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




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: 001-36894
 
SOLAREDGE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
 
20-5338862
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
1 HaMada Street
Herziliya Pituach, 4673335, Israel
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, zip code)
 
972 (9) 957-6620
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
 
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, par value $0.0001 per share
SEDG
NASDAQ (Global Select Market)
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
 
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 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 checkmark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
 
☐ Yes         ☐ No
 
As of April 28, 2022, there were 55,387,285 shares of the registrant’s common stock, par value of $0.0001 per share, outstanding.
 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
SOLAREDGE TECHNOLOGIES INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited)
(in thousands, except per share data)
 
   
March 31,
2022
   
December 31,
2021
 
ASSETS
           
CURRENT ASSETS:
           
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
1,002,772
   
$
530,089
 
Marketable securities
   
158,557
     
167,728
 
Trade receivables, net of allowances of $3,226 and $2,626, respectively
   
676,820
     
456,339
 
Inventories, net
   
432,504
     
380,143
 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
   
191,664
     
176,992
 
Total current assets
   
2,462,317
     
1,711,291
 
LONG-TERM ASSETS:
               
Marketable securities
   
449,673
     
482,228
 
Deferred tax assets, net
   
31,205
     
27,572
 
Property, plant and equipment, net
   
473,511
     
410,379
 
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net
   
59,783
     
47,137
 
Intangible assets, net
   
55,734
     
58,861
 
Goodwill
   
127,109
     
129,629
 
Other long-term assets
   
23,583
     
24,963
 
Total long-term assets
   
1,220,598
     
1,180,769
 
Total assets
 
$
3,682,915
   
$
2,892,060
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.
 
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SOLAREDGE TECHNOLOGIES INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited) (Cont.)
(in thousands, except per share data)
 
   
March 31,
2022
   
December 31,
2021
 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
           
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
           
Trade payables, net
 
$
241,630
   
$
252,068
 
Employees and payroll accruals
   
84,309
     
74,465
 
Warranty obligations
   
82,340
     
71,480
 
Deferred revenues and customers advances
   
25,511
     
17,789
 
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
   
134,951
     
109,379
 
Total current liabilities
   
568,741
     
525,181
 
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES:
               
Convertible senior notes, net
   
622,263
     
621,535
 
Warranty obligations
   
210,326
     
193,680
 
Deferred revenues
   
158,734
     
151,556
 
Finance lease liabilities
   
53,405
     
40,508
 
Operating lease liabilities
   
48,480
     
38,912
 
Other long-term liabilities
   
10,441
     
10,649
 
Total long-term liabilities
   
1,103,649
     
1,056,840
 
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
           
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
               
Common stock of $0.0001 par value - Authorized: 125,000,000 shares as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021; issued and outstanding: 55,386,146 and 52,815,395 shares as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively
   
6
     
5
 
Additional paid-in capital
   
1,373,405
     
687,295
 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
   
(46,067
)
   
(27,319
)
Retained earnings
   
683,181
     
650,058
 
Total stockholders’ equity
   
2,010,525
     
1,310,039
 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
 
$
3,682,915
   
$
2,892,060
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.
 
F - 2

SOLAREDGE TECHNOLOGIES INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Unaudited)
(in thousands, except per share data)
 
   
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
   
2022
   
2021
 
Revenues
 
$
655,080
   
$
405,489
 
Cost of revenues
   
476,122
     
265,415
 
Gross profit
   
178,958
     
140,074
 
Operating expenses:
               
Research and development
   
66,349
     
46,977
 
Sales and marketing
   
35,316
     
26,911
 
General and administrative
   
26,429
     
19,849
 
Other operating expenses
   
-
     
2,209
 
Total operating expenses
   
128,094
     
95,946
 
Operating income
   
50,864
     
44,128
 
Financial expense, net
   
(5,449
)
   
(6,097
)
Income before income taxes
   
45,415
     
38,031
 
Income taxes
   
12,292
     
7,955
 
Net income
 
$
33,123
   
$
30,076
 
Net basic earnings per share of common stock
 
$
0.62
   
$
0.58
 
Net diluted earnings per share of common stock
 
$
0.60
   
$
0.55
 
Weighted average number of shares used in computing net basic earnings per share of common stock
   
53,134,937
     
51,726,998
 
Weighted average number of shares used in computing net diluted earnings per share of common stock
   
56,315,193
     
55,997,136
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.
 
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SOLAREDGE TECHNOLOGIES INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (Unaudited)
(in thousands, except per share data)
 
   
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
   
2022
   
2021
 
Net income
 
$
33,123
   
$
30,076
 
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax:
               
Net change related to available-for-sale securities
   
(9,506
)
   
(1,185
)
Net change related to cash flow hedges
   
(680
)
   
(128
)
Foreign currency translation adjustments on intra-entity transactions that are of a long-term investment nature
   
(6,983
)
   
(3,675
)
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net
   
(1,579
)
   
(5,630
)
Total other comprehensive loss
   
(18,748
)
   
(10,618
)
Comprehensive income
 
$
14,375
   
$
19,458
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.
 
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SOLAREDGE TECHNOLOGIES INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (Unaudited)
(in thousands, except per share data)
 
                      Accumulated              
   
Common stock
   
Additional paid in
   
other comprehensive
             
   
Number
   
Amount
   
Capital
   
loss
   
Retained earnings
   
Total
 
Balance as of January 1, 2022
   
52,815,395
   
$
5
   
$
687,295
   
$
(27,319
)
 
$
650,058
   
$
1,310,039
 
Issuance of Common Stock upon exercise of stock-based awards
   
270,751
     
* -
     
1,478
     
-
     
-
     
1,478
 
Stock based compensation expenses
   
-
     
-
     
34,107
     
-
     
-
     
34,107
 
Issuance of common stock in a secondary public offering, net of underwriters' discounts and commissions of $27,140 and $834 of offering costs
   
2,300,000
     
1
     
650,525
     
-
     
-
     
650,526
 
Other comprehensive loss adjustments
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
(18,748
)
   
-
     
(18,748
)
Net income
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
33,123
     
33,123
 
Balance as of March 31, 2022
   
55,386,146
   
$
6
   
$
1,373,405
   
$
(46,067
)
 
$
683,181
   
$
2,010,525
 
 
* Represents an amount less than $1.
 
   
 
          Accumulated              
   
Common stock
   
Additional paid in
    other comprehensive              
   
Number
   
Amount
   
Capital
   
income (loss)
   
Retained earnings
   
Total
 
Balance as of January 1, 2021
   
51,560,936
   
$
5
   
$
603,891
   
$
3,857
   
$
478,004
   
$
1,085,757
 
Cumulative effect of adopting ASU 2020-06
   
-
     
-
     
(36,336
)
   
-
     
2,884
     
(33,452
)
Issuance of Common Stock upon exercise of stock-based awards
   
405,239
     
* -
     
5,008
     
-
     
-
     
5,008
 
Stock based compensation expenses
   
-
     
-
     
23,153
     
-
     
-
     
23,153
 
Other comprehensive loss adjustments
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
(10,618
)
   
-
     
(10,618
)
Net income
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
30,076
     
30,076
 
Balance as of March 31, 2021
   
51,966,175
   
$
5
   
$
595,716
   
$
(6,761
)
 
$
510,964
   
$
1,099,924
 
 
* Represents an amount less than $1.
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.
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SOLAREDGE TECHNOLOGIES INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)
(in thousands, except per share data)
 
   
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
   
2022
   
2021
 
Cash flows from operating activities:
           
Net income
 
$
33,123
   
$
30,076
 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
               
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment
   
9,002
     
6,887
 
Amortization of intangible assets
   
2,658
     
2,391
 
Amortization of debt discount and debt issuance costs
   
728
     
724
 
Amortization of premium and accretion of discount on available-for-sale marketable securities, net
   
2,550
     
1,295
 
Stock-based compensation expenses
   
34,107
     
23,153
 
Deferred income taxes, net
   
(1,034
)
   
(2,141
)
Loss (gain) from sale and disposal of assets
   
(410
)
   
2,147
 
Exchange rate fluctuations and other items, net
   
3,024
     
13,303
 
Changes in assets and liabilities:
               
Inventories, net
   
(51,323
)
   
(8,376
)
Prepaid expenses and other assets
   
(17,163
)
   
20,218
 
Trade receivables, net
   
(224,865
)
   
(57,380
)
Trade payables, net
   
(28,045
)
   
(39,034
)
Employees and payroll accruals
   
9,246
     
7,477
 
Warranty obligations
   
27,629
     
13,088
 
Deferred revenues and customers advances
   
15,029
     
3,615
 
Other liabilities, net
   
22,755
     
6,640
 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
   
(162,989
)
   
24,083
 
Cash flows from investing activities:
               
Proceed from sales and maturities of available-for-sale marketable securities
   
53,096
     
40,450
 
Purchase of property, plant and equipment
   
(43,210
)
   
(24,545
)
Investment in available-for-sale marketable securities
   
(26,712
)
   
(186,528
)
Withdrawal from bank deposits, net
   
-
     
16,470
 
Other investing activities
   
1,692
     
571
 
Net cash used in investing activities
 
$
(15,134
)
 
$
(153,582
)
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.
 
F - 6

SOLAREDGE TECHNOLOGIES INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited) (Cont.)
(in thousands, except per share data)
 
   
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
   
2022
   
2021
 
Cash flows from financing activities:
           
Proceeds from secondary public offering, net of issuance costs
   
650,526
     
-
 
Proceeds from exercise of stock-based awards
   
1,478
     
5,008
 
Proceeds (withholdings) from stock-based awards, net
   
822
     
(6,724
)
Other financing activities
   
(491
)
   
(346
)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
   
652,335
     
(2,062
)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
   
474,212
     
(131,561
)
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period
   
530,089
     
827,146
 
Effect of exchange rate differences on cash and cash equivalents
   
(1,529
)
   
(10,428
)
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period
 
$
1,002,772
   
$
685,157
 
                 
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash activities:
               
Right-of-use asset recognized with corresponding lease liability
 
$
27,248
   
$
1,745
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.
 
