UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | |
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2019
OR
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | |
For the transition period from ______________ to ______________
Commission file number 001-34166
SunPower Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |||
(Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code) | (Zip Code) | |||
(408 ) 240-5500
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Sections 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes x No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
x | Accelerated filer | ☐ | Non-accelerated filer | ☐ | Smaller reporting company | Emerging growth company | |||
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No x
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading Symbol | Name of exchange on which registered |
The total number of outstanding shares of the registrant’s common stock as of July 26, 2019 was 142,527,682 .
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SunPower Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands, except share par values)
(unaudited)
June 30, 2019 | December 30, 2018 | ||||||
Assets | |||||||
Current assets: | |||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | $ | |||||
Restricted cash and cash equivalents, current portion | |||||||
Accounts receivable, net1 | |||||||
Contract assets1 | |||||||
Inventories | |||||||
Advances to suppliers, current portion | |||||||
Project assets - plants and land, current portion | |||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | |||||||
Total current assets | |||||||
Restricted cash and cash equivalents, net of current portion | |||||||
Restricted long-term marketable securities | |||||||
Property, plant and equipment, net | |||||||
Operating lease right-of-use assets | |||||||
Solar power systems leased and to be leased, net | |||||||
Advances to suppliers, net of current portion | |||||||
Long-term financing receivables, net - held for sale | |||||||
Other intangible assets, net | |||||||
Other long-term assets | |||||||
Total assets | $ | $ | |||||
Liabilities and Equity | |||||||
Current liabilities: | |||||||
Accounts payable1 | $ | $ | |||||
Accrued liabilities1 | |||||||
Operating lease liabilities, current portion | |||||||
Contract liabilities, current portion1 | |||||||
Short-term debt | |||||||
Total current liabilities | |||||||
Long-term debt | |||||||
Convertible debt1 | |||||||
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion | |||||||
Contract liabilities, net of current portion1 | |||||||
Other long-term liabilities | |||||||
Total liabilities | |||||||
Commitments and contingencies (Note 9) | |||||||
Equity: | |||||||
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 10,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2019 and December 30, 2018 | |||||||
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 367,500 shares authorized; 154,105 shares issued, and 142,515 shares outstanding as of June 30, 2019; 152,085 shares issued, and 141,180 shares outstanding as of December 30, 2018 | |||||||
Additional paid-in capital | |||||||
Accumulated deficit | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||
Treasury stock, at cost: 11,590 shares of common stock as of June 30, 2019; 10,905 shares of common stock as of December 30, 2018 | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||
Total stockholders' deficit | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||
Noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries | |||||||
Total deficit | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||
Total liabilities and equity | $ | $ | |||||
1We have related-party balances for transactions made with Total S.A. and its affiliates as well as unconsolidated entities in which we have a direct equity investment. These related-party balances are recorded within the "accounts receivable, net," "contract assets," "accounts payable," "accrued liabilities," "contract liabilities, current portion," "convertible debt," and "contract liabilities, net of current portion," financial statement line items on our condensed consolidated balance sheets (see Note 2, Note 9, Note 10, and Note 11).
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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SunPower Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(In thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
June 30, 2019 | July 1, 2018 | June 30, 2019 | July 1, 2018 | |||||||||||||
Revenue: | ||||||||||||||||
Solar power systems, components, and other1 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
Residential leasing | ||||||||||||||||
Solar services | ||||||||||||||||
Cost of revenue: | ||||||||||||||||
Solar power systems, components, and other1 | ||||||||||||||||
Residential leasing | ||||||||||||||||
Solar services | ||||||||||||||||
Gross profit (loss) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||
Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
Research and development1 | ||||||||||||||||
Sales, general and administrative | ||||||||||||||||
Restructuring charges | ||||||||||||||||
Gain on sale and impairment of residential lease assets | ||||||||||||||||
Gain on business divestiture | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||
Total operating expenses | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
Operating income (loss) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||
Other income (expense), net: | ||||||||||||||||
Interest income | ||||||||||||||||
Interest expense1 | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
Other, net | ||||||||||||||||
Other income (expense), net | ||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) before income taxes and equity in losses of unconsolidated investees | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||
Provision for income taxes | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
Equity in losses of unconsolidated investees | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
Net income (loss) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interests | ||||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) attributable to stockholders | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | ||||||||
Net income (loss) per share attributable to stockholders: | ||||||||||||||||
Basic | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | ||||||||
Diluted | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | ||||||||
Weighted-average shares: | ||||||||||||||||
Basic | ||||||||||||||||
Diluted | ||||||||||||||||
1We have related-party transactions with Total S.A. and its affiliates as well as unconsolidated entities in which we have a direct equity investment. These related-party transactions are recorded within the "revenue: solar power systems, components, and other," "cost of revenue: solar power systems, components, and other," "operating expenses: research and development," and "other income (expense), net: interest expense" financial statement line items in our condensed consolidated statements of operations (see Note 2 and Note 10).
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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SunPower Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)
(In thousands)
(unaudited)
Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
June 30, 2019 | July 1, 2018 | June 30, 2019 | July 1, 2018 | |||||||||||||
Net income (loss) | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | ||||||||
Components of other comprehensive income (loss): | ||||||||||||||||
Translation adjustment | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||
Net change in derivatives (Note 12) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||
Income taxes | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||
Total other comprehensive income (loss) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
Total comprehensive income (loss) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||
Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interests | ||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to stockholders | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | ||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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SunPower Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Equity (Deficit)
(In thousands)
Common Stock | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares | Value | Additional Paid-in Capital | Treasury Stock | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | Accumulated Deficit | Total Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit) | Noncontrolling Interests | Total Equity (Deficit) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balances at December 30, 2018 | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Net loss | — | — | — | — | — | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Cumulative-effect upon adoption of ASC 842 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive income | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of restricted stock to employees, net of cancellations | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation expense | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Contributions from noncontrolling interests | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purchases of treasury stock | ( | ) | ( | ) | — | ( | ) | — | — | ( | ) | — | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Balances at March 31, 2019 | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) | — | — | — | — | — | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cumulative-effect upon adoption of ASC 842 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive income | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of restricted stock to employees, net of cancellations | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation expense | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Contributions from noncontrolling interests | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distributions to noncontrolling interests | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purchases of treasury stock | ( | ) | — | ( | ) | — | — | ( | ) | — | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Balances at June 30, 2019 | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||
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Common Stock | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests | Shares | Value | Additional Paid-in Capital | Treasury Stock | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | Accumulated Deficit | Total Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit) | Noncontrolling Interests | Total Equity (Deficit) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balances at December 31, 2017 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss | ( | ) | — | — | — | — | — | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive income | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of restricted stock to employees, net of cancellations | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation expense | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Contributions from noncontrolling interests | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distributions to noncontrolling interests | ( | ) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purchases of treasury stock | — | ( | ) | ( | ) | — | ( | ) | — | — | ( | ) | — | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balances at April 1, 2018 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss | ( | ) | — | — | — | — | — | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive income | — | — | — | — | — | ( | ) | — | ( | ) | — | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of restricted stock to employees, net of cancellations | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation expense | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Contributions from noncontrolling interests | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distributions to noncontrolling interests | ( | ) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purchases of treasury stock | — | ( | ) | — | ( | ) | — | — | ( | ) | — | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balances at July 1, 2018 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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SunPower Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In thousands)
(unaudited)
Six Months Ended | ||||||||
June 30, 2019 | July 1, 2018 | |||||||
Cash flows from operating activities: | ||||||||
Net income (loss) | $ | $ | ( | ) | ||||
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: | ||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | ||||||||
Non-cash restructuring charges | ||||||||
Stock-based compensation | ||||||||
Non-cash interest expense | ||||||||
Dividend from equity method investee | ||||||||
Equity in losses of unconsolidated investees | ||||||||
Unrealized gain on equity investment | ( | ) | ||||||
Gain on business divestiture | ( | ) | ||||||
Gain on sale of equity investment, net | ( | ) | ||||||
Deferred income taxes | ||||||||
Impairment of property, plant and equipment | ||||||||
Gain on sale and impairment of residential lease assets | ||||||||
Other, net | ( | ) | ||||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
Accounts receivable | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Contract assets | ( | ) | ||||||
Inventories | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Project assets | ( | ) | ||||||
Prepaid expenses and other assets | ( | ) | ||||||
Operating lease right-of-use assets | ( | ) | ||||||
Long-term financing receivables, net - held for sale | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Advances to suppliers | ||||||||
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities | ( | ) | ||||||
Contract liabilities | ( | ) | ||||||
Operating lease liabilities | ||||||||
Net cash used in operating activities | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Cash flows from investing activities: | ||||||||
Purchases of property, plant and equipment | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Cash paid for solar power systems, leased, net | ( | ) | ||||||
Cash paid for solar power systems | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Proceeds from business divestiture, net of cash sold | ||||||||
Dividend from equity method investee | ||||||||
Proceeds from sale of property, plant, and equipment | ||||||||
Proceeds from sale of equity method investment | ||||||||
Cash paid for investments in unconsolidated investees | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | ( | ) | ||||||
Cash flows from financing activities: | ||||||||
Proceeds from bank loans and other debt | ||||||||
Repayment of 0.75% debentures due 2018, bank loans and other debt | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Proceeds from issuance of non-recourse residential financing, net of issuance costs | ||||||||
Repayment of non-recourse residential financing | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Contributions from noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interests attributable to residential projects | ||||||||
Distributions to noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interests attributable to residential projects | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Proceeds from issuance of non-recourse power plant and commercial financing, net of issuance costs | ||||||||
Repayment of non-recourse power plant and commercial financing | ( | ) | ||||||
Payment for prior business combination | ( | ) | ||||||
Settlement of contingent consideration arrangement | ( | ) | ||||||
Purchases of stock for tax withholding obligations on vested restricted stock | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | ( | ) | ||||||
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents | ( | ) | ||||||
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents, beginning of period1 | ||||||||
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents, end of period1 | $ | $ | ||||||
Non-cash transactions: | ||||||||
Costs of solar power systems, leased, sourced from existing inventory | $ | |||||||
Costs of solar power systems, leased, funded by liabilities | $ | |||||||
Costs of solar power systems sourced from existing inventory | $ | $ | ||||||
Costs of solar power systems funded by liabilities | $ | $ | ||||||
Costs of solar power systems under sale-leaseback financing arrangements, sourced from project assets | $ | $ | ||||||
Property, plant and equipment acquisitions funded by liabilities | $ | $ | ||||||
Transaction fees funded by liability related to the sale of equity method investment | $ | $ | ||||||
Contractual obligations satisfied with inventory | $ | $ | ||||||
Assumption of debt by buyer upon sale of equity interest | $ | $ | ||||||
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange of lease obligations2 | $ | $ | ||||||
Derecognition of financing obligations upon business divestiture3 | $ | $ | ||||||
Holdback related to business divestiture3 | $ | $ | ||||||
1"Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents" balance consisted of "cash and cash equivalents", "restricted cash and cash equivalents, current portion" and "restricted cash and cash equivalents, net of current portion" financial statement line items on the condensed consolidated balance sheets for the respective periods.
2Amounts for the six months ended June 30, 2019 include the transition adjustment for the adoption of ASC 842 and new ROU asset additions.
3See Note 4.
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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 1. ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Organization
SunPower Corporation (together with its subsidiaries, "SunPower," "we," "us," and "our") is a leading global energy company that delivers complete solar solutions to residential, commercial, and power plant customers worldwide through an array of hardware, software, and financing options and through solar power solutions, operations and maintenance ("O&M") services, and "Smart Energy" solutions. SunPower's Smart Energy initiative is designed to add layers of intelligent controls to homes, buildings and grids - all personalized through easy-to-use customer interfaces. Of all the solar cells commercially available to the mass market, we believe our solar cells have the highest solar power conversion efficiency, a measurement of the amount of sunlight converted by the solar cell into electricity. SunPower is a majority-owned subsidiary of Total Solar International SAS ("Total"), formerly Total Energies Nouvelles Activités USA, a subsidiary of Total S.A. ("Total S.A.") (see "Note 2. Transactions with Total and Total S.A").
Liquidity
Challenging industry conditions and a competitive environment extended throughout fiscal 2018 and into the first half of fiscal 2019. Our net cash used in operating activities continued to be negative in the second quarter of fiscal 2019 and is expected to continue to be so through the remainder of fiscal 2019, however, we expect to generate positive net total cash and cash equivalents in the second half of fiscal 2019. We believe that our total cash and cash equivalents, including cash expected to be generated from operations, will be sufficient to meet our obligations over the next 12 months from the date of the issuance of our financial statements. We have been successful in our ability to divest certain investments and non-core assets, such as the divestiture of our equity interest in 8point3 Energy Partners LP, the sale of certain assets and intellectual property related to the production of microinverters, the sale of membership interests in our Residential Lease Portfolio, and the sale of membership interests in our Commercial Sale-Leaseback Portfolio (Note 4. Business Divestiture). Additionally, we have secured other sources of financing in connection with our liquidity needs, as well as realizing cash savings resulting from restructuring actions and cost reduction initiatives (Note 11. Debt and Credit Sources). We continue to focus on improving our overall operating performance and liquidity, including managing cash flow and working capital.
While we have not drawn on it, we also have the ability to enhance our available cash by borrowing up to $95.0 million under a revolving credit facility (the “Revolver”) with Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank (“Credit Agricole”) pursuant to a Letter Agreement executed by us and Total S.A. on May 8, 2017 (the “Letter Agreement”) through August 26, 2019, the expiration date of the Letter Agreement. We are in discussions to either renew or replace the Revolver with a comparable facility.
Although we have historically been able to generate liquidity, we cannot predict, with certainty, the outcome of our actions to generate liquidity as planned.
Basis of Presentation and Preparation
Principles of Consolidation
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of SunPower and our wholly-owned subsidiaries, and have been prepared by us in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States ("United States" or "U.S.," and such accounting principles, "U.S. GAAP") for interim financial information, and include the accounts of SunPower, all of our subsidiaries and special purpose entities, as appropriate under U.S. GAAP. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation. The financial information included herein is unaudited, and reflects all adjustments which are, in the opinion of our management, of a normal recurring nature and necessary for a fair statement of the results for the periods presented. The December 30, 2018 consolidated balance sheet data were derived from SunPower’s audited consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2018, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on February 13, 2019, but do not include all disclosures required by U.S. GAAP. The condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in SunPower's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2018. The operating results for the six months ended June 30, 2019 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for fiscal year 2019, or for any other future period.
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Certain prior period balances have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation in our condensed consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes.
We have a 52-to-53-week fiscal year that ends on the Sunday closest to December 31. Accordingly, every fifth or sixth year will be a 53-week fiscal year. Both fiscal 2019 and 2018 are 52-week fiscal years. The second quarter of fiscal 2019 ended on June 30, 2019, while the second quarter of fiscal 2018 ended on July 1, 2018.
Management Estimates
The preparation of the condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires our management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in these condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Significant estimates in these condensed consolidated financial statements include revenue recognition, specifically the nature and timing of satisfaction of performance obligations, standalone selling price of performance obligations and variable consideration; allowances for doubtful accounts receivable; recoverability of financing receivables related to residential leases; inventory and project asset write-downs; stock-based compensation; long-lived asset impairment, specifically estimates for valuation assumptions including discount rates and future cash flows; economic useful lives of property, plant and equipment, and intangible assets; fair value of investments, including an equity investment for which we apply the fair value option and other financial instruments; residual value of solar power systems, including those subject to residential operating leases; valuation of contingencies such as accrued warranty; the incremental borrowing rate used in discounting of lease liabilities; the fair value of indemnities provided to customers and other parties; and income taxes and tax valuation allowances. Actual results could materially differ from those estimates.
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Lease Accounting
Effective December 31, 2018, we adopted Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), as amended ("ASC 842"). For additional information on the changes resulting from the new standard and the impact to our financial results on adoption, refer to the section Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements below.
Arrangements with SunPower as a lessee
We determine if an arrangement is a lease at inception. Our operating lease agreements are primarily for real estate and are included within operating lease right-of-use ("ROU") assets and operating lease liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets. We elected the practical expedient to combine our lease and related non-lease components for all our leases.
ROU assets represent our right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent our obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. ROU assets and lease liabilities are recognized at the commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. Variable lease payments are excluded from the ROU assets and lease liabilities and are recognized in the period in which the obligation for those payments is incurred. As most of our leases do not provide an implicit rate, we use our incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments. ROU assets also include any lease prepayments made and exclude lease incentives. Many of our lessee agreements include options to extend the lease, which we do not include in our minimum lease terms unless they are reasonably certain to be exercised. Rental expense for lease payments related to operating leases is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
Sale-Leaseback Arrangements
We enter into sale-leaseback arrangements under which solar power systems are sold to third parties and subsequently leased back by us over lease terms of up to 25 years. At the end of the lease term, we have the option to purchase the systems at fair value or may be required to remove the systems and return them to the third parties.
We classify our sale-leaseback arrangements of solar power systems as operating leases or sales-type leases, in accordance with the underlying accounting guidance on leases.
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Note 4, Business Divestiture, for details of the sale of our commercial sale-leaseback portfolio during the six months ended June 30, 2019.
Arrangements with SunPower as a lessor
Solar Services
We offer solar services, in partnership with third-party financial institutions, which allows our residential customers to obtain continuous access to SunPower solar systems under contracts for terms of up to 20 years. Solar services revenue is primarily comprised of revenue from such contracts wherein we provide continuous access to an operating solar system to third parties.
We begin to recognize revenue on solar services when permission to operate ("PTO") is given by the local utility company, the system is interconnected and operation commences. We recognize revenue evenly over the time that we satisfy our performance obligations over the initial term of the solar services contracts. Solar services contracts typically have an initial term of 20 years. After the initial contract term, our customers may request an extension of the term of the contract on prevailing market terms, or request to remove the system. Otherwise, the contract will automatically renew and continue on a month-to-month basis.
We also apply for and receive Solar Renewable Energy Credits ("SRECs") associated with the energy generated by our solar energy systems and sell them to third parties in certain jurisdictions. SREC revenue is estimated net of any variable consideration related to possible liquidated damages if we were to deliver fewer SRECs than contractually committed, and is generally recognized upon delivery of the SRECs to the counterparty.
We typically provide a system output performance warranty, separate from our standard solar panel product warranty, to our solar services customers. In connection with system output performance warranties, we agree to pay liquidated damages in the event the system does not perform to the stated specifications, with certain exclusions. The warranty excludes system output shortfalls attributable to force majeure events, customer curtailment, irregular weather, and other similar factors. In the event that the system output falls below the warrantied performance level during the applicable warranty period, and provided that the shortfall is not caused by a factor that is excluded from the performance warranty, the warranty provides that we will pay the customer an amount based on the value of the shortfall of energy produced relative to the applicable warrantied performance level. Such liquidated damages represent a form of variable consideration and are estimated at contract inception and updated at each reporting period and recognized over time as customers receive and consume the benefits of the solar services.
There are rebate programs offered by utilities in various jurisdictions and are issued directly to homeowners, based on the lease agreements, the homeowners assign these rights to rebate to us. These rights to rebate are considered non-cash consideration, measured based on the utilities' rebates from the installed solar panels on the homeowners' roofs and recognized over the lease term.
We capitalize incremental costs incurred to obtain a contract in prepaid and other assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. These amounts are amortized on a straight-line basis over the term of the solar services contracts, and are included in cost of revenue in the consolidated statements of operations.
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
In October 2018, the Financial Accounting Standard Board ("FASB") issued ASU 2018-16, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Inclusion of the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap (OIS) Rate as a Benchmark Interest Rate for Hedge Accounting Purposes, which permits the use of the Overnight Index Swap Rate based on the Secured Overnight Financing Rate as a fifth U.S. benchmark interest rate for purposes of hedge accounting. The new guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those fiscal years and should be applied prospectively for qualifying new or re-designated hedging relationships entered into after December 31, 2018. We adopted the new guidance on December 31, 2018. The adoption did not have an impact on our consolidated financial statements.
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASC 842, which supersedes the existing guidance for lease accounting, Leases (Topic 840). ASC 842 requires lessees to recognize a lease liability and a ROU asset for virtually all of their leases (other than leases that meet the definition of a short-term lease). ASC 842 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018,
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and interim periods within those fiscal years. In July 2018, the FASB issued several ASUs to clarify and improve certain aspects of the new lease standard including, among many other things, the rate implicit in the lease, lessee reassessment of lease classification, variable payments that depend on an index or rate, methods of transition including an optional transition method to continue recognizing and disclosing leases entered into prior to the adoption date under current GAAP ("ASC 840"). In December 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-20, Leases (Topic 842) Narrow-Scope Improvements for Lessors, related to sales taxes and other similar taxes collected from lessees, certain lessor costs paid by lessees to third parties, and related to recognition of variable payments for contracts.
On December 31, 2018, we adopted ASC 842 using the optional transitional method for all leases that existed at or commenced before that date. We elected to apply the practical expedients in ASC 842-10-65-1 (f) and (g), and therefore:
1) | did not reassess expired contracts for presence of lease components therein and if it was already concluded that such contracts had lease components, then the classification of the respective lease components therein have not been re-assessed; |
2) | did not re-assess initial direct costs for any existing leases; |
3) | used hindsight for determining the lease term for all leases whereon ASC 842 has been applied; |
4) | elected to not separate the lease and non-lease components; |
5) | elected to not apply the recognition and measurement requirements of the new guidance to short-term leases; |
6) | did not assess whether existing or expired land easements that were not previously assessed under legacy guidance on leases are or contain a lease under the new guidance; |
The adoption of ASC 842 had a material impact on our condensed consolidated balance sheet as the standard requires us to recognize an ROU asset and lease liability on our condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2018, for all existing leases other than those to which we have applied the short-term lease practical expedient.
Upon adoption, we made the following changes to our accounting policies:
•Solar leases no longer meet the criteria for lease accounting as our contracts do not allow the customer to direct the use of the underlying solar system. Instead, we will now account for these arrangements as contracts with customers pursuant to ASC Topic 606 and recognize revenue ratably based on contractual lease cash flows over the lease term;
•All operating lease arrangements, other than short term leases, are now recorded on the balance sheet as a ROU asset with a corresponding lease liability;
Further, arrangements that involve the lease-back of solar systems sold to a financier will continue to be accounted for as a failed sale and result in the recording of a financing liability.
Impact to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
The below table shows the impact of adoption of ASC 842 on our condensed consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2018:
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(In thousands) | December 31, 2018 | Adoption of ASC 842 | December 31, 2018 | |||||||||
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | |||||||
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Other long-term assets | ( | ) | ||||||||||
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Contract liabilities, current portion | ( | ) | ||||||||||
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Contract liabilities, net of current portion | ( | ) | ||||||||||
Other long-term liabilities | ( | ) | ||||||||||
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Accumulated deficit | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | |||||
Recent Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted
In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments (ASU 2016-13) and subsequent amendment to the initial guidance: ASU 2018-19 (collectively, Topic 326). Topic 326 requires measurement and recognition of expected credit losses for financial assets held. The amendment applies to entities which hold financial assets and net investments in leases that are not accounted for at fair value through net income as well as loans, debt securities, accounts receivables, and any other financial assets not excluded from the scope that have the contractual right to receive cash. Topic 326 is effective for us no later than the first quarter of fiscal 2020 with early adoption permitted. We are evaluating the potential impact of this standard on our consolidated financial statements and disclosures.
In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820) which changes the fair value measurement disclosure requirements of ASC 820. The guidance adds and clarifies certain disclosure requirements for fair value measurements with the objective of improving the effectiveness of disclosures in the notes to financial statements. This ASU is effective for us no later than the first quarter of fiscal 2020 with early adoption permitted. We are evaluating the potential impact of this standard on our consolidated financial statements and disclosures.
