Enphase Energy, Inc. (ENPH)
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SEC company page: https://www.sec.gov/edgar/browse/?CIK=1463101. Latest filing source: 0001463101-26-000013.
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Business
Read ENPH's verbatim Item 1 Business section from its latest 10-K: Business.
Risk Factors
Read ENPH's verbatim Item 1A Risk Factors from its latest 10-K: Risk Factors.
Selected Fundamentals
| Metric | Value | Unit | FY | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 1,472,985,000 | USD | 2025 | 2026-02-17 |
| Net income | 172,133,000 | USD | 2025 | 2026-02-17 |
| Assets | 3,509,792,000 | USD | 2025 | 2026-02-17 |
Financials
Annual standardized facts from SEC companyfacts as of latest extracted filing date 2026-02-17. Source: https://data.sec.gov/api/xbrl/companyfacts/CIK0001463101.json. Derived margins, ratios, and free cash flow are computed from the extracted annual SEC facts.
| Metric | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 286,166,000 | 316,159,000 | 624,333,000 | 774,425,000 | 1,382,049,000 | 2,330,853,000 | 2,290,786,000 | 1,330,383,000 | 1,472,985,000 | |
| Net income | -67,462,000 | -45,192,000 | -11,627,000 | 161,148,000 | 133,995,000 | 145,449,000 | 397,362,000 | 438,936,000 | 102,658,000 | 172,133,000 |
| Operating income | -39,378,000 | 1,596,000 | 102,729,000 | 186,439,000 | 215,832,000 | 448,261,000 | 445,741,000 | 77,292,000 | 157,526,000 | |
| Gross profit | 58,008,000 | 56,043,000 | 94,445,000 | 221,245,000 | 345,981,000 | 554,422,000 | 974,595,000 | 1,058,388,000 | 629,138,000 | 687,004,000 |
| Diluted EPS | 2.77 | 3.08 | 0.75 | 1.29 | ||||||
| Operating cash flow | -32,953,000 | -28,442,000 | 16,132,000 | 139,067,000 | 216,334,000 | 352,028,000 | 744,817,000 | 696,780,000 | 513,693,000 | 136,540,000 |
| Capital expenditures | 12,167,000 | 4,121,000 | 4,151,000 | 14,788,000 | 20,558,000 | 52,258,000 | 46,443,000 | 110,401,000 | 33,604,000 | 40,639,000 |
| Share buybacks | 0.00 | 0.00 | 500,000,000 | 0.00 | 409,998,000 | 391,364,000 | 129,957,000 | |||
| Assets | 163,576,000 | 169,147,000 | 339,937,000 | 713,223,000 | 1,200,102,000 | 2,079,256,000 | 3,084,280,000 | 3,383,012,000 | 3,249,676,000 | 3,509,792,000 |
| Liabilities | 162,276,000 | 178,273,000 | 332,161,000 | 441,011,000 | 716,109,000 | 1,649,088,000 | 2,258,707,000 | 2,399,388,000 | 2,416,660,000 | 2,422,769,000 |
| Stockholders' equity | 1,300,000 | -9,126,000 | 7,776,000 | 272,212,000 | 483,993,000 | 430,168,000 | 825,573,000 | 983,624,000 | 833,016,000 | 1,087,023,000 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 17,764,000 | 29,144,000 | 106,237,000 | 251,409,000 | 679,379,000 | 119,316,000 | 473,244,000 | 288,748,000 | 369,110,000 | 474,318,000 |
| Free cash flow | -45,120,000 | -32,563,000 | 11,981,000 | 124,279,000 | 195,776,000 | 299,770,000 | 698,374,000 | 586,379,000 | 480,089,000 | 95,901,000 |
Ratios
| Metric | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | -15.79% | -3.68% | 25.81% | 17.30% | 10.52% | 17.05% | 19.16% | 7.72% | 11.69% | |
| Operating margin | -13.76% | 0.50% | 16.45% | 24.07% | 15.62% | 19.23% | 19.46% | 5.81% | 10.69% | |
| Return on equity | -149.52% | 59.20% | 27.69% | 33.81% | 48.13% | 44.62% | 12.32% | 15.84% | ||
| Return on assets | -41.24% | -26.72% | -3.42% | 22.59% | 11.17% | 7.00% | 12.88% | 12.97% | 3.16% | 4.90% |
| Liabilities / equity | 42.72 | 1.62 | 1.48 | 3.83 | 2.74 | 2.44 | 2.90 | 2.23 | ||
| Current ratio | 1.42 | 1.42 | 1.51 | 2.51 | 1.75 | 3.33 | 3.55 | 4.59 | 3.53 | 2.07 |
Industry Peer Context
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Financial Bridges
Income statement bridge from reported figures
Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts FY 2025. Revenue: accession 0001463101-26-000013; concept RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax; source concepts us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax | Gross profit: accession 0001463101-26-000013; concept GrossProfit; source concepts us-gaap:GrossProfit | Operating income: accession 0001463101-26-000013; concept OperatingIncomeLoss; source concepts us-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss | Net income: accession 0001463101-26-000013; concept NetIncomeLoss; source concepts us-gaap:NetIncomeLoss
Free cash flow = operating cash flow - capital expenditures
Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts FY 2025. Operating cash flow: accession 0001463101-26-000013; concept NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities; source concepts us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | Capital expenditures: accession 0001463101-26-000013; concept PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment; source concepts us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment | Free cash flow: accession 0001463101-26-000013; concept NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities - PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment; source concepts us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities; us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment
Financial Charts
Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts. Latest point: FY 2025 ended 2025-12-31; accession 0001463101-26-000013; filed 2026-02-17. Concept: RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax. Source concepts: us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax.
Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts. Latest point: FY 2025 ended 2025-12-31; accession 0001463101-26-000013; filed 2026-02-17. Concept: NetIncomeLoss. Source concepts: us-gaap:NetIncomeLoss.
Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts. Latest point: FY 2025 ended 2025-12-31; accession 0001463101-26-000013; filed 2026-02-17. Concept: OperatingIncomeLoss. Source concepts: us-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss.
Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts. Latest point: FY 2025 ended 2025-12-31; accession 0001463101-26-000013; filed 2026-02-17. Concept: GrossProfit. Source concepts: us-gaap:GrossProfit.
Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts. Latest point: FY 2025 ended 2025-12-31; accession 0001463101-26-000013; filed 2026-02-17. Concept: EarningsPerShareDiluted. Source concepts: us-gaap:EarningsPerShareDiluted.
Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts. Latest point: FY 2025 ended 2025-12-31; accession 0001463101-26-000013; filed 2026-02-17. Concept: NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities. Source concepts: us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities.
Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts. Latest point: FY 2025 ended 2025-12-31; accession 0001463101-26-000013; filed 2026-02-17. Concept: PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment. Source concepts: us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment.
Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts. Latest point: FY 2025 ended 2025-12-31; accession 0001463101-26-000013; filed 2026-02-17. Concept: PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock. Source concepts: us-gaap:PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock.
Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts. Latest point: FY 2025 ended 2025-12-31; accession 0001463101-26-000013; filed 2026-02-17. Concept: Assets. Source concepts: us-gaap:Assets.
Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts. Latest point: FY 2025 ended 2025-12-31; accession 0001463101-26-000013; filed 2026-02-17. Concept: Liabilities. Source concepts: us-gaap:Liabilities.
Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts. Latest point: FY 2025 ended 2025-12-31; accession 0001463101-26-000013; filed 2026-02-17. Concept: StockholdersEquity. Source concepts: us-gaap:StockholdersEquity.
Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts. Latest point: FY 2025 ended 2025-12-31; accession 0001463101-26-000013; filed 2026-02-17. Concept: CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue. Source concepts: us-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue.
Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts. Latest point: FY 2025 ended 2025-12-31; accession 0001463101-26-000013; filed 2026-02-17. Concept: NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities - PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment. Source concepts: us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities; us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment.
Quarterly
Quarterly standardized facts from SEC companyfacts as of latest extracted filing date 2026-04-28. Source: https://data.sec.gov/api/xbrl/companyfacts/CIK0001463101.json.
| Quarter | End Date | Revenue | Net Income | Diluted EPS | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-Q3 | 2015-09-30 | 0.01 | reported discrete quarter | ||
| 2016-Q3 | 2016-09-30 | -0.40 | reported discrete quarter | ||
| 2023-Q2 | 2023-06-30 | 711,118,000 | 157,191,000 | reported discrete quarter | |
| 2023-Q3 | 2023-09-30 | 551,082,000 | 113,953,000 | reported discrete quarter | |
| 2023-Q4 | 2023-12-31 | 302,570,000 | 20,919,000 | derived Q4 = FY annual - nine-month YTD | |
| 2024-Q1 | 2024-03-31 | 263,339,000 | -16,097,000 | -0.12 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2024-Q2 | 2024-06-30 | 303,458,000 | 10,833,000 | 0.08 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2024-Q3 | 2024-09-30 | 380,873,000 | 45,762,000 | 0.33 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2024-Q4 | 2024-12-31 | 382,713,000 | 62,160,000 | derived Q4 = FY annual - nine-month YTD | |
| 2025-Q1 | 2025-03-31 | 356,084,000 | 29,730,000 | 0.22 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2025-Q2 | 2025-06-30 | 363,153,000 | 37,052,000 | 0.28 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2025-Q3 | 2025-09-30 | 410,427,000 | 66,638,000 | 0.50 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2025-Q4 | 2025-12-31 | 343,321,000 | 38,713,000 | derived Q4 = FY annual - nine-month YTD | |
| 2026-Q1 | 2026-03-31 | 282,900,000 | -7,406,000 | -0.06 | reported discrete quarter |
Quarterly Charts
Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts. Latest point: FY 2026 ended 2026-03-31; accession 0001463101-26-000047; filed 2026-04-28. Concept: RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax. Source concepts: us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax.
Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts. Latest point: FY 2026 ended 2026-03-31; accession 0001463101-26-000047; filed 2026-04-28. Concept: NetIncomeLoss. Source concepts: us-gaap:NetIncomeLoss.
Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts. Latest point: FY 2026 ended 2026-03-31; accession 0001463101-26-000047; filed 2026-04-28. Concept: EarningsPerShareDiluted. Source concepts: us-gaap:EarningsPerShareDiluted.
Macro Cross-References
- CPIAUCSL - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: All Items in U.S. City Average
- UNRATE - Unemployment Rate
- FEDFUNDS - Federal Funds Effective Rate
- CES0500000003 - Average Hourly Earnings of All Employees, Total Private
- DFEDTARU - Federal Funds Target Range - Upper Limit
- DFEDTARL - Federal Funds Target Range - Lower Limit
- DGS3MO - Market Yield on U.S. Treasury Securities at 3-Month Constant Maturity
- DGS2 - Market Yield on U.S. Treasury Securities at 2-Year Constant Maturity
- DGS10 - Market Yield on U.S. Treasury Securities at 10-Year Constant Maturity
- DGS30 - Market Yield on U.S. Treasury Securities at 30-Year Constant Maturity
- T10Y2Y - 10-Year Treasury Constant Maturity Minus 2-Year Treasury Constant Maturity
- CPILFESL - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: All Items Less Food and Energy
- CPIUFDSL - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Food
- CPIENGSL - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Energy
- CUSR0000SAH1 - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Shelter
- PCEPI - Personal Consumption Expenditures: Chain-type Price Index
- PCEPILFE - Personal Consumption Expenditures Excluding Food and Energy: Chain-type Price Index
- PPIACO - Producer Price Index by Commodity: All Commodities
- T10YIE - 10-Year Breakeven Inflation Rate
- U6RATE - Total Unemployed, Plus All Marginally Attached Workers Plus Total Employed Part Time for Economic Reasons
- PAYEMS - All Employees, Total Nonfarm
- CIVPART - Labor Force Participation Rate
- EMRATIO - Employment-Population Ratio
- UNEMPLOY - Unemployed
- CE16OV - Employment Level
- ICSA - Initial Claims
- JTSJOL - Job Openings: Total Nonfarm
- JTSQUR - Quits: Total Nonfarm
- GDPC1 - Real Gross Domestic Product
- A191RL1Q225SBEA - Real Gross Domestic Product: Percent Change from Preceding Period
- INDPRO - Industrial Production: Total Index
- TCU - Capacity Utilization: Total Index
- HOUST - New Privately-Owned Housing Units Started: Total Units
- PERMIT - New Privately-Owned Housing Units Authorized in Permit-Issuing Places: Total Units
- RSAFS - Advance Retail Sales: Retail Trade
- PCE - Personal Consumption Expenditures
- DSPIC96 - Real Disposable Personal Income
- PSAVERT - Personal Saving Rate
- M2SL - M2
- BOPGSTB - U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services: Balance
- MSPUS - Median Sales Price of Houses Sold for the United States
- HSN1F - New One Family Houses Sold: United States
- RHORUSQ156N - Homeownership Rate in the United States
- TTLCONS - Total Construction Spending: Total Construction in the United States
- RRVRUSQ156N - Rental Vacancy Rate in the United States
- TOTALSL - Total Consumer Credit Owned and Securitized
- REVOLSL - Revolving Consumer Credit Owned and Securitized
- DRCCLACBS - Delinquency Rate on Credit Card Loans, All Commercial Banks
- GDP - Gross Domestic Product
- GPDI - Gross Private Domestic Investment
- GCE - Government Consumption Expenditures and Gross Investment
- PCEC - Personal Consumption Expenditures
- NETEXP - Net Exports of Goods and Services
- GFDEBTN - Federal Debt: Total Public Debt
- GFDEGDQ188S - Federal Debt: Total Public Debt as Percent of Gross Domestic Product
- FYFSD - Federal Surplus or Deficit
- FGRECPT - Federal Government Current Receipts
- FGEXPND - Federal Government: Current Expenditures
- MANEMP - All Employees, Manufacturing
- USCONS - All Employees, Construction
- USTRADE - All Employees, Retail Trade
- USFIRE - All Employees, Financial Activities
- USGOVT - All Employees, Government
- AWHAETP - Average Weekly Hours of All Employees, Total Private
- DGORDER - Manufacturers' New Orders: Durable Goods
- NEWORDER - Manufacturers' New Orders: Nondefense Capital Goods Excluding Aircraft
- BUSINV - Total Business Inventories
- EXPGS - Exports of Goods and Services
- IMPGS - Imports of Goods and Services
- IR - Import Price Index (End Use): All Commodities
- PPIFIS - Producer Price Index by Commodity: Final Demand
Latest quarter (10-Q)
Latest 10-Q source: 0001463101-26-000081.
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Forward-Looking Statements
The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read together with our condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes appearing elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. This discussion contains forward-looking statements reflecting our current expectations and involves risks and uncertainties. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “intend,” “potential,” “aim” or “continue” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. Such statements, include but are not limited to statements regarding: our expectations as to future financial performance, including revenue, cost of revenue, expenses, liquidity, cash requirements, and our ability to maintain and grow our profitability; the capabilities, performance and competitive advantage of our technology and products and planned changes; the timing of new product releases, and the anticipated market adoption of our current and future products; expectations regarding the development of our 1.25 megawatt (“MW”) IQ® Solid-State Transformer (“IQ SST”) product for data centers; our expectations regarding, and our ability to meet, demand for our products; our business strategies, including anticipated trends and operating conditions; growth of and development in markets in which we target, and our expansion into new and existing markets; our performance in operations, including our supply chain management and manufacturing operations and timelines; our product quality and customer service; our expectations regarding qualification of our products for domestic content credit under U.S. tax laws and our ability to meet Foreign Entity of Concern (“FEOC”) requirements for our U.S. products; our expectations regarding macroeconomic events and geopolitical developments, including the effects of tariffs, which may impact our business operations, financial performance and the markets in which we, our suppliers, manufacturers and installers operate; our expectations regarding potential growth through engagement in the third-party ownership (“TPO”) market; expectations regarding the increased variability in the timing of revenue recognition and cash flows related to safe harbor agreements; expectations regarding the commercial microinverter market opportunity in the United States; market risks associated with financial instruments and foreign currency exchange rates; and the importance of government incentives for solar products, including the impact of recent changes in the tax laws, rules and regulations. You should be aware that the forward-looking statements contained in this report are based on our current views and assumptions, and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual events or results to differ materially. For a discussion identifying some of the important factors that could cause actual results to vary materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements, see below, those discussed in the section entitled “Risk Factors” herein and those included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 filed on February 17, 2026 (the “Form 10-K”). Unless the context requires otherwise, references in this report to “Enphase,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Enphase Energy, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.
Business Overview
We are a global energy technology company. We deliver smart, easy-to-use solutions that manage solar generation, storage and communication on one platform. Our intelligent microinverters work with virtually every solar panel made, and when paired with our smart technology, result in one of the industry’s best-performing clean energy systems. As of June 30, 2026, we have shipped approximately 89.4 million microinverters, and more than 5.3 million Enphase residential and commercial systems have been deployed in over 165 countries.
The Enphase® Energy System brings a high technology, networked approach to solar generation plus energy storage, by leveraging our design expertise across power electronics, semiconductors and cloud-based software technologies. Our integrated approach to energy solutions maximizes a home’s energy potential while providing advanced monitoring and remote maintenance capabilities. The Enphase Energy System uses a single technology platform for seamless management of the whole solution of IQ® Microinverters, IQ® Batteries, IQ® Load Controllers, and IQ® EV Charger, allowing rapid commissioning with the Enphase® Installer App, consumption monitoring with our IQ® Combiner™ device with our Enphase IQ® Gateway™ device, and our Enphase® App, a cloud-based energy management platform. System owners can use the Enphase App to monitor their home’s solar generation, energy storage and consumption from any web-enabled device. Unlike some of our competitors, who utilize a traditional inverter, or offer separate components of solutions, we have built-in system redundancy in both photovoltaic generation and energy storage, eliminating the risk that comes with a single point of failure. Further, the nature of our cloud-based, monitored system allows for remote firmware and software updates, enabling cost-effective remote maintenance and ongoing utility compliance.
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We sell primarily to solar distributors who combine our products with others, including solar module products and racking systems, and resell to installers in each target region. In addition to our solar distributors, we sell directly to select large installers, original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”) and strategic partners. Our OEM customers include solar module manufacturers who integrate our microinverters with their solar module products and resell to both distributors and installers. Strategic partners include a variety of companies, including industrial equipment suppliers, module companies, energy suppliers and developers of third-party solar finance offerings (such as TPOs). We also sell certain products and services to homeowners primarily in support of our warranty services and legacy product upgrade programs, via our online store.
Events Affecting our Business and Operations
As we have a growing global footprint, we are subject to risk and exposure from the evolving macroeconomic environment, including the effects of military conflicts (including the Iran conflict), increased global inflationary pressures, tariffs and interest rates, fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, potential economic slowdowns or recessions, geopolitical pressures and potential regulatory changes, including the unknown impacts of current and future trade regulations. We continuously monitor the direct and indirect impacts of these circumstances on our business and financial results.
One Big Beautiful Bill Act. In July 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the “OBBBA”) was enacted, introducing material changes to clean energy tax credit programs that are significant to our business and may impact our financial condition, results of operations and future prospects.
The OBBBA scales back the Investment Tax Credit (the “ITC”) available under Section 25D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), for residential solar and storage systems purchased through cash or loans. Under the new law, the Section 25D credit expired on December 31, 2025. In addition, the OBBBA imposes new timing requirements for eligibility under Section 48E of the Code, which governs ITCs for leased solar and storage systems. Specifically, solar-only projects that did not commence construction within 12 months of the OBBBA’s enactment must be placed in service by December 31, 2027 in order to remain eligible for the credit. Energy storage projects are not subject to this placed-in-service deadline; however, the ITC for storage systems will begin to phase down in 2034 — decreasing to 75% in 2034, 50% in 2035 and phasing out entirely by 2036.
The OBBBA also amends the domestic content bonus credit rules for Section 48E projects. Projects commencing construction after June 16, 2025 must meet a 45% domestic cost threshold, up from 40%.
Additionally, the OBBBA introduces new compliance requirements under the FEOC provisions for both Section 48E of the Code and the Advanced Manufacturing Production Tax Credit (“AMPTC”) under Section 45X of the Code. These provisions establish an escalating threshold of non-FEOC content that must be met by solar and storage projects beginning construction in 2026 and by manufactured components produced beginning in 2026.
In August 2025, U.S. Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) issued revised “beginning of construction” guidance for clean energy tax credits that only applies to Section 48E projects above 1 MW.
In February 2026, the U.S. Treasury Department and the IRS issued guidance under the OBBBA’s FEOC provisions applicable to Sections 48E and 45X of the Code, including rules and interim safe harbors for determining whether projects or manufactured components receive material assistance from prohibited foreign entities. Treasury and the IRS have indicated that additional proposed regulations and safe harbor tables are expected, including guidance addressing ownership, effective control, debt, licensing arrangements and anti‑circumvention matters, which could make the compliance requirements more restrictive over time.
These legislative and regulatory developments have impacted and may in the future negatively impact our eligibility for certain tax credits, the attractiveness of our offerings to solar and storage system lease providers, or the overall demand for our products. If we are unable to meet the revised domestic content or FEOC requirements, our ability to qualify for these incentives could be impaired, which may adversely affect our revenue, gross margins, business operations and competitive position.
In March 2026, we entered into an agreement for the sale of $235.0 million of AMPTC we generated during 2025 at 93% of face value, resulting in a discount of approximately $16.5 million. We also incurred approximately $2.5 million in transaction-related fees.
In June 2026, we entered into an agreement for the sale of up to $150.0 million of AMPTC we generated during 2026 at 93% of face value. Of such $150.0 million, in June 2026 we sold $37.5 million of AMPTC generated
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in the first quarter of 2026 for approximately $34.9 million and incurred approximately $0.5 million in transaction-related fees.
Trade Tariff Uncertainties. The impact of new or existing tariffs, trade restrictions or retaliatory actions on us, the solar industry and our customers continues to create uncertainty and adversely affect our business operations. On February 20, 2026, the United States Supreme Court issued a decision invalidating certain tariffs previously imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ("IEEPA"). Following this ruling, the U.S. Court of International Trade directed U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) to establish a process for the submission and review of refund claims related to eligible IEEPA tariffs. On April 20, 2026, CBP launched an online portal through which companies may submit refund requests for eligible IEEPA tariffs. We received refunds and associated interest of approximately $41.0 million and $11.0 million in the three months ended June 30, 2026 and in July 2026, respectively, from CBP related to tariffs paid during fiscal 2025 and the first quarter of fiscal 2026, of which $45.4 million was recognized as a reduct
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Latest 10-K MD&A
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following section generally discusses 2025 results compared to 2024 results. Discussion of 2024 results compared to 2023 results to the extent not included in this report can be found in Part II, Item 7 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024.
Business Overview and 2025 Highlights
We are a global energy technology company. We deliver smart, easy-to-use solutions that manage solar generation, storage and communication on one platform. Our intelligent microinverters work with virtually every solar panel made, and when paired with our smart technology, result in one of the industry’s best-performing clean energy systems. As of December 31, 2025, we have shipped approximately 86.4 million microinverters, and more than 5.1 million Enphase residential and commercial systems have been deployed in over 160 countries.
We sell primarily to solar distributors who combine our products with others, including solar module products and racking systems, and resell to installers in each target region. In addition to our solar distributors, we sell directly to select large installers, OEMs and strategic partners. Our OEM customers include solar module manufacturers who integrate our microinverters with their solar module products and resell to both distributors and installers. Strategic partners include a variety of companies, including industrial equipment suppliers, module companies, energy suppliers and developers of third-party solar finance offerings (such as TPOs). We also sell certain products and services to homeowners primarily in support of our warranty services and legacy product upgrade programs, via our online store.
During fiscal year 2025, our priorities included providing excellent customer service; scaling U.S. manufacturing and advancing product qualification to take advantage of both the Section 48E investment tax credit and the AMPTC under Section 45X of the Code; enhancing our Enphase Energy System offering through continued product innovation and system integration; broadening our ecosystem capabilities through collaboration with utilities and the development of VPPs; strengthening partnerships with installers and TPOs through safe harbor agreements; and increasing operating efficiencies while reducing costs.
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To mitigate supply chain risks and tariff exposure and to leverage U.S. manufacturing incentives, we continued to operate our domestic manufacturing footprint, including our in‑house manufacturing facility and our partnership with Flex. These arrangements maintained a combined manufacturing capacity of approximately five-million microinverters per quarter. Beginning in the second half of 2024, we began shipping residential and commercial microinverters and batteries with higher domestic content from U.S. manufacturing facilities, which are expected to help certain solar and battery projects qualify for the domestic content bonus tax credit. The domestic content bonus tax credit is only available to commercial asset owners, which includes commercial businesses adding solar and power purchase agreements/lease providers who own residential solar projects.
Events Affecting our Business and Operations
As we have a growing global footprint, we are subject to risk and exposure from the evolving macroeconomic environment, including the effects of increased global inflationary pressures, tariffs and interest rates, fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, potential economic slowdowns or recessions, geopolitical pressures and potential regulatory changes, including the unknown impacts of current and future trade regulations. We continuously monitor the direct and indirect impacts of these circumstances on our business and financial results.
One Big Beautiful Bill Act. In July 2025, the OBBBA was enacted, introducing material changes to clean energy tax credit programs that are significant to our business and may impact our financial condition, results of operations and future prospects.
The OBBBA scales back the ITC available under Section 25D of the Code for residential solar and storage systems purchased through cash or loans. Under the new law, the Section 25D credit expired on December 31, 2025. In addition, the OBBBA imposes new timing requirements for eligibility under Section 48E of the Code, which governs ITCs for leased solar and storage systems. Specifically, solar-only projects that do not commence construction within 12 months of the OBBBA’s enactment must be placed in service by December 31, 2027 in order to remain eligible for the credit. Energy storage projects are not subject to this placed-in-service deadline; however, the ITC for storage systems will begin to phase down in 2034 — decreasing to 75% in 2034, 50% in 2035 and phasing out entirely by 2036.
The OBBBA also amends the domestic content bonus credit rules for Section 48E projects. Projects commencing construction after June 16, 2025 must meet a 45% domestic cost threshold, up from 40%.
Additionally, the OBBBA introduces new compliance requirements under the FEOC provisions for both Section 48E and the AMPTC under Section 45X. These provisions establish an escalating threshold of non-FEOC content that must be met by solar and storage projects beginning construction in 2026 and by manufactured components produced beginning in 2026.
On July 7, 2025, the President issued an Executive Order directing the Secretary of the Treasury to issue updated guidance within 45 days on the “beginning of construction” requirements applicable to Section 48E projects. In August 2025, Treasury and the IRS issued revised “beginning of construction” guidance for clean energy tax credits that only applies to projects above 1MW. The Executive Order also requires the Secretary to implement the FEOC restrictions set forth in the OBBBA. Additional guidance around FEOC guidance is still forthcoming and is expected to be finalized in 2026, which could make existing requirements more stringent.
