ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich., Nov. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Energy
Conversion Devices, Inc. (ECD Ovonics) (NASDAQ:ENER) today reported
its results for the first quarter ended September 30, 2006. The
company reported a net loss of $2.3 million (or $0.06 per share) on
revenues of $27.2 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2007, as
compared to a net loss of $6.5 million (or $0.22 per share) on
revenues of $23.2 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2006. "We
are building on the momentum from last year and beginning our 2007
fiscal year with a solid first quarter of improved performance,"
said Chairman and CEO Robert C. Stempel. "Our new manufacturing
capacity is coming online at just the right time for growing demand
in our United Solar Ovonic segment, and increasing commercial
acceptance of products in our Cobasys and Ovonyx joint ventures
presents exciting opportunities." The following are highlights from
ECD Ovonics' first quarter of 2007: * ECD Ovonics' wholly owned
subsidiary United Solar Ovonic had operating income of $1.5 million
on revenues of $23.9 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2007,
as compared to operating income of $1.7 million on revenues of
$19.4 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2006. The first
quarter 2007 fiscal year results include a $1 million increase in
the allowance for uncollectible accounts for one of our major
customers. * United Solar Ovonic's gross profit margin was 24% in
the first quarter of fiscal 2007, up from 20% in the first quarter
of fiscal 2006 reflecting increased production and sales. * United
Solar Ovonic's solar modules have been installed and activated in a
1MW array on a General Motors' parts warehouse in Rancho Cucamonga,
Calif. Importantly, this project was privately financed under a
long-term power purchase agreement in which General Motors
purchases electricity produced from the array rather than fund the
up-front capital costs. This installation is expected to provide up
to half of the building's electricity and reduce overall
electricity costs. * United Solar Ovonic currently has 28MW of
annual production capacity at its Auburn Hills 1 location. The
company's new 30MW Auburn Hills 2 facility, which is a duplicate of
its Auburn Hills 1 facility, is in the final testing stages and is
on track to begin commercial production in the next 45 days. Our
expansion plan increases United Solar Ovonic's manufacturing
capacity to 118MW, 178MW and over 300MW per annum by the end of
calendar years 2007, 2008 and 2010, respectively. * ECD Ovonics'
Production Technology and Machine Building Division is
manufacturing and delivering the proprietary PV module
manufacturing equipment for the new Auburn Hills 2 facility on
budget and on schedule. This division is continuously improving its
manufacturing productivity, which will result in lower capital
costs and shorter equipment manufacturing cycles for the announced
Greenville, Mich. facilities, as well as for future expansion
projects. * ECD Ovonics' Cobasys LLC joint venture is supplying
commercial volumes of its battery systems to General Motors for the
new Saturn VUE Green Line hybrid. The Saturn VUE hybrid is in
dealer showrooms and on the road. * Cobasys, the only United
States-based supplier of NiMH battery systems for hybrid electric
vehicles, continued to successfully compete for new business
opportunities, including selection by Enova Systems to provide its
NiMHax(R) battery system for integration into service vans for a
major North American fleet operator. * Cobasys is supplying its
NiMH battery systems for the Saturn VUE and others from its
state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Springboro, Ohio, which
is fully certified to all standards required to be a supplier to
the automakers. Cobasys recently completed its first TS16949
quality standard surveillance audit, an exacting set of principles
that define the quality management system requirements for the
design, development and manufacture of products for the automotive
industry. * ECD Ovonics' Ovonyx, Inc. joint venture licensees
continue to make substantial progress toward commercialization. For
example, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. announced prototypes of its
next generation NOR flash, which is based on OUM technology,
indicating that commercial products are expected to be available in
2008. Intel Corporation, as part of a joint venture with
STMicroelectronics, also announced that it had produced prototypes
of flash products based on OUM technology. * ECD Ovonics' combined
research and development costs and net operating, general and
administrative expenses increased by $2.1 million in the first
quarter fiscal 2007 versus the first quarter fiscal 2006 primarily
reflecting the growth in our solar business and the $1 million
increase in the allowance for uncollectible accounts as discussed
above. The Company continues to pursue third-party funding,
including strategic alliances and government contracts, to offset
its funding requirements to carry on research and development
activities to define and develop marketable technologies that can
result in commercial products. * ECD Ovonics' Central Analytical
Lab was granted ISO 17025 accreditation, representing the highest
level of technical competence and quality for a testing facility. *
ECD Ovonics announced several corporate governance initiatives to
further strengthen and improve its corporate governance structure,
including the appointment of two new independent directors to its
Board of Directors -- Pasquale Pistorio, the retired President and
Chief Executive Officer of STMicroelectronics, and George A.
Schreiber, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer of SEMCO
Energy, Inc. * ECD Ovonics was selected as an inaugural constituent
of the Ocean Tomo 300 Patent Index, a market-equity stock index
priced and published by the American Stock Exchange, representing a
diversified portfolio of 300 companies that own the most valuable
patents relative to their book value. Mr. Stempel added, "We
continue to be positive about the future of our business and the
markets in which we participate. Demand for solar products is
expanding globally, including here in the United States, with
United Solar Ovonic strengthening its competitive position and
growing through aggressive expansion plans. Our Cobasys joint
venture is at the forefront of the hybrid vehicle market, which
represents the most exciting new market in the automotive industry.