F - 7

SOLAREDGE TECHNOLOGIES INC.

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

NOTE 1:       GENERAL
 
  a.
SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) and its subsidiaries design, develop, and sell an intelligent inverter solution designed to maximize power generation at the individual photovoltaic (“PV”) module level while lowering the cost of energy produced by the solar PV system and providing comprehensive and advanced safety features. The Company’s products consist mainly of (i) power optimizers designed to maximize energy throughput from each and every module through constant tracking of Maximum Power Point individually per module, (ii) inverters which invert direct current (DC) from the PV module to alternating current (AC) including the Company’s future ready energy hub inverter which supports, among other things, connection to a DC- coupled battery for backup capabilities, (iii) a remote cloud-based monitoring platform, that collects and processes information from the power optimizers and inverters to enable customers and system owners, to monitor and manage the solar PV system (iv) a residential storage and backup solution which includes a company designed and manufactured lithium-ion DC-coupled battery that is used to increase energy independence and maximize self-consumption for homeowners including a battery, and (v) additional smart energy management solutions.
 
The Company and its subsidiaries sell products worldwide through large distributors, electrical equipment wholesalers, as well as directly to large solar installers and engineering, procurement and construction firms.
 
  b.
The Company has expanded its activity to other areas of smart energy technology organically and through acquisitions. The Company now offers a variety of energy solutions, which include lithium-ion cells, batteries and energy storage systems (“Energy Storage”), full powertrain kits for electric vehicles, or EVs (“e-Mobility”), uninterrupted power supply solutions or UPS (“Critical Power”), as well as automated machines for industrial use (“Automation Machines”).
 
  c.
Basis of Presentation:
 
The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). In management’s opinion, the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments of a normal recurring nature that are necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods presented. The Company’s interim period results do not necessarily indicate the results that may be expected for any other interim period or for the full fiscal year.
 
The significant accounting policies applied in the annual consolidated financial statements of the Company as of December 31, 2021, contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 22, 2022, have been applied consistently in these unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements.
 
  d.
Use of estimates:
 
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, costs and expenses and related disclosures in the accompanying notes. The duration, scope and effects of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and the conflict in Ukraine, government and other third-party responses to it, and the related macroeconomic effects, including to the Company’s business and the business of the Company’s suppliers and customers are uncertain, rapidly changing and difficult to predict. As a result, the Company’s accounting estimates and assumptions may change over time in response to this evolving situation. Such changes could result in future impairments of goodwill, intangibles, long-lived assets, inventories, incremental credit losses on receivables and available-for-sale marketable debt securities, or an increase in the Company’s insurance liabilities as of the time of a relevant measurement event.
 
  e.
Concentrations of supply risks:
 
The Company depends on two contract manufacturers and several limited or single source component suppliers. Reliance on these vendors makes the Company vulnerable to possible capacity constraints and reduced control over component availability, delivery schedules, manufacturing yields, and costs.

 

F - 8


SOLAREDGE TECHNOLOGIES INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  (Unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share data)

NOTE 1:       GENERAL (Cont.)


As of March 31, 2022, and December 31, 2021, two contract manufacturers collectively accounted for 20.9% and 27.9% of the Company’s total trade payables, net, respectively.
 
During 2020, the Company began commercial shipments from its manufacturing facility in the North of Israel, “Sella 1”. During the second quarter of 2021, Sella 1 reached full manufacturing capacity.
 
  f.
New accounting pronouncements not yet adopted:
 
From time to time, new accounting pronouncements are issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") or other standard setting bodies are adopted by the Company as of the specified effective date. The Company believes that the impact of recently issued standards that are not yet effective will not have a material impact on its financial position or results of operations upon adoption.
 
  g.
Recently issued and adopted pronouncements:
 
In October 2021, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU No. 2021-08, Accounting for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities from Contracts with Customers (Topic 805). This ASU requires an acquirer in a business combination to recognize and measure contract assets and contract liabilities (deferred revenue) from acquired contracts using the revenue recognition guidance in Topic 606. At the acquisition date, the acquirer applies the revenue model as if it had originated the acquired contracts. The ASU is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Adoption of the ASU should be applied prospectively. Early adoption is also permitted, including adoption in an interim period. The Company elected to early adopt ASU 2021-08 on January 1, 2022, and will apply this new guidance to all business combinations consummated subsequent to this date. Currently this ASU has no material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
 
In November 2021 the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2021-10, Government Assistance (Topic 832): Disclosures by Business Entities about Government Assistance. Under ASU 2021-10, the accounting entities with transactions with a government that are accounted for by analogy to a grant or contribution accounting model are required to annually disclose certain information regarding the transaction including: (i) nature and related accounting policy used; (ii) line items on the balance sheet and income statement affected by the transactions; (iii) amounts applicable to each line item; and (iv) significant terms and conditions. This guidance is effective for financial statements issued for annual periods beginning after 15 December 2021. The adoption of this ASU will have a minor impact on the disclosures to the annual consolidated financial statements.
 
  h.
Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.

 

F - 9


SOLAREDGE TECHNOLOGIES INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  (Unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

NOTE 2:       MARKETABLE SECURITIES
 
The following is a summary of available-for-sale marketable securities as of March 31, 2022:
 
   
Amortized
cost
   
Gross unrealized
gains
   
Gross unrealized
losses
   
Fair value
 
Available-for-sale – matures within one year:
                       
Corporate bonds
 
$
154,930
   
$
-
   
$
(882
)
 
$
154,048
 
Governmental bonds
   
4,528
     
-
     
(19
)
   
4,509
 
     
159,458
     
-
     
(901
)
   
158,557
 
Available-for-sale – matures after one year:
                               
Corporate bonds
   
453,220
     
-
     
(16,507
)
   
436,713
 
Governmental bonds
   
13,428
     
-
     
(468
)
   
12,960
 
     
466,648
     
-
     
(16,975
)
   
449,673
 
Total
 
$
626,106
   
$
-
   
$
(17,876
)
 
$
608,230
 
 
The following is a summary of available-for-sale marketable securities as of December 31, 2021:
 
   
Amortized
cost
   
Gross unrealized
gains
   
Gross unrealized
losses
   
Fair value
 
Available-for-sale – matures within one year:
                       
Corporate bonds
 
$
160,462
   
$
23
   
$
(320
)
 
$
160,165
 
Governmental bonds
   
7,576
     
-
     
(13
)
   
7,563
 
     
168,038
     
23
     
(333
)
   
167,728
 
Available-for-sale – matures after one year:
                               
Corporate bonds
   
474,412
     
9
     
(5,580
)
   
468,841
 
Governmental bonds
   
13,506
     
-
     
(119
)
   
13,387
 
     
487,918
     
9
     
(5,699
)
   
482,228
 
Total
 
$
655,956
   
$
32
   
$
(6,032
)
 
$
649,956
 
 
As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 the Company didn’t record an allowance for credit losses for its available-for-sale marketable debt securities.

 

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SOLAREDGE TECHNOLOGIES INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  (Unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

NOTE 3:       INVENTORIES, NET

 
   
March 31,
2022
   
December 31,
2021
 
Raw materials
 
$
317,173
   
$
247,386
 
Work in process
   
16,800
     
13,863
 
Finished goods
 
 
98,531
   
 
118,894
 
   
$
432,504
   
$
380,143
 
 
NOTE 4:       INVESTMENT IN PRIVATELY-HELD COMPANY
 
On January 31, 2021, the Company completed an investment of $11,643 in the preferred stock of AutoGrid Systems, Inc. ("AutoGrid"), a privately held company without readily determinable fair values.
 
On February 1, 2021, the Company signed on a preferred stock purchase agreement for an additional investment of $5,000 in AutoGrid's preferred stock (the "second investment"). On April 28, 2021, the Company completed the second investment.
 
The Company accounted for the AutoGrid investment as an equity investment that does not have readily determinable fair values. As such, the Company’s non-marketable equity securities had a carrying value of $16,643 as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021.
 
Investments in privately-held companies are included within other long-term assets on the consolidated balance sheets.
 
No impairment or other adjustments related to observable price changes in orderly transactions for identical or similar investments were identified for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021.

 

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SOLAREDGE TECHNOLOGIES INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  (Unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

NOTE 5:       DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES
 
To protect against the increase in value of forecasted foreign currency cash flows resulting from salary denominated in the Israeli currency, the New Israeli Shekels (“NIS”), during the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company instituted a foreign currency cash flow hedging program. The Company hedges portions of the anticipated payroll denominated in NIS for a period of one to nine months with hedging contracts. Accordingly, when the dollar strengthens against the NIS, the decline in present value of future foreign currency expenses is offset by losses in the fair value of the hedging contracts. Conversely, when the dollar weakens, the increase in the present value of future foreign currency cash flows is offset by gains in the fair value of the hedging contracts. These hedging contracts are designated as cash flow hedges, as defined by ASC 815 and are all effective hedges.
 
As of March 31, 2022, the Company entered into forward contracts and put and call options to sell and buy U.S. dollars (“USD”) for NIS in the amount of $29 million and $44 million, respectively.
 
In addition to the above-mentioned cash flow hedges transactions, the Company also entered into derivative instrument arrangements to hedge the Company’s exposure to currencies other than the U.S. dollar. These derivative instruments are not designated as cash flow hedges, as defined by ASC 815, and therefore all gains and losses, resulting from fair value remeasurement, were recorded immediately in the statement of income, under "Financial expense, net".
 
As of March 31, 2022, the Company entered into forward contracts to sell Australian dollars (“AUD”) for U.S. dollars in the amount of AUD 19 million.
 
