debt

  12.1   13.3   12.6   13.6 

 

 

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The fair value of the long-term debt is determined by a valuation model, which is based on a conventional discounted cash flow methodology and utilizes assumptions of current borrowing rates.

 

As disclosed above under Note 1 to the condensed consolidated financial statements, the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a global economic downturn and market volatility that may have an impact on the estimated fair value of the Company's long-term debt as the global economic situation evolves.

 

The carrying value of cash and cash equivalents, receivables, deposits and accounts payable (included in the condensed consolidated balance sheets) approximates its fair value.

 

The following table presents the fair value of financial instruments as of March 31, 2022:

 

  

Level 1

  

Level 2

  

Level 3

  

Total

 
  

(Dollars in millions)

 

HSBC Loan

 $  $  $46.8  $46.8 

Hapoalim Loan

        117.8   117.8 

Discount Loan

        94.0   94.0 

Finance liability - Dixie Valley

        245.2   245.2 

Olkaria III Loan - DFC

        161.2   161.2 

Olkaria III plant 4 Loan - DEG 2

        34.4   34.4 

Olkaria III plant 1 Loan - DEG 3

        30.3   30.3 

Platanares Loan - DFC

        95.6   95.6 

Amatitlan Loan

     18.6      18.6 

Senior Secured Notes:

                

OFC 2 Senior Secured Notes

        178.1   178.1 

DAC 1 Senior Secured Notes

        68.0   68.0 

USG Prudential - NV

        28.6   28.6 

USG Prudential - ID

        16.2   16.2 

USG DOE

        38.3   38.3 

Senior Unsecured Bonds

        569.5   569.5 

Senior Unsecured Loan

        193.5   193.5 

Plumstriker

     14.5      14.5 

Other long-term debt

        12.1   12.1 

Deposits

  16.2         16.2 

 

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)

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The following table presents the fair value of financial instruments as of December 31, 2021:

 

  

Level 1

  

Level 2

  

Level 3

  

Total

 
  

(Dollars in millions)

 

Olkaria III Loan - DFC

 $  $  $166.5  $166.5 

Olkaria IV - DEG 2

        34.1   34.1 

Olkaria IV - DEG 3

        30.1   30.1 

Platanares Loan - DFC

        98.2   98.2 

Amatitlan Loan

     19.8      19.8 

Senior Secured Notes:

                

OFC 2 Senior Secured Notes

        183.3   183.3 

DAC 1 Senior Secured Notes

        69.8   69.8 

USG Prudential - NV

        28.9   28.9 

USG Prudential - ID

        17.3   17.3 

USG DOE

        39.9   39.9 

Senior Unsecured Bonds

        578.9   578.9 

Senior Unsecured Loan

        204.3   204.3 

Plumstriker

     14.8      14.8 

Other long-term debt

        13.3   13.3 

Deposits

  17.1         17.1 

 

 

 

 

NOTE 6 STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

 

In March 2022, the Company granted certain members of its management and employees an aggregate of 513,385 stock appreciation rights ("SARs"), 72,303 restricted stock units ("RSUs") and 19,581 performance stock units ("PSUs") under the Company’s 2018 Incentive Compensation Plan. The exercise price of each SAR was $71.15 which represented the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the grant date. The SARs will expire in six years from date of grant and the SARs, RSUs and PSUs have vesting periods of between 1 to 4 years from the grant date.

 

The fair value of each SAR, RSU and PSU on the grant date was $22.31, $69.9 and $75.3, respectively. The Company calculated the fair value of each SAR and RSU on the grant date using the complex lattice, tree-based option-pricing model based on the following assumptions:

 

Risk-free interest rates

 1.3%-1.6%

Expected life (in years)

 2-5.75

Dividend yield

  0.67% 

Expected volatility (weighted average)

 32.8%-46.1%

 

 

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NOTE 7 — INTEREST EXPENSE, NET

 

The components of interest expense are as follows:

 

  

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 
  

2022

  

2021

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Interest related to sale of tax benefits

 $3,431  $2,394 

Interest expense

  22,486   19,674 

Less — amount capitalized

  (4,836)  (3,052)

Total interest expense, net

 $21,081  $19,016 

 

 

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NOTE 8 EARNINGS PER SHARE

 

Basic earnings per share attributable to the Company’s stockholders is computed by dividing net income or loss attributable to the Company’s stockholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the period. The Company does not have any equity instruments that are dilutive, except for employee stock-based awards.

 

The table below shows the reconciliation of the number of shares used in the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share (in thousands):

 

  

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 
  

2022

  

2021

 
         

Weighted average number of shares used in computation of basic earnings per share:

  56,063   55,988 

Additional shares from the assumed exercise of employee stock awards

  303   747 

Weighted average number of shares used in computation of diluted earnings per share

  56,366   56,735 

 

The number of stock-based awards that could potentially dilute future earnings per share and that were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because to do so would have been anti-dilutive was 207.4 thousand and 298.7 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

 

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)

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NOTE 9 BUSINESS SEGMENTS

 

The Company has three reporting segments: the Electricity segment, the Product segment and the Energy Storage segment. These segments are managed and reported separately as each offers different products and serves different markets.

 

 

Under the Electricity segment, the Company builds, owns and operates geothermal, solar PV and recovered energy-based ("REG") power plants in the United States and geothermal power plants in foreign countries, and sells the electricity generated by those power plants.

 

 

Under the Product segment, the Company designs, manufactures and sells equipment for geothermal and recovered energy-based electricity generation and remote power units and provides services relating to the engineering, procurement and construction ("EPC") of geothermal and recovered energy-based power plants.

 

 

Under the Energy Storage segment, the Company provides energy storage and related services as well as services relating to the engineering, procurement, construction, operation and maintenance of energy storage units.

 

Transfer prices between the operating segments are determined based on current market values or cost-plus markup of the seller’s business segment.

 

Summarized financial information concerning the Company’s reportable segments is shown in the following tables, including the Company's disaggregated revenues from contracts with customers:

 

  

Electricity

  

Product

  

Energy

Storage

  

Consolidated

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2022:

                

Revenues from external customers:

                

United States (1)

 $116,109  $535  $6,557  $123,201 

Foreign (2)

  46,416   14,093      60,509 

Net revenue from external customers

  162,525   14,628   6,557   183,710 

Intersegment revenues (4)

     20,903       

Operating income (loss)

  47,575   (1,575)  (922)  45,078 

Segment assets at period end (3) (*)

  4,093,759   140,957   179,473   4,414,189 

* Including unconsolidated investments

  112,522         112,522 
                 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2021:

                

Revenues from external customers:

                

United States (1)

 $98,976  $1,853  $12,721  $113,550 

Foreign (2)

  46,012   6,790      52,802 

Net revenue from external customers

  144,988   8,643   12,721   166,352 

Intersegment revenues (4)

     25,334       

Operating income (loss)

  47,749   (1,211)  3,351   49,889 

Segment assets at period end (3) (*)

  3,577,745   140,039   141,429   3,859,213 

* Including unconsolidated investments

  104,519         104,519 

 

 

(1)

Electricity segment revenues in the United States are all accounted under lease accounting except for $22.8 million and $19.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, that are accounted under ASC 606. Product and Energy Storage segment revenues in the United States are accounted under ASC 606.

 

 

(2)

Electricity segment revenues in foreign countries are all accounted under lease accounting. Product segment revenues in foreign countries are accounted under ASC 606.

 

 

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(3)

Electricity segment assets include goodwill in the amount of $86.0 million and $20.1 million as of March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Energy Storage segment assets include goodwill in the amount of $4.6 million and $4.1 as of March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. No goodwill is included in the Product segment assets as of March 31, 2022 and 2021.

 

 

(4)

Intersegment revenue are fully eliminated in consolidation.

 

Reconciling information between reportable segments and the Company’s consolidated totals is shown in the following table:

 

  

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 
  

2022

  

2021

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Revenues:

        

Total segment revenues

 $183,710  $166,352 

Intersegment revenues

  20,903   25,334 

Elimination of intersegment revenues

  (20,903)  (25,334)

Total consolidated revenues

 $183,710  $166,352 
         

Operating income:

        

Operating income

 $45,078  $49,889 

Interest income

  342   263 

Interest expense, net

  (21,081)  (19,016)

Derivatives and foreign currency transaction gains (losses)

  260   (16,866)

Income attributable to sale of tax benefits

  7,705   6,355 

Other non-operating income (expense), net

  75   (331)

Total consolidated income before income taxes and equity in income of investees

 $32,379  $20,294 

 

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

 

NOTE 10 COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

 

On March 29, 2016, a former local sales representative in Chile, Aquavant, S.A., filed a claim on the basis of unjust enrichment against Ormat’s subsidiaries in the 27th Civil Court of Santiago, Chile. The claim requests that the court order Ormat to pay Aquavant $4.6 million in connection with its activities in Chile, including the EPC contract for the Cerro Pabellon project and various geothermal concessions, plus 3.75% of Ormat geothermal products sales in Chile over the next 10 years. Pursuant to various motions submitted by the defendants and the plaintiffs to various courts, including the Court of Appeals, the case was removed from the original court and then refiled before the 11th Civil Court of Santiago. On April 16, 2020, the 11th Civil Court of Santiago issued its order rejecting Plaintiff's principal claim of unjust enrichment, as an improper cause of action, rejecting plaintiff's secondary claim for declaratory judgment, which the Court associates with the principal claim of unjust enrichment and not relating to a number of defenses raised by the Company. In May 2020, each of the parties filed separately to the court of appeals, which are pending. On October 19, 2020, the Court of Appeals dismissed all ancillary appeals on procedural issues filed by Aquavant as well as two ancillary appeals on procedural issues filed by the Company. The Company believes it has strong legal defenses and the probability of the claimant receiving an award is low. The potential amount that the Company may bear in this context cannot be reasonably estimated at this time.

 

 

On March 3, 2021, a claim and motion to certify a class action was filed in the Tel Aviv District Court (Economic Division) on behalf of Avishai Shmuel Mano against Ormat Technologies Inc. and 23 additional named respondents, who include existing and former directors and officers of the Company. On July 1, 2021, the court accepted plaintiff's motion to withdraw the claim against the named foreign respondents, retaining only the claim against the Company and the named present and former directors and officers who are domiciled in Israel. The claim seeks economic damages of approximately $100 million purportedly caused to shareholders by defendants’ alleged inaccurate reporting and provision of misleading information to the public in breach of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, based on claims made in a report published by short-seller Hindenburg Research on March 1, 2021. On April 13, 2022, the Tel Aviv District Court approved the plaintiff’s motion to withdraw the motion to certify and Ormat will pay immaterial costs of less than $10 thousand.

 

 

On September 14, 2021, an arbitration was filed on behalf of Kipreos before CAM Santiago, an electrical works subcontractor who had been hired to perform certain works at the Cerro Pabellon III Project for the recovery of alleged unpaid amounts in the approximate sum of $5.1 million.  The Company believes it has strong legal defenses against the claim and the probability of the claimant receiving an award as requested is low. The potential amount that the Company may bear in this context cannot be reasonably estimated at this time.   