And, of course, our Ovonyx joint venture's OUM technology is on the
cusp of commercialization in the global semiconductor market.
Overall, we see many exciting opportunities for ECD Ovonics'
technologies and products that are increasingly needed in our
changing world." 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 September 30,
2006, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
today and will be available on the Company's website. Conference
Call Information ECD Ovonics will hold a conference call today,
Thursday, November 9, at 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time) to
discuss operating results for the first quarter ended September 30,
2006. To access the conference call, please call (877) 858-2512 or
(706) 634-1291. A live webcast of the 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
close of business on Monday, November 13, 2006, at (800) 642-1687
or (706) 645-9291. Callers should use conference ID 1109335 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 the Company 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, could impact any forward-looking statements
contained in this release. ENERGY CONVERSION DEVICES, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (In
thousands, except per share data) Three Months Ended September 30,
2006 2005 (Unaudited) REVENUES Product sales $22,858 $19,267
Royalties 664 1,183 Revenues from product development agreements
2,954 1,897 Revenues from product development agreements with
related parties 151 415 Total revenues from product development
agreements 3,105 2,312 Revenues from license and other agreements
555 486 TOTAL REVENUES 27,182 23,248 EXPENSES Cost of product sales
18,004 15,860 Cost of revenues from product development agreements
2,574 1,871 Product development and research 8,175 8,505 Operating,
general and administrative (net) and patents 5,773 3,796 TOTAL
EXPENSES 34,526 30,032 LOSS FROM OPERATIONS (7,344) (6,784)
Interest and other income (expense), net 5,042 576 NET LOSS FROM
CONTINUING OPERATIONS (2,302) (6,208) LOSS FROM DISCONTINUED
OPERATIONS - (258) NET LOSS $(2,302) $(6,466) Basic Net Loss Per
Share Continuing operations $(.06) $(.21) Discontinued operations -
(.01) $(.06) $(.22) Diluted Net Loss Per Share Continuing
operations $(.06) $(.21) Discontinued operations - (.01) $(.06)
$(.22) Shares used in calculation of net income per share: Basic
39,070 29,016 Diluted 39,070 29,016 ENERGY CONVERSION DEVICES, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (In
Thousands) September 30, June 30, 2006 2006 (Unaudited) ASSETS Cash
and cash equivalents $63,360 $164,962 Short-term investments
314,355 239,505 Accounts receivable, net 27,953 27,885 Inventories
22,986 21,527 Property, plant and equipment (net) 162,732 138,231
Other 5,198 4,232 TOTAL ASSETS $596,584 $596,342 LIABILITIES AND
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY Accounts payable and other liabilities $28,323
$26,339 Long-term liabilities 32,535 32,982 Total Liabilities
60,858 59,321 Stockholders' equity 535,726 537,021 TOTAL
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY $596,584 $596,342 ENERGY
CONVERSION DEVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF
CASH FLOWS (In Thousands) Three Months Ended September 30, 2006
2005 (Unaudited) OPERATING ACTIVITIES: Net loss $(2,302) $(6,466)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating
activities: Depreciation and amortization 1,982 1,982 Bad debt
expense 1,051 25 Amortization of premium/discount on investments
534 - Stock and stock options issued for services rendered 603 999
Other 147 (171) Changes in working capital (2,034) (2,339) NET CASH
USED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES (19) (5,970) INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment (including construction
in progress) (26,472) (10,643) Purchase (proceeds from sale) of
investments (75,370) 11,841 NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN)
INVESTING ACTIVITIES (101,842) 1,198 NET CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING
ACTIVITIES 226 9,265 EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH AND
CASH EQUIVALENTS 33 (127) NET CASH FLOW (101,602) 4,366 CASH AND
CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD 164,962 84,295 CASH AND
CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD $63,360 $88,661 ENERGY CONVERSION
DEVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES SEGMENT REVENUE AND OPERATING
INCOME/(LOSS) (In Thousands) Income (Loss) from Revenues Operations
Three Months Ended Three Months Ended September 30, September 30,
2006 2005 2006 2005 (Unaudited) (Unaudited) United Solar Ovonic
$23,860 $19,359 $1,469 $1,680 Ovonic Battery(1) 1,860 2,964 (1,521)
(724) Energy Conversion Devices 19,861(2) 11,115(2) (6,761) (7,592)
Consolidating Entries (18,399) (10,190) (531) (148) Consolidated
$27,182 $23,248 $(7,344) $(6,784) (1) Excludes discontinued
operations (2) Principally the sale by ECD to United Solar Ovonic
of the solar PV module machinery and equipment which is eliminated
in consolidation. The ECD revenues, excluding the consolidating
entry, were $1,474,000 and $933,000 at September 30, 2006 and 2005,
respectively. DATASOURCE: Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. CONTACT:
Sanjeev Kumar, 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/
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