As of March 31, 2022, the Company entered into forward contracts to sell Euro for U.S. dollars in the amount of €29 million.
 
As of March 31, 2022, the Company entered into forward contracts to sell U.S. dollars for South Korean Won in the amount of $5,000.
 
The fair value of derivative assets as of March 31, 2022, and December 31, 2021 was $2,042 and $4,009, which was recorded in prepaid expenses and other current assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheets, respectively.
 
The fair value of derivative liabilities as of March 31, 2022, and December 31, 2021 was $536 and $169, which was recorded in accrued expenses and other current liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets, respectively.
 
For the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company recorded a gain and in the amount of $934 and $3,536, respectively, in "Financial expense, net", related to the derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments.
 
For the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company recorded an unrealized loss in the amount of $1,178 and $128, net of tax effect, respectively, in “Accumulated other comprehensive loss” related to the derivative assets designated as hedging instruments.

 

F - 12


SOLAREDGE TECHNOLOGIES INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  (Unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

NOTE 6:      FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

 

In accordance with ASC 820, the Company measures its cash equivalents and marketable securities, at fair value using the market approach valuation technique. Cash equivalents and marketable securities are classified within Level 1 and Level 2, respectively, because these assets are valued using quoted market prices or alternative pricing sources and models utilizing market observable inputs. Foreign currency derivative contracts are classified within the Level 2 value hierarchy, as the valuation inputs are based on quoted prices and market observable data of similar instruments.
 
The following table sets forth the Company’s assets that were measured at fair value as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 by level within the fair value hierarchy:
 
       
Fair value measurements as of
 
Description
 
Fair Value Hierarchy
 
March 31,
2022
   
December 31, 2021
 
Assets:
               
Cash equivalents:
               
Money market mutual funds
 
Level 1
 
$
603,405
   
$
21,680
 
Derivative instruments asset:
                   
Forward contracts designated as hedging instruments
 
Level 2
 
$
465
   
$
992
 
Options and forward contracts not designated as hedging instruments
 
Level 2
 
$
1,577
   
$
3,017
 
Short-term marketable securities:
                   
Corporate bonds
 
Level 2
 
$
154,048
   
$
160,165
 
Governmental bonds
 
Level 2
 
$
4,509
   
$
7,563
 
Long-term marketable securities:
                   
Corporate bonds
 
Level 2
 
$
436,713
   
$
468,841
 
Governmental bonds
 
Level 2
 
$
12,960
   
$
13,387
 
Liabilities
                   
Derivative instruments liability:
                   
Options and forward contracts designated as hedging instruments
 
Level 2
 
$
(245
)
 
$
-
 
Forward contracts not designated as hedging instruments
 
Level 2
 
$
(291
)
 
$
169
 
 

NOTE 7:       WARRANTY OBLIGATIONS

 
Changes in the Company’s product warranty obligations for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, were as follows:
 
   
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
   
2022
   
2021
 
Balance, at the beginning of the period
 
$
265,160
   
$
204,994
 
Additions and adjustments to cost of revenues
   
47,907
     
29,971
 
Usage and current warranty expenses
   
(20,401
)
   
(17,012
)
Balance, at end of the period
   
292,666
     
217,953
 
Less current portion
   
(82,340
)
   
(63,443
)
Long term portion
 
$
210,326
   
$
154,510
 

 

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SOLAREDGE TECHNOLOGIES INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  (Unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

NOTE 8:       DEFERRED REVENUES

 
Deferred revenues consist of deferred cloud-based monitoring services, communication services, warranty extension services and advance payments received from customers for the Company’s products. Deferred revenues are classified as short-term and long-term deferred revenues based on the period in which revenues are expected to be recognized.
 
Significant changes in the balances of deferred revenues during the period are as follows:
 
   
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
   
2022
   
2021
 
Balance, at the beginning of the period
 
$
169,345
   
$
140,020
 
Revenue recognized
   
(14,529
)
   
(19,786
)
Increase in deferred revenues and customer advances
   
29,429
     
22,999
 
Balance, at the end of the period
   
184,245
     
143,233
 
Less current portion
   
(25,511
)
   
(21,065
)
Long term portion
 
$
158,734
   
$
122,168
 
 
The following table includes estimated revenues expected to be recognized in the future related to performance obligations that are unsatisfied (or partially unsatisfied) as of March 31, 2022:
 
2022
 
$
15,468
 
2023
   
17,380
 
2024
   
8,468
 
2025
   
7,506
 
2026
   
6,769
 
Thereafter
   
128,654
 
Total deferred revenues
 
$
184,245

 

NOTE 9:       ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES
 
   
March 31,
2022
   
December 31, 2021
 
Accrued expenses
 
$
65,903
   
$
51,014
 
Government authorities
   
27,707
     
22,631
 
Operating lease liabilities
   
14,570
     
12,728
 
Provision for legal claims
   
11,476
     
11,622
 
Other
   
15,295
     
11,384
 
   
$
134,951
   
$
109,379
 

 

F - 14


SOLAREDGE TECHNOLOGIES INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  (Unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

NOTE 10:       CONVERTIBLE SENIOR NOTES

 
On September 25, 2020, the Company sold $632,500 aggregate principal amount of its 0.00% convertible senior notes due 2025 (the “Notes”). The Notes were sold pursuant to an indenture, dated September 25, 2020 (the “Indenture”), between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee. The Notes do not bear regular interest and mature on September 15, 2025, unless earlier repurchased or converted in accordance with their terms. The Notes are general senior unsecured obligations of the Company. Holders may convert their Notes prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding June 15, 2025 in multiples of $1,000 principal amount, only under the following circumstances: (1) during any calendar quarter commencing after the calendar quarter ending on December 31, 2020 (and only during such calendar quarter), if the last reported sale price of the common stock for at least 20 trading days (whether or not consecutive) during the period of 30 consecutive trading days ending on, and including, the last trading day of the immediately preceding calendar quarter is greater than or equal to 130% of the conversion price on each applicable trading day; (2) during the five-business-day period after any five consecutive trading day period in which the trading price per $1,000 principal amount of the Notes for each trading day of that five consecutive trading day period was less than 98% of the product of the last reported sale price of the common stock and the conversion rate on each such trading day; or (3) upon the occurrence of specified corporate events as described in the Indenture. In addition, holders may convert their Notes, in multiples of $1,000 principal amount, at their option at any time beginning on or after June 15, 2025, and prior to the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately preceding the stated maturity date of the Notes, without regard to the foregoing circumstances. The initial conversion rate for the Notes was 3.5997 shares of common stock per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, which is equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $277.80 per share of common stock, subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of certain specified events as set forth in the Indenture.
 
Upon conversion, the Company may choose to pay or deliver, as the case may be, cash, shares of common stock or a combination of cash and shares of common stock.
 
In addition, upon the occurrence of a fundamental change (as defined in the Indenture), holders of the Notes may require the Company to repurchase all or a portion of their Notes, in multiples of $1,000 principal amount, at a repurchase price of 100% of the principal amount of the Notes, plus any accrued and unpaid special interest to, but excluding the fundamental change repurchase date. If certain fundamental changes referred to as make-whole fundamental changes occur, the conversion rate for the Notes may be increased.
 
The Convertible Senior Notes consisted of the following as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021:
 
   
March 31,
2022
   
December 31,
2021
 
Liability:
           
Principal
 
$
632,500
   
$
632,500
 
Unamortized issuance costs
   
(10,237
)
   
(10,965
)
Net carrying amount
 
$
622,263
   
$
621,535
 
 
For the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 the Company recorded issuance costs related to the Notes in the amount of $728 and $724, respectively.
 
As of March 31, 2022, the issuance costs of the Notes will be amortized over the remaining term of approximately 3.5 years.
 
The annual effective interest rate of the liability component is 0.47%.
 
As of March 31, 2022, the estimated fair value of the Notes, which the Company has classified as Level 2 financial instruments, is $878,985. The estimated fair value was determined based on the quoted bid price of the Notes in an over-the-counter market on the last trading day of the reporting period.
 
As of March 31, 2022, the if-converted value of the Notes exceeded the principal amount by $246,485.

 

F - 15


SOLAREDGE TECHNOLOGIES INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  (Unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

NOTE 11:       STOCK CAPITAL
 
a.            Common stock rights:
 
Common stock confers upon its holders the right to receive notice of, and to participate in, all general meetings of the Company, where each share of common stock shall have one vote for all purposes; to share equally, on a per share basis, in bonuses, profits, or distributions out of fund legally available therefor; and to participate in the distribution of the surplus assets of the Company in the event of liquidation of the Company.
 
b.            Secondary public offering:
 
On March 17, 2022, the Company offered and sold 2,300,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, at a public offering price of $295.00 per share. The shares of Common Stock were issued and sold pursuant to the underwriting agreement dated March 17, 2022 among the Company, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC (the “Underwriting Agreement”). All of the offered shares were issued at closing, including 300,000 shares of Common Stock that were issued and sold pursuant to the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares under the Underwriting Agreement, which was exercised in full on March 18, 2022. The shares of Common Stock were issued and sold pursuant to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3, which became effective upon filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 22, 2022, the related prospectus dated February 22, 2022, and the prospectus supplement dated March 17, 2022.
 
The net proceeds to the Company after underwriters' discounts and commissions of $27,140 and $834 of offering costs was $650,526.
 
c.            Equity Incentive Plans:
 
The Company’s 2007 Global Incentive Plan (the “2007 Plan”) was adopted by the board of directors on August 30, 2007. The 2007 Plan terminated upon the Company’s IPO on March 31, 2015 and no further awards may be granted thereunder. All outstanding awards will continue to be governed by their existing terms and 379,358 available options for future grant were transferred to the Company’s 2015 Global Incentive Plan (the “2015 Plan”) and are reserved for future issuances under the 2015 plan. The 2015 Plan became effective upon the consummation of the IPO. The 2015 Plan provides for the grant of options, restricted stock units ("RSU"), performance stock units ("PSU"), and other share-based awards to directors, employees, officers and non-employees of the Company and its subsidiaries. As of March 31, 2022, a total of 18,047,085 shares of common stock were reserved for issuance pursuant to stock awards under the 2015 Plan (the “Share Reserve”).
 