 

 

On December 15, 2021, the Center for Biological Diversity and the Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Tribe (the “Plaintiffs”) filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the State of Nevada against the U.S. Department of the Interior, the Bureau of Land Management (“the BLM”) and Jake Vialpando, in his official capacity as a field manager of the BLM, alleging that the defendants violated the National Environmental Protection Act and other federal laws by approving Ormat’s Dixie Meadows project and the associated environmental assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact (“FONSI”). Plaintiffs additionally alleged that the project threatens the Dixie Valley Toad and infringes on the tribe’s enjoyment of a religious sacred site.  Plaintiffs sought for the court to vacate and set aside the environmental assessment, FONSI and the BLM’s authorizations for the project and to enjoin project construction. Ormat intervened in the action on January 4, 2022. On January 14, 2022, the court granted a temporary, 90-day injunction pausing construction of the project while it ruled on the merits of the case.  The Ninth Circuit subsequently set aside the temporary injunction, pending a hearing, and construction began in February 2022.  On April 4, 2022, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services emergency listed the Dixie Valley Toad under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (the “ESA”), and it is possible the Plaintiffs will amend their claims to include issues related to this listing. The Company believes it has strong legal defenses against the present claims, however, there can be no assurances regarding the resolution of these proceedings. Any additional construction delays imposed by the court, any mitigation or other measures arising from the Dixie Valley Toad’s emergency listing or any combination thereof could cause the Company to incur additional project costs, delay or impede the completion of the project and thus the eventual generation of revenues from the project and/or result in the renegotiation of the PPA for the project on less favorable terms. As a result, at this time, the Company cannot reasonably predict the ultimate outcome of this litigation or estimate the possible loss or range of loss it may bear, if any. As of March 31, 2022, the aggregated net book value of the Dixie Meadows project was approximately $68.3 million, which was included under "construction-in-process" in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

 

In addition, from time to time, the Company is named as a party to various other lawsuits, claims and other legal and regulatory proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of the Company's business. These actions typically seek, among other things, compensation for alleged personal injury, breach of contract, property damage, punitive damages, civil penalties or other losses, or injunctive or declaratory relief. With respect to such lawsuits, claims and proceedings, the Company accrues reserves when a loss is probable, and the amount of such loss can be reasonably estimated. It is the opinion of the Company’s management that the outcome of these proceedings, individually and collectively, will not be material to the Company’s consolidated financial statements as a whole.

 

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

Other matters

 

On March 2, 2021, the Company's board of directors established a special committee of independent directors (the "Special Committee") to investigate, among other things, certain claims made in a report published by a short seller regarding the Company’s compliance with anti-corruption laws. The Special Committee is working with outside legal counsel to investigate the claims made. All members of the Special Committee are “independent” in accordance with the Company's Corporate Governance Guidelines, the NYSE listing standards and SEC rules applicable to boards of directors in general. The Company is also providing information as requested by the SEC and Department of Justice ("DOJ") related to the claims.

 

 

ORMAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

 

NOTE 11 INCOME TAXES

 

The Company’s effective tax rate provision for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 was 31.4% and 14.8%, respectively. The effective rate differs from the federal statutory rate of 21% primarily due to the jurisdictional mix of earnings at differing tax rates, movement in the valuation allowance and generation of production tax credits.

 

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, many governments have enacted or are contemplating measures to provide aid and economic stimulus. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”), enacted on March 27, 2020 in the United States provides relief on deferral of tax payments and filings, modifies the net operating loss utilization rules, and temporarily increases the interest expense deduction allowed. For the three months ended March 31, 2022, there were no material tax impacts to our consolidated financial statements as it relates to the CARES Act or other COVID-19 stimulus measures. The Company will continue to monitor additional guidance issued by U.S. Treasury, the Internal Revenue Service and other taxing authorities.

 

 

 

 

NOTE 12 SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

Cash Dividend

 

On May 2, 2022, the Board of Directors of the Company declared, approved and authorized payment of a quarterly dividend of $6.7 million ($0.12 per share) to all holders of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares of common stock on May 16, 2022, payable on May 31, 2022.

 

Mizrahi Bank Loan

 

On April 12, 2022, the Company entered into a definitive loan agreement (the "Mizrahi Loan Agreement") with Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd. (“Mizrahi Bank”). The Mizrahi Loan Agreement provides for a loan by Mizrahi Bank to the Company in an aggregate principal amount of $75.0 million (the “Mizrahi Loan”). The outstanding principal amount of the Mizrahi Loan will be repaid in 16 semi-annual payments of $4.7 million each, commencing on October 12, 2022. The duration of the Mizrahi Loan is 8 years. The Mizrahi Loan bears interest at a fixed rate of 4.1% per annum, payable semi-annually. The Mizrahi Loan Agreement includes various affirmative and negative covenants, including a requirement that the Company maintain (i) a financial debt to adjusted EBITDA ratio not to exceed 6.0, (ii) a minimum equity capital amount (as shown on its consolidated financial statements) of not less than $750 million, and (iii) an equity capital to total assets ratio of not less than 25%. The Mizrahi Loan Agreement includes other customary affirmative and negative covenants, including payment and covenant events of default.

 

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ITEM 2.

MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

 

This quarterly report on Form 10-Q includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, included in this quarterly report that address activities, events or developments that we expect or anticipate will or may occur in the future, including such matters as our projections of annual revenues, expenses and debt service coverage with respect to our debt securities, future capital expenditures, business strategy, competitive strengths, goals, development or operation of generation assets, market and industry developments and the growth of our business and operations, are forward-looking statements. When used in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q, the words “may”, “will”, “could”, “should”, “expects”, “plans”, “anticipates”, “believes”, “estimates”, “predicts”, “projects”, “potential”, or “contemplate” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain such words or expressions. The forward-looking statements in this quarterly report are primarily located in the material set forth under the headings “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”, “Risk Factors”, and “Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements”, but are found in other locations as well. These forward-looking statements generally relate to our plans, objectives and expectations for future operations and are based upon management’s current estimates and projections of future results or trends. Although we believe that our plans and objectives reflected in or suggested by these forward-looking statements are reasonable, we may not achieve these plans or objectives. You should read this quarterly report on Form 10-Q completely and with the understanding that actual future results and developments may be materially different from what we expect attributable to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control.

 

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

 

A summary of the risks that may cause actual results to differ from our expectations include, but are not limited to the following:

 

Risks Related to the Companys Business and Operation

 

 

Our financial performance depends on the successful operation of our geothermal, REG and Solar PV power plants under the Electricity segment as well as, our energy storage facilities, which are subject to various operational risks.

 

Our exploration, development, and operation of geothermal energy resources are subject to geological risks and uncertainties, which may result in decreased performance or increased costs for our power plants.

 

We may decide not to implement, or may not be successful in implementing, one or more elements of our multi-year strategic plan, and the plan may not achieve its goal of enhancing shareholder value.

 

Concentration of customers, specific projects and regions may expose us to heightened financial exposure.

 

Our international operations expose us to risks related to the application of foreign laws and regulations.

 

Political, economic and other conditions in the emerging economies where we operate may subject us to greater risk than in the developed U.S. economy.

 

Conditions in and around Israel, where the majority of our senior management and our main production and manufacturing facilities are located, may adversely affect our operations and may limit our ability to produce and sell our products or manage our power plants.

 

Continued reduction in our Products backlog may affect our ability to fully utilize our main production and manufacturing facilities.

 

Some of our leases will terminate if we do not extract geothermal resources in “commercial quantities” if we fail to comply with the terms or stipulations of such leases or any of the provisions of the Geothermal Steam Act or if the lessor under any such lease defaults on any debt secured by the relevant property, thus requiring us to enter into new leases or secure rights to alternate geothermal resources, none of which may be available on terms as favorable to us as any such terminated lease, if at all.

 

Reduced levels of recovered energy required for the operation of our REG power plants may result in decreased performance of such power plants.

 

Our business development activities may not be successful and our projects under construction or facilities undergoing enhancement and repowering may encounter delays.

 

We rely on power transmission facilities that we do not own or control.

 

 

 

Our use of joint ventures may limit our flexibility with jointly owned investments.

 

Our operations could be adversely impacted by climate change.

 

Geothermal projects that we plan to develop in the future, may operate as "merchant" facilities without long-term PPAs and therefore such projects will be exposed to market fluctuations.

 

We may not be able to successfully conclude transactions and integrate, companies that we acquired previously and may acquire in the future.

 

We encounter intense competition from electric utilities, other power producers, power marketers, developers and third-party investors.

 

Changes in costs and technology may significantly impact our business by making our power plants and products less competitive, resulting in our inability to sign new PPAs for our Electricity segment and new supply and EPC contracts for our Products segment.

 

Our intellectual property rights may not be adequate to protect our business.

 

We may experience difficulties implementing and maintaining our new enterprise resource planning system.

 

We may experience a cyber-incident, cyber security breach, severe natural event or physical attack on our operational networks and information technology systems.

 

Risks Related to Governmental Regulations, Laws and Taxation

 

 

Our financial performance could be adversely affected by changes in the legal and regulatory environment affecting our operations.

 

Pursuant to the terms of some of our PPAs with investor-owned electric utilities and publicly-owned electric utilities in states that have renewable portfolio standards, the failure to supply the contracted capacity and energy thereunder may result in the imposition of penalties.

 

If any of our domestic power plants loses its current Qualifying Facility status under the U.S. Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 ("PURPA"), or if amendments to PURPA are enacted that substantially reduce the benefits currently afforded to Qualifying Facilities, our domestic operations could be adversely affected.

 

We may experience a reduction or elimination of government incentives.

 

We are a holding company and our cash depends substantially on the performance of our subsidiaries and the power plants they operate, most of which are subject to restrictions and taxation on dividends and distributions.

 

The costs of compliance with federal, state, local and foreign environmental laws and our ability to obtain and maintain environmental permits and governmental approvals required for development, construction and/or operation may result in liabilities, costs and delays in construction (as well as any fines or penalties that may be imposed upon us in the event of any non-compliance or delays with such laws or regulations).

 

We could be exposed to significant liability for violations of hazardous substances laws because of the use or presence of such substances at our power plants.

 

U.S. federal, state and foreign country income tax law changes could adversely affect us.

 

Litigation, legal proceedings, regulatory investigations or other administrative proceedings could expose us to significant liabilities and reputational damage that could have a material adverse effect on us.

 

Risks Related to Economic and Financial Conditions

 

We may be unable to obtain the financing we need on favorable terms to pursue our growth strategy and any future financing we receive may be less favorable to us than our current financing arrangements.

 

Our foreign power plants and foreign manufacturing operations expose us to risks related to fluctuations in currency rates, which may reduce our profits from such power plants and operations.

 

Our power plants have generally been financed through a combination of our corporate funds and limited or non-recourse project finance debt and lease financing. If our project subsidiaries default on their obligations under such limited or non-recourse debt or lease financing, we may be required to make certain payments to the relevant debt holders, and if the collateral supporting such leveraged financing structures is foreclosed upon, we may lose certain of our power plants.

 

We may experience fluctuations in the cost of construction, raw materials, commodities and drilling.

 

Our commodity derivative activity may limit potential gains, increase potential losses, result in earnings volatility and involve other risks.