In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-14, Compensation - Retirement Benefits - Defined Benefit Plans - General (Subtopic 715-20) to add, remove, and clarify disclosure requirements related to defined benefit pension and other postretirement plans. This ASU is effective for us no later than the first quarter of fiscal 2020 with early adoption permitted. We are evaluating the potential impact of this standard on our consolidated financial statements and disclosures.
In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-15, Intangibles — Goodwill and Other — Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40) requiring a customer in a cloud computing arrangement that is a service contract to follow the internal-use software guidance in ASC 350-40 to determine which implementation costs to capitalize as assets. This ASU is effective for us no later than the first quarter of fiscal 2020 with early adoption permitted. This ASU can be applied either retrospectively or prospectively to all implementation costs incurred after the date of adoption. We are evaluating the potential impact of this standard on our consolidated financial statements and disclosures.
In October 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-17, Consolidation (Topic 810): Targeted Improvements to Related Party Guidance for Variable Interest Entities, which broadens the scope of the private company alternative to include all common control arrangements that meet specific criteria (not just leasing arrangements) and also eliminates the requirement that entities consider indirect interests held through related parties under common control in their entirety when assessing whether a decision-making fee is a variable interest. This ASU is effective for us no later than the first quarter of fiscal 2020 on a retrospective basis with a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings at the beginning of the earliest period presented. We are evaluating the potential impact of this ASU on our consolidated financial statements and disclosures.
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In November 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-18, Collaborative Arrangements (Topic 808): Clarifying the Interaction between Topic 808 and Topic 606, which 1) clarifies that certain transactions between collaborative arrangement participants should be accounted for as revenue under Topic 606; 2) adds unit-of-account guidance in Topic 808 to align with the guidance in Topic 606; and 3) requires that in a transaction with a collaborative arrangement participant that is not directly related to sales to third parties, presenting the transaction together with revenue recognized under Topic 606 is precluded if the collaborative arrangement participant is not a customer. This ASU is effective for us no later than the first quarter of fiscal 2020 on a retrospective basis with early adoption permitted. We are evaluating the potential impact of this ASU on our consolidated financial statements and disclosures.
Note 2. TRANSACTIONS WITH TOTAL AND TOTAL S.A.
In June 2011, Total completed a cash tender offer to acquire 60 % of our then outstanding shares of common stock at a price of $23.25 per share, for a total cost of approximately $1.4 billion. In December 2011, we entered into a Private Placement Agreement with Total (the "Private Placement Agreement"), under which Total purchased, and we issued and sold, 18.6 million shares of our common stock for a purchase price of $8.80 per share, thereby increasing Total's ownership to approximately 66 % of our outstanding common stock as of that date. As of June 30, 2019, through the increase of our total outstanding common stock due to the exercise of warrants and issuance of restricted and performance stock units, Total's ownership of our outstanding common stock was approximately 55 %.
Supply Agreements
In November 2016, we and Total entered into a four-year, up to 200 megawatts ("MW") supply agreement to support the solarization of certain Total facilities. The agreement covers the supply of 150 MW of Maxeon 2 (formally known as E-Series) panels with an option to purchase up to another 50 MW of P-Series solar panels. In March 2017, we received a prepayment totaling $88.5 million. The prepayment is secured by certain of our assets located in the United States and in Mexico.
We recognize revenue for the solar panels supplied under this arrangement consistent with our revenue recognition policy for solar power components at a point in time when control of such products transfers to the customer, which generally occurs upon shipment or delivery depending on the terms of the contracts. In the second quarter of fiscal 2017, we started to supply Total with solar panels under the supply agreement and as of June 30, 2019, we had $20.4 million of "contract liabilities, current portion" and $36.7 million of "contract liabilities, net of current portion" on our condensed consolidated balance sheets related to the aforementioned supply agreement (see Note 9. Commitments and Contingencies").
In March 2018, we and Total, each through certain affiliates, entered into an agreement whereby we agreed to sell 3.42 MW of photovoltaic ("PV") modules to Total for a development project in Chile. This agreement provided for payment from Total in the amount of approximately $1.3 million, 10 % of which was paid upon execution of the agreement.
On January 7, 2019, we and Total, each through certain affiliates, entered into an agreement whereby we agreed to sell 3.7 MW of PV modules to Total for a ground-mounted PV installation in Dubai. This agreement provided for payment from Total in the amount of approximately $1.4 million, 10 % of which was received after execution of the agreement.
On March 4, 2019, we and Total, each through certain affiliates, entered into an agreement whereby we agreed to sell 10 MW of PV modules to Total for commercial rooftop PV installations in Dubai. This agreement provided for payment from Total in the amount of approximately $3.2 million, 10 % of which was received in April 2019.
Amended and Restated Credit Support Agreement
In June 2016, we and Total S.A. entered into an Amended and Restated Credit Support Agreement (the "Credit Support Agreement"), which amended and restated the Credit Support Agreement dated April 28, 2011, by and between us and Total S.A., as amended. Under the Credit Support Agreement, Total S.A. agreed to enter into one or more guarantee agreements (each a "Guaranty") with banks providing letter of credit facilities to us. At any time prior to December 31, 2018, Total S.A. would, at our request, guarantee the payment to the applicable issuing bank of our obligation to reimburse a draw on a letter of credit and pay interest thereon in accordance with the letter of credit facility between such bank and us. Such letters of credit must have been issued no later than December 31, 2018 and expire no later than March 31, 2020. Total S.A. was required to issue and enter into a Guaranty requested by us, subject to certain terms and conditions. In addition, Total was not be required to enter into the Guaranty if, after giving effect to our request for a Guaranty, the sum of (a) the aggregate amount available to be drawn under all guaranteed letter of credit facilities, (b) the amount of letters of credit available to be issued under any guaranteed facility, and (c) the aggregate amount of draws (including accrued but unpaid interest) on any letters of credit issued under any guaranteed facility that have not yet been reimbursed by us, would have exceeded $500.0 million in the aggregate. Such maximum amounts of credit support available to us can be reduced upon the occurrence of specified events.
In consideration for the commitments of Total S.A. pursuant to the Credit Support Agreement, we are required to pay Total S.A. a guaranty fee for each letter of credit that is the subject of a Guaranty under the Credit Support Agreement and was outstanding for all or part of the preceding calendar quarter. The Credit Support Agreement terminated on December 31, 2018.
In addition to the Credit Support Agreement, we and Total S.A. entered into the Letter Agreement in May 2017 to facilitate the issuance by Total S.A. of one or more guaranties of our payment obligations of up to $100.0 million (the "Support
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Amount") under the Revolver; See "Note 11. Debt and Credit Sources" for additional information on the Revolver. In consideration for the commitments of Total S.A. pursuant to the Letter Agreement, we are required to pay a guarantor commitment fee of 0.50 % per annum for the unutilized Support Amount and a guaranty fee of 2.35 % per annum of the Guaranty outstanding. The maturity date of the Letter Agreement is August 26, 2019.
Affiliation Agreement
We and Total have entered into an Affiliation Agreement that governs the relationship between Total and us (the "Affiliation Agreement"). Until the expiration of a standstill period specified in the Affiliation Agreement (the "Standstill Period"), and subject to certain exceptions, Total, Total S.A., and any of their respective affiliates and certain other related parties (collectively, the "Total Group") may not effect, seek, or enter into discussions with any third party regarding any transaction that would result in the Total Group beneficially owning our shares in excess of certain thresholds, or request us or our independent directors, officers or employees, to amend or waive any of the standstill restrictions applicable to the Total Group. The Standstill Period ends when Total holds less than 15 % ownership of us.
The Affiliation Agreement imposes certain limitations on the Total Group's ability to seek to effect a tender offer or merger to acquire 100 % of the outstanding voting power of us and imposes certain limitations on the Total Group's ability to transfer 40 % or more of the outstanding shares or voting power of us to a single person or group that is not a direct or indirect subsidiary of Total S.A. During the Standstill Period, no member of the Total Group may, among other things, solicit proxies or become a participant in an election contest relating to the election of directors to our Board of Directors.
The Affiliation Agreement provides Total with the right to maintain its percentage ownership in connection with any new securities issued by us, and Total may also purchase shares on the open market or in private transactions with disinterested stockholders, subject in each case to certain restrictions.
The Affiliation Agreement also imposes certain restrictions with respect to the ability of us and our board of directors to take certain actions, including specifying certain actions that require approval by the directors other than the directors appointed by Total and other actions that require stockholder approval by Total.
Research & Collaboration Agreement
We and Total have entered into a Research & Collaboration Agreement (the "R&D Agreement") that establishes a framework under which the parties engage in long-term research and development collaboration ("R&D Collaboration"). The R&D Collaboration encompasses a number of different projects, with a focus on advancing our technology position in the crystalline silicon domain, as well as ensuring our industrial competitiveness. The R&D Agreement enables a joint committee to identify, plan and manage the R&D Collaboration.
Upfront Warrant
In February 2012, we issued a warrant (the "Upfront Warrant") to Total S.A. to purchase 9,531,677 shares of our common stock with an exercise price of $7.8685 , subject to adjustment for customary anti-dilution and other events. The Upfront Warrant, which was governed by a Private Placement Agreement and a Compensation and Funding Agreement, dated February 28, 2012, as amended, was exercisable at any time for seven years after its issuance, provided that, so long as at least $25.0 million in aggregate of our convertible debt remains outstanding, such exercise would not cause any "person," including Total S.A., to, directly or indirectly, including through one or more wholly-owned subsidiaries, become the "beneficial owner" (as such terms are defined in Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) (the "Exchange Act"), of more than 74.99 % of the voting power of our common stock at such time, a circumstance which would trigger the repurchase or conversion of our existing convertible debt. The Upfront Warrant expired by its terms on February 27, 2019.
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In May 2013, we issued $300.0 million in principal amount of the 0.75 % debentures due 2018. An aggregate principal amount of $200.0 million of the 0.75 % debentures due 2018 were acquired by Total. The 0.75 % debentures due 2018 were convertible into shares of our common stock at any time based on an initial conversion price equal to $24.95 per share, which provided Total the right to acquire up to 8,017,420 shares of our common stock. The applicable conversion rate could adjust in certain circumstances, including a fundamental change, as described in the indenture governing the 0.75 % debentures due 2018. On June 1, 2018, the 0.75 % senior convertible debentures due 2018 were redeemed at maturity with proceeds from the Term Credit Agreement (the “Term Credit Agreement”) with Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank (“Credit Agricole”) and as of that date were no longer issued or outstanding. On June 19, 2018, we completed the divestiture of our equity interest in the 8point3 Group, and received, after the payment of fees and expenses, merger proceeds of approximately $359.9 million in cash. Immediately following the transaction, we repaid our loan under the Term Credit Agreement in full with the proceeds of the divestiture, retaining the excess proceeds.
In June 2014, we issued $400.0 million in principal amount of our 0.875 % senior convertible debentures due 2021 (the "0.875 % debentures due 2021"). An aggregate principal amount of $250.0 million of the 0.875 % debentures due 2021 were acquired by Total. The 0.875 % debentures due 2021 are convertible into shares of our common stock at any time based on an initial conversion price equal to $48.76 per share, which provides Total the right to acquire up to 5,126,775 shares of our common stock. The applicable conversion rate may adjust in certain circumstances, including a fundamental change, as described in the indenture governing the 0.875 % debentures due 2021.
In December 2015, we issued $425.0 million in principal amount of our 4.00 % senior convertible debentures due 2023 (the "4.00 % debentures due 2023"). An aggregate principal amount of $100.0 million of the 4.00 % debentures due 2023 were acquired by Total. The 4.00 % debentures due 2023 are convertible into shares of our common stock at any time based on an initial conversion price equal to $30.53 per share, which provides Total the right to acquire up to 3,275,680 shares of our common stock. The applicable conversion rate may adjust in certain circumstances, including a fundamental change, as described in the indenture governing the 4.00 % debentures due 2023.
Joint Solar Projects with Total and its Affiliates
We enter into various EPC and O&M agreements relating to solar projects, including EPC and O&M services agreements relating to projects owned or partially owned by Total and its affiliates. As of June 30, 2019, we had an insignificant amount of "Contract assets" and $8.5 million of "Accounts receivable, net" on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets related to projects in which Total and its affiliates have a direct or indirect material interest.
In connection with a co-development solar project among us, Total, and an independent third-party, we sold 25 % of our ownership interests in the co-development solar project to Total. The amount received from Total was immaterial in fiscal 2018. We intend to sell an additional 25 % of its ownership interest to Total in 2019 and will supply PV in late 2019 to the solar project.
In connection with a co-development solar project between us and Total, we paid $0.5 million to Total for development fees for the three months ended April 1, 2018.
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Related-Party Transactions with Total and its Affiliates:
The following related-party balances and amounts are associated with transactions entered into with Total and its Affiliates. Refer to Note 10. Equity Investments for related-party transactions with unconsolidated entities in which we have a direct equity investment.
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1 Refer to Note 9. Commitments and Contingencies - Advances from Customers.
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(In thousands) | June 30, 2019 | July 1, 2018 | June 30, 2019 | July 1, 2018 | |||||||||||
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Solar power systems, components, and other | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||
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Note 3. REVENUE FROM CONTRACTS WITH CUSTOMERS
Disaggregation of Revenue
The following tables represent disaggregated revenue from contracts with customers for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and July 1, 2018 along with the reportable segment for each category:
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(In thousands) | SunPower Technologies | SunPower Energy Services | Total Revenue | |||||||||||||||||||||
Category | June 30, 2019 | July 1, 2018 | June 30, 2019 | July 1, 2018 | June 30, 2019 | July 1, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||
Module and component sales | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
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(In thousands) | SunPower Technologies | SunPower Energy Services | Total Revenue | |||||||||||||||||||||
Category | June 30, 2019 | July 1, 2018 | June 30, 2019 | July 1, 2018 | June 30, 2019 | July 1, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||
Module and component sales | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
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1Upon adoption of ASC 842, revenues from residential leasing are being accounted for under ASC 606 and recorded under 'Solar services' (see Note 1)
We recognize revenue for sales of modules and components at the point that control transfers to the customer, which typically occurs upon shipment or delivery to the customer, depending on the terms of the contract, and we recognize revenue for operations and maintenance and solar services over the term of the service period.
For engineering, procurement and construction ("EPC") revenue and solar power systems sales, we commence recognizing revenue when control of the underlying system transfers to the customer and continue recognizing revenue over time as work is performed based on the ratio of costs incurred to date to the total estimated costs at completion of the performance obligations.
Judgment is required to evaluate assumptions including the amount of net contract revenues and the total estimated costs to determine our progress towards contract completion and to calculate the corresponding amount of revenue to recognize. If estimated total costs on any contract are greater than the net contract revenues, we recognize the entire estimated loss in the period the loss becomes known. For contracts with post-installation systems monitoring and maintenance, we recognize revenue related to systems monitoring and maintenance over the non-cancellable contract term on a straight-line basis.
Changes in estimates for sales of systems and EPC services occur for a variety of reasons, including but not limited to (i) construction plan accelerations or delays, (ii) product cost forecast changes, (iii) change orders, or (iv) changes in other information used to estimate costs. Changes in estimates may have a material effect in our condensed consolidated statements of operations. The table below outlines the impact on revenue of net changes in estimated transaction prices and input costs for systems related sales contracts (both increases and decreases) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and July 1, 2018 as well as the
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number of projects that comprise such changes. For purposes of the following table, only projects with changes in estimates that have an impact on revenue and or cost of at least $1.0 million during the periods were presented. Also included in the table is the net change in estimate as a percentage of the aggregate revenue for such projects.
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(In thousands, except number of projects) | June 30, 2019 | July 1, 2018 | June 30, 2019 | July 1, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Increase (decrease) in revenue from net changes in transaction prices | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||||||
Increase (decrease) in revenue from net changes in input cost estimates | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in revenue from net changes in estimates | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||||||
Number of projects | ||||||||||||||||
Net change in estimate as a percentage of aggregate revenue for associated projects | % | ( | )% | ( | )% | ( | )% | |||||||||
Contract Assets and Liabilities
Contract assets consist of (i) retainage which represents the earned, but unbilled, portion of a construction and development project for which payment is deferred by the customer until certain contractual milestones are met; and (ii) unbilled receivables which represent revenue that has been recognized in advance of billing the customer, which is common for long-term construction contracts. Contract liabilities consist of deferred revenue and customer advances, which represent consideration received from a customer prior to transferring control of goods or services to the customer under the terms of a sales contract. Refer to "Note 5. Balance Sheet Components" for further details.
During the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, the decrease in contract assets of $5.7 million and $7.4 million was primarily driven by billings for commercial projects where certain milestones had been reached. During the three and six months ended July 1, 2018, the increase in contract assets of $11.8 million and $35.4 million was primarily driven by unbilled receivables for commercial projects where certain milestones had not yet been reached, but the criteria to recognize revenue had been met. During the three months ended June 30, 2019, the increase in contract liabilities of $17.4 million was primarily due to addition of customer advances. During the six months ended June 30, 2019, the decrease in contract liabilities of $18.6 million was primarily due to utilization of customer advances, reclassification of contract liabilities related to sale-leaseback arrangements to lease liabilities, and adjustment for a portion of deferred profit on sale-leaseback arrangements to retained earnings, upon adoption of ASC 842. During the three and six months ended July 1, 2018, the decrease in contract liabilities of $2.8 million and $35.9 million, respectively, was primarily due to the attainment of milestones billings for a variety of projects. During the three months ended June 30, 2019, we recognized revenue of $29.6 million that was included in contract liabilities as of March 31, 2019. During the six months ended June 30, 2019, we recognized $41.6 million that was included in contract liabilities as of December 30, 2018. During the three months ended July 1, 2018, the Company recognized revenue of $53.0 million that was included in contract liabilities as of April 1, 2018. During the six months ended July 1, 2018, the Company recognized revenue of $91.6 million that was included in contract liabilities as of December 31, 2017.
The following table represents our remaining performance obligations as of June 30, 2019 for our sales of projects under sales contracts subject to conditions precedent, and EPC agreements for developed projects that we are constructing or expect to construct. We expect to recognize $172.2 million of revenue for such contracts upon transfer of control of the projects.
Project | Revenue Category | EPC Contract/Partner Developed Project | Expected Year Revenue Recognition Will Be Completed | Percentage of Revenue Recognized1 | ||||
Various Distribution Generation Projects | Solar power systems sales and EPC services | Various | 2020 | |||||
1Denotes average percentage of revenue recognized.
As of June 30, 2019, we entered into contracts with customers for sales of modules and components for an aggregate transaction price of $420.9 million, the substantial majority of which we expect to recognize as revenue in the second half of fiscal 2019. As of June 30, 2019, we had entered into O&M contracts of utility-scale PV solar power systems. We expect to recognize
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Note 4. BUSINESS DIVESTITURE
Sale of Commercial Sale-Leaseback Portfolio
We entered into sale-leaseback arrangements under which solar power systems were sold to third parties and subsequently leased back by us over lease terms of up to 25 years. Separately, we entered into sales of energy under power purchase agreements ("PPAs") with end customers, who host the leased solar power systems and buy the electricity directly from us under PPAs with terms of up to 25 years. At the end of the lease term, we have the option to purchase the systems at fair value or may be required to remove the systems and return them to the third parties.
On March 26, 2019, we and our wholly-owned subsidiary entered into a Membership Interest Purchase and Sale Agreement (the “Purchase and Sale Agreement”) with a wholly-owned subsidiary of Goldman Sachs Renewable Power LLC. Pursuant to the Purchase and Sale Agreement, we agreed to sell, in exchange for cash consideration of up to $86.9 million, membership interests owned by us in certain holding company subsidiaries (the “HoldCos”) that, in turn, own, directly or indirectly, the membership interests in one or more limited liability companies (together with other related subsidiaries, the “Related Subsidiaries”) that own leasehold interests in operating solar photovoltaic electric generating projects (the “Projects”) subject to sale-leaseback financing arrangements with one or more financiers (each a "Lessor"). The Projects are located at approximately 200 sites across the United States, and represent in aggregate, approximately 233 MW of generating capacity. The portfolio of Projects financed by each Lessor represents a separate asset (a “Portfolio”) for which the price is separately agreed and stated in the Purchase and Sale Agreement. Upon the sale of the applicable membership interests, the related assets have been deconsolidated from the Company's balance sheet.
As of March 31, 2019, we completed the sale of one such Portfolio for consideration of $7.6 million in cash, net of fees, expenses, and holdback amounts pertaining to certain retained obligations. As of June 30, 2019, we completed the sale of the remaining five portfolios for total consideration of $73.7 million in cash, net of fees, expenses, and holdback amounts pertaining to certain retained obligations. In evaluating the accounting treatment for this transaction, we concluded that collectively, the Portfolios meet the definition of a business. In connection with the sale transaction, we recognized a total gain of $137.3 million and $143.4 million, which is included within "gain on business divestiture" in our condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively. We have also incurred approximately $1.2 million of transaction costs related to the above transactions, which were expensed as incurred.
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The assets and liabilities of the portfolios sold were as follows:
(In thousands) | ||||
Restricted cash and cash equivalents, current portion | $ | |||
Accounts receivable, net | ||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | ||||
Restricted cash and cash equivalents, net of current portion | ||||
Operating lease right-of-use assets | ||||
Property, plant and equipment | ||||
Total assets | ||||
Accounts payable | ||||
Accrued Liabilities | ||||
Operating lease liabilities, current | ||||
Operating lease liabilities, non-current | ||||
Other long-term liabilities1 | ||||
Total liabilities | ||||
Net liabilities sold | $ | ( | ) | |
1Constitutes the financing liability on sale-lease arrangements on the property, plant and equipment sold.
Net gain on sale is presented in the following table:
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(In thousands) | June 30, 2019 | |||
Cash received from sale | $ | |||
Other intangible assets | ||||
Net liabilities sold | ||||
Holdback receivables | ||||
Net retained obligations | ( | ) | ||
Net gain on sale | $ | |||
Note 5. BALANCE SHEET COMPONENTS
Accounts Receivable, Net
As of | ||||||||
(In thousands) | June 30, 2019 | December 30, 2018 | ||||||
Accounts receivable, gross1,2 | $ | $ | ||||||
Less: allowance for doubtful accounts | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Less: allowance for sales returns | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Accounts receivable, net | $ | $ | ||||||
1In December 2018 and May 2019, we entered into factoring arrangements with two separate third-party vendors related to our accounts receivable balances for customers in Europe. We have accounted for both arrangements as a sale of financial assets as effective control over these financial assets have been surrendered and they are therefore excluded from our condensed consolidated balance sheets. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, sales proceeds from the factoring of these accounts receivable balances amounted to $23.4 million and $44.3 million, respectively. As of June 30, 2019 and December 30, 2018, total uncollected accounts receivable from the end customers under both arrangements were $11.9 million and $21.0 million, respectively.
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2We have a lien on accounts receivable of $61.1 million out of our consolidated accounts receivable, gross, as of June 30, 2019 in connection with a Loan and Security Agreement entered into on March 29, 2019. See Note 11. Debt and Credit Sources.
Inventories
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(In thousands) | June 30, 2019 | December 30, 2018 | ||||||
Raw materials | $ | $ | ||||||
Work-in-process | ||||||||
Finished goods | ||||||||
Inventories1 | $ | $ | ||||||
1We have a lien on gross inventory of $159.7 million as of June 30, 2019 in connection with a Loan and Security Agreement entered into on March 29, 2019. See Note 11. Debt and Credit Sources.
