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TerraForm Power Reports 1Q 2016 Financial Results and Files Form 10-Q

December 6, 2016 4:32 PM EST

BETHESDA, Md., Dec. 06, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TerraForm Power, Inc. (Nasdaq: TERP) (“TerraForm Power”), a global owner and operator of clean energy power plants, today reported first quarter 2016 financial results and filed its Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2016 with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Form 10-Q is available on the Investors section of TerraForm Power’s website at www.terraformpower.com.

“In addition to TerraForm Power’s 2015 financial results released yesterday, the reporting of our first quarter 2016 results further demonstrates progress toward regaining regulatory compliance. We plan to complete the remaining 2016 filings and regain full compliance by March 2017," said Peter Blackmore, Chairman and Interim CEO of TerraForm Power. “Moving forward, our Board and management team remain committed to operational excellence and will continue to take steps that best position the company for success and maximum value creation.”

1Q 2016 Results: Key Metrics

 1Q 20161Q 2015% change YoY
MW (net) in operation at end of period 2,977  1,675  78%
Capacity Factor 30.9% 20.8%+1,010 bps
MWh (000s) 2,072  602  244%
Adj. Revenue / MWh$78 $124  -37%
    
Revenue, net ($M)$154 $71  118%
Adj. Revenue ($M)$162 $75  116%
Net Income / (Loss) ($M)$(34)$(84) - 
Adj. EBITDA ($M)$120 $52  130%
Adj. EBITDA margin 74.5% 69.8%+460 bps
    
Cash flows from operations ($M)$35 $(11) - 
    
Unrestricted Cash ($M) at end of period$603 $153  293%

Investor Conference Call

The previously announced investor conference call to be held on December 15, 2016 will also cover the 1Q 2016 results. 

About TerraForm Power

TerraForm Power is a renewable energy company that is changing how energy is generated, distributed and owned. TerraForm Power creates value for its investors by owning and operating clean energy power plants. For more information about TerraForm Power, please visit: www.terraformpower.com.

Safe Harbor Disclosure

This communication contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. These statements involve estimates, expectations, projections, goals, assumptions, known and unknown risks, and uncertainties and typically include words or variations of words such as “expect,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “intend,” “plan,” “seek,” “estimate,” “predict,” “project,” “goal,” “guidance,” “outlook,” “objective,” “forecast,” “target,” “potential,” “continue,” “would,” “will,” “should,” “could,” or “may” or other comparable terms and phrases. All statements that address operating performance, events, or developments that TerraForm Power expects or anticipates will occur in the future are forward-looking statements. They may include estimates of cash available for distribution (CAFD), earnings, revenues, capital expenditures, liquidity, capital structure, future growth, and other financial performance items (including future dividends per share), descriptions of management’s plans or objectives for future operations, products, or services, or descriptions of assumptions underlying any of the above. Forward-looking statements provide TerraForm Power’s current expectations or predictions of future conditions, events, or results and speak only as of the date they are made.  Although TerraForm Power believes its expectations and assumptions are reasonable, it can give no assurance that these expectations and assumptions will prove to have been correct and actual results may vary materially.

By their nature, forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those suggested by the forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause such differences include, but are not limited to, risks related to the SunEdison Bankruptcy, including our transition away from reliance on SunEdison for management, corporate and accounting services, employees, critical systems and information technology infrastructure, and the operation, maintenance and asset management of our renewable energy facilities; risks related to events of default and potential events of default arising under our revolving credit facility, the indentures governing our senior notes, and/or project-level financing; risks related to failure to satisfy the requirements of Nasdaq, which could result in the delisting of our common stock; risks related to our exploration and potential execution of strategic alternatives; pending and future litigation; our ability to integrate the projects we acquire from third parties or otherwise realize the anticipated benefits from such acquisitions; the willingness and ability of counterparties to fulfill their obligations under offtake agreements; price fluctuations, termination provisions and buyout provisions in offtake agreements; our ability to successfully identify, evaluate, and consummate acquisitions; government regulation, including compliance with regulatory and permit requirements and changes in market rules, rates, tariffs, environmental laws and policies affecting renewable energy; operating and financial restrictions under agreements governing indebtedness; the condition of the debt and equity capital markets and our ability to borrow additional funds and access capital markets, as well as our substantial indebtedness and the possibility that we may incur additional indebtedness going forward; our ability to compete against traditional and renewable energy companies; potential conflicts of interests or distraction due to the fact that most of our directors and executive officers are also directors and executive officers of TerraForm Global, Inc.; and hazards customary to the power production industry and power generation operations, such as unusual weather conditions and outages. Furthermore, any dividends are subject to available capital, market conditions, and compliance with associated laws and regulations. Many of these factors are beyond TerraForm Power’s control.