 

We are exposed to swap counterparty credit risk.

 

We may not be able to obtain sufficient insurance coverage to cover damages resulting from any damages to our assets and profitability including, but not limited to, natural disasters such as volcanic eruptions, lava flows, wind and earthquakes.

 

 

Risks Related to Force Majeure

 

 

The global spread of a public health crisis, including the COVID-19 pandemic may have an adverse impact on our business.

 

The existence of a prolonged force majeure event or a forced outage affecting a power plant, or the transmission systems could reduce our net income.

 

Threats of terrorism may impact our operations in unpredictable ways and could adversely affect our business, financial condition, future results and cash flow.

 

Risks Related to Our Stock

 

 

A substantial percentage of our common stock is held by stockholders whose interests may conflict with the interests of our other stockholders.

 

The price of our common stock may fluctuate substantially, and your investment may decline in value.

 

Investors are cautioned that these forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results or outcomes may vary materially from those described herein. Other than as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update forward-looking statements even though our situation may change in the future. Given these risks and uncertainties, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements.

 

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read together with our condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this quarterly report and the “Risk Factors” section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 (the “2021 Annual Report”) and any updates contained herein as well as those set forth in our reports and other filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).

 

Company Contact and Sources of Information

 

Our website is www.ormat.com. Information contained on our website is not part of this quarterly report. Information that we furnish to or file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and any amendments to, or exhibits included in, these reports are made available for download, free of charge, through our website as soon as reasonably practicable. Our SEC filings, including exhibits filed therewith, are also available directly on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

We may use our website as a distribution channel of material company information. Financial and other important information regarding the Company is routinely posted on and accessible through our website at www.ormat.com. Accordingly, investors should monitor this channel, in addition to following our press releases, SEC filings and public conference calls and webcasts.

 

 

General

 

Overview

 

We are a leading vertically integrated company that is primarily engaged in the geothermal energy power business. We are leveraging our core capabilities and global presence to expand our activity in recovered energy generation and into different energy storage services and solar PV (including hybrid geothermal and solar PV as well as energy storage plus solar PV). Our objective is to become a leading global provider of renewable energy and we have adopted a strategic plan to focus on several key initiatives to expand our business.

 

We currently conduct our business activities in three business segments:

 

 

Electricity Segment. In the Electricity segment, which contributed 88.5% of our total revenues in the three months ended March 31, 2022, we develop, build, own and operate geothermal, solar PV and recovered energy-based power plants in the United States and geothermal power plants in other countries around the world and sell the electricity they generate. In the three months ended March 31, 2022, we derived 71.4% of our Electricity segment revenues from our operations in the United States and 28.6% from the rest of the world.

 

 

Product Segment. In the Product segment, which contributed 8.0% of our total revenues in the three months ended March 31, 2022, we design, manufacture, and sell equipment for geothermal and recovered energy-based electricity generation and remote power units and provide services relating to the engineering, procurement and construction of geothermal and recovered energy-based power plants. In the three months ended March 31, 2022, we derived 3.7% of our Product segment revenues from our operations in the United States and 96.3% from the rest of the world.

 

 

Energy Storage Segment. In the Energy Storage segment, which contributed 3.6% of our total revenues in the three months ended March 31, 2022. We own and operate grid connected In Front of the Meter Battery Energy Storage System ("BESS"), which provide capacity, energy and ancillary services directly to the electric grid. In the three months ended March 31, 2022, we derived all of our Energy Storage segment revenues from our operations in the United States.

 

Our current generating portfolio of approximately 1.1 GW includes geothermal power plants in the United States, Kenya, Guatemala, Honduras, Guadeloupe and Indonesia, as well as storage facilities, recovered energy generation and Solar PV power plants in the United States.

 

COVID 19 Update

 

In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of the novel coronavirus ("COVID-19") a pandemic. Since that time and through the date of this quarterly report, we have implemented significant measures and continue to make efforts in order to meet government requirements and preserve the health and safety of its employees. Our preventative measures against COVID-19 and the recent spread of variant strains include working remotely when needed and adopting separate shifts in its power plants, manufacturing facilities and other locations while working to continue operations at close to full capacity in all locations. Since the end of the second quarter of 2021, we have experienced an easing of government restrictions in a number of countries, including Israel, but uncertainty around the impact of COVID-19 continues. We have not laid-off or furloughed any employees due to COVID-19 and have continued to pay full salaries. We will continue to monitor developments affecting both our workforce and our customers, and we have taken, and will continue to take, health and safety measures that we determine are necessary in order to mitigate the impacts. To date, as a result of these business continuity measures we have not experienced material disruptions in our operations due to COVID-19, but have nevertheless experienced the following impacts on our segment operations:

 

 

In our Electricity segment, almost all of our revenues in the three months ended March 31, 2022, were generated under long term contracts and the majority of contracts have a fixed energy rate. As a result, despite logistical and other challenges, COVID-19 caused only limited impact on our Electricity segment. Nevertheless, growth in the Electricity segment was and continues to be adversely impacted by delays in receiving the required development and construction permits, as well as the implications of global and local restrictions on our ability to procure and transport raw materials and increases in the cost of raw materials and transportation.

 

 

Our Product segment revenues are generated from sales of products and services pursuant to contracts, under which we have a right to payment for any product that was produced for the customer. Recognition of revenue under these contracts is impacted by delays in the progress of the third-party projects into which our products and services are incorporated. In the three months ended March 31, 2022, COVID-19 outbreaks resulted in the extended shutdown of certain businesses in certain regions, delays in the supply and increases in the cost of raw materials and components that we purchased for our equipment manufacturing, and increases in the cost of marine transportation. The cost increases limited our ability to secure new purchase orders from potential customers and led to a reduction in our operating margins, which in turn negatively impacted our profitability. We had a product backlog of $45.7 million as of May 01, 2022, which includes revenue recognition for the period between April 1, 2022 and May 01, 2022, compared to $37.0 million as of May 5, 2021.

 

 

 

Our Energy Storage segment generates revenues mainly from participating in the energy and ancillary services markets, run by regional transmission operators and independent system operators in the various markets where our assets operate. Therefore, the revenues these assets generate are directly impacted by the prevailing market prices for energy and/or ancillary services. Nevertheless, we have experienced and are experiencing supply chain difficulties, as well as an increase in the cost of raw materials and batteries, which may impact our ability to complete the projects on time and increase overall project costs.

 

 

In addition, we experience delays in the permitting for new projects in all segments that may result in contractual penalties and cause a delay in those projects.

 

 

Other Recent Developments

 

The most significant developments in our Company and business since January 1, 2022 are described below.

 

 

In April 2022, we commenced the commercial operation of the Tungsten Mountain 2 geothermal power plant, which sells an additional 13 MW to the Southern California Public Power Authority ("SCPPA") under the SCPPA portfolio PPA. The addition of Tungsten Mountain 2 to our existing Tungsten geothermal power plant increased our total complex geothermal capacity to 42 MW.

 

 

In March 2022, we signed a 15-year PPA with Peninsula Clean Energy, a Community Choice Aggregator ("CCA") that provides more than 3,500 gigawatt hours of electricity to San Mateo County and the City of Los Banos, California. Under the terms of the PPA approved by Peninsula Clean Energy’s Board of Directors, effective January 1, 2023, the Peninsula Clean Energy will purchase 26 MW of clean, renewable energy from Ormat’s Heber 2 geothermal facility located in Imperial Valley, CA. This PPA marks the successful completion of Ormat’s first ever solicitation for bids, with a request for bids (RFB) on the Heber 2 facility issued in July of 2021.

 

 

Our 40 MW Heber 1 geothermal power plant located in California is experiencing an outage following a fire on February 25, 2022, that caused damage primarily to the steam turbine-generator area. The Heber 1 power plant is part of the 81 MW Heber complex and sells its electricity under a long-term contract with the Southern California Public Power Authority. The Company is still evaluating the cost and the time to restore all or part of the Heber 1 power plants back to operation. In mid-April, the Company gradually re-started operation of the binary units and the Heber 1 power plant is currently running at approximately 20 MW. We hold business interruption insurance subject to a 45-day deductible period in addition to property damage insurance with customary deductibles and are working with insurers to collect under those policies. We estimate that the outage will reduce the monthly revenues by approximately $1.5 million. At this stage, we believe the insurance proceeds from the property damage will exceed the depreciated book value of the damaged property.

 

 

Trends and Uncertainties

 

Different trends, factors and uncertainties may impact our operations and financial condition, including many that we do not or cannot foresee. However, we believe that our results of operations and financial condition for the foreseeable future will be primarily affected by trends, factors and uncertainties discussed in our 2021 Annual Report under “Part II - Item 7 – Management Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation”, in addition to the information set forth in this quarterly report. These trends, factors and uncertainties are, from time to time, also subject to market cycles.

 

 

Russia’s invasion of and military attacks on Ukraine, including indirect impacts as a result of sanctions and economic disruption, has complicated and may continue to further complicate existing supply chain constraints. Supply chain constraints may cause cost increases of raw materials, commodities and equipment that could adversely affect our profit margins.

 

Revenues

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2022, 92.1% of our Electricity segment revenues were from PPAs with fixed energy rates, which are not affected by fluctuations in energy commodity prices. We have variable price PPAs in California and Hawaii, which provide for payments based on the local utilities’ avoided cost, which is the incremental cost that the power purchaser avoids by not having to generate such electrical energy itself or purchase it from others, as follows:

 

 

The energy rates under the PPAs in California for the 12MW Heber 2 power plant in the Heber Complex change primarily based on fluctuations in natural gas prices. We recently signed a new PPA for the Heber 2 plant, effective January 1, 2023, with a fixed energy rate.

 

 

 

The prices for electricity pursuant to the 25 MW PPA for the Puna Complex in Hawaii change primarily as a result of variations in the price of oil as well as other commodities. In 2019, we signed a new PPA related to Puna with fixed prices, increased capacity and extended the term until 2052. 

 

To comply with obligations under their respective PPAs, certain of our project subsidiaries are structured as special purpose, bankruptcy remote entities and their assets and liabilities are ring-fenced. Such assets are not generally available to pay our debt, other than debt at the respective project subsidiary level. However, these project subsidiaries are allowed to pay dividends and make distributions of cash flows generated by their assets to us, subject in some cases to restrictions in debt instruments, as described below.

 

Electricity segment revenues are also subject to seasonal variations and are affected by higher-than-average ambient temperatures, as described below under “Seasonality”.

 

Revenues attributable to our Product segment are based on the sale of equipment, engineering, procurement and construction contracts and the provision of various services to our customers. Product segment revenues vary from period to period because of the timing of our receipt of purchase orders and the progress of our equipment manufacturing and execution of the relevant project.

 

Revenues attributable to our Energy Storage segment are generated by several grid-connected BESS facilities that we own and operate that sell energy, capacity and/or ancillary services in merchant markets like PJM Interconnect, ISO New England, ERCOT and CAISO. The revenues fluctuate over time since a large portion of such revenues are generated in the merchant markets, where price volatility is inherent.