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Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets
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(In thousands) | June 30, 2019 | December 30, 2018 | ||||||
Deferred project costs | $ | $ | ||||||
VAT receivables, current portion | ||||||||
Deferred costs for solar power systems | ||||||||
Derivative financial instruments | ||||||||
Other receivables | ||||||||
Prepaid taxes | ||||||||
Other prepaid expenses | ||||||||
Other current assets | ||||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | $ | $ | ||||||
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net
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(In thousands) | June 30, 2019 | December 30, 2018 | ||||||
Manufacturing equipment | $ | $ | ||||||
Land and buildings | ||||||||
Leasehold improvements | ||||||||
Solar power systems1 | ||||||||
Computer equipment | ||||||||
Furniture and fixtures | ||||||||
Construction-in-process | ||||||||
Property, plant and equipment, gross | ||||||||
Less: accumulated depreciation | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Property, plant and equipment, net | $ | $ | ||||||
1As a result of ASC 842 adoption, all of our residential lease arrangements entered into on or after December 31, 2018 are outside of the scope of ASC 842 guidance and will be accounted for as service contracts with customers in accordance with ASC 606. The related assets are recorded as solar power systems within "Property, plant and equipment, net" as of June 30, 2019.
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net, by Geography
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(In thousands) | June 30, 2019 | December 30, 2018 | ||||||
United States | $ | $ | ||||||
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Mexico | ||||||||
Europe | ||||||||
Other | ||||||||
Property, plant and equipment, net, by geography1 | $ | $ | ||||||
1Property, plant and equipment, net, by geography is based on the physical location of the assets.
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Other Long-term Assets
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(In thousands) | June 30, 2019 | December 30, 2018 | ||||||
Equity investments with readily determinable fair value | $ | $ | ||||||
Equity investments without readily determinable fair value | ||||||||
Equity investment with fair value option | ||||||||
Equity method investments | ||||||||
Other | ||||||||
Other long-term assets | $ | $ | ||||||
Accrued Liabilities
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(In thousands) | June 30, 2019 | December 30, 2018 | ||||||
Employee compensation and employee benefits | $ | $ | ||||||
Deferred revenue1 | ||||||||
Interest payable | ||||||||
Short-term warranty reserves | ||||||||
Restructuring reserve | ||||||||
VAT payables | ||||||||
Derivative financial instruments | ||||||||
Legal expenses | ||||||||
Taxes payable | ||||||||
Liability due to supply agreement | ||||||||
Other | ||||||||
Accrued liabilities | $ | $ | ||||||
1Consists of advance consideration received from customers under the residential lease program for leases entered into prior to December 31, 2018, which continue to be accounted for in accordance with the superseded lease accounting guidance.
Other Long-term Liabilities
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(In thousands) | June 30, 2019 | December 30, 2018 | ||||||
Deferred revenue1 | $ | $ | ||||||
Long-term warranty reserves | ||||||||
Long-term sale-leaseback financing | ||||||||
Unrecognized tax benefits | ||||||||
Long-term pension liability | ||||||||
Derivative financial instruments | ||||||||
Long-term liability due to supply agreement | ||||||||
Other | ||||||||
Other long-term liabilities | $ | $ | ||||||
1Consists of advance consideration received from customers under the residential lease program for leases entered into prior to December 31, 2018, which continue to be accounted for in accordance with the superseded lease accounting guidance.
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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
As of | ||||||||
(In thousands) | June 30, 2019 | December 30, 2018 | ||||||
Cumulative translation adjustment | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
Net unrealized loss on derivatives | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Net gain on long-term pension liability adjustment | ||||||||
Deferred taxes | ||||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
Note 6. SOLAR SERVICES
Upon adoption of ASC 842 on December 31, 2018, all arrangements under our residential lease program entered into on or after December 31, 2018 will be accounted for as contracts with customers in accordance with ASC 606. Refer to Note 1 for the impact of the adoption of ASC 842 on our financial statements and accounting policies. The disclosure below relates to the residential lease arrangements entered into before December 31, 2018, which we continue to retain and are accounted for in accordance with the superseded lease accounting guidance.
Operating Leases
The following table summarizes "Solar power systems leased and to be leased, net" under operating leases on our condensed consolidated balance sheets as of June 30, 2019 and December 30, 2018:
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(In thousands) | June 30, 2019 | December 30, 2018 | ||||||
Solar power systems leased and to be leased, net1: | ||||||||
Solar power systems leased | $ | $ | ||||||
Solar power systems to be leased | ||||||||
Less: accumulated depreciation and impairment2 | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Solar power systems leased and to be leased, net | $ | $ | ||||||
1Solar power systems leased and to be leased, net, are physically located exclusively in the United States.
2 For the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, we recognized a non-cash impairment charge of $0.0 million and $4.0 million, respectively, on solar power systems leased and to be leased.
The following table presents our minimum future rental receipts on operating leases placed in service as of June 30, 2019:
(In thousands) | Fiscal 2019 (remaining six months) | Fiscal 2020 | Fiscal 2021 | Fiscal 2022 | Fiscal 2023 | Thereafter | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||
Minimum future rentals on operating leases placed in service1 | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
1Minimum future rentals on operating leases placed in service does not include contingent rentals that may be received from customers under agreements that include performance-based incentives.
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Sales-Type Leases
As of June 30, 2019 and December 30, 2018, our net investment in sales-type leases presented within "accounts receivable, net" and "long-term financing receivables, net" on our condensed consolidated balance sheets was as follows:
As of | ||||||||
(In thousands) | June 30, 2019 | December 30, 2018 | ||||||
Financing receivables, held for sale: | ||||||||
Minimum lease payments receivable | $ | $ | ||||||
Unguaranteed residual value | ||||||||
Unearned income | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Allowance for estimated losses | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Net financing receivables, held for sale | $ | $ | ||||||
Net financing receivables - current, held for sale | $ | $ | ||||||
Net financing receivables - non-current, held for sale | $ | $ | ||||||
As of June 30, 2019, future maturities of net financing receivables for sales-type leases were as follows:
(In thousands) | Fiscal 2019 (remaining six months) | Fiscal 2020 | Fiscal 2021 | Fiscal 2022 | Fiscal 2023 | Thereafter | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||
Scheduled maturities of minimum lease payments receivable1 | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
1Minimum future rentals on sales-type leases placed in service does not include contingent rentals that may be received from customers under agreements that include performance-based incentives.
Impairment of Residential Lease Assets
On November 5, 2018, we sold 49 % of our membership interest in SunStrong Capital Holdings LLC (“SunStrong”), formerly our wholly owned subsidiary that historically held and controlled the assets and liabilities comprising our residential lease business. Following the closing, we deconsolidated certain entities involved in our residential lease portfolio and retained membership units representing a 51 % membership interest in SunStrong. We continue to retain certain residential assets subject to leasing arrangements on our condensed consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2019, which we expect to sell in fiscal 2019, and these assets have been tested for impairment as described below.
We evaluate our long-lived assets, including property, plant and equipment, solar power systems leased and to be leased, and other intangible assets with finite lives, for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of such assets may not be recoverable. Factors considered important that could result in an impairment review include significant under-performance relative to expected historical or projected future operating results, significant changes in the manner of use of acquired assets, and significant negative industry or economic trends. Our impairment evaluation of long-lived assets includes an analysis of estimated future undiscounted net cash flows expected to be generated by the assets over their remaining estimated useful lives. If our estimate of future undiscounted net cash flows is insufficient to recover the carrying value of the assets over the remaining estimated useful lives, it records an impairment loss in the amount by which the carrying value of the assets exceeds the fair value. Fair value is generally measured based on either quoted market prices, if available, or discounted cash flow analysis.
Financing receivables are generated by solar power systems leased to residential customers under sales-type leases. Financing receivables represent gross minimum lease payments to be received from customers over a period commensurate with the remaining lease term and the system's estimated residual value, net of unearned income and allowance for estimated losses. Our evaluation of the recoverability of these financing receivables is based on evaluation of the likelihood, based on current information and events, and whether we will be able to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the underlying lease agreements. In accordance with this evaluation, we recognize an allowance for losses on financing receivables based on our estimate of the amount equal to the probable losses net of recoveries. The combination of the leased solar power systems discussed in the preceding paragraph together with the lease financing receivables is referred to as the "Residential Lease Portfolio."
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We performed a recoverability test for assets in the Residential Lease Portfolio by estimating future undiscounted net cash flows expected to be generated by the assets, based on our own specific alternative courses of action under consideration. The alternative courses were either to sell or refinance the assets, or hold the assets until the end of their previously estimated useful lives. Upon consideration of the alternatives, we determined that market value, in the form of indicative purchase price from a third-party investor was available for a portion of our Residential Lease Portfolio, represented by net assets related to projects financed by a tax equity investor. As we intend to sell these assets in fiscal 2019, we used the indicative purchase price from a third-party investor as fair value of the underlying net assets in our impairment evaluation.
In accordance with the impairment evaluation, we recognized a non-cash impairment charge of $18.6 million and $27.8 million included in "impairment of residential lease assets" on the condensed consolidated statement of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively. We recognized a non-cash impairment charge of $68.3 million and $117.4 million as "impairment of residential lease assets" on the consolidated statement of operations for the three and six months ended July 1, 2018, respectively. Due to the fact that the Residential Lease Portfolio assets are held in a partnership flip structure with noncontrolling interests, we allocated a portion of the impairment charge related to such noncontrolling interests through the hypothetical liquidation at book value ("HLBV") method. The allocation method applied to the noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interests resulted in a net gain of $0.5 million and $1.3 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019. This allocation resulted in an additional net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable controlling interests of $13.8 million and $13.9 million for the three and six months ended July 1, 2018, respectively. As a result, the net impairment charges attributable to our stockholders totaled $18.1 million and $26.6 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively. The net impairment charges attributable to our stockholders totaled $54.5 million and $103.5 million for the three and six months ended and July 1, 2018, respectively. These were recorded within the SunPower Energy Services Segment.
The impairment evaluation requires us to make assumptions and to apply judgment to estimate future cash flows and assumptions. If actual results are not consistent with our estimates and assumptions used in estimating future cash flows and asset fair values, and if and when a divestiture transaction occurs, the details and timing of which are subject to change as the final terms are negotiated between us and the intended purchaser, we may be exposed to additional impairment charges in the future, which could be material to the results of operations.
Gain on sale of residential lease assets
On July 10, 2018, we created SunStrong Capital Holdings, LLC (“SunStrong”) to own and operate a portion of our residential lease assets and subsequently contributed to SunStrong our controlling equity interests in the aforementioned solar project companies. Further, on November 5, 2018, we entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement (the “PSA”) with HA SunStrong Capital, LLC (“HA SunStrong Parent”), a subsidiary of Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc. (“Hannon Armstrong”), to sell 49.0 % membership interests in SunStrong for cash proceeds of $10 million (the "Transaction"). Refer to our annual consolidated financial statements in Form 10-K for fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 for details of the transaction.
Also, on November 5, 2018, SunStrong Capital Acquisition OF, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SunStrong (“Mezzanine Loan 2 Borrower”), and SunStrong Capital Lender 2, LLC, a subsidiary of Hannon Armstrong, entered into a loan agreement under which, Mezzanine Loan 2 Borrower may borrow a subordinated, mezzanine loan of up to $32.0 million (the “Mezzanine Loan 2”). The borrowing facilities provided by the Mezzanine Loan 2 were determined in consideration of the residential lease assets for which we had either completed construction or had the obligation to complete construction after November 5, 2018.
On May 31, 2019, the Mezzanine Loan 2 agreement was amended to increase the amount of aggregate mezzanine loan proceeds to $49.0 million. The change was made based on the revised cash flow projections from the residential lease assets sold due to improved operating performance of those assets subsequent to the sale to SunStrong. On May 31, 2019, the Mezzanine Loan 2 Borrower drew an additional $10.5 million under the revised arrangement, which was distributed to the Company as a special distribution in accordance with the agreement, resulting in an additional gain of $8.4 million, arising out of revised operating performance of the underlying residential lease assets. We recorded the gain within ‘Gain on sale and impairment of residential lease assets" line item on the condensed consolidated income statement.
Also, during the quarter, we closed one of the open funds that was sold as part of the original transaction, updated our estimates on special distributions receivable from SunStrong with respect to the warehousing loan and proceeds generated from the sale of future solar renewable energy credits, resulting in a gain of $1.9 million, which was recorded within "Gain on sale and impairment of residential lease assets" line item on the condensed consolidated income statement. The changes to the
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estimates were driven by updated lease characteristics and other underlying assumptions on closure of the fund and final draw of investment from the tax equity investors.
Note 7. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
Fair value is estimated by applying the following hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value into three levels and bases the categorization within the hierarchy upon the lowest level of input that is available and significant to the fair value measurement (observable inputs are the preferred basis of valuation):
• | Level 1 — Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. |
• | Level 2 — Measurements are inputs that are observable for assets or liabilities, either directly or indirectly, other than quoted prices included within Level 1. |
• | Level 3 — Prices or valuations that require management inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable. |
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis
We measure certain assets and liabilities at fair value on a recurring basis. There were no transfers between fair value measurement levels during any presented period.
The following table summarizes our assets and liabilities measured and recorded at fair value on a recurring basis as of June 30, 2019 and December 30, 2018:
June 30, 2019 | December 30, 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(In thousands) | Total Fair Value | Level 3 | Level 2 | Level 1 | Total Fair Value | Level 3 | Level 2 | Level 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivative financial instruments (Note 12) | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other long-term assets: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Equity investment (Note 10) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marketable equity investments (Note 10) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total assets | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Liabilities | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accrued liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivative financial instruments (Note 12) | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other long-term liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivative financial instruments (Note 12) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total liabilities | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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We have elected the fair value option ("FVO") in accordance with the guidance in ASC 825, for our investment in the SunStrong joint venture and SunStrong Partners, to mitigate volatility in reported earnings that results from the use of different measurement attributes (see Note 10). We initially computed the fair value for our investment consistent with the methodology and assumptions that market participants would use in their estimates of fair value with the assistance of a third-party valuation specialist. The fair value computation is updated on a quarterly basis. The investment is classified within Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy because we estimate the fair value of the investment using the income approach based on the discounted cash flow method which considered estimated future financial performance, including assumptions for, among others, forecasted contractual lease income, lease expenses, residual value of these lease assets and long-term discount rates, and forecasted default rates over the lease term and discount rates, some of which require significant judgment by management and are not based on observable inputs.
Other financial assets and liabilities, including our accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, are carried at cost, which generally approximates fair value due to the short-term nature of these financial assets and liabilities.
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Non-Recurring Basis
We measure certain investments and non-financial assets (including property, plant and equipment, and other intangible assets) at fair value on a non-recurring basis in periods after initial measurement in circumstances when the fair value of such asset is impaired below its recorded cost. As of June 30, 2019 and December 30, 2018, there were no such items recorded at fair value, with the exception of our residential lease assets (see "Note 6. Solar Services").
Held-to-Maturity Debt Securities
Our debt securities, classified as held-to-maturity, are Philippine government bonds that we maintain as collateral for business transactions within the Philippines. These bonds have various maturity dates and are classified as "Restricted long-term marketable securities" on our condensed consolidated balance sheets. As of June 30, 2019 and December 30, 2018, these bonds had a carrying value of $6.1 million and $6.0 million, respectively. We record such held-to-maturity investments at amortized cost based on our ability and intent to hold the securities until maturity. We monitor for changes in circumstances and events that would affect our ability and intent to hold such securities until the recorded amortized costs are recovered. No other-than-temporary impairment loss was incurred during any periods presented. The held-to-maturity debt securities were categorized in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
Equity Investments
The following discusses our marketable equity investments, non-marketable equity investments and equity method investments. See Note 10. Equity Investments.
Marketable Equity Investments
In connection with the divestment of our microinverter business to Enphase on August 9, 2018, we received 7.5 million shares of Enphase common stock (NASDAQ: ENPH). The common stock received was recorded as an equity investment with readily determinable fair value (Level 1), with changes in fair value recognized in net income in accordance with ASU 2016-01. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, we recorded unrealized gains of $67.5 million and $100.5 million unrealized gain, respectively, within "other, net" in our condensed consolidated statement of operations.
Non-Marketable Equity Investments
Our non-marketable equity investments are securities in privately-held companies without readily determinable market values. Prior to January 1, 2018, we accounted for the non-marketable equity investments at cost less impairment. On January 1, 2018, we adopted ASU 2016-01 and elected to adjust the carrying value of our non-marketable equity securities to cost less impairment, adjusted for observable price changes in orderly transactions for an identical or similar investment of the same issuer. Non-marketable equity securities are classified within Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy because we estimate the value based on valuation methods using a combination of observable and unobservable inputs including valuation ascribed to the issuing company in subsequent financing rounds, volatility in the results of operations of the issuers and rights and obligations of the securities we hold. As of June 30, 2019 and December 30, 2018, we had $19.5 million and $8.8 million, respectively, in investments accounted for under the measurement alternative method.
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Equity Method Investments
Our investments accounted for under the equity method are described in Note 10. Equity Investments. We monitor these investments, which are included within "other long-term assets" on our condensed consolidated balance sheets, for impairment and record reductions in the carrying values when necessary. Circumstances that indicate an other-than-temporary decline include Level 3 measurements such as the valuation ascribed to the issuing company in subsequent financing rounds, decreases in quoted market prices, and declines in the results of operations of the issuer.
As of June 30, 2019 and December 30, 2018, we had $35.0 million and $34.8 million, respectively, in investments accounted for under the equity method (see "Note 10. Equity Investments").
Note 8. RESTRUCTURING
February 2018 Restructuring Plan
During the first quarter of fiscal 2018, we adopted a restructuring plan and began implementing initiatives to reduce operating expenses and cost of revenue overhead in light of the known shorter-term impact of U.S. tariffs imposed on PV solar cells and modules pursuant to Section 201 of the Trade Act of 1974 and our broader initiatives to control costs and improve cash flow. In connection with the plan, we expected between 150 and 250 non-manufacturing employees to be affected, representing approximately 3 % of our global workforce, with a portion of those employees exiting from us as part of a voluntary departure program. The changes to our workforce varied by country, based on local legal requirements and consultations with employee works councils and other employee representatives, as appropriate. We expected to incur restructuring charges totaling between $20 million to $30 million, consisting primarily of severance benefits (between $11 million and $16 million) and real estate lease termination and other associated costs (between $9 million and $14 million). We expected between $12 million and $20 million of the charges to be paid in cash. This restructuring plan is substantially complete as of June 30, 2019, and we expect to incur immaterial incremental costs by the end of fiscal 2019. Cumulative costs incurred were $14.2 million as of June 30, 2019.
Legacy Restructuring Plans
Prior to fiscal 2018, we implemented approved restructuring plans, related to all segments, to reduce costs and focus on improving cash flow, to realign our legacy power plant business unit, to align with changes in the global solar market, as well as actions to accelerate operating cost reduction and improve overall operating efficiency. These restructuring activities were substantially complete as of December 30, 2018, and any remaining costs to be incurred are not expected to be material. Cumulative costs incurred were $376.7 million as of June 30, 2019.
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The following table summarizes the comparative periods-to-date restructuring charges by plan recognized in our condensed consolidated statements of operations:
Six Months Ended | ||||||||||||
(In thousands) | June 30, 2019 | July 1, 2018 | Cumulative To Date | |||||||||
February 2018 Restructuring Plan: | ||||||||||||
Non-cash asset impairment charges | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||
Severance and benefits | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | |||||||
Other costs (benefits)1 | ( | ) | ||||||||||
Total February 2018 Restructuring Plan | ||||||||||||
Legacy Restructuring Plans: | ||||||||||||
Non-cash impairment charges | ||||||||||||
Severance and benefits | ( | ) | ||||||||||
Lease and related termination costs | ||||||||||||
Other costs (benefits)1 | ( | ) | ||||||||||
Total Legacy Plan | ( | ) | ||||||||||
Total restructuring charges | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||
1Other costs primarily represent associated legal and advisory services, and costs of relocating employees.
The following table summarizes the restructuring reserve activities during the six months ended June 30, 2019:
Six Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||
(In thousands) | December 30, 2018 | Charges (Benefits) | (Payments) Recoveries | June 30, 2019 | ||||||||||||
February 2018 Restructuring Plan: | ||||||||||||||||
Non-cash asset impairment charges | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
Severance and benefits | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||||
Other costs1 | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
Total February 2018 Restructuring Plan | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
Legacy Restructuring Plans | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||
Total restructuring reserve activities | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||||||
1Other costs primarily represent associated legal and advisory services, and costs of relocating employees.
Note 9. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Facility and Equipment Leases
We lease certain facilities under non-cancellable operating leases from third parties. We also lease certain buildings under non-cancellable capital leases. Operating leases are subject to renewal options for periods ranging from 1 year to 10 years.
We have disclosed quantitative information related to the lease contracts we have entered into as a lessee by aggregating the information based on the nature of asset such that the assets of similar characteristics and lease terms are shown within one single financial statement line item.
The table below presents the summarized quantitative information with regard to lease contracts we have entered into:
Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | |||||||
(In thousands) | June 30, 2019 | June 30, 2019 | ||||||
Operating leases: | ||||||||
Operating lease expense | $ | $ | ||||||
Sublease loss (income) | ( | ) | ||||||
Rent expense | $ | $ | ||||||
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities | ||||||||
Operating cash flows for operating leases | $ | |||||||
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations | ||||||||
Weighted-average remaining lease term (in years) - operating leases | 7.8 | |||||||
Weighted-average discount rate - operating leases | % | % | ||||||
The future minimum lease payments to be paid under non-cancellable leases in effect at June 30, 2019, are as follows (in thousands):
As of June 30, 2019 | Operating leases | |||
2019 (remaining six months) | $ | |||
2020 | ||||
2021 | ||||
2022 | ||||
2023 | ||||
Thereafter | ||||
Total lease payments | ||||
Less: imputed interest | ( | ) | ||
Total | $ | |||
As of June 30, 2019, we have additional operating leases that have not yet commenced with future minimum lease payments amounting to $30.4 million. These operating leases will commence in the third quarter of fiscal 2019 with lease terms ranging from 1 year to 18 years.
Purchase Commitments
We purchase raw materials for inventory and manufacturing equipment from a variety of vendors. During the normal course of business, in order to manage manufacturing lead times and help assure adequate supply, we enter into agreements with contract manufacturers and suppliers that either allow them to procure goods and services based on specifications defined by us, or that establish parameters defining our requirements. In certain instances, these agreements allow us the option to cancel, reschedule or adjust our requirements based on our business needs before firm orders are placed. Consequently, purchase commitments arising from these agreements are excluded from our disclosed future obligations under non-cancellable and unconditional commitments.
We also have agreements with several suppliers, including some of our non-consolidated investees, for the procurement of polysilicon, ingots, and wafers, as well as certain module-level power electronics and related equipment, which specify future quantities and pricing of products to be supplied by three vendors for periods of up to 2 years and provide for certain consequences, such as forfeiture of advanced deposits and liquidated damages relating to previous purchases, in the event that we terminate the arrangements or fail to satisfy our obligations under the agreements.
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Future purchase obligations under non-cancellable purchase orders and long-term supply agreements as of June 30, 2019 are as follows:
(In thousands) | Fiscal 2019 (remaining six months) | Fiscal 2020 | Fiscal 2021 | Fiscal 2022 | Fiscal 2023 | Thereafter | Total1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Future purchase obligations | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
1Total future purchase obligations were composed of $196.4 million related to non-cancellable purchase orders and $577.4 million related to long-term supply agreements.
We expect that all obligations related to non-cancellable purchase orders for manufacturing equipment will be recovered through future cash flows of the solar cell manufacturing lines and solar panel assembly lines when such long-lived assets are placed in service. Factors considered important that could result in an impairment review include significant under-performance relative to expected historical or projected future operating results, significant changes in the manner of use of acquired assets, and significant negative industry or economic trends. Obligations related to non-cancellable purchase orders for inventories match current and forecasted sales orders that will consume these ordered materials and actual consumption of these ordered materials is regularly compared to expected demand. We anticipate total obligations related to long-term supply agreements for inventories, some of which (in the case of polysilicon) are at purchase prices significantly above current market prices for similar materials, will be recovered because the quantities required to be purchased are expected to be utilized in the manufacture and profitable sale of solar power products in the future based on our long-term operating plans. Additionally, in order to reduce inventory and improve working capital, we have periodically elected to sell polysilicon inventory in the marketplace at prices below our purchase price, thereby incurring a loss. The terms of the long-term supply agreements are reviewed annually by us and we assess the need for any accruals for estimated losses on adverse purchase commitments, such as lower of cost or net realizable value adjustments that will not be recovered by future sales prices, forfeiture of advanced deposits and liquidated damages, as necessary.
