* United Solar Ovonic achieved a record profit with operating
profit of $1.8 million in the second quarter * United Solar
Ovonic's product sales increased 86% in the second quarter to $20.9
million * United Solar Ovonic produced at its full-rated capacity *
United Solar Ovonic signed an agreement with Actus Lend Lease to
supply 7MW of PV products for the world's largest solar-powered
residential community on the Island of Oahu, Hawaii, for the United
States Army * Cobasys was selected to supply advanced NiMHax
36-volt nickel metal hydride battery systems for GM's 2007 Saturn
VUE Green Line SUV expected to become available to consumers in the
summer of 2006 * Ovonyx and Samsung entered into a long-term
royalty-bearing license agreement for Ovonyx' intellectual property
relating to OUM thin-film semiconductor memory technology ROCHESTER
HILLS, Mich., Feb. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Energy Conversion
Devices, Inc. (ECD Ovonics) (NASDAQ:ENER) announced today its
operating results for the second quarter ended December 31, 2005.
Net loss for the second quarter was $5.7 million compared to net
loss of $12.4 million, excluding special items, for the same period
in 2004, narrowing the net loss by $6.7 million. Special items for
the three months ended December 31, 2004 include a one-time, $79.5
million non-cash license revenue related to the expansion of our
NiMH battery license to Cobasys. There were no special items in the
three months ended December 31, 2005. "Overall we had a strong
second quarter," commented Robert C. Stempel, Chairman and CEO of
ECD Ovonics. "For the eighth consecutive quarter, we achieved a
double digit percentage increase in revenues at United Solar
Ovonic, our wholly owned solar subsidiary, and demand for our solar
products continues to grow. Construction of our second
state-of-the-art 25MW solar cell manufacturing facility in Auburn
Hills is on schedule and we expect to begin production in the fall
of 2006." "We were pleased that we continued to improve our
profitability in the second quarter. United Solar Ovonic's gross
and operating profit margins improved in the second quarter on a
year-over-year and sequential basis. We also completed the sale of
our metal hydride manufacturing business during the second quarter
which was an important step in restructuring our operations to
achieve our goal of sustained profitability." "During the second
quarter we also had several important developments in our NiMH
battery and phase-change memory businesses. In January, it was
announced that Cobasys, our joint venture with Chevron for the
production of high power NiMH batteries for transportation
applications, was selected to supply the battery system for the
2007 Saturn VUE, GM's first hybrid. This marks an important step in
Cobasys' strategic vision to become a leader in manufacturing
battery systems for hybrid electric vehicles. In December, Samsung
signed an agreement with Ovonyx to license Ovonyx' phase-change
memory technology (OUM). This exciting development underscores the
significant potential of Ovonyx' unique technology and its broad
range of applications." The table below summarizes the Company's
operating results (in thousands): Three Months Ended Six Months
Ended December 31, December 31, 2005 2004 2005 2004 (in thousands,
except per-share amounts) Revenues Product sales $21,681 $8,821
$40,948 $22,867 Royalties 331 1,497 1,514 3,076 Revenue from
product development agreements 1,868 5,416 4,180 11,328 Revenue
from license agreements 238 79,770 496 80,008 Other 167 170 394 487
Total revenues 24,285 95,674 47,532 117,766 Expenses Cost of
product sales 17,689 12,347 33,549 25,671 Cost of revenues from
product development agreements 1,932 4,505 3,803 10,116 Product
development and research 7,773 6,841 16,278 12,889 Patents 603 668
1,209 1,377 Operating, general and administrative (net) 3,351 3,297
6,540 5,810 Total expenses 31,348 27,658 61,379 55,863 Net income
(loss) from operations (7,063) 68,016 (13,847) 61,903 Total other
income (expense) 756 (1,669) 1,332 6,178 Net income (loss) from
continuing operations before income taxes and extraordinary item
(6,307) 66,347 (12,515) 68,081 Income taxes - 1,025 - 1,025 Net
income (loss) from continuing operations before extraordinary item
(6,307) 65,322 (12,515) 67,056 Discontinued operations 572 (451)
314 (837) Extraordinary item (net of taxes) - 2,266 - 2,266 Net
income (loss) $(5,735) $67,137 $(12,201) $68,485 Basic net income
(loss) per share Continuing operations $(.21) $2.56 $(.43) $2.64
Discontinued operations .02 (.02) .01 (.03) Extraordinary item -
.09 - .09 Basic net income (loss) per share $(.19) $2.63 $(.42)
$2.70 Diluted net income (loss) per share Continuing operations
$(.21) $2.38 $(.43) $2.56 Discontinued operations .02 (.02) .01
(.03) Extraordinary item - .08 - .08 Diluted net income (loss) per
share $(.19) $2.44 $(.42) $2.61 The results for the prior periods
(three and six months ended December 31, 2004) were favorably
impacted by the $79.5 million one-time, non-cash license fee
related to the expanded license granted to Cobasys. The following
table illustrates the operating loss for the three and six months
ended December 31, 2005 compared to the operating loss for the
three and six months ended December 31, 2004 after excluding the
aforementioned $79.5 million license fee: Three Months Ended Six
Months Ended December 31, December 31, 2005 2004 2005 2004 (in
thousands) Net income (loss) from operations $(7,063) $68,016
$(13,847) $61,903 One-time, non-cash license fee - 79,532 - 79,532
Net loss from operations before license fee $(7,063) $(11,516)
$(13,847) $(17,629) Major changes in our operating income (loss)
were as follows: * The Company saw significant improvement in
operations related to United Solar Ovonic which had increased
product sales ($20,896,000 (an 86% increase compared to last year)
and $39,043,000 in the three and six months ended December 31,
2005, respectively, compared to $11,235,000 and $24,211,000 for the
respective 2004 periods). In addition, United Solar Ovonic had
gross profit of $4,425,000 (21.2% gross profit margin) and
$7,992,000 (20.5% gross profit margin) for the three and six months
ended December 31, 2005, respectively, compared to negative margin
of $220,000 in the three months ended December 31, 2004 and a