 

The following table sets forth a breakdown of our revenues for the periods indicated:

 

   

Revenue

   

Increase (decrease)

 
   

Three Months

Ended March 31,

   

Three Months

Ended March 31,

 
   

2022

   

2021

   

2022

 

Revenues:

                               

Electricity

  $ 162,525     $ 144,988     $ 17,537       12.1 %

Product

    14,628       8,643       5,985       69.2 %

Energy storage

    6,557       12,721       (6,164 )     (48.5 )%

Total

  $ 183,710     $ 166,352     $ 17,358       10.4 %

 

   

% of Revenues for

Period Indicated

 
   

Three Months

Ended March 31,

 
   

2022

   

2021

 

Revenues:

               

Electricity

    88.5 %     87.2 %

Product

    8.0       5.2  

Energy storage

    3.6       7.6  

Total

    100.0 %     100.0 %

 

 

The following table sets forth the geographic breakdown of the revenues attributable to our Electricity, Product and Energy Storage segments for the periods indicated:

 

   

Revenue

   

Increase (decrease)

 
   

Three Months

Ended March 31,

   

Three Months

Ended March 31,

 
   

2022

   

2021

   

2022

 
   

(Dollars in thousands)

                 

Electricity Segment:

                               

United States

  $ 116,109     $       $ 17,133       17.3 %

Foreign

    46,416       46,012       404       0.9  

Total

  $ 162,525     $       $ 17,537       12.1 %
                                 

Product Segment:

                               

United States

  $ 535     $ 1,853     $ (1,318 )     (71.1 )%

Foreign

    14,093       6,790       7,303       107.6  

Total

  $ 14,628     $ 8,643     $ 5,985       69.2 %
                                 

Energy Storage Segment:

                               

United States

  $ 6,557     $ 12,721     $ (6,164 )     -48.5 %

Total

  $ 6,557     $ 12,721     $ (6,164 )     -48.5 %

 

   

% of Revenues for

Period Indicated

 
   

Three Months

Ended March 31,

 
   

2022

   

2021

 

Electricity Segment:

               

United States

    71.4 %     68.3 %

Foreign

    28.6       31.7  

Total

    100.0 %     100.0 %
                 

Product Segment:

               

United States

    3.7 %     21.4 %

Foreign

    96.3       78.6  

Total

    100.0 %     100.0 %
                 

Energy Storage:

               

United States

    100.0 %     100.0 %

Total

    100.0 %     100.0 %

 

 

In the three months ended March 31, 2022, and 2021, 33% and 32% of our total revenues, respectively were derived from foreign locations, and our foreign operations were significantly more profitable than our U.S. operations in each of those periods. A substantial portion of international revenues came from Kenya and, to a lesser extent, from Honduras, Guadeloupe, Guatemala and other countries. Our operations in Kenya contributed disproportionately to gross profit and net income. The contribution to combined pre-tax income of our domestic and foreign operations within our Electricity segment and Product segment differ in a number of ways.

 

Electricity Segment. Domestic revenues were approximately 71% and 68% of our total Electricity segment revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2022, and 2021, respectively. However, domestic operations  have higher costs of revenues and expenses than our foreign operations. Our foreign power plants are located in lower-cost regions, like Kenya, Guatemala, Honduras and Guadeloupe, which favorably impact payroll, and maintenance expenses among other items. Our power plants in foreign locations are also newer than most of our domestic power plants and therefore tend to have lower maintenance costs and higher availability factors than our domestic power plants. Consequently, in the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, our Electricity segment foreign operations accounted for 45% and 41% of our total gross profits, 72% and 77% of our net income (assuming the majority of corporate operating expenses and financing are recorded under domestic jurisdiction) and 38% and 49% of our EBITDA, respectively.

 

 

Product Segment. Foreign revenues were approximately 96% and 79% of our total Product segment revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

 

Energy Storage Segment. Domestic revenues were 100% of our total Energy storage segment revenues for each of the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021.

 

Seasonality

 

Electricity generation from some of our geothermal power plants is subject to seasonal variations. In the winter, our power plants produce more energy primarily attributable to the lower ambient temperature, which has a favorable impact on the energy component of our Electricity segment revenues, and in the summer, our power plants produce less energy primarily attributable to the higher ambient temperature. The prices under many of our contracts are fixed throughout the year with no time-of-use impact, however, the prices paid for electricity under the PPAs for one of the Heber 2 power plants in the Heber Complex, the Mammoth Complex and the North Brawley power plant in California, the Raft River power plant in Idaho, the Neal Hot Springs power plant in Oregon and the recently acquired Dixie Valley power plant in Nevada are higher in the months of June through September. The higher payments payable under these PPAs in the summer months partially offset the negative impact on our revenues from lower generation in the summer. As a result, we expect the revenues and gross profit in the winter months to be higher than the revenues and gross profit in the summer months and in general we expect the first and fourth quarters to generate higher revenues than the second and third quarters.

 

Breakdown of Cost of Revenues

 

The principal cost of revenues attributable to our three segments are discussed in our 2021 Annual Report under “Part II - Item 7 – Management Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation”.

 

Critical Accounting Estimates and Assumptions

 

A comprehensive discussion of our critical accounting estimates and assumptions is included in our 2021 Annual Report under “Part II — Item 7 — Management Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation.”

 

New Accounting Pronouncements

 

See Note 2 to our condensed consolidated financial statements set forth in Item 1 of this quarterly report for information regarding new accounting pronouncements.

 

 

Results of Operations

 

Our historical operating results in dollars and as a percentage of total revenues are presented below. A comparison of the different years described below may be of limited utility due to (i) our recent construction of power plants and enhancement of acquired power plants; (ii) fluctuation in revenues from our Product segment; and (iii) the impact of the lava eruption on our Puna plant in Hawaii and the related insurance proceeds.

 

   

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 
   

2022

   

2021

 
   

(Dollars in thousands,

except per share data)

 

Statements of Operations Historical Data:

               

Revenues:

               

Electricity

  $ 162,525     $ 144,988  

Product

    14,628       8,643  

Energy storage

    6,557       12,721  

Total Revenues

    183,710       166,352  

Cost of revenues:

               

Electricity

    94,521       79,851  

Product

    13,613       8,074  

Energy storage

    5,671       4,780  

Total cost of revenues

    113,805       92,705  

Gross profit

               

Electricity

    68,004       65,137  

Product

    1,015       569  

Energy storage

    886       7,941  

Total gross profit

    69,905       73,647  

Operating expenses:

               

Research and development expenses

    1,064       876  

Selling and marketing expenses

    4,365       4,276  

General and administrative expenses

    17,572       18,606  

Write-off of Energy Storage projects and assets

    1,826        

Operating income

    45,078       49,889  

Other income (expense):

               

Interest income

    342       263  

Interest expense, net

    (21,081 )     (19,016 )

Derivatives and foreign currency transaction gains (losses)

    260       (16,866 )

Income attributable to sale of tax benefits

    7,705       6,355  

Other non-operating income (expense), net

    75       (331 )

Income from operations before income tax and equity in earnings (losses) of investees

    32,379       20,294  

Income tax provision

    (10,163 )     (3,007 )

Equity in earnings (losses) of investees, net

    577       542  

Net income

    22,793       17,829  

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest

    (4,363 )     (2,570 )

Net income attributable to the Company's stockholders

    18,430     $ 15,259  

Earnings per share attributable to the Company's stockholders:

               

Basic:

  $ 0.33     $ 0.27  

Diluted:

  $ 0.33     $ 0.27  

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

               

Basic

    56,063       55,988  

Diluted

  $ 56,366     $ 56,735  

 

 

   

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 
   

2022

   

2021

 

Statements of Operations Data:

               

Revenues:

               

Electricity

    88.5 %     87.2 %

Product

    8.0       5.2  

Energy storage

    3.6       7.6  

Total Revenues

    100.0       100.0  

Cost of revenues:

               

Electricity

    58.2       55.1  

Product

    93.1       93.4  

Energy storage

    86.5       37.6  

Total cost of revenues

    61.9       55.7  

Gross profit

               

Electricity

    41.8       44.9  

Product

    6.9       6.6  

Energy storage

    13.5       62.4  

Total gross profit

    38.1       44.3  

Operating expenses:

               

Research and development expenses

    0.6       0.5  

Selling and marketing expenses

    2.4       2.6  

General and administrative expenses

    9.6       11.2  

Write-off of Energy Storage projects and assets

    1.0       0.0  

Operating income

    24.5       30.0  

Other income (expense):

               

Interest income

    0.2       0.2  

Interest expense, net

    (11.5 )     (11.4 )

Derivatives and foreign currency transaction gains (losses)

    0.1       (10.1 )

Income attributable to sale of tax benefits

    4.2       3.8  

Other non-operating income (expense), net

    0.0       (0.2 )

Income from operations before income tax and equity in earnings (losses) of investees

    17.6       12.2  

Income tax provision

    (5.5 )     (1.8 )

Equity in earnings (losses) of investees, net

    0.3       0.3  

Net income

    12.4       10.7  

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest

    (2.4 )     (1.5 )

Net income attributable to the Company's stockholders

    10.0 %     9.2 %

 

 

Comparison of the Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 to the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021

 

 

Total Revenues

 

   

Three Months Ended March 31,

         
   

2022

   

2021

   

Change

 
   

(Dollars in millions)

         

Electricity segment

  $ 162.5     $ 145.0       12.1 %

Product segment

    14.6       8.6       69.2  

Energy Storage segment

    6.6       12.7       (48.5 )

Total revenues

  $ 183.7     $ 166.4       10.4 %

 

Total revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2022 were $183.7 million, compared to $166.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, which represented a 10.4% increase from the prior year period. This increase was attributable to a $17.5 million, or 12.1% increase in Electricity segment revenues and a $6.0 million, or 69.2%, increase in our Product segment revenues compared to the corresponding period in 2021, partially offset by a $6.2 million, or (48.5)% decrease in Energy Storage segment revenues as compared to the corresponding period in 2021.

 

Electricity Segment

 

Revenues attributable to our Electricity segment for the three months ended March 31, 2022 were $162.5 million, compared to $145.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021. The increase in our Electricity segment revenues was mainly due to: (i) the consolidation of Dixie Valley and Beowawe power plants which was acquired on July 13, 2021, with revenues of $10.5 million and $1.6 million, respectively; (ii) higher generation at the Puna power plant as well as higher energy rates due to elevating oil prices; and (iii) the expansion of McGinness Hills complex in May 2021, partially offset by a decrease in revenues as a result of a shutdown at our Heber 1 power plant following a fire that caused damage to the steam turbine.

 

Power generation in our power plants increased by 8.6% from 1,676,189 MWh in the three months ended March 31, 2021 to 1,820,606 MWh in the three months ended March 31, 2022.

 

Product Segment

 

Revenues attributable to our Product segment for the three months ended March 31, 2022 were $14.6 million, compared to $8.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, which represented a 69.2% increase. The increase in our Product segment revenues was mainly due to projects which began operation in 2021 and provided $11.6 million in the three months ended March 31, 2022, offset partially by projects in New Zealand and Chile, which started in 2019, and provided $4.5 million in revenue recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2021 and an immaterial amount in the three months ended March 31, 2022.