Advances to Suppliers
As noted above, we have entered into agreements with various vendors, some of which are structured as "take or pay" contracts, that specify future quantities and pricing of products to be supplied. Certain agreements also provide for penalties or forfeiture of advanced deposits in the event we terminate the arrangements. Under certain agreements, we were required to make prepayments to the vendors over the terms of the arrangements. As of June 30, 2019 and December 30, 2018, advances to suppliers totaled $146.8 million and $171.6 million, respectively, of which $83.9 million and $37.9 million, respectively, is classified as Advances to suppliers, current portion on our condensed consolidated balance sheets. One supplier accounted for 100 % and 99.6 % of total advances to suppliers as of June 30, 2019 and December 30, 2018, respectively.
Advances from Customers
The estimated utilization of advances from customers included within "Contract liabilities, current portion" and "Contract liabilities, net of current portion" on our condensed consolidated balance sheets as of June 30, 2019 is as follows:
(In thousands) | Fiscal 2019 (remaining six months) | Fiscal 2020 | Fiscal 2021 | Fiscal 2022 | Fiscal 2023 | Thereafter | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||
Estimated utilization of advances from customers | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
We have entered into other agreements with customers who have made advance payments for solar power products and systems. These advances will be applied as shipments of product occur or upon completion of certain project milestones. In November 2016, we and Total entered into a four-year, up to 200-MW supply agreement to support the solarization of Total facilities (see "Note 2. Transactions with Total and Total S.A."); in March 2017, we received a prepayment totaling $88.5 million. As of June 30, 2019, the advance payment from Total was $57.1 million, of which $20.4 million was classified as short-term on our condensed consolidated balance sheets, based on projected shipment dates.
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Product Warranties
The following table summarizes accrued warranty activities for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and July 1, 2018:
Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
(In thousands) | June 30, 2019 | July 1, 2018 | June 30, 2019 | July 1, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Balance at the beginning of the period | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
Accruals for warranties issued during the period | ||||||||||||||||
Settlements and adjustments during the period | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
Balance at the end of the period | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
In some cases, we may offer customers the option to purchase extended warranties to ensure protection beyond the standard warranty period. In those circumstances, the warranty is a distinct service and we account for the extended warranty as a performance obligation and allocates a portion of the transaction price to that performance obligation. More frequently, customers do not purchase a warranty separately. In those situations, we account for the warranty as an assurance-type warranty, which provides customers with assurance that the product complies with agreed-upon specifications, and this does not represent a separate performance obligation.
Project Agreements with Customers
Project agreements entered into with our commercial and power plant customers often require us to undertake obligations including: (i) system output performance warranties, (ii) penalty payments or customer termination rights if the system we are constructing is not commissioned within specified time frames or other milestones are not achieved, and (iii) system put-rights whereby we could be required to buy back a customer's system at fair value on specified future dates if certain minimum performance thresholds are not met for specified periods. Historically, our systems have performed significantly above their performance warranty thresholds, and there have been no cases in which we have had to buy back a system. As of June 30, 2019 and December 30, 2018, we had $4.9 million and $3.3 million, respectively, classified as "accrued liabilities," and $6.7 million and $6.5 million, respectively, classified as "other long-term liabilities" on our condensed consolidated balance sheets for such obligations.
Future Financing Commitments
We are required to provide certain funding under agreements with unconsolidated investees, subject to certain conditions (see "Note 10. Equity Investments"). As of June 30, 2019, we have future financing obligations related to these agreements as follows:
(In thousands) | Amount | |||
Year: | ||||
2019 (remaining six months) | $ | |||
2020 | ||||
$ | ||||
Total liabilities associated with uncertain tax positions were $18.3 million and $16.8 million as of June 30, 2019 and December 30, 2018, respectively. These amounts are included within "other long-term liabilities" on our condensed consolidated balance sheets in their respective periods as they are not expected to be paid within the next 12 months. Due to the complexity and uncertainty associated with our tax positions, we cannot make a reasonably reliable estimate of the period in which cash settlement, if any, would be made for our liabilities associated with uncertain tax positions in Other long-term liabilities.
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Indemnifications
We are a party to a variety of agreements under which we may be obligated to indemnify the counterparty with respect to certain matters. Typically, these obligations arise in connection with contracts and license agreements or the sale of assets, under which we customarily agree to hold the other party harmless against losses arising from a breach of warranties, representations and covenants related to such matters as title to assets sold, negligent acts, damage to property, validity of certain intellectual property rights, non-infringement of third-party rights, and certain tax related matters including indemnification to customers under Section 48(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, regarding solar commercial investment tax credits ("ITCs") and U.S. Treasury Department ("U.S. Treasury") cash grant payments under Section 1603 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (each a "Cash Grant"). In each of these circumstances, payment by us is typically subject to the other party making a claim to us that is contemplated by and valid under the indemnification provisions of the particular contract, which provisions are typically contract-specific, as well as bringing the claim under the procedures specified in the particular contract. These procedures usually allow us to challenge the other party's claims or, in case of breach of intellectual property representations or covenants, to control the defense or settlement of any third-party claims brought against the other party. Further, our obligations under these agreements may be limited in terms of activity (typically to replace or correct the products or terminate the agreement with a refund to the other party), duration or amount. In some instances, we may have recourse against third parties or insurance covering certain payments made by us.
In certain circumstances, we have provided indemnification to customers and investors under which we are contractually obligated to compensate these parties for losses they may suffer as a result of reductions in benefits received under ITCs and U.S. Treasury Cash Grant programs. We apply for ITCs and Cash Grant incentives based on guidance provided by the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") and the U.S. Treasury, which include assumptions regarding the fair value of the qualified solar power systems, among others. Certain of our development agreements, sale-leaseback arrangements, and financing arrangements with tax equity investors, incorporate assumptions regarding the future level of incentives to be received, which in some instances may be claimed directly by our customers and investors. Generally, such obligations would arise as a result of reductions to the value of the underlying solar power systems as assessed by the IRS. At each balance sheet date, we assess and recognize, when applicable, the potential exposure from these obligations based on all the information available at that time, including any audits undertaken by the IRS. The maximum potential future payments that we could have to make under this obligation would depend on the difference between the eligible basis claimed on the tax filing for the solar energy systems sold or transferred to indemnified parties and the values that the IRS may re-determine as the eligible basis for the systems for purposes of claiming ITCs or Cash Grants. We use the eligible basis for tax filing purposes determined with the assistance of independent third-party appraisals to determine the ITCs that are passed-through to and claimed by the indemnified parties. For sales contracts that have such indemnification provisions, we recognize a liability under ASC 460, "Guarantees," for the estimated premium that would be required by a guarantor to issue the same guarantee in a standalone arm’s-length transaction with an unrelated party. We recognize such liabilities at the greater of the fair value of the indemnity or the contingent liability required to be recognized under ASC 450, "Contingencies," and reduce the revenue recognized in the related transaction. We initially estimate the fair value of any such indemnities provided based on the cost of insurance policies that cover the underlying risks being indemnified and may purchase such policies to mitigate our exposure to potential indemnification payments. After an indemnification liability is recorded, we derecognize such amount typically upon expiration or settlement of the arrangement. Changes to any such indemnification liabilities provided are recorded as adjustments to revenue.
As of June 30, 2019, and December 30, 2018, our provision was $7.4 million and $4.2 million, respectively, primarily for tax related indemnifications.
Defined Benefit Pension Plans
We maintain defined benefit pension plans for certain of our non-U.S. employees. Benefits under these plans are generally based on an employee’s years of service and compensation. Funding requirements are determined on an individual country and plan basis and are subject to local country practices and market circumstances. The funded status of the pension plans, which represents the difference between the benefit obligation and fair value of plan assets, is calculated on a plan-by-plan basis. The benefit obligation and related funded status are determined using assumptions as of the end of each fiscal year. We recognize the overfunded or underfunded status of our pension plans as an asset or liability on our condensed consolidated balance sheets. As of both June 30, 2019 and December 30, 2018, the underfunded status of our pension plans presented within "other long-term liabilities" on our condensed consolidated balance sheets was $2.8 million. The impact of transition assets and obligations and actuarial gains and losses are recorded within "accumulated other comprehensive loss" and are generally amortized as a component of net periodic cost over the average remaining service period of participating employees. Total other comprehensive loss related to our benefit plans was zero for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and July 1, 2018.
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Legal Matters
We are a party to various litigation matters and claims that arise from time to time in the ordinary course of our business. While we believe that the ultimate outcome of such matters will not have a material adverse effect on us, their outcomes are not determinable and negative outcomes may adversely affect our financial position, liquidity, or results of operations.
Note 10. EQUITY INVESTMENTS
Our equity investments consist of equity method investments, equity investments with readily determinable fair value and equity investments without readily determinable fair value.
Our share of earnings (losses) from equity investments accounted for under the equity method is reflected as "Equity in earnings (losses) of unconsolidated investees" in our condensed consolidated statements of Operations. Unrealized gains and losses on equity investments are reflected as "other, net" under other income (expense), net in our condensed consolidated statements of operations. The carrying value of our equity investments, classified as "other long-term assets" on our condensed consolidated balance sheets, are as follows:
As of | ||||||||
(In thousands) | June 30, 2019 | December 30, 2018 | ||||||
Equity method investments: | ||||||||
Dongfang | $ | $ | ||||||
Project entities | ||||||||
Total equity method investments | ||||||||
Equity investments with readily determinable fair value: | ||||||||
Enphase | ||||||||
Total equity investments with readily determinable fair value | ||||||||
Equity investment with fair value option: | ||||||||
SunStrong Capital Holdings, LLC1 | ||||||||
SunStrong Partners1 | ||||||||
8point3 Solar Investco 3 Holdings, LLC1 | ||||||||
Total equity investment with fair value option | ||||||||
Equity investments without readily determinable fair value: | ||||||||
Project entities | ||||||||
Other equity investments without readily determinable fair value | ||||||||
Total equity investments without readily determinable fair value | ||||||||
Total equity investments | $ | $ | ||||||
1We have elected the FVO in accordance with the guidance in ASC 323, for our investments in SunStrong Capital Holdings, LLC, SunStrong Partners, and 8point3 Solar Investco 3 Holdings, LLC.
Equity Investment in SunStrong Partners
In June 2019, we have entered into a joint venture with Hannon Armstrong and SunStrong to form SunStrong Partners, LLC (“SunStrong Partners”), a jointly owned entity formed to own, operate, and control residential lease assets. Bank of America Merrill Lynch ("BAML") provided cash equity and a multi-draw term loan, with additional equity provided by us, Hannon Armstrong, and SunStrong. In June 2019, we made a $9.5 million equity investment in SunStrong Partners, for a 47.5 % equity ownership.
We concluded that we are not the primary beneficiary of SunStrong Partners and recorded an equity investment in SunStrong Partners for our retained interest.
Equity Investment in 8point3 Solar Investco 3 Holdings, LLC
In June 2019, we entered into a joint venture with Hannon Armstrong and SunStrong to form 8point3 Solar Investco 3 Holdings, LLC ("8point3 Holdings"), a jointly owned entity to own, operate and control a portfolio of residential lease assets, to
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be purchased from Capital Dynamics. Hannon Armstrong contributed all of the capital contributions to 8point3 Holdings and owns 45.1 % of the equity in 8point3 Holdings. In connection with the formation of this joint venture, we were assigned a
We concluded that we are not the primary beneficiary of 8point3 Holdings and recorded an equity investment in 8point3 for our retained interest.
Summarized Financial Statements
The following table presents summarized financial statements for SunStrong Capital Holdings, LLC, a significant investee, based on unaudited information provided to us by the investee:1
Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | |||||
(In thousands) | June 30, 2019 | |||||
Summarized statements of operations information: | ||||||
Revenue | ||||||
Gross loss | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||
Net income | ||||||
As of | ||||||
(In thousands) | June 30, 2019 | December 30, 2018 | ||||
Summarized balance sheet information: | ||||||
Current assets | ||||||
Long-term assets | ||||||
Current liabilities | ||||||
Long-term liabilities | ||||||
Related-Party Transactions with Investees
Related-party transactions with investees are as follows:
As of | ||||||||
(In thousands) | June 30, 2019 | December 30, 2018 | ||||||
Accounts receivable | $ | $ | ||||||
Accounts payable | ||||||||
Accrued liabilities | ||||||||
Contract liabilities | ||||||||
Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | |||||||||||||
(In thousands) | June 30, 2019 | July 1, 2018 | June 30, 2019 | July 1, 2018 | ||||||||||
Payments made to investees for products/services | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
Revenues and fees received from investees for products/services1 | ||||||||||||||
1Includes a portion of proceeds received from tax equity investors in connection with 8point3 Energy Partners transactions.
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Note 11. DEBT AND CREDIT SOURCES
The following table summarizes our outstanding debt on our condensed consolidated balance sheets:
June 30, 2019 | December 30, 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(In thousands) | Face Value | Short-term | Long-term | Total | Face Value | Short-term | Long-term | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Convertible debt: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4.00% debentures due 2023 | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
0.875% debentures due 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CEDA loan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-recourse financing and other debt1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
$ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1Other debt excludes payments related to capital leases, which are disclosed in "Note 9. Commitments and Contingencies."
As of June 30, 2019, the aggregate future contractual maturities of our outstanding debt, at face value, were as follows:
(In thousands) | Fiscal 2019 (remaining six months) | Fiscal 2020 | Fiscal 2021 | Fiscal 2022 | Fiscal 2023 | Thereafter | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||
Aggregate future maturities of outstanding debt | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
Convertible Debt
The following table summarizes our outstanding convertible debt:
June 30, 2019 | December 30, 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(In thousands) | Carrying Value | Face Value | Fair Value1 | Carrying Value | Face Value | Fair Value1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Convertible debt: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
4.00% debentures due 2023 | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
0.875% debentures due 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
$ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
1The fair value of the convertible debt was determined using Level 2 inputs based on quarterly market prices as reported by an independent pricing source.
Our outstanding convertible debentures are senior, unsecured obligations ranking equally with all of our existing and future senior unsecured indebtedness.
In December 2015, we issued $425.0 million in principal amount of our 4.00 % debentures due 2023. Interest is payable semi-annually, beginning on July 15, 2016. Holders may exercise their right to convert the debentures at any time into shares of our common stock at an initial conversion price approximately equal to $30.53 per share, subject to adjustment in certain circumstances. If not earlier repurchased or converted, the 4.00 % debentures due 2023 mature on January 15, 2023.
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In June 2014, we issued $400.0 million in principal amount of our 0.875 % debentures due 2021. Interest is payable semi-annually, beginning on December 1, 2014. Holders may exercise their right to convert the debentures at any time into shares of our common stock at an initial conversion price approximately equal to $48.76 per share, subject to adjustment in certain circumstances. If not earlier repurchased or converted, the 0.875 % debentures due 2021 mature on June 1, 2021.
Other Debt and Credit Sources
Loan Agreement with California Enterprise Development Authority ("CEDA")
In 2010, we borrowed the proceeds of the $30.0 million aggregate principal amount of CEDA's tax-exempt Recovery Zone Facility Revenue Bonds (SunPower Corporation - Headquarters Project) Series 2010 (the "Bonds") maturing April 1, 2031 under a loan agreement with CEDA. The Bonds mature on April 1, 2031, bear interest at a fixed rate of 8.50 % through maturity, and include customary covenants and other restrictions on us. As of June 30, 2019, the fair value of the Bonds was $32.8 million, determined by using Level 2 inputs based on quarterly market prices as reported by an independent pricing source.
Revolving Credit Facility with Credit Agricole
On June 23, 2017, we entered into an Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement (the “Revolver”) with Credit Agricole, as administrative agent, and the other lenders party thereto, which amends and restates the Revolving Credit Agreement dated July 3, 2013, as amended.
The Revolver was entered into in connection with the Letter Agreement, to facilitate the issuance by Total S.A. of one or more guaranties of our payment obligations of up to $100.0 million under the Revolver. The maturity date of the Letter Agreement and the Revolver is August 26, 2019. In consideration for the commitments of Total S.A. pursuant to the Letter Agreement, we are required to pay a guarantor commitment fee of 0.50 % per annum for the unutilized support amount and a guaranty fee of 2.35 % per annum of the Guaranty outstanding. Available borrowings under the Revolver are $300.0 million; provided that the aggregate principal amount of all amounts borrowed under the facility cannot exceed 95.0 % of the amounts guaranteed by Total under the Letter Agreement. Amounts borrowed may be repaid and reborrowed until the maturity date.
We are required to pay (a) interest on outstanding borrowings under the facility of (i) with respect to any LIBOR rate loan, an amount equal to 0.6 % plus the LIBOR rate divided by a percentage equal to one minus the stated maximum rate of all reserves required to be maintained against “Eurocurrency liabilities” as specified in Regulation D; and (ii) with respect to any alternate base rate loan, an amount equal to 0.25 % plus the greater of (1) the prime rate, (2) the Federal Funds rate plus 0.50 %, and (3) the one-month LIBOR rate plus 1 %; and (b) a commitment fee of 0.06 % per annum on funds available for borrowing and not borrowed. The Revolver includes representations, covenants, and events of default customary for financing transactions of this type. As of both June 30, 2019 and December 30, 2018, we had no outstanding borrowings under the Revolver.
September 2011 Letter of Credit Facility with Deutsche Bank and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas (together, "Deutsche Bank Trust")
In September 2011, we entered into a letter of credit facility with Deutsche Bank Trust which provides for the issuance, upon our request, of letters of credit to support our obligations in an aggregate amount not to exceed $200.0 million. Each letter of credit issued under the facility is fully cash-collateralized and we have entered into a security agreement with Deutsche Bank Trust, granting them a security interest in a cash collateral account established for this purpose.
As of June 30, 2019 and December 30, 2018, letters of credit issued and outstanding under the Deutsche Bank Trust facility totaled $3.6 million and $3.0 million, respectively, which were fully collateralized with restricted cash on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.
Other Facilities
Asset-Backed Loan with Bank of America
On March 29, 2019, we entered in a Loan and Security Agreement with Bank of America, N.A, which provides a revolving credit facility secured by certain inventory and accounts receivable in the maximum aggregate principal amount of $50.0 million. The Loan and Security Agreement contains negative and affirmative covenants including maintaining
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$5.0 million of cash in a designated account, renewal or replacement of the existing revolving credit facility with Credit Agricole (discussed above) shortly after it expires, events of default and repayment and prepayment provisions customarily applicable to asset-backed credit facilities. The facility bears a floating interest rate of LIBOR plus an applicable margin, and matures on the earlier of March 29, 2022, a date that is 91 days prior to the maturity of our 2021 convertible debentures, or the termination of the commitments thereunder. As of June 30, 2019, we had drawn $12.5 million and repaid $0.3 million under this facility.
SunTrust Facility
On June 28, 2018, we entered in a Financing Agreement with SunTrust Bank, which provides a revolving credit facility in the maximum aggregate principal amount of $75.0 million. Each draw down from the facility bears either a base rate of federal funds rate plus an applicable margin or a floating interest rate of LIBOR plus an applicable margin, and matures no later than three years. As of June 30, 2019, we had $75.0 million in borrowing capacity under this limited recourse construction financing facility.
Non-recourse Financing and Other Debt
In order to facilitate the construction, sale or ongoing operation of certain solar projects, including our residential leasing program, we regularly obtain project-level financing. These financings are secured either by the assets of the specific project being financed or by our equity in the relevant project entity and the lenders do not have recourse to our general assets for repayment of such debt obligations, and hence the financings are referred to as non-recourse. Non-recourse financing is typically in the form of loans from third-party financial institutions, but also takes other forms, including partnership flip structures, sale-leaseback arrangements, or other forms commonly used in the solar or similar industries. We may seek non-recourse financing covering solely the construction period of the solar project or may also seek financing covering part or all of the operating life of the solar project. We classify non-recourse financings on our condensed consolidated balance sheets in accordance with their terms; however, in certain circumstances, we may repay or refinance these financings prior to stated maturity dates in connection with the sale of the related project or similar such circumstances. In addition, in certain instances, the customer may assume the loans at the time that the project entity is sold to the customer. In these instances, subsequent debt assumption is reflected as a financing outflow and operating inflow on our condensed consolidated statements of cash flows to reflect the substance of the assumption as a facilitation of customer financing from a third party.
The following presents a summary of our non-recourse financing arrangements, including arrangements that are not classified as debt:
Aggregate Carrying Value1 | ||||||||
(In thousands) | June 30, 2019 | December 30, 2018 | Balance Sheet Classification | |||||
Solar Services: | ||||||||
Tax equity partnership flip facilities | Non-controlling interests in subsidiaries | |||||||
Credit Agricole warehouse facility | Short-term debt and Long-term debt | |||||||
Mezzanine Loan | Short-term debt and Long-term debt | |||||||
Commercial Projects: | ||||||||
Arizona loan | Short-term debt and Long-term debt | |||||||
1 Based on the nature of the debt arrangements included in the table above, and our intention to fully repay or transfer the obligations at their face values plus any applicable interest, we believe their carrying value materially approximates fair value, which is categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.
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Note 12. DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The following tables present information about our hedge instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of June 30, 2019 and December 30, 2018, all of which utilize Level 2 inputs under the fair value hierarchy:
(In thousands) | Balance Sheet Classification | June 30, 2019 | December 30, 2018 | |||||||
Assets: | ||||||||||
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments: | ||||||||||
Foreign currency option contracts | Prepaid expenses and other current assets | $ | $ | |||||||
$ | $ | |||||||||
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments: | ||||||||||
Foreign currency forward exchange contracts | Prepaid expenses and other current assets | $ | $ | |||||||
$ | $ | |||||||||
Liabilities: | ||||||||||
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments: | ||||||||||
Foreign currency forward exchange contracts | Accrued liabilities | $ | $ | |||||||
Interest rate contracts | Other long-term liabilities | |||||||||
$ | $ | |||||||||
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments: | ||||||||||
Foreign currency forward exchange contracts | Accrued liabilities | $ | $ | |||||||
$ | $ | |||||||||
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Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, but Have Rights to Offset | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(In thousands) | Gross Amounts Recognized | Gross Amounts Offset | Net Amounts Presented | Financial Instruments | Cash Collateral | Net Amounts | ||||||||||||||||||
Derivative assets | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
Derivative liabilities | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, but Have Rights to Offset | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(In thousands) | Gross Amounts Recognized | Gross Amounts Offset | Net Amounts Presented | Financial Instruments | Cash Collateral | Net Amounts | ||||||||||||||||||
Derivative assets | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
Derivative liabilities | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
The following table summarizes the pre-tax amount of unrealized gain or loss recognized in "accumulated other comprehensive income" ("OCI") in "stockholders' equity" on our condensed consolidated balance sheets:
Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
(In thousands) | June 30, 2019 | July 1, 2018 | June 30, 2019 | July 1, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges: | ||||||||||||||||
Gain (loss) in OCI at the beginning of the period | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||||||||
Unrealized gain (loss) recognized in OCI (effective portion) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||
Less: Gain reclassified from OCI to revenue (effective portion of FX trades) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||
Less: (Gain) loss reclassified from OCI to interest expense (effective portion of interest rate swaps) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||
Net gain (loss) on derivatives | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||
Gain (loss) in OCI at the end of the period | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||||
The following table summarizes the amount of gain or loss recognized in "other, net" in our condensed consolidated statements of operations in the six months ended June 30, 2019 and July 1, 2018:
Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
(In thousands) | June 30, 2019 | July 1, 2018 | June 30, 2019 | July 1, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges: | ||||||||||||||||
Gain (loss) recognized in "Other, net" on derivatives (ineffective portion and amount excluded from effectiveness testing) | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments: | ||||||||||||||||
Gain (loss) recognized in "Other, net" | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||||
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Foreign Currency Exchange Risk
Designated Derivatives Hedging Cash Flow Exposure
Our cash flow exposure primarily relates to anticipated third-party foreign currency revenues and expenses and interest rate fluctuations. We derive a portion of our revenues in foreign currencies, predominantly in Euro, as part of our ongoing business operations. In addition, a portion of our assets are held in foreign currencies. We enter into foreign currency forward and option contracts designated as cash flow hedges to hedge certain forecasted revenue transactions denominated in currencies other than our functional currency. In the first quarter of fiscal 2019, we entered into foreign currency option contracts to manage volatility related to transactions that are denominated in Euros. We plan to continue entering into these contracts on a quarterly basis. Our foreign currency forward and option contracts are entered into for periods consistent with the related underlying exposures and do not constitute positions that are independent of those exposures.
