Capstone Turbine Corporation Announces Second Quarter Fiscal 2008 Operating Results
Second Quarter Revenue of $7.2 Million Increased 145% from Same Period Last Year and 28% from Prior Quarter
CHATSWORTH, Calif.--
Capstone Turbine Corporation(R) (www.microturbine.com;) (NASDAQ:CPST) reported operating results for its second quarter ended September 30, 2007 in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 8, 2007.
Financial Summary
Capstone's total backlog at the end of the second quarter ended September 30, 2007 was $10.4 million of which $7.2 million is short term (within twelve months). Total backlog increased approximately $5.1 million, or 96% from the first quarter ended June 30, 2007 and approximately $3.6 million, or 53% from the end of the same period last year.
Revenue for the second quarter was $7.2 million, an increase of approximately 145% from the $2.9 million reported for the same period last year and $1.6 million or 28% from the prior quarter. The increase is attributable to increased sales to the North American, European and Asian markets.
The reported gross loss for the second quarter was $0.8 million, or 10% of revenue, compared to $2.3 million, or 79% of revenue for the same period last year. The improvement in gross loss from the prior year was because of increased total volume and higher margin C-60 series units and lower warranty and inventory charges of $1.3 million.
Research and development costs were $2.4 million for the second quarter, a decrease of $0.2 million, or 6% from the same period last year. R&D expenses are reported net of benefits from cost-sharing programs such as the United Technologies Corporation ("UTC") funding. The first $1.5 million of the $12.0 million due from UTC was received during the second quarter of which $115,000 was applied against R&D expense. The remaining $1.4 million will be recognized against R&D expense in future periods. There was approximately $0.4 million of such benefits from another source for the same period last year. Overall net expenses were lower primarily because of lower labor and consulting spending, decreased development hardware, and reduced facilities expenses.
Selling, general and administrative costs were $5.9 million for the second quarter, a decrease of $0.2 million, or 3% from the same period last year. The reduction is primarily because of lower labor related costs, professional services, consulting and marketing expenses offset by increased travel and facilities expenses.
Capstone's net loss was $8.5 million, or $0.06 per share, for the second quarter, a decrease of $1.9 million from the $10.4 million loss, or $0.10 per share, reported for the same period last year.
Cash balances decreased by $4.0 million during the second quarter of fiscal 2008. As of September 30, 2007, cash and cash equivalents were $46.3 million. Cash used in operations was $5.4 million for the quarter compared to $9.9 million for the prior quarter and $9.6 million for the same period last year.
Conference Call
The Company will host a conference call today, Thursday, November 8, at 1:45 p.m. Pacific Time. Access to the live broadcast and a replay of the webcast will be available for 90 days through the Investor Relations page on the Company's website: www.microturbine.com.
About Capstone Turbine
Capstone Turbine Corporation (www.microturbine.com)(NASDAQ:CPST) is the world's leading producer of low-emission microturbine systems, and was the first to market commercially viable microturbine energy products. Capstone Turbine has shipped thousands of Capstone MicroTurbine(TM) systems to customers worldwide. Capstone Turbine is a member of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Combined Heat and Power Partnership, which is committed to improving the efficiency of the nation's energy infrastructure and reducing emissions of pollutants and greenhouse gases. A UL-Certified ISO 9001:2000 certified company; Capstone Turbine is headquartered in the Los Angeles area with sales and/or service centers in New York, Mexico City, Milan, Nottingham, Shanghai and Tokyo.
"Capstone Turbine Corporation" and "Capstone MicroTurbine" are registered trademarks of Capstone Turbine Corporation. All other trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners.
CAPSTONE TURBINE CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except share amounts)
(Unaudited)
September 30, March 31,
2007 2007
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ASSETS
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 46,276 $ 60,322
Accounts receivable, net of allowance
for doubtful accounts and sales
returns of $835 at September 30, 2007
and $789 at March 31, 2007 5,876 3,514
Inventories 18,515 21,283
Prepaid expenses and other current
assets 1,391 1,614
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Total current assets 72,058 86,733
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Property, plant and equipment, net 5,619 6,256
Non-current portion of inventories 3,181 3,005
Intangible asset, net and other long-term
assets 911 1,009
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Total $ 81,769 $ 97,003
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses $ 5,804 $ 5,686
Accrued salaries and wages 1,296 1,434
Accrued warranty reserve 6,017 6,554
Deferred revenue 794 937
Current portion of notes payable 13 19
Other current liabilities 1,385 --
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Total current liabilities 15,309 14,630
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Long-term portion of notes payable 12 27
Other long-term liabilities 515 561
Commitments and contingencies -- --
Stockholders' Equity:
Preferred stock, $.001 par value;
10,000,000 shares authorized; none
issued -- --
Common stock, $.001 par value;
415,000,000 shares authorized;
146,067,943 shares issued and
145,474,074 shares outstanding at
September 30, 2007; 144,512,997 shares
issued and 143,961,789 shares
outstanding at March 31, 2007 146 145
Additional paid-in capital 622,476 619,423
Accumulated deficit (556,130) (537,270)
Deferred stock compensation -- --
Treasury stock, at cost; 593,869 shares
at September 30, 2007 and 551,208 shares
at March 31, 2007 (559) (513)
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Total stockholders' equity 65,933 81,785
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Total $ 81,769 $ 97,003
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CAPSTONE TURBINE CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
September 30, September 30,
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2007 2006 2007 2006
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Revenue $ 7,219 $ 2,946 $ 12,834 $ 9,512
Cost of goods sold 7,975 5,282 16,063 13,084
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Gross loss (756) (2,336) (3,229) (3,572)
Operating expenses:
Research and development 2,433 2,592 5,182 5,398
Selling, general and
administrative 5,910 6,061 11,803 11,976
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Total operating expenses 8,343 8,653 16,985 17,374
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Loss from operations (9,099) (10,989) (20,214) (20,946)
Interest income 646 571 1,356 1,198
Interest expense -- (1) -- (2)
Other income -- -- -- 1
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Loss before income taxes (8,453) (10,419) (18,858) (19,749)
Provision for income taxes -- -- 2 2
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Net loss $ (8,453)$(10,419) $(18,860)$(19,751)
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Net loss per share of common
stock -- Basic and Diluted $ (0.06)$ (0.10) $ (0.13)$ (0.19)
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Weighted average shares used to
calculate Basic and Diluted
net loss per share 145,440 103,901 144,710 103,612
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Source: Capstone Turbine Corporation
Released November 8, 2007