These legislative and regulatory developments have impacted and may in the future negatively impact our eligibility for certain tax credits, the attractiveness of our offerings to solar and storage system lease providers, or the overall demand for our products. If we are unable to meet the revised domestic content or FEOC requirements, our ability to qualify for these incentives could be impaired, which may adversely affect our revenue, gross margins, business operations and competitive position.
Trade Tariff Uncertainties. The impact of new or existing tariff, trade restrictions or retaliatory actions on us, the solar industry and our customers continue to create uncertainty and impact on our business operations. We have relocated a significant portion of our manufacturing to the United States while continuing to utilize contract manufacturing in China and India. However, certain critical components for our products are still sourced from outside the United States.
For example, LFP battery cells used in our energy storage systems are still supplied exclusively by two vendors located in China. While we are actively exploring alternative suppliers outside of China, the global supply chain for LFP battery cells remains heavily concentrated in China, and identifying qualified suppliers with the necessary expertise and capacity remains challenging.
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An escalation in trade tensions or the implementation of broader tariffs, trade restrictions or retaliatory measures on our products or components originating from countries outside the United States could adversely impact our ability to source necessary components, manufacture products at competitive cost, or sell our products at prices customers are willing to pay. Any such developments could materially and adversely affect our business operations, results of operations and cash flows.
Safe Harbor Agreements. During the year ended December 31, 2025, we entered into multiple safe harbor agreements with customers, including solar and battery financing companies that offer TPO arrangements to homeowners, such as leases and power purchase agreements. These agreements reflect our increasing engagement in the TPO segment, which we expect to be an important growth channel for U.S. residential solar and battery adoption following the expiration of the ITC available under Section 25D of the Code on December 31, 2025. The timing and structure of these safe harbor transactions have resulted in higher variability in our quarterly revenue recognition and overall financial performance.
Demand for Products. The prolonged softness in demand in the solar industry has continued to adversely impact certain distributors and installers, contributing to reduced liquidity, bankruptcies and business closures across the channel. These disruptions have negatively affected our revenue and profitability and could result in higher allowances for credit losses in the future. In Europe, the overall business environment across the region is still challenging, and is expected to remain constrained in 2026. In the United States, uncertainty related to changes in legislation, including from the OBBBA, which eliminates or reduces existing tax credits for clean energy programs, as well as evolving U.S. trade and tariff policies, may further contribute to market volatility and adversely impact customer demand for our products, pricing and our financial performance.
Components of Consolidated Statements of Operations
Net Revenues
We generate revenue from the sale of our various products, which include microinverter units and related accessories, IQ Battery and related accessories, IQ PowerPack 1500 and related accessories, EV charging solutions, IQ Combiner, IQ Gateway and IQ Energy Router, as well as from the sale of services, which include cloud-based monitoring services, design, proposal, permitting, installation and solar appointment generation services, and Enphase Care services.
Our revenue is affected by changes in the volume and ASPs of our various solutions and related accessories, supply and demand, sales incentives, government incentives and competitive product offerings. Our revenue growth is dependent on our ability to compete effectively in the marketplace by remaining cost competitive, macroeconomic conditions, favorable regulatory environment, developing and introducing new products that meet the changing technology and the performance requirements of our customers, the diversification and expansion of our revenue base, and our ability to market our products in a manner that increases awareness for microinverter technology and differentiates us in the marketplace.
Cost of Revenues and Gross Profit
Cost of revenues is comprised primarily of product costs, warranty, manufacturing and installation services, support personnel, logistics costs, freight costs, inventory write-downs, hosting services costs related to our cloud-based monitoring services, depreciation of manufacturing and test equipment, amortization of capitalized software development costs related to our cloud-based monitoring services, lead acquisition costs and design and proposal services, employee-related expenses associated with proposal and permitting services and design and proposal service customer support. AMPTC earned under the IRA for U.S. manufactured microinverters shipped to customers are treated as a reduction to cost of revenues.
Our product costs are impacted by technological innovations, such as advances in semiconductor integration and new product introductions, economies of scale resulting in lower component costs, and improvements in production processes and automation. Certain costs, primarily personnel and depreciation and amortization of equipment and capitalized software development costs, are not directly affected by sales volume.
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We outsource some of our manufacturing to third-party contract manufacturers and generally negotiate product pricing with them on a quarterly basis. We believe our contract manufacturing partners have sufficient production capacity to meet the anticipated demand for our products for the foreseeable future. However, shortages in the supply of certain key raw materials could adversely affect our ability to meet customer demand for our products. We contract with third parties, including one of our contract manufacturers, to serve as our logistics providers by warehousing and delivering our products in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, India, Brazil, the Philippines, Thailand, South Africa, and certain other Central American and Asian countries.
Gross profit may vary from quarter to quarter and is primarily affected by our ASPs, product cost, product mix, customer mix, AMPTC, shipping costs, warranty costs and sales volume fluctuations.
Operating Expenses
Operating expenses consist of research and development, sales and marketing, general and administrative and restructuring and asset impairment charges. Personnel-related costs are the most significant component of each of these expense categories, other than restructuring and asset impairment charges, and include salaries, benefits, payroll taxes, sales commissions, incentive compensation, post-combination expense and stock-based compensation.
Research and development expense includes personnel-related expenses, third-party design and development costs, testing and evaluation costs, depreciation expense and other indirect costs. Research and development employees are primarily engaged in the design and development of power electronics, semiconductors, powerline communications, networking and software functionality, and storage. We devote substantial resources to research and development programs that focus on enhancements to, and cost efficiencies in, our existing products and timely development of new products that utilize technological innovation to drive down product costs, improve functionality, and enhance reliability. We intend to continue to invest appropriate resources in our research and development efforts because we believe they are critical to maintaining our competitive position.
Sales and marketing expense includes personnel-related expenses, travel, trade shows, marketing, customer support and other indirect costs. We expect to continue to make the necessary investments to enable us to execute our strategy to increase our market penetration geographically and enter into new markets by expanding our customer base of distributors, large installers, OEMs and strategic partners. We currently offer solutions targeting the residential and commercial markets in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, India, Thailand, Central America, the Caribbean and certain Asian countries. We expect to continue to expand the geographic reach of our product offerings and explore new sales channels in addressable markets in the future.
General and administrative expense includes personnel-related expenses for our executive, finance, human resources, information technology and legal organizations, facilities costs, and fees for professional services. Fees for professional services consist primarily of external legal, accounting and information technology consulting costs.
Restructuring and asset impairment charges are the net charges resulting from restructuring initiatives implemented in 2023 and 2024 to increase operational efficiencies and execution, reduce operating costs, and better align our workforce and cost structure with current market conditions, as well as reflect our business needs, strategic priorities and ongoing commitment to profitable growth. Charges from the restructuring initiatives primarily consisted of employee severance and one-time benefits, workforce reorganization charges, contract termination charges, and asset impairment charges. Refer to Note 11. “Restructuring and Asset Impairment Charges,” of the notes to consolidated financial statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information.
Other Income, Net
Other income, net, primarily consists of interest income on our cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and marketable securities, amortization of discount or premium on purchase of cash equivalents and marketable securities, gains or losses upon conversion of foreign currency transactions into U.S. dollars, interest expense, changes in fair value of contingent consideration, non-cash interest expense related to the accretion of debt discount and amortization of deferred financing costs, non-cash charges recognized for loss on partial settlement of convertible notes, and the change in fair value of our debt investment in public and private companies.
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Income Tax Provision
We are subject to income taxes in the countries where we sell our products. Historically, we have primarily been subject to taxation in the United States because we have sold the majority of our products to customers in the United States. As we have expanded our global footprint for the sale of products to customers outside the United States, we have become subject to taxation based on the foreign statutory rates in the countries where these sales took place. As sales in foreign jurisdictions increase in the future, our effective tax rate may fluctuate accordingly. We regularly assess the ability to realize deferred tax assets based on the weight of all available evidence, including such factors as the history of recent earnings and expected future taxable income on a jurisdiction by jurisdiction basis.
Summary Consolidated Statements of Operations
The following table sets forth a summary of our consolidated statements of operations for the periods presented:
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| Net revenues | $ | 1,472,985 | $ | 1,330,383 | $ | 2,290,786 | ||||||||
| Cost of revenues | 785,981 | 701,245 | 1,232,398 | |||||||||||
| Gross profit | 687,004 | 629,138 | 1,058,388 | |||||||||||
| Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||||
| Research and development | 189,075 | 201,315 | 227,336 | |||||||||||
| Sales and marketing | 197,505 | 206,552 | 231,792 | |||||||||||
| General and administrative | 135,767 | 130,825 | 137,835 | |||||||||||
| Restructuring and asset impairment charges | 7,131 | 13,154 | 15,684 | |||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 529,478 | 551,846 | 612,647 | |||||||||||
| Income from operations | 157,526 | 77,292 | 445,741 | |||||||||||
| Other income, net | ||||||||||||||
| Interest income | 62,722 | 77,306 | 69,728 | |||||||||||
| Interest expense | (4,521) | (8,905) | (8,839) | |||||||||||
| Other income (expense), net | (10,913) | (25,534) | 6,509 | |||||||||||
| Total other income, net | 47,288 | 42,867 | 67,398 | |||||||||||
| Income before income taxes | 204,814 | 120,159 | 513,139 | |||||||||||
| Income tax provision | (32,681) | (17,501) | (74,203) | |||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 172,133 | $ | 102,658 | $ | 438,936 |
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Results of Operations
Net Revenues
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| Net revenues | $ | 1,472,985 | $ | 1,330,383 | $ | 142,602 | 11 | % |
Net revenues increased by $142.6 million, or 11%, in the year ended December 31, 2025, as compared to the same period in 2024, driven primarily by a 36% increase in IQ Batteries MWh shipped, partially offset by a 2% decrease in microinverter units sold. During the year ended December 31, 2025, we sold approximately 6.4 million microinverter units and shipped 706.1 MWh of IQ Batteries, as compared to approximately 6.5 million microinverter units and 521 MWh of IQ Batteries shipped in the year ended December 31, 2024.
Net revenues in the United States were $1,188.7 million in the year ended December 31, 2025, as compared to $934.7 million in the same period in 2024, an increase of $254.0 million, or 27%, primarily driven by higher demand and $91.2 million of microinverter shipments that are associated with safe harbor transactions with customers.
Net revenues from international markets were $284.3 million in the year ended December 31, 2025, as compared to $395.7 million in the same period in 2024, a decrease of $111.4 million, or 28%, primarily driven by continued softening in demand from customers in Europe, which was impacted by overall slower economic growth in Europe in addition to changes in government policies and lower utility rates.
Cost of Revenues and Gross Margin
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| Cost of revenues | $ | 785,981 | $ | 701,245 | $ | 84,736 | 12 | % | ||||||||||||||
| Gross profit | $ | 687,004 | $ | 629,138 | $ | 57,866 | 9 | % | ||||||||||||||
| Gross margin | 46.6 | % | 47.3 | % |
Cost of revenues increased by $84.7 million, or 12%, for the year ended December 31, 2025, as compared to the same period in 2024. This increase was primarily driven by increased MWh of IQ Batteries shipped, higher tariffs and indirect manufacturing costs. This increase in cost of revenues was partially offset by benefits recognized from tax credits under the AMPTC for U.S. manufactured microinverters and IQ Batteries MWh shipped to customers. The AMPTC benefits recognized were $238.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2025, as compared to $157.5 million for the same period in 2024.
Gross margin decreased by 0.7 percentage points in the year ended December 31, 2025, as compared to the same period in 2024. The decrease was primarily due to product mix and increased tariff costs, partially offset by the recognition of a 16.2 percentage point AMPTC benefit in the year ended December 31, 2025, as compared to a 11.8 percentage point AMPTC benefit in the same period in 2024, due to a higher proportion of sales from U.S. manufactured microinverters and IQ Battery MWh shipped.
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Research and Development
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| Research and development | $ | 189,075 | $ | 201,315 | $ | (12,240) | (6) | % | ||||||||||||||
| Percentage of net revenues | 13 | % | 15 | % |
Research and development expense decreased by $12.2 million, or 6%, in the year ended December 31, 2025, as compared to the same period in 2024. The decrease was primarily due to actions in connection with the restructuring initiatives implemented at the end of 2024 that lowered personnel-related expenses due to a reduction in headcount by $7.7 million and lowered equipment, supplies and professional services costs by $4.6 million. The amount of research and development expenses may fluctuate from period to period due to the differing levels and stages of development activity for our products.
Sales and Marketing
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| Sales and marketing | $ | 197,505 | $ | 206,552 | $ | (9,047) | (4) | % | ||||||||||||||
| Percentage of net revenues | 13 | % | 16 | % |
Sales and marketing expense decreased by $9.0 million, or 4%, in the year ended December 31, 2025, as compared to the same period in 2024. The decrease was primarily due to actions in connection with the restructuring initiatives implemented at the end of 2024 that lowered personnel-related expenses by $2.8 million as a result of moving certain functions to cost efficient regions and leveraging advanced artificial intelligence tools, lowered professional services by $3.2 million and other sales and marketing operating expenses by $3.0 million.
General and Administrative
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| General and administrative | $ | 135,767 | $ | 130,825 | $ | 4,942 | 4 | % | ||||||||||||||
| Percentage of net revenues | 9 | % | 10 | % |
General and administrative expense increased by $4.9 million, or 4%, in the year ended December 31, 2025, as compared to the same period in 2024. The increase was primarily due to a $3.5 million increase in higher personnel-related expenses due to our bonus program and stock-based compensation and $1.4 million higher legal and other professional services.
Restructuring and Asset Impairment Charges
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| Restructuring and asset impairment charges | $ | 7,131 | $ | 13,154 | $ | (6,023) | (46) | % | ||||||||||||||
| Percentage of net revenues | 0.5 | % | 1.0 | % |
Restructuring and asset impairment charges of $7.1 million in the year ended December 31, 2025, primarily consisted of $5.2 million of employee related expenses, $1.7 million of asset impairment charges and $0.2 million of contract termination charges. Restructuring and asset impairment charges of $13.2 million the year ended December 31, 2024, primarily consisted of $6.4 million of employee severance, one-time benefits and other employee related expenses, $2.0 million of contract termination charges and $4.8 million of asset impairment charges.
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Other Income, Net
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| Interest income | $ | 62,722 | $ | 77,306 | $ | (14,584) | (19) | % | ||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | (4,521) | (8,905) | 4,384 | (49) | % | |||||||||||||||||
| Other income (expense), net | (10,913) | (25,534) | 14,621 | (57) | % | |||||||||||||||||
| Total other income, net | $ | 47,288 | $ | 42,867 | $ | 4,421 | 10 | % |
Interest income of $62.7 million decreased in the year ended December 31, 2025, as compared to $77.3 million in the year ended December 31, 2024, primarily due to lower average cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities, and lower interest rates.
Interest expense of $4.5 million in the year ended December 31, 2025 primarily included $4.5 million for the coupon interest, debt discount amortization with our 0.25% convertible senior notes due 2025 (the “Notes due 2025”), and amortization of debt issuance costs with the Notes due 2025, Notes due 2026 and Notes due 2028 and other interest. Interest expense of $8.9 million in the year ended December 31, 2024, primarily included $8.9 million for the coupon interest, debt discount amortization with the Notes due 2025, and amortization of debt issuance costs with the Notes due 2025, Notes due 2026 and Notes due 2028.
Other expense, net, of $10.9 million in the year ended December 31, 2025 primarily consisted of $9.8 million non-cash expense related to change in the fair value of debt securities, $1.0 million net loss due to foreign currency denominated monetary assets and liabilities and $0.2 million change in the fair value of our tax equity fund investment, partially offset by $0.1 million realized gain from sale of marketable securities. Other expense, net, of $25.5 million in the year ended December 31, 2024 primarily related to $23.0 million impairment of investments in private companies and $5.0 million net loss due to foreign currency denominated monetary assets and liabilities, partially offset by a $2.0 million non-cash net gain related to change in the fair value of debt securities, $0.3 million of miscellaneous other income and $0.2 million realized gain from sale of marketable securities.
Income Tax Provision
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| Income tax provision | $ | (32,681) | $ | (17,501) | $ | (15,180) | 87 | % |
The income tax provision was $32.7 million in the year ended December 31, 2025, as compared to $17.5 million in the same period in 2024. The increase was primarily due to higher projected tax expense as our operations in U.S. and foreign jurisdictions were more profitable in 2025, an increase in tax expense from equity compensation shortfalls in 2025, and prior year true up adjustments in 2025, as compared to the same period in 2024.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Sources of Liquidity
As of December 31, 2025, we had $1.3 billion in net working capital, including cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities of approximately $1.5 billion, of which approximately $1.4 billion were held in the United States. Our cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities primarily consist of U.S. Government agency securities and treasuries, money market mutual funds, corporate notes and bonds, commercial paper and certificate of deposit, and both interest-bearing and non-interest-bearing deposits, with the remainder held in various foreign subsidiaries. We consider amounts held outside the United States to be accessible and have provided for the estimated withholding tax liability on the repatriation of our foreign earnings.
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| Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities | $ | 1,512,854 | $ | 1,717,596 | $ | (204,742) | (12) | % | ||||||||||||||
| Total debt | $ | 1,204,377 | $ | 1,302,380 | $ | (98,003) | (8) | % |
Our cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities decreased by $204.7 million from December 31, 2024 to December 31, 2025, primarily due to repurchases of common stock pursuant to our share repurchase program, payoff of the Notes due 2025, investments in private and public companies, issuance of loan receivables and payments of withholding taxes related to net share settlement of equity awards, partially offset by cash generated from operations.
Total carrying amount of debt decreased by $98.0 million from December 31, 2024 to December 31, 2025, primarily due to the payoff of the Notes due 2025, partially offset by accretion of issuance costs.
We expect our principal short-term cash requirements (over the next 12 months) to include working capital, strategic investments, acquisitions, repurchases of common stock and payments of withholding taxes for net share settlement of employee equity awards, payments on our outstanding debt, and purchases of property and equipment. We plan to fund any cash requirements for the next 12 months from our existing cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities on hand, and cash generated from operations.
For the long-term period (beyond 12 months), we plan to continue growing cash flows from operations to support our business operations and strategic investment plans. We regularly evaluate our liquidity position, debt obligations and anticipated cash needs. As part of this ongoing assessment, we may pursue additional financing through the issuance of equity or the debt financing, as necessary, to support our operational and investment needs.
We anticipate that access to the debt market will be more constrained compared to prior periods due to elevated interest rates and recent policy changes to solar tax incentives following the enactment of the OBBBA. Our ability to secure debt or any other additional financing that we may choose to, or need to, obtain will depend on, various factors including our development efforts, business plans, operating performance and prevailing capital market conditions.
Repurchase of Common Stock. In July 2023, our board of directors authorized the 2023 Repurchase Program pursuant to which we were authorized to repurchase up to $1.0 billion of our common stock. The repurchases could be funded from available working capital and marketable securities, and could be executed from time to time, subject to general business and market conditions and other investment opportunities, through open market purchases or privately negotiated transactions, including through Rule 10b5-1 plans. The 2023 Repurchase Program may be discontinued or amended at any time and expires on July 26, 2026. As of December 31, 2025, we had approximately $268.7 million remaining for repurchase of shares under the 2023 Repurchase Program. For more information on the 2023 Repurchase Program, refer to Note 14. “Stockholders’ Equity,” in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for more information on our repurchase of common stock.
Convertible Notes. As of December 31, 2025, our aggregate principal convertible notes obligations were $1,207.5 million, which primarily consisted of the Notes due 2026 of $632.5 million and the Notes due 2028 of $575.0 million. Upon conversion of the Notes due 2026 and Notes due 2028, we expect to pay cash equal to the aggregate principal amount of the Notes of such series to be converted, and, at our election, will pay or deliver cash and/or shares of our common stock for the amount of our conversion obligation in excess of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes of such series. Holders of the Notes due 2026 may now convert their notes at any time until the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately preceding the maturity date of March 1, 2026. These conversions will be settled in a combination settlement method with the principal value settled in cash and the remaining value in shares of our common stock. For more information on our convertible notes, refer to Note 12. “Debt,” in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for more information on our outstanding convertible notes.
Operating Leases. We have entered into various non-cancelable operating leases primarily for our facilities with original lease periods expiring through the year 2033, with the most significant leases relating to our offices in Petaluma, California, Arlington, Texas and Bengaluru, India. As of December 31, 2025, we had total operating lease obligations of $39.4 million recorded on our consolidated balance sheet.
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Other Material Cash Requirements. As of December 31, 2025, we had open purchase obligations of $252.3 million related to component inventory that we and our primary contract manufacturers procure on our behalf in accordance with our production forecast as well as other inventory related purchase commitments. The timing of purchases in future periods could differ materially from estimates presented above due to fluctuations in demand requirements related to varying sales levels as well as changes in economic conditions.
Cash Flows. The following table summarizes our cash flows for the periods presented:
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| Net cash provided by operating activities | $ | 136,540 | $ | 513,693 | ||
| Net cash provided by investing activities | 106,792 | 128,267 | ||||
| Net cash used in financing activities | (241,624) | (460,269) | ||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | 8,494 | (6,323) | ||||
| Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | $ | 10,202 | $ | 175,368 |
Cash from operations could be affected by various risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, the broad-based slowdown in demand for our products, new regulations and other risk factors discussed in Part I, Item IA, Risk Factors of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
Cash flows from operating activities consisted of our net income adjusted for certain non-cash reconciling items, such as stock-based compensation expense, asset impairment, non-cash interest expense, change in the fair value of debt securities, deferred income taxes, depreciation and amortization, amortization (accretion) of premium (discount) on marketable securities, benefit from lease termination, provision for credit losses, and changes in our operating assets and liabilities. Net cash provided by operating activities decreased by $377.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2025, as compared to the same period in 2024, primarily due to unfavorable changes in working capital. The decrease was driven principally by higher cash outflows related to prepaid income tax of $243.0 million, increase in inventory of $123.0 million, increase in grant receivable of $61.5 million, and decrease in deferred revenues of $60.8 million, reflecting changes in inventory positioning, the timing of customer prepayments and other operating assets. These working capital uses were partially offset by higher cash inflows from accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities. In addition, cash flows from operating activities benefited from higher net income in 2025 compared to 2024; however, this favorable impact was more than offset by the net working capital outflows described above.
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
For the year ended December 31, 2025, net cash provided by investing activities of $106.8 million was primarily from the maturities of $217.0 million of marketable securities, net of purchases, partially offset by $48.5 million issuance of loan receivables to private companies, $40.6 million used in purchases of test and assembly equipment for U.S. manufacturing related facility improvements and information technology enhancements, including capitalized costs related to internal-use software, $9.8 million used in investment in a tax equity fund, $6.3 million used for an investment in debt security and $5.0 million used for investment in equity of a private company.
For the year ended December 31, 2024, net cash provided by investing activities of $128.3 million was primarily from the sales and maturities of marketable securities of $161.9 million, net of purchases, partially offset by $33.6 million used in purchases of test and assembly equipment for U.S. manufacturing, related facility improvements and information technology enhancements, including capitalized costs related to internal-use software.
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
For the year ended December 31, 2025, net cash used in financing activities of approximately $241.6 million was primarily from payment of $130.0 million used to repurchase our common stock under the 2023 Repurchase Program, $102.2 million towards the settlement of the Notes due 2025, and payment of $18.0 million in employee withholding taxes related to net share settlement of employee equity awards, partially offset by $8.5 million of net proceeds from purchases under our employee stock purchase plan.
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For the year ended December 31, 2024, net cash used in financing activities of approximately $460.3 million was primarily from $391.4 million used to repurchase our common stock, payment of $78.8 million in employee withholding taxes related to net share settlement of employee equity awards, payment of $2.8 million in excise tax for net stock repurchases, and less than $0.1 million from the partial settlement of the Notes due 2025, partially offset by $12.7 million net proceeds from employee stock option exercises and purchases under our employee stock purchase plan.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
The preparation of our consolidated financial statements and related notes requires us to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses, fair value of acquired intangible assets and goodwill, useful lives of acquired intangible assets and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. The SEC has defined a company’s critical accounting policies as the ones that are most important to the portrayal of a company’s financial condition and results of operations, and which require a company to make its most difficult and subjective judgments. Based on this definition, we have identified the critical accounting policies and judgments addressed below.
We have based our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed 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 due to risks and uncertainties, including uncertainty in the current economic environment due to inflation, interest rates fluctuations and new regulations. As of the date of issuance of these financial statements, we are not aware of any specific event or circumstance that would require us to update our estimates, judgments or revise the carrying value of our assets or liabilities. For a description of our significant accounting policies, refer to Note 2. “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies,” of the notes to consolidated financial statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. An accounting policy is considered to be critical if it requires an accounting estimate to be made based on assumptions about matters that are highly uncertain at the time the estimate is made, and if different estimates that reasonably could have been used, or changes in the accounting estimates that are reasonably likely to occur periodically, could materially impact the consolidated financial statements. We believe the following critical accounting policies reflect the more significant estimates and assumptions used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements.
Revenue Recognition
We generate revenue from the sale of our various products, which include microinverter units and related accessories, IQ Battery and related accessories, IQ PowerPack 1500 and related accessories, EV charging solutions, IQ Combiner, IQ Gateway and IQ Energy Router, as well as from the sale of services, which include cloud-based monitoring services, design, proposal, permitting, installation and solar appointment generation services, and Enphase Care services.
We generally sell our products to our customers pursuant to a customer’s standard purchase order and our customary terms and conditions. We do not offer rights to return our products other than for normal warranty conditions, and as such, revenue is recognized based on the transfer of control. We evaluate the creditworthiness of our customers to determine appropriate credit limits prior to the acceptance and shipment of an order. A description of principal activities from which we generate revenues are as follows.
•Products Delivered at a Point in Time. We sell our products and professional services to customers in accordance with the terms of the related customer contracts. We generate revenues from sales of our solutions, which include microinverter units and related accessories, storage solutions, EV charging solutions, and design, proposal, permitting, installation and solar appointment services. Such microinverter units, microinverter accessories, storage and EV solutions, design proposal, permitting, installation and solar appointment services are delivered to customers at a point in time, and we recognize revenue for these products or professional services when we transfer control of the product or professional services to the customer, which is generally upon product shipment or service delivery, respectively.