As of June 30, 2019 and December 30, 2018, we had designated outstanding cash flow hedge forward contracts with a notional value of $47.9 million and zero , respectively. As of June 30, 2019 and December 30, 2018, we also had designated outstanding cash flow hedge option contracts with a notional value of $102.0 million and zero , respectively. We designate either gross external or intercompany revenue up to our net economic exposure. These derivatives have a maturity of three months or less and consist of foreign currency forward and option contracts. The effective portion of these cash flow hedges is reclassified into revenue when third-party revenue is recognized in our condensed consolidated statements of operations.
Non-Designated Derivatives Hedging Transaction Exposure
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments consist of forward and option contracts used to hedge re-measurement of foreign currency denominated monetary assets and liabilities primarily for intercompany transactions, receivables from customers, and payables to third parties. Changes in exchange rates between our subsidiaries' functional currencies and the currencies in which these assets and liabilities are denominated can create fluctuations in our reported condensed consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows. As of June 30, 2019, to hedge balance sheet exposure, we held forward contracts with an aggregate notional value of $19.5 million. These foreign currency forward contracts have maturity of three months or less. As of December 30, 2018, to hedge balance sheet exposure, we held forward contracts with an aggregate notional value of $11.4 million. These contracts matured in January 2019.
Interest Rate Risk
We also enter into interest rate swap agreements to reduce the impact of changes in interest rates on our project specific non-recourse floating rate debt. As of June 30, 2019 and December 30, 2018, we had interest rate swap agreements designated as cash flow hedges with aggregate notional values of $6.5 million and $6.7 million, respectively. These swap agreements allow us to effectively convert floating-rate payments into fixed rate payments periodically over the life of the agreements. These derivatives have a maturity of more than 12 months. The effective portion of these swap agreements designated as cash flow hedges is reclassified into interest expense when the hedged transactions are recognized in our condensed consolidated statements of operations. We analyze our designated interest rate swaps quarterly to determine if the hedge transaction remains effective or ineffective. We may discontinue hedge accounting for interest rate swaps prospectively if certain criteria are no longer met, the interest rate swap is terminated or exercised, or if we elect to remove the cash flow hedge designation. If hedge accounting is discontinued, and the forecasted hedged transaction is considered possible to occur, the previously recognized gain or loss on the interest rate swaps will remain in accumulated other comprehensive loss and will be reclassified into earnings during the same period the forecasted hedged transaction affects earnings or is otherwise deemed improbable to occur. All changes in the fair value of non-designated interest rate swap agreements are recognized immediately in current period earnings.
Credit Risk
Our option and forward contracts do not contain any credit-risk-related contingent features. We are exposed to credit losses in the event of nonperformance by the counterparties to these option and forward contracts. We enter into derivative contracts with high-quality financial institutions and limit the amount of credit exposure to any single counterparty. In addition, we continuously evaluate the credit standing of our counterparties.
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Note 13. INCOME TAXES
In the three months ended June 30, 2019, our income tax provision of $6.1 million on a profit before income taxes and equity in earnings of unconsolidated investees of $118.1 million was primarily due to projected tax expense in foreign jurisdictions that are profitable. Our income tax provision of $3.1 million in the three months ended July 1, 2018 on a loss before income taxes and equity in earnings of unconsolidated investees of $467.3 million was also primarily due to projected tax expense in foreign jurisdictions that are profitable.
In the six months ended June 30, 2019, our income tax provision of $11.9 million on a profit before income taxes and equity in earnings of unconsolidated investees of $17.7 million was primarily due to the projected tax expense in foreign jurisdictions that are profitable, and a net change in valuation allowance from a foreign jurisdiction. Our income tax provision of $5.7 million in the six months ended July 1, 2018 on a loss before income taxes and equity in earnings of unconsolidated investees of $610.2 million was primarily due to projected tax expense in foreign jurisdictions that are profitable.
In the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, in accordance with FASB guidance for interim reporting of income tax, we have computed our provision for income taxes based on a projected annual effective tax rate while excluding loss jurisdictions which cannot be benefited.
Total liabilities associated with uncertain tax positions were $18.3 million and$16.8 million as of June 30, 2019 and December 30, 2018, respectively. There have not been any material changes to our uncertain tax position as of June 30, 2019 as compared to our uncertain tax position as of December 30, 2018.
Note 14. N ET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE
We calculate basic net income (loss) per share by dividing earnings allocated to common stockholders by the basic weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period.
Diluted weighted-average shares is computed using basic weighted-average number of common shares outstanding plus any potentially dilutive securities outstanding during the period using the treasury-stock-type method and the if-converted method, except when their effect is anti-dilutive. Potentially dilutive securities include stock options, restricted stock units, the Upfront Warrants held by Total, and the outstanding senior convertible debentures.
The following table presents the calculation of basic and diluted net income (loss) per share attributable to stockholders:
Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
(In thousands, except per share amounts) | June 30, 2019 | July 1, 2018 | June 30, 2019 | July 1, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Basic net income (loss) per share: | ||||||||||||||||
Numerator: | ||||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) attributable to stockholders | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | ||||||||
Denominator: | ||||||||||||||||
Basic weighted-average common shares | ||||||||||||||||
Basic net income (loss) per share | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | ||||||||
Diluted net income (loss) per share1 | ||||||||||||||||
Numerator: | ||||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) attributable to stockholders | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | ||||||||
Add: Interest expense on 4.00% debenture due 2023, net of tax | $ | |||||||||||||||
Add: Interest expense on 0.875% debenture due 2021, net of tax | $ | |||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) available to common stockholders | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | ||||||||
Denominator: | ||||||||||||||||
Basic weighted-average common shares | $ | |||||||||||||||
Effect of dilutive securities: | ||||||||||||||||
Restricted stock units | ||||||||||||||||
0.875% debentures due 2021 | ||||||||||||||||
4.00% debentures due 2023 | ||||||||||||||||
Dilutive weighted-average common shares: | ||||||||||||||||
Dilutive net income (loss) per share | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | ||||||||
1As a result of our net income (loss) attributable to stockholders for the three and six months ended July 1, 2018, the inclusion of all potentially dilutive stock options, restricted stock units, and common shares under noted warrants and convertible debt would be anti-dilutive. Therefore, those stock options, restricted stock units and shares were excluded from the computation of the weighted-average shares for diluted net loss per share for such periods.
The following is a summary of outstanding anti-dilutive potential common stock that was excluded from diluted net income (loss) per share attributable to stockholders in the following periods:
Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
(In thousands) | June 30, 2019 | July 1, 2018 | June 30, 2019 | July 1, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Restricted stock units | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
Upfront warrants (held by Total) | ||||||||||||||||
4.00% debentures due 2023 | ||||||||||||||||
0.75% debentures due 2018 | ||||||||||||||||
0.875% debentures due 2021 | ||||||||||||||||
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Note 15. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
The following table summarizes the consolidated stock-based compensation expense by line item in our condensed consolidated statements of operations:
Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
(In thousands) | June 30, 2019 | July 1, 2018 | June 30, 2019 | July 1, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Cost of SunPower Energy Services revenue | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
Cost of SunPower Technologies revenue | ||||||||||||||||
Research and development | ||||||||||||||||
Sales, general and administrative | ||||||||||||||||
Total stock-based compensation expense | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
The following table summarizes the consolidated stock-based compensation expense by type of award:
Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
(In thousands) | June 30, 2019 | July 1, 2018 | June 30, 2019 | July 1, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Restricted stock units | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
Change in stock-based compensation capitalized in inventory | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||
Total stock-based compensation expense | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
Note 16. SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
In the fourth quarter of 2018, in connection with our efforts to improve operational focus and transparency, drive overhead accountability into segment operating results, and increase strategic agility across the value chain from our upstream business' core strength in manufacturing and technology to our downstream business' core strength in offering complete solutions in residential and commercial markets, we reorganized our segment reporting to an upstream and downstream structure. Previously, we operated under three end-customer segments comprised of our (i) Residential Segment, (ii) Commercial Segment, and (iii) Power Plan Segment. Historically, the Residential Segment referred to sales of solar energy solutions to residential end-customers, the Commercial Segment referred to sales of energy solutions to commercial and public entity end-customers, and the Power Plant Segment referred to our large-scale solar products and systems and component sales.
Under the new segmentation, SunPower Energy Services Segment ("SunPower Energy Services" or "Downstream") refers to sales of solar energy solutions in the North America region previously included in the legacy Residential Segment and Commercial Segment (collectively previously referred to as "Distributed Generation" or "DG") including direct sales of turn-key engineering, procurement and construction ("EPC") services, sales to our third-party dealer network, sales of energy under power purchase agreements ("PPAs"), storage solutions, cash sales and long-term leases directly to end customers, and sales to resellers. SunPower Energy Services Segment also includes sales of our global O&M services. SunPower Technologies Segment ("SunPower Technologies" or "Upstream") refers to our technology development, worldwide solar panel manufacturing operations, equipment supply to resellers and commercial and residential end-customers outside of North America ("International DG"), and worldwide power plant project development and project sales. Upon reorganization, some support functions and responsibilities, which previously resided within the corporate function, have been shifted to each segment, including financial planning and analysis, legal, treasury, tax and accounting support and services, among others.
The reorganization provides our management with a comprehensive financial overview of our key businesses. The application of this structure permits us to align our strategic business initiatives and corporate goals in a manner that best focuses our businesses and support operations for success.
Our Chief Executive Officer, as the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”), reviews our business, manages resource allocations and measures performance of our activities between the SunPower Energy Services Segment and the SunPower Technologies Segment.
Reclassifications of prior period segment information have been made to conform to the current period presentation. These changes did not materially affect our previously reported Consolidated Financial Statements.
Adjustments Made for Segment Purposes
Adjustments Based on International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”)
8point3 Energy Partners
The company included adjustments related to the sales of projects contributed to 8point3 based on the difference between the fair market value of the consideration received and the net carrying value of the projects contributed, of which, a portion was deferred in proportion to the company’s retained equity stake in 8point3. The deferred profit was subsequently recognized over time. Under GAAP, these sales were recognized under either real estate, lease, or consolidation accounting guidance depending upon the nature of the individual asset contributed, with outcomes ranging from no, partial, or full profit recognition. IFRS profit, less deferrals associated with retained equity, was recognized for sales related to the residential lease portfolio. Revenue recognition for other projects sold to 8point3 was deferred until these projects reached commercial operations. Equity in earnings of unconsolidated investees also included the impact of the company’s share of 8point3’s earnings related to sales of projects receiving sales recognition under IFRS but not GAAP. On June 19, 2018, the company sold its equity interest in the 8point3 Group.
Legacy utility and power plant projects
We include adjustments related to the revenue recognition of certain legacy utility and power plant projects based on the ratio of costs incurred to date to the total estimated costs at completion of the performance obligations and, when relevant, the allocation of revenue and margin to our project development efforts at the time of initial project sale.
Legacy sale-leaseback transactions
We include adjustments related to the revenue recognition on certain legacy sale-leaseback transactions entered into before December 31, 2018, based on the net proceeds received from the buyer-lessor. Under U.S. GAAP, these transactions were accounted for under the financing method in accordance with the applicable accounting guidance. Under such guidance, no revenue or profit is recognized at the inception of the transaction, and the net proceeds from the buyer-lessor are recorded as a financing liability. Imputed interest is recorded on the liability equal to our incremental borrowing rate adjusted solely to prevent negative amortization. Under IFRS, such revenue and profit is recognized at the time of sale to the buyer-lessor if certain criteria are met. Upon adoption of IFRS 16, Leases, on December 31, 2018, IFRS is aligned with GAAP.
Unrealized gain on equity investments
We recognize adjustments related to the fair value of equity investments with readily determinable fair value based on the changes in the stock price of these equity investments at every reporting period. Under GAAP, unrealized gains and losses due to changes in stock prices for these securities are recorded in earnings while under IFRS, an election can be made to recognize such gains and losses in other comprehensive income. Such an election was made by Total S.A. Management believes that excluding the unrealized gain or loss on the equity investments is consistent with our internal reporting process as part of its status as a consolidated subsidiary of Total S.A. and better reflects our ongoing results.
Other Adjustments
Intersegment gross margin
To increase efficiencies and the competitive advantage of our technologies, SunPower Technologies sells solar modules to SunPower Energy Services based on transfer prices determined based on management's assessment of market-based pricing terms. Such intersegment sales and related costs are eliminated at the corporate level to derive our condensed consolidated financial results.
Impairment of residential lease assets
In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2017, we made the decision to sell or refinance our interest in the Residential Lease Portfolio and as a result of this triggering event, determined it was necessary to evaluate the potential for impairment in our ability to recover the carrying amount of the Residential Lease Portfolio. In accordance with such evaluation, we recognized a non-cash impairment charge on our solar power systems leased and to be leased and an allowance for losses related financing receivables. In connection with the impairment loss, the carrying values of our solar power systems leased and to be leased were reduced which resulted in lower depreciation charges. In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2018, we sold membership units representing a 49 % membership interest in our residential lease business and retained a 51 % membership interest. The loss on divestment and the remaining unsold residential lease assets impairment with its corresponding depreciation savings are excluded from our segment results as they are non-cash in nature and not reflective of ongoing operating results.
Construction revenue on solar services contracts
Upon adoption of the ASC 842 in the first quarter of fiscal 2019, revenue and cost of revenue on solar services contracts with residential customers are recognized ratably over the term of those contracts, beginning when the projects are placed in service. For segment reporting purposes, we recognize revenue and cost of revenue upfront based on the expected cash proceeds to align with the legacy lease accounting guidance. Management believes it is appropriate to recognize revenue and cost of revenue upfront based on total expected cash proceeds, as it better reflects our ongoing results as such method aligns revenue and costs incurred most accurately in the same period.
Cost of above-market polysilicon
As described in "Note 9. Commitments and Contingencies," we have entered into multiple long-term, fixed-price supply agreements to purchase polysilicon for periods of up to ten years. The prices in select legacy supply agreements, which include a cash portion and a non-cash portion attributable to the amortization of prepayments made under the agreements, significantly exceed current market prices. Additionally, in order to reduce inventory and improve working capital, we have periodically elected to sell polysilicon inventory in the marketplace at prices below our purchase price, thereby incurring a loss. We excluded the impact of our above-market cost of polysilicon, including the effect of above-market polysilicon on product costs, losses incurred on sales of polysilicon to third parties, and inventory reserves and project asset impairments recorded as a result of above-market polysilicon, from our segment results.
Stock-based compensation
We incur stock-based compensation expense related primarily to our equity incentive awards. We exclude this expense from our segment results.
Amortization of intangible assets
We incur amortization expense on intangible assets as a result of acquisitions, which include patents, project assets, purchased technology, in-process research and development and trade names. We exclude this expense from our segment results.
Depreciation of idle equipment
We changed the deployment plan for our next generation of solar cell technology, and revised our depreciation estimates to reflect the use of certain assets over their shortened useful life. Such asset depreciation was excluded from our operating results as it was non-cash in nature and not reflective of ongoing operating results.
Gain on business divestiture
In June 2019, we completed a transaction pursuant to which we sold membership interest in certain of our subsidiaries that own leasehold interests in projects subject to sale-leaseback financing arrangements. In connection with this sale, we recognized a gain relating to this business divestiture. Management believes that it was appropriate to exclude this gain from our segment results as it was not reflective of ongoing operating results.
Transaction-related costs
In connection with material transactions such as acquisition or divestiture of a business, we incur transaction costs including legal and accounting fees. Management believes that it is appropriate to exclude these costs from our segment results as they would not have otherwise been incurred as part of its business operations and are therefore not reflective of ongoing operating results.
Business reorganization costs
In connection with the reorganization of our business into an upstream and downstream business unit structure, we incurred and expect to continue incurring expenses in the upcoming quarters associated with reclassifying prior period segment information, reorganization of corporate functions and responsibilities to the business units, updating accounting policies and processes and implementing systems to fulfill the requirements of the master supply agreement between the segments. We believe that it is appropriate to exclude these from our segment results as they would not have otherwise been incurred as part of its business operations and are therefore not reflective of ongoing operating results.
Restructuring charges
We incur restructuring expense related to reorganization plans aimed towards realigning resources consistent with our global strategy and improving our overall operating efficiency and cost structure. We exclude this expense from our segment results as they would not have otherwise been incurred as part of its business operations and are therefore not reflective of ongoing operating results.
Non-cash interest expense
We incur non-cash interest expense related to the amortization of items such as original issuance discounts on certain of our convertible debt. We exclude this expense from our segment results they would not have otherwise been incurred as part of its business operations and are therefore not reflective of ongoing operating results.
Segment and Geographical Information
The following tables present segment results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and July 1, 2018 for revenue, gross margin, and adjusted EBITDA, each as reviewed by the CODM, and their reconciliation to our condensed consolidated GAAP results, as well as information about significant customers and revenue by geography based on the destination of the shipments, and property, plant and equipment, net by segment.
Three Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||
June 30, 2019 | July 1, 2018 | |||||||||||||||
(In thousands): | SunPower Energy Services | SunPower Technologies | SunPower Energy Services | SunPower Technologies | ||||||||||||
Revenue from external customers: | ||||||||||||||||
North America Residential | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
North America Commercial | ||||||||||||||||
Operations and maintenance | ||||||||||||||||
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Module sales | ||||||||||||||||
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Intersegment revenue | ||||||||||||||||
Total segment revenue as reviewed by CODM | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
Segment gross profit as reviewed by CODM | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
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Six Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||
June 30, 2019 | July 1, 2018 | |||||||||||||||
(In thousands): | SunPower Energy Services | SunPower Technologies | SunPower Energy Services | SunPower Technologies | ||||||||||||
Revenue from external customers: | ||||||||||||||||
North America Residential | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
North America Commercial | ||||||||||||||||
Operations and maintenance | ||||||||||||||||
International DG | ||||||||||||||||
Module sales | ||||||||||||||||
Development services and legacy power plant | ||||||||||||||||
Intersegment revenue | ||||||||||||||||
Total segment revenue as reviewed by CODM | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
Segment gross profit as reviewed by CODM | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||
Reconciliation of Segment Revenue to Condensed Consolidated GAAP Revenue | Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | ||||||||||||||
(In thousands): | June 30, 2019 | July 1, 2018 | June 30, 2019 | July 1, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Total segment revenue as reviewed by CODM | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||
Adjustments to segment revenue: | ||||||||||||||||
Intersegment elimination | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
8point3 Energy Partners | ||||||||||||||||
Legacy utility and power plant projects | ||||||||||||||||
Legacy sale-leaseback transactions | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||
Construction revenue on solar services contracts | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||
Condensed consolidated GAAP revenue | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
Reconciliation of Segment Gross Profit to Condensed Consolidated GAAP Gross Profit | Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | ||||||||||||||
(In thousands): | June 30, 2019 | July 1, 2018 | June 30, 2019 | July 1, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Segment gross profit | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
Adjustments to segment gross profit: | ||||||||||||||||
Intersegment elimination | ||||||||||||||||
8point3 Energy Partners | ||||||||||||||||
Legacy utility and power plant projects | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||
Legacy sale-leaseback transactions | ||||||||||||||||
Impairment of property, plant and equipment | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||
Construction revenue on solar services contracts | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||
Gain on sale and impairment of residential lease assets | ||||||||||||||||
Cost of above-market polysilicon | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
Stock-based compensation expense | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
Amortization of intangible assets | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
Depreciation of idle equipment | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
Condensed consolidated GAAP gross profit (loss) | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||||||
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Reconciliation of Segments EBITDA to Loss before income taxes and equity in earnings (losses) of unconsolidated investees | Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | ||||||||||||||
(In thousands): | June 30, 2019 | July 1, 2018 | June 30, 2019 | July 1, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Segment adjusted EBITDA | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||||||
Adjustments to segment adjusted EBITDA: | ||||||||||||||||
8point3 Energy Partners | ||||||||||||||||
Legacy utility and power plant projects | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||
Legacy sale-leaseback transactions | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
Unrealized gain on equity securities | ||||||||||||||||
Impairment of property, plant and equipment | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||
Construction revenue on solar services contracts | ||||||||||||||||
Gain on sale and impairment of residential lease assets | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
Cost of above-market polysilicon | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
Stock-based compensation expense | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
Amortization of intangible assets | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
Depreciation of idle equipment | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
Gain on business divestiture | ||||||||||||||||
Transaction-related costs | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||
Business reorganization costs | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||
Restructuring charges | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
Non-cash interest expense | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated investees | ||||||||||||||||
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
Cash interest expense, net of interest income | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
Depreciation | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
Corporate | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
Income (loss) before income taxes and equity in earnings of unconsolidated investees | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | ||||||||
Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | |||||||||||
(As a percentage of total revenue): | June 30, 2019 | July 1, 2018 | June 30, 2019 | July 1, 2018 | ||||||||
Revenue by geography: | ||||||||||||
United States | % | % | % | % | ||||||||
France | % | % | % | % | ||||||||
Rest of World | % | % | % | % | ||||||||
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ITEM 2: MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
You should read the following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations in conjunction with the condensed consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
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ended December 30, 2018 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are statements that do not represent historical facts or the assumptions underlying such statements. We use words such as "anticipate," "believe," "continue," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "plan," "predict," "project," "potential," "seek," "should," "will," "would," and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q include, but are not limited to, our plans and expectations regarding future financial results, expected operating results, business strategies, the sufficiency of our cash and our liquidity, projected costs and cost reduction measures, development of new products and improvements to our existing products, the impact of recently adopted accounting pronouncements, our manufacturing capacity and manufacturing costs, the adequacy of our agreements with our suppliers, our ability to monetize utility projects, legislative actions and regulatory compliance, competitive positions, management's plans and objectives for future operations, our ability to obtain financing, our ability to comply with debt covenants or cure any defaults, our ability to repay our obligations as they come due, our ability to continue as a going concern, our ability to complete certain divestiture transactions, trends in average selling prices, the success of our joint ventures and acquisitions, expected capital expenditures, warranty matters, outcomes of litigation, our exposure to foreign exchange, interest and credit risk, general business and economic conditions in our markets, industry trends, the impact of changes in government incentives, expected restructuring charges, risks related to privacy and data security, and the likelihood of any impairment of project assets, long-lived assets, and investments. These forward-looking statements are based on information available to us as of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and current expectations, forecasts and assumptions and involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by these forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include a variety of factors, some of which are beyond our control. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those identified above, those discussed in the section titled “Risk Factors” included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2018, and our other filings with the SEC. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing our views as of any subsequent date, and we are under no obligation to, and expressly disclaim any responsibility to, update or alter our forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Our fiscal year ends on the Sunday closest to the end of the applicable calendar year. All references to fiscal periods apply to our fiscal quarter or year, which end on the Sunday closest to the calendar month end.