 

Energy Storage Segment

 

Revenues attributable to our Energy Storage segment for the three months ended March 31, 2022 were $6.6 million compared to $12.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021. The decrease is mainly due to (i) a $5.4 million decrease in revenues from the Rabbit Hill battery energy storage facility related to the February 2021 power crisis in Texas and (ii) a $0.4 million decrease in the diminished demand response activity inherited from the Viridity acquisition

 

 

Total Cost of Revenues

 

   

Three Months Ended March 31,

         
   

2022

   

2021

   

Change

 
   

(Dollars in millions)

         

Electricity segment

  $ 94.5     $ 79.9       18.4 %

Product segment

    13.6       8.1       68.6  

Energy Storage segment

    5.7       4.8       18.6  

Total cost of revenues

  $ 113.8     $ 92.7       22.8 %

 

Total cost of revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2022 was $113.8 million, compared to $92.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, which represented a 22.8% increase. This increase was attributable to an increase of $14.7 million, or 18.4%, in cost of revenues from our Electricity segment, an increase of $5.5 million, or 68.6%, in cost of revenues from our Product segment, and an increase of $0.9 million, or 19%, in cost of revenues from our Energy Storage segment, all as discussed below. As a percentage of total revenues, our total cost of revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2022 increased to 61.9% from 55.7% for the three months ended March 31, 2021.

 

Electricity Segment

 

Total cost of revenues attributable to our Electricity segment for the three months ended March 31, 2022 was $94.5 million, compared to $79.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021. This increase was primarily attributable to: (i) the consolidation of Dixie Valley and Beowawe power plants which was acquired on July 13, 2021, with cost of revenues of $7.0 million and $0.9 million, respectively; (ii) the resumption of operations at the Puna power plant to 25MW in the third quarter of 2021; and (iii) the expansion of the McGinness Hills complex in May 2021. This increase was offset by $1.8 million of insurance proceeds recorded in the three months ended March 31, 2022. As a percentage of total Electricity revenues, our total cost of revenues attributable to our Electricity segment for the three months ended March 31, 2022 was 58.2%, compared to 55.1% for the three months ended March 31, 2021. This increase was primarily attributable to the decrease in gross profit relating to higher operational costs in some of our power plants. The cost of revenues attributable to our international power plants for the three months ended March 31, 2022 was 17.9% of our total Electricity segment cost of revenues for this period.

 

Product Segment

 

Total cost of revenues attributable to our Product segment for the three months ended March 31, 2022 was $13.6 million, compared to $8.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, which represented a 68.6% increase. This increase was primarily attributable to the increase in product revenues as well as the rising raw material and manufacturing costs for contracts that were signed prior to the change in the world commodities’ market. As a percentage of total Product segment revenues, our total cost of revenues attributable to our Product segment for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, was 93.1% and 93.4%, respectively.

 

Energy Storage Segment

 

Cost of revenues attributable to our Energy Storage segment for the three months ended March 31, 2022 were $5.7 million compared to $4.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021. The Energy Storage segment includes cost of revenues related to the delivery of energy storage and energy management services.

 

Research and Development Expenses, Net

 

Research and development expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2022 were $1.1 million, compared to $0.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021. The increase is mainly attributable to the timing of new development projects that took place during the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to the corresponding period in 2021.

 

 

Selling and Marketing Expenses

 

Selling and marketing expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2022 were $4.4 million compared to $4.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021. Selling and marketing expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2022, constituted 2.4% of total revenues for such period, compared to 2.6% for the three months ended March 31, 2021.

 

General and Administrative Expenses

 

General and administrative expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2022 were $17.6 million compared to $18.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021. The decrease was primarily attributable to the provision for doubtful debts in the three months ended March 31, 2021, of $3.0 million relating to imbalance charges from the grid operator in respect of our demand response operation that we may be unable to collect due to the February 2021 power crisis in Texas. General and administrative expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2022 constituted 9.6% of total revenues for such period, compared to 11.2% for the three months ended March 31, 2021.

 

Write-off of Energy Storage projects and assets

 

Write-off of Energy Storage projects and assets for the three months ended March 31, 2022 was $1.8 million compared to none for the three months ended March 31, 2021. This write-off is related to accumulated costs of energy storage projects that the Company is no longer pursuing as well as specific certain customer related assets.

 

Interest Expense, Net

 

Interest expense, net for the three months ended March 31, 2022 was $21.1 million, compared to $19.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021. This increase was primarily due to:(i) $125.0 million of proceeds from a loan received from Bank Hapoalim in July 2021; (ii) $50.0 million of proceeds from HSBC Bank Loan received in July 2021; (iii) $259 million related to finance lease liability related to the TG Geothermal Portfolio, LLC acquisition, in July, 2021; (iv) $100.0 million of proceeds from a loan received from Bank Discount in September 2021, and (v) a $1.0 million increase in interest related to sale of tax benefits, partially offset by a $1.8 million increase in interest capitalized to projects and lower interest expense as a result of principal payments of long term debt.

 

Derivatives and Foreign Currency Transaction Gains (Losses)

 

Derivatives and foreign currency transaction gains for the three months ended March 31, 2022 were $0.3 million, compared to losses of $16.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021. Derivatives and foreign currency transaction losses for the three months ended March 31, 2021 include $14.5 million in losses relating to the hedge transaction associated with our Rabbit Hill battery energy storage facility, due to extreme weather conditions in the area of Georgetown, Texas in February 2021. In addition, we recorded losses from foreign currency forward contracts which were not accounted for as hedge transactions.

 

Income Attributable to Sale of Tax Benefits

 

Income attributable to the sale of tax benefits for the three months ended March 31, 2022 was $7.7 million, compared to $6.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021. Tax equity is a form of financing used for renewable energy projects. This income primarily represents the value of production tax credits (“PTCs”) and taxable income or loss generated by certain of our power plants allocated to investors under tax equity transactions.

 

Income Taxes

 

Income tax provision for the three months ended March 31, 2022 was $10.2 million compared to $3.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021. Our effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, was 31.4% and 14.8%, respectively. The effective rate differs from the federal statutory rate of 21% for the three months ended March 31, 2022 primarily due to the jurisdictional mix of earnings at differing tax rates from the federal statutory tax rate; movement in the valuation allowance; and generation of production tax credits.

 

Equity in Earnings (losses) of Investees, Net

 

Equity in earnings (losses) of investees, net for the three months ended March 31, 2022 was $0.6 million, compared to a loss $0.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021. Equity in earnings (losses) of investees, net is mainly derived from our 12.75% share in the earnings or losses in the Sarulla consortium. Due to the failure of a short term drilling campaign, Sarulla Operating Ltd., the operating company of the Sarulla consortium (“SOL”), is currently evaluating the viability of a long term remediation plan to restore generation back to previous levels. We are following the remediation plans in Sarulla as well as the accounting impact and its implication on our financial statements on our investment in Sarulla.

 

 

Net Income Attributable to the Companys Stockholders

 

Net income attributable to the Company’s stockholders for the three months ended March 31, 2022 was $18.4 million, compared to $15.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, which represents an increase of $3.2 million. This increase was attributable to the increase of $5.0 million in net income which was affected by all the explanations above, partially offset by an increase in net income attributable to non-controlling interest mainly due to the resumption of operations of the Puna power plant to 25MW in the third quarter of 2021.

 

         

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Our principal sources of liquidity have been derived from cash flows from operations, proceeds from third party debt such as borrowings under our credit facilities, private or public offerings and issuances of debt or equity securities, project financing and tax monetization transactions, short term borrowing under our lines of credit, and proceeds from the sale of equity interests in one or more of our projects. We have utilized this cash to develop and construct power plants, fund our acquisitions, pay down existing outstanding indebtedness, and meet our other cash and liquidity needs.

 

As of March 31, 2022, we had access to (i) $130.0 million in cash and cash equivalents, of which $62.9 million is held by our foreign subsidiaries;  (ii) $42.9 million in marketable securities and (iii) $390.1 million of unused corporate borrowing capacity under existing committed lines of credit with different commercial banks.

 

Our estimated capital needs for the remainder of 2022 include $379.0 million for capital expenditures on new projects under development or construction including storage projects and exploration activity and maintenance capital expenditures for our existing projects. In addition, $346.6 million will be needed for long-term debt repayment.

 

We expect to finance these requirements with: (i) the sources of liquidity described above; (ii) positive cash flows from our operations; and (iii) future project financings and re-financings (including construction loans and tax equity). Management believes that, based on the current stage of implementation of our strategic plan, the sources of liquidity and capital resources described above will address our anticipated liquidity, capital expenditures, and other investment requirements.

 

As further described under Note 12 to the condensed consolidated financial statements, on April 12, 2022, we entered into a definitive loan agreement with Mizrahi Bank. The Mizrahi Loan is in an aggregate principal amount of $75.0 million and will be repaid in 16 semi-annual payments of $4.7 million each, commencing on October 12, 2022. The duration of the Mizrahi Loan is 8 years. The Mizrahi Loan bears interest at a fixed rate of 4.1% per annum, payable semi-annually.

 

As of March 31, 2022, we continue to maintain our assertion to no longer indefinitely reinvest foreign funds held by our foreign subsidiaries, with the exception of a certain balance held in Israel, and have accrued the incremental foreign withholding taxes. Accordingly, during the three months ended March 31, 2022, we included a foreign income tax expense of $0.0 million related to foreign withholding taxes on accumulated earnings of all of our foreign subsidiaries.

 

 

Letters of Credits Under Credit Agreements

 

Some of our customers require our project subsidiaries to post letters of credit in order to guarantee their respective performance under relevant contracts. We are also required to post letters of credit to secure our obligations under various leases and licenses and may, from time to time, decide to post letters of credit in lieu of cash deposits in reserve accounts under certain financing arrangements. In addition, our subsidiary, Ormat Systems, is required from time to time to post performance letters of credit in favor of our customers with respect to orders of products. 

 

Credit Agreements

 

Issued Amount

   

Issued and

Outstanding as of

March 31, 2022

   

Termination

Date

 
   

(Dollars in millions)

         

Committed lines for credit and letters of credit

  $ 468.0     $ 77.9    

April 2022-November 2023

 

Committed lines for letters of credit

    155.0       92.7    

April 2022-August 2023

 

Non-committed lines

          18.1    

October 2022

 

Total

  $ 623.0     $ 188.7          

 

 

Restrictive Covenants

 

Our obligations under the credit agreements, the loan agreements, and the trust instrument governing the bonds described above, are unsecured, but we are subject to a negative pledge in favor of the banks and the other lenders and certain other restrictive covenants. These include, among other things, restraints on: (i) creating any floating charge or any permanent pledge, charge or lien over our assets without obtaining the prior written approval of the lender; (ii) guaranteeing the liabilities of any third party without obtaining the prior written approval of the lender; and (iii) selling, assigning, transferring, conveying or disposing of all or substantially all of our assets, or a change of control in our ownership structure. Some of the credit agreements, the term loan agreements, and the trust instrument contain cross-default provisions with respect to other material indebtedness owed by us to any third party. In some cases, we have agreed to maintain certain financial ratios, which are measured quarterly, such as: (i) equity of at least $750 million and in no event less than 25% of total assets; (ii) 12-month debt, net of cash, cash equivalents, and short-term bank deposits to Adjusted EBITDA ratio not to exceed 6.0; and (iii) dividend distributions not to exceed 50% of net income in any calendar year.  As of March 31, 2022: (i) total equity was $2,014.8 million and the actual equity to total assets ratio was 45.6% and (ii) the 12-month debt, net of cash, cash equivalents, to Adjusted EBITDA ratio was 4.1. During the three months ended March 31, 2022, we distributed interim dividends in an aggregate amount of $6.7 million. The failure to perform or observe any of the covenants set forth in such agreements, subject to various cure periods, would result in the occurrence of an event of default and would enable the lenders to accelerate all amounts due under each such agreement.