The Share Reserve will automatically increase on January 1st of each year during the term of the 2015 Plan, commencing on January 1st of the year following the year in which the 2015 Plan becomes effective, in an amount equal to 5% of the total number of shares of capital stock outstanding on December 31st of the preceding calendar year; provided, however, that the Company’s board of directors may determine that there will not be a January 1st increase in the Share Reserve in a given year or that the increase will be less than 5% of the shares of capital stock outstanding on the preceding December 31st.
 
The Company granted under its 2015 Plan, PSU awards to certain employees and officers which vest upon the achievement of certain performance or market conditions subject to their continued employment with the Company.
 
The market condition for the PSUs is based on the Company’s total shareholder return ("TSR") compared to the TSR of companies listed in the S&P 500 index over a one to three year performance period. The Company uses a Monte-Carlo simulation to determine the grant date fair value for these awards, which takes into consideration the market price of a share of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant less the present value of dividends expected during the requisite service period, as well as the possible outcomes pertaining to the TSR market condition. The Company recognizes such compensation expenses on an accelerated vesting method.

 

F - 16


SOLAREDGE TECHNOLOGIES INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  (Unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

NOTE 11:       STOCK CAPITAL  (Cont.)

 

The aggregate maximum number of shares of common stock that may be issued on the exercise of incentive stock options is 10,000,000. As of March 31, 2022, an aggregate of 8,617,974 options are still available for future grant under the 2015 Plan.
 
A summary of the activity in stock options and related information is as follows:

 

 
   
Number of options
   
Weighted average exercise price
   
Weighted average remaining contractual term in years
   
Aggregate intrinsic Value
 
Outstanding as of December 31, 2021
   
474,280
   
$
44.68
     
5.22
   
$
112,479
 
Exercised
   
(51,759
)
   
28.55
     
-
     
15,142
 
Forfeited or expired
   
(243
)
   
5.01
     
-
     
-
 
Outstanding as of March 31, 2022
   
422,278
   
$
46.63
   
 
5.04
   
$
114,987
 
Vested and expected to vest as of March 31, 2022
   
420,193
   
$
46.36
   
 
5.45
   
$
115,977
 
Exercisable as of March 31, 2022
   
342,083
   
$
31.86
   
 
4.99
   
$
99,379
 
The aggregate intrinsic value in the tables above represents the total intrinsic value (the difference between the fair value of the Company’s common stock as of the last day of each period and the exercise price, multiplied by the number of in-the-money options) that would have been received by the option holders had all option holders exercised their options on the last day of each period.
 
A summary of the activity in the RSUs and related information is as follows:
 
   
Number of RSUs
   
Weighted average grant date fair value
 
Unvested as of December 31, 2021
   
1,759,972
   
$
189.25
 
Granted
   
94,839
     
312.32
 
Vested
   
(218,992
)
   
118.04
 
Forfeited
   
(44,567
)
   
204.02
 
Unvested as of March 31, 2022
   
1,591,252
   
$
185.66
 
 
A summary of the activity in the PSUs and related information is as follows:
 
   
Number of PSUs
   
Weighted average grant date fair value
 
Unvested as of December 31, 2021
   
108,595
   
$
296.40
 
Granted
   
54,964
     
209.33
 
Unvested as of March 31, 2022
   
163,559
   
$
267.14
 
 
d.           Employee Stock Purchase Plan:
 
The Company adopted an ESPP effective upon the consummation of the IPO. As of March 31, 2022, a total of 3,662,737 shares were reserved for issuance under this plan. The number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the ESPP will increase automatically on January 1st of each year, for ten years, by the lesser of 1% of the total number of shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding on December 31st of the preceding calendar year or 487,643 shares. However, the Company’s board of directors may reduce the amount of the increase in any particular year at their discretion, including a reduction to zero.

 

F - 17


SOLAREDGE TECHNOLOGIES INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  (Unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

NOTE 11:       STOCK CAPITAL  (Cont.)

 
The ESPP is implemented through an offering every six months. According to the ESPP, eligible employees may use up to 15% of their salaries to purchase common stock up to an aggregate limit of $15 per participant for every six months plan. The price of an ordinary share purchased under the ESPP is equal to 85% of the lower of the fair market value of the ordinary share on the subscription date of each offering period or on the purchase date.
 
As of March 31, 2022, 661,827 shares of common stock had been purchased under the ESPP.
 
As of March 31, 2022, 3,000,910 shares of common stock were available for future issuance under the ESPP.
 
In accordance with ASC No. 718, the ESPP is compensatory and, as such, results in recognition of compensation cost.
 
e.            Stock-based compensation expenses:
 
The Company recognized stock-based compensation expenses related to all stock-based awards in the consolidated statement of income for the three months ended March 31, 2022, and 2021, as follows:
 
   

Three Months Ended March 31,

      2022       2021
Cost of revenues
 
$
5,062
   
$
5,790
 
Research and development
   
14,985
     
8,798
 
Selling and marketing
   
6,701
     
5,435
 
General and administrative
   
7,359
     
3,130
 
Total stock-based compensation expenses
 
$
34,107
   
$
23,153
 
 
The total tax benefit associated with share-based compensation for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 was $3,478 and $4,397, respectively. The tax benefit realized from share-based compensation for three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 was $2,927 and $2,749, respectively.
 
As of March 31, 2022, there were total unrecognized compensation expenses in the amount of $308,373 related to non-vested equity-based compensation arrangements granted under the Company’s plans and non-plan awards. These expenses are expected to be recognized during the period from April 1, 2022 through October 31, 2026.

 

F - 18


SOLAREDGE TECHNOLOGIES INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  (Unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

NOTE 12:       COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

 
a.            Guarantees:
 
As of March 31, 2022, contingent liabilities exist regarding guarantees in the amounts of $6,284 and $1,541 in respect of office rent lease agreements and other transactions, respectively.
 
b.            Contractual purchase obligations:
 
The Company has contractual obligations to purchase goods and raw materials. These contractual purchase obligations relate to inventories and other purchase orders, which cannot be canceled without penalty. In addition, the Company acquires raw materials or other goods and services, including product components, by issuing authorizations to its suppliers to purchase materials based on its projected demand and manufacturing needs.
 
As of March 31, 2022, the Company had non-cancelable purchase obligations totaling approximately $1,426,689, out of which the Company recorded a provision for loss in the amount of $4,745.
 
As of March 31, 2022, the Company had contractual obligations for capital expenditures totaling approximately $144,201. These commitments reflect purchases of automated assembly lines and other machinery related to the Company’s manufacturing process as well as capital expenditures associated with the construction of Sella 2, the Company’s planned second lithium-ion cell and battery factory in Korea.
 
c.            Legal claims:
 
From time to time, the Company may be involved in various claims and legal proceedings. The Company reviews the status of each matter and assesses its potential financial exposure. If the potential loss from any claim or legal proceeding is considered probable and the amount can be reasonably estimated, the Company accrues a liability for the estimated loss. These accruals are reviewed at least quarterly and adjusted to reflect the impact of negotiations, settlements, rulings, advice of legal counsel and other information and events pertaining to a particular matter.
 
In September 2018, the Company’s German subsidiary, SolarEdge Technologies GmbH received a complaint filed by competitor SMA Solar Technology AG (“SMA”). The complaint, filed in the District Court Düsseldorf, Germany, alleges that SolarEdge's 12.5kW - 27.6kW inverters infringe two of the plaintiff’s patents. SMA asserted a value in dispute of EUR 5.5 million (approximately $6,102) for both patents. The Company challenged the validity of both patents. With respect to one of the claims, in October 2020, the German Patent Court rendered the SMA patent invalid and this invalidity has been appealed by SMA. With respect to the other claim, in November 2019, the first instance court stayed the infringement proceedings since it considered it to be highly likely that the second SMA patent would also be rendered invalid. The Company believes that it has meritorious defenses to the claims asserted and intends to vigorously defend against the remaining lawsuit.
 
In May 2019, the Company’s two Chinese subsidiaries and its equipment manufacturer in China were served with three lawsuits by Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., a Chinese entity (“Huawei”). The lawsuits, filed in the Guangzhou intellectual property court, alleged infringement of three patents and asked for an injunction of manufacture, use, sale and offer for sale, and damage awards. A first-instance judgment was issued on August 7, 2020 ordering the three defendants to collectively pay damages in the amount of approximately Chinese Yuan (“CNY”) 10.5 million (approximately $1,658), including court fees. The Company has filed an appeal with the Supreme People’s Court of China. The Company's appeal to the Supreme People's Court was denied in December of 2021, rendering a payment by us to Huawei in an amount of $1,658. The judgement has not been enforced. In addition, in January 2021, Huawei filed a motion to increase its claimed monetary damages to CNY 50.5 million (approximately $7,975) with respect to the second lawsuit. In February 2021, a preliminary injunction was rendered by the Guangzhou intellectual property court with respect to such second lawsuit and applying to seven inverter models. In line with the court’s mandate, the Company took immediate action to make software changes to meet the court order. In addition, in February 22, 2021 a first-instance judgment was issued ordering payment of damages in the amount of CNY 50.5 million (approximately $7,975), including court fees, with respect to the second patent. The Company appealed this judgement with the Supreme People’s Court which case is still pending. The first instance court’s judgement is not effective or enforceable pending the appeal. In October 2021, a first-instance judgment was issued ordering to pay damages in the amount of approximately CNY 10.5 million (approximately $1,658), including court fees, with respect to the third lawsuit. The Company has filed an appeal with the Supreme People’s Court of China which also is still pending. The first instance court’s judgement is not effective or enforceable pending the appeal. The Company believes that it has meritorious defenses to the claims asserted by Huawei.
 
