Trina Solar (TSL) Q2 Earnings & Revenues Beat, View Intact
Zacks Investment Research | Aug 24, 2016 08:54AM ET
Solar photovoltaic (“PV”) module manufacturer Trina Solar Ltd. (NYSE:TSL) reported earnings of 42 cents per American Depositary Shares (ADS) in the second quarter of 2016, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 34 cents by 23.5%. Earnings were flat with the year-ago level.
Total Revenue
Trina Solar posted revenues of $961.6 million in the second quarter, up 33% year over year and 17.7% sequentially. The year-over-year increase was primarily driven by higher shipment volumes, while the sequential jump was mainly attributable to growth in China on account of rush orders before Jun 30 in expectation of a likely subsidy policy adjustment. These positives offset the decline in shipments to the U.S., Europe, Japan and the rest of Asia. The quarterly figure also surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $895 million by 7.4%.
Shipments
Solar module shipments in the reported quarter totaled 1,658.3 megawatts (“MW”), compared with 1,370.4 MW in the year-ago quarter and 1,423.3 MW in the previous quarter. The increase was attributable to rising demand in China.
Operational Update
Gross profit in the second quarter was $176.3 million. The reported figure was higher than $144.9 million a year ago and $139.7 million in the previous quarter.
Gross margin was 18.3% compared with 20% in the second quarter of 2015 and 17.1% in the first quarter of 2016. The sequential increase in gross margin was mainly due to lower blended costs on account of a significant decrease in antidumping and countervailing duties in the U.S. as the company increased the proportion of shipments from its Thailand facilities in the quarter. The year-over-year decline, on the other hand, was primarily due to a higher decline in the average selling price in most markets, compared with the decline in the company's cost per watt.
Total operating expenses were $92.6 million in the quarter, up 10% year over year but down 2.4% sequentially.
Interest expense was $25.5 million, higher than $12.4 million in the year-ago period and $15.1 million in the preceding quarter.
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