 

As described above, we are currently in compliance with our covenants with respect to the credit agreements, the loan agreements and the trust instrument (except as described below), and believe that the restrictive covenants, financial ratios and other terms of any of our full-recourse bank credit agreements will not materially impact our business plan or operations.

 

As of March 31, 2022, we did not meet the covenants related to the DAC 1 Senior Secured Notes and Prudential Capital Group – Idaho non-recourse loan which resulted in certain equity distribution restrictions from the related subsidiaries.

 

 

 

Future minimum payments

 

Future minimum payments under long-term obligations including financing liability as of March 31, 2022, are as follows:

 

   

(Dollars in

thousands)

 

Year ending December 31:

       

2022

  $ 346,618  

2023

    188,392  

2024

    252,334  

2025

    166,482  

2026

    167,785  

Thereafter

    758,054  

Total

  $ 1,879,665  

 

 

Third-Party Debt

 

Our third-party debt consists of (i) non-recourse and limited-recourse project finance debt or acquisition financing debt that we or our subsidiaries have obtained for the purpose of developing and constructing, refinancing or acquiring our various projects and (ii) full-recourse debt incurred by us or our subsidiaries for general corporate purposes.

 

Non-Recourse and Limited-Recourse Third-Party Debt

 

Loan

 

Amount

Issued

   

Amount

Outstanding

as of March 31,

2022

 

Interest

Rate

 

Maturity

Date

 

Related Project

Location

   

(Dollars in millions)

               

OFC 2 Senior Secured Notes – Series A

  $ 151.7     $ 77.4  

4.67%

    2032  

McGinness Hills phase 1 and Tuscarora

U.S.

OFC 2 Senior Secured Notes – Series B

    140.0       91.4  

4.61%

    2032  

McGinness Hills phase 2

U.S.

Olkaria III Financing Agreement with DFC – Tranche 1

    85.0       41.3  

6.34%

    2030  

Olkaria III Complex

Kenya

Olkaria III Financing Agreement with DFC – Tranche 2

    180.0       87.4  

6.29%

    2030  

Olkaria III Complex

Kenya

Olkaria III Financing Agreement with DFC – Tranche 3

    45.0       23.5  

6.12%

    2030  

Olkaria III Complex

Kenya

Amatitlan Financing(1)

    42.0       18.4  

LIBOR+4.35%

    2027  

Amatitlan

Guatemala

Don A. Campbell Senior Secured Notes

    92.5       66.3  

4.03%

    2033  

Don A. Campbell Complex

U.S.

Prudential Capital Group Idaho Loan(2)

 

 

20.0       16.1  

5.80%

    2023  

Neal Hot Springs and Raft River

U.S.

U.S. Department of Energy Loan(3)

    96.8       37.6  

2.60%

    2035  

Neal Hot Springs

U.S.

Prudential Capital Group Nevada Loan

    30.7       25.0  

6.75%

    2037  

San Emidio

U.S.

Platanares Loan with DFC

    114.7       86.0  

7.02%

    2032  

Platanares

Honduras

Viridity - Plumstriker

    23.5       14.4  

LIBOR+3.5%

    2026  

Plumsted+Striker

U.S.

Géothermie Bouillante(4)

    8.9       5.5  

1.52%

    2026  

Géothermie Bouillante

Guadeloupe

Géothermie Bouillante(4)

    8.9       7.1  

1.93%

    2026  

Géothermie Bouillante

Guadeloupe

Total

  $ 1,039.7     $ 597.4                

 

 

1.

LIBOR cannot be lower than 1.25%. Margin of 4.35% as long as the Company’s guaranty of the loan is outstanding (current situation) or 4.75% otherwise.

 

2.

Secured by equity interest.

 

3.

Secured by the assets.

 

4.

Loan issued in total aggregate amount of EUR 8.0 million.

 

 

Full-Recourse Third-Party Debt

 

Loan

 

Issued

Amount

   

Outstanding

Amount as of

March 31, 2022

   

Interest Rate

 

Maturity Date

   

(Dollars in millions)

           

Hapoalim Loan

  $ 125.0     $ 116.1       3.45%  

June 2028

HSBC Loan

    50.0       46.4       3.45%  

July 2028

Discount Loan

    100.0       93.8       2.90%  

September 2029

Senior Unsecured Bonds Series 3

    218.0       218.0       4.45%  

September 2022

Senior Unsecured Bonds Series 4 (1)

    289.8       314.9       3.35%  

June 2031

Senior unsecured Loan 1

    100.0       91.6       4.80%  

March 2029

Senior unsecured Loan 2

    50.0       45.8       4.60%  

March 2029

Senior unsecured Loan 3

    50.0       45.8       5.44%  

March 2029

DEG Loan 2

    50.0       32.5       6.28%  

June 2028

DEG Loan 3

    41.5       28.4       6.04%  

June 2028

Total

  $ 1,074.3     $ 1,033.3            

 

(1) Bonds issued in total aggregate principal amount of NIS 1.0 billion.

 

Financing Liability - Dixie Valley

 

The financing liability is related to the business combination purchase transaction of the Terra-Gen geothermal assets. As of March 31, 2022, the financing liability had an outstanding balance $249.1 million. The financing liability bears a fixed interest rate of 2.5% per annum, principal and interest are payable semi-annually, and matures in March 2033.

 

Liquidity Impact of Uncertain Tax Positions

 

The Company has a liability associated with unrecognized tax benefits and related interest and penalties in the amount of approximately $6.0 million as of March 31, 2022. This liability is included in long-term liabilities in our condensed consolidated balance sheet because we generally do not anticipate that settlement of the liability will require payment of cash within the next twelve months. We are not able to reasonably estimate when we will make any cash payments required to settle this liability.

 

 

Dividends

 

The following are the dividends declared by us since March 31, 2020:

 

Date Declared

 

Dividend

Amount per

Share

 

Record Date

Payment Date

May 8, 2020

  $ 0.11  

May 21, 2020

June 2, 2020

August 4, 2020

  $ 0.11  

August 18, 2020

September 1, 2020

November 4, 2020

  $ 0.11  

November 18, 2020

December 2, 2020

February 24, 2021

  $ 0.12  

March 11, 2021

March 29, 2021

May 5, 2021

  $ 0.12  

May 18, 2021

June 1, 2021

August 4, 2021

  $ 0.12  

August 18, 2021

September 1, 2021

November 3, 2021

  $ 0.12  

November 17, 2021

December 3, 2021

February 23, 2022   $ 0.12   March 9, 2022 March 23, 2022

May 2, 2022

  $ 0.12  

May 16, 2022

May 31, 2022

 

 

Historical Cash Flows

 

The following table sets forth the components of our cash flows for the periods indicated:

 

   

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 
   

2022

   

2021

 
   

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

  $ 81,776     $ 68,924  

Net cash used in investing activities

  $ (139,332 )     (117,474 )

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

  $ (44,721 )     (22,807 )

Net change in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents

  $ (102,311 )     (71,699 )

 

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2022

 

Net cash provided by operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2022 was $81.8 million, compared to $68.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021. The net increase of  $12.9 million was primarily due to: (i) an increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses of $13.1 million in the three months ended March 31, 2022, compared to an increase of $3.8 million in the three months ended March 31, 2021, mainly due to timing of payments to our supplier and construction of power plants; The increase was partially offset by (i) a decrease in receivables of $5.1 million in the three months ended March 31, 2022, compared to a decrease of $8.9 million in the three months ended March 31, 2021, as a result of the timing of collection from our customers and (ii) a net increase of $0.1 million in costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings uncompleted contracts, in the three months ended March 31, 2022, compared to a net decrease of $5.2 million in the three months ended March 31, 2021, as a result of timing of billing to our customers.

 

Net cash used in investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2022 was $139.3 million, compared to $117.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021. The principal factors that affected our net cash used in investing activities during the three months ended March 31, 2022 was capital expenditures of $137.2 million, primarily for our facilities under construction that support our growth plan. The principal factors that affected our net cash used in investing activities during the three months ended March 31, 2021 were: (i) capital expenditures of $87.9 million, primarily for our facilities under construction that support our growth plan; and (ii) purchase of marketable securities of $27.8 million.

 

Net cash used in financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2022 was $44.7 million, compared to $22.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021. The principal factors that affected the net cash used in financing activities during the three months ended March 31, 2022 were: (i) the repayment of long-term debt in the amount of $39.1 million; (ii) a $6.7 million cash dividend payment and (iii) $3.4 million cash paid to a noncontrolling interest. The principal factors that affected our net cash used in financing activities during the three months ended March 31, 2021 were: (i) the repayment of long-term debt in the amount of $16.6 million; (iii) a $6.7 million cash dividend paid; and (iii) $4.2 million cash paid to a noncontrolling interest.

 

Non-GAAP Measures: EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA

 

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, adjusted for (i) mark-to-market gains or losses from accounting for derivatives, (ii) stock-based compensation, (iii) merger and acquisition transaction costs, (iv) gain or loss from extinguishment of liabilities, and (v) other unusual or non-recurring items. We adjust for these factors as they may be non-cash, unusual in nature and/or are not factors used by management for evaluating operating performance. We believe that presentation of these measures will enhance an investor’s ability to evaluate its financial and operating performance. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are not measurements of financial performance or liquidity under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, or U.S. GAAP, 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 U.S. GAAP. Our Board of Directors and senior management use EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to evaluate our financial performance. However, other companies in our industry may calculate EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA differently than we do. 

 

Net income for the three months ended March 31, 2022 was $22.8 million compared to $17.8 million, for the three months ended March 31, 2021, respectively.

 

Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended March 31, 2022 was $107.9 million, compared to $99.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, respectively.

 

 

The following table reconciles net income to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021:

 

   

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 
   

2022

   

2021

 
   

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Net income

  $ 22,793     $ 17,829  

Adjusted for:

               

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

    20,739       18,753  

Income tax provision (benefit)

    10,163       3,007  

Adjustment to investment in an unconsolidated company: our proportionate share in interest expense, tax and depreciation and amortization in Sarulla

    2,124       2,465  

Depreciation and amortization

    46,769       40,829  

EBITDA

  $ 102,588     $ 82,883  

Mark-to-market (gains) or losses from accounting for derivative

    277       2,086  

Stock-based compensation

    2,814       2,097  

Reversal of a contingent liability

          (418 )

Allowance for bad debts

    115       2,980  

Hedge losses resulting from February power crisis in Texas

          9,133  

Write-off related to Storage projects and activity

    1,825        

Merger and acquisition transaction costs

    249       484  

Adjusted EBITDA

  $ 107,868     $ 99,245  

 

 

In May 2014, the Sarulla consortium closed $1,170 million in financing through SOL. As of March 31, 2022, the SOL credit facility had an outstanding balance of $907.4 million. In the last calculation period, Sarulla failed to meet its debt service coverage ratio under the credit facility agreement due to lower performance of the power plants. Our proportionate share in the SOL credit facility is $115.7 million. SOL is undergoing negotiations with its lenders for a consent to carry remedial works aiming to eliminate this non-compliance.