In December 2019, the Company received a lawsuit filed by a former consultant of the Company and its Israeli subsidiary in the amount of NIS 25.5 million (approximately $8,029) claiming damages caused relating to a terminated consulting agreement and stock options therein. The Company believes it has meritorious defenses to the claims asserted and intends to vigorously defend against this lawsuit.
 
As of March 31, 2022, accrued amounts for legal claims of $11,476 were recorded in accrued expenses and other current liabilities.

 

F - 19


SOLAREDGE TECHNOLOGIES INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  (Unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

NOTE 13:       ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

 
The following table summarizes the changes in accumulated balances of other comprehensive gain (loss), net of taxes:
 
   
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
   
2022
   
2021
 
Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale marketable securities
           
Beginning balance
 
$
(4,709
)
 
$
240
 
Revaluation
   
(12,721
)
   
(1,468
)
Tax on revaluation
   
2,471
     
283
 
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications
   
(10,250
)
   
(1,185
)
Reclassification
   
844
     
-
 
Tax on reclassification
   
(100
)
   
-
 
Losses reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income
   
744
     
-
 
Net current period other comprehensive loss
   
(9,506
)
   
(1,185
)
Ending balance
 
$
(14,215
)
 
$
(945
)
Unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges
               
Beginning balance
 
$
874
   
$
-
 
Revaluation
   
(1,337
)
   
(146
)
Tax on revaluation
   
159
     
18
 
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications
   
(1,178
)
   
(128
)
Reclassification
   
565
     
-
 
Tax on reclassification
   
(67
)
   
-
 
Losses reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss
   
498
     
-
 
Net current period other comprehensive loss
   
(680
)
   
(128
)
Ending balance
 
$
194
   
$
(128
)
Foreign currency translation adjustments on intra-entity transactions that are of a long-term investment in nature
               
Beginning balance
 
$
(17,420
)
 
$
-
 
Revaluation
   
(6,983
)
   
(3,675
)
Tax on revaluation
   
-
     
-
 
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications
   
(6,983
)
   
(3,675
)
Net current period other comprehensive loss
   
(6,983
)
   
(3,675
)
Ending balance
 
$
(24,403
)
 
$
(3,675
)
Unrealized gains (losses) on foreign currency translation
               
Beginning balance
 
$
(6,064
)
 
$
3,617
 
Revaluation
   
(1,579
)
   
(5,630
)
Tax on revaluation
   
-
     
-
 
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications
   
(1,579
)
   
(5,630
)
Net current period other comprehensive loss
   
(1,579
)
   
(5,630
)
Ending balance
 
$
(7,643
)
 
$
(2,013
)
Total
 
$
(46,067
)
 
$
(6,761
)

 

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SOLAREDGE TECHNOLOGIES INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  (Unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

NOTE 13:       ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS (Cont.)
 
The following table summarizes the changes in "Accumulated other comprehensive loss", net of taxes:
 
Details about Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss Components
 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
Affected Line Item in the Statement of Income
   
2022
   
2021
   
Unrealized losses on available-for-sale marketable securities
             
   
$
(844
)
 
$
-
 
Financial expense, net
     
100
     
-
 
Income taxes
   
$
(744
)
 
$
-
 
Total, net of income taxes
Unrealized losses on cash flow hedges, net
                 
     
(67
)
   
-
 
Cost of revenues
     
(338
)
   
-
 
Research and development
     
(71
)
   
-
 
Sales and marketing
     
(89
)
   
-
 
General and administrative
   
$
(565
)
 
$
-
 
Total, before income taxes
     
67
     
-
 
Income taxes
     
(498
)
   
-
   
Total reclassifications for the period
 
$
(1,242
)
 
$
-
   

 

F - 21


SOLAREDGE TECHNOLOGIES INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  (Unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

NOTE 14:       EARNINGS PER SHARE
 
The following table presents the computation of basic and diluted EPS:
 
   
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
   
2022
   
2021
 
Basic EPS:
           
Numerator:
           
Net income
 
$
33,123
   
$
30,076
 
Denominator:
               
Shares used in computing net earnings per share of common stock, basic
   
53,134,937
     
51,726,998
 
Diluted EPS:
               
Numerator:
               
Net income attributable to common stock, basic
 
$
33,123
   
$
30,076
 
Notes due 2025
   
553
     
534
 
Net income attributable to common stock, diluted
 
$
33,676
   
$
30,610
 
Denominator:
               
Shares used in computing net earnings per share of common stock, basic
   
53,134,937
     
51,726,998
 
Notes due 2025
   
2,276,818
     
2,276,818
 
Effect of stock-based awards
   
903,438
     
1,993,320
 
Shares used in computing net earnings per share of common stock, diluted
   
56,315,193
     
55,997,136
 
 
No shares were excluded from the calculation for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021.

 

NOTE 15:       OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES
 
In the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company recorded a write-off of long-lived assets in the amount of $2,209.

 

NOTE 16:       INCOME TAXES
 
The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 was 27.1% and 20.9%, respectively.
 
The increase in the effective tax rate in the three months ended March 31, 2022, is primarily due to a different allocation of income among the Company’s US, Israeli, and foreign subsidiaries and the change to Section 174 of the U.S Internal Revenue Code, which went into effect on January 1, 2022. The change eliminates the option to deduct research and development expenditures currently and requires taxpayers to amortize them over five years (if generated from a US entity) and fifteen years (if generated from non-US entities). This change resulted in an increase in the Company’s taxable income and Global Intangible Low Taxed Income (“GILTI”) tax.
 
As of March 31, 2022, and December 31, 2021, unrecognized tax benefits were $2,303 and $2,192, respectively. If recognized, such benefits would favorably affect the Company’s effective tax rate.
 
The Company accrues interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in its provision for income taxes. The total amount of penalties and interest were immaterial as of March 31, 2022, and December 31, 2021.

 

F - 22


SOLAREDGE TECHNOLOGIES INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  (Unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

NOTE 17:       SEGMENT, GEOGRAPHIC AND PRODUCT INFORMATION (Cont.)
 
The Company operates in five different operating segments: Solar, Energy Storage, e-Mobility, Critical Power and Automation Machines.
 
The Company's Chief Executive Officer, who is the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”), makes resource allocation decisions and assesses performance based on financial information presented on a consolidated basis, accompanied by disaggregated information about revenues and contributed profit by the operating segments.
 
The Company does not allocate to its operating segments revenue recognized due to advance payments received for performance obligations that extend for a period greater than one year, related to Accounting Standard Codification 606, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” (ASC 606).
 
Segment profit is comprised of gross profit for the segment less operating expenses that do not include amortization of purchased intangible assets, stock based compensation expenses and certain other items.
 
The Company manages its assets on a group basis, not by segments, as many of its assets are shared or co-mingled. The Company’s CODM does not regularly review asset information by segments and, therefore, the Company does not report asset information by segment.
 
The Company identified one operating segment as reportable – the Solar segment. The other operating segments are insignificant individually and therefore their results are presented together under “All other”.
 
The Solar segment includes the design, development, manufacturing, and sales of an intelligent inverter solution designed to maximize power generation at the individual PV module level and a residential storage solution, compatible with the Company’s energy hub inverter, intended to store and supply power for back-up and to maximize self-consumption. The Solar segment solution consists mainly of the Company’s power optimizers, inverters, batteries and cloud‑based monitoring platform.
 
The “All other” category includes the design, development, manufacturing and sales of energy storage products, e-Mobility products, UPS products and automated machines.
 
The following table presents information on reportable segments profit (loss) for the period presented:
 
   
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
   
2022
   
2021
 
   
Solar
   
All other
   
Solar
   
All other
 
Revenues
 
$
607,997
   
$
46,948
   
$
376,287
   
$
29,116
 
Cost of revenues
   
424,500
     
44,341
     
226,833
     
30,483
 
Gross profit (loss)
   
183,497
     
2,607
     
149,454
     
(1,367
)
Research and development
 
$
43,131
   
$
7,930
     
31,902
     
6,265
 
Sales and marketing
   
25,805
     
2,574
     
18,742
     
2,497
 
General and administrative
   
15,849
     
3,625
     
13,272
     
3,501
 
Segments profit (loss)
 
$
98,712
   
$
(11,522
)
 
$
85,538
   
$
(13,630
)

 

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SOLAREDGE TECHNOLOGIES INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  (Unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

NOTE 17:       SEGMENT, GEOGRAPHIC AND PRODUCT INFORMATION
 
The following table presents information on reportable segments reconciliation to consolidated revenues for the periods presented:
 
   
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
   
2022
   
2021
 
Solar revenues
 
$
607,997
   
$
376,287
 
All other revenues
   
46,948
     
29,116
 
Revenues from services ASC 606
   
135
     
86
 
Consolidated revenues
 
$
655,080
   
$
405,489
 
 
The following table presents information on reportable segments reconciliation to consolidated operating income for the periods presented:
 
   
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
   
2022
   
2021
 
Solar segment profit
 
$
98,712
   
$
85,538
 
All other segment loss
   
(11,522
)
   
(13,630
)
Segments operating profit
   
87,190
     
71,908
 
Amounts not allocated to segments:
               
Stock based compensation expenses
   
(34,107
)
   
(23,153
)
Other unallocated expenses
   
(2,219
)
   
(4,627
)
Consolidated operating income
 
$
50,864
   
$
44,128
 

 

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ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
 
SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
 
Statements contained in this Form 10-Q or statements incorporated by reference from documents we have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission may contain forward-looking statements that are based on our management’s expectations, estimates, projections, beliefs and assumptions in accordance with information currently available to our management. Forward-looking statements should be read in conjunction with our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes included in Part 1, Item 1 of this report. This discussion contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements include information concerning our possible or assumed future results of operations, business strategies, technology developments, new products and services, financing and investment plans, competitive position, industry and regulatory environment, effects of acquisitions, growth opportunities and the effects of competition. Forward-looking statements include statements that are not historical facts and can be identified by terms such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “seek,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “will,” “would” or similar expressions and the negatives of those terms.
 
 Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Given these uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Also, forward-looking statements represent our management’s beliefs and assumptions only as of the date of this filing. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations include:
 
 
existing and future responses to and effects of Covid-19;
 
 
future demand for renewable energy including solar energy solutions;
 
 
changes to net metering policies or the reduction, elimination or expiration of government subsidies and economic incentives for on-grid solar energy applications;
 
 
changes in the U.S. trade environment, including the recent imposition of import tariffs;
 
 
federal, state, and local regulations governing the electric utility industry with respect to solar energy;
 
 
the retail price of electricity derived from the utility grid or alternative energy sources;
 
 
interest rates and supply of capital in the global financial markets in general and in the solar market specifically;
 
 
competition, including introductions of power optimizer, inverter and solar photovoltaic (“PV”) system monitoring products by our competitors;
 
 
developments in alternative technologies or improvements in distributed solar energy generation;
 
 
historic cyclicality of the solar industry and periodic downturns;
 
 
defects or performance problems in our products;
 
 
our ability to forecast demand for our products accurately and to match production with demand;
 
 
our dependence on ocean transportation to timely deliver our products in a cost-effective manner;
 
 
our dependence upon a small number of outside contract manufacturers and limited or single source suppliers;
 
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capacity constraints, delivery schedules, manufacturing yields, and costs of our contract manufacturers and availability of components;
 
 
delays, disruptions, and quality control problems in manufacturing;
 
 
shortages, delays, price changes, or cessation of operations or production affecting our suppliers of key components;
 
 
business practices and regulatory compliance of our raw material suppliers;
 
 
performance of distributors and large installers in selling our products;
 
 
disruption in our global supply chain and rising prices of oil and raw materials as a result of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine may adversely affect our business; our customers’ financial stability, creditworthiness, and debt leverage ratio;
 
 
our ability to retain key personnel and attract additional qualified personnel;
 
 
our ability to effectively design, launch, market, and sell new generations of our products and services;
 
 
our ability to maintain our brand and to protect and defend our intellectual property;
 
 
our ability to retain, and events affecting, our major customers;
 
 
our ability to manage effectively the growth of our organization and expansion into new markets;
 
 
our ability to integrate acquired businesses;
 
 
fluctuations in global currency exchange rates;
 
 
unrest, terrorism, or armed conflict in Israel;
 
 
general economic conditions in our domestic and international markets;
 
 
consolidation in the solar industry among our customers and distributors;
 
 
our ability to service our debt; and
 
 
the other factors set forth under “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in “Part II-OTHER INFORMATION” section of this report, our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 and subsequent reports on Form 10-Q and in other documents we file from time to time with the SEC that disclose risks and uncertainties that may affect our business.
 
The preceding list is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all of our forward-looking statements. You should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee that future results, levels of activity, performance and events and circumstances reflected in the forward-looking statements will be achieved or will occur. Except as required by law, we assume no obligation to update these forward-looking statements, or to update the reasons actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements, even if new information becomes available in the future.
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Overview
 
We are a leading provider of an optimized inverter solution that has changed the way power is harvested and managed in a solar photovoltaic, known as PV systems. Our direct current or DC optimized inverter system maximizes power generation at the individual PV module level while lowering the cost of energy produced by the solar PV system, for improved return on investment, or ROI. Additional benefits of the DC optimized inverter system include comprehensive and advanced safety features, improved design flexibility, and improved operating and maintenance, or O&M with module-level and remote monitoring. Our future ready SolarEdge energy hub inverter which supports, among other things, connection to a DC-coupled battery for full or partial home backup, and optional connection to the SolarEdge smart EV charger. The typical SolarEdge optimized inverter system consists of power optimizers, inverters, a communication device which enables access to a cloud-based monitoring platform and in many cases, additional smart energy management solutions. Our solutions address a broad range of solar market segments, from residential solar installations to commercial and small utility-scale solar installations.
 
Since introducing the optimized inverter solution in 2010, SolarEdge has expanded its activity to other areas of smart energy technology, both through organic growth and through acquisitions. SolarEdge now offers energy solutions which include not only residential, commercial and small utility scale PV systems but also product offerings in the areas of energy storage systems or ESS and backup including our own SolarEdge home battery, electric vehicle, or EV components and charging capabilities, home energy management, grid services and virtual power plants or VPPs, lithium-ion batteries and uninterrupted power supply, known as UPS solutions.
 
In the third quarter of 2020 we began commercial shipments to the U.S. from our manufacturing facility in the North of Israel, “Sella 1”. The proximity of Sella 1 to our R&D team and labs, enables us to accelerate new product development cycles as well as define equipment and manufacturing processes of newly developed products which can then be adopted by our contract manufacturers world-wide. During the second quarter of 2021, Sella 1 reached full manufacturing capacity. In 2020, we began construction of “Sella 2”, a 2GWh Li-Ion cell factory in Korea. The new factory is being constructed to meet the growing global demand for Li-Ion cells and batteries, specifically in the energy storage system (“ESS”) and e-Mobility markets. Sella 2 is expected to initiate test runs for manufacturing in the first half of 2022.
 

We are a leader in the global module-level power electronics (“MLPE”) market. As of March 31, 2022, we have shipped approximately 89.6 million power optimizers, 3.7 million inverters and 16.3 thousand residential batteries. Over 2.6 million installations, many of which may include multiple inverters, are currently connected to, and monitored through, our cloud-based monitoring platform. As of March 31, 2022, we have shipped approximately 31.6 GW of our DC optimized inverter systems and approximately 160.4 MW of our residential batteries.

 
Our revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2022, and 2021 were $655.1 million and $405.5 million, respectively. Gross margins for the three months ended March 31, 2022, and 2021 was 27.3% and 34.5%, respectively. Net income for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 was $33.1 million and $30.1 million, respectively.
 
Covid-19 Impact & Response
 
Covid-19 continued to present challenges on our operations and business in 2021, primarily, operational challenges which we reported on continuously during 2021. Due to the worldwide growing trend in availability and administration of vaccines against Covid-19, many restrictions resulted from the pandemic were gradually lifted by governments across the globe. However, the future impact of the Covid-19 pandemic remains highly uncertain. Resurgences of Covid-19 cases and the emergence of new variants may adversely impact our results of operations. For example, the mandatory government shutdowns resulted from recent increase in Covid-19 cases in Shanghai lead to delays in our scheduled shipments from the Shanghai port. Our first priority continues to be to protect and support our employees while maintaining company operations and support of our customers with as few disruptions as possible. We follow the guidance issued by applicable local authorities and health officials in each region in which we do business, including in our headquarters located in Israel.
 
            While we have not experienced any new disruptions resulting directly from Covid-19 in first quarter of 2022 , the pandemic and general global economic conditions continued to present challenges to our operations and business.  In the first quarter of 2022, we experienced and expect to continue to experience in the second quarter of 2022, disruptions to our logistics supply chain caused by constraints in the global transportation system including limited availability of local ground transportation coupled with congestion in shipping ports and industry-wide component shortages. These factors have impacted our ability to accurately plan and forecast the delivery of our products to customers and have also increased the total shipping time and cost of ocean freight for components and finished goods. Moreover, industry-wide component shortages require our R&D teams to focus their attention on manufacturing and production design workarounds solutions which can impact our ability to meet our plans to roll out new innovative products and services. Our operation team is working tirelessly to mitigate the impact of the disruptions described above.
 
Impact of Ukraine’s Conflict on the Energy Landscape
 
The conflict between Ukraine and Russia, which started in early 2022, and the sanctions and other measures imposed in response to this conflict have increased the level of economic and political uncertainty. While we do not have any meaningful business in  Russia or Ukraine and we do not have physical assets in these countries, this conflict has, and is likely to continue to have, a multidimensional impact on the global economy, the energy landscape in general and the global supply chain. On one hand, in the first quarter of 2022,  rising global interest in becoming less dependent on gas and oil led to higher demand for our products. On the other hand, the conflict further adversely affected the prices of raw materials arriving from Eastern Asia, and resulted in an increase in gas and oil prices, leading to additional increases in shipping rates. Furthermore, various shipment  routes were adversely impacted by the conflict resulting in increased shipment lead times and shipping costs for our products. While the impact of this conflict cannot be predicted at this time, the circumstances described above may have an adverse effect on our business and results of operations.
 
Our revenues for the first quarter 2022  of $655.1 million, reflect an increase from revenues of $551.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2021.
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Key Operating Metrics
 
In managing our business and assessing financial performance, we supplement the information provided by the financial statements with other operating metrics. These operating metrics are utilized by our management to evaluate our business, measure our performance, identify trends affecting our business and formulate projections. We use metrics relating to shipments (inverters, power optimizers, residential batteries and  megawatts shipped1) to evaluate our sales performance and to track market acceptance of our products. We use metrics relating to monitoring (systems monitored) to evaluate market acceptance of our products and usage of our solution.
 
We provide the “megawatts shipped” metric, which is calculated based on inverter nameplate capacity shipped, to show adoption of our system on a nameplate capacity basis. Nameplate capacity shipped is the maximum rated power output capacity of an inverter and corresponds to our financial results in that higher total nameplate capacities shipped are generally associated with higher total revenues. However, revenues increase with each additional unit, not necessarily each additional MW of capacity sold. Accordingly, we also provide the “inverters shipped”, “power optimizers shipped” and "residential batteries shipped" operating metrics.
 