Overview
SunPower Corporation (together with its subsidiaries, "SunPower," "we," "us," or "our") is a leading global energy company that delivers solar solutions to customers worldwide through an array of hardware, software, and financing options and through utility-scale solar power system construction and development capabilities, operations and maintenance ("O&M") services, and "Smart Energy" solutions. Our Smart Energy initiative is designed to add layers of intelligent control to homes, buildings and grids—all personalized through easy-to-use customer interfaces. Of all the solar cells commercially available to the mass market, we believe our solar cells have the highest conversion efficiency, a measurement of the amount of sunlight converted by the solar cell into electricity. For more information about our business, please refer to the section titled "Part I. Item 1. Business" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2018.
Recent Developments
Effective December 31, 2018, we adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), as amended ("ASC 842") using the optional transition method as discussed in "Part I-Item 1. Financial Statements-Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements-Note 1. Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies" of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. All amounts and disclosures set forth in this Form 10-Q reflect these changes.
Key transactions during the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2019 include the following:
Sale of Commercial Sale-Leaseback Portfolio
We enter into sale-leaseback arrangements under which solar power systems are sold to third parties and subsequently leased back by us over lease terms of up to 25 years. Separately, we enter into sales of energy under power purchase agreements ("PPAs") with end customers, who host the leased solar power systems and buy the electricity directly from us
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under PPAs with terms of up to 25 years. At the end of the lease term, we have the option to purchase the systems at fair value or may be required to remove the systems and return them to the third parties.
On March 26, 2019, we and our wholly-owned subsidiary entered into a Membership Interest Purchase and Sale Agreement (the “Purchase and Sale Agreement”) with a wholly-owned subsidiary of Goldman Sachs Renewable Power LLC. Pursuant to the Purchase and Sale Agreement, we agreed to sell, in exchange for cash consideration of up to $86.9 million, membership interests owned by us in certain holding company subsidiaries (the “HoldCos”) that, in turn, own, directly or indirectly, the membership interests in one or more limited liability companies (together with other related subsidiaries, the “Related Subsidiaries”) that own leasehold interests in operating solar photovoltaic electric generating projects (the “Projects”) subject to sale-leaseback financing arrangements with one or more financiers (each a "Lessor"). The Projects are located at approximately 200 sites across the United States, and represent in aggregate, approximately 233 MW of generating capacity. The portfolio of Projects financed by each Lessor represents a separate asset (a “Portfolio”) for which the price is separately agreed and stated in the Purchase and Sale Agreement. Upon the sale of the applicable membership interests, the related assets have been deconsolidated from the Company's balance sheet.
As of March 31, 2019, we completed the sale of one such Portfolio for consideration of $7.6 million. As of June 30, 2019, we completed the sale of the remaining five portfolios for total consideration of $73.7 million, net of holdback amounts pertaining to certain retained obligations. In evaluating the accounting treatment for this transaction, we concluded that the Portfolio meets the definition of a business. In connection with the sale transaction, we recognized a total gain of $137.3 million and $143.4 million, which is included within "gain on business divestiture" in our condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively. We have also incurred approximately $1.2 million of transaction costs related to the above transactions to date, which were expensed as incurred.
Segments Overview
In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2018, in connection with our efforts to improve operational focus and transparency, drive overhead accountability into segment operating results, and increase strategic agility across the value chain from our upstream business' core strength in manufacturing and technology to our downstream business's core strength in offering complete solutions in residential and commercial markets, we reorganized our segment reporting to an upstream and downstream structure. Previously, we operated under three end-customer segments, comprised of our (i) Residential Segment, (ii) Commercial Segment, and (iii) Power Plant Segment. Historically, the Residential Segment referred to sales of solar energy solutions to residential end-customers, the Commercial Segment referred to sales of energy solutions to commercial and public entity end-customers, and the Power Plant Segment referred to our large-scale solar products and systems and component sales.
Under the new segmentation, SunPower Energy Services Segment ("SunPower Energy Services" or "Downstream") refers to sales of solar energy solutions in the North America region previously included in the legacy Residential Segment and Commercial Segment (collectively previously referred to as "Distributed Generation" or "DG"), including direct sales of turn-key engineering, procurement and construction ("EPC") services, sales to our third-party dealer network, sales of energy under power purchase agreements ("PPAs"), storage solutions, cash sales and long-term leases directly to end customers, and sales to resellers. The SunPower Energy Services Segment also includes sales of our global Operations and Maintenance ("O&M") services. The SunPower Technologies Segment ("SunPower Technologies" or "Upstream") refers to our technology development, worldwide solar panel manufacturing operations, equipment supply to resellers and commercial and residential end-customers outside of North America ("International DG"), and worldwide power plant project development and project sales. Upon reorganization, some support functions and responsibilities, which previously resided within the corporate function, have been shifted to each segment, including financial planning and analysis, legal, treasury, tax and accounting support and services, among others.
The reorganization provides our management with a comprehensive financial overview of our key businesses. The application of this structure permits us to align our strategic business initiatives and corporate goals in a manner that best focuses our businesses and support operations for success.
Our Chief Executive Officer, as the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”), reviews our business, manages resource allocations and measures performance of our activities between the SunPower Energy Services Segment and SunPower Technologies Segment.
For more information about our business segments, see the section titled "Part I. Item 1. Business" of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2018. For more segment information, see "Item 1. Financial Statements—Note 16. Segment Information and Geographical Information" in the Notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
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Outlook
Demand
During fiscal 2018, we faced market challenges, including competitive solar product pricing pressure and the impact of tariffs imposed pursuant to Section 201 and Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974. On January 23, 2018, the President of the United States issued Proclamation 9693, which approved recommendations to provide relief to U.S. manufacturers and imposed safeguard tariffs on imported solar cells and modules, based on the investigations, findings, and recommendations of the International Trade Commission. The tariffs went into effect on February 7, 2018. While solar cells and modules based on interdigitated back contact ("IBC") technology, like our Maxeon 3, Maxeon 2 and related products, were granted exclusion from these safeguard tariffs on September 19, 2018, our solar products based on other technologies continue to be subject to the safeguard tariffs. On June 13, 2019, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) published a notice describing its grant of exclusion requests for three additional categories of solar products. Beginning on June 13, 2019, the following categories of solar products are not subject to the Section 201 safeguard tariffs: (i) bifacial solar panels that absorb light and generate electricity on each side of the panel and that consist of only bifacial solar cells that absorb light and generate electricity on each side of the cells; (ii) flexible fiberglass solar panels without glass components other than fiberglass, such panels having power outputs ranging from 250 to 900 watts; and (iii) solar panels consisting of solar cells arranged in rows that are laminated in the panel and that are separated by more than 10 mm, with an optical film spanning the gaps between all rows that is designed to direct sunlight onto the solar cells, and not including panels that lack said optical film or only have a white or other backing layer that absorbs or scatters sunlight. We are working to understand the opportunities and challenges created by the exclusion of these products, as well as the impact of the exclusions on the demand and availability of competing products. However, the excluded technologies currently represent a small percentage of the global solar market.
Additionally, the USTR initiated an investigation under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 into the government of China’s acts, policies, and practices related to technology transfer, intellectual property, and innovation. The USTR imposed additional import duties of up to 25% on certain Chinese products covered by the Section 301 remedy. These tariffs include certain solar power system components and finished products, including those purchased from our suppliers for use in our products and used in our business. In the near term, imposition of these tariffs - on top of anti-dumping and countervailing duties on Chinese solar cells and modules, imposed under the prior administration - is likely to result in a wide range of impacts to the U.S. solar industry, global manufacturing market and our business. Such tariffs could cause market volatility, price fluctuations, and demand reduction. Uncertainties associated with the Section 201 and Section 301 trade cases prompted us to adopt a restructuring plan and implement initiatives to reduce operating expenses and cost of revenue overhead and improve cash flow. During fiscal 2018, we incurred total tariffs charges of approximately $42.5 million.
In fiscal 2019, we continue to focus on investments that we expect will offer the best opportunities for growth including our industry-leading Maxeon 5 cell and panel technology, solar-plus-storage solutions and digital platform to improve customer service and satisfaction in our SunPower Energy Services offerings. We believe that our strategic decision to re-segment our business into an upstream and downstream structure, to focus our downstream efforts on our leading U.S. DG business while growing global sales of our upstream solar panel business through our SunPower Technologies business segment, will improve transparency and enable us to regain profitability in 2019.
In late fiscal 2015, the U.S. government enacted a budget bill that extended the solar commercial investment tax credit (the "Commercial ITC") under Section 48(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), and the individual solar investment tax credit under Section 25D of the Code (together with the Commercial ITC, the "ITC") for five years, at rates gradually decreasing from 30% through 2019 to 22% in 2021. After 2021, the Commercial ITC is retained at 10%. We are currently exploring opportunities to [safe-harbor] solar equipment in accordance with IRS guidance, allowing us to preserve the current ITC rates for solar projects that are completed after the scheduled reduction in rates. During December 2017, the current administration and Congress passed comprehensive reform of the Code which resulted in the reduction or elimination of various industry-specific tax incentives in return for an overall reduction in corporate tax rates. These changes are likely to result in a wide range of impacts to the U.S. solar industry and our business. For more information about the ITC and other policy mechanisms, please refer to the section titled "Item 1. Business—Regulations—Public Policy Considerations" of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2018. For more information about how we avail ourselves of the benefits of public policies and the risks related to public policies, please see the risk factors set forth under the caption "Part I. Item 1A. Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our Sales Channels," including "—The reduction, modification or elimination of government incentives could cause our revenue to decline and harm our financial results" and "—Existing regulations and policies and changes to these regulations and policies may present technical, regulatory, and economic barriers to the purchase and use of solar power products, which may significantly reduce demand for our products and services" of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2018.
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Supply
We are focused on delivering complete solar power generation solutions to our customers. As part of our solutions-focused approach, we launched our SunPower Helix product for our commercial business customers during fiscal 2015 and our SunPower Equinox product for our residential business customers during fiscal 2016. The Equinox and Helix systems are pre-engineered modular solutions for residential and commercial applications, respectively, that combine our high-efficiency solar module technology with integrated plug-and-play power stations, cable management systems, and mounting hardware that enable our customers to quickly and easily complete system installations and manage their energy production. Our Equinox systems utilize our latest Maxeon Gen 3 cell and ACPV technology for residential applications, where we are also expanding our initiatives on storage and Smart Energy solutions. Additionally, we continue to focus on producing our new lower cost, high efficiency P-Series product line and our next generation technology ("NGT"), which will enhance our ability to rapidly expand our global footprint with minimal capital cost.
We continue to see significant and increasing opportunities in technologies and capabilities adjacent to our core product offerings that can significantly reduce our customers' CCOE, including the integration of energy storage and energy management functionality into our systems, and have made investments to realize those opportunities, enabling our customers to make intelligent energy choices by addressing how they buy energy, how they use energy, and when they use it. We have added advanced module-level control electronics to our portfolio of technology designed to enable longer series strings and significant balance of system components cost reductions in large arrays. We currently offer solar panels that use microinverters designed to eliminate the need to mount or assemble additional components on the roof or the side of a building and enable optimization and monitoring at the solar panel level to ensure maximum energy production by the solar system.
We continue to improve our unique, differentiated solar cell and panel technology. We emphasize improvement of our solar cell efficiency and LCOE and CCOE performance through enhancement of our existing products, development of new products and reduction of manufacturing cost and complexity in conjunction with our overall cost-control strategies. We are now producing our solar cells with over 25% efficiency in the lab and have reached production panel efficiencies over 24%.
We monitor and change our overall solar cell manufacturing output in an ongoing effort to match profitable demand levels, with increasing bias toward our highest efficiency Maxeon 3 product platform, which utilizes our latest solar cell technology, and our P-Series product, which utilizes conventional cell technology that we purchase from third parties in low-cost supply chain ecosystems such as China. We are focusing on our latest generation, lower cost panel assembly facilities in Mexico. As part of this realignment, we are also increasing production of our new P-Series technology, at our newly-acquired U.S. manufacturing facility.
We are focused on reducing the cost of our solar panels and systems, including working with our suppliers and partners along all steps of the value chain to reduce costs by improving manufacturing technologies and expanding economies of scale and reducing manufacturing cost and complexity in conjunction with our overall cost-control strategies. We believe that the global demand for solar systems is highly elastic and that our aggressive, but achievable, cost reduction roadmap will reduce installed costs for our customers across both of our business segments and drive increased demand for our solar solutions.
We also work with our suppliers and partners to ensure the reliability of our supply chain. We have contracted with some of our suppliers for multi-year supply agreements, under which we have annual minimum purchase obligations. For more information about our purchase commitments and obligations, see "Liquidity and Capital Resources—Contractual Obligations" and "Item 1. Financial Statements—Note 4. Divestiture" and "Note 9. Commitments and Contingencies" in the Notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
We currently believe our supplier relationships and various short- and long-term contracts will afford us the volume of material and services required to meet our planned output; however, we face the risk that the pricing of our long-term supply contracts may exceed market value. For example, we purchase our polysilicon under fixed-price long-term supply agreements. The pricing under these agreements significantly in excess of market value results in inventory write-downs based on expected net realizable value. Additionally, existing arrangements from prior years have resulted in above current market pricing for purchasing polysilicon, resulting in inventory losses we have realized. For several years now, we have elected to sell polysilicon inventory in excess of short-term needs to third parties at a loss, and may enter into further similar transactions in future periods. For more information about these risks, see the risk factors set forth under the caption "Part 1. Item 1A. Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our Supply Chain," including "—Our long-term, firm commitment supply agreements could result in excess or insufficient inventory, place us at a competitive disadvantage on pricing, or lead to disputes, each of which could impair our ability to meet our cost reduction roadmap, and in some circumstances may force us to take a significant accounting charge" and "—We will continue to be dependent on a limited number of third-party suppliers for certain raw materials and
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components for our products, which could prevent us from delivering our products to our customers within required timeframes and could in turn result in sales and installation delays, cancellations, penalty payments and loss of market share" of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2018.
Results of Operations
Revenue
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(In thousands, except percentages) | June 30, 2019 | July 1, 2018 | % Change | June 30, 2019 | July 1, 2018 | % Change | ||||||||||||||||
SunPower Energy Services | $ | 211,726 | $ | 269,683 | (21 | )% | $ | 389,947 | $ | 516,611 | (25 | )% | ||||||||||
SunPower Technologies | 314,971 | 248,290 | 27 | % | 545,775 | 502,124 | 9 | % | ||||||||||||||
Intersegment eliminations | (90,416 | ) | (68,876 | ) | 31 | % | (151,216 | ) | (177,750 | ) | (15 | )% | ||||||||||
Total revenue | $ | 436,281 | $ | 449,097 | (3 | )% | $ | 784,506 | $ | 840,985 | (7 | )% | ||||||||||
Total Revenue:
Our total revenue during the three months and six months ended June 30, 2019 decreased by 3% and 7%, respectively, as compared to the three months and six months ended July 1, 2018, primarily due to a decrease in our SunPower Energy Services Segment attributed to lower solar services revenue as a result of the adoption of ASC 842, which now precludes upfront revenue recognition on sales-type leases and lower volume sold to our EPC and commercial dealers. The increase in our SunPower Technologies Segment revenue for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2019 compared to the three months and six months ended July 1, 2018 is primarily attributable to a higher volume of module sales in Europe and Asia.
We did not have significant customers that accounted for greater than 10% of total revenue in the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and July 1, 2018.
SunPower Energy Services Segment Revenue:
Revenue from residential customers decreased 29% during the three months ended June 30, 2019 as compared to the three months ended July 1, 2018, primarily as a result of the adoption of ASC 842. Revenue from sales-type leases placed in service in the second quarter of fiscal 2018 was recognized upfront under the legacy lease accounting guidance. Such revenue is now recognized over the service period in accordance with revenue accounting guidance. Revenue from our commercial business decreased 8% during the three months ended June 30, 2019 as compared to the three months ended July 1, 2018 primarily due to lower volume of systems and components sold to dealers.
Revenue from residential customers decreased 29% during the six months ended June 30, 2019 as compared to the six months ended July 1, 2018, primarily as a result of ASC 842 adoption. Revenue from our commercial business decreased 18% during the six months ended June 30, 2019 as compared to the six months ended July 1, 2018 primarily due to lower volume of systems and components sold to dealers.
SunPower Technologies Segment Revenue:
Revenue for the segment increased 27% during the three months ended June 30, 2019 as compared to the three months ended July 1, 2018, primarily due to higher volume of module sales in Europe and Asia, as well as the sale of a development project, which was partially offset by a reduction in power plant development revenue as we ceased the development of large-scale solar power projects. The intersegment revenue from module sales also increased due to higher intercompany sales to SunPower Energy Services Segment.
Revenue for the segment increased 9% during the six months ended June 30, 2019 as compared to the six months ended July 1, 2018, primarily due to higher volume of module sales in Europe and Asia, as well as the sale of a development project, which was partially offset by a reduction in power plant development revenue as we ceased the development of large-scale solar power projects. The intersegment revenue from module sales decreased due to lower intercompany sales to SunPower Energy Services segment.
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Cost of Revenue
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(In thousands, except percentages) | June 30, 2019 | July 1, 2018 | % Change | June 30, 2019 | July 1, 2018 | % Change | ||||||||||||||||
SunPower Energy Services | $ | 189,262 | $ | 220,910 | (14 | )% | $ | 360,340 | $ | 426,913 | (16 | )% | ||||||||||
SunPower Technologies | 317,717 | 614,469 | (48 | )% | 600,585 | 892,510 | (33 | )% | ||||||||||||||
Intersegment eliminations | (90,498 | ) | (76,321 | ) | 19 | % | (158,934 | ) | (179,051 | ) | (11 | )% | ||||||||||
Total cost of revenue | $ | 416,481 | $ | 759,058 | (45 | )% | $ | 801,991 | $ | 1,140,372 | (30 | )% | ||||||||||
Total cost of revenue as a percentage of total revenue | 95 | % | 169 | % | 102 | % | 136 | % | ||||||||||||||
Total gross margin percentage | 5 | % | (69 | )% | (2 | )% | (36 | )% | ||||||||||||||
Total Cost of Revenue:
Our total cost of revenue decreased 45% during the three months ended June 30, 2019 as compared to the three months ended July 1, 2018, primarily due to a non-cash impairment charge of $355.1 million on certain solar power development projects recorded in the three months ended July 1, 2018. This decrease was partially offset by higher losses on ancillary sales of above-market polysilicon during the three months ended June 30, 2019 as compared to the three months ended July 1, 2018.
Our total cost of revenue decreased 30% during the six months ended June 30, 2019 as compared to the six months ended July 1, 2018, primarily due to lower non-cash impairment charges on certain solar power development projects. The decrease was partially offset by higher losses on ancillary sales of above-market polysilicon during the six months ended July 1, 2018, and lower volume of U.S. residential and commercial sales.
Gross Margin
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June 30, 2019 | July 1, 2018 | June 30, 2019 | July 1, 2018 | |||||||||
SunPower Energy Services | 11 | % | 18 | % | 8 | % | 17 | % | ||||
SunPower Technologies | (1 | )% | (147 | )% | (10 | )% | (78 | )% | ||||
SunPower Energy Services Segment Gross Margin:
Gross margin for our SunPower Energy Services Segment decreased 4% and 7%, respectively, during the three months and six months ended June 30, 2019 as compared to the three months and six months ended July 1, 2018, primarily as a result of no upfront recognition of gross margin on sales-type leases subsequent to the adoption of ASC 842 and fewer EPC projects compared to the three months ended July 1, 2018.
SunPower Technologies Segment Gross Margin:
Gross margin for our SunPower Technologies Segment increased 146% and 68%, respectively, during the three months and six months ended June 30, 2019 as compared to the three months and six months ended July 1, 2018, primarily due to a non-cash impairment charge of $355.1 million on certain solar power development projects recorded in the three months ended July 1, 2018, sale of development services and a higher volume of module sales in Europe and Asia, partially offset by increased losses on ancillary sales of above-market polysilicon compared to the three months ended July 1, 2018.
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Research and Development ("R&D")
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(In thousands, except percentages) | June 30, 2019 | July 1, 2018 | % Change | June 30, 2019 | July 1, 2018 | % Change | ||||||||||||||
R&D | 18,159 | 31,275 | (42 | )% | $ | 33,152 | $ | 50,327 | (34 | )% | ||||||||||
As a percentage of revenue | 4 | % | 7 | % | 4 | % | 6 | % | ||||||||||||
R&D expense decreased by $13.1 million and $17.2 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 as compared to the three and six months ended July 1, 2018, respectively. The decrease was primarily due to a decrease in labor and facility costs as a result of reductions in headcount driven by our February 2018 restructuring plan.
Sales, General and Administrative ("SG&A")
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(In thousands, except percentages) | June 30, 2019 | July 1, 2018 | % Change | June 30, 2019 | July 1, 2018 | % Change | ||||||||||||||
SG&A | 61,978 | 64,908 | (5 | )% | $ | 124,835 | $ | 130,203 | (4 | )% | ||||||||||
As a percentage of revenue | 14 | % | 14 | % | 16 | % | 15 | % | ||||||||||||
SG&A expense decreased by $2.9 million and $5.4 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 as compared to the three and six months ended July 1, 2018, respectively, primarily due to reductions in headcount and salary expenses driven by our February 2018 restructuring plan and ongoing cost reduction efforts.
Restructuring Charges
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(In thousands, except percentages) | June 30, 2019 | July 1, 2018 | % Change | June 30, 2019 | July 1, 2018 | % Change | ||||||||||||||
Restructuring (credits) charges | 2,453 | 3,504 | (30 | )% | $ | 1,788 | $ | 14,681 | (88 | )% | ||||||||||
As a percentage of revenue | 1 | % | 1 | % | — | % | 2 | % | ||||||||||||
Restructuring charges decreased $1.1 million and $12.9 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 as compared to the three and six months ended July 1, 2018, respectively, primarily because we have already incurred the majority of severance charges in connection with the February 2018 restructuring plan in prior periods. See "Item 1. Financial Statements—Note 8. Restructuring" in the Notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for further information regarding our restructuring plans. As a result of the February 2018 restructuring plan, we expect to generate annual cost savings of approximately $20.5 million in operating expenses, largely cash savings, primarily from a reduction in global workforce; the savings commenced in the first quarter of fiscal 2018.
Gain on sale and impairment of residential lease assets
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(In thousands, except percentages) | June 30, 2019 | July 1, 2018 | % Change | June 30, 2019 | July 1, 2018 | % Change | ||||||||||||||
Impairment of residential lease assets | 8,301 | 68,269 | (88 | )% | $ | 17,527 | $ | 117,361 | (85 | )% | ||||||||||
As a percentage of revenue | 2 | % | 15 | % | 2 | % | 14 | % | ||||||||||||
In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2017, in conjunction with our efforts to generate more available liquid funds in the near-term, we made the decision to sell a portion of our interest in our Residential Lease Portfolio. As a result, in the fourth quarter
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of fiscal 2017, we determined it was necessary to evaluate the potential for impairment in our ability to recover the carrying amount of our Residential Lease Portfolio. As a result of our evaluation, we recognized non-cash impairment charges of $68.3 million and $117.4 million within "impairment of residential lease assets" on the condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three and six months ended July 1, 2018, respectively. In November 2018, we completed the sale of the majority of our Residential Lease Portfolio to Hannon Armstrong through sale of partial equity interests in SunStrong Capital Holdings LLC ("SunStrong"), our wholly-owned subsidiary at that time. The transaction resulted in deconsolidation of SunStrong from our balance sheet, as we and Hannon Armstrong exercised joint control following after the sale. In the first fiscal quarter of 2019, we continued recording additional non-cash impairment charges of $26.0 million for the remaining assets in the Residential Lease Portfolio that have yet to be sold. Also, during the three months ended June 30, 2019, we recognized a gain of $10.3 million primarily from additional consideration received relating to the sale of residential lease assets completed in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2018.