 

Capital Expenditures 

 

Our capital expenditures primarily relate to: (i) the development and construction of new power plants, (ii) the enhancement of our existing power plants; and (iii) investment in activities under our strategic plan.

 

The following is an overview of projects that are fully released for construction.

 

Heber Complex (California). We are currently in the process of repowering the Heber 1 and Heber 2 power plants. We are planning to replace steam turbine and old OEC units with new advanced technology equipment that will add a net capacity of 11 MW. Following these enhancements, we expect the capacity of the complex to reach 92 MW. Permitting and manufacturing are ongoing. We expect commercial operation of Heber 2 repowering at the second half of 2022 and Heber 1 repowering in the first half of 2023.

 

CD 4 Project (California). We are developing a 30 MW project at the Mammoth complex on primarily Bureau of Land Management ("BLM") leases. We signed a Wholesale Distribution Access Tariff Cluster Large Generator Interconnection Agreement with Southern California Edison in December 2017. We signed a 25-year PPA with SCPPA for 16 MW that will be sold to the City of Colton in California, and we recently signed two additional 10-year PPAs with Silicon Valley Clean Energy and Monterey Bay Community Power, each of which will purchase 7 MW (for a total of 14 MW) of power. Drilling is completed and construction is near completion. We expect commercial operation in the second quarter of 2022.

 

 

Wister Solar (California). We are developing a 20MW AC solar PV project on the Wister site in California. We plan to install a Solar PV system and sell the electricity under a PPA with San Diego Gas & Electric. Engineering and procurement have been completed, and PV panels and tracking systems for the project delivered. Construction is ongoing and we expect the project to be completed in the second quarter of 2022.

 

Dixie Meadows (Nevada). We are developing the 12 MW Dixie Meadows geothermal power plant in Nevada. We are planning to sell the electricity generated under the Portfolio SCPPA PPA. Construction commenced and completion may be delayed due to ongoing litigation and regulatory proceedings. For more information, see Note 10 of notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contained in this quarterly report.

 

Tungsten expansion (Nevada). We recently completed the expansion of our Tungsten geothermal power plant in Nevada and added an additional 13 MW through the construction of Tungsten Mountain 2. We started to sell the electricity generated under the Portfolio SCPPA PPA in April 11, 2022.

 

Steamboat Solar (Nevada). We are currently developing a Solar PV power plant adjacent to our geothermal Steamboat complex in Nevada. The project is expected to generate approximately 10 AC MW that will be used for the ancillary needs of the geothermal power plant and will free a similar amount of MW to be sold from the geothermal resource to SCPPA under the SCPPA portfolio PPA. Construction of the first 5 MW is near completion and engineering and procurement for the second 5 MW are ongoing. We expect commercial operation of the first 5 MW in the second quarter of 2022 and the second 5 MW in the first half of 2023.

 

Zunil Upgrade (Guatemala). We are expanding the Zunil geothermal power plant in Guatemala to add 5 MW of additional capacity. We are planning to sell the electricity generated under the existing PPA with the local utility, Instituto Nacional de Electrification or “INDE”. Construction has been completed and commercial operation is expected in the second quarter of 2022.

 

North Valley (Nevada). We are developing the 25 MW North Valley geothermal power plant in Nevada. The Project was recently released and we are currently in negotiations to secure a long term PPA. Construction is ongoing and equipment has shipped. Commercial operation is expected in first half of 2023.

 

Dixie Valley (Nevada). We are currently in the process of upgrading the Dixie Valley power plant to add a net capacity of 4 MW. Engineering and procurement are ongoing and we expect commercial operation of the Dixie Valley upgrade in the first quarter 2023;

 

Tungsten Solar (Nevada). We are currently developing a Solar PV power plant adjacent to our geothermal Tungsten power plant in Nevada. The project is expected to generate approximately 9 AC MW that will be used for the ancillary needs of the geothermal power plant and will free a similar amount of MW to be sold from the geothermal resource to SCPPA under the SCPPA portfolio PPA. Construction is ongoing and we expect commercial operation in the second quarter of 2022.

 

Brady Solar (Nevada). We are currently developing a Solar PV power plant adjacent to our geothermal Brady complex in Nevada. The project is expected to generate approximately 6 AC MW that will be used for the ancillary needs of the geothermal power plant and will free a similar amount of MW to be sold from the geothermal resource to SCPPA under the SCPPA portfolio PPA. Engineering and procurement are ongoing. We expect commercial operation in the first quarter of 2023.

 

North Valley Solar (Nevada). We are currently developing a Solar PV power plant adjacent to our geothermal North Valley power plant in Nevada. The project is expected to generate approximately 7 AC MW that will be used for the ancillary needs of the geothermal power plant and will free a similar amount of MW to be sold from the geothermal resource to SCPPA under the SCPPA portfolio PPA. Engineering and procurement are ongoing. We expect commercial operation in H2 of 2023.

 

 

In addition, we are in the process of repowering Ormesa, Neal Hot Springs, Steamboat 2 and 3. In the Energy Storage segment, we are in the process of constructing several facilities as detailed below:

 

Project Name

Size

Location

Customer

Expected COD

Tierra Buena

5MW/20MWh

CA

CAISO, RCEA and VCE

Q2 2022

Upton

25MW/25MWh

TX

ERCOT

Q2 2022

Andover

20MW/20MWh

NJ

PJM

H2 2022

Howell

6.5MW/6.5MWh

NJ

PJM

H2 2022

Bowling Green

12MW/12MWh

OH

PJM

H2 2022

Pomona 2

20MW/40MWh

CA

PG&E and CAISO

H2 2022

Bottleneck

80MW/320MWh

CA

CAISO

End od 2023

East Flemington

20MW/20MWh

NJ

PJM

H1 2023

 

The following is an overview of projects that are in initial stages of construction:

 

Carson Lake Project. We plan to develop between 10 MW to 15 MW at the Carson Lake project on BLM leases located in Churchill County, Nevada. We signed a Small Generator Interconnection Agreement with NV Energy in December 2017. As of March 31, 2022, we are planning to begin the drilling activity next year.

 

We have budgeted approximately $640.0 million in capital expenditures for construction of new projects and enhancements to our existing power plants, of which we had invested $390.0 million as of March 31, 2022. We expect to invest approximately $170.0 million in the rest of 2022 and the remaining approximately $80.0 million thereafter.

 

In addition, we estimate approximately $210.0 million in additional capital expenditures in 2022 to be allocated as follows: (i) approximately $120.0 million for the exploration, drilling and development of new projects and enhancements of existing power plants that are not yet released for full construction; (ii) approximately $30.0 million for maintenance capital expenditures for our operating power plants; (iii) approximately $55.0 million for the construction and development of storage projects; and (iv) approximately $5.0 million for enhancements to our production facilities.

 

In the aggregate, we estimate our total capital expenditures for the last three quarters of 2022 to be approximately $379.0 million.

 

 

Exposure to Market Risks

 

Based on current conditions, we believe that we have sufficient financial resources to fund our activities and execute our business plans. However, the cost of obtaining financing for our project needs may increase significantly or such financing may be difficult to obtain.

 

We, like other power plant operators, are exposed to electricity price volatility risk. Our exposure to such market risk is currently limited because the majority of our long-term PPAs have fixed or escalating rate provisions that limit our exposure to changes in electricity prices. Our energy storage projects sell primarily on a "merchant" basis and are exposed to changes in the electricity market prices.

 

The energy payments under the PPAs of the Heber 2 power plant in the Heber Complex are determined by reference to the relevant power purchaser’s short run avoided cost. A decline in the price of natural gas will result in a decrease in the incremental cost that the power purchaser avoids by not generating its electrical energy needs from natural gas, or by reducing the price of purchasing its electrical energy needs from natural gas power plants, which in turn will reduce the energy payments that we may charge under the relevant PPA for these power plants. The Puna Complex is currently benefiting from energy prices which are higher than the floor under the 25 MW PPA for the Puna Complex. For both Heber 2 and Puna power plants we signed a new PPA with fixed energy rates, as discussed above.

 

As of March 31, 2022, 98.0% of our consolidated long-term debt was fixed rate debt and therefore was not subject to interest rate volatility risk and 2.0% of our long-term debt was floating rate debt, exposing us to interest rate risk in connection therewith. As of March 31, 2022, $32.8 million of our long-term debt was subject to interest rate risk.

 

 

We currently maintain our surplus cash in short-term, interest-bearing bank deposits, money market funds, corporate bonds and commercial paper (with a minimum investment grade rating of A+ by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services).

 

Our cash equivalents are subject to interest rate risk. Fixed rate securities may have their market value adversely impacted by a rise in interest rates, while floating rate securities may produce less income than expected if interest rates fall. As a result of these factors, our future investment income may fall short of expectations because of changes in interest rates or we may suffer losses in principal if we are forced to sell securities that decline in market value because of changes in interest rates. As of March 31, 2022, our investment in marketable securities was subject to such risk.

 

We are also exposed to foreign currency exchange risk, in particular the fluctuation of the U.S. dollar versus the New Israeli Shekels ("NIS") in Israel and the Euro. Risks attributable to fluctuations in currency exchange rates can arise when we or any of our foreign subsidiaries borrow funds or incur operating or other expenses in one type of currency but receive revenues in another. In such cases, an adverse change in exchange rates can reduce such subsidiary’s ability to meet its debt service obligations, reduce the amount of cash and income we receive from such foreign subsidiary, or increase such subsidiary’s overall expenses. In Kenya, the tax asset is recorded in Kenyan Shillings ("KES") similar to the tax liability, however any change in the exchange rate in the KES versus the U.S. dollar has an impact on our financial results. Risks attributable to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates can also arise when the currency denomination of a particular contract is not the U.S. dollar. Substantially all of our PPAs in the international markets are either U.S. dollar-denominated or linked to the U.S. dollar except for our operations on Guadeloupe, where we own and operate the Boulliante power plant which sells its power under a Euro-denominated PPA with Électricité de France S.A. Our construction contracts from time to time contemplate costs which are incurred in local currencies. The way we often mitigate such risk is to receive part of the proceeds from the contract in the currency in which the expenses are incurred. Currently, we have forward and cross-currency swap contracts in place to reduce our NIS/U.S. dollar currency exposure and expect to continue to use currency exchange and other derivative instruments to the extent we deem such instruments to be the appropriate tool for managing such exposure.