   
Three months ended
March 31,
 
   
2022
   
2021
 
Inverters shipped
   
211,114
     
181,905
 
Power optimizers shipped
   
5,724,131
     
3,734,790
 
Megawatts shipped1
   
2,130
     
1,691
 
Residential batteries shipped
   
9,985
     

 
 

1 Excluding residential batteries, based on the aggregate nameplate capacity of inverters shipped during the applicable period. Nameplate capacity is the maximum rated power output capacity of an inverter as specified by the manufacturer.

 
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Results of Operations
 
The results of operations presented below should be reviewed in conjunction with the condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this report.
 
The following table sets forth selected consolidated statements of income data for each of the periods indicated.
 
   
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
   
2022
   
2021
 
   
(In thousands)
 
Revenues
   
655,080
     
405,489
 
Cost of revenues
   
476,122
     
265,415
 
Gross profit
   
178,958
     
140,074
 
Operating expenses:
               
Research and development
   
66,349
     
46,977
 
Sales and marketing
   
35,316
     
26,911
 
General and administrative
   
26,429
     
19,849
 
Other operating expenses
   

     
2,209
 
Total operating expenses
   
128,094
     
95,946
 
Operating income
   
50,864
     
44,128
 
Financial expense, net
   
(5,449
)    
(6,097
)
Income before income taxes
   
45,415
     
38,031
 
Income taxes
   
12,292
     
7,955
 
Net income
   
33,123
     
30,076
 
 
Comparison of  three months ended March 31, 2022 and  three months ended March 31, 2021
 
Revenues
 
   
Three months ended March 31,
   
2021 to 2022
 
   
2022
   
2021
   
Change
 
   
(In thousands)
 
Revenues                    
   
655,080
     
405,489
     
249,591
     
61.6
%
 
Revenues increased by $249.6 million, or 61.6%, in the three months ended March 31, 2022 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2021, primarily due to (i) an increase in the number of inverters and power optimizers sold, with significant growth in revenues coming from Europe and the U.S; (ii) an increase of $52.0 million related to the number of residential batteries sold mainly in the U.S and Europe; and (iii) an increase of $20.7 million related to the number of powertrain kits supplied by SolarEdge e-Mobility. Revenues from outside of the U.S. comprised 59.4% of our revenues in the three months ended March 31, 2022 as compared to 59.7% in the three months ended March 31, 2021.
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The number of power optimizers recognized as revenues increased by approximately 1.9 million units, or 50.6%, from approximately 3.8 million units in the three months ended March 31, 2021 to approximately 5.7 million units in the three months ended March 31, 2022. The number of inverters recognized as revenues increased by approximately 23.1 thousand units, or 12.6%, from approximately 182.9 thousand units in the three months ended March 31, 2021 to approximately 206.0 thousand units in the three months ended March 31, 2022. The number of residential batteries recognized as revenues in the three months ended March 31, 2022 was approximately 9.7 thousand.
 
Our blended Average Selling Price ("ASP") per watt for solar products excluding residential batteries is calculated by dividing the solar revenues by the name plate capacity of inverters shipped. Our blended ASP per watt for solar products shipped excluding residential batteries increased by $0.045, or 20.2%, in the three months ended March 31, 2022 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2021. The increase in blended ASP per watt is mainly attributed to a relatively higher number of power optimizers and other solar products shipped compared to the number of inverters shipped, which increased our total solar revenues but did not impact the watt amount used for calculating the ASP per watt, as well as an increase in the sale of products with enhanced capabilities such as the SolarEdge energy hub inverter that are characterized with higher ASP per watt, and price increases that went into effect during the second half of 2021.
 
This increase in blended ASP per watt was partially offset by the increase in the sale of commercial products out of our total solar product mix in the U.S and in ROW that are characterized with lower ASP per watt as well as the depreciation of the Euro and other currencies against the U.S. Dollar.
 
Cost of Revenues and Gross Profit
 
   
Three months ended March 31,
   
2021 to 2022
 
   
2022
   
2021
   
Change
 
   
(In thousands)
 
Cost of revenues                    
   
476,122
     
265,415
     
210,707
     
79.4
%
Gross profit                    
   
178,958
     
140,074
     
38,884
     
27.8
%
 
Cost of revenues increased by $210.7 million, or 79.4%, in the three months ended March 31, 2022 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2021, primarily due to:
 
 
an increase in the volume of products sold and the increase in the cost of components used in the manufacturing of our products;
 
 
a significant increase in shipment and logistic costs in an aggregate amount of $29.4 million due to (i) an increase in shipment rates; and (ii) an increase in volumes shipped;
 
 
an increase in warranty expenses and warranty accruals of $17.9 million associated primarily with an increased number of products in our install base as well as an increase in costs related to the different elements of our warranty expenses which include the cost of the products, shipment and other related expenses;
 
 
an increase in custom duties of $10.1 million attributed to higher tariff charges due to the manufacture of a higher portion of our products for the U.S. in China;
 
 
an increase in other production costs of $14.9 million, which is mainly attributed to charges from our contract manufacturers due to manufacturing disruptions, related to the global supply constraints, increased logistics costs resulting from transportation disruptions and the mobilization of components among our different manufacturing sites and ramp up costs associated with the new contract manufacturing site in Mexico; and
 
 
an increase in personnel-related costs of $4.2 million related to the expansion of our production, operations, and support headcount which grew in parallel to our growing install base worldwide and the increase in costs associated with the production of powertrain units manufactured by the SolarEdge e-Mobility division.
 
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These increases were partially offset by:
 
 
a decrease of $5.9 million in inventory accrual which is mainly attributed to changes in inventory valuations related to manufacturing volumes, anticipated future use of such raw materials and inventory write-offs.
 
Gross profit as a percentage of revenue decreased from 34.5% in the three months ended March 31, 2021 to 27.3% in the three months ended March 31, 2022 as a result of the factors summarized above.
 
Operating Expenses:
 
Research and Development
 
   
Three months ended March 31,
   
2021 to 2022
 
   
2022
   
2021
   
Change
 
   
(In thousands)
 
Research and development          
   
66,349
     
46,977
     
19,372
     
41.2
%
 
Research and development costs increased by $19.4 million or 41.2%, in the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2021, primarily due to:
 
 
an increase in personnel-related costs of $15.6 million resulting from an increase in our research and development headcount as well as salary expenses associated with employee equity-based compensation. The increase in headcount reflects our continuing investment in enhancements of existing products as well as research and development expenses associated with bringing new products to the market;
 
 
a decrease in reimbursement of costs, in an amount of $2.6 million, related to the research and development activities performed by SolarEdge e-Mobility;
 
 
an increase in expenses related to material consumption in the manufacturing of prototypes during our development process in an amount of $1.5 million; and
 
 
an increase in depreciation expenses of property and equipment in an amount of $0.9 million.
 
These increases were partially offset by:
 
 
a decrease in expenses related to consultants and sub-contractors in an amount of $2.3 million.
 
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Sales and Marketing
 
   
Three months ended March 31,
   
2021 to 2022
 
   
2022
   
2021
   
Change
 
   
(In thousands)
 
Sales and marketing          
   
35,316
     
26,911
     
8,405
     
31.2
%
 
  Sales and marketing expenses increased by $8.4 million, or 31.2%, in the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2021, primarily due to:
 
 
an increase in personnel-related costs of $5.7 million as a result of an increase in headcount supporting our growth in all geographies, as well as salary expenses associated with employee equity-based compensation; and
 
 
an increase in expenses related to marketing activities by $1.2 million due to the renewal of marketing activities, exhibitions and shows, which were cancelled or postponed in 2020 and first half of 2021 due to Covid-19 restrictions.
 
General and Administrative
 
   
Three months ended March 31,
   
2021 to 2022
 
   
2022
   
2021
   
Change
 
   
(In thousands)
 
General and administrative          
   
26,429
     
19,849
     
6,580
     
33.2
%
 
General and administrative expenses increased by $6.6 million, or 33.2%, in the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2021, primarily due to:
 
 
an increase in personnel-related costs of $6.8 million resulting from an increase in our general and administrative headcount, as well as salary expenses associated with employee equity-based compensation; and
 
 
an increase in expenses related to consultants and sub-contractors in an amount of $2.3 million.
 
These increases were partially offset by:
 
 
a decrease of $3.6 million related to a provision for legal claims.
 
Other operating expenses
 
   
Three months ended March 31,
   
2021 to 2022
 
   
2022
   
2021
   
Change
 
   
(In thousands)
 
Other operating expenses          
   

     
2,209
     
(2,209
)
   
(100.0
)%
 
Other operating expenses decreased by $2.2 million, in the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2021 due to a decrease in write-offs of property, plant and equipment.
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Financial expense, net
 
   
Three months ended March 31,
   
2021 to 2022
 
   
2022
   
2021
   
Change
 
   
(In thousands)
 
Financial expense, net          
   
(5,449
)    
(6,097
)    
648
 
   
10.6
%
 
Financial expenses, net decreased by $0.6 million, or 10.6%, in the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2021, primarily due to a decrease of $4.0 million in expenses related to foreign exchange fluctuations, mainly between the Euro, the New Israeli Shekel and the South Korean Won against the U.S. dollar.
 
This decrease was partially offset by:
 
 
a decrease of $2.6 million in financial income related to hedging transactions.
 
 
an increase of $0.8 million in realized loss on marketable securities.
 
Income taxes
 
   
Three months ended March 31,
   
2021 to 2022
 
   
2022
   
2021
   
Change
 
   
(In thousands)
 
Income taxes          
   
12,292
     
7,955
     
4,337
     
54.5
%
 

Income taxes increased by $4.3 million, or 54.5%, in the three months ended March 31, 2022, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2021, primarily due to an increase of $3.4 million in current tax expenses mainly attributed to an increase in taxable income in our foreign subsidiaries. This increase in taxable income is associated with the provisions of Section 174 of the U.S Internal Revenue Code, which went into effect on January 1, 2022, and required capitalization of our research and development expenses.