Gain on business divestiture
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(In thousands, except percentages) | June 30, 2019 | July 1, 2018 | % Change | June 30, 2019 | July 1, 2018 | % Change | |||||||||||||||
Gain on business divestiture | $ | (137,286 | ) | — | 100 | % | $ | (143,400 | ) | $ | — | 100 | % | ||||||||
As a percentage of revenue | (31 | )% | — | % | (18 | )% | — | % | |||||||||||||
During the three months and six months ended on June 30, 2019, we completed the sale of all our commercial sale-leaseback portfolio and recognized a gain of $137.3 million and $143.4 million, respectively.
Other Expense, Net
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(In thousands, except percentages) | June 30, 2019 | July 1, 2018 | % Change | June 30, 2019 | July 1, 2018 | % Change | ||||||||||||||||
Interest income | $ | 566 | $ | 664 | (15 | )% | $ | 1,418 | $ | 1,193 | 19 | % | ||||||||||
Interest expense | (16,424 | ) | (26,718 | ) | (39 | )% | (33,215 | ) | (51,824 | ) | (36 | )% | ||||||||||
Other Income (expense): | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Other, net | 67,768 | 36,624 | 85 | % | 100,841 | 52,418 | 92 | % | ||||||||||||||
Other expense, net | $ | 51,910 | $ | 10,570 | 391 | % | $ | 69,044 | $ | 1,787 | 3,764 | % | ||||||||||
As a percentage of revenue | 12 | % | 2 | % | 9 | % | — | % | ||||||||||||||
Interest expense decreased $10.3 million and $18.6 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 as compared to the three and six months ended July 1, 2018 primarily due to deconsolidation of the non-recourse residential financing obligations in connection with the sale of the Residential Lease Portfolio in November 2018.
Other income increased by $31.1 million and $48.4 million in the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 as compared to the three and six months ended July 1, 2018, primarily due to a $67.5 million and $100.5 million unrealized gain on a marketable equity investment in the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 as compared to a gain of $37.2 million and $54.8 million on sale of equity method investments during the three and six months ended July 1, 2018, respectively.
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Income Taxes
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(In thousands, except percentages) | June 30, 2019 | July 1, 2018 | % Change | June 30, 2019 | July 1, 2018 | % Change | ||||||||||||||
Provision for income taxes | (6,068 | ) | (3,081 | ) | 97 | % | $ | (11,865 | ) | $ | (5,709 | ) | 108 | % | ||||||
As a percentage of revenue | (1 | )% | (1 | )% | (2 | )% | (1 | )% | ||||||||||||
In the three months ended June 30, 2019, our income tax provision of $6.1 million on a profit before income taxes and equity in earnings of unconsolidated investees of $118.1 million was primarily due to projected tax expense in foreign jurisdictions that are profitable. Our income tax provision of $3.1 million in the three months ended July 1, 2018 on a loss before income taxes and equity in earnings of unconsolidated investees of $467.3 million was also primarily due to projected tax expense in foreign jurisdictions that are profitable.
In the six months ended June 30, 2019, our income tax provision of $11.9 million on a profit before income taxes and equity in earnings of unconsolidated investees of $17.7 million was primarily due to the projected tax expense in foreign jurisdictions that are profitable, and a net change in valuation allowance from a foreign jurisdiction. Our income tax provision of $5.7 million in the six months ended July 1, 2018 on a loss before income taxes and equity in earnings of unconsolidated investees of $610.2 million was primarily due to projected tax expense in foreign jurisdictions that are profitable.
A material amount of our total revenue is generated from customers located outside of the United States, and a substantial portion of our assets and employees are located outside of the United States. Because of the one-time transition tax related to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act enacted in 2017, the accumulated foreign earnings were deemed to have been taxed and were no longer subject to the U.S. federal deferred tax liability. Foreign withholding taxes have not been provided on the existing undistributed earnings of our non-U.S. subsidiaries as of June 30, 2019 as these are intended to be indefinitely reinvested in operations outside the United States.
We record a valuation allowance to reduce our deferred tax assets in the U.S., Malta, South Africa, Spain, and Mexico to the amount that is more likely than not to be realized. In assessing the need for a valuation allowance, we consider historical levels of income, expectations and risks associated with the estimates of future taxable income and ongoing prudent and feasible tax planning strategies. In the event we determine that we would be able to realize additional deferred tax assets in the future in excess of the net recorded amount, or if we subsequently determine that realization of an amount previously recorded is unlikely, we would record an adjustment to the deferred tax asset valuation allowance, which would change income tax in the period of adjustment.
In June 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit overturned the 2015 U.S. tax court decision in Altera Co v. Commissioner, regarding the inclusion of stock-based compensation costs under cost sharing agreements. Based on our preliminary analysis, we believe the impact of the court's decision would not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements. In July 2019, Intel Inc., parent company of Altera Corp., requested an en banc review of the decision from a Ninth Circuit panel. We will continue to monitor the effect of the case’s outcome on our tax provision and related disclosures once it is settled or as more information becomes available.
Equity in Earnings (Losses) of Unconsolidated Investees
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(In thousands, except percentages) | June 30, 2019 | July 1, 2018 | % Change | June 30, 2019 | July 1, 2018 | % Change | ||||||||||||||||
Equity in earnings (losses) of unconsolidated investees | $ | (1,963 | ) | $ | (13,415 | ) | (85 | )% | $ | (283 | ) | $ | (15,559 | ) | (98 | )% | ||||||
As a percentage of revenue | — | % | (3 | )% | — | % | (2 | )% | ||||||||||||||
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Our equity in earnings (losses) of unconsolidated investees increased $11.5 million and $15.3 million in the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 as compared to the three and six months ended July 1, 2018, was primarily driven by an increase in our share of earnings (losses) of unconsolidated investees as compared to a decrease in our share of earnings (losses) of unconsolidated investees, specifically, 8point3 Energy Partners and its affiliates (the "8point3 Group") during the three and six months ended July 1, 2018.
Net Loss Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests and Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests
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(In thousands, except percentages) | June 30, 2019 | July 1, 2018 | % Change | June 30, 2019 | July 1, 2018 | % Change | ||||||||||||||||
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interests | $ | 11,385 | $ | 36,726 | (69 | )% | $ | 26,226 | $ | 68,349 | (62 | )% | ||||||||||
We have entered into facilities with third-party tax equity investors under which the investors invest in a structure known as a partnership flip. We determined that we hold controlling interests in these less-than-wholly-owned entities and therefore we have fully consolidated these entities. We apply the HLBV method in allocating recorded net income (loss) to each investor based on the change in the reporting period, of the amount of net assets of the entity to which each investor would be entitled to under the governing contractual arrangements in a liquidation scenario.
In the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, we attributed $11.4 million and $26.2 million, respectively, of net losses primarily to the third-party investors as a result of allocating certain assets, including tax credits and accelerated tax depreciation benefits, to the investors. In the three and six months ended July 1, 2018, we attributed $36.7 million and $68.3 million, respectively, of net losses primarily to the third-party investors as a result of allocating certain assets, including tax credits and accelerated tax depreciation benefits, to the investors. The decrease in net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interests of $25.3 million and $42.1 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 as compared to the three and six months ended July 1, 2018 is primarily due to deconsolidation of majority of residential lease assets in the last quarter of fiscal 2018.
Critical Accounting Estimates
We prepare our condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, which requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses recorded in our financial statements. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions and conditions.
There were no significant changes in our critical accounting estimates during the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2019 compared to those previously disclosed in “Critical Accounting Estimates” in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” included in the 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
Cash Flows
A summary of the sources and uses of cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents is as follows:
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(In thousands) | June 30, 2019 | July 1, 2018 | ||||||
Net cash used in operating activities | $ | (230,091 | ) | $ | (355,342 | ) | ||
Net cash used in investing activities | $ | (30,808 | ) | $ | 349,171 | |||
Net cash provided by financing activities | $ | 96,629 | $ | (172,442 | ) | |||
Operating Activities
Net cash used in operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2019 was $230.1 million and was primarily the result of: (i) net income of $5.5 million; (ii) net non-cash charges of $65.9 million related to depreciation, stock-based compensation and other non-cash charges; (iii) gain on sale and impairment of residential lease assets of $26.0 million; (iv) $24.8 million decrease in advance payments made to suppliers; (v) $7.4 million decrease in contract assets driven by construction activities; (vi) $11.2 million increase in accounts payable and other accrued liabilities, primarily attributable to timing of payments for accrued expenses; (vii) $8.7 million increase in operating lease liabilities; (viii) $3.4 million increase in contract liabilities driven by construction activities; (ix) $2.0 million net change in deferred income taxes; (x) impairment of long-lived assets of $0.8 million; and (xi) $0.3 million loss in equity in earnings of unconsolidated investees. This was partially offset by (i) $143.4 million gain on business divestiture; (ii) $100.5 million unrealized gain on equity investments with readily determinable fair value; (iii) $62.1 million increase in inventories to support the construction of our solar energy projects; (iv) $48.6 million increase in accounts receivable, primarily driven by billings; (v) $8.8 million increase in operating lease right-of-use assets; (vi) $6.2 million increase in project assets, primarily related to the construction of our Commercial solar energy projects; (vii) $15.5 million increase in prepaid expenses and other assets, primarily related to movements in prepaid inventory; and (viii) $0.9 million increase in long-term financing receivables related to our net investment in sales-type leases.
Net cash used in operating activities in the six months ended July 1, 2018 was $355.3 million and was primarily the result of: (i) a net loss of $631.4 million; (ii) $109.2 million increase in long-term financing receivables related to our net investment in sales-type leases; (iii) $79.4 million decrease in accounts payable and other accrued liabilities, primarily attributable to the procurement of polysilicon and vendor payments; (iv) $75.8 million increase in inventories to support the construction of our solar energy projects; (v) $50.0 million gain on the sale of equity method investment; (vi) $35.9 million decrease in contract liabilities driven by construction activities; (vii) $35.4 million increase in contract assets driven by construction activities; (viii) $4.0 million increase in accounts receivable; and (ix) $2.4 million gain from various non-cash adjustments. This was partially offset by: (i) the impairment of property, plant and equipment of $369.2 million; (ii) the impairment of residential lease assets of $117.4 million; (iii) net non-cash charges of $100.4 million related to depreciation, stock-based compensation and other non-cash charges; (iv) a $34.3 million decrease in prepaid expenses and other assets, primarily related to movements in prepaid inventory; (v) $15.6 million decrease in equity in earnings of unconsolidated investees; (vi) a $15.1 million decrease in advance payments made to suppliers (vii) a $11.1 million decrease in project assets, primarily related to the write-downs in Power Plant solar energy development projects; (viii) $3.9 million dividend from 8point3 Energy Partners; and (ix) $1.4 million net change in deferred income taxes
Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities in the six months ended June 30, 2019 was $30.8 million, which included $61.5 million in capital expenditures primarily related to the expansion of our solar cell manufacturing capacity and costs associated with solar power systems. Additionally, the Company purchased a $10.0 million equity method investment in SunStrong Partners and SunStrong Holdings. This was partially offset by proceeds of $40.5 million from business divestiture and $0.2 million proceeds from the sale of property, plant, and equipment.
Net cash provided by investing activities in the six months ended July 1, 2018 was $349.2 million, which included proceeds from the sale of investment in joint ventures of $417.8 million and a $13.0 million dividend from 8point3 Energy Partners. This was partially offset by (i) $67.5 million in capital expenditures primarily related to the expansion of our solar cell manufacturing capacity and costs associated with solar power systems, leased and to be leased and (ii) $14.1 million paid for investments in consolidated and unconsolidated investees.
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Financing Activities
Net cash provided by financing activities in the six months ended June 30, 2019 was $96.6 million, which included: (i)$143.7 million in net proceeds of bank loans and other debt; (ii) $65.7 million in net proceeds from the issuance of non-recourse residential financing, net of issuance costs; and (iii) $29.3 million of net contributions from noncontrolling interests related to residential lease projects. This was partially offset by: (i) $125.1 million for repayments of various bank loans; (ii) $9.0 million payment for SolarWorld asset purchase agreement; (iii) $4.4 million in purchases of treasury stock for tax withholding obligations on vested restricted stock; (iv) $2.4 million in settlement of a contingent consideration arrangement; and (v) $1.2 million payments for non-recourse financing.
Net cash used in financing activities in the six months ended July 1, 2018 was $172.4 million, which included a (i) $419.5 million in repayments of bank loans and other debt; (ii) $10.0 million repayment of non-recourse residential financing; (iii) $4.9 million in purchases of treasury stock for tax withholding obligations on vested restricted stock; and (iv) $4.7 million repayment of non-recourse power plant and commercial financing. This was partially offset by (i) $116.5 million proceeds from bank loans and other debt; (ii) $67.1 million proceeds from issuance of non-recourse residential financing, net of issuance costs; (iii) $60.7 million of net contributions from noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interests primarily related to residential lease projects; and (iv) $17.6 million in proceeds from the issuance of non-recourse power plant and commercial financing.
Debt and Credit Sources
Convertible Debentures
As of June 30, 2019, an aggregate principal amount of $425.0 million of the 4.00% senior convertible debentures due 2023 (the "4.00% debentures due 2023") remained issued and outstanding. The 4.00% debentures due 2023 were issued on December 15, 2015. Interest on the 4.00% debentures due 2023 is payable on January 15 and July 15 of each year, beginning on July 15, 2016. Holders are able to exercise their right to convert the debentures at any time into shares of our common stock at an initial conversion price approximately equal to $30.53 per share, subject to adjustment in certain circumstances. If not earlier repurchased or converted, the 4.00% debentures due 2023 mature on January 15, 2023. Holders may require us to repurchase all or a portion of their 4.00% debentures due 2023, upon a fundamental change, as described in the related indenture, at a cash repurchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest. If we undergo a non-stock change of control, as described in the related indenture, the 4.00% debentures due 2023 will be subject to redemption at our option, in whole but not in part, for a period of 30 calendar days following a repurchase date relating to the non-stock change of control, at a cash redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest. Otherwise, the 4.00% debentures due 2023 are not redeemable at our option prior to the maturity date. In the event of certain events of default, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association ("Wells Fargo"), the trustee, or the holders of a specified amount of then-outstanding 4.00% debentures due 2023 will have the right to declare all amounts then outstanding due and payable.
As of June 30, 2019, an aggregate principal amount of $400.0 million of the 0.875% senior convertible debentures due 2021 (the “0.875% debentures due 2021”) remained issued and outstanding. The 0.875% debentures due 2021 were issued on June 11, 2014. Interest on the 0.875% debentures due 2021 is payable on June 1 and December 1 of each year. Holders are able to exercise their right to convert the debentures at any time into shares of our common stock at an initial conversion price approximately equal to $48.76 per share, subject to adjustment in certain circumstances. If not earlier repurchased or converted, the 0.875% debentures due 2021 mature on June 1, 2021. Holders may require us to repurchase all or a portion of their 0.875% debentures due 2021, upon a fundamental change, as described in the related indenture, at a cash repurchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest. If we undergo a non-stock change of control, as described in the related indenture, the 0.875% debentures due 2021 will be subject to redemption at our option, in whole but not in part, for a period of 30 calendar days following a repurchase date relating to the non-stock change of control, at a cash redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest. Otherwise, the 0.875% debentures due 2021 are not redeemable at our option prior to the maturity date. In the event of certain events of default, Wells Fargo, the trustee, or the holders of a specified amount of then-outstanding 0.875% debentures due 2021 will have the right to declare all amounts then outstanding due and payable.
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Loan Agreement with California Enterprise Development Authority ("CEDA")
On December 29, 2010, we borrowed from CEDA the proceeds of the $30.0 million aggregate principal amount of CEDA's tax-exempt Recovery Zone Facility Revenue Bonds (SunPower Corporation - Headquarters Project) Series 2010 (the "Bonds") maturing April 1, 2031, under a loan agreement with CEDA. Certain of our obligations under the loan agreement were contained in a promissory note dated December 29, 2010 issued by us to CEDA, which assigned the promissory note, along with all right, title and interest in the loan agreement, to Wells Fargo, as trustee, with respect to the Bonds for the benefit of the holders of the Bonds. The Bonds bear interest at a fixed-rate of 8.50% per annum. As of June 30, 2019, the fair value of the Bonds was $32.8 million, determined by using Level 2 inputs based on quarterly market prices as reported by an independent pricing source.
As of June 30, 2019, the $30.0 million aggregate principal amount of the Bonds was classified as "Long-term debt" in our condensed consolidated balance sheets.
Revolving Credit Facility with Credit Agricole
On June 23, 2017, we entered into an Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement with Credit Agricole, as administrative agent, and the other lenders party thereto (the "Revolver"), which amends and restates the Revolving Credit Agreement dated July 3, 2013, as amended.
The Revolver was entered into in connection with a letter agreement between us and Total S.A. dated May 8, 2017 (the "Letter Agreement"), to facilitate the issuance by Total S.A. ("Total S.A.") of one or more guaranties of our payment obligations of up to $100.0 million under the Revolver. The maturity date of the Letter Agreement and the Revolver is August 26, 2019. In consideration for the commitments of Total S.A. pursuant to the Letter Agreement, we are required to pay a guarantor commitment fee of 0.50% per annum for the unutilized Support Amount and a guaranty fee of 2.35% per annum of the guaranteed amount outstanding.
Available borrowings under the Revolver are $300.0 million; provided that the aggregate principal amount of all amounts borrowed under the facility cannot exceed 95.0% of the amounts guaranteed by Total S.A. under the Letter Agreement. Amounts borrowed under the facility may be repaid and re-borrowed until the maturity date.
We are required to pay (a) interest on outstanding borrowings under the facility of (i) with respect to any LIBOR rate loan, an amount equal to 0.6% plus the LIBOR rate divided by a percentage equal to one minus the stated maximum rate of all reserves required to be maintained against “Eurocurrency liabilities” as specified in Regulation D; and (ii) with respect to any alternate base rate loan, an amount equal to 0.25% plus the greater of (1) the prime rate, (2) the Federal Funds rate plus 0.50%, and (3) the one-month LIBOR rate plus 1%; and (b) a commitment fee of 0.06% per annum on funds available for borrowing and not borrowed. The Revolver includes representations, covenants, and events of default customary for financing transactions of this type. As of June 30, 2019, we had no outstanding borrowings under the revolving credit facility.
September 2011 Letter of Credit Facility with Deutsche Bank and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas (together, "Deutsche Bank Trust")
On September 27, 2011, we entered into a letter of credit facility with Deutsche Bank Trust which provides for the issuance, upon request by us, of letters of credit to support our obligations in an aggregate amount not to exceed $200.0 million. Each letter of credit issued under the facility is fully cash-collateralized and we have entered into a security agreement with Deutsche Bank Trust, granting them a security interest in a cash collateral account established for this purpose.
As of June 30, 2019, letters of credit issued under the Deutsche Bank Trust facility totaled $3.6 million, which was fully collateralized with restricted cash as classified on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.
Other Facilities
Asset-Backed Loan with Bank of America
On March 29, 2019, we entered in a Loan and Security Agreement with Bank of America, N.A., which provides a revolving credit facility secured by certain inventory and accounts receivable in the maximum aggregate principal amount of $50.0 million. The Loan and Security Agreement contains negative and affirmative covenants including maintaining $5.0 million of cash in a designated account, renewal or replacement of the existing revolving credit facility with Credit Agricole (discussed above) shortly after it expires, events of default and repayment and prepayment provisions customarily applicable to asset-
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backed credit facilities. The facility bears a floating interest rate of LIBOR plus an applicable margin, and matures on the earlier of March 29, 2022, a date that is 91 days prior to the maturity of our 2021 convertible debentures, or the termination of the commitments thereunder. As of June 30, 2019, we had drawn $12.5 million under this facility and repaid $0.3 million.
SunTrust Facility
On June 28, 2018, we entered in a Financing Agreement with SunTrust Bank, which provides a revolving credit facility in the maximum aggregate principal amount of $75.0 million. Each draw down from the facility bears either a base rate or federal funds rate plus an applicable margin or a floating interest rate of LIBOR plus an applicable margin, and matures no later than three years. As of June 30, 2019, we had $75.0 million in borrowing capacity under this limited recourse construction financing facility.
Non-recourse Financing and Other Debt
In order to facilitate the construction, sale or ongoing operation of certain solar projects, including our residential leasing program, we regularly obtain project-level financing. These financings are secured either by the assets of the specific project being financed or by our equity in the relevant project entity and the lenders do not have recourse to our general assets for repayment of such debt obligations, and hence the financings are referred to as non-recourse. Non-recourse financing is typically in the form of loans from third-party financial institutions, but also takes other forms, including "flip partnership" structures, sale-leaseback arrangements, or other forms commonly used in the solar or similar industries. We may seek non-recourse financing covering solely the construction period of the solar project or may also seek financing covering part or all of the operating life of the solar project. We classify non-recourse financings in our condensed consolidated balance sheets in accordance with their terms; however, in certain circumstances, we may repay or refinance these financings prior to stated maturity dates in connection with the sale of the related project or similar such circumstances. In addition, in certain instances, the customer may assume the loans at the time that the project entity is sold to the customer. In these instances, subsequent debt assumption is reflected as a financing outflow and operating inflow in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows to reflect the substance of the assumption as a facilitation of customer financing from a third party.
Liquidity
As of June 30, 2019, we had unrestricted cash and cash equivalents of $167.3 million as compared to $309.4 million as of December 30, 2018. Our cash balances are held in numerous locations throughout the world, and as of June 30, 2019, we had approximately $31.5 million held outside of the United States. This offshore cash is used to fund operations of our business in the Europe and Asia Pacific regions as well as non-U.S. manufacturing operations, which require local payment for product materials and other expenses. The amounts held outside of the United States represent the earnings of our foreign subsidiaries which under the enacted Tax Act, incurred a one-time transition tax (such amounts were previously tax deferred), however, would not result in a cash payment due to our cumulative net operating loss position. We expect total capital expenditures related to purchases of property, plant and equipment of approximately $73.5 million in fiscal 2019 in order to increase our manufacturing capacity for our highest efficiency Maxeon 3 product platform and our new P-Series technology, improve our current and next generation solar cell manufacturing technology, and other projects. In addition, while we have begun the transition away from our project development business, we still expect to invest capital to develop solar power systems and plants for sale to customers. The development of solar power plants can require long periods of time and substantial initial investments. Our efforts in this area may consist of all stages of development, including land acquisition, permitting, financing, construction, operation and the eventual sale of the projects. We often choose to bear the costs of such efforts prior to the final sale to a customer, which involves significant upfront investments of resources (including, for example, large transmission deposits or other payments, which may be non-refundable), land acquisition, permitting, legal and other costs, and in some cases the actual costs of constructing a project, in advance of the signing of PPAs and EPC contracts and the receipt of any revenue, much of which is not recognized for several additional months or years following contract signing. Any delays in disposition of one or more projects could have a negative impact on our liquidity.
Certain of our customers also require performance bonds issued by a bonding agency or letters of credit issued by financial institutions, which are returned to us upon satisfaction of contractual requirements. If there is a contractual dispute with the customer, the customer may withhold the security or make a draw under such security, which could have an adverse impact on our liquidity. Obtaining letters of credit may require adequate collateral. All letters of credit issued under our 2016 Guaranteed LC Facilities are guaranteed by Total S.A. pursuant to the Credit Support Agreement. Our September 2011 letter of credit facility with Deutsche Bank Trust is fully collateralized by restricted cash, which reduces the amount of cash available for operations. As of June 30, 2019, letters of credit issued under the Deutsche Bank Trust facility amounted to $3.6 million which were fully collateralized with restricted cash on our condensed consolidated balance sheets.
