JinkoSolar (JKS) Misses Q2 EPS by 14c, Beats on Revenues

JinkoSolar (NYSE: JKS) reported Q2 EPS of $0.41, $0.14 worse than the analyst estimate of $0.55. Revenue for the quarter came in at $915.9 million versus the consensus estimate of $909.56 million.

• Total solar module shipments were 2,794 megawatts ("MW") (including 200 MW to the Company\'s overseas downstream segment for which no revenue has been recognized), an increase of 38.7% from 2,015 MW in the first quarter of 2018 and a decrease of 3.1% from 2,884 MW in the second quarter of 2017.
• Total revenues were RMB6.06 billion (US$915.9 million), an increase of 32.7% from the first quarter of 2018 and a decrease of 23.5% from the second quarter of 2017.
• Gross margin was 12.0%, compared with 14.4% in the first quarter of 2018 and 10.5% in the second quarter of 2017.
• Income from operations was RMB94.6 million (US$14.3 million), compared with RMB125.0 million in the first quarter of 2018 and RMB85.3 million in the second quarter of 2017.
• Net income attributable to the Company\'s ordinary shareholders was RMB99.0 million (US$15.0 million) in the second quarter of 2018, compared with RMB3.6 million in the first quarter of 2018 and RMB47.4 million in the second quarter of 2017.
• Diluted earnings per American depositary share ("ADS") were RMB2.512 (US$0.408) in the second quarter of 2018.
• Non-GAAP net income attributable to the Company\'s ordinary shareholders in the second quarter of 2018 was RMB106.7 million (US$16.1 million), compared with RMB11.0 million in the first quarter of 2018 and RMB61.2 million in the second quarter of 2017.
• Non-GAAP basic and diluted earnings per ADS were RMB2.728 (US$0.412) and RMB2.708 (US$0.408) in the second quarter of 2018, compared with RMB0.300 and RMB0.296 in the first quarter of 2018 and RMB1.908 and RMB1.892 in the second quarter of 2017.

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