 
Net Income
 
   
Three months ended March 31,
   
2021 to 2022
 
   
2022
   
2021
   
Change
 
   
(In thousands)
 
Net income          
   
33,123
     
30,076
     
3,047
     
10.1
%
 
As a result of the factors discussed above, net income increased by $3.0 million, or 10.1% in the three months ended March 31, 2022 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2021.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
 
The following table shows our cash flows from operating activities, investing activities, and financing activities for the stated periods:
 
   
Three months ended March 31,
 
   
2022
   
2021
 
   
(In thousands)
 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities          
   
(162,989
)
   
24,083
 
Net cash used in investing activities                    
   
(15,134
)
   
(153,582
)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities          
   
652,335
     
(2,062
)
Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
   
474,212
     
(131,561
)
 
As of March 31, 2022, our cash and cash equivalents were $1,002.8 million. This amount does not include $608.2 million invested in available for sale marketable securities, $0.3 million invested in short-term restricted bank deposits and $1.5 million invested in long-term restricted bank deposits. Our principal uses of cash are for funding our operations, capital expenditures, other working capital requirements and other investments. As of March 31, 2022, we have open commitments for capital expenditures in an amount of approximately $144.2 million. These commitments mainly reflect purchases of automated assembly lines and other machinery related to our manufacturing operations. We also have purchase obligations in the amount of $1,426.7 million related to raw materials and commitments for the future manufacturing of our products.
 
We believe that cash provided by operating activities as well as our cash and cash equivalents, and available for sale marketable securities will be sufficient to meet our anticipated cash needs for at least the next 12 months as well as in the longer term, including the self-funding of our capital expenditure and operational commitments.
 
Operating Activities
 
Operating cash flows consists primarily of net income adjusted for certain non-cash items and changes in assets and liabilities. Cash used in operating activities in the three months ended March 31, 2022 was $163.0 million as compared to $24.1 million cash provided by operating cash flows in the three months ended March 31, 2021, mainly due to extended shipping times to customers and a significant increase in inventory procurement which resulted in unfavorable changes in working capital in the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2021, which was partially offset by higher net income adjusted for certain non-cash items.
 
Investing Activities
 

Investing cash flows consist primarily of capital expenditures, investment in, sales and maturities of available for sale marketable securities, investment and withdrawal of bank deposits and restricted bank deposits, and cash used for acquisitions. Cash used for investing activities decreased by $138.4 million in the three months ended March 31, 2022 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2021, primarily driven by a $172.5 million decrease in purchases of available-for-sale debt investments, net. This decrease was partially offset by an increase of $17.5 million in capital expenditures, net and a $16.5 million decrease in cash provided by withdrawal from bank deposits and restricted bank deposits.

 
Financing Activities
 

Financing cash flows consisted primarily of the issuance and repayment of short-term and long-term debt and proceeds from the sale of shares of common stock in a public offering and employee equity incentive plans. Cash provided by financing activities in the three months ended March 31, 2022 was $652.3 million compared to $2.1 million cash used in financing activities in the three months ended March 31, 2021, primarily due to a $650.5 million increase in cash provided by the issuance of common stock, net through a secondary public offering and a $4.0 million increase in cash received from the exercise of stock-based awards net of withholding taxes remitted to the tax authorities.

 
Secondary public offering
 

On March 17, 2022, we offered and sold 2,300,000 shares of the Company’s common stock  at a public offering price of $295.00 per share. The net proceeds to the Company after underwriters' discounts and commissions and offering costs were $650,526. We intend to use the proceeds from the public offering for general corporate purposes, which may include acquisitions. See Note 11b to our condensed consolidated financial statements for more information.

 
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ITEM 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
 
We are exposed to market risk in the ordinary course of our business. Market risk represents the risk of loss that may impact our financial position due to adverse changes in financial market prices and rates. Our market risk exposure is primarily a result of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, customer concentrations, and interest rates. We do not hold or issue financial instruments for trading purposes.
 
Foreign Currency Exchange Risk
 
Approximately 56.9% and 54.9% of our revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2022, and 2021, respectively, were earned in non U.S. dollar denominated currencies, principally the Euro. Our expenses are generally denominated in the currencies in which our operations are located, primarily the U.S. dollar, New Israeli Shekel ("NIS"), Euro, and to a lesser extent, the South Korean Won ("KRW"). Our NIS denominated expenses consist primarily of personnel and overhead costs. Our consolidated results of operations and cash flows are, therefore, subject to fluctuations due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates and may be adversely affected in the future due to changes in foreign exchange rates. A hypothetical 10% change in foreign currency exchange rates between the Euro and the U.S. dollar would increase or decrease our net income by $23.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022. A hypothetical 10% change in foreign currency exchange rates between the NIS and the U.S. dollar would increase or decrease our net income by $14.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022.
 
For purposes of our consolidated financial statements, local currency assets and liabilities are translated at the rate of exchange to the U.S. dollar on the balance sheet date and local currency revenues and expenses are translated at the exchange rate as of the date of the transaction or at the average exchange rate to the U.S. dollar during the reporting period.
 
To date, we have used derivative financial instruments, specifically foreign currency forward contracts and put and call options, to manage exposure to foreign currency risks by hedging portions of the anticipated payroll payments denominated in NIS. These derivative instruments are designated as cash flow hedges.
 
In addition, we also entered into derivative financial instrument to hedge the Company’s exposure to currencies other than the U.S. dollar, mainly forward contracts and put and call options to buy and sell Euro for U.S. dollars, forward contracts to sell AUD for U.S. dollars and forward contracts to sell U.S. dollars for KRW. These derivative instruments are not designated as cash flow hedges.
 
Concentrations of Major Customers
 
Our trade accounts receivables potentially expose us to a concentration of credit risk with our major customers. As of March 31, 2022, two major customers accounted for approximately 34.3% of our consolidated trade receivables balance. As of March 31, 2021, one major customer accounted for approximately 16.0% of our consolidated trade receivables balance. For the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, one major customer accounted for approximately 23.5% and 21.2% of  total revenues, respectively. We currently do not foresee a credit risk associated with these receivables.
 
Commodity Price Risk
 
We are subject to risk from fluctuating market prices of certain commodity raw materials, including copper, which are used in our products. Prices of these raw materials may be affected by supply restrictions or other market factors from time to time, and we do not enter into hedging arrangements to mitigate commodity risk. Significant price changes for these raw materials could reduce our operating margins if we are unable to recover such increases from our customers, and could harm our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
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Item 4.  Controls and Procedures.
 
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
 
Our management, with the participation of our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Rule 13a-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), as of March 31, 2022. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives. In addition, the design of disclosure controls and procedures must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints and that management is required to apply its judgment in evaluating the benefits of possible controls and procedures relative to their costs.
 
Based on that evaluation, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective and operating to provide reasonable assurance that information we are required to disclose in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms, and to provide reasonable assurance that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
 
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
 
There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act) that occurred during the first fiscal 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
 
In the normal course of business, we may from time to time be named as a party to various legal claims, actions and complaints (including as a result of initiating such legal claims, action or complaints on behalf of the Company), including the matters described in Item 3 – “Legal Proceedings” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2021. It is impossible to predict with certainty whether any resulting liability from any such legal claims, actions or complaints would have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
 
ITEM 1A.  Risk Factors
 
In addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the risk set forth below and the risk factors as described in Part I, Item 1A, ”Risk Factors”, in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.
 
Disruption in our global supply chain and rising prices of oil and raw materials as a result of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine may adversely affect our businesses and results of operations.
 
The conflict that began between Russia and Ukraine in late February 2022, and the recent recognition by Russia of the independence of the self-proclaimed republics of Donetsk and Luhansk, in the Donbas region of Ukraine, may significantly amplify already existing disruptions to our supply-chain and logistics. Specifically, the conflict may disrupt the transit of goods by train from China to Europe, result in an increase in prices of certain raw materials sourced in Russia (such as nickel and aluminum) that we use in the manufacture of our products as well as increase oil prices that will in turn cause overall shipping costs to rise. In addition, the governments of the United States, the European Union, Japan and other jurisdictions have  announced sanctions on certain industry sectors and parties in Russia and the regions of Donetsk and Luhansk, as well as enhanced export controls on certain products and industries. These and any additional sanctions, as well as any counter responses by the governments of Russia or other jurisdictions, could adversely affect the global financial markets generally and levels of economic activity as well as increase financial markets volatility. Our compliance with these measures, and any additional measures or sanctions, as well as the resulting rise in prices of oil and certain raw materials sourced in Russia may disrupt our business and results of operations and/or adversely affect the pricing of our products.
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ITEM 2.  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
 
None
 
ITEM 3.  Defaults upon Senior Securities.
 
None
 
ITEM 4.  Mine Safety Disclosures
 
Not applicable.
 
ITEM 5.  Other Information
 
None
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ITEM 6.  Exhibits
 
Index to Exhibits
 
Exhibit
No.
 
Description
 
Incorporation by Reference
   
Filed with this report.
   
Filed with this report.
   
Filed with this report.
   
Filed with this report.
101
 
The following financial statements from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2022, formatted in Inline XBRL: (i) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income, (iii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, (iv) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity, (v) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows,  and (vi) Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
 
Filed with this report.
104
 
The cover page from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2022 formatted in Inline XBRL
 
Included in Exhibit 101
 
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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
Date:  May 4, 2022
 
 
/s/ Zvi Lando
Zvi Lando
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
 
Date:  May 4, 2022
 
 
/s/ Ronen Faier
Ronen Faier
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
 
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