 

On July 1, 2020, we concluded an auction tender and accepted subscriptions for senior unsecured bonds comprised of NIS 1.0 billion aggregate principal amount (the “Senior Unsecured Bonds - Series 4”). The Senior Unsecured Bonds - Series 4 were issued in NIS and converted to approximately $290 million using a cross-currency swap transaction shortly after the completion of such issuance.

 

We performed a sensitivity analysis on the fair values of our long-term debt obligations, and foreign currency exchange forward contracts. The foreign currency exchange forward contracts listed below principally relate to trading activities. The sensitivity analysis involved increasing and decreasing forward rates at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 by a hypothetical 10% and calculating the resulting change in the fair values.

 

At this time, the development of our strategic plan has not exposed us to any additional market risk. However, as the implementation of the plan progresses, we may be exposed to additional or different market risks.

 

 

The results of the sensitivity analysis calculations as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 are presented below:

 

   

Assuming a

10% Increase in Rates

   

Assuming a

10% Decrease in Rates

   

Risk

 

March 31,

2022

   

December 31,

2021

   

March 31,

2022

   

December 31,

2021

 

Change in the Fair Value of

   

(Dollars in thousands)

   

Foreign Currency

  $ (5,140 )   $ (2,719 )   $ 6,282     $ 3,324  

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts

Interest Rate

    (1,126 )     (1,131 )     1,143       1,148  

Hapoalim Loan

Interest Rate

    (482 )     (557 )     490       566  

HSBC Loan

Interest Rate

    (987 )     (1,119 )     1,003       1,131  

Discount Loan

Interest Rate

    (3,077 )     (3,394 )     3,138       3,465  

Financing Liability

Interest Rate

    (2,959 )     (3,069 )     3,032       3,146  

OFC 2 Senior Secured Notes

Interest Rate

    (2,811 )     (2,946 )     2,885       3,025  

DFC Loan

Interest Rate

    (233 )     (226 )     239       231  

Amatitlan Loan

Interest Rate

    (3,490 )     (3,833 )     3,535       3,880  

Senior Unsecured Bonds

Interest Rate

    (475 )     (494 )     485       505  

DEG 2 Loan

Interest Rate

    (1,246 )     (1,286 )     1,283       1,324  

DAC 1 Senior Secured Notes

Interest Rate.

    (2,961 )     (3,135 )     3,033       3,214  

Migdal Loan and the Additional Migdal Loan and the Second Addendum Migdal Loan

Interest Rate

    (899 )     (920 )     942       965  

San Emidio Loan

Interest Rate

    (507 )     (539 )     517       550  

DOE Loan

Interest Rate

    (74 )     (88 )     74       89  

Idaho Holdings Loan

Interest Rate

    (1,955 )     (2,035 )     2,017       2,100  

Platanares DFC Loan

Interest Rate

    (374 )     (389 )     382       397  

DEG 3 Loan

Interest Rate

    (129 )     (121 )     131       123  

Plumstriker Loan

Interest Rate

                       

Commercial Paper

Interest Rate

    (97 )     (81 )     98       82  

Other long-term loans

 

In July 2019, the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (the “FCA”), which regulates LIBOR (London Interbank Offered Rate), announced that it intends to phase out LIBOR. LIBOR is still in use and being published until its phaseout in June 2023 in order to allow a transition period mainly for contracts that already exist using LIBOR. Additionally, the FCA has stated that no new contracts using U.S. dollar LIBOR should be entered into after December 31, 2021. The U.S. Federal Reserve, in conjunction with the Alternative Reference Rates Committee, a steering committee comprised of large U.S. financial institutions, is considering replacing U.S. dollar LIBOR with a new index calculated by short-term repurchase agreements, backed by Treasury securities ("SOFR"). SOFR is observed and backward-looking, which stands in contrast with LIBOR under the current methodology, which is an estimated forward-looking rate and relies, to some degree, on the expert judgment of submitting panel members. Given that SOFR is a secured rate backed by government securities, it would not take into account bank credit risk (as is the case with LIBOR). Therefore, the SOFR rate, if adopted, would likely be lower than LIBOR rates and is less likely to correlate with the funding costs of financial institutions.

 

We have evaluated the impact of the transition from LIBOR, and currently believe that the transition will not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

 

 

Effect of Inflation

 

We expect that inflation will not be a significant risk in the near term, given the current global economic conditions, however, we recently experienced an increase and shortage in raw material cost and supply chain delays, which may put pressure on our operating margins in the Product segment and increase our cost to build our own power plants. To address the possibility of rising inflation, some of our contracts include certain provisions that mitigate inflation risk.

 

In connection with the Electricity segment, none of our U.S. PPAs, including the SCPPA Portfolio PPA, are directly linked to the Consumer Price Index ("CPI"). Inflation may directly impact an expense we incur for the operation of our projects, thereby increasing our overall operating costs and reducing our profit and gross margin. The negative impact of inflation would be partially offset by price adjustments built into some of our PPAs that could be triggered upon such occurrences. The energy payments pursuant to our PPAs for some of our power plants such as the Brady power plant, the Steamboat 2 and 3 power plants and the McGinness Complex increase every year through the end of the relevant terms of such agreements, although such increases are not directly linked to the CPI or any other inflationary index. Lease payments are generally fixed, while royalty payments are generally calculated as a percentage of revenues and therefore are not significantly impacted by inflation. In our Product segment, inflation may directly impact fixed and variable costs incurred in the construction of our power plants, thereby increasing our operating costs in the Product segment. We are more likely to be able to offset all or part of this inflationary impact through our project pricing. With respect to power plants that we build for our own electricity production, inflationary pricing may impact our operating costs which may be partially offset in the pricing of the new long-term PPAs that we negotiate.

 

Contractual Obligations and Commercial Commitments

 

We have various contractual obligations, which are recorded as liabilities in our consolidated condensed financial statements. Other items are not recognized as liabilities in our consolidated condensed financial statements but are required to be disclosed. There have been no material changes, outside of the ordinary course of business, to our contractual obligations as previously disclosed in our 2021 Annual Report.

 

Concentration of Credit Risk

 

Our credit risk is currently concentrated with the following major customers: Sierra Pacific Power Company and Nevada Power Company (subsidiaries of NV Energy), SCPPA and KPLC. If any of these electric utilities fail to make payments under its PPAs with us, such failure would have a material adverse impact on our financial condition. Also, as we implement our multi-year strategic plan, we may be exposed, by expanding our customer base, to different credit profile customers than our current customers. 

 

The Company's revenues from its primary customers as a percentage of total revenues are as follows:

 

   

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 
   

2022

   

2021

 

Sierra Pacific Power Company and Nevada Power Company

    19.5 %     21.4 %

Southern California Public Power Authority (“SCPPA”)

    21.9 %     24.9 %

Kenya Power and Lighting Co. Ltd. ("KPLC")

    14.1 %     15.6 %

 

 

We have historically been able to collect on substantially all of our receivable balances. As of March 31, 2022, the amount overdue from KPLC in Kenya was $19.8 million of which $9.4 million was paid in April 2022. In Honduras, as of March 31, 2022, the total amount overdue from Empresa Nacional de Energía Eléctrica ("ENEE") was $20.5 million of which $4.8 million was received in April 2022 In addition, due to continuing restrictive measures related to the COVID-19 pandemic in Honduras, the Company may experience further delays in collection. The Company believes it will be able to collect all past due amounts in Honduras.

 

Government Grants and Tax Benefits 

 

A comprehensive discussion on government grants and tax benefits is included in our 2021 Annual Report. There have been no material changes to this section during the three months ended March 31, 2022.

 

 

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

The information appearing under the headings “Exposure to Market Risks” and “Concentration of Credit Risk” in Part I, Item 2 of this quarterly report on Form 10-Q is incorporated by reference herein.

 

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

a. Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures

 

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our CEO (principal executive officer) and CFO (principal financial officer), as appropriate, to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management is required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.

 

As required by Rule 13a-15(e) of the Exchange Act, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our CEO and CFO, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2022. Based on this evaluation, our CEO and CFO concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of March 31, 2022 to provide the reasonable assurance described above.

 

 

b.  Changes in internal control over financial reporting

 

There were no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting in the first quarter of 2022 that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect our internal control over financial reporting.

 

 

PART II OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

The information required with respect to this item can be found under “Commitments and Contingencies” in Note 10 of notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contained in this quarterly report and is incorporated by reference into this Item 1.

 

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

 

A comprehensive discussion of our other risk factors is included in the “Risk Factors” section of our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 which was filed with the SEC on February 26, 2021. The risks described in our Form 10-K are not the only risks we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and/or operating results.

 

Possible fluctuations in the cost of construction, raw materials, commodities and drilling may materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, future results, and cash flow.

 

Our manufacturing operations are dependent on the supply of various raw materials, including primarily steel and aluminum, commodities, vessels and industrial equipment components that we use. We currently obtain all such raw materials, commodities and equipment at prevailing market prices. We are not dependent on any one supplier and do not have any long-term agreements with any of our suppliers. Global events such as the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak that began in 2020 has resulted in the extended shutdown of certain businesses in the certain regions and resulted in delays in the supply and cost increase of raw materials and components that we purchased for our equipment manufacturing and cost increase of marine and transportation. Additionally, Russia’s invasion of and military attacks on Ukraine, including indirect impacts as a result of sanctions and economic disruption, has complicated and may continue to further complicate existing supply chain constraints. Our development activity is also impacted by the supply delay and cost increase of storage batteries and Solar PV panels. Further cost increases of such raw materials, commodities and equipment could adversely affect our profit margins.

 

 

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

 

None.

 

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

 

None.

 

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

 

None.

 

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

 

None.

 

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

 

We hereby file, as exhibits to this quarterly report, those exhibits listed on the Exhibit Index below.

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

Document

   

10.1+

Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated July 2, 2020, between Ormat Technologies, Inc., Ormat Systems, Ltd. and Doron Blachar incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 and to Ormat Technologies, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 6, 2020.

   

10.2+

Employment Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2017, between Ormat Systems, Ltd. and Shlomi Argas, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to Ormat Technologies, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 8, 2019.

   

10.3+

Employment Agreement dated as of May 10, 2020, between Ormat Systems Ltd and Assaf Ginzburg, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Ormat Technologies, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 11, 2020.

   

10.4*+

Employment Agreement dated as of October 1, 2018, between Ormat Systems Ltd and Shimon Hatzir.

   

10.5*+

Employment Agreement dated as of April 1, 2020, between Ormat Systems Ltd and Ofer Ben Yosef.

   

31.1*

Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, filed herewith.

   

31.2*

Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, filed herewith.

   

32.1#

Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, furnished herewith.

   

32.2#

Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, furnished herewith.

   

101.SC*

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.

101.CA*

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.

101.DE*

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.

101.LA*

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.

101.PR*

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.

104

Cover Page Interactive Data File (Embedded within the Inline XBRL document and included in Exhibit 101)

   

*

Filed herewith

#

Furnished herewith.

+

Management contract or compensatory plan in which directors and/or executive officers are eligible to participate.

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

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.

 

 

ORMAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

 
       
       
 

By:

/s/ ASSAF GINZBURG

 
 

Name:

Assaf Ginzburg

 
 

Title:

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

Date: May 4, 2022

 

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