* United Solar Ovonic posts record results for quarter: --
operating profit of $2.6 million, marking five consecutive quarters
of increasing gross profit margins -- product sales increased 69%
to $21 million compared to last year -- produced above the 25MW
annual capacity of its manufacturing plant * ECD Ovonics' Board of
Directors approved a plan to expand United Solar Ovonic's annual
manufacturing capacity to 300MW in calendar year 2010; the second
25MW plant is on schedule to be launched in the fall of 2006; the
next phase of the plan is the construction of a 50MW annual
capacity manufacturing facility in Greenville, Michigan, to be
operational in calendar year 2007 * ECD Ovonics successfully
completed an equity offering with total gross proceeds to ECD
Ovonics of approximately $376 million, principally to fund United
Solar Ovonic's capacity expansion * Cobasys selected to supply
advanced NiMHax 36-volt Ovonic nickel metal hydride battery systems
for GM's 2007 Saturn VUE Green Line SUV expected to be available to
consumers in the summer of 2006 * Ovonic Hydrogen Systems LLC
showcased a high-tech hydrogen-powered hybrid vehicle using its
proprietary solid metal hydrogen storage technology at the recent
Society of Automotive Engineers World Congress in Detroit, Michigan
ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich., May 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Energy
Conversion Devices, Inc. (ECD Ovonics) (NASDAQ:ENER) announced
today its operating results for the third quarter ended March 31,
2006. Net loss for the third quarter was $5.6 million on revenues
of $27.0 million compared to net loss of $11.2 million on revenues
of $17.9 million for the same quarter last year. "The third quarter
was extremely exciting for us and confirmed our strategy to rapidly
expand United Solar Ovonic's manufacturing capacity. Successful
completion of our equity offering and the strong performance at
United Solar Ovonic indicate that we are on the right track to
growth and profitability. With the continued success of our
Uni-Solar products, we were honored to have President Bush visit
United Solar Ovonic to highlight his energy initiative," commented
Robert C. Stempel, Chairman and CEO of ECD Ovonics. "The new
reality of higher oil prices continues to bring increased attention
and a sense of urgency to the alternative energy sector where ECD
Ovonics has been a major international player," said Stanford R.
Ovshinsky, President, Chief Scientist and Technologist of ECD
Ovonics. "This has translated into record sales at United Solar
Ovonic and the award of a contract to Cobasys by General Motors'
Saturn VUE for Cobasys' advanced Ovonic NiMH battery solutions."
The table below summarizes the Company's operating results (in
thousands): Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended March 31, March
31, 2006 2005 2006 2005 (in thousands, except per-share amounts)
Revenues Product Sales $21,401 $13,450 $62,349 $36,317 Royalties
1,704 670 3,218 3,746 Revenue from Product Development Agreements
3,267 3,362 7,448 14,690 Revenue from License and Other Agreements
288 238 784 80,246 Other 297 176 691 662 Total Revenue 26,957
17,896 74,490 135,661 Expenses 34,411 29,182 95,790 85,045 Income
(Loss) from Operations (7,454) (11,286) (21,300) 50,616 Other
Income (Expense) Interest Income 1,933 409 3,530 595 Interest
Expense - (70) (197) (541) Equity Loss in Joint Ventures (105) -
(150) (100) Distribution from Joint Venture - - - 8,000 Impairment
Loss in Rare Earth Ovonic - China - - - (1,710) Other Nonoperating
Income (Expense) - (196) (24) 77 Total Other Income (Expense) 1,828
143 3,159 6,321 Net Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations Before
Income Taxes and Extraordinary Item (5,626) (11,143) (18,141)
56,937 Income Taxes (Benefit) - (198) - 827 Net Income (Loss) from
Continuing Operations Before Extraordinary Item (5,626) (10,945)
(18,141) 56,110 DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (including gain on
disposition of discontinued operations of $739,602 in the nine
months ended March 31, 2006) - (305) 314 (1,141) Extraordinary Item
(Net of Taxes) - - - 2,266 Net Income (Loss) $(5,626) $(11,250)
$(17,827) $57,235 Basic Net Income (Loss) Per Share Continuing
Operations $(.17) $(.38) $(.60) $2.12 Discontinued Operations -
(.01) .01 (.04) Extraordinary Item - - - .08 Basic Net Income
(Loss) Per Share $(.17) $(.39) $(.59) $2.16 Diluted Net Income
(Loss) Per Share Continuing Operations $(.17) $(.38) $(.60) $2.04
Discontinued Operations - (.01) .01 (.04) Extraordinary Item - - -
.08 Diluted Net Income (Loss) Per Share $(.17) $(.39) $(.59) $2.08
The Company's net loss decreased by $5.6 million as revenues grew
by $9.1 million in the three months ended March 31, 2006 compared
to the three months ended March 31, 2005. The major change in
operating income (loss) resulted from United Solar Ovonic's product
sales increasing 69% to $21,075,000 for 2006 compared to
$12,495,000 for 2005. United Solar Ovonic's gross profit increased
to $4,991,000 (23.7%) for 2006 compared to a gross profit of
$1,282,000 (10.3%) for 2005. The Company had a net loss of
$17,827,000 in the nine months ended March 31, 2006, compared to a
net loss of $22,297,000 in the nine months ended March 31, 2005
(excluding a one-time non-cash license fee of $79,532,000 in
connection with an expanded license granted to its Cobasys joint
venture). Excluding this one-time, non-cash license fee, the net
loss of $17,827,000 in the nine months ended March 31, 2006
decreased by $4,470,000. The Company reported a net income of
$57,235,000 for the nine months ended March 31, 2005, which
included this one-time, non-cash license fee of $79,532,000. In
addition to the aforementioned one-time, non-cash license fee of
$79,532,000, other major changes in operating income (loss) were as
follows: * United Solar Ovonic's product sales increased 64% to
$60,118,000 for 2006 compared to $36,707,000 for 2005. United Solar
Ovonic's gross profit increased to $12,983,000 for 2006 compared to
a gross profit of $1,670,000 for 2005. * Overall spending for
product development and research decreased by $1,713,000 as a
result of our restructuring program; however, funding decreased by
$7,242,000 resulting in an increase of $5,530,000 in the net cost
of product development. For the nine months ended March 31, 2006,
the Company had a gain from discontinued operations of $314,000,
and for the nine months ended March 31, 2005, the loss from
discontinued operations was $1,141,000. Other major factors that
impacted the change in net income (loss) compared to the nine
months ended March 31, 2005 were: * Interest income increased by
$1,524,000 for the quarter and $2,935,000 year to date due to
higher interest rates and a significant increase in cash and
short-term investments. * $2,266,000 extraordinary gain in 2005 due
to payment received from Chevron in excess of restructuring costs.
* $8,000,000 income in 2005 resulting from a distribution from our
joint venture Cobasys related to a partial reimbursement of legal
fees related to the MEI settlement. * $1,710,000 impairment loss in
2005 for Rare-Earth Ovonic joint ventures in China. 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 March 31, 2006
which will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
May 10, 2006 and will be available on the Company's website. ECD
Ovonics will hold a conference call on Tuesday, May 9, 2006, at
4:45 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time) to discuss operating results for
its third 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
midnight Friday, May 12, 2006, at (800) 642-1687 or (706) 645-9291.
Callers should use conference ID 8543890 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. 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 its automatic shelf registration statement
and related prospectus supplement, the Company's most recent Annual
Report on Form 10-K and the Company's most recent Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q could impact any forward-looking statements contained
in this release. 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; or Bruce MacDonald of Liebler!MacDonald,
+1-248-233-8062 Web site: http://www.ovonic.com/
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