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•Products Delivered Over Time. The sale of IQ Gateway and IQ Energy Router includes our cloud-based monitoring services. The full consideration for these products represents a single performance obligation and is deferred at the sale date and recognized over the estimated service period of 7 and 15 years. We also sell certain communication accessories that contain a service performance obligation to be delivered over time. The revenue from these products is recognized over the related service period, which is typically 5 years. The subscription services revenue generated from each customer’s subscription to our design and proposal service is recognized on a ratable basis over the contract term beginning on the date that our service is made available to the customer. The subscription contracts are generally 3 to 12 months in length and billed in advance. The Enphase Care service plans are offered as either an annual plan or a 10-year prepaid plan and pricing is customized based on the customer’s site and system configuration.
When we sell a product with more than one performance obligation, such as our IQ Combiner, which includes both hardware and the IQ Gateway, the total consideration is allocated to these performance obligations based on their relative standalone selling prices.
Provisions for rebates, sales incentives and discounts are estimated based on promotions offered to customers, customer specific experience and historical product ASPs. We record such revenue promotions as variable consideration and recognize these promotions as a reduction in revenue at the time the related revenue is recorded.
We record upfront contract acquisition costs, such as sales commissions, to be capitalized and amortized over the estimated life of the asset. For contracts that have a duration of less than one year, we follow the Topic 606 practical expedient and expense these costs when incurred. Commissions related to the sale of monitoring hardware and services are capitalized and amortized over the period of the associated revenue.
Refer to Note 3. “Revenue Recognition,” of the notes to consolidated financial statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information related to revenue recognition.
Inventory
Inventory is valued at the lower of cost or market. Market is current replacement cost (by purchase or by reproduction, dependent on the type of inventory). In cases where market exceeds net realizable value (i.e., estimated selling price less reasonably predictable costs of completion and disposal), inventories are stated at net realizable value. Market is not considered to be less than net realizable value reduced by an allowance for an approximately normal profit margin. We determine cost on a first-in first-out basis and include both the costs of acquisition and manufacturing in our inventory costs. These costs include direct materials, direct labor, and indirect manufacturing costs, including depreciation and amortization. The capitalization of indirect costs is based on the normal utilization of our manufacturing facility in Texas. If the manufacturing facility utilization is abnormally low, the portion of our indirect manufacturing costs related to the abnormal utilization level is expensed as incurred. Other abnormal manufacturing costs, such as wasted materials or excess yield losses, are also expensed as incurred.
Certain factors could affect the realizable value of its inventory, including customer demand and market conditions. Management assesses the valuation on a quarterly basis and writes down the value for any excess and obsolete inventory based upon expected demand, anticipated sales price, effect of new product introductions, product obsolescence, customer concentrations, product merchantability and other factors. Inventory write-downs are equal to the difference between the cost of inventories and market.
Government Grants
Government grants represent benefits provided by federal, state or local governments that are not subject to the scope of Accounting Standards Codification 740. We recognize a grant when we have reasonable assurance that we will comply with the grant’s conditions and that the grant will be received. Government grants that are not related to long-lived assets are considered income-based grants, which are recognized as a reduction to the related cost of activities that generated the benefit.
We recognized credits under the AMPTC as a reduction to cost of revenues in the consolidated statements of operations for the microinverters manufactured in the United States and sold to customers. Such credit is also reflected as an increase to prepaid income tax within prepaid expenses and other current assets and reduction of income tax payable within accrued liabilities on our consolidated balance sheets within accrued liabilities. There are currently several critical and complex aspects of the IRA that could affect the estimated benefits we have recognized and expect to recognize from the AMPTC, such as compliance requirements under FEOC provisions establishing an escalating threshold of non-FEOC content that must be met by manufactured components produced
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beginning in 2026. Any modifications to the law or its effects arising, for example, through (i) technical guidance and regulations from the IRS and U.S. Treasury Department, (ii) subsequent amendments to or interpretations of the law, and/or (iii) future laws or regulations rendering certain provisions of the IRA less effective or ineffective, in whole or in part, could result in material adverse changes to the benefits we have recognized and expect to recognize.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The fair value of a financial instrument is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. We have investments categorized as level three in the fair value hierarchy based on inputs that are unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement totaling $60.8 million and $64.8 million as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, which is included in other assets in the consolidated balance sheets.
The carrying amounts of our cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts receivable, loan receivables, accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximate fair value because of the short maturity of those instruments. Equity investments with readily determinable fair value are carried at fair value based on quoted market prices or estimated based on market conditions and risks existing at each balance sheet date. Equity investments without readily determinable fair value are measured at cost less impairment, and are adjusted for observable price changes in orderly transactions for an identical or similar investment of the same issuer.
Warranty Obligations
Our warranty accrual provides for the replacement of microinverter units, AC Battery storage solutions and related accessories, EV Chargers, IQ Gateway units and IQ Energy Router units that fail during the product’s warranty term. The warranty term related to microinverter units is 15 years for first and second generation microinverters and up to 25 years for subsequent generation microinverters. The warranty term for AC Battery storage solutions is 10 to 15 years depending on the generation and 5 years for IQ PowerPack 1500. The warranty term for the IQ Gateway is 5 to 15 years depending on the generation, for the IQ Energy Router is 5 years, and for EV Chargers is 1 to 5 years depending on the product. On a quarterly basis, we employ a consistent, systematic and rational methodology to assess the adequacy of our warranty liability. This assessment includes updating all key estimates and assumptions for each generation of product, based on historical results, trends and the most current data available as of the filing date. The key estimates and assumptions used in the warranty liability are thoroughly reviewed by management on a quarterly basis. The key estimates used by us to estimate our warranty liability are: (1) the number of units expected to fail and repaired or returned for replacement over time (i.e., return rate); and (2) the per unit cost of repair or replacement of units, including outbound shipping and limited labor costs, expected to be incurred to replace failed units over time (i.e., replacement cost).
Estimated Return Rates — Our Quality and Reliability department has primary responsibility to determine the estimated return rates for each generation of product. To establish initial return rate estimates for each generation of product, our quality engineers use a combination of industry standard mean time between failure estimates for individual components contained in that generation of product, third-party data collected on similar equipment deployed in outdoor environments similar to those in which our product are installed, and rigorous long term reliability and accelerated life cycle testing which simulates the service life of the product in a short period of time. As units are deployed into operating environments, we continue to monitor product performance through our cloud-based monitoring services. It typically takes three to nine months between the date of sale and date of end-user installation. Consequently, our ability to monitor actual failures of units sold similarly lags by three to nine months. When a product fails and is returned, we perform diagnostic root cause failure analysis to understand and isolate the underlying mechanism(s) causing the failure. We then use the results of this analysis (combined with the actual, cumulative performance data collected on those units prior to failure) to draw conclusions with respect to how or if the identified failure mechanism(s) will impact the remaining units deployed in the installed base.
As the vast majority of our microinverters have been sold to end users for residential applications, we believe that warranty return rates will be affected by changes over time in residential home ownership because we expect that subsequent homeowners are less likely to file a return than the homeowners who originally purchased the microinverters.
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Estimated Replacement Costs — Three factors are considered in our analysis of estimated replacement cost: (1) the estimated cost of replacement products; (2) the estimated cost to ship replacement products to end users; and (3) the estimated labor reimbursement expected to be paid to third-party installers, or estimated labor cost expected to be incurred for field service technicians, performing replacement services for the end user. Because our warranty provides for the replacement of defective products over long periods of time (typically between 5 to 25 years, depending on the product and the generation of that product purchased), the estimated per unit cost of current and future product generations is considered in the estimated replacement cost. Estimated costs to ship replacement units are based on observable, market-based shipping costs paid by us to third-party freight carriers. We have a separate program that allows third-party installers to claim fixed-dollar reimbursements for labor costs they incur to replace failed units for a limited time from the date of original installation. Included in our estimated replacement cost is an analysis of the number of fixed-dollar labor reimbursements expected to be claimed by third-party installers over the limited offering period.
In addition to the key estimates noted above, we also compare actual warranty results to expected results and evaluate any significant differences. We may make additional adjustments to the warranty provision based on performance trends or other qualitative factors. If actual return rates, or replacement costs differ from our estimates in future periods, changes to these estimates may be required, resulting in increases or decreases in our warranty obligations. Such increases or decreases could be material.
Fair Value Option for Microinverters and Other Products Sold Since January 1, 2014
Our warranty obligations related to products sold since January 1, 2014 provide us the right, but not the requirement, to assign our warranty obligations to a third party. Under Accounting Standards Codification 825, “Financial Instruments” (also referred to as the “fair value option”), an entity may choose to elect the fair value option for such warranties at the time it first recognizes the eligible item. We made an irrevocable election to account for all eligible warranty obligations associated with products sold since January 1, 2014 at fair value. This election was made to reflect the underlying economics of the time value of money for an obligation that will be settled over an extended period of up to 25 years.
We estimate the fair value of warranty obligations by calculating the warranty obligations in the same manner as for sales prior to January 1, 2014 and applying an expected present value technique to that result. The expected present value technique, an income approach, converts future amounts into a single current discounted amount. In addition to the key estimates of return rates, and replacement costs, we used certain inputs that are unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement. Such additional assumptions included compensation comprised of a profit element and risk premium required of a market participant to assume the obligation and a discount rate based on our credit-adjusted risk-free rate. Refer to Note 10. “Fair Value Measurements,” of the notes to consolidated financial statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information.
Income Taxes
We record income taxes using the asset and liability method, which requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected tax consequences of temporary differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and amounts recognized for income tax purposes. In estimating future tax consequences, generally all expected future events other than enactments or changes in the tax law or rates are considered. Valuation allowances are provided when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.
We assess the realizability of the deferred tax assets to determine release of valuation allowance as necessary. In the event we determine that it is more likely than not that we would be able to realize deferred tax assets in the future in excess of our net recorded amount, an adjustment to the valuation allowance for the deferred tax asset would increase income in the period such determination was made. Likewise, should it be determined that additional amounts of the net deferred tax asset will not be realized in the future, an adjustment to increase the deferred tax asset valuation allowance will be charged to income in the period such determination is made.
We operate in various tax jurisdictions and are subject to audit by various tax authorities. We follow accounting for uncertainty in income taxes, which requires that the tax effects of a position be recognized only if it is “more likely than not” to be sustained based solely on its technical merits as of the reporting date. We consider many factors when evaluating and estimating our tax positions and tax benefits, which may require periodic adjustments, and which may not accurately anticipate actual outcomes.
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MD&A history
Prior-year 10-K MD&A spans are extracted from SEC filings with the same bounded parser used for the latest filing. The latest 10-K appears above; prior years are below.
FY 2024 10-K MD&A
SEC filing source: 0001463101-25-000024.
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following section generally discusses 2024 results compared to 2023 results. Discussion of 2023 results compared to 2022 results to the extent not included in this report can be found in Part II, Item 7 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.
Business Overview and 2024 Highlights
We are a global energy technology company. We deliver smart, easy-to-use solutions that manage solar generation, storage and communication on one platform. Our intelligent microinverters work with virtually every solar panel made, and when paired with our smart technology, result in one of the industry’s best-performing clean energy systems. As of December 31, 2024, we have shipped approximately 80.0 million microinverters, and approximately 4.7 million Enphase residential and commercial systems have been deployed in more than 160 countries.
We sell primarily to solar distributors who combine our products with others, including solar module products and racking systems, and resell to installers in each target region. In addition to our solar distributors, we sell directly to select large installers, OEMs and strategic partners. Our OEM customers include solar module manufacturers who integrate our microinverters with their solar module products and resell to both distributors and installers. Strategic partners include providers of solar financing solutions. We also sell certain products and services to homeowners primarily in support of our warranty services and legacy product upgrade programs, via our online store.
During the fiscal year 2024, our priorities included providing great customer service, scaling business processes, increasing efficiencies, reducing operating costs and the ongoing development of hardware and software to enhance our Enphase Energy System offering. Quality, customer service and innovation are cornerstones of our strategy, and we believe our focus on these priorities will continue to help drive our success going forward.
To reduce supply chain risk and take advantage of new incentives for domestic manufacturing, we expanded our operations with contract manufacturers in the United States with a capacity to produce five million microinverters per quarter. Beginning in the second half of 2024, we began shipping residential and commercial microinverters, and batteries, with higher domestic content from our U.S. contract manufacturers, which are expected to help certain solar and battery projects qualify for the domestic content bonus tax credit. The domestic content bonus tax credit is only available to commercial asset owners, which includes commercial businesses adding solar and PPA/lease providers who own residential solar projects.
We also expanded deployments of our IQ8 series Microinverters into many new regions globally, including shipments of IQ8 Microinverters with higher peak output AC power to support newer, high-powered solar modules. We began shipping our third-generation Enphase Energy System with IQ Battery 5P in several new markets globally. We also launched IQ Battery 5P in India with the IQ System Controller, enabling backup power in a region with frequent outages.
Global Events Affecting our Business and Operations
As we have a growing global footprint, we are subject to risk and exposure from the evolving macroeconomic environment, including the effects of increased global inflationary pressures, tariffs and interest rates, fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, potential economic slowdowns or recessions, geopolitical pressures and potential regulatory changes, including the unknown impacts of current and future trade regulations. We continuously monitor the direct and indirect impacts of these circumstances on our business and financial results.
Demand for Products. The demand environment for our products experienced a broad-based slowdown beginning in the second quarter of 2023 in the United States and in the third quarter of 2023 in Europe that continued into 2024. This demand environment has negatively impacted several distributors and installers, resulting in reduced liquidity, bankruptcy and business closures, which has affected our revenue and profitability, days sales outstanding and allowances for credit losses. The slower demand environment also resulted in elevated inventory with distributors and installers in late 2023 and the first half of 2024, and as a result we sold fewer microinverters to distributors and installers during the year ended December 31, 2024 compared to the same period in 2023.
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In the United States, this slowdown was primarily the result of higher interest rates, high channel inventory and the transition from NEM 2.0 to NEM 3.0 in California. Higher interest rates resulted in larger monthly costs and longer pay-back periods for those customers who financed their systems. In Europe, this slowdown was primarily driven by a softer customer demand as utility rates dropped and policy changes were implemented. This resulted in oversupply, financial stresses throughout the industry and the resulting channel inventory correction. In addition, there has been increased uncertainty in NEM policies and solar export penalties in a key European market. The phase out of NEM in that market was ultimately not approved but solar export penalties are still causing uncertainty among consumers. While we believe we have made the appropriate corrections to our channel inventory, some of the foregoing trends in the United States and Europe could continue to have an adverse effect on our results of operations in 2025.
Components of Consolidated Statements of Operations
Net Revenues
We generate revenue from sale of our various solutions, which include microinverter units and related accessories, IQ Battery and related accessories, IQ PowerPack 1500 and related accessories, IQ Gateway and IQ Energy Router, cloud-based monitoring services, EV charging solutions, design, proposal, permitting, installation and lead generation services, as well as a platform matching cleantech asset owners to a local and on-demand workforce of service providers, distributors, large installers, OEMs and strategic partners.
Our revenue is affected by changes in the volume and average selling prices (“ASPs”) of our various solutions and related accessories, supply and demand, sales incentives, government incentives and competitive product offerings. Our revenue growth is dependent on our ability to compete effectively in the marketplace by remaining cost competitive, macroeconomic conditions, favorable regulatory environment, developing and introducing new products that meet the changing technology, and performance requirements of our customers, the diversification and expansion of our revenue base, and our ability to market our products in a manner that increases awareness for microinverter technology and differentiates us in the marketplace.
Cost of Revenues and Gross Profit
Cost of revenues is comprised primarily of product costs, warranty, manufacturing and installation services support personnel, logistics costs, freight costs, inventory write-downs, hosting services costs related to our cloud-based monitoring services, depreciation of manufacturing test equipment, amortization of capitalized software development costs related to our cloud-based monitoring services, lead acquisition costs and design and proposal services, employee-related expenses associated with proposal and permitting services and design and proposal service customer support. AMPTC earned under the IRA for U.S. manufactured microinverters shipped to customers in the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 are treated as a reduction to cost of revenues.
Our product costs are impacted by technological innovations, such as advances in semiconductor integration and new product introductions, economies of scale resulting in lower component costs, and improvements in production processes and automation. Certain costs, primarily personnel and depreciation and amortization of test equipment and capitalized software development costs, are not directly affected by sales volume.
We outsource our manufacturing to third-party contract manufacturers and generally negotiate product pricing with them on a quarterly basis. We believe our contract manufacturing partners have sufficient production capacity to meet the anticipated demand for our products for the foreseeable future. However, shortages in the supply of certain key raw materials could adversely affect our ability to meet customer demand for our products. We contract with third parties, including one of our contract manufacturers, to serve as our logistics providers by warehousing and delivering our products in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, India, Brazil, the Philippines, Thailand, South Africa, and certain other Central American and Asian countries.
Gross profit may vary from quarter to quarter and is primarily affected by our ASPs, product cost, product mix, customer mix, AMPTC, shipping costs, warranty costs and sales volume fluctuations.
Operating Expenses
Operating expenses consist of research and development, sales and marketing, general and administrative and restructuring and asset impairment charges. Personnel-related costs are the most significant component of each of these expense categories, other than restructuring and asset impairment charges, and include salaries, benefits, payroll taxes, sales commissions, incentive compensation, post-combination expense and stock-based compensation.
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Research and development expense includes personnel-related expenses, third-party design and development costs, testing and evaluation costs, depreciation expense and other indirect costs. Research and development employees are primarily engaged in the design and development of power electronics, semiconductors, powerline communications, networking and software functionality, and storage. We devote substantial resources to research and development programs that focus on enhancements to, and cost efficiencies in, our existing products and timely development of new products that utilize technological innovation to drive down product costs, improve functionality, and enhance reliability. We intend to continue to invest appropriate resources in our research and development efforts because we believe they are critical to maintaining our competitive position.
Sales and marketing expense includes personnel-related expenses, travel, trade shows, marketing, customer support and other indirect costs. We expect to continue to make the necessary investments to enable us to execute our strategy to increase our market penetration geographically and enter into new markets by expanding our customer base of distributors, large installers, OEMs and strategic partners. We currently offer solutions targeting the residential and commercial markets in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, India, Brazil, the Philippines, Thailand, South Africa, Central America, the Caribbean and certain Asian countries. We expect to continue to expand the geographic reach of our product offerings and explore new sales channels in addressable markets in the future.
General and administrative expense includes personnel-related expenses for our executive, finance, human resources, information technology and legal organizations, facilities costs, and fees for professional services. Fees for professional services consist primarily of outside legal, accounting and information technology consulting costs.
Restructuring and asset impairment charges are the net charges resulting from restructuring initiatives implemented in 2022, 2023 and 2024 to increase operational efficiencies and execution, reduce operating costs, and better align our workforce and cost structure with current market conditions, as well as reflect our business needs, strategic priorities and ongoing commitment to profitable growth. Charges from the restructuring initiatives primarily consisted of employee severance and one-time benefits, workforce reorganization charges, contract termination charges, and asset impairment charges. Refer to Note 12. “Restructuring and Asset Impairment Charges,” of the notes to consolidated financial statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information.
Other Income, Net
Other income, net primarily consists of interest income on our cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and marketable securities, amortization of discount or premium on purchase of cash equivalents and marketable securities, gains or losses upon conversion of foreign currency transactions into U.S. dollars, interest expense, changes in fair value of contingent consideration, non-cash interest expense related to the accretion of debt discount and amortization of deferred financing costs, non-cash charges recognized for loss on partial settlement of convertible notes, and the change in fair value of our debt securities.
Income Tax Provision
We are subject to income taxes in the countries where we sell our products. Historically, we have primarily been subject to taxation in the United States because we have sold the majority of our products to customers in the United States. As we have expanded our global footprint for the sale of products to customers outside the United States, we have become subject to taxation based on the foreign statutory rates in the countries where these sales took place. As sales in foreign jurisdictions increase in the future, our effective tax rate may fluctuate accordingly. We regularly assess the ability to realize deferred tax assets based on the weight of all available evidence, including such factors as the history of recent earnings and expected future taxable income on a jurisdiction by jurisdiction basis.
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Summary Consolidated Statements of Operations
The following table sets forth a summary of our consolidated statements of operations for the periods presented:
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| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||||
| Net revenues | $ | 1,330,383 | $ | 2,290,786 | $ | 2,330,853 | ||||||||
| Cost of revenues | 701,245 | 1,232,398 | 1,356,258 | |||||||||||
| Gross profit | 629,138 | 1,058,388 | 974,595 | |||||||||||
| Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||||
| Research and development | 201,315 | 227,336 | 168,846 | |||||||||||
| Sales and marketing | 206,552 | 231,792 | 215,102 | |||||||||||
| General and administrative | 130,825 | 137,835 | 140,002 | |||||||||||
| Restructuring and asset impairment charges | 13,154 | 15,684 | 2,384 | |||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 551,846 | 612,647 | 526,334 | |||||||||||
| Income from operations | 77,292 | 445,741 | 448,261 | |||||||||||
| Other income, net | ||||||||||||||
| Interest income | 77,306 | 69,728 | 13,656 | |||||||||||
| Interest expense | (8,905) | (8,839) | (9,438) | |||||||||||
| Other income (expense), net | (25,534) | 6,509 | (431) | |||||||||||
| Total other income, net | 42,867 | 67,398 | 3,787 | |||||||||||
| Income before income taxes | 120,159 | 513,139 | 452,048 | |||||||||||
| Income tax provision | (17,501) | (74,203) | (54,686) | |||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 102,658 | $ | 438,936 | $ | 397,362 |
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Results of Operations
Net Revenues
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| Net revenues | $ | 1,330,383 | $ | 2,290,786 | $ | (960,403) | (42) | % |
Net revenues decreased by $960.4 million, or 42%, in the year ended December 31, 2024, as compared to the same period in 2023, driven primarily by a 58% decrease in microinverter units shipped, partially offset by an increase in ASP for our microinverters as we sold more IQ8 microinverters relative to IQ7 microinverters. During the year ended December 31, 2024, we sold approximately 6.5 million microinverter units, as compared to approximately 15.5 million microinverter units in the year ended December 31, 2023. The decrease in net revenues was also partially offset by a 48% increase in IQ Batteries MWh shipped. During the year ended December 31, 2024, we shipped 521.0 MWh of IQ Batteries, as compared to 351.6 MWh shipped in the year ended December 31, 2023.
The overall decrease in net revenues during the year ended December 31, 2024, as compared to the same period in 2023, was due to a broad-based slowdown that began in 2023 in both the United States and Europe. This resulted in elevated inventory with distributors and installers, and as a result we sold fewer microinverters to distributors and installers during the year ended December 31, 2024 to normalize channel inventory, as compared to the same period in 2023. In the United States, this slowdown was primarily the result of higher interest rates, high channel inventory and the transition from NEM 2.0 to NEM 3.0 in California. Higher interest rates resulted in larger monthly costs and longer pay-back periods for those customers who financed their systems. In Europe, this slowdown was primarily driven by a softer customer demand as utility rates dropped and policy changes were implemented. This resulted in oversupply, financial stresses throughout the industry and the resulting channel inventory correction.
Cost of Revenues and Gross Margin
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| Cost of revenues | $ | 701,245 | $ | 1,232,398 | $ | (531,153) | (43) | % | ||||||||||||||
| Gross profit | 629,138 | 1,058,388 | (429,250) | (41) | % | |||||||||||||||||
| Gross margin | 47.3 | % | 46.2 | % |
Cost of revenues decreased by $531.2 million, or 43%, in the year ended December 31, 2024, as compared to the same period in 2023, primarily due to the lower volume of microinverter units sold, as well as from the benefit recognized from tax credits of $157.5 million under the AMPTC for U.S. manufactured microinverters shipped to customers in the year ended December 31, 2024, as compared to cost of revenues of $53.5 million in the same period in 2023. The benefit recognized from the AMPTC was partially offset by $38.3 million and $11.6 million of incremental cost for manufacturing in the United States in the year ended December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively, thereby providing a Net IRA benefit of $119.2 million and $41.9 million, respectively.
Gross margin increased by 1.1 percentage points in the year ended December 31, 2024, as compared to the same period in 2023. The increase was primarily due to recognition of a 9.0 percentage point of Net IRA benefit in the year ended December 31, 2024, as compared to a 1.8 percentage point Net IRA benefit in the same period in 2023, and an increase in ASP for microinverters, partially offset by product mix and relatively higher fixed overhead costs.
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Research and Development
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| Research and development | $ | 201,315 | $ | 227,336 | $ | (26,021) | (11) | % | ||||||||||||||
| Percentage of net revenues | 15 | % | 10 | % |
Research and development expense decreased by $26.0 million, or 11%, in the year ended December 31, 2024, as compared to the same period in 2023. The decrease was primarily due to actions implemented in connection with the restructuring initiatives implemented in 2023 and 2024 that lowered personnel-related expenses by $16.2 million due to a reduction in headcount and lowered equipment and professional services costs by $9.8 million. The amount of research and development expenses may fluctuate from period to period due to the differing levels and stages of development activity for our products.
Sales and Marketing
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| Sales and marketing | $ | 206,552 | $ | 231,792 | $ | (25,240) | (11) | % | ||||||||||||||
| Percentage of net revenues | 16 | % | 10 | % |
Sales and marketing expense decreased by $25.2 million, or 11%, in the year ended December 31, 2024, as compared to the same period in 2023. The decrease was primarily due to actions implemented in connection with the restructuring initiatives implemented in 2023 and 2024 that lowered professional services and advertising costs by $14.6 million and personnel-related expenses by $10.6 million due to a reduction in headcount.
General and Administrative
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| General and administrative | $ | 130,825 | $ | 137,835 | $ | (7,010) | (5) | % | ||||||||||||||
| Percentage of net revenues | 10 | % | 6 | % |
General and administrative expense decreased by $7.0 million, or 5%, in the year ended December 31, 2024, as compared to the same period in 2023. The decrease was primarily due to actions implemented in connection with the restructuring initiatives implemented in 2023 and 2024 that lowered professional services and facilities expense by $4.8 million and lowered personnel-related costs by $2.2 million due to a reduction in headcount.
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Restructuring and Asset Impairment Charges
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| Restructuring and asset impairment charges | $ | 13,154 | $ | 15,684 | $ | (2,530) | (16) | % | ||||||||||||||
| Percentage of net revenues | 1.0 | % | 0.7 | % |
Restructuring and asset impairment charges are the net charges resulting from restructuring initiatives implemented in 2023 and 2024 to increase operational efficiencies, reduce operating costs, and to better align our workforce and cost structure with current market conditions, our business needs, and strategic priorities. Restructuring charges of $13.2 million in the year ended December 31, 2024, primarily consisted of $6.4 million of employee severance, one-time benefits and other employee related expenses, $2.0 million of contract termination charges and $4.8 million of asset impairment charges. Restructuring charges of $15.7 million in the year ended December 31, 2023, primarily consisted of $9.8 million of asset impairment charges, $3.7 million of contract termination charges, $1.4 million of employee severance and one-time benefits, and $0.8 million of other restructuring charges.
