Polar Power Reports Second Quarter 2018 Financial Results
Management to Host Conference Call Today at 4:30 p.m. EDT
GARDENA, Calif., Aug. 09, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Polar Power, Inc. (NASDAQ: POLA), a global provider of prime, backup and solar hybrid DC power solutions, reported its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2018.
Key Second Quarter 2018 and Subsequent Highlights:
- Quarterly Highlights
- Net sales increased 138% to $5.8 million in Q2 2018 as compared to the same period last year, while quarter over quarter growth in 2018 increased by 19%.
- Net income was $0.2 million in Q2 2018, or $0.02 per basic and diluted share, as compared to net loss of $(0.3) million, or $(0.03) per basic and diluted share, in Q2 2017.
- Increased production resulted in improved efficiency and plant utilization resulting in gross margin increase from 31% in Q2 2017 to 36% Q2 2018.
- Backlog as of June 30, 2018 improved to $5.8 million with military customers accounting for 32% of the total backlog. Current backlog shows diversified growth with U.S. military and international sales. Overseas countries include: Namibia, Sri Lanka, Japan and Thailand.
- Received follow-on order for $1.9 million from the same Tier-1 telecom customer that earlier placed $1.8 million purchase order disclosed in June 2018.
- Net sales increased 138% to $5.8 million in Q2 2018 as compared to the same period last year, while quarter over quarter growth in 2018 increased by 19%.
Financial Results for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2018 as Compared to Second Quarter 2017
Net sales totaled $5.8 million in Q2 2018, an increase of 138%, as compared to $2.4 million in Q2 2017. The increase in net sales was primarily a result of sales of our DC power systems to a Tier-1 telecom customer. In 2018, our growth in sales is a result of expansion of our customer base in the U.S. telecom market.
Our backlog increased 132% to $5.8 million at June 30, 2018, as compared to $2.5 million at March 31, 2018. This increase in backlog was attributable to purchase orders from Tier-1 telecom customers, our military customers and a $1.8 million order from a new Tier-1 telecom customer.
Gross profit increased 169% to $2.0 million in Q2 2018, as compared to $0.7 million in Q2 2017. Gross profit as a percentage of net sales increased to 36% in Q2 2018, as compared to 31% in Q2 2017. The gross profit in Q2 2018 was attributable to improved labor efficiencies and improved manufacturing overhead absorption.
Operating expenses increased to $1.8 million in Q2 2018, from $1.3 million in Q2 2017. The increase in operating expenses was primarily due to an investment in international sales and marketing as well as an increase in G&A expenses as a result of stock compensation expense for stock options issued to executive officers in Q1 2018.
Net income in Q2 2018 totaled $0.2 million, or $0.02 per basic and diluted share, compared to a net loss of $(0.3) million, or $(0.03) per basic and diluted share, in Q2 2017. The increase in net income is attributable to an increase in net sales and higher gross margins of our DC power systems.
Cash at June 30, 2018 totaled $11.7 million, as compared to $14.2 million at December 31, 2017 with $0.6 million in long-term debt outstanding. This decrease in cash as of the comparative periods was the result of $0.7 million increase in inventory, $0.7 million in financing cost for purchase of plant equipment to support higher production rate and an increase in accounts receivable resulting from increased sales.
Management Commentary
“During the second quarter of 2018, we continued to build on the momentum that began during the first quarter and we have made excellent progress in achieving our strategic initiatives, including year-over-year revenue growth, a growing backlog and greater customer and geographic diversification,” said Polar Power CEO, Arthur Sams.
“We believe that increased sales combined with an increase in backlog further validates our technology and price competitiveness within the DC power generation market. With the addition of our new production facility during the third quarter of 2018 we expect to have 50% more production capacity to serve the needs of our customers. I believe reducing lead times for our Tier-1 telecom customers is a key to our sustainable growth in the telecom backup power generation market,” continued Sams.
“In the first half of 2017 we only had one tier-1 telecom customer in the U.S., in just under a year we have added two additional Tier-1 customers delivering us higher sales and margins in 2018. We expect that this expanded customer base will provide us with sustainable growth while reducing material costs, improving delivery times and profitability.