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In fiscal 2011, we launched our residential lease program with dealers in the United States, in partnership with a third-party financial institution, which allows customers to obtain SunPower systems under lease agreements up to 20 years, subject to financing availability. In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2017, in conjunction with our efforts to generate more available liquid funds in the near-term, we made the decision to sell a portion of our interest in the Residential Lease Portfolio. As a result, we determined it was necessary to evaluate our Residential Lease Portfolio for potential impairment. For additional information, see "Item 1. Financial Statements—Note 6. Solar Services" in the Notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. During the three months June 30, 2019, we received $29.6 million in contributions and $0.3 million of distributions from investors under the related facility agreements. During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2018, we successfully sold a portion of our interest in the Residential Lease Portfolio. In conjunction with our sale of the residential lease assets, we deconsolidated these less-than-wholly-owned entities in which we previously held a controlling interest. For further information, see "Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data—Note 4. Business Combinations and Divestitures" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2018.
In fiscal 2019, we drew down $65.7 million of proceeds, net of issuance costs, under the loan agreements. During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2018, in conjunction with the sale of our interest in our residential lease assets portfolio we repaid these loans in full. We are actively arranging additional third-party financing for our continuing residential lease program; however, the credit markets are unpredictable, and if they become challenging, we may be unable to arrange additional financing partners for our residential lease program in future periods, which could have a negative impact on our sales. In the unlikely event that we enter into a material number of additional leases without promptly obtaining corresponding third-party financing, our cash and working capital could be negatively affected. Additionally, we have approximately $0.2 million of cash and cash equivalents within our remaining consolidated residential leasing subsidiaries that is used by those subsidiaries for their working capital needs. This cash is typically not available to us to use for general corporate purposes unless certain financial obligations are first settled. In the event that we choose to transfer cash out of these subsidiaries for general corporate purposes in the future, we would first be required to distribute a portion of the cash to lender debt reserves and investors who hold noncontrolling interests in the relevant subsidiaries. For further information, see "Item 1. Financial Statements—Note 6. Solar Services" in the Notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements" in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Solar power plant projects often require significant up-front investments. These include payments for preliminary engineering, permitting, legal, and other expenses before we can determine whether a project is feasible. We often make arrangements with third-party financiers to acquire and build solar power systems or to fund project construction using non-recourse project debt. As of June 30, 2019, outstanding amounts related to our project financing totaled $6.5 million.
On June 23, 2017, we entered into an Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement with Credit Agricole, as administrative agent, and the other lenders party thereto, which amends and restates the Revolving Credit Agreement dated July 3, 2013, by and between us, the Administrative Agent and the other parties thereto, as amended to date. The Revolver was entered into in connection with the Letter Agreement between us and Total S.A. dated May 8, 2017, which was entered into to facilitate the issuance by Total S.A of one or more guaranties of our payment obligations of up to $100.0 million under the Revolver. The maturity date of the facility under the Revolver remains August 26, 2019, and amounts borrowed under the facility may be repaid and reborrowed until the Maturity Date. Available borrowings under the Revolver remain $300.0 million; provided that the aggregate principal amount of all amounts borrowed under the facility cannot exceed 95.0% of the amounts guaranteed by Total Solar International SAS ("Total"), formerly Total Energies Nouvelles Activités USA, a subsidiary of Total S.A., under the Letter Agreement, effectively allowing us to borrow up to a maximum of $95.0 million under the Revolver. As of June 30, 2019, $300.0 million remained undrawn under our revolving credit facility with Credit Agricole.
There are no assurances, however, that we will have sufficient available cash to repay our indebtedness or that we will be able to refinance such indebtedness on similar terms to the expiring indebtedness. If our capital resources are insufficient to satisfy our liquidity requirements, we may seek to sell additional equity investments or debt securities or obtain other debt financing. The current economic environment, however, could limit our ability to raise capital by issuing new equity or debt securities on acceptable terms, and lenders may be unwilling to lend funds on acceptable terms in the amounts that would be required to supplement cash flows to support operations. The sale of additional equity investments or convertible debt securities would result in additional dilution to our stockholders (and the potential for further dilution upon the exercise of warrants or the conversion of convertible debt) and may not be available on favorable terms or at all, particularly in light of the current conditions in the financial and credit markets. Additional debt would result in increased expenses and would likely impose new restrictive covenants which may be similar or different than those restrictions contained in the covenants under our current loan agreements and debentures. In addition, financing arrangements, including project financing for our solar power plants and letters of credit facilities, may not be available to us, or may not be available in amounts or on terms acceptable to us.
Challenging industry conditions and a competitive environment extended throughout fiscal 2018 and into the first half of fiscal 2019. Our net cash used in operating activities continued in the second quarter of fiscal 2019 and is expected to
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continue through the remainder of fiscal 2019, however, we expect to generate positive net total cash and cash equivalents in the second half of fiscal 2019. We believe that our total cash and cash equivalents, including cash expected to be generated from operations, will be sufficient to meet our obligations over the next 12 months from the date of the issuance of our financial statements. We have been successful in our ability to divest certain investments and non-core assets, such as the divestiture of our equity interest in 8point3 Energy Partners LP, the sale of certain assets and intellectual property related to the production of microinverters, the sale of membership interests in our Residential Lease Portfolio, and the sale of membership interests in our Commercial Sale-Leaseback Portfolio (Note 4. Business Divestiture). Additionally, we have secured other sources of financing in connection with our liquidity needs, as well as realizing cash savings resulting from restructuring actions and cost reduction initiatives (Note 11. Debt and Credit Sources). We continue to focus on improving our overall operating performance and liquidity, including managing cash flow and working capital.
While we have not drawn on it, we also have the ability to enhance our available cash by borrowing up to $95.0 million under a revolving credit facility (the “Revolver”) with Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank (“Credit Agricole”) pursuant to a Letter Agreement executed by us and Total S.A. on May 8, 2017 (the “Letter Agreement”) through August 26, 2019, the expiration date of the Letter Agreement. We are in discussions to either renew or replace the Revolver with a comparable facility.
Although we have historically been able to generate liquidity, we cannot predict, with certainty, the outcome of our actions to generate liquidity as planned.
Contractual Obligations
The following table summarizes our contractual obligations as of June 30, 2019:
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Convertible debt, including interest1 | $ | 891,926 | $ | 10,250 | $ | 438,968 | $ | 442,708 | $ | — | ||||||||||
CEDA loan, including interest2 | 60,600 | 1,275 | 5,100 | 5,100 | 49,125 | |||||||||||||||
Other debt, including interest3 | 184,356 | 53,451 | 75,648 | 5,713 | 49,544 | |||||||||||||||
Future financing commitments4 | 3,840 | 940 | 2,900 | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Operating lease commitments5 | 99,436 | 6,618 | 23,734 | 20,189 | 48,895 | |||||||||||||||
Finance lease commitments6 | 2,434 | 314 | 1,282 | 838 | — | |||||||||||||||
Non-cancellable purchase orders7 | 196,367 | 196,367 | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Purchase commitments under agreements8 | 577,421 | 87,012 | 414,498 | 69,120 | 6,791 | |||||||||||||||
Deferred purchase consideration in connection with acquisition9 | 60,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Total | $ | 2,076,380 | $ | 386,227 | $ | 992,130 | $ | 543,668 | $ | 154,355 | ||||||||||
1Convertible debt, including interest, relates to the aggregate of $825.0 million in outstanding principal amount of our senior convertible debentures on June 30, 2019. For the purpose of the table above, we assume that all holders of the outstanding debentures will hold the debentures through the date of maturity, and upon conversion, the values of the senior convertible debentures will be equal to the aggregate principal amount with no premiums.
2CEDA loan, including interest, relates to the proceeds of the $30.0 million aggregate principal amount of the Bonds. The Bonds mature on April 1, 2031 and bear interest at a fixed rate of 8.50% through maturity.
3Other debt, including interest, primarily relates to non-recourse finance projects and solar power systems and leases under our residential lease program as described in "Item 1. Financial Statements—Note 9. Commitments and Contingencies" in the Notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
4In connection with purchase and joint venture agreements with non-public companies, we will be required to provide additional financing to such parties of up to $3.8 million, subject to certain conditions.
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5Operating lease commitments primarily relate to certain solar power systems leased from unaffiliated third parties over minimum lease terms of up to 20 years which are classified as held-for-sale as of June 30, 2019, and various facility lease agreements including leases entered in that have not yet commenced.
6Finance lease commitments primarily relate to certain buildings, manufacturing and equipment under capital leases in Europe for terms of up to 6 years.
7Non-cancellable purchase orders relate to purchases of raw materials for inventory and manufacturing equipment from a variety of vendors.
8Purchase commitments under agreements primarily relate to arrangements entered into with several suppliers, including some of our non-consolidated investees, for polysilicon, ingots, wafers, and module-level power electronics and alternating current cables, among others. These agreements specify future quantities and pricing of products to be supplied by the vendors for periods up to 5 years and there are certain consequences, such as forfeiture of advanced deposits and liquidated damages relating to previous purchases, in the event we terminate these arrangements.
9In connection with the acquisition of AUO SunPower Sdn. Bhd. in 2016, we are required to make noncancellable annual installment payments during 2019 and 2020.
Liabilities Associated with Uncertain Tax Positions
Due to the complexity and uncertainty associated with our tax positions, we cannot make a reasonably reliable estimate of the period in which cash settlement will be made for our liabilities associated with uncertain tax positions in other long-term liabilities. Therefore, they have been excluded from the table above. As of June 30, 2019 and December 30, 2018, total liabilities associated with uncertain tax positions were $18.3 million and $16.8 million, respectively, and are included within "Other long-term liabilities" in our condensed consolidated balance sheets as they are not expected to be paid within the next twelve months.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
As of June 30, 2019, we did not have any significant off-balance sheet arrangements, as defined in Item 303(a)(4)(ii) of SEC Regulation S-K.
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ITEM 3: QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Foreign Currency Exchange Risk
Our exposure to movements in foreign currency exchange rates is primarily related to sales to European customers that are denominated in Euros. Revenue generated from European customers represented 13% and 11% of our total revenue in the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively and 7% of our total revenue in both the three and six months ended July 1, 2018, respectively. A 10% change in the Euro exchange rate would have impacted our revenue by approximately $5.6 million and $8.5 million in the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively, and $3.2 million and $5.7 million in the three and six months ended July 1, 2018, respectively.
In the past, we have experienced an adverse impact on our revenue, gross margin and profitability as a result of foreign currency fluctuations. When foreign currencies appreciate against the U.S. dollar, inventories and expenses denominated in foreign currencies become more expensive. An increase in the value of the U.S. dollar relative to foreign currencies could make our solar power products more expensive for international customers, thus potentially leading to a reduction in demand, our sales and profitability. Furthermore, many of our competitors are foreign companies that could benefit from such a currency fluctuation, making it more difficult for us to compete with those companies.
We currently conduct hedging activities which involve the use of option and/or forward currency contracts that are designed to address our exposure to changes in the foreign exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and other currencies. As of June 30, 2019 and December 30, 2018, we had designated outstanding cash flow hedge forward contracts with a notional value of $44.9 million and zero, respectively. As of June 30, 2019, we also had designated outstanding cash flow hedge option contracts with a notional value of $101.5 million. As of June 30, 2019 and December 30, 2018, we had non-designated outstanding forward currency contracts with aggregate notional values of $19.5 million and $11.4 million, respectively. Because we hedge some of our expected future foreign exchange exposure, if associated revenues do not materialize we could experience a reclassification of gains or losses into earnings. Such a reclassification could adversely impact our revenue, margins and results of operations. We cannot predict the impact of future exchange rate fluctuations on our business and operating results.
Credit Risk
We have certain financial and derivative instruments that subject us to credit risk. These consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash equivalents, investments, accounts receivable, notes receivable, advances to suppliers, foreign currency option contracts, foreign currency forward contracts, bond hedge and warrant transactions. We are exposed to credit losses in the event of nonperformance by the counterparties to our financial and derivative instruments. Our investment policy requires cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash equivalents, and investments to be placed with high-quality financial institutions and limits the amount of credit risk from any one issuer. We additionally perform ongoing credit evaluations of our customers’ financial condition whenever deemed necessary and generally do not require collateral.
We enter into agreements with vendors that specify future quantities and pricing of polysilicon to be supplied for periods up to 10 years. Under certain agreements, we are required to make prepayments to the vendors over the terms of the arrangements. As of June 30, 2019 and December 30, 2018, advances to suppliers totaled $146.8 million and $171.6 million, respectively. One supplier accounted for 100.0% and 99.6% of total advances to suppliers as of June 30, 2019 and December 30, 2018, respectively.
We enter into foreign currency derivative contracts and convertible debenture hedge transactions with high-quality financial institutions and limit the amount of credit exposure to any single counterparty. The foreign currency derivative contracts are limited to a time period of a month or less. We regularly evaluate the credit standing of our counterparty financial institutions.
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Interest Rate Risk
We are exposed to interest rate risk because many of our customers depend on debt financing to purchase our solar power systems. An increase in interest rates could make it difficult for our customers to obtain the financing necessary to purchase our solar power systems on favorable terms, or at all, and thus lower demand for our solar power products, reduce revenue and adversely impact our operating results. An increase in interest rates could lower a customer's return on investment in a system or make alternative investments more attractive relative to solar power systems, which, in each case, could cause our customers to seek alternative investments that promise higher returns or demand higher returns from our solar power systems, reduce gross margin and adversely impact our operating results. This risk is significant to our business because our sales model is highly sensitive to interest rate fluctuations and the availability of credit, and would be adversely affected by increases in interest rates or liquidity constraints.
Our interest expense would increase to the extent interest rates rise in connection with our variable interest rate borrowings. During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2018, we repaid all of our variable interest rate borrowings. We do not believe that an immediate 10% increase in interest rates would have a material effect on our financial statements under potential future borrowings. In addition, lower interest rates would have an adverse impact on our interest income. Due to the relatively short-term nature of our investment portfolio, we do not believe that an immediate 10% decrease in interest rates would have a material effect on the fair market value of our money market funds. Since we believe we have the ability to liquidate substantially all of this portfolio, we do not expect our operating results or cash flows to be materially affected to any significant degree by a sudden change in market interest rates on our investment portfolio.
Equity Price Risk Involving Minority Investments in Joint Ventures and Other Non-Public Companies
Our investments held in joint ventures and other non-public companies expose us to equity price risk. As of June 30, 2019 and December 30, 2018, investments of $35.0 million and $34.8 million, respectively, are accounted for using the equity method. As of both June 30, 2019 and December 30, 2018, investments of $8.8 million are accounted for using the measurement alternative method.
On August 9, 2018, we completed the sale of certain assets and intellectual property related to the production of microinverters to Enphase in exchange for $25.0 million in cash and 7.5 million shares of Enphase common stock (NASDAQ: ENPH). We received the common stock and a $15.0 million cash payment upon closing, and received the final $10.0 million cash payment of the purchase price on December 10, 2018. The common stock was recorded as an equity investment with readily determinable fair value (Level 1), with changes in fair value recognized in net income. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, we recognized an unrealized gain of $67.5 million and $100.5 million within "Other, net" under other income (expense), net, on the condensed consolidated statement of operations. These strategic equity investments in third parties are subject to risk of changes in market value could result in realized impairment losses. We generally do not attempt to reduce or eliminate our market exposure in equity investments. We monitor these investments for impairment and record reductions in the carrying values when necessary. Circumstances that indicate an other-than-temporary decline include the valuation ascribed to the issuing company in subsequent financing rounds, decreases in quoted market prices and declines in operations of the issuer. There can be no assurance that our equity investments will not face risks of loss in the future.
Interest Rate Risk and Market Price Risk Involving Debt
As of June 30, 2019, we held outstanding convertible debentures with an aggregate face value of $825.0 million, comprised of $425.0 million of 4.00% debentures due in 2023 and $400.0 million of 0.875% debentures due in 2021. The aggregate estimated fair value of our outstanding convertible debentures was $744.4 million and $648.9 million as of June 30, 2019 and December 30, 2018, respectively. Estimated fair values are based on quoted market prices as reported by an independent pricing source. The fair market value of our debentures is subject to interest rate risk, market price risk and other factors due to the convertible feature of the debentures. The fair market value of the debentures will generally increase as interest rates fall, and decrease as interest rates rise. When our common stock price is in-the-money relative to these fixed stock price conversion rates, the fair market value of the debentures will generally increase as the market price of our common stock increases, and decrease as our common stock's market price falls, based on each debenture's respective fixed conversion rate. The interest and market value changes affect the fair market value of the debentures, but do not impact our financial position, cash flows or results of operations due to the fixed nature of the debt obligations, except to the extent increases in the value of our common stock may provide the holders the right to convert such debentures into stock, or cash, in certain instances, but only applicable during periods when our common stock is in-the-money relative to such conversion rights. As our common stock price is significantly below the conversion price for both debentures and therefore unlikely to be exercised by the holders, a 10% increase or decrease in our common stock will not impact our financial statements.
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We also have interest rate risk relating to our other outstanding debt, besides debentures, all of which bear fixed rates of interest (Refer Note 11. Debt and Credit Sources). The interest and market value changes affect the fair market value of these debts, but do not impact our financial position, cash flows or results of operations due to the fixed nature of the debt obligations. A hypothetical 10 basis points increase or decrease on market interest rates related to these debts would have an immaterial impact on the fair market value of these debts.
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ITEM 4: CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We maintain "disclosure controls and procedures," as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act, that are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating our disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that disclosure controls and procedures, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the disclosure controls and procedures are met. Additionally, in designing disclosure controls and procedures, our management is required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible disclosure controls and procedures. The design of any disclosure control and procedure also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions.
Based on their evaluation as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of June 30, 2019 at a reasonable assurance level.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
We regularly review our system of internal control over financial reporting and make changes to our processes and systems to improve controls and increase efficiency, while ensuring that we maintain an effective internal control environment. Changes may include such activities as implementing new, more efficient systems, consolidating activities, and migrating processes.
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during our most recent fiscal quarter that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
The disclosure under "Item 1. Financial Statements—Note 9. Commitments and Contingencies—Legal Matters" in the Notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
There have been no material changes to the risk factors we previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2018.
ITEM 2: UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
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Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
The following table sets forth all purchases made by or on behalf of us or any "affiliated purchaser," as defined in Rule 10b-18(a)(3) under the Exchange Act, of shares of our common stock during each of the indicated periods.
Period | Total Number of Shares Purchased1 | Average Price Paid Per Share | Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs | Maximum Number of Shares That May Yet Be Purchased Under the Publicly Announced Plans or Programs | |||||||||
April 1, 2019 through April 28, 2019 | 5,505 | $ | 7.40 | — | — | ||||||||
April 29, 2019 through May 26, 2019 | 39,018 | $ | 7.54 | — | — | ||||||||
May 27, 2019 through June 30, 2019 | 6,565 | $ | 8.15 | — | — | ||||||||
51,088 | $ | 7.60 | — | — | |||||||||
1 | The shares purchased represent shares surrendered to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of restricted stock issued to employees. |
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ITEM 6: EXHIBITS
Index to Exhibits
Exhibit Number | Description | |
Manavendra Sial - Final Letter Agreement | ||
Certification by Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a). | ||
Certification by Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a). | ||
Certification Furnished Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | ||
101.INS+ | XBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document. | |
101.SCH*+ | XBRL Taxonomy Schema Document. | |
101.CAL*+ | XBRL Taxonomy Calculation Linkbase Document. | |
101.LAB*+ | XBRL Taxonomy Label Linkbase Document. | |
101.PRE*+ | XBRL Taxonomy Presentation Linkbase Document. | |
101.DEF*+ | XBRL Taxonomy Definition Linkbase Document. | |
Exhibits marked with an asterisk (*) are filed herewith.
Exhibits marked with two asterisks (**) are furnished and not filed herewith.
Exhibits marked with a cross (+) are XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language) information furnished and not filed herewith, are not a part of a registration statement or Prospectus for purposes of sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, are deemed not filed for purposes of section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and otherwise are not subject to liability under these sections.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
SUNPOWER CORPORATION | ||
July 31, 2019 | By: | /S/ MANAVENDRA S. SIAL |
Manavendra S. Sial | ||
Executive Vice President and | ||
Chief Financial Officer | ||
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June 10, 2019
Manavendra Sial
15223 Brightfield Manor Drive
Chesterfield, MO 63017
Dear Manavendra,
Pursuant to our discussions with you, we will provide the following:
1. | Limited Acceleration of Vesting. SunPower Corporation (“SunPower” or “we”) will provide limited acceleration of vesting of outstanding restricted stock units (“RSUs”) and performance-based RSUs (“PSUs”) that are scheduled to vest by 2020, if you are terminated without Cause (as defined in your employment agreement effective as of May 2, 2018 (“Employment Agreement”)) prior to December 5, 2020. The awards subject to accelerated vesting are listed in the table below. |
Award ID | Award Date | Award Type | # of Units | Vest Date |
RSU-45898 | 12/14/2018 | RSU | 80,000 | 12/5/2019 |
PSU-45914 | 2/12/2019 | PSU | 20,000 | 3/1/2020 |
RSU-45908 | 2/12/2019 | RSU | 20,000 | 3/1/2020 |
RSU-N43351 | 5/18/2018 | RSU | 25,000 | 5/5/2020 |
RSU-45898 | 12/14/2018 | RSU | 80,000 | 12/5/2020 |
2. | Relocation Assistance. In order to assist you with your relocation to San Jose, California, we will provide you with relocation benefits consistent with SunPower’s U.S. Relocation Policy – Vice President and Above, except as set forth in this paragraph. We will cap the home purchase value to a maximum of USD $2.5 million, provide you with a miscellaneous relocation allowance of $25,000 (not subject to tax gross-up), and provide you with temporary housing for 30 days. To be eligible for all the benefits of the relocation program, you must work with the designated relocation partner approved service providers. In the event of your voluntary or involuntary termination for Cause before December 31, 2020, you will be required to repay relocation assistance payments as follows: such relocation assistance payments shall vest in equal monthly installments between July 1, 2019 and December 31, 2020 and, if terminated as described above, you (i) will repay any unvested payments already made and (ii) will not be entitled to receive any future payments. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the relocation assistance payments shall not exceed $300,000 in the aggregate. |
Your signature on this letter will evidence your agreement with the terms and conditions set forth herein. In accepting this agreement, you give assurance that you have not relied on any agreements or representations, express or implied, with respect to this offer that are not set forth expressly in this letter. Nothing in this letter changes other terms and conditions included in your RSU and PSU award agreements or Employment Agreement, including without limitation the at-will nature of your employment.
Sincerely,
/s/ Doug Richards
Doug Richards
EVP, Administration
SunPower Corporation
I accept the offer of accelerated vesting and relocation assistance set forth above:
Signature: /s/ MANAVENDRA S. SIAL Date: July 1, 2019
Manavendra Sial
EXHIBIT 31.1
CERTIFICATIONS
I, Thomas H. Werner, certify that:
I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-Q of SunPower Corporation; | |
2 | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
3 | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
4 | The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: |
(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and
5 | The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
Date: July 31, 2019
/S/ THOMAS H. WERNER | |
Thomas H. Werner | |
Chief Executive Officer and Director | |
(Principal Executive Officer) | |
EXHIBIT 31.2
CERTIFICATIONS
I, Manavendra S. Sial, certify that:
1 | I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-Q of SunPower Corporation; |
2 | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
3 | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
4 | The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: |
(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and
5 | The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
Date: July 31, 2019
/S/ MANAVENDRA S. SIAL | |
Manavendra S. Sial | |
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |
(Principal Financial Officer) | |
EXHIBIT 32.1
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Annual Report of SunPower Corporation (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the period ended June 30, 2019 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), each of Thomas H. Werner and Manavendra S. Sial certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of his knowledge and belief:
(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
Dated: July 31, 2019
/S/ THOMAS H. WERNER | |
Thomas H. Werner | |
Chief Executive Officer and Director | |
(Principal Executive Officer) | |
/S/ MANAVENDRA S. SIAL | |
Manavendra S. Sial | |
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |
(Principal Financial Officer) | |
The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Report or as a separate disclosure statement.