Other Income, Net
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| Interest income | $ | 77,306 | $ | 69,728 | $ | 7,578 | 11 | % | ||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | (8,905) | (8,839) | (66) | 1 | % | |||||||||||||||||
| Other income (expense), net | (25,534) | 6,509 | (32,043) | (492) | % | |||||||||||||||||
| Total other income, net | $ | 42,867 | $ | 67,398 | $ | (24,531) | (36) | % |
Interest income of $77.3 million increased in the year ended December 31, 2024, as compared to $69.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, primarily due to higher interest rates.
Interest expense of $8.9 million in the year ended December 31, 2024, primarily included $8.9 million for the coupon interest, debt discount amortization with the Notes due 2025, and amortization of debt issuance costs with the Notes due 2025, Notes due 2026 and Notes due 2028. Interest expense of $8.8 million in the year ended December 31, 2023, primarily related to $8.4 million for the coupon interest, debt discount amortization with the Notes due 2025 and amortization of debt issuance costs with the $65.0 million aggregate principal amount of our 4.0% convertible senior notes due 2023 (the “Notes due 2023”), Notes due 2025, Notes due 2026 and Notes due 2028, and $0.4 million interest incurred with the Notes due 2025 and Notes due 2023.
Other expense, net, of $25.5 million in the year ended December 31, 2024, primarily related to $23.0 million impairment of investments in private companies, $5.0 million net loss due to foreign currency denominated monetary assets and liabilities partially offset by a $2.0 million non-cash net gain related to change in the fair value of debt securities, $0.3 million of miscellaneous other income and $0.2 million realized gain from sale of marketable securities. Other income, net, of $6.5 million in the year ended December 31, 2023, primarily related to a $8.7 million non-cash net gain related to change in the fair value of debt securities, partially offset by a $2.1 million net loss due to foreign currency denominated monetary assets and liabilities and $0.1 million in realized loss on investments.
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Income Tax Provision
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| Income tax provision | $ | (17,501) | $ | (74,203) | $ | 56,702 | (76) | % |
The income tax provision was $17.5 million in the year ended December 31, 2024, as compared to an income tax provision of $74.2 million in the same period in 2023. The decrease was primarily due to lower projected tax expense as our operations in U.S. and foreign jurisdictions were less profitable in 2024 as compared to the same period in 2023, partially offset by an increase in tax expense from equity compensation shortfalls in 2024 as compared to the same period in 2023.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Sources of Liquidity
As of December 31, 2024, we had $1.7 billion in net working capital, including cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and marketable securities, of which approximately $1.6 billion were held in the United States. Our cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and marketable securities primarily consist of U.S. Government agency securities and treasuries, money market mutual funds, corporate notes, commercial paper and bonds, and both interest-bearing and non-interest-bearing deposits, with the remainder held in various foreign subsidiaries. We consider amounts held outside the United States to be accessible and have provided for the estimated withholding tax liability on the repatriation of our foreign earnings.
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| Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and marketable securities | $ | 1,717,596 | $ | 1,695,034 | $ | 22,562 | 1 | % | ||||||||||||||
| Total Debt | $ | 1,302,380 | $ | 1,293,738 | $ | 8,642 | 0.7 | % |
Our cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and marketable securities increased by $22.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, as compared to the same period in 2023, primarily due to cash generated from operations of $513.7 million, partially offset by $391.4 million in repurchases of common stock pursuant to the 2023 Repurchase Program and $78.8 million in payments of withholding taxes related to net share settlement of employee equity awards.
Total carrying amount of debt increased by $8.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, as compared to the same period in 2023, primarily due to accretion of debt discount and issuance costs.
We expect that our principal short-term (over the next 12 months) cash needs related to our operations will be to fund working capital, strategic investments, acquisitions, repurchases of common stock and payments of withholding taxes for net share settlement of employee equity awards, payments on our outstanding debt and purchases of property and equipment. We plan to fund any cash requirements for the next 12 months from our existing cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities on hand, and cash generated from operations. For the long-term period (beyond 12 months), we aim to continue growing cash flows from operations to support our ongoing business operations and strategic investment plans. We regularly evaluate our liquidity position, debt obligations and expected cash requirements. As part of this ongoing assessment, we may pursue additional financing through the issuance of equity or the debt financing, as necessary, to meet our operational and investment needs. We anticipate that access to the debt market will be more limited compared to prior years as interest rates have increased and are expected to remain high. Our ability to obtain debt or any other additional financing that we may choose to, or need to, obtain will depend on, among other things, our development efforts, business plans, operating performance and the condition of the capital markets at the time we seek financing.
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Repurchase of Common Stock. In July 2023, our board of directors authorized the 2023 Repurchase Program pursuant to which we were authorized to repurchase up to $1.0 billion of our common stock. The repurchases could be funded from available working capital and could be executed from time to time, subject to general business and market conditions and other investment opportunities, through open market purchases or privately negotiated transactions, including through Rule 10b5-1 plans. The program may be discontinued or amended at any time and expires on July 26, 2026. During the year ended December 31, 2024, we repurchased 4,543,016 shares, for an aggregate amount of $391.4 million. Refer to Note 15. “Stockholders’ Equity,” in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for more information on our repurchase of common stock.
Convertible Notes. As of December 31, 2024, our aggregate principal convertible notes obligations were $1,309.7 million, which primarily consisted of the Notes due 2028 of $575.0 million, Notes due 2026 of $632.5 million and Notes due 2025 of $102.2 million. Upon conversion of the Notes due 2026 and Notes due 2028, we expect to pay cash equal to the aggregate principal amount of the Notes of such series to be converted, and, at our election, will pay or deliver cash and/or shares of our common stock for the amount of our conversion obligation in excess of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes of such series. Holders of Notes due 2025 may now convert their notes at any time until the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately preceding the maturity date of March 1, 2025. These conversions will be settled in a combination settlement method with the principal value settled in cash and the remaining value in shares of our common stock. Refer to Note 13. “Debt,” in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for more information on our outstanding convertible notes.
Operating Leases. We have entered into various non-cancelable operating leases primarily for our facilities with original lease periods expiring through the year 2033, with the most significant leases relating to our offices in Petaluma, California and Bengaluru, India. As of December 31, 2024, we had total operating lease obligations of $28.9 million recorded on our consolidated balance sheet.
Other Material Cash Requirements. As of December 31, 2024, we had open purchase obligations of $130.9 million related to component inventory that our primary contract manufacturers procure on our behalf in accordance with our production forecast as well as other inventory related purchase commitments. The timing of purchases in future periods could differ materially from estimates presented above due to fluctuations in demand requirements related to varying sales levels as well as changes in economic conditions.
Cash Flows. The following table summarizes our cash flows for the periods presented:
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| Net cash provided by operating activities | $ | 513,693 | $ | 696,780 | ||
| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | 128,267 | (366,355) | ||||
| Net cash used in financing activities | (460,269) | (516,774) | ||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | (6,323) | 1,853 | ||||
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash | $ | 175,368 | $ | (184,496) |
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Cash from operations could be affected by various risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, the broad-based slowdown in demand for our products, new regulations and other risk factors discussed in Part I, Item IA, Risk Factors of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
Cash flows from operating activities consisted of our net income adjusted for certain non-cash reconciling items, such as stock-based compensation expense, non-cash interest expense, change in the fair value of debt securities, deferred income taxes, asset impairment, depreciation and amortization, and changes in our operating assets and liabilities. Net cash provided by operating activities decreased by $183.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, as compared to the same period in 2023, primarily due to lower net revenues.
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
For the year ended December 31, 2024, net cash provided by investing activities of $128.3 million was primarily from the sales and maturities of marketable securities of $161.9 million, net of purchases, partially offset by $33.6 million used in purchases of test and assembly equipment for U.S. manufacturing, related facility improvements and information technology enhancements, including capitalized costs related to internal-use software.
For the year ended December 31, 2023, net cash used in investing activities of $366.4 million was primarily from the purchase of $241.0 million of marketable securities, net of sale and maturities, $110.4 million used in purchases of test and assembly equipment to expand our supply capacity, related facility improvements and information technology enhancements, including capitalized costs related to internal-use software, and $15.0 million used in the investment of a private company.
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
For the year ended December 31, 2024, net cash used in financing activities of approximately $460.3 million was primarily from $391.4 million used to repurchase our common stock, payment of $78.8 million in employee withholding taxes related to net share settlement of employee equity awards, payment of $2.8 million in excise tax for net stock repurchases, and less than $0.1 million from the partial settlement of the Notes due 2025, partially offset by $12.7 million net proceeds from employee stock option exercises and purchases under our employee stock purchase plan.
For the year ended December 31, 2023, net cash used in financing activities of approximately $516.8 million was primarily from $410.0 million used to repurchase our common stock and the payment of $120.6 million in employee withholding taxes related to net share settlement of employee equity awards, partially offset by $13.9 million net proceeds from employee stock option exercises and purchases under our employee stock purchase plan.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
The preparation of our consolidated financial statements and related notes requires us to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses, fair value of acquired intangible assets and goodwill, useful lives of acquired intangible assets and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. The SEC has defined a company’s critical accounting policies as the ones that are most important to the portrayal of a company’s financial condition and results of operations, and which require a company to make its most difficult and subjective judgments. Based on this definition, we have identified the critical accounting policies and judgments addressed below.
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We have based our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed 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 due to risks and uncertainties, including uncertainty in the current economic environment due to inflation, interest rates fluctuations and new regulations. As of the date of issuance of these financial statements, we are not aware of any specific event or circumstance that would require us to update our estimates, judgments or revise the carrying value of our assets or liabilities. For a description of our significant accounting policies, refer to Note 2. “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies,” of the notes to consolidated financial statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. An accounting policy is considered to be critical if it requires an accounting estimate to be made based on assumptions about matters that are highly uncertain at the time the estimate is made, and if different estimates that reasonably could have been used, or changes in the accounting estimates that are reasonably likely to occur periodically, could materially impact the consolidated financial statements. We believe the following critical accounting policies reflect the more significant estimates and assumptions used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements.
Revenue Recognition
We generate revenues from sales of our solutions, which include microinverter units and related accessories, IQ Battery and related accessories, IQ PowerPack 1500 and related accessories, IQ Combiner, IQ Gateway, and IQ Energy Router, our cloud-based monitoring services, EV charging solutions, design, proposal, permitting, installation and lead generation services, as well as a platform matching cleantech asset owners to a local and on-demand workforce of service providers, distributors, large installers, OEMs and strategic partners.
We generally sell our products to our customers pursuant to a customer’s standard purchase order and our customary terms and conditions. We do not offer rights to return our products other than for normal warranty conditions, and as such, revenue is recognized based on the transfer of control. We evaluate the creditworthiness of our customers to determine appropriate credit limits prior to the acceptance and shipment of an order. A description of principal activities from which we generate revenues are as follows.
•Products Delivered at a Point in Time. We sell our products and professional services to customers in accordance with the terms of the related customer contracts. We generate revenues from sales of our solutions, which include microinverter units and related accessories, storage solutions, EV charging solutions, design, proposal, permitting, installation and lead generation services, as well as a platform matching cleantech asset owners to a local and on-demand workforce of service providers to distributors, large installers, OEMs and strategic partners. Microinverter units, microinverter accessories, storage and EV solutions, design proposal, permitting, installation and lead generation services, as well as completed work orders on our platform matching cleantech asset owners to a local and on-demand workforce of service providers, are delivered to customers at a point in time, and we recognize revenue for these products or professional services when we transfer control of the product or professional services to the customer, which is generally upon product shipment or service delivery, respectively.
•Products Delivered Over Time. The sale of IQ Gateway and IQ Energy Router includes our cloud-based monitoring services. The full consideration for these products represents a single performance obligation and is deferred at the sale date and recognized over the estimated service period of 7 years. We also sell certain communication accessories that contain a service performance obligation to be delivered over time. The revenue from these products is recognized over the related service period, which is typically 5 years. The subscription services revenue generated from each customer’s subscription to our design and proposal service is recognized on a ratable basis over the contract term beginning on the date that our service is made available to the customer. The subscription contracts are generally 3 to 12 months in length and billed in advance.
When we sell a product with more than one performance obligation, such as our IQ Combiner, which includes both hardware and the IQ Gateway, the total consideration is allocated to these performance obligations based on their relative standalone selling prices.
Provisions for rebates, sales incentives and discounts are estimated based on promotions offered to customers, customer specific experience and historical product ASPs. We record such revenue promotions as variable consideration and recognize these promotions as a reduction in revenue at the time the related revenue is recorded.
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We record upfront contract acquisition costs, such as sales commissions, to be capitalized and amortized over the estimated life of the asset. For contracts that have a duration of less than one year, we follow the Topic 606 practical expedient and expense these costs when incurred. Commissions related to the sale of monitoring hardware and services are capitalized and amortized over the period of the associated revenue.
Refer to Note 3. “Revenue Recognition,” of the notes to consolidated financial statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information related to revenue recognition.
Inventory
Inventory is valued at the lower of cost or market. Market is current replacement cost (by purchase or by reproduction, dependent on the type of inventory). In cases where market exceeds net realizable value (i.e., estimated selling price less reasonably predictable costs of completion and disposal), inventories are stated at net realizable value. Market is not considered to be less than net realizable value reduced by an allowance for an approximately normal profit margin. We determine cost on a first-in first-out basis. Certain factors could affect the realizable value of its inventory, including customer demand and market conditions. Management assesses the valuation on a quarterly basis and writes down the value for any excess and obsolete inventory based upon expected demand, anticipated sales price, effect of new product introductions, product obsolescence, customer concentrations, product merchantability and other factors. Inventory write-downs are equal to the difference between the cost of inventories and market.
Government Grants
Government grants represent benefits provided by federal, state or local governments that are not subject to the scope of ASC 740. We recognize a grant when we have reasonable assurance that we will comply with the grant’s conditions and that the grant will be received. Government grants that are not related to long-lived assets are considered income-based grants, which are recognized as a reduction to the related cost of activities that generated the benefit.
We recognized credits under the AMPTC as a reduction to cost of revenues in the consolidated statement of operations for the microinverters manufactured in the United States and sold to customers in the year ended December 31, 2024 and 2023. Such credit is also reflected as an increase to prepaid income tax within prepaid expenses and other current assets and reduction of income tax payable within accrued liabilities on our consolidated balance sheets within accrued liabilities. There are currently several critical and complex aspects of the IRA that could affect the estimated benefits we have recognized and expect to recognize from the AMPTC. Any modifications to the law or its effects arising, for example, through (i) technical guidance and regulations from the IRS and U.S. Treasury Department, (ii) subsequent amendments to or interpretations of the law, and/or (iii) future laws or regulations rendering certain provisions of the IRA less effective or ineffective, in whole or in part, could result in material adverse changes to the benefits we have recognized and expect to recognize.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The fair value of a financial instrument is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. We have investments in debt securities categorized as level three in the fair value hierarchy based on inputs that are unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement totaling $64.8 million and $79.9 million as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, which is included in “Other assets” in the consolidated balance sheets.
The carrying amounts of our cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximate fair value because of the short maturity of those instruments. Equity investments with readily determinable fair value are carried at fair value based on quoted market prices or estimated based on market conditions and risks existing at each balance sheet date. Equity investments without readily determinable fair value are measured at cost less impairment, and are adjusted for observable price changes in orderly transactions for an identical or similar investment of the same issuer.
Warranty Obligations
Our warranty accrual provides for the replacement of microinverter units, AC Battery storage solutions and related accessories, EV Chargers, IQ Gateway units and IQ Energy Router units that fail during the product’s warranty term. The warranty term related to microinverter units is 15 years for first and second generation microinverters and up to 25 years for subsequent generation microinverters. The warranty term for AC Battery
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storage solutions is 10 to 15 years depending on the generation and 5 years for IQ PowerPack 1500. The warranty term for the IQ Gateway and IQ Energy Router is 5 years, while the warranty term for EV Chargers is 1 to 5 years depending on the product. On a quarterly basis, we employ a consistent, systematic and rational methodology to assess the adequacy of our warranty liability. This assessment includes updating all key estimates and assumptions for each generation of product, based on historical results, trends and the most current data available as of the filing date. The key estimates and assumptions used in the warranty liability are thoroughly reviewed by management on a quarterly basis. The key estimates used by us to estimate our warranty liability are: (1) the number of units expected to fail and repaired or returned for replacement over time (i.e., return rate); and (2) the per unit cost of repair or replacement of units, including outbound shipping and limited labor costs, expected to be incurred to replace failed units over time (i.e., replacement cost).
Estimated Return Rates — Our Quality and Reliability department has primary responsibility to determine the estimated return rates for each generation of product. To establish initial return rate estimates for each generation of product, our quality engineers use a combination of industry standard mean time between failure estimates for individual components contained in that generation of product, third-party data collected on similar equipment deployed in outdoor environments similar to those in which our product are installed, and rigorous long term reliability and accelerated life cycle testing which simulates the service life of the product in a short period of time. As units are deployed into operating environments, we continue to monitor product performance through our cloud-based monitoring services. It typically takes three to nine months between the date of sale and date of end-user installation. Consequently, our ability to monitor actual failures of units sold similarly lags by three to nine months. When a product fails and is returned, we perform diagnostic root cause failure analysis to understand and isolate the underlying mechanism(s) causing the failure. We then use the results of this analysis (combined with the actual, cumulative performance data collected on those units prior to failure) to draw conclusions with respect to how or if the identified failure mechanism(s) will impact the remaining units deployed in the installed base.
As the vast majority of our microinverters have been sold to end users for residential applications, we believe that warranty return rates will be affected by changes over time in residential home ownership because we expect that subsequent homeowners are less likely to file a return than the homeowners who originally purchased the microinverters.
Estimated Replacement Costs — Three factors are considered in our analysis of estimated replacement cost: (1) the estimated cost of replacement products; (2) the estimated cost to ship replacement products to end users; and (3) the estimated labor reimbursement expected to be paid to third-party installers, or estimated labor cost expected to be incurred for field service technicians, performing replacement services for the end user. Because our warranty provides for the replacement of defective products over long periods of time (typically between 5 to 25 years, depending on the product and the generation of that product purchased), the estimated per unit cost of current and future product generations is considered in the estimated replacement cost. Estimated costs to ship replacement units are based on observable, market-based shipping costs paid by us to third-party freight carriers. We have a separate program that allows third-party installers to claim fixed-dollar reimbursements for labor costs they incur to replace failed units for a limited time from the date of original installation. Included in our estimated replacement cost is an analysis of the number of fixed-dollar labor reimbursements expected to be claimed by third-party installers over the limited offering period.
In addition to the key estimates noted above, we also compare actual warranty results to expected results and evaluate any significant differences. We may make additional adjustments to the warranty provision based on performance trends or other qualitative factors. If actual return rates, or replacement costs differ from our estimates in future periods, changes to these estimates may be required, resulting in increases or decreases in our warranty obligations. Such increases or decreases could be material.
Fair Value Option for Microinverters and Other Products Sold Since January 1, 2014
Our warranty obligations related to products sold since January 1, 2014 provide us the right, but not the requirement, to assign our warranty obligations to a third party. Under Accounting Standards Codification 825, “Financial Instruments” (also referred to as the “fair value option”), an entity may choose to elect the fair value option for such warranties at the time it first recognizes the eligible item. We made an irrevocable election to account for all eligible warranty obligations associated with products sold since January 1, 2014 at fair value. This election was made to reflect the underlying economics of the time value of money for an obligation that will be settled over an extended period of up to 25 years.
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We estimate the fair value of warranty obligations by calculating the warranty obligations in the same manner as for sales prior to January 1, 2014 and applying an expected present value technique to that result. The expected present value technique, an income approach, converts future amounts into a single current discounted amount. In addition to the key estimates of return rates, and replacement costs, we used certain inputs that are unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement. Such additional assumptions included compensation comprised of a profit element and risk premium required of a market participant to assume the obligation and a discount rate based on our credit-adjusted risk-free rate. Refer to Note 11. “Fair Value Measurements,” of the notes to consolidated financial statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information.
Income Taxes
We record income taxes using the asset and liability method, which requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected tax consequences of temporary differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and amounts recognized for income tax purposes. In estimating future tax consequences, generally all expected future events other than enactments or changes in the tax law or rates are considered. Valuation allowances are provided when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.
We assess the realizability of the deferred tax assets to determine release of valuation allowance as necessary. In the event we determine that it is more likely than not that we would be able to realize deferred tax assets in the future in excess of our net recorded amount, an adjustment to the valuation allowance for the deferred tax asset would increase income in the period such determination was made. Likewise, should it be determined that additional amounts of the net deferred tax asset will not be realized in the future, an adjustment to increase the deferred tax asset valuation allowance will be charged to income in the period such determination is made.
We operate in various tax jurisdictions and are subject to audit by various tax authorities. We follow accounting for uncertainty in income taxes, which requires that the tax effects of a position be recognized only if it is “more likely than not” to be sustained based solely on its technical merits as of the reporting date. We consider many factors when evaluating and estimating our tax positions and tax benefits, which may require periodic adjustments, and which may not accurately anticipate actual outcomes.
FY 2023 10-K MD&A
SEC filing source: 0001463101-24-000024.
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following section generally discusses 2023 results compared to 2022 results. Discussion of 2022 results compared to 2021 results to the extent not included in this report can be found in Part II, Item 7 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022.
Business Overview and 2023 Highlights
We are a global energy technology company. We deliver smart, easy-to-use solutions that manage solar generation, storage and communication on one platform. Our intelligent microinverters work with virtually every solar panel made, and when paired with our smart technology, results in one of the industry’s best-performing clean energy systems. As of December 31, 2023, we have shipped more than 73.0 million microinverters, and approximately 4.0 million Enphase residential and commercial systems have been deployed in more than 150 countries.
We sell primarily to solar distributors who combine our products with others, including solar modules products and racking systems, and resell to installers in each target region. In addition to our solar distributors, we sell directly to select large installers, OEMs and strategic partners. Our OEM customers include solar module manufacturers who integrate our microinverters with their solar module products and resell to both distributors and installers. Strategic partners include providers of solar financing solutions. We also sell certain products and services to homeowners primarily in support of our warranty services and legacy product upgrade programs, via our online store.
During the fiscal year 2023, we began shipments of microinverters from our contract manufacturers in the United States. Moving manufacturing to the United States allows us to take advantage of the benefits of the IRA as well as helps us better serve our customers by cutting down delivery times and diversifying our supply chain.
Global Events Affecting our Business and Operations
As we have a growing global footprint, we are subject to risk and exposure from the evolving macroeconomic environment, including the effects of increased global inflationary pressures and interest rates, fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, potential economic slowdowns or recessions, and geopolitical pressures, including the unknown impacts of current and future trade regulations and the armed conflicts in Ukraine, the Gaza Strip and nearby areas. We continuously monitor the direct and indirect impacts of these circumstances on our business and financial results.
Demand for Products. The demand environment for our products experienced a broad-based slowdown beginning in the second quarter of 2023 in the United States and in the third quarter of 2023 in Europe that continued into the fourth quarter. This resulted in elevated inventory with distributors and installers, and as a result we sold fewer microinverters to distributors and installers during the second half of 2023 compared to the first half of 2023 as they responded to this slower demand environment. In the United States, this slowdown was primarily the result of higher interest rates and the transition from NEM 2.0 to NEM 3.0 in California, which has increased the payback period for our customers in California. In Europe, this slowdown was primarily the result of a decrease in purchases in the second half of 2023 after the initial surge of sales related to onset of the armed conflict in Ukraine in 2022, and overall channel inventory correction. In addition, there has been increased uncertainty in net energy metering policies and solar export penalties in a key European market, which resulted in lower sales in that region. We expect these trends to continue to have an adverse effect on our revenue in 2024.
In light of the slowdown in demand, in the fourth quarter of 2023, we implemented the 2023 Restructuring Plan to reduce our operating costs, and better align our cost structure with current market conditions, strategic priorities and our ongoing commitment to profitable growth. As part of the 2023 Restructuring Plan, we are reducing our global workforce by approximately 10% and plan to cease operations at our contract manufacturing locations in Romania and Wisconsin, United States, and resize our other contract manufacturing sites, to be closer aligned to expected demand.
Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. In August 2022, the IRA was enacted, which includes extension of the ITC as well as the AMPTC to incentivize clean energy component sourcing and production of microinverters. The IRA also included an additional 10% ITC for solar system components that are manufactured with a minimum threshold of domestic content. The IRA provides an AMPTC on microinverters of 11 cents per alternating current watt, which had a favorable impact to our results of operations in the year ended December 31, 2023. The AMPTC for microinverters decreases by 25% each year beginning in 2030 and ending after 2032. Under the IRA, the ITC was
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also extended until 2032 to allow a qualifying homeowner to deduct 30% of the cost of installing residential solar systems from their U.S. federal income taxes, thereby returning a material portion of the purchase price of the residential solar system to homeowners. Under the terms of the current extension, the ITC will remain at 30% through the end of 2032, reduce to 26% for 2033, reduce to 22% for 2034, and further reduce to 0% after the end of 2034 for residential solar systems, unless it is extended before that time. We believe the enactment of the IRA is favorable to our overall business.
In December 2022, the CPUC approved and voted for NEM 3.0, which has been effective since April 15, 2023. The new policy reduces the compensation earned by solar customers selling extra energy to the grid by a substantial amount. The average export rate in California under NEM 3.0 is approximately $0.05/kWh to $0.08/kWh compared to the prior average of $0.25/kWh to $0.35/kWh under NEM 2.0. In November 2023, the CPUC also adopted changes to its Virtual NEM and NEM Aggregation programs that prohibit the netting of import energy charges at multi-meter commercial or agricultural properties with solar energy generated at or adjacent to those properties, except for residential account holders in a multi-family residential property. Both of these policy changes in California reduced demand for solar PV systems in the year ended December 31, 2023 and may continue to do so for future inverter sales. However, the reduction in export compensation under NEM 3.0, coupled with rising utility rates, may encourage deployment of battery energy storage with solar PV systems and mitigate some of the demand reductions
Components of Consolidated Statements of Operations
Net Revenues
We generate revenue from sales of our solutions, which include microinverter and related accessories, an IQ Gateway and IQ Energy Router, cloud-based monitoring services, storage solutions, EV charging solutions, design, proposal, permitting and lead generation services, as well as a platform matching cleantech asset owners to a local and on-demand workforce of service providers, distributors, large installers, OEMs and strategic partners.
Our revenue is affected by changes in the volume and ASPs of our solutions and related accessories, supply and demand, sales incentives and competitive product offerings. Our revenue growth is dependent on our ability to compete effectively in the marketplace by remaining cost competitive, macroeconomic conditions, favorable regulatory environment, developing and introducing new products that meet the changing technology, and performance requirements of our customers, the diversification and expansion of our revenue base, and our ability to market our products in a manner that increases awareness for microinverter technology and differentiates us in the marketplace.