“Although we are pleased with the steady increase in sales during the last four quarters, we continue our investment in the international market to capture new telecom infrastructure and after sale service opportunities, which we believe will increase long term shareholder value. We believe localization is a key to success in emerging markets. During the second quarter we established a wholly owned subsidiary in Africa to establish ourselves as a dominant solutions provider in this high growth market,” concluded Sams.
Conference Call Details
Polar Power CEO Arthur Sams and CFO Luis Zavala will host the conference call, followed by a question and answer period.
To access the call, please use the following information:
| Date: | Thursday, August 9, 2018 |
| Time: | 4:30 p.m. ET, 1:30 p.m. PT |
| Toll-free dial-in number: | 1-800-458-4148 |
| International dial-in number: | 1-323-794-2597 |
| Conference ID: | 4449854 |
Please call the conference telephone number 5-10 minutes prior to the start time. An operator will register your name and organization. If you have any difficulty connecting with the conference call, please contact Integra Investor Relations at 1-415-233-7094.
The conference call will be broadcast live and available for replay http://public.viavid.com/index.php?id=130728 and via the investor relations section of the Company’s website at www.polarpower.com.
A replay of the conference call will be available after 7:30 p.m. Eastern time through August 16, 2018.
| Toll-free replay number: | 1-844-512-2921 |
| International replay number: | 1-412-317-6671 |
| Replay ID: | 4449854 |
About Polar Power, Inc.
Gardena, California-based Polar Power, Inc. (NASDAQ: POLA), designs, manufactures and sells direct current, or DC, power systems, lithium battery powered hybrid solar systems for applications in the telecommunications market and, in other markets, including military, electric vehicle charging, cogeneration, distributed power and uninterruptable power supply. Within the telecommunications market, Polar’s systems provide reliable and low-cost energy for applications for off-grid and bad-grid applications with critical power needs that cannot be without power in the event of utility grid failure. For more information, please visit www.polarpower.com.
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| POLAR POWER INC. | ||||||
| CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS | ||||||
| June 30, 2018 | December 31, 2017 | |||||
| (Unaudited) | ||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||
| Current assets | ||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents (including restricted cash of $1,000,423 at June 30, 2017) | $ | 11,714,036 | $ | 14,201,163 | ||
| Accounts receivable | 4,232,080 | 3,058,266 | ||||
| Inventories, net | 6,285,045 | 5,487,053 | ||||
| Prepaid expenses | 535,600 | 236,670 | ||||
| Refundable income taxes | 629,316 | 629,316.0 | ||||
| Total current assets | 23,396,077 | 23,612,468 | ||||
| Other assets: | ||||||
| Property and equipment, net | 1,470,700 | 824,076 | ||||
| Deposits | 114,201 | 87,496 | ||||
| Total assets | 24,980,978 | 24,524,040 | ||||
| LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||||||
| Current liabilities | ||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 410,756 | $ | 757,753 | ||
| Customer deposits | $ | 198,163 | 40,039 | |||
| Accrued liabilities and other current liabilities | $ | 591,008 | 586,391 | |||
| Current portion of notes payable | $ | 219,820 | 110,237 | |||
| Total current liabilities | $ | 1,419,747 | 1,494,420 | |||
| Notes payable, net of current portion | $ | 625,407 | 126,818 | |||
| Total liabilities | 2,045,154 | 1,621,238 | ||||
| Commitments and Contingencies | ||||||
| Shareholders’ Equity | ||||||
| Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding | — | — | ||||
| Common stock, $0.0001 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized, 10,143,158 and 10,143,158, shares issued and outstanding, respectively | 1,014 | 1,014 | ||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 19,379,338 | 19,250,955 | ||||
| Retained earnings | 3,561,002 | 3,650,833 | ||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (5,530 | ) | 0 | |||
| Total shareholders’ equity | 22,935,824 | 22,902,802 | ||||
| Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity | $ | 24,980,978 | $ | 24,524,040 | ||
| POLAR POWER, INC. CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited) | |||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | ||||||||||||||
| June 30, | June 30, | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | 2017 | 2018 | 2017 | ||||||||||||
| Net Sales | $ | 5,815,775 | $ | 2,441,753 | $ | 10,687,687 | $ | 7,408,734 | |||||||
| Cost of Sales | 3,753,586 | 1,674,129 | 7,141,860 | 4,724,380 | |||||||||||
| Gross Profit | 2,062,189 | 767,624 | 3,545,827 | 2,684,354 | |||||||||||
| Operating Expenses | |||||||||||||||
| Sales and Marketing | 639,832 | 270,343 | 1,250,169 | 465,438 | |||||||||||
| Research and development | 336,580 | 391,019 | 800,681 | 467,021 | |||||||||||
| General and administrative | 838,704 | 683,629 | 1,566,490 | 1,355,054 | |||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 8,813 | 7,674 | 17,544 | 15,408 | |||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 1,823,929 | 1,352,665 | 3,634,884 | 2,302,921 | |||||||||||
| Income (Loss) from operations | 238,260 | (585,041 | ) | (89,057 | ) | 381,433 | |||||||||
| Other (expenses) income | |||||||||||||||
| Interest expenses | (2,394 | ) | (5,417 | ) | (5,404 | ) | (10,193 | ) | |||||||
| Other income (expenses), net | (6,895 | ) | 21,612 | 4,630 | 24,074 | ||||||||||
| Total other (expenses) income, net | (9,289 | ) | 16,195 | (774 | ) | 13,881 | |||||||||
| Income (Loss) before income taxes | 228,971 | (568,846 | ) | (89,831 | ) | 395,314 | |||||||||
| Income tax (provision) benefit | — | 219,717 | — | (151,563 | ) | ||||||||||
| Net Income (Loss) | $ | 228,971 | $ | (349,129 | ) | $ | (89,831 | ) | $ | 243,751 | |||||
| Net Income (Loss) per share – basic and diluted | $ | 0.02 | $ | (0.03 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | 0.02 | |||||
| Weighted average shares outstanding, basic and diluted | 10,143,158 | 10,143,158 | 10,143,158 | 10,143,158 | |||||||||||
| POLAR POWER, INC. CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOW (Unaudited) | |||||||||
| Six Months Ended June 30, | |||||||||
| 2018 | 2017 | ||||||||
| Cash flows from operating activities: | |||||||||
| Net Income (Loss) | $ | (89,831 | ) | $ | 243,751 | ||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash used in operating activities: | |||||||||
| Fair value of vested stock options | 128,383 | — | |||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 154,947 | 120,080 | |||||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities | |||||||||
| Accounts receivable | (1,173,814 | ) | 2,691,458 | ||||||
| Inventories | (797,992 | ) | (897,078 | ) | |||||
| Prepaid expenses | (298,929 | ) | (81,407 | ) | |||||
| Deposits | (26,705 | ) | — | ||||||
| Refundable income taxes | — | (988,168 | ) | ||||||
| Deferred tax assets | — | (57,378 | ) | ||||||
| Accounts payable | (346,997 | ) | (550,984 | ) | |||||
| Income taxes payable | — | (1,227,308 | ) | ||||||
| Customer deposits | 158,124 | 977 | |||||||
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 4,616 | (227,916 | ) | ||||||
| Net cash used in in operating activities | (2,288,198 | ) | (973,973 | ) | |||||
| Cash flows from investing activities: | |||||||||
| Acquisition of property and equipment | (138,821 | ) | (158,445 | ) | |||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | (138,821 | ) | (158,445 | ) | |||||
| Cash flows from financing activities: | |||||||||
| Repayment of notes | (54,578 | ) | (57,895 | ) | |||||
| Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities | (54,578 | ) | (57,895 | ) | |||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes | (5,530 | ) | — | ||||||
| Decrease in cash and cash equivalents | (2,487,127 | ) | (1,190,313 | ) | |||||
| Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period | 14,201,163 | 16,242,158 | |||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents, end of period | $ | 11,714,036 | $ | 15,051,845 | |||||
| Supplemental Cash Flow Information: | |||||||||
| Taxes Paid | $ | — | $ | 2,424,417 | |||||
| Interest Paid | 2,393 | 10,193 | |||||||
| Supplemental non-cash investing and financing activities: | |||||||||
| Assets acquired under notes payable | 662,750 | — | |||||||
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