TerraForm Power disclaims any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect changes in underlying assumptions, factors, or expectations, new information, data, or methods, future events, or other changes, except as required by law. The foregoing list of factors that might cause results to differ materially from those contemplated in the forward-looking statements should be considered in connection with information regarding risks and uncertainties which are described in TerraForm Power’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015, as well as additional factors it may describe from time to time in other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. You should understand that it is not possible to predict or identify all such factors and, consequently, you should not consider any such list to be a complete set of all potential risks or uncertainties.

Adjusted Revenue

Adjusted Revenue is a supplemental non-GAAP measure used by our management for internal planning purposes, including for certain aspects of our consolidating operating budget. We believe Adjusted Revenue is useful to investors in evaluating our operating performance because securities analysts and other interested parties use such calculations as a measure of financial performance.

Adjusted EBITDA

Adjusted EBITDA is a supplemental non-GAAP financial measure which eliminates the impact on net income of certain unusual or non-recurring items and other factors that we do not consider representative of our core business or future operating performance. This measurement is not recognized in accordance with GAAP and should not be viewed as an alternative to GAAP measures of performance, including net income. The presentation of Adjusted EBITDA should not be construed as an inference that our future results will be unaffected by non-operating, unusual or non-recurring items.

TERRAFORM POWER, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIESCONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS(In thousands, except per share data)
 
 Three Months Ended March 31,
 2016 2015
Operating revenues, net$153,917  $70,515 
Operating costs and expenses:   
Cost of operations30,196  16,820 
Cost of operations - affiliate6,846  3,643 
General and administrative expenses17,183  9,939 
General and administrative expenses - affiliate5,437  6,027 
Acquisition and related costs2,743  13,722 
Acquisition and related costs - affiliate  436 
Depreciation, accretion and amortization expense59,007  31,891 
Total operating costs and expenses121,412  82,478 
Operating income (loss)32,505  (11,963)
Other expenses:   
Interest expense, net68,994  36,855 
Loss on extinguishment of debt, net  20,038 
(Gain) loss on foreign currency exchange, net(4,493) 14,369 
Loss on receivables - affiliate845   
Other expenses, net567  480 
Total other expenses, net65,913  71,742 
Loss before income tax expense (benefit)(33,408) (83,705)
Income tax expense (benefit)97  (45)
Net loss(33,505) (83,660)
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to redeemable non-controlling interests2,545  (169)
Less: Net loss attributable to non-controlling interests(35,569) (55,375)
Net loss attributable to Class A common stockholders$(481) $(28,116)
    
Weighted average number of shares:   
Class A common stock - Basic and diluted87,833  49,694 
Loss per share:   
Class A common stock - Basic and diluted$(0.01) $(0.57)

TERRAFORM POWER, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIESCONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS(In thousands, except share and per share data)
 
AssetsMarch 31, 2016 December 31, 2015
Current assets:   
Cash and cash equivalents$603,461  $626,595 
Restricted cash117,366  152,586 
Accounts receivable111,312  103,811 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets59,221  53,769 
Assets held for sale55,725   
Total current assets947,085  936,761 
Renewable energy facilities, net5,208,372  5,834,234 
Intangible assets, net1,237,190  1,246,164 
Goodwill55,874  55,874 
Deferred financing costs, net9,595  10,181 
Other assets104,162  120,343 
Restricted cash20,071  13,852 
Non-current assets held for sale617,204   
Total assets$8,199,553  $8,217,409 
LIABILITIES, NON-CONTROLLING INTERESTS AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY   
Current liabilities:   
Current portion of long-term debt and financing lease obligations$1,575,383  $2,037,919 
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities165,257  153,046 
Deferred revenue18,081  15,460 
Due to SunEdison, net28,695  26,598 
Liabilities related to assets held for sale451,262   
Total current liabilities2,238,678  2,233,023 
Long-term debt and financing lease obligations, less current portion2,531,470  2,524,730 
Deferred revenue less current portion64,913  70,492 
Deferred income taxes26,692  26,630 
Asset retirement obligations177,199  215,146 
Other long-term liabilities29,921  31,408 
Non-current liabilities related to assets held for sale44,563   
Total liabilities5,113,436  5,101,429 
Redeemable non-controlling interests177,744  175,711 
Stockholders' equity:   
Class A common stock909  784 
Class B common stock482  604 
Additional paid-in capital1,459,923  1,267,484 
Accumulated deficit(105,074) (104,593)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)6,186  22,900 
Treasury stock(2,620) (2,436)
Total TerraForm Power, Inc. stockholders' equity1,359,806  1,184,743 
Non-controlling interests1,548,567  1,755,526 
Total non-controlling interests and stockholders' equity2,908,373  2,940,269 
Total liabilities, non-controlling interests and stockholders' equity$8,199,553  $8,217,409 