Cost of Revenues and Gross Profit
Cost of revenues is comprised primarily of product costs, warranty, manufacturing support personnel and logistics costs, freight costs, inventory write-downs, hosting services costs related to our Enlighten service offering, lead acquisition costs, design and proposal services, depreciation and amortization of manufacturing test equipment, amortization of capitalized software development costs related to our Enlighten service offering and design and proposal services, employee-related expenses associated with proposal and permitting services and design and proposal service customer support. AMPTC earned under the IRA for U.S. manufactured microinverters shipped to customers in the year ended December 31, 2023 are treated as a reduction to cost of revenues based on our interpretation of the most current guidance.
Our product costs are impacted by technological innovations, such as advances in semiconductor integration and new product introductions, economies of scale resulting in lower component costs, and improvements in production processes and automation. Certain costs, primarily personnel and depreciation and amortization of test equipment, are not directly affected by sales volume.
We outsource our manufacturing to third-party contract manufacturers and generally negotiate product pricing with them on a quarterly basis. We believe our contract manufacturing partners have sufficient production capacity to meet the anticipated demand for our products for the foreseeable future. However, shortages in the supply of certain key raw materials could adversely affect our ability to meet customer demand for our products. We contract with third parties, including one of our contract manufacturers, to serve as our logistics providers by warehousing and delivering our products in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, India, Brazil, the Philippines, Thailand, South Africa, and certain other Central American and Asian markets.
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Gross profit may vary from quarter to quarter and is primarily affected by our ASPs, product cost, product mix, customer mix, AMPTC, shipping costs, warranty costs and sales volume fluctuations resulting from seasonality.
Operating Expenses
Operating expenses consist of research and development, sales and marketing, general and administrative and restructuring and asset impairment charges. Personnel-related costs are the most significant component of each of these expense categories, other than restructuring and asset impairment charges, and include salaries, benefits, payroll taxes, sales commissions, incentive compensation, post-combination expense and stock-based compensation.
Research and development expense includes personnel-related expenses, third-party design and development costs, testing and evaluation costs, depreciation expense and other indirect costs. Research and development employees are primarily engaged in the design and development of power electronics, semiconductors, powerline communications, networking and software functionality, and storage. We devote substantial resources to research and development programs that focus on enhancements to, and cost efficiencies in, our existing products and timely development of new products that utilize technological innovation to drive down product costs, improve functionality, and enhance reliability. We intend to continue to invest appropriate resources in our research and development efforts because we believe they are critical to maintaining our competitive position.
Sales and marketing expense includes personnel-related expenses, travel, trade shows, marketing, customer support and other indirect costs. We expect to continue to make the necessary investments to enable us to execute our strategy to increase our market penetration geographically and enter into new markets by expanding our customer base of distributors, large installers, OEMs and strategic partners. We currently offer solutions targeting the residential and commercial markets in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, India, Brazil, the Philippines, Thailand, South Africa and certain other Central American and Asian markets. We expect to continue to expand the geographic reach of our product offerings and explore new sales channels in addressable markets in the future.
General and administrative expense includes personnel-related expenses for our executive, finance, human resources, information technology and legal organizations, facilities costs, and fees for professional services. Fees for professional services consist primarily of outside legal, accounting and information technology consulting costs.
Restructuring and asset impairment charges are the net charges resulting from restructuring initiatives implemented in 2022 and 2023 to increase operational efficiencies and execution, reduce operating costs, and better align our workforce and cost structure with current market conditions, as well as reflect our business needs, strategic priorities and ongoing commitment to profitable growth. Under the 2023 Restructuring Plan, costs included in restructuring and asset impairment charges primarily consisted of employee severance and one-time benefits, workforce reorganization charges and asset impairment charges. Refer to Note 12. “Restructuring and Asset Impairment Charges,” of the notes to consolidated financial statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information.
Other Income (Expense), Net
Other income (expense), net primarily consists of interest income on our cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities, amortization of discount or premium on purchase of cash equivalents and marketable securities, gains or losses upon conversion of foreign currency transactions into U.S. dollars, interest expense, changes in fair value of contingent consideration, non-cash interest expense related to the accretion of debt discount and amortization of deferred financing costs, non-cash charges recognized for loss on partial settlement of convertible notes, and the change in fair value of our debt securities.
Income Tax Benefit (Provision)
We are subject to income taxes in the countries where we sell our products. Historically, we have primarily been subject to taxation in the United States because we have sold the majority of our products to customers in the United States. As we have expanded the sale of products to customers outside the United States, we have become subject to taxation based on the foreign statutory rates in the countries where these sales took place. As sales in foreign jurisdictions increase in the future, our effective tax rate may fluctuate accordingly. We regularly assess the ability to realize deferred tax assets based on the weight of all available evidence, including such factors as the history of recent earnings and expected future taxable income on a jurisdiction by jurisdiction basis.
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Summary Consolidated Statements of Operations
The following table sets forth a summary of our consolidated statements of operations for the periods presented:
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| Net revenues | $ | 2,290,786 | $ | 2,330,853 | $ | 1,382,049 | ||||||||
| Cost of revenues | 1,232,398 | 1,356,258 | 827,627 | |||||||||||
| Gross profit | 1,058,388 | 974,595 | 554,422 | |||||||||||
| Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||||
| Research and development | 227,336 | 168,846 | 105,526 | |||||||||||
| Sales and marketing | 231,792 | 215,102 | 128,974 | |||||||||||
| General and administrative | 137,835 | 140,002 | 104,090 | |||||||||||
| Restructuring and asset impairment charges | 15,684 | 2,384 | — | |||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 612,647 | 526,334 | 338,590 | |||||||||||
| Income from operations | 445,741 | 448,261 | 215,832 | |||||||||||
| Other income (expense), net | ||||||||||||||
| Interest income | 69,728 | 13,656 | 695 | |||||||||||
| Interest expense | (8,839) | (9,438) | (45,152) | |||||||||||
| Other income (expense), net | 6,509 | (431) | 6,050 | |||||||||||
| Loss on partial settlement of convertible notes | — | — | (56,497) | |||||||||||
| Total other income (expense), net | 67,398 | 3,787 | (94,904) | |||||||||||
| Income before income taxes | 513,139 | 452,048 | 120,928 | |||||||||||
| Income tax benefit (provision) | (74,203) | (54,686) | 24,521 | |||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 438,936 | $ | 397,362 | $ | 145,449 |
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Results of Operations
Net Revenues
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| Net revenues | $ | 2,290,786 | $ | 2,330,853 | $ | (40,067) | (2) | % |
Net revenues decreased by 2%, or $40.1 million, in the year ended December 31, 2023, as compared to the same period in 2022, driven primarily by a decrease in shipments of IQ Batteries to 351.6 Megawatt-hour (“MWh”) in the year ended December 31, 2023, from 508.5 MWh shipped in the year ended December 31, 2022. The decrease in total net revenues was partially offset by an increase in ASP for microinverters, primarily the result of a favorable product mix as we sold more IQ8 microinverters relative to IQ7™ microinverters as well as a slight increase in the volume of microinverter units shipped. We sold approximately 15.5 million microinverter units in the year ended December 31, 2023, as compared to approximately 15.4 million units in the year ended December 31, 2022. The overall decrease in net revenues is due to a broad-based slowdown beginning in the second quarter of 2023 in the United States and the third quarter of 2023 in Europe that resulted in elevated inventory with distributors and installers, and as a result we sold fewer microinverters to distributors and installers during the second half of 2023 compared to the first half of 2023, as distributors and installers responded to this slower demand environment. In the United States, this slowdown was primarily the result of higher interest rates and the transition from NEM 2.0 to NEM 3.0 in California increasing the payback period for our customers. In Europe, this slowdown was primarily the result of a decrease in purchases after the initial surge of sales related to the onset of the armed conflict in Ukraine in 2022, and overall channel inventory correction. In addition, there has been increased uncertainty in net energy metering policies and solar export penalties in a key European market.
Cost of Revenues and Gross Margin
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| Cost of revenues | $ | 1,232,398 | $ | 1,356,258 | $ | (123,860) | (9) | % | ||||||||||||||
| Gross profit | 1,058,388 | 974,595 | 83,793 | 9 | % | |||||||||||||||||
| Gross margin | 46.2 | % | 41.8 | % |
Cost of revenues decreased by 9%, or $123.9 million, in the year ended December 31, 2023, as compared to the same period in 2022, primarily due to lower volume of shipments of IQ Batteries as well as the recognition of credits of $53.5 million under the AMPTC for U.S. manufactured microinverters shipped to customers during the year ended December 31, 2023.
Gross margin increased by 4.4 percentage points in the year ended December 31, 2023, as compared to the same period in 2022. The increase was primarily due to the benefit recognized from tax credits under the AMPTC of approximately 2.3 percentage points, an increase in ASP driven by a favorable product mix as we sold more IQ8 microinverters relative to IQ7 microinverters in the year ended December 31, 2023, and also due to cost management improvements, which included lower shipping costs.
Research and Development
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| Research and development | $ | 227,336 | $ | 168,846 | $ | 58,490 | 35 | % | ||||||||||||||
| Percentage of net revenues | 10 | % | 7 | % |
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Research and development expense increased by 35%, or $58.5 million, in the year ended December 31, 2023, as compared to the same period in 2022. The increase was primarily due to $43.1 million of higher personnel-related expenses, $8.1 million of equipment expense, and $7.3 million of professional services and support costs associated with our investment in the development, introduction and qualification of new products. The increase in personnel-related expenses was primarily due to an increase in total compensation costs, including stock-based compensation costs due to hiring and retention programs for employees. The amount of research and development expenses may fluctuate from period to period due to the differing levels and stages of development activity for our products.
Sales and Marketing
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| Sales and marketing | $ | 231,792 | $ | 215,102 | $ | 16,690 | 8 | % | ||||||||||||||
| Percentage of net revenues | 10 | % | 9 | % |
Sales and marketing expense increased by 8%, or $16.7 million, in the year ended December 31, 2023, as compared to the same period in 2022. The increase was primarily due to $12.3 million of higher personnel-related expenses from a growth in headcount as a result of our efforts to improve customer experience, to provide 24/7 support along with a field service desk for installers and Enphase system owners globally, and to support our business expansion globally. The increase in sales and marketing expense in the year ended December 31, 2023, as compared to the same period in 2022, was also attributable to $3.2 million of higher professional services, advertising costs and equipment costs to support our business expansion and $1.2 million provision for doubtful accounts.
General and Administrative
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| General and administrative | $ | 137,835 | $ | 140,002 | $ | (2,167) | (2) | % | ||||||||||||||
| Percentage of net revenues | 6 | % | 6 | % |
General and administrative expense decreased by 2%, or $2.2 million, in the year ended December 31, 2023, as compared to the same period in 2022. The decrease was primarily due to $11.3 million of lower personnel-related expenses, primarily related to $10.4 million lower stock-based compensation due to lower estimated achievement with performance stock units granted in 2023, offset by $5.6 million of higher legal and professional services and $3.5 million higher facility costs to support scalability of our business expansion.
Restructuring and Asset Impairment Charges
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| Restructuring and asset impairment charges | $ | 15,684 | $ | 2,384 | $ | 13,300 | 558 | % | ||||||||||||||
| Percentage of net revenues | 0.7 | % | 0.1 | % |
Restructuring and asset impairment charges are the net charges resulting from restructuring initiatives implemented in 2022 and 2023. We implemented the 2023 Restructuring Plan in the fourth quarter of 2023 to increase operational efficiencies, reduce operating costs, and to better align our workforce and cost structure with current market conditions, our business needs, and strategic priorities.
Restructuring charges of $15.7 million in the year ended December 31, 2023, primarily consisted of $9.7 million of asset impairment charges, $3.7 million of contract termination charges and $1.4 million of employee severance and one-time benefits. Restructuring charges of $2.4 million in the year ended December 31, 2022, primarily consisted of one-time termination benefits and other employee-related expenses.
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Other Income (Expense), Net
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| Interest income | $ | 69,728 | $ | 13,656 | $ | 56,072 | 411 | % | ||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | (8,839) | (9,438) | 599 | (6) | % | |||||||||||||||||
| Other income (expense), net | 6,509 | (431) | 6,940 | (1,610) | % | |||||||||||||||||
| Total other income (expense), net | $ | 67,398 | $ | 3,787 | $ | 63,611 | 1,680 | % |
Interest income of $69.7 million in the year ended December 31, 2023 increased, as compared to $13.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2022, primarily due to an increase in interest rates earned and a higher average cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities balance in the year ended December 31, 2023, as compared to the same period in 2022.
Interest expense of $8.8 million in the year ended December 31, 2023, primarily included $8.4 million for the coupon interest, debt discount amortization with the Notes due 2025 and amortization of debt issuance costs with the Notes due 2023, Notes due 2025, Notes due 2026 and Notes due 2028, and $0.4 million interest incurred with the Notes due 2025 and the Notes due 2023. Interest expense of $9.4 million in the year ended December 31, 2022, primarily related to $9.2 million for the coupon interest expense, debt discount amortization with the Notes due 2025, amortization of debt issuance costs with the Notes due 2023, Notes due 2025, Notes due 2026 and Notes due 2028, and $0.2 million accretion of interest expense on contingent consideration for an acquisition.
Other income (expense), net of $6.5 million in the year ended December 31, 2023, primarily related to $8.7 million non-cash net gain related to change in the fair value of debt securities, partially offset by $2.1 million net loss due to foreign currency denominated monetary assets and liabilities and $0.1 million in realized loss on investments. Other income (expense), net of $0.4 million in the year ended December 31, 2022, primarily related to a $0.9 million net loss due to foreign currency denominated monetary assets and liabilities and a $0.3 million impairment of a note receivable, partially offset by a $0.7 million non-cash net gain related to a change in the fair value of debt securities and $0.1 million in interest income.
Income Tax Provision
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| Income tax provision | $ | 74,203 | $ | 54,686 | $ | 19,517 | 36 | % |
The income tax provision was $74.2 million in the year ended December 31, 2023, as compared to $54.7 million in the same period in 2022. The increase was primarily due to higher projected tax expense in the U.S. and foreign jurisdictions that are more profitable in 2023 compared to 2022, combined with a lower tax deduction from employee stock-based compensation in 2023 compared to 2022.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Sources of Liquidity
As of December 31, 2023, we had $1.9 billion in net working capital, including cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities of $1.7 billion, of which approximately $1.7 billion were held in the United States. Our cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities primarily consist of U.S. treasuries, money market mutual funds, corporate notes, commercial paper and bonds and both interest-bearing and non-interest-bearing deposits, with the remainder held in various foreign subsidiaries. We consider amounts held outside the United States to be accessible and have provided for the estimated income tax liability on the repatriation of our foreign earnings.
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| Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities | $ | 1,695,034 | $ | 1,612,843 | $ | 82,191 | 5 | % | ||||||||||||||
| Total Debt | $ | 1,293,738 | $ | 1,290,357 | $ | 3,381 | 0.3 | % |
Our cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities increased by $82.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, as compared to the same period in 2022, primarily due to cash generated from operations, partially offset by cash used to fund investments in private companies, repurchases of common stock pursuant to our share repurchase program and payments of withholding taxes related to net share settlement of equity awards.
Total carrying amount of debt increased by $3.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, as compared to the same period in 2022, primarily due to $8.4 million accretion of debt discount and issuance costs, partially offset by the $5.0 million for the Notes due 2023 that were converted into shares of our common stock.
We expect that our principal short-term (over the next 12 months) and long-term cash needs related to our operations will be used to fund working capital, strategic investments, acquisitions, repurchases of common stock pursuant to our share repurchase program and payments of withholding taxes for net share settlement of equity awards, make payments on our outstanding debt and the purchases of property and equipment. We plan to fund any cash requirements for the next 12 months and the long term from our existing cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities on hand, and cash generated from operations. We anticipate that access to the debt market will be more limited compared to prior years as interest rates have increased and are expected to remain high. Our ability to obtain debt or any other additional financing that we may choose to, or need to, obtain will depend on, among other things, our development efforts, business plans, operating performance and the condition of the capital markets at the time we seek financing.
Repurchase of Common Stock. In July 2023, our board of directors authorized a share repurchase program (the “2023 Repurchase Program”) pursuant to which we were authorized to repurchase up to $1.0 billion of our common stock. The repurchases could be funded from available working capital and could be executed from time to time, subject to general business and market conditions and other investment opportunities, through open market purchases or privately negotiated transactions, including through Rule 10b5-1 plans. The program may be discontinued or amended at any time and expires on July 26, 2026. During the year ended December 31, 2023, we repurchased 3,284,368 shares for an aggregate amount of $410.0 million. Refer to Note 15. “Stockholders’ Equity,” in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for more information on our repurchase of common stock.
Convertible Notes. As of December 31, 2023, our aggregate principal convertible notes obligations were $1,309.7 million which primarily consisted of the Notes due 2028 of $575.0 million, Notes due 2026 of $632.5 million and Notes due 2025 of $102.2 million. Upon conversion of the Notes due 2025, Notes due 2026 and Notes due 2028, we will pay cash equal to the aggregate principal amount of the Notes of such series to be converted, and, at our election, will pay or deliver cash and/or shares of our common stock for the amount of our conversion obligation in excess of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes of such series. During the annual period ended December 31, 2023, we received a request for the conversion of $2.0 thousand in the principal amount of the Notes due 2025, of which we have elected to settle the aggregate principal amount of the Notes due 2025 in a combination of cash and any excess in shares of our common stock in accordance with the applicable indenture. Such conversion is expected to be settled in February 2024. Refer to Note 13. “Debt,” in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for more information on our outstanding convertible notes.
Operating Leases. We have entered into various non-cancelable operating leases primarily for our facilities with original lease periods expiring through the year 2033, with the most significant leases relating to our offices in Petaluma, California and Bengaluru, India. As of December 31, 2023, we had total operating lease obligations of $29.5 million recorded on our consolidated balance sheet.
Other Material Cash Requirements. As of December 31, 2023, we had open purchase obligations of $184.4 million related to component inventory that our primary contract manufacturers procure on our behalf in accordance with our production forecast as well as other inventory related purchase commitments. The timing of purchases in future periods could differ materially from estimates presented above due to fluctuations in demand requirements related to varying sales levels as well as changes in economic conditions.
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Cash Flows. The following table summarizes our cash flows for the periods presented:
| Years Ended December 31, | ||||||
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| 2023 | 2022 | |||||
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| Net cash provided by operating activities | $ | 696,780 | $ | 744,817 | ||
| Net cash used in investing activities | (366,355) | (371,906) | ||||
| Net cash used in financing activities | (516,774) | (17,126) | ||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | 1,853 | (1,857) | ||||
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | $ | (184,496) | $ | 353,928 |
Cash from operations could be affected by various risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, the broad-based slowdown in demand for our products, new regulations and other risk factors discussed in Part I, Item IA, Risk Factors of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Our future capital requirements will depend on many factors, including our growth rate, the timing and extent of spending to support development efforts, the expansion of sales and marketing activities, the introduction of new and enhanced products, the costs to acquire or invest in complementary businesses and technologies, the costs to ensure access to adequate manufacturing capacity, the continuing market acceptance of our products and macroeconomic events, such as the impacts from inflation, and increase in interest rates. We may also choose to seek additional equity or debt financing. In the event that additional financing is required from outside sources, we may not be able to raise it on terms acceptable to us or at all. If we are unable to raise additional capital when desired, our business, operating results and financial condition may be adversely affected.
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
Cash flows from operating activities consisted of our net income adjusted for certain non-cash reconciling items, such as stock-based compensation expense, non-cash interest expense, change in the fair value of debt securities, deferred income taxes, asset impairment, depreciation and amortization, and changes in our operating assets and liabilities. Net cash provided by operating activities decreased by $48.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, as compared to the same period in 2022, primarily due to higher operating expenses as we continue to invest in the long-term growth of our business.
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
For the year ended December 31, 2023, net cash used in investing activities of $366.4 million was primarily from the purchase of $241.0 million of marketable securities, net of sale and maturities, $110.4 million used in purchases of test and assembly equipment to expand our supply capacity, related facility improvements and information technology enhancements, including capitalized costs related to internal-use software, and $15.0 million used in the investment in a private company.
For the year ended December 31, 2022, net cash used in investing activities of $371.9 million was primarily from the purchase of $247.3 million marketable securities, net of sale and maturities, $62.2 million net cash used to acquire GreenCom, SolarLeadFactory and ClipperCreek, $46.4 million used in purchases of test and assembly equipment to expand our supply capacity, related facility improvements and information technology enhancements, including capitalized costs related to internal-use software and $16.0 million used to invest in private companies.
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
For the year ended December 31, 2023, net cash used in financing activities of approximately $516.8 million was primarily from $410.0 million used to repurchase our common stock under our share repurchase program, and the payment of $120.6 million in employee withholding taxes related to net share settlement of equity awards, partially offset by $13.9 million net proceeds from employee stock option exercises and purchases under our employee stock purchase plan.
For the year ended December 31, 2022, net cash used by financing activities of approximately $17.1 million was primarily from the payment of $27.5 million in employee withholding taxes related to net share settlement of equity awards, partially offset by $10.4 million net proceeds from employee stock option exercises and purchases under our employee stock purchase plan.
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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
The preparation of our consolidated financial statements and related notes requires us to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses, fair value of acquired intangible assets and goodwill, useful lives of acquired intangible assets and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. The SEC has defined a company’s critical accounting policies as the ones that are most important to the portrayal of a company’s financial condition and results of operations, and which require a company to make its most difficult and subjective judgments. Based on this definition, we have identified the critical accounting policies and judgments addressed below.
We have based our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed 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 due to risks and uncertainties, including uncertainty in the current economic environment due to inflation, interest rates fluctuations and new regulations. As of the date of issuance of these financial statements, we are not aware of any specific event or circumstance that would require us to update our estimates, judgments or revise the carrying value of our assets or liabilities. For a description of our significant accounting policies, refer to Note 2. “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies,” of the notes to consolidated financial statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. An accounting policy is considered to be critical if it requires an accounting estimate to be made based on assumptions about matters that are highly uncertain at the time the estimate is made, and if different estimates that reasonably could have been used, or changes in the accounting estimates that are reasonably likely to occur periodically, could materially impact the consolidated financial statements. We believe the following critical accounting policies reflect the more significant estimates and assumptions used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements.
Revenue Recognition
We generate revenue from sales of our solutions, which include microinverter units and related accessories, an IQ Gateway and IQ Energy Router, cloud-based Enlighten monitoring services, storage solutions, EV charging solutions, design, proposal, permitting and lead generation services, as well as a platform matching cleantech asset owners to a local and on-demand workforce of service providers, distributors, large installers, OEMs and strategic partners.
Revenues are recognized when control of the promised goods or services are transferred to our customers in an amount that reflects the consideration that is expected to be received in exchange for those goods or services. We generate all of our revenues from contracts with our customers. A description of principal activities from which we generate revenues are follows.
•Products Delivered at a Point in Time. We sell our products and professional services to customers in accordance with the terms of the related customer contracts. We generate revenues from sales of our solutions, which include microinverter units and related accessories, storage solutions, EV charging solutions, design, proposal, permitting and lead generation services, as well as a platform matching cleantech asset owners to a local and on-demand workforce of service providers to distributors, large installers, OEMs and strategic partners. Microinverter units, microinverter accessories, storage and EV solutions, design proposal, permitting and lead generation services, as well as completed work orders on our platform matching cleantech asset owners to a local and on-demand workforce of service providers, are delivered to customers at a point in time, and we recognize revenue for these products or professional services when we transfer control of the product or professional services to the customer, which is generally upon product shipment or service delivery, respectively.
•Products Delivered Over Time. The sale of an IQ Gateway and IQ Energy Router includes our Enlighten cloud-based monitoring service. The full consideration for these products represents a single performance obligation and is deferred at the sale date and recognized over the estimated service period of 7 years. We also sell certain communication accessories that contain a service performance obligation to be delivered over time. The revenue from these products is recognized over the related service period, which is typically 5 years. The subscription services revenue generated from each customer’s subscription to our design and proposal service is recognized on a ratable basis over the contract term beginning on the date that our service is made available to the customer. The subscription contracts are generally 3 to 12 months in length and billed in advance.
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When we sell a product with more than one performance obligation, such as our IQ Combiner, which includes both hardware and the IQ Gateway, the total consideration is allocated to these performance obligations based on their relative standalone selling prices.
We record certain contra revenue promotions as variable consideration and recognize these promotions at the time the related revenue is recorded.
We record upfront contract acquisition costs, such as sales commissions, to be capitalized and amortized over the estimated life of the asset. For contracts that have a duration of less than one year, we follow the Topic 606 practical expedient and expense these costs when incurred. Commissions related to the sale of monitoring hardware and services are capitalized and amortized over the period of the associated revenue.
Refer to Note 3. “Revenue Recognition,” of the notes to consolidated financial statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information related to revenue recognition.
Inventory
Inventory is valued at the lower of cost or market. Market is current replacement cost (by purchase or by reproduction, dependent on the type of inventory). In cases where market exceeds net realizable value (i.e., estimated selling price less reasonably predictable costs of completion and disposal), inventories are stated at net realizable value. Market is not considered to be less than net realizable value reduced by an allowance for an approximately normal profit margin. We determine cost on a first-in first-out basis. Certain factors could affect the realizable value of its inventory, including customer demand and market conditions. Management assesses the valuation on a quarterly basis and writes down the value for any excess and obsolete inventory based upon expected demand, anticipated sales price, effect of new product introductions, product obsolescence, customer concentrations, product merchantability and other factors. Inventory write-downs are equal to the difference between the cost of inventories and market.
Government Grants
Government grants represent benefits provided by federal, state, or local governments that are not subject to the scope of ASC 740. We recognize a grant when we have reasonable assurance that we will comply with the grant’s conditions and that the grant will be received. Government grants that are not related to long-lived assets are considered income-based grants, which are recognized as a reduction to the related cost of activities that generated the benefit. We recognized credits under AMPTC as a reduction to cost of revenues in the consolidated statement of operations for the microinverters manufactured in the United States and sold to customers in the year ended December 31, 2023. Such credit is also reflected as a reduction of income tax payable on our consolidated balance sheet within accrued liabilities.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The fair value of a financial instrument is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The carrying amounts of our cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximate fair value because of the short maturity of those instruments. Equity investments with readily determinable fair value are carried at fair value based on quoted market prices or estimated based on market conditions and risks existing at each balance sheet date. Equity investments without readily determinable fair value are measured at cost less impairment, and are adjusted for observable price changes in orderly transactions for an identical or similar investment of the same issuer.