margin of $389,000 in the six months ended December 31, 2004. *
Revenues increased to $24,285,000 and $47,532,000 in the three
months and six months ended December 31, 2005, respectively,
compared to $16,142,000 and $38,234,000 for the respective 2004
periods, excluding the one-time, non- cash license fee of $79.5
million in 2004, due to the increased product sales for United
Solar Ovonic described above, somewhat offset by reduced revenues
from royalties and revenues from research and development
agreements, described below. Other major factors that impacted the
change in net income (loss) compared to the prior year's, for both
the three- and six-month periods, were: * A gain of $740,000, in
December 2005, from the sale of Ovonic Battery's metal hydride
manufacturing business. The sale agreement provides for the new
owners to supply materials needed by ECD and Ovonic Battery. The
more significant impact is a reduction in future operating costs,
another important step in our restructuring and commercialization
program, which advances our objective to attain sustained
profitability. * In 2004: - $2,266,000 extraordinary gain related
to the transfer of Chevron's interest in Ovonic Hydrogen Systems to
the Company. - $8,000,000 income resulting from a distribution from
our joint venture Cobasys representing a partial reimbursement of
legal expenses related to the settlement agreement in July 2004
with MEI, PEVE and Toyota. - $1,710,000 impairment loss for
Rare-Earth Ovonic. As shown in the table below, overall spending
for product development and research decreased as a result of our
restructuring program; external funding has also decreased
adversely affecting our operating results. Three Months Ended Six
Months Ended December 31, December 31, 2005 2004 2005 2004 (in
thousands) Cost of revenues from product development agreements
$1,932 $4,505 $3,803 $10,116 Product development and research 7,773
6,841 16,278 12,889 Total cost of product development 9,705 11,346
20,081 23,005 Revenues from product development agreements 1,868
5,416 4,180 11,328 Net cost of product development $7,837 $5,930
$15,901 $11,677 * Royalties were lower in the current year compared
to last year. Last year's royalties were impacted by the one-time,
non-cash recognition of deferred royalties paid many years prior
for which licensees no longer had a requirement to make payments.
The quarterly results were impacted by a change in estimate that
did not affect the year-to-date results. Three Months Ended Six
Months Ended December 31, December 31, 2005 2004 2005 2004 (in
thousands) Royalties $331 $1,497 $1,514 $3,076 Recognition of
deferred royalties - 686 - 1,811 Current royalties $331 $811 $1,514
$1,265 Conference Call Information: Additional information about
the Company and its consolidated financial results can be found in
the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
December 31, 2005 which will be filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, and will be available on the Company's
website, on February 9, 2006. ECD Ovonics will hold a conference
call on Wednesday, February 8, 2006, at 4:45 p.m. (Eastern Standard
Time) to discuss operating results for its second quarter of fiscal
year 2006. To access the conference call, please call (877)
858-2512 or (706) 634-1291. A live webcast of the conference call
will be available online at http://www.ovonic.com/investor or
through the Company's website at http://www.ovonic.com/ . A replay
of the call will be available approximately one hour after the
conclusion of the call through Friday, February 10, 2006, at (800)
642-1687 or (706) 645-9291. Callers should use conference ID
#4857751 to access the conference call and the replay. About ECD
Ovonics: ECD Ovonics is the leader in the synthesis of new
materials and the development of advanced production technology and
innovative products. It has invented, pioneered and developed its
proprietary, enabling technologies in the fields of energy and
information leading to new products and production processes based
on amorphous, disordered and related materials. The Company's
portfolio of alternative energy solutions includes Ovonic thin-film
amorphous solar cells, modules, panels and systems for generating
solar electric power; Ovonic NiMH batteries; Ovonic hydride storage
materials capable of storing hydrogen in the solid state for use as
a feedstock for fuel cells or internal combustion engines or as an
enhancement or replacement for any type of hydrocarbon fuel; and
Ovonic fuel cell technology. ECD Ovonics' proprietary advanced
information technologies include Ovonic phase-change electrical
memory, Ovonic phase-change optical memory and the Ovonic Threshold
Switch. ECD Ovonics designs and builds manufacturing machinery that
incorporates its proprietary production processes, maintains
ongoing research and development programs to continually improve
its products and develops new applications for its technologies.
ECD Ovonics holds the basic patents in its fields. More information
on ECD Ovonics is available on http://www.ovonic.com/ . This
release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning
of the Safe Harbor Provisions of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are based on
assumptions which ECD Ovonics, as of the date of this release,
believes to be reasonable and appropriate. ECD Ovonics cautions,
however, that the actual facts and conditions that may exist in the
future could vary materially from the assumed facts and conditions
upon which such forward-looking statements are based. The risk
factors identified in the ECD Ovonics filings with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, including the Company's most recent Annual
Report on Form 10-K and the Company's most recent Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q (copies of which may be obtained at the Company's
website at http://www.ovonic.com/ ), could impact any
forward-looking statements contained in this release. First Call
Analyst: FCMN Contact: gkoefod@ovonic.com DATASOURCE: Energy
Conversion Devices, Inc. CONTACT: Stephan Zumsteg, Vice President
and CFO, or Ghazaleh Koefod, Investor Relations, of Energy
Conversion Devices, Inc., +1-248-293-0440; Bruce MacDonald of
Liebler!MacDonald, +1-248-233-8062 Web site: http://www.ovonic.com/
http://www.ovonic.com/investor
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