TERRAFORM POWER, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIESCONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS(In thousands)
 
 Three Months Ended March 31,
2016 2015
Cash flows from operating activities:   
Net loss$(33,505) $(83,660)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:   
Stock-based compensation expense1,023  5,144 
Depreciation, accretion and amortization expense59,007  31,891 
Amortization of favorable and unfavorable rate revenue contracts, net10,503  (336)
Amortization of deferred financing costs and debt discounts8,754  7,709 
Recognition of deferred revenue(2,322) (73)
Loss on extinguishment of debt, net  20,038 
Unrealized (gain) loss on derivatives, net(352) 4,302 
Unrealized (gain) loss on foreign currency exchange, net(3,166) 14,369 
Loss on receivables - affiliate845   
Deferred taxes62   
Other, net552  551 
Changes in assets and liabilities:   
Accounts receivable(14,495) (20,985)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets(2,552) 4,420 
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities7,366  417 
Deferred revenue(636) 6,658 
Due to SunEdison, net  (390)
Restricted cash from operating activities  (664)
Other, net4,190   
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities35,274  (10,609)
Cash flows from investing activities:   
Cash paid to third parties for renewable energy facility construction(31,711) (182,365)
Other investments  (10,000)
Acquisitions of renewable energy facilities from third parties, net of cash acquired(4,064) (997,968)
Due to SunEdison, net  (15,079)
Change in restricted cash5,638  (2,050)
Net cash used in investing activities$(30,137) $(1,207,462)

TERRAFORM POWER, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIESCONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS(In thousands)(CONTINUED)
 
 Three Months Ended March 31,
2016 2015
Cash flows from financing activities:   
Proceeds from issuance of Class A common stock$  $342,192 
Proceeds from Senior Notes due 2023  793,712 
Repayment of term loan  (573,500)
Borrowings of non-recourse long-term debt  336,438 
Principal payments on non-recourse long-term debt(29,712) (15,894)
Due to SunEdison, net(11,614) 93,516 
Contributions from non-controlling interests15,612  10,497 
Distributions to non-controlling interests(6,172) (12,884)
Repurchase of non-controlling interest  (54,694)
Distributions to SunEdison  (16,659)
Net SunEdison investment29,747  53,020 
Payment of dividends  (15,125)
Debt prepayment premium  (6,429)
Debt financing fees(4,500) (30,667)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities(6,639) 903,523 
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents(1,502) (314,548)
Reclassification of cash and cash equivalents to assets held for sale(21,697)  
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents65  (583)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period626,595  468,554 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period$603,461  $153,423 

Appendix Table A-1: Reg. G: TerraForm Power, Inc.

Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) to Adjusted EBITDA

Adjusted EBITDA                We believe Adjusted EBITDA is useful to investors in evaluating our operating performance because securities analysts and other interested parties use such calculations as a measure of financial performance and debt service capabilities. In addition, Adjusted EBITDA is used by our management for internal planning purposes, including for certain aspects of our consolidated operating budget.

We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) plus depreciation, accretion and amortization, non-cash affiliate general and administrative costs, acquisition related expenses, interest expense, gains (losses) on interest rate swaps, foreign currency gains (losses), income tax (benefit) expense and stock compensation expense, and certain other non-cash charges, unusual, non-operating or non-recurring items and other items that we believe are not representative of our core business or future operating performance.  Our definitions and calculations of these items may not necessarily be the same as those used by other companies. Adjusted EBITDA is not a measure of liquidity or profitability and should not be considered as an alternative to net income, operating income, net cash provided by operating activities or any other measure determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

The following table presents a reconciliation of net loss to Adjusted EBITDA:

 Three Months Ended March 31,
(In thousands) 2016   2015 
Net loss$  (33,505) $  (83,660)
Interest expense, net 68,994   36,855 
Income tax benefit 97   (45)
Depreciation, accretion and amortization expense (a) 69,510   31,555 
General and administrative expenses - affiliate (b) 15,997   6,850 
Stock-based compensation expense 1,023   5,144 
Acquisition and related costs, including affiliate (c) 2,743   14,158 
Unrealized loss on derivatives, net (d) (352)  4,302 
Loss (gain) on extinguishment of debt, net (e)–    20,038 
Facility-level non-controlling interest member transaction fees (f)–    2,753 
Loss (gain) on foreign currency exchange, net (g) (3,166)  14,369 
Other non-cash operating revenues (h) (2,322) –    
Loss on receivables – affiliate (i) 845   
Other non-operating expenses (j) 567  –    
Adjusted EBITDA$  120,431  $  52,319 

              

a)  Includes an $8.9 million and a $336 reduction within operating revenues, net due to net amortization of favorable and unfavorable rate revenue contracts for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and March 31, 2015, respectively.b)  In conjunction with the closing of the IPO in July 2014, we entered into the MSA with SunEdison, pursuant to which SunEdison agreed to provide or arrange for other service providers to provide management and administrative services to us. Cash consideration of $0.7 million was paid to SunEdison for these services for the quarter ended  March 31, 2015, and the amount of general and administrative expense-affiliate in excess of the fees paid to SunEdison is treated as an addback in the reconciliation of net income (loss) to Adjusted EBITDA. In addition, non-operating items and other items incurred directly by TerraForm Power that we do not consider indicative of our core business operations will be treated as an addback in the reconciliation of net income (loss) to Adjusted EBITDA.  The Company’s normal operating general and administrative expenses, not paid by SunEdison, are not added back in the reconciliation of net income (loss) to Adjusted EBITDA. For the quarter ended March 31, 2016, Terraform Power directly paid suppliers for normal operating general and administrative expenses of $2.3 million, and made no payments to SunEdison.c)  Represents transaction related costs, including affiliate acquisition costs, associated with the acquisitions completed during the three months ended March 31, 2016 and March 31, 2015.d)  Represents the change in the fair value of commodity contracts not designated as hedges.e)  We recognized a net loss on extinguishment of debt of $20.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015 due primarily to the early termination of the Term Loan and its related interest rate swap, the exchange of the previous revolver to the Revolver and prepayment of premium paid in conjunction with the payoff of First Wind indebtedness at the acquisition date.f)  Represents professional fees for legal, tax, and accounting services related to entering into certain tax equity financing arrangements and are not deemed representative of our core business operations.g)  We incurred a net gain of $5.1 million and a net loss of $14.4 million on foreign currency exchange for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and March 31, 2015, respectively, due primarily to unrealized gains/losses on the re-measurement of intercompany loans which are denominated in British pounds.h)  Primarily represents deferred revenue recognized related to the upfront sale of investment tax credits to non-controlling interest members.i)  Represents a bad debt reserve recorded during the period related to outstanding receivables from debtors in the SunEdison bankruptcy.j)  Represents certain other non-cash charges or unusual or non-recurring items that we believe are not representative of our core business or future operating performance.

Appendix Table A-2: Reg. G: TerraForm Power, Inc.

Reconciliation of Operating Revenues to Adjusted Revenue

Adjusted Revenue

We define Adjusted Revenue as operating revenues, net adjusted for non-cash items including unrealized gain/loss on derivatives, amortization of favorable and unfavorable revenue contracts and other non-cash items. We believe Adjusted Revenue is useful to investors in evaluating our operating performance because securities analysts and other interested parties use such calculations as a measure of financial performance. Adjusted Revenue is a non-GAAP measure used by our management for internal planning purposes, including for certain aspects of our consolidating operating budget.

The following table presents a reconciliation of Operating revenues, net to Adjusted Revenue:

 Three Months Ended March 31,
(In thousands) 2016   2015 
Adjustments to reconcile Operating revenues, net to adjusted revenue   
Operating revenues, net$  153,917  $  70,515 
Unrealized gain on derivatives, net (a) (352)  4,302 
Amortization of favorable and unfavorable rate revenue contracts, net (b) 10,503   (336)
Other non-cash (c) (2,322)  421 
Adjusted revenue$  161,746  $  74,902 

            

(a)  Represents the change in the fair value of commodity contracts not designated as hedges.(b)  Represents net amortization of favorable and unfavorable rate revenue contracts included within operating revenues, net.(c)  Primarily represents deferred revenue recognized for the three months ended March 31, 2016 related to the upfront sale of investment tax credits to non-controlling interest members.

Investors:

Brett Prior
TerraForm Power
[email protected]

Media:

Meaghan Repko / Joseph Sala / Nicholas Leasure
Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher
[email protected]
(212) 355-4449

Source: TerraForm Power, Inc.


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