Warranty Obligations
Our warranty accrual provides for the replacement of microinverter units, AC Battery storage solutions, EV Chargers, and IQ Gateway and IQ Energy Router units that fail during the product’s warranty term. The warranty term related to microinverter units is 15 years for first and second generation microinverters and up to 25 years for subsequent generation microinverters. The warranty term for AC Battery storage solutions is 10 to 15 years depending on the generation. The warranty term for the IQ Gateway and IQ Energy Router is 5 years, while the warranty term for EV Chargers is 1 to 5 years depending on the product. On a quarterly basis, we employ a consistent, systematic and rational methodology to assess the adequacy of our warranty liability. This assessment includes updating all key estimates and assumptions for each generation of product, based on historical results, trends and the most current data available as of the filing date. The key estimates and assumptions used in the
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warranty liability are thoroughly reviewed by management on a quarterly basis. The key estimates used by us to estimate our warranty liability are: (1) the number of units expected to fail and returned for replacement over time (i.e., return rate); and (2) the per unit cost of replacement units, including outbound shipping and limited labor costs, expected to be incurred to replace failed units over time (i.e., replacement cost).
Estimated Return Rates — Our Quality and Reliability department has primary responsibility to determine the estimated return rates for each generation of product. To establish initial return rate estimates for each generation of product, our quality engineers use a combination of industry standard Mean Time Between Failure estimates for individual components contained in that generation of product, third-party data collected on similar equipment deployed in outdoor environments similar to those in which our product are installed, and rigorous long term reliability and accelerated life cycle testing which simulates the service life of the product in a short period of time. As units are deployed into operating environments, we continue to monitor product performance through our Enlighten monitoring platform. It typically takes three to nine months between the date of sale and date of end-user installation. Consequently, our ability to monitor actual failures of units sold similarly lags by three to nine months. When a product fails and is returned, we perform diagnostic root cause failure analysis to understand and isolate the underlying mechanism(s) causing the failure. We then use the results of this analysis (combined with the actual, cumulative performance data collected on those units prior to failure through Enlighten) to draw conclusions with respect to how or if the identified failure mechanism(s) will impact the remaining units deployed in the installed base.
As the vast majority of our microinverters have been sold to end users for residential applications, we believe that warranty return rates will be affected by changes over time in residential home ownership because we expect that subsequent homeowners are less likely to file a return than the homeowners who originally purchased the microinverters.
Estimated Replacement Costs — Three factors are considered in our analysis of estimated replacement cost: (1) the estimated cost of replacement products; (2) the estimated cost to ship replacement products to end users; and (3) the estimated labor reimbursement expected to be paid to third-party installers, or estimated labor cost expected to be incurred for field service technicians, performing replacement services for the end user. Because our warranty provides for the replacement of defective products over long periods of time (typically between 5 to 25 years, depending on the product and the generation of that product purchased), the estimated per unit cost of current and future product generations is considered in the estimated replacement cost. Estimated costs to ship replacement units are based on observable, market-based shipping costs paid by us to third-party freight carriers. We have a separate program that allows third-party installers to claim fixed-dollar reimbursements for labor costs they incur to replace failed units for a limited time from the date of original installation. Included in our estimated replacement cost is an analysis of the number of fixed-dollar labor reimbursements expected to be claimed by third-party installers over the limited offering period.
In addition to the key estimates noted above, we also compare actual warranty results to expected results and evaluate any significant differences. We may make additional adjustments to the warranty provision based on performance trends or other qualitative factors. If actual return rates, or replacement costs differ from our estimates in future periods, changes to these estimates may be required, resulting in increases or decreases in our warranty obligations. Such increases or decreases could be material.
Fair Value Option for Microinverters and Other Products Sold Since January 1, 2014
Our warranty obligations related to products sold since January 1, 2014 provide us the right, but not the requirement, to assign our warranty obligations to a third party. Under Accounting Standards Codification 825, “Financial Instruments” (also referred to as the “fair value option”), an entity may choose to elect the fair value option for such warranties at the time it first recognizes the eligible item. We made an irrevocable election to account for all eligible warranty obligations associated with products sold since January 1, 2014 at fair value. This election was made to reflect the underlying economics of the time value of money for an obligation that will be settled over an extended period of up to 25 years.
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We estimate the fair value of warranty obligations by calculating the warranty obligations in the same manner as for sales prior to January 1, 2014 and applying an expected present value technique to that result. The expected present value technique, an income approach, converts future amounts into a single current discounted amount. In addition to the key estimates of return rates, and replacement costs, we used certain inputs that are unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement. Such additional assumptions included compensation comprised of a profit element and risk premium required of a market participant to assume the obligation and a discount rate based on our credit-adjusted risk-free rate. Refer to Note 11. “Fair Value Measurements,” of the notes to consolidated financial statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information.
Commitments and Contingencies
In the normal course of business, we are subject to loss contingencies and loss recoveries, such as legal proceedings and claims arising out of our business as well as tariff refunds. An accrual for a loss contingency or loss recovery is recognized when it is probable and the amount of loss or recovery can be reasonably estimated. Refer to Note 14. “Commitments and Contingencies,” of the notes to consolidated financial statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information.
Business Combinations
Assets acquired and liabilities assumed as part of a business acquisition are generally recorded at their fair value at the date of acquisition. The excess of purchase price over the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed is recorded as goodwill. Determining fair value of identifiable assets, particularly intangibles, and liabilities acquired also requires us to make estimates, which are based on all available information and in some cases assumptions with respect to the timing and amount of future revenues and expenses associated with an asset. Accounting for business acquisitions requires us to make judgments as to whether a purchase transaction is a multiple element contract, meaning that it includes other transaction components. This judgment and determination affect the amount of consideration paid that is allocable to assets and liabilities acquired in the business purchase transaction. Additional information existing as of the acquisition date but unknown to us may become known during the remainder of the measurement period, not to exceed 12 months from the acquisition date, which may result in changes to the amounts and allocations recorded.
Intangible Assets
Intangible assets include patents and other purchased intangible assets. Intangible assets with finite lives are amortized on a straight-line basis, with estimated useful lives ranging from 5 to 9 years. Indefinite-lived intangible assets are tested for impairment annually and are also tested for impairment between annual tests if an event occurs or circumstances change that would indicate that the carrying amount may be impaired. Intangible assets with finite lives are tested for impairment whenever events or circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset (asset group) may not be recoverable. An impairment loss is recognized when the carrying amount of an asset exceeds the estimated undiscounted cash flows used in determining the fair value of the asset. The amount of the impairment loss to be recorded is calculated by the excess of the asset’s carrying value over its fair value. Fair value is generally determined using a discounted cash flow analysis. We recorded asset impairment charges of $3.8 million in the year ended December 31, 2023 associated with the customer relationship intangible asset. There were no events or changes in circumstances that may indicate the carrying amount of remaining assets is not recoverable.
Income Taxes
We record income taxes using the asset and liability method, which requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected tax consequences of temporary differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and amounts recognized for income tax purposes. In estimating future tax consequences, generally all expected future events other than enactments or changes in the tax law or rates are considered. Valuation allowances are provided when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.
We assess the realizability of the deferred tax assets to determine release of valuation allowance as necessary. In the event we determine that it is more likely than not that we would be able to realize deferred tax assets in the future in excess of our net recorded amount, an adjustment to the valuation allowance for the deferred tax asset would increase income in the period such determination was made. Likewise, should it be determined that
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additional amounts of the net deferred tax asset will not be realized in the future, an adjustment to increase the deferred tax asset valuation allowance will be charged to income in the period such determination is made.
We operate in various tax jurisdictions and are subject to audit by various tax authorities. We follow accounting for uncertainty in income taxes, which requires that the tax effects of a position be recognized only if it is “more likely than not” to be sustained based solely on its technical merits as of the reporting date. We consider many factors when evaluating and estimating its tax positions and tax benefits, which may require periodic adjustments, and which may not accurately anticipate actual outcomes.
FY 2022 10-K MD&A
SEC filing source: 0001463101-23-000025.
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Business Overview and 2022 Highlights
We are a global energy technology company. We deliver smart, easy-to-use solutions that manage solar generation, storage and communication on one platform. We revolutionized the solar industry with our microinverter technology and we produce a fully integrated solar-plus-storage solution. As of December 31, 2022, we have shipped approximately 58 million microinverters, and over 3.0 million Enphase residential and commercial systems have been deployed in more than 145 countries.
We sell primarily to solar distributors who combine our products with others, including solar modules products and racking systems, and resell to installers in each target region. In addition to our solar distributors, we sell directly to select large installers, original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”) and strategic partners. Our OEMs customers include solar module manufacturers who integrate our microinverters with their solar module products and resell to both distributors and installers. Strategic partners include providers of solar financing solutions. We also sell certain products and services to homeowners primarily in support of our warranty services and legacy product upgrade programs via our online store.
In March 2022, we paid approximately $26.1 million in cash for the acquisition of SolarLeadFactory, a privately-held company. SolarLeadFactory provides high quality leads to solar installers.
In October 2022, we paid approximately $34.9 million in cash for the acquisition of GreenCom, a privately-held company. GreenCom provides Internet of Things (IoT) software solutions for customers to connect and manage a wide range of distributed energy devices within the home.
Further details on the above acquisition may be found in Note 6, “Business Combinations”, in the notes to the consolidated financial statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Global Events Affecting our Business and Operations
Supply Chain Constraints. Due to increased demand across a range of industries, the global supply chain and the semiconductor industry experienced significant disruptions in second half of 2021 and during 2022. We have seen supply chain challenges, including component shortages, which have, in certain cases, caused delays in critical components and inventory, longer lead times, and have resulted in increased costs.
We believe these supply chain challenges will persist in 2023 and expect that the extended lead times and elevated supply chain costs we have experienced will continue for the reasonably foreseeable future. It is unclear when the supply environment will become less volatile and what impacts the supply environment will have on our business and results of operations in future periods. In addition, the impact of inflation on the price of components, raw materials and labor has increased, although in the near term we have not seen our gross margin impacted by inflation as we increased prices for our product offerings in the second half of 2021 and in 2022 as well.
Throughout 2022, overall reliability of supply improved, and the majority of our suppliers were able to deliver components by their promised lead times, although such times had, in many cases, been extended. We continue to work to mitigate the effects of supply chain constraints and the impacts of inflation. In the event we are unable to mitigate the impact of delays in and/or price increases for raw materials, electronic components and freight, the manufacturing and installation of our products could be delayed, which would adversely impact our cash flows and results of operations, including revenue and gross margin. We continue to focus on a range of initiatives that seek to optimize our operations, improve our resiliency, and drive cost reductions. We seek to balance these goals through our sourcing and supply chain strategy, outsourcing and our use of lower cost geographies. Our efforts also include process optimization initiatives designed to drive improved efficiencies in our sourcing, production, logistics and fulfillment.
COVID-19 Pandemic. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and countermeasures taken to contain its spread remain dynamic. We continue to monitor the situation and actively assess further implications for our business, supply chain, fulfillment operations and overall demand. We continue to take meaningful precautions in accordance with relevant guidelines to protect the health and safety of our employees. The extent of the continuing impact of COVID-19 on our operational and financial performance will depend on various developments, including the duration and spread of the virus and its variants, impact on our end-customers’ spending, volume of sales,
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impact on our partners, suppliers and employees, and actions that may be taken by governmental authorities. If the COVID-19 pandemic or its adverse effects become more severe or prevalent or are prolonged in the locations where we, our customers, suppliers or manufacturers conduct business, or we experience more pronounced disruptions in our business or operations, or in economic activity and demand for our products and services generally, our business and results of operations in future periods could be materially adversely affected. Further information relating to the risks and uncertainties related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic may be found in Part I, Item 1A, Risk Factors of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Russia and Ukraine Conflict. In February 2022, armed conflict escalated between Russia and Ukraine. The United States and certain other countries have imposed sanctions on Russia and could impose further sanctions, which could damage or disrupt international commerce and the global economy. While we do not have sales or operations in Russia or Ukraine, it is possible that the conflict or actions taken in response, could adversely affect some of our markets and suppliers, the broader economic and financial markets, or costs and availability of components and materials, or cause further supply chain disruptions.
Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. In August 2022, the IRA was enacted, which includes extension of the ITC as well as an AMPTC to incentivize clean energy component sourcing and production, including for the production of solar related components, battery cells and battery packs. The IRA provides for an AMPTC on microinverters of 11 cents per alternating current watt basis. The AMPTC for each component, including on microinverters, decreases by 25% each year beginning in 2030 and ending after 2032. Under the IRA, the ITC was extended until 2032 to allow a qualifying homeowner to deduct 30% of the cost of installing residential solar systems from their U.S. federal income taxes, thereby returning a material portion of the purchase price of the residential solar system to homeowners. Under the terms of the current extension, the ITC will remain at 30% through the end of 2032, reduce to 26% for 2033, reduce to 22% for 2034, and further reduce to 0.0% after the end of 2034 for residential solar systems, unless it is extended before that time. We believe the enactment of the IRA is favorable to our overall business worldwide; however, we are continuing to evaluate the overall impact and applicability of the IRA to our results of operations going forward, including the revisions to the U.S. Internal Revenue Code, which includes a 15% corporate minimum income tax and a 1% excise tax on corporate stock repurchases in tax years beginning after December 31, 2022.
In December 2022, the California’s Public Utilities Commission approved and voted for NEM 3.0, which will be in effect starting April 15, 2023. The new policy reduces the compensation earned by solar customers selling extra energy to the grid by a substantial amount. The average export rate in California is expected to be approximately $0.05/kWh to $0.08/kWh when effected compared to current average of $0.25/kWh to $0.35/kWh. NEM 3.0 in California may reduce demand for solar PV systems, including our future inverter sales.
Components of Consolidated Statements of Operations
Net Revenues
Revenues
We generate revenue from sales of our solutions, which include microinverter and related accessories, an IQ Gateway, the cloud-based Enlighten monitoring service, storage solutions, EV charging solutions, design, proposal, permitting and lead generation services, as well as a platform matching cleantech asset owners to a local and on-demand workforce of service providers, to distributors, large installers, original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”) and strategic partners.
Our revenue is affected by changes in the volume and average selling prices of our solutions and related accessories, supply and demand, sales incentives, and competitive product offerings. Our revenue growth is dependent on our ability to compete effectively in the marketplace by remaining cost competitive, developing and introducing new products that meet the changing technology and performance requirements of our customers, the diversification and expansion of our revenue base, and our ability to market our products in a manner that increases awareness for microinverter technology and differentiates us in the marketplace.
Cost of Revenues and Gross Profit
Cost of revenues is comprised primarily of product costs, warranty, manufacturing support personnel and logistics costs, freight costs, inventory write-downs, hosting services costs related to our Enlighten service offering, lead acquisition costs, design and proposal services, depreciation and amortization of manufacturing test equipment, amortization of capitalized software development costs related to our Enlighten service offering and
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design and proposal services, and employee-related expenses associated with proposal and permitting services and design and proposal service customer support. Our product costs are impacted by technological innovations, such as advances in semiconductor integration and new product introductions, economies of scale resulting in lower component costs, and improvements in production processes and automation. Certain costs, primarily personnel and depreciation and amortization of test equipment, are not directly affected by sales volume.
We outsource our manufacturing to third-party contract manufacturers and generally negotiate product pricing with them on a quarterly basis. We believe our contract manufacturing partners have sufficient production capacity to meet the anticipated demand for our products for the foreseeable future. However, shortages in the supply of certain key raw materials could adversely affect our ability to meet customer demand for our products. We contract with third parties, including one of our contract manufacturers, to serve as our logistics providers by warehousing and delivering our products in the United States, Europe and Asia.
Gross profit may vary from quarter to quarter and is primarily affected by our average selling prices, product cost, product mix, customer mix, tariff refunds, warranty costs and sales volume fluctuations resulting from seasonality.
Operating Expenses
Operating expenses consist of research and development, sales and marketing, general and administrative and restructuring expenses. Personnel-related costs are the most significant component of each of these expense categories and include salaries, benefits, payroll taxes, sales commissions, incentive compensation, post-combination expense and stock-based compensation.
Research and development expense include personnel-related expenses, third-party design and development costs, testing and evaluation costs, depreciation expense and other indirect costs. Research and development employees are primarily engaged in the design and development of power electronics, semiconductors, powerline communications, networking and software functionality, and storage. We devote substantial resources to research and development programs that focus on enhancements to, and cost efficiencies in, our existing products and timely development of new products that utilize technological innovation to drive down product costs, improve functionality, and enhance reliability. We intend to continue to invest appropriate resources in our research and development efforts because we believe they are critical to maintaining our competitive position.
Sales and marketing expense include personnel-related expenses, travel, trade shows, marketing, customer support and other indirect costs. We expect to continue to make the necessary investments to enable us to execute our strategy to increase our market penetration geographically and enter into new markets by expanding our customer base of distributors, large installers, OEMs and strategic partners. We currently offer solutions targeting the residential and commercial markets in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, India, Brazil, the Philippines, Thailand, South Africa and certain other Central American and Asian markets. We expect to continue to expand the geographic reach of our product offerings and explore new sales channels in addressable markets in the future.
General and administrative expense include personnel-related expenses for our executive, finance, human resources, information technology and legal organizations, facilities costs, and fees for professional services. Fees for professional services consist primarily of outside legal, accounting and information technology consulting costs.
Restructuring charges are the net charges resulting from restructuring initiatives implemented in 2022 to reorganize our global workforce, consolidate facilities and eliminate non-core projects. Under this restructuring, costs included in restructuring primarily consisted of employee severance and one-time benefits, workforce reorganization charges and non-cash charges related to impairment of property and equipment.
Other Income (Expense), Net
Other income (expense), net primarily consists of interest income on our cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities, amortization of discount or premium on purchase of cash equivalents and marketable securities, gains or losses upon conversion of foreign currency transactions into U.S. dollars, interest expense, fees under our convertible notes, changes in fair value of contingent consideration, non-cash interest expense related to the accretion of debt discount and amortization of deferred financing costs, non-cash charges recognized for loss on partial settlement of convertible notes and the change in fair value of our convertible notes embedded derivative and warrants.
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Income Tax Benefit (Provision)
We are subject to income taxes in the countries where we sell our products. Historically, we have primarily been subject to taxation in the United States because we have sold the majority of our products to customers in the United States. As we have expanded the sale of products to customers outside the United States, we have become subject to taxation based on the foreign statutory rates in the countries where these sales took place. As sales in foreign jurisdictions increase in the future, our effective tax rate may fluctuate accordingly. We regularly assess the ability to realize deferred tax assets based on the weight of all available evidence, including such factors as the history of recent earnings and expected future taxable income on a jurisdiction by jurisdiction basis.
Summary Consolidated Statements of Operations
The following table sets forth a summary of our consolidated statements of operations for the periods presented (in thousands):
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| Net revenues | $ | 2,330,853 | $ | 1,382,049 | $ | 774,425 | ||||||||
| Cost of revenues | 1,356,258 | 827,627 | 428,444 | |||||||||||
| Gross profit | 974,595 | 554,422 | 345,981 | |||||||||||
| Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||||
| Research and development | 168,846 | 105,526 | 55,921 | |||||||||||
| Sales and marketing | 215,102 | 128,974 | 52,927 | |||||||||||
| General and administrative | 140,002 | 104,090 | 50,694 | |||||||||||
| Restructuring charges | 2,384 | — | — | |||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 526,334 | 338,590 | 159,542 | |||||||||||
| Income from operations | 448,261 | 215,832 | 186,439 | |||||||||||
| Other income (expense), net | ||||||||||||||
| Interest income | 13,656 | 695 | 2,156 | |||||||||||
| Interest expense | (9,438) | (45,152) | (21,001) | |||||||||||
| Other (expense) income, net | (431) | 6,050 | (799) | |||||||||||
| Loss on partial settlement of convertible notes | — | (56,497) | (3,037) | |||||||||||
| Change in fair value of derivatives | — | — | (44,348) | |||||||||||
| Total other income (expense), net | 3,787 | (94,904) | (67,029) | |||||||||||
| Income before income taxes | 452,048 | 120,928 | 119,410 | |||||||||||
| Income tax benefit (provision) | (54,686) | 24,521 | 14,585 | |||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 397,362 | $ | 145,449 | $ | 133,995 |
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Results of Operations
Net Revenues
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| Net revenues | $ | 2,330,853 | $ | 1,382,049 | $ | 948,804 | 69 | % |
Net revenues increased by 69%, or $948.8 million, for the year ended December 31, 2022, as compared to the same period in 2021, driven primarily by a 47% increase in microinverter units volume shipped and a 103% increase in Enphase IQ Battery Megawatt-hour (“MWh”) shipped. For the year ended December 31, 2022, consumer demand increased and component supply improved as we sold approximately 15.4 million microinverter units, as compared to approximately 10.4 million units for the year ended December 31, 2021. For the year ended December 31, 2022, we also increased shipments of our Enphase IQ Batteries to customers in the United States and Europe to 508.5 MWh as compared to 251.0 MWh shipped in the same period in 2021. The average selling price of our microinverter products increased by 11% for the year ended December 31, 2022, which resulted in approximately $133.0 million increase in revenue, as compared to the same period in 2021, primarily driven by a favorable product mix as we sold more IQ8 microinverters relative to IQ7 microinverters for the year ended December 31, 2022, and we increased prices for our product offerings in the second half of 2021 and in 2022 to partially offset the impact of higher logistics costs and component costs from global supply chain pricing pressures.
Cost of Revenues and Gross Margin
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| Cost of revenues | $ | 1,356,258 | $ | 827,627 | $ | 528,631 | 64 | % | ||||||||||||||
| Gross profit | 974,595 | 554,422 | 420,173 | 76 | % | |||||||||||||||||
| Gross margin | 41.8 | % | 40.1 | % |
Cost of revenues increased by 64%, or $528.6 million, for the year ended December 31, 2022, as compared to the same period in 2021, primarily due to higher volume of microinverter units sold, higher Enphase IQ Battery MWh shipped, and higher shipping and warranty costs associated with the higher volume of sales globally. The increase was also due to $6.3 million higher amortization of developed technology and $5.7 million higher stock-based compensation.
Gross margin increased by 1.7 percentage points for the year ended December 31, 2022, as compared to the same period in 2021. The increase was primarily due to an increase in average selling prices driven by a favorable product mix, as we sold more IQ8 microinverters relative to IQ7 microinverters for the year ended December 31, 2022, and price increases to our products in the second half of 2021 and in 2022, as well as cost management efforts such as reduction of freight costs. This increase was partially offset by unfavorable impact of 1.5 percentage points from currency fluctuations in the euro relative to the U.S. dollar when we convert the current year euro denominated revenue into the U.S. dollar using the comparable prior period’s average currency exchange rate and 0.3 percentage points from higher amortization of developed technology and 0.2 percentage points from higher stock-based compensation.
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Research and Development
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| Research and development | $ | 168,846 | $ | 105,526 | $ | 63,320 | 60 | % | ||||||||||||||
| Percentage of net revenues | 7 | % | 8 | % |
Research and development expense increased by 60%, or $63.3 million, for the year ended December 31, 2022, as compared to the same period in 2021. The increase was primarily due to $55.1 million of higher personnel-related expenses and $8.2 million of equipment expense associated with our investment in the development, introduction and qualification of new product innovation. The increase in personnel-related expenses was primarily due to a 51% growth in headcount from hiring and retention programs for employees in New Zealand, India and the United States, which increased total compensation costs, including stock-based compensation. The amount of research and development expenses may fluctuate from period to period due to the differing levels and stages of development activity for our products.
Sales and Marketing
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| Sales and marketing | $ | 215,102 | $ | 128,974 | $ | 86,128 | 67 | % | ||||||||||||||
| Percentage of net revenues | 9 | % | 9 | % |
Sales and marketing expense increased by 67%, or $86.1 million, for the year ended December 31, 2022, as compared to the same period in 2021. The increase was primarily due to $81.1 million of higher personnel-related expenses from a 90% growth in headcount as a result of our efforts to improve customer experience, to provide 24/7 support along with a field service desk for installers and Enphase system owners globally, and to support our business growth in the United States and international expansion in Europe. In addition, annual retention programs for employees also resulted in the increase in total compensation costs, including stock-based compensation. The increase in sales and marketing expense for the year ended December 31, 2022, as compared to the same period in 2021, was also attributable to $8.9 million of higher amortization costs related to intangible assets acquired through business combinations and $8.4 million of higher professional services and facility costs to support our business growth. This increase was partially offset by a decrease of $12.3 million in the advertising costs and marketing expenses.
General and Administrative
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| General and administrative | $ | 140,002 | $ | 104,090 | $ | 35,912 | 35 | % | ||||||||||||||
| Percentage of net revenues | 6 | % | 8 | % |
General and administrative expense increased by 35%, or $35.9 million, for the year ended December 31, 2022, as compared to the same period in 2021. The increase was primarily due to $23.5 million of higher personnel-related expenses from a 33% growth in headcount increasing total compensation costs, including stock-based compensation and post business combination employment-related expense, $7.7 million of investments in technological infrastructure and other operational and facilities costs to support scalability of our business growth, and $4.7 million of higher legal and professional services.
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Restructuring Charges
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| Restructuring charges | $ | 2,384 | $ | — | $ | 2,384 | ** |
** Not meaningful
During the year ended December 31, 2022, we implemented restructuring actions to reorganize our global workforce, consolidate facilities and eliminate non-core projects. We expect to complete our restructuring activities in 2023. Restructuring charges for the year ended December 31, 2022 primarily included $2.4 million of one-time termination benefits and other employee-related expenses and impairment of property and equipment, net. We had no restructuring charges for the year ended December 31, 2021.
Other Income (Expense), Net
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| Interest income | $ | 13,656 | $ | 695 | $ | 12,961 | 1,865 | % | ||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | (9,438) | (45,152) | 35,714 | (79) | % | |||||||||||||||||
| Other (expense) income, net | (431) | 6,050 | (6,481) | (107) | % | |||||||||||||||||
| Loss on partial settlement of convertible notes | — | (56,497) | 56,497 | ** | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total other income (expense), net | $ | 3,787 | $ | (94,904) | $ | 98,691 | (104) | % |
** Not meaningful
Interest income of $13.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 increased, as compared to $0.7 million in the same period in 2021, primarily due to an increase in interest rates and a higher average cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities balance for the year ended December 31, 2022, as compared to the same period in 2021.
Cash interest expense
Cash interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 totaled $1.2 million and $0.7 million, respectively. Cash interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2022 primarily included $1.0 million in interest incurred with the Notes due 2025 and Notes due 2023, $0.1 million of bank charges and $0.1 million accretion of interest expense on contingent consideration for an acquisition. Cash interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2021 primarily included $0.5 million in coupon interest incurred with the Notes due 2025, Notes due 2024 and Notes due 2023 and $0.2 million accretion of interest expense on contingent consideration for an acquisition.
Non-cash interest expense
Non-cash interest expense of $8.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 primarily related to $8.2 million for the debt discount amortization with the Notes due 2025 and amortization of debt issuance costs with the Notes due 2023, Notes due 2025, Notes due 2026 and Notes due 2028. Non-cash interest expense of $44.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2021 primarily relates to $44.3 million for the debt discount and amortization of debt issuance costs with the Notes due 2024, Notes due 2025, Notes due 2026 and Notes due 2028 and less than $0.1 million related to the amortization of debt issuance costs associated with the Notes due 2023.
Other expense, net of $0.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 primarily related to $0.9 million net loss due to foreign currency denominated monetary assets and liabilities and a $0.3 million impairment of a note receivable, partially offset by a $0.7 million non-cash net gain related to a change in the fair value of debt securities and $0.1 million in interest income. Other income, net of $6.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2021 primarily related to a $6.6 million cash gain related to a settlement of debt securities and a $3.0 million non-cash gain related to a change in the fair value of debt securities, partially offset by a $3.5 million net loss related to a foreign currency exchange and remeasurement.
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Loss on partial settlement of convertible notes recorded for the year ended December 31, 2021 primarily related to the $37.5 million non-cash inducement loss incurred on the repurchase of the Notes due 2025, $9.5 million non-cash loss on the partial settlement of $217.8 million aggregate principal amount of the Notes due 2025 and $9.6 million non-cash loss on the partial settlement of $88.1 million aggregate principal amount of the Notes due 2024. We did not have any such loss in the year ended December 31, 2022.
Income Tax Benefit (Provision)
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| Income tax benefit (provision) | $ | (54,686) | $ | 24,521 | $ | (79,207) | (323) | % |
The income tax provision of $54.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 was primarily related to higher tax expense in the United States and foreign jurisdictions that are more profitable in 2022, partially offset by the tax deduction from employee stock-based compensation.
The income tax benefit of $24.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2021 was primarily related to a higher tax deduction from employee stock-based compensation, partially offset by a higher tax expense in foreign jurisdictions that were profitable in 2021.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Sources of Liquidity
As of December 31, 2022, we had $1,626.1 million in net working capital, including cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities of $1,612.8 million, of which approximately $1,578.3 million were held in the United States. Our cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities primarily consist of U.S. treasuries, money market mutual funds, corporate notes and bonds and both interest-bearing and non-interest-bearing deposits, with the remainder held in various foreign subsidiaries. We consider amounts held outside the United States to be accessible and have provided for the estimated U.S. income tax liability associated with our foreign earnings.
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| Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities | $ | 1,612,843 | $ | 1,016,651 | $ | 596,192 | 59 | % | ||||||||||||||
| Total Debt | $ | 1,290,357 | $ | 1,037,646 | $ | 252,711 | 24 | % |
Our cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities increased by $596.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2022, as compared to the same period in 2021, primarily due to cash generated from operations, partially offset by cash used to fund acquisitions, make investments in private companies, and make payments of withholding taxes related to net share settlement of equity awards.
Total carrying amount of debt increased by $252.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2022, as compared to the same period in 2021, primarily due to adoption of ASU 2020-06 as of January 1, 2022, partially offset by repayment of the Notes due 2024 and partial repayment of the Notes due 2025.
We had net operating loss carryforwards for California income tax purposes of approximately $10.4 million, as well as federal tax credit carryforwards and state research credit carryforwards of approximately $7.0 million and $18.0 million, respectively, as of December 31, 2022. We have utilized all of our federal net operating loss carryforwards and expect our cash paid for taxes in the United States will substantially increase in 2023.
We expect that our principal short-term (over the next 12 months) and long-term cash needs related to our operations will be used to fund working capital, strategic investment, acquisitions, payment of withholding taxes for net share settlement of equity awards and purchase of property and equipment, such as production lines at our contract manufacturing partners. We plan to fund any cash requirements from our existing cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities on hand, and cash generated from operations. We anticipate that access to the debt market will be more limited compared to prior years as interest rates have increased and are expected to continue to rise. Our ability to obtain debt or any other additional financing that we may choose to, or need to, obtain will
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depend on, among other things, our development efforts, business plans, operating performance and the condition of the capital markets at the time we seek financing.
Repurchase of Common Stock. In May 2021, our board of directors authorized a share repurchase program (the “2021 Repurchase Program”) pursuant to which we may repurchase up to an additional $500.0 million of our common stock. The repurchases will be funded from available working capital and may be executed from time to time, subject to general business and market conditions and other investment opportunities, through open market purchases or privately negotiated transactions, including through Rule 10b5-1 plans. Such purchases are expected to continue through May 2024 unless otherwise extended or shortened by our board of directors. As of December 31, 2022, we have approximately $200.0 million remaining for repurchase of shares under the 2021 Repurchase Program. The IRA enacted in August 2022 includes a 1% excise tax on corporate stock repurchases in tax years beginning after December 31, 2022; in consideration of any further stock repurchases, we intend to evaluate the impact of the IRA’s 1% excise tax on corporate stock repurchases in tax years beginning after December 31, 2022.
Convertible Notes. In August 2018, we issued $65.0 million aggregate principal amount of 4.0% Notes due 2023 of which $5.0 million aggregate principal amount remained outstanding as of December 31, 2022. The Notes due 2023 mature on August 1, 2023 with interest payable semi-annually on February 1 and August 1 of each year. In March 2020, we issued $320.0 million aggregate principal amount of 0.25% Notes due 2025 of which $102.2 million remained outstanding as of December 31, 2022. The Notes due 2025 mature on March 1, 2025 with interest payable semi-annually on March 1 and September 1 of each year. In March 2021, we issued $632.5 million and $575.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 0% Notes due 2026 and 0% Notes due 2028, respectively. Upon conversion of the Notes due 2025, Notes due 2026 and Notes due 2028, we will pay cash equal to the aggregate principal amount of the Notes of such series to be converted, and, at our election, will pay or deliver cash and/or shares of our common stock for the amount of our conversion obligation in excess of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes of such series. The sale price condition for the Notes due 2025 was met during the quarter ended December 31, 2022, and, as a result, holders may convert their Notes due 2025 at any time during the quarter ending March 31, 2023. If all of the holders of the Notes due 2025 converted their Notes due 2025 during this period, we would be obligated to settle the $102.2 million principal amount of the Notes due 2025 due in cash. We believe that our cash provided by operating activities, our existing cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities will be sufficient to meet our anticipated cash needs should the holders choose to convert their Notes due 2025 during the quarter ending March 31, 2023 or upon settlement of the Notes due 2023 on its maturity on August 1, 2023. As of December 31, 2022, substantially all of our Notes remained outstanding. Refer to Note 12. “Debt,” in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for more information on our outstanding notes.
Operating Leases. We have entered into various non-cancelable operating leases primarily for our facilities with original lease periods expiring through the year 2032, with the most significant leases relating to our offices in Petaluma, California and Bengaluru, India. As of December 31, 2022, we have total operating lease obligations of $29.0 million recorded on our consolidated balance sheet.
Other Material Cash Requirements. As of December 31, 2022, we have open purchase obligations of $589.3 million related to component inventory that our primary contract manufacturers procure on our behalf in accordance with our production forecast as well as other inventory related purchase commitments. The timing of purchases in future periods could differ materially from estimates presented above due to fluctuations in demand requirements related to varying sales levels as well as changes in economic conditions.
Cash Flows. The following table summarizes our cash flows for the periods presented:
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| Net cash provided by operating activities | $ | 744,817 | $ | 352,028 | $ | 216,334 | ||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | (371,906) | (1,219,547) | (25,568) | |||||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | (17,126) | 309,411 | 191,678 | |||||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash | (1,857) | (1,955) | 826 | |||||||
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | $ | 353,928 | $ | (560,063) | $ | 383,270 |
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Cash from operations could be affected by various risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, the continued effects of COVID-19, the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, new regulations and other risk factors discussed in Part I, Item IA, Risk Factors of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. We believe that our cash flow from operations with existing cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities will be sufficient to meet our anticipated cash needs for working capital and capital expenditures for at least the next 12 months and thereafter for the foreseeable future, including our ability to make payments on our outstanding debt.
Our future capital requirements will depend on many factors, including our growth rate, the timing and extent of spending to support development efforts, the expansion of sales and marketing activities, the introduction of new and enhanced products, the costs to acquire or invest in complementary businesses and technologies, the costs to ensure access to adequate manufacturing capacity, the continuing market acceptance of our products and macroeconomic events, such as the impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic, inflation, increase in interest rates and the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. We may also choose to seek additional equity or debt financing. In the event that additional financing is required from outside sources, we may not be able to raise it on terms acceptable to us or at all. If we are unable to raise additional capital when desired, our business, operating results and financial condition may be adversely affected.
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
Cash flows from operating activities consisted of our net income adjusted for certain non-cash reconciling items, such as stock-based compensation expense, non-cash interest expense, change in the fair value of debt securities, deferred income taxes, depreciation and amortization, asset impairment, and changes in our operating assets and liabilities. Net cash provided by operating activities increased by $392.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2022, as compared to the same period in 2021, primarily due to an increase in our gross profit as a result of increased revenue, partially offset by higher operating expenses as we continue to invest in the long-term growth of our business.
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
For the year ended December 31, 2022, net cash used in investing activities of $371.9 million was primarily from the purchase of $907.4 million of marketable securities, $62.2 million net cash used to acquire GreenCom, SolarLeadFactory and ClipperCreek, $46.4 million used in purchases of test and assembly equipment to expand our supply capacity, related facility improvements and information technology enhancements, including capitalized costs related to internal-use software and $16.0 million used to invest in private companies, partially offset by $660.1 million sale and maturities of marketable securities.
For the year ended December 31, 2021, net cash used in investing activities of $1,219.5 million was primarily from the purchase of $935.0 million of marketable securities, $58.0 million from the investment in a debt security, $235.7 million, net cash used to acquire ClipperCreek, 365 Pronto, Sofdesk and DIN Engineer Service LLP’s solar design services business, and $52.3 million used in purchases of test and assembly equipment to expand our supply capacity, related facility improvements and information technology enhancements, including capitalized costs related to internal-use software, partially offset by approximately $35.0 million maturities of marketable securities and $26.6 million of settlement of our investment in a private company.
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
For the year ended December 31, 2022, net cash used by financing activities of approximately $17.1 million was primarily from the payment of $27.5 million in employee withholding taxes related to net share settlement of equity awards, partially offset by $10.4 million net proceeds from employee stock option exercises and purchases under our employee stock purchase plan.
For the year ended December 31, 2021, net cash provided by financing activities of approximately $309.4 million was primarily from $1,188.4 million in net proceeds from the issuance of the Notes due 2028 and Notes due 2026, $220.8 million from the sale of warrants related to the Notes due 2028 and Notes due 2026 and approximately $7.5 million in net proceeds from employee stock option exercises, partially offset by $286.2 million purchase of convertible note hedge related to the Notes due 2028 and Notes due 2026, $290.2 million cash paid to settle both $88.1 million in aggregate principal amount of the Notes due 2024 and $217.8 million in aggregate principal amount of the Notes due 2025, $500.0 million paid to repurchase shares of our common stock under our repurchase programs approved by our board of directors, the payment of $29.1 million in employee withholding taxes related to net share settlement of equity awards, and $1.7 million of repayment on the sale of long-term financing receivables.
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Critical Accounting Estimates
The preparation of our consolidated financial statements and related notes requires us to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses, fair value of acquired intangible assets and goodwill, useful lives of acquired intangible assets and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. The SEC has defined a company’s critical accounting policies as the ones that are most important to the portrayal of a company’s financial condition and results of operations, and which require a company to make its most difficult and subjective judgments. Based on this definition, we have identified the critical accounting policies and judgments addressed below.
We have based our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed 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 due to risks and uncertainties, including uncertainty in the current economic environment due to the global impact of COVID-19 and the conflict in Ukraine. As of the date of issuance of these financial statements, we are not aware of any specific event or circumstance that would require us to update our estimates, judgments or revise the carrying value of our assets or liabilities. For a description of our significant accounting policies, see Note 2. “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies,” of the notes to consolidated financial statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. An accounting policy is considered to be critical if it requires an accounting estimate to be made based on assumptions about matters that are highly uncertain at the time the estimate is made, and if different estimates that reasonably could have been used, or changes in the accounting estimates that are reasonably likely to occur periodically, could materially impact the consolidated financial statements. We believe the following critical accounting policies reflect the more significant estimates and assumptions used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements.
Revenue Recognition
We generate revenue from sales of our solutions, which include microinverter units and related accessories, an IQ Gateway, the cloud-based Enlighten monitoring service, storage solutions, EV charging solutions, design, proposal, permitting and lead generation services, as well as a platform matching cleantech asset owners to a local and on-demand workforce of service providers, to distributors, large installers, OEMs and strategic partners.
Revenues are recognized when control of the promised goods or services are transferred to our customers in an amount that reflects the consideration that is expected to be received in exchange for those goods or services. We generate all of our revenues from contracts with our customers. A description of principal activities from which we generate revenues are follows.
•Products Delivered at a Point in Time. We sell our products and professional services to customers in accordance with the terms of the related customer contracts. We generate revenues from sales of our solutions, which include microinverter units and related accessories, storage solutions, EV charging solutions, design, proposal, permitting and lead generation services, as well as a platform matching cleantech asset owners to a local and on-demand workforce of service providers to distributors, large installers, OEMs and strategic partners. Microinverter units, microinverter accessories, storage and EV solutions, design proposal, permitting and lead generation services, as well as completed work orders on our platform matching cleantech asset owners to a local and on-demand workforce of service providers, are delivered to customers at a point in time, and we recognize revenue for these products or professional services when we transfer control of the product or professional services to the customer, which is generally upon product shipment or service delivery, respectively.
•Products Delivered Over Time. The sale of an IQ Gateway includes our Enlighten cloud-based monitoring service. The full consideration for these products represents a single performance obligation and is deferred at the sale date and recognized over the estimated service period of 6.5 years. We also sell certain communication accessories that contain a service performance obligation to be delivered over time. The revenue from these products is recognized over the related service period, which is typically 5 or 12 years. The subscription services revenue generated from each customer’s subscription to our design and proposal service is recognized on a ratable basis over the contract term beginning on the date that our service is made available to the customer. The subscription contracts are generally 3 to 12 months in length and billed in advance.
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When we sell a product with more than one performance obligation, such as our IQ Combiner, which includes both hardware and the IQ Gateway, the total consideration is allocated to these performance obligations based on their relative standalone selling prices.
We record certain contra revenue promotions as variable consideration and recognize these promotions at the time the related revenue is recorded.
We record upfront contract acquisition costs, such as sales commissions, to be capitalized and amortized over the estimated life of the asset. For contracts that have a duration of less than one year, we follow the Topic 606 practical expedient and expense these costs when incurred. Commissions related to the sale of monitoring hardware and services are capitalized and amortized over the period of the associated revenue.
Refer to Note 3. “Revenue Recognition,” of the notes to consolidated financial statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information related to revenue recognition.
Inventory
Inventory is valued at the lower of cost or market. Market is current replacement cost (by purchase or by reproduction, dependent on the type of inventory). In cases where market exceeds net realizable value (i.e., estimated selling price less reasonably predictable costs of completion and disposal), inventories are stated at net realizable value. Market is not considered to be less than net realizable value reduced by an allowance for an approximately normal profit margin. We determine cost on a first-in first-out basis. Certain factors could affect the realizable value of its inventory, including customer demand and market conditions. Management assesses the valuation on a quarterly basis and writes down the value for any excess and obsolete inventory based upon expected demand, anticipated sales price, effect of new product introductions, product obsolescence, customer concentrations, product merchantability and other factors. Inventory write-downs are equal to the difference between the cost of inventories and market.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The fair value of a financial instrument is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The carrying amounts of our cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximate fair value because of the short maturity of those instruments. Equity investments with readily determinable fair value are carried at fair value based on quoted market prices or estimated based on market conditions and risks existing at each balance sheet date. Equity investments without readily determinable fair value are measured at cost less impairment, and are adjusted for observable price changes in orderly transactions for an identical or similar investment of the same issuer.
Convertible Note Derivatives
In March 2020, we issued $320.0 million aggregate principal amount of the Notes due 2025. Concurrently with the issuance of the Notes due 2025, we entered into privately-negotiated convertible note hedge and warrant transactions which in combination are intended to reduce the potential dilution from the conversion of the Notes due 2025. We could not elect to issue the shares of common stock upon settlement of the Notes due 2025 or convertible note hedge or warrant transactions due to insufficient authorized share capital. As a result, the embedded conversion option and warrants were accounted for as a derivative liabilities and convertible notes hedge as derivative asset and a gain (or loss) was reported in other expense, net in our consolidated statement of operations to the extent the valuation changed from the date of issuance of the Notes due 2025. On May 20, 2020, at our annual meeting of stockholders, the stockholders approved an amendment to its certificate of incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of our common stock. As a result, we are now able to settle the Notes due 2025, convertible notes hedge and warrants through payment or delivery, as the case may be, of cash, shares of its common stock or a combination thereof, at our election. Accordingly, on May 20, 2020, the embedded derivative liability, convertible notes hedge and warrants liability were remeasured at a fair value and were then reclassified to additional paid-in-capital in our condensed consolidated balance sheet in the second quarter of 2020 and are no longer remeasured as long as they continue to meet the conditions for equity classification. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, we do not have any convertible note derivatives. Refer to Note 12. “Debt,” of the notes to consolidated financial statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information.
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Warranty Obligations
Our warranty accrual provides for the replacement of microinverter units, AC Battery storage solutions and IQ Gateway that fail during the product’s warranty term. The warranty term related to microinverter units is 15 years for first and second generation microinverters and up to 25 years for subsequent generation microinverters. The warranty term for AC Battery storage solutions and IQ Gateway is 10 years and 5 years, respectively. On a quarterly basis, we employ a consistent, systematic and rational methodology to assess the adequacy of our warranty liability. This assessment includes updating all key estimates and assumptions for each generation of product, based on historical results, trends and the most current data available as of the filing date. The key estimates and assumptions used in the warranty liability are thoroughly reviewed by management on a quarterly basis. The key estimates used by us to estimate our warranty liability are: (1) the number of units expected to fail and returned for replacement over time (i.e., return rate); and (2) the per unit cost of replacement units, including outbound shipping and limited labor costs, expected to be incurred to replace failed units over time (i.e., replacement cost).
Estimated Return Rates — Our Quality and Reliability department has primary responsibility to determine the estimated return rates for each generation of product. To establish initial return rate estimates for each generation of product, our quality engineers use a combination of industry standard Mean Time Between Failure estimates for individual components contained in that generation of product, third-party data collected on similar equipment deployed in outdoor environments similar to those in which our product are installed, and rigorous long term reliability and accelerated life cycle testing which simulates the service life of the product in a short period of time. As units are deployed into operating environments, we continue to monitor product performance through our Enlighten monitoring platform. It typically takes three to nine months between the date of sale and date of end-user installation. Consequently, our ability to monitor actual failures of units sold similarly lags by three to nine months. When a product fails and is returned, we perform diagnostic root cause failure analysis to understand and isolate the underlying mechanism(s) causing the failure. We then use the results of this analysis (combined with the actual, cumulative performance data collected on those units prior to failure through Enlighten) to draw conclusions with respect to how or if the identified failure mechanism(s) will impact the remaining units deployed in the installed base.
As the vast majority of our microinverters have been sold to end users for residential applications, we believe that warranty return rates will be affected by changes over time in residential home ownership because we expect that subsequent homeowners are less likely to file return than the homeowners who originally purchase the microinverters.
Estimated Replacement Costs — Three factors are considered in our analysis of estimated replacement cost: (1) the estimated cost of replacement products; (2) the estimated cost to ship replacement products to end users; and (3) the estimated labor reimbursement expected to be paid to third-party installers performing replacement services for the end user. Because our warranty provides for the replacement of defective products over long periods of time (typically between 5 to 25 years, depending on the product and the generation of that product purchased), the estimated per unit cost of current and future product generations is considered in the estimated replacement cost. Estimated costs to ship replacement units are based on observable, market-based shipping costs paid by us to third-party freight carriers. We have a separate program that allows third-party installers to claim fixed-dollar reimbursements for labor costs they incur to replace failed units for a limited time from the date of original installation. Included in our estimated replacement cost is an analysis of the number of fixed-dollar labor reimbursements expected to be claimed by third-party installers over the limited offering period.
In addition to the key estimates noted above, we also compare actual warranty results to expected results and evaluate any significant differences. We may make additional adjustments to the warranty provision based on performance trends or other qualitative factors. If actual return rates, or replacement costs differ from our estimates in future periods, changes to these estimates may be required, resulting in increases or decreases in our warranty obligations. Such increases or decreases could be material.
Fair Value Option for Microinverters and Other Products Sold Since January 1, 2014
Our warranty obligations related to products sold since January 1, 2014 provide us the right, but not the requirement, to assign our warranty obligations to a third party. Under Accounting Standards Codification 825, “Financial Instruments” (also referred to as the “fair value option”), an entity may choose to elect the fair value option for such warranties at the time it first recognizes the eligible item. We made an irrevocable election to account for all eligible warranty obligations associated with products sold since January 1, 2014 at fair value. This election was made to reflect the underlying economics of the time value of money for an obligation that will be settled over an extended period of up to 25 years.
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We estimate the fair value of warranty obligations by calculating the warranty obligations in the same manner as for sales prior to January 1, 2014 and applying an expected present value technique to that result. The expected present value technique, an income approach, converts future amounts into a single current discounted amount. In addition to the key estimates of return rates, and replacement costs, we used certain inputs that are unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement. Such additional assumptions included compensation comprised of a profit element and risk premium required of a market participant to assume the obligation and a discount rate based on our credit-adjusted risk-free rate. Refer to Note 11. “Fair Value Measurements,” of the notes to consolidated financial statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information.
Commitments and Contingencies
In the normal course of business, we are subject to loss contingencies and loss recoveries, such as legal proceedings and claims arising out of our business as well as tariff refunds. An accrual for a loss contingency or loss recovery is recognized when it is probable and the amount of loss or recovery can be reasonably estimated. Refer to Note 13. “Commitments and Contingencies,” of the notes to consolidated financial statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information.
Business Combinations
Assets acquired and liabilities assumed as part of a business acquisition are generally recorded at their fair value at the date of acquisition. The excess of purchase price over the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed is recorded as goodwill. Determining fair value of identifiable assets, particularly intangibles, and liabilities acquired also requires the Company to make estimates, which are based on all available information and in some cases assumptions with respect to the timing and amount of future revenues and expenses associated with an asset. Accounting for business acquisitions requires the Company to make judgments as to whether a purchase transaction is a multiple element contract, meaning that it includes other transaction components. This judgment and determination affect the amount of consideration paid that is allocable to assets and liabilities acquired in the business purchase transaction.
Intangible Assets
Intangible assets include patents and other purchased intangible assets. Intangible assets with finite lives are amortized on a straight-line basis, with estimated useful lives ranging from 5 to 9 years. Indefinite-lived intangible assets are tested for impairment annually and are also tested for impairment between annual tests if an event occurs or circumstances change that would indicate that the carrying amount may be impaired. Intangible assets with finite lives are tested for impairment whenever events or circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset (asset group) may not be recoverable. An impairment loss is recognized when the carrying amount of an asset exceeds the estimated undiscounted cash flows used in determining the fair value of the asset. The amount of the impairment loss to be recorded is calculated by the excess of the asset’s carrying value over its fair value. Fair value is generally determined using a discounted cash flow analysis. There was no impairment of intangible assets in any of the years presented.
Income Taxes
We record income taxes using the asset and liability method, which requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected tax consequences of temporary differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and amounts recognized for income tax purposes. In estimating future tax consequences, generally all expected future events other than enactments or changes in the tax law or rates are considered. Valuation allowances are provided when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.
We assess the realizability of the deferred tax assets to determine release of valuation allowance as necessary. In the event we determine that it is more likely than not that we would be able to realize deferred tax assets in the future in excess of our net recorded amount, an adjustment to the valuation allowance for the deferred tax asset would increase income in the period such determination was made. Likewise, should it be determined that additional amounts of the net deferred tax asset will not be realized in the future, an adjustment to increase the deferred tax asset valuation allowance will be charged to income in the period such determination is made.
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We operate in various tax jurisdictions and are subject to audit by various tax authorities. We follow accounting for uncertainty in income taxes, which requires that the tax effects of a position be recognized only if it is “more likely than not” to be sustained based solely on its technical merits as of the reporting date. We consider many factors when evaluating and estimating its tax positions and tax benefits, which may require periodic adjustments and which may not accurately anticipate actual outcomes.
FY 2021 10-K MD&A
SEC filing source: 0001463101-22-000016.
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Forward-Looking Statements
The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read together with our consolidated financial statements and related notes appearing elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. This discussion contains forward-looking statements reflecting our current expectations and involves risks and uncertainties. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “intend,” “potential” or “continue” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. Such statements, include but are not limited to statements regarding our expectations as to future financial performance, expense levels, liquidity sources, the capabilities and performance of our technology and products and planned changes, timing of new product releases, our business strategies, including anticipated trends, growth and developments in markets in which we target, the anticipated market adoption of our current and future products, performance in operations, including component supply management, product quality and customer service, risks related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the anticipated benefits and risks relating to our recent acquisitions. Our actual results and the timing of events may differ materially from those discussed in our forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including those discussed below and those discussed in the section entitled “Risk Factors” included in Part I, Item 1A of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Business Overview and 2021 Highlights
We are a global energy technology company. We deliver smart, easy-to-use solutions that manage solar generation, storage and communication on one platform. We revolutionized the solar industry with our microinverter technology and we produce a fully integrated solar-plus-storage solution. To date, we have shipped more than 42 million microinverters, and approximately 1.9 million Enphase residential and commercial systems have been deployed in more than 130 countries.
We sell primarily to solar distributors who combine our products with others, including solar modules products and racking systems, and resell to installers in each target region. In addition to our solar distributors, we sell directly to select large installers, OEM and strategic partners. Our OEM customers include solar module manufacturers who integrate our microinverters with their solar module products and resell to both distributors and installers. Strategic partners include providers of solar financing solutions. We also sell certain products and services to homeowners primarily in support of our warranty services and legacy product upgrade programs via our online store.
Safe Harbor Prepayments
The Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008 provided a 30% federal tax credit for residential and commercial solar installations through December 31, 2019, which was reduced to a tax credit of 26% for any solar energy system that began construction during 2020 through December 31, 2022, and 22% thereafter to December 31, 2023 before being reduced to 10% for commercial installations and 0% for residential installations beginning on January 1, 2024. As a result, several of our customers explored opportunities to purchase products in 2019 to take advantage of safe harbor guidance from the IRS published in June 2018, allowing them to preserve the historical 30% investment tax credit for solar equipment purchased in 2019 for solar projects that are completed after December 31, 2019. Safe harbor prepayments from customers in the fourth quarter of 2019 resulted in $44.5 million of revenue recognized in the first quarter of 2020 when we delivered the product. There was no safe harbor revenue recognized in the years ended December 31, 2021 in comparison.
Acquisitions
On January 25, 2021, we completed the acquisition of Sofdesk Inc. (“Sofdesk”), a privately-held company. Sofdesk provides design tools and services software for residential solar installers and roofing companies and will enhance our digital transformation efforts. As part of the purchase price, we (i) paid approximately $32.0 million in cash on January 25, 2021 and (ii) paid approximately $3.7 million of contingent consideration payable in the first quarter of 2022, of which we recorded a liability of approximately $3.5 million representing the fair value of the contingent consideration on the date acquisition. In addition to the purchase price, we paid approximately $3.7 million in the first quarter of 2022, as the continued employment condition of key employees of Sofdesk was deemed completed.
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On March 31, 2021, we completed the acquisition of DIN Engineering Services LLP’s (“DIN”) solar design services business. DIN’s solar design services business provides outsourced proposal drawings and permit plan sets for residential solar installers in North America and will enhance our digital transformation effort. As part of the purchase price, we paid approximately $24.8 million in cash. In addition to the purchase price paid, we are obligated to pay up to (i) approximately $5.0 million in equal monthly installments over the course of one year following the acquisition date; and (ii) approximately $5.0 million payable in one year following the acquisition date subject to achievement of certain revenue, operational and employment targets.
On December 13, 2021, we completed the acquisition of 365 Pronto, Inc. (“365 Pronto”), a privately-held company. 365 Pronto provides an online platform for clean technology installation and service landscape by matching asset owners with an on-demand qualified workforce in the U.S. As part of the purchase price, we paid approximately $69.9 million in cash on December 13, 2021. In addition to the purchase price paid, we are obligated to pay up to approximately $11.0 million in shares of our common stock in 2023 subject to achievement of certain revenue, operational and employment targets.
On December 31, 2021, we completed the acquisition of ClipperCreek, Inc. (“ClipperCreek”), a privately-held company. ClipperCreek offers electric vehicle (“EV”) charging solutions for residential and commercial customers in the U.S. As part of the purchase price, we paid approximately $113.1 million in cash on December 31, 2021. [In addition to the purchase price paid, we are obligated to issue up to approximately $40.0 million in shares of our common stock payable in the first quarter of 2023, subject to achievement of certain revenue, operational and employment targets
Further details on business acquisitions may be found in Note 6. “Business Combinations,” in the notes to the consolidated financial statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Convertible Notes
On March 1, 2021, we issued an aggregate principal amount of $1.15 billion of convertible senior notes comprised of $575.0 million of our 0.0% convertible senior notes due 2026 (the “Notes due 2026”) and $575.0 million of our 0.0% convertible senior notes due 2028 (the “Notes due 2028”). In addition, on March 12, 2021, we issued $57.5 million aggregate principal amount of the Notes due 2026 in connection with the initial purchasers’ full exercise of the over-allotment option to purchase additional Notes due 2026. The Notes due 2026 and Notes due 2028 will not bear regular interest, and the principal amount of the Notes due 2026 and Notes due 2028 will not accrete. The Notes due 2026 and the Notes due 2028 are general unsecured obligations and the Notes due 2026 and Notes due 2028 are governed by relevant indentures entered by and between us and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee. The Notes due 2026 will mature on March 1, 2026 and Notes due 2028 will mature on March 1, 2028, unless earlier repurchased by us or converted at the option of the holders. Further information relating to the Notes due 2026 and Notes due 2028 may be found in Note 13. “Debt,” of the notes to consolidated financial statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
During the period ended December 31, 2021, $88.1 million in aggregate principal amount of our 1.0% convertible senior notes due 2024 (the “Notes due 2024”) were converted or repurchased by us, and the principal amount of the converted and repurchased Notes due 2024 was repaid in cash. Of the $88.1 million in aggregate principal amount, $25.5 million in aggregate principal amount was repurchased pursuant to separately- and privately-negotiated exchange agreements entered into in March 2021 with certain holders of Notes due 2024 concurrently with the offering of the Notes due 2026 and the Notes due 2028. In connection with such conversions or repurchases, during the year ended December 31, 2021, we also issued 3.8 million shares of our common stock to the holders of the converted and repurchased Notes due 2024 with an aggregate fair value of $669.5 million, representing the conversion value in excess of the principal amount of the Notes due 2024, which were fully offset by shares received from the settlements of the associated note hedging arrangements. Following the conversions and repurchases summarized above, Notes due 2024 are no longer outstanding.
During the first quarter of 2021, concurrently with the offering of the Notes due 2026 and the Notes due 2028, we entered into separately- and privately-negotiated transactions to repurchase approximately $217.7 million in aggregate principal amount of our 0.25% convertible senior notes due 2025 (the “Notes due 2025”). The principal amount (and for certain holders the conversion value in excess of the principal amount) of the repurchased Notes due 2025 was repaid in cash. We also issued approximately 1.7 million shares of our common stock to the holders of the repurchased notes with an aggregate fair value of $302.7 million, representing the conversion value in excess of the principal amount of the Notes due 2025, which were fully offset by shares received from the settlements of the associated note hedging arrangements.
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Repurchases of Common Stock
In April 2020, our board of directors authorized the repurchase of up to $200.0 million of our common stock, exclusive of brokerage commissions, under the 2020 Repurchase Program. During the second quarter of 2021, we repurchased and subsequently retired approximately 1.7 million shares of common stock from the open market at an average cost of $117.47 per share for a total of $200.0 million. In May 2021, our board of directors authorized the 2021 Repurchase Program, pursuant to which we may repurchase up to an aggregate of $500.0 million of our common stock. During the fourth quarter of 2021, we repurchased and subsequently retired approximately 1.5 million shares of common stock from the open market at an average cost of $196.98 per share for a total of $300.0 million. As of December 31, 2021, we have approximately $200.0 million remaining for repurchase of shares under the 2021 Repurchase Program. Purchases may be completed from time to time in the open market or through structured repurchase agreements with third parties. The program may be discontinued or amended at any time and expires on May 13, 2024. Such purchases are expected to continue through May 2024 unless otherwise extended or shortened by our board of directors.
COVID-19 Update
We are actively monitoring, evaluating, and responding to developments relating to COVID-19 pandemic, which has resulted in, and is expected to continue to result in substantial manufacturing or supply chain problems, disruptions in local and global economies, volatility in the global financial markets, overall reductions in demand, delays in payment, restrictions on the shipment of our products, or other ramifications. The extent of the impact of COVID-19 on our operational and financial performance will depend on developments, including the duration and spread of the virus and its variants, impact on our end-customers’ spending, volume of sales, impact on our partners, suppliers, and employees and actions that may be taken by governmental authorities. The global supply chain and the semiconductor industry are experiencing challenges. We have seen supply chain challenges and logistics constraints increase, including component shortages, which have, in certain cases, caused delays in critical components and inventory and have resulted in increased costs. We continue to work to minimize the effects from supply chain constraints. Given the dynamic nature of these circumstances, the full impact of COVID-19 and other macroeconomic factors on our ongoing business, results of operations and overall financial performance cannot be reasonably estimated at this time. Further information relating to the risks and uncertainties related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic may be found in Part I, Item 1A “Risk Factors” of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Components of Consolidated Statements of Operations
Net Revenues
We primarily generate net revenues from sales of our microinverter solutions and related accessories, which include our storage systems, our Envoy communications gateway, Enlighten cloud-based monitoring service, design and proposal services, and proposal and permitting services to distributors, large installers, original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”) and strategic partners.
Our revenue is affected by changes in the volume and average selling prices of our solutions and related accessories, supply and demand, sales incentives, and competitive product offerings. Our revenue growth is dependent on our ability to compete effectively in the marketplace by remaining cost competitive, developing and introducing new products that meet the changing technology and performance requirements of our customers, the diversification and expansion of our revenue base, and our ability to market our products in a manner that increases awareness for microinverter technology and differentiates us in the marketplace.
Cost of Revenues and Gross Profit
Cost of revenues is comprised primarily of product costs, warranty, manufacturing personnel and logistics costs, freight costs, inventory write-downs, hosting services costs related to the Company’s Enlighten service offering and design and proposal services, depreciation and amortization of manufacturing test equipment, amortization of capitalized software development costs related to the Company’s Enlighten service offering and design and proposal services, and employee-related expenses associated with proposal and permitting services and design and proposal service customer support. Our product costs are impacted by technological innovations, such as advances in semiconductor integration and new product introductions, economies of scale resulting in lower component costs, and improvements in production processes and automation. Certain costs, primarily personnel and depreciation and amortization of test equipment, are not directly affected by sales volume.
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We outsource our manufacturing to third-party contract manufacturers and generally negotiate product pricing with them on a quarterly basis. We believe our contract manufacturing partners have sufficient production capacity to meet the anticipated demand for our products for the foreseeable future. However, shortages in the supply of certain key raw materials could adversely affect our ability to meet customer demand for our products. We contract with third parties, including one of our contract manufacturers, to serve as our logistics providers by warehousing and delivering our products in the U.S., Europe and Asia.
Gross profit may vary from quarter to quarter and is primarily affected by our average selling prices, product cost, product mix, customer mix, tariff refunds, warranty costs and sales volume fluctuations resulting from seasonality.
Operating Expenses
Operating expenses consist of research and development, sales and marketing, general and administrative and restructuring expenses. Personnel-related costs are the most significant component of each of these expense categories other than restructuring expense and include salaries, benefits, payroll taxes, sales commissions, incentive compensation, post-combination expense and stock-based compensation.
Research and development expense include personnel-related expenses, third-party design and development costs, testing and evaluation costs, depreciation expense and other indirect costs. Research and development employees are primarily engaged in the design and development of power electronics, semiconductors, powerline communications, networking and software functionality, and storage. We devote substantial resources to research and development programs that focus on enhancements to, and cost efficiencies in, our existing products and timely development of new products that utilize technological innovation to drive down product costs, improve functionality, and enhance reliability. We intend to continue to invest appropriate resources in our research and development efforts because we believe they are critical to maintaining our competitive position.
Sales and marketing expense include personnel-related expenses, travel, trade shows, marketing, customer support and other indirect costs. We expect to continue to make the necessary investments to enable us to execute our strategy to increase our market penetration geographically and enter into new markets by expanding our customer base of distributors, large installers, OEMs and strategic partners. We currently offer solutions targeting the residential and commercial markets in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, India, Brazil, South Africa, and certain other Central American and Asian markets. We expect to continue to expand the geographic reach of our product offerings and explore new sales channels in addressable markets in the future.
General and administrative expense include personnel-related expenses for our executive, finance, human resources, information technology and legal organizations, facilities costs, and fees for professional services. Fees for professional services consist primarily of outside legal, accounting and information technology consulting costs.
Restructuring charges are the net charges resulting from restructuring initiatives implemented in 2018 through 2019 (the “2018 Plan”) to improve operational performance and reduce overall operating expenses. Under the 2018 Plan, costs included in restructuring primarily consisted of employee severance and one-time benefits, workforce reorganization charges, non-cash charges related to impairment of property and equipment, and the establishment of lease loss reserves. See Note 12. “Restructuring,” of the notes to consolidated financial statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information.
Other Expense, Net
Other expense, net primarily consists of interest expense, fees under our convertible notes and term loans, changes in fair value of contingent consideration, non-cash interest expense related to the accretion of debt discount and amortization of deferred financing costs, non-cash charges recognized for loss on partial settlement of convertible notes and the change in fair value of our convertible notes embedded derivative and warrants. Other expense, net also includes interest income on our cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities, amortization of discount or premium on purchase of cash equivalents and marketable securities, accrued interest on marketable securities, tariffs previously paid and approved for refund, and gains or losses upon conversion of foreign currency transactions into U.S. dollars.
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Income Tax Benefit (Provision)
We are subject to income taxes in the countries where we sell our products. Historically, we have primarily been subject to taxation in the U.S. because we have sold the majority of our products to customers in the U.S. As we have expanded the sale of products to customers outside the U.S., we have become subject to taxation based on the foreign statutory rates in the countries where these sales took place. As sales in foreign jurisdictions increase in the future, our effective tax rate may fluctuate accordingly. We regularly assess the ability to realize deferred tax assets based on the weight of all available evidence, including such factors as the history of recent earnings and expected future taxable income on a jurisdiction by jurisdiction basis. During the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2019, after considering these factors, we determined that the positive evidence overcame any negative evidence, primarily due to cumulative income in recent years, and the expectation of sustained profitability in future periods and concluded that it was more likely than not that the US federal and state deferred tax assets were realizable. As a result, we released the valuation allowance against all of the U.S. federal and state deferred tax assets during the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2019.
Summary Consolidated Statements of Operations
The following table sets forth a summary of our consolidated statements of operations for the periods presented (in thousands):
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| 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | ||||||||||||
| Net revenues | $ | 1,382,049 | $ | 774,425 | $ | 624,333 | ||||||||
| Cost of revenues | 827,627 | 428,444 | 403,088 | |||||||||||
| Gross profit | 554,422 | 345,981 | 221,245 | |||||||||||
| Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||||
| Research and development | 105,526 | 55,921 | 40,381 | |||||||||||
| Sales and marketing | 128,974 | 52,927 | 36,728 | |||||||||||
| General and administrative | 104,090 | 50,694 | 38,808 | |||||||||||
| Restructuring charges | — | — | 2,599 | |||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 338,590 | 159,542 | 118,516 | |||||||||||
| Income from operations | 215,832 | 186,439 | 102,729 | |||||||||||
| Other income (expense), net | ||||||||||||||
| Interest income | 695 | 2,156 | 2,513 | |||||||||||
| Interest expense | (45,152) | (21,001) | (9,691) | |||||||||||
| Other (expense) income, net | 6,050 | (799) | (5,437) | |||||||||||
| Loss on partial settlement of convertible notes | (56,497) | (3,037) | — | |||||||||||
| Change in fair value of derivatives | — | (44,348) | — | |||||||||||
| Total other expense, net | (94,904) | (67,029) | (12,615) | |||||||||||
| Income before income taxes | 120,928 | 119,410 | 90,114 | |||||||||||
| Income tax benefit | 24,521 | 14,585 | 71,034 | |||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 145,449 | $ | 133,995 | $ | 161,148 |
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Results of Operations
Net Revenues
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| Net revenues | $ | 1,382,049 | $ | 774,425 | $ | 607,624 | 78 | % |
Net revenues increased by 78% or $607.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2021, as compared to the same period in 2020, driven primarily by a 53% increase in microinverter units volume shipped and a 351% increase in Enphase IQ Battery storage systems MWh shipped. In the year ended December 31, 2021, consumer demand improved from the same period in 2020 as we sold approximately 10.4 million microinverter units in the year ended December 31, 2021, as compared to approximately 6.8 million units in the year ended December 31, 2020. We also increased shipments of our Enphase IQ Battery storage systems to customers in the U.S. and Europe from 56 MWh in 2020 to 251 MWh in 2021 with over 1,300 installers now deploying our Enphase IQ Battery storage systems in the U.S. Business growth in the U.S. and international regions resulted in a 74% and 100%, respectively, increase in net revenues in the year ended December 31, 2021, as compared to the same period in 2020. The increase in net revenues is also due to favorable product mix as we sold more IQ7+™ microinverters relative to IQ7™ microinverters, and we made initial shipments of our IQ8TM solar microinverters in the fourth quarter of 2021. The average selling price of our microinverter products increased in the year ended December 31, 2021, as compared to the same period in 2020, primarily driven by customer mix and we increased prices to partially offset the impact of higher expedited freight costs and component costs.
Cost of Revenues and Gross Margin
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| Cost of revenues | $ | 827,627 | $ | 428,444 | $ | 399,183 | 93 | % | ||||||||||||||
| Gross profit | $ | 554,422 | $ | 345,981 | $ | 208,441 | 60 | % | ||||||||||||||
| Gross margin | 40.1 | % | 44.7 | % | (4.6) | % |
Cost of revenues increased by 93% or $399.2 million in the year ended December 31, 2021, as compared to the same period in 2020, primarily due to higher volume of microinverter units sold, higher shipments of our Enphase IQ Battery storage systems, higher expedited freight costs as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic globally in combination with semiconductor supply constraints, higher costs of certain components experiencing supply constraints, $8.5 million higher warranty expense based on continuing analysis of field performance data and diagnostic root-cause failure analysis primarily relating to our prior generation products as well as higher costs of certain components experiencing supply constraints, and $38.9 million in refunds approved for tariffs previously paid on certain microinverter products and recorded as a reduction to our cost of revenues in the year ended December 31, 2020.
Gross margin decreased by 4.6 percentage points for the year ended December 31, 2021, as compared to the same period in 2020. The decrease in gross margin was primarily attributable to the $38.9 million in refunds approved for tariffs in the year ended December 31, 2020 mentioned above, higher expedited freight costs and increased component costs due to global supply constraints in the year ended December 31, 2021, partially offset by the increase in average selling price due to changes in product, customer mix and price increases, as well as cost management efforts, including the transition of our contract manufacturing from China to Mexico and India to mitigate tariffs.
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Research and Development
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| Research and development | $ | 105,526 | $ | 55,921 | $ | 49,605 | 89 | % | ||||||||||||||
| Percentage of net revenues | 8 | % | 7 | % |
Research and development expense increased by 89% or $49.6 million in the year ended December 31, 2021, as compared to the same period in 2020. The increase was due to $41.9 million of higher personnel-related expenses and $7.7 million of outside consulting services and equipment expense associated with our investment in the development, introduction and qualification of new product innovation. The increase in personnel-related expenses was primarily due to hiring and retention programs for employees in New Zealand, India and the U.S. as well as onboarded employees through our recent acquisitions, increasing total compensation costs, including stock-based compensation. The amount of research and development expenses may fluctuate from period to period due to the differing levels and stages of development activity.
Sales and Marketing
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| Sales and marketing | $ | 128,974 | $ | 52,927 | $ | 76,047 | 144 | % | ||||||||||||||
| Percentage of net revenues | 9 | % | 7 | % |
Sales and marketing expense increased by 144% or $76.0 million in the year ended December 31, 2021, as compared to the same period in 2020. The increase was primarily due to $52.0 million of higher personnel-related expenses primarily due to hiring employees as a result of our efforts to improve customer experience, to provide 24/7 support along with field service desk for installers, and Enphase system owners globally, and to support our business growth in the U.S. and international expansion in Europe as well as retention programs for employees increasing total compensation costs, including stock-based compensation. The increase in sales and marketing expense in the year ended December 31, 2021, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2020 is also attributable to $24.0 million for a combination of higher advertising costs, marketing expenses, professional services associated with our product launch and facility costs to enable business growth.
General and Administrative
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| General and administrative | $ | 104,090 | $ | 50,694 | $ | 53,396 | 105 | % | ||||||||||||||
| Percentage of net revenues | 8 | % | 7 | % |
General and administrative expense increased by 105% or $53.4 million in the year ended December 31, 2021, as compared to the same period in 2020. The increase was primarily due to $35.5 million of higher personnel-related expenses primarily due to hiring and retention programs for employees increasing total compensation costs, including stock-based compensation and post business combination employment-related expense, $4.9 million of acquisition related costs, $7.8 million of investments in technological infrastructure and other operational and facilities costs to support scalability of our business growth and $5.2 million of higher legal and professional services.
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Other Income (Expense), Net
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| Interest income | $ | 695 | $ | 2,156 | $ | (1,461) | (68) | % | ||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | (45,152) | (21,001) | (24,151) | 115 | % | |||||||||||||||||
| Other (expense) income, net | 6,050 | (799) | 6,849 | (857) | % | |||||||||||||||||
| Loss on partial settlement of convertible notes | (56,497) | (3,037) | (53,460) | 1,760 | % | |||||||||||||||||
| Change in fair value of derivatives | — | (44,348) | 44,348 | (100) | % | |||||||||||||||||
| Total other expense, net | $ | (94,904) | $ | (67,029) | $ | (27,875) | 42 | % |
Interest income of $0.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2021 decreased, as compared to $2.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, primarily due to significant decline in interest rates earned on cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities, and approximately $0.6 million accrued interest on refunds for tariffs previously paid from September 24, 2018 to March 31, 2020 for certain microinverters that qualify for the Tariff Exclusion that was recognized in 2020, partially offset by a higher average cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities earning interest in the year ended December 31, 2021, compared to the same period in 2020.
Cash interest expense
Cash interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 totaled $0.7 million and $2.2 million, respectively. Cash interest expense in the year ended December 31, 2021 primarily includes $0.5 million coupon interest incurred with the Notes due 2025, the Notes due 2024 and Notes due 2023 and $0.2 million accretion of interest expense on contingent consideration for an acquisition. Cash interest expense in the year ended December 31, 2020 primarily includes $2.1 million coupon interest incurred with the Notes due 2025, Notes due 2024 and Notes due 2023.
Non-cash interest expense
Non-cash interest expense of $44.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2021 primarily relates to $44.3 million for the debt discount and amortization of debt issuance costs with our Notes due 2024, Notes due 2025, Notes due 2026 and Notes due 2028 and less than $0.1 million relates to the amortization of debt issuance costs associated with Notes due 2023.
Non-cash interest expense of $18.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2020 primarily includes $18.3 million related to the accretion of the debt discount and amortization of debt issuance cost incurred associated with the Notes due 2025 and Notes due 2024, and less than $0.1 million related to the amortization of debt issuance costs associated with Notes due 2023, and $0.5 million related to long-term financing receivable recorded as debt.
Other (expense) income, net of $6.1 million income for the year ended December 31, 2021 relates to a $6.6 million cash gain related to a settlement of debt securities and $3.0 million non-cash gain related to change in the fair value of debt securities, partially offset by a $3.5 million net loss related to foreign currency exchange and remeasurement. Other (expense) income, net of $0.8 million expense for the year ended December 31, 2020, relates to the net loss from foreign currency exchange and remeasurement.
Loss on partial settlement of convertible notes recorded in the year ended December 31, 2021 primarily relates to the $9.6 million non-cash loss on partial settlement of $88.1 million aggregate principal amount of the Notes due 2024, $9.5 million non-cash loss on partial settlement of $217.8 million aggregate principal amount of the Notes due 2025 and $37.5 million non-cash inducement loss incurred on repurchase of Notes due 2025. See Note 13. “Debt,” of the notes to consolidated financial statements included in Part I, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information.
Change in fair value of derivatives associated with issuance of Notes due 2025 of $44.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2020 primarily includes the charge recognized for the change in fair value of our convertible notes embedded derivative and warrants of $47.6 million and $24.7 million, respectively. This charge is partially offset by a gain recognized for the change in fair value of our convertible notes hedge of $28.0 million. We did not have any derivatives transactions during the year ended December 31, 2021.
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Income Tax Benefit
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| Income tax benefit | $ | 24,521 | $ | 14,585 | $ | 9,936 | 68 | % |
The income tax benefit of $24.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2021 increased, compared to the income tax benefit of $14.6 million for the same period in 2020, both calculated using the annualized effective tax rate method, primarily due to higher tax deduction from employee stock-based compensation, partially offset by higher projected tax expense in U.S. and foreign jurisdictions that are more profitable in 2021 compared to 2020.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Sources of Liquidity
As of December 31, 2021, we had $1.0 billion in working capital, including cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities of $1.0 billion, of which approximately $1.0 billion were held in the U.S. Our cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities primarily consist of U.S. government money market mutual funds, U.S. Treasuries, Corporate notes and bonds and both interest-bearing and non-interest-bearing deposits, with the remainder held in various foreign subsidiaries. We consider amounts held outside the U.S. to be accessible and have provided for the estimated U.S. income tax liability associated with our foreign earnings.
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| Cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities | $ | 1,016,651 | $ | 679,379 | $ | 337,272 | 50 | % | ||||||||||||||
| Total Debt | 1,037,646 | 330,865 | 706,781 | 214 | % |
We believe we have sufficient sources of funding to meet our business requirements for the next 12 months and in the longer term. Our cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities increased by $337.3 million in the year ended December 31, 2021 primarily due to cash generated from operations and issuance of Notes due 2026 and Notes due 2028, partially offset by acquisitions, the repurchase of common stocks, purchases of property and equipment, repayment of Notes due 2024 and partial repayment of Notes due 2025.
Total carrying amount of debt increased by $706.8 million, primarily due to issuance of an aggregate principal amount of $632.5 million of Notes due 2026 and aggregate principal amount of $575.0 million of Notes due 2028 during the year ended December 31, 2021, partially offset by $217.7 million in aggregate principal amount of Notes due 2025 repurchased and repaid in cash, and settlement of remaining $88.1 million in aggregate principal amount of Notes due 2024.
We expect that our principal short-term (over the next 12 months) and long-term needs for cash relating to our operations will be to fund operating activities and working capital, acquisitions, and purchase of property and equipment, such as production lines at our contract manufacturing partners.
We plan to fund such cash requirements from our existing cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities on hand, and cash generated from operations. We anticipate that our future capital needs from the debt market will be more limited compared to prior years. Our ability to obtain this or any additional financing that we may choose to, or need to, obtain will depend on, among other things, our development efforts, business plans, operating performance and the condition of the capital markets at the time we seek financing.
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Repurchase of Common Stock. During the second quarter of 2021, we repurchased and subsequently retired 1.7 million shares of our common stock for an aggregate amount of $200.0 million. In May 2021, our board of directors authorized the repurchase of up to an additional $500.0 million of our common stock. During the fourth quarter of 2021, we repurchased and subsequently retired approximately 1.5 million shares of common stock from the open market at an average cost of $196.98 per share for a total of $300.0 million. As of December 31, 2021, we have approximately $200.0 million remaining for repurchase of shares under the 2021 Repurchase Program. The repurchases may be executed from time to time, subject to general business and market conditions and other investment opportunities, through open market purchases or privately negotiated transactions, including through Rule 10b5-1 plans. Such purchases are expected to continue through May 2024 unless otherwise extended or shortened by our board of directors. See Note 15. “Stockholders’ Equity,” of the notes to consolidated financial statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information.
Contractual Obligations
The following table summarizes material cash requirements from known outstanding contractual obligations as of December 31, 2021:
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| Total | Next 12 Months | Beyond 12 Months | ||||||||
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| Operating leases (1) | $ | 18,626 | $ | 4,771 | $ | 13,855 | ||||
| Notes due 2023 principal and interest (2) | 5,400 | 200 | 5,200 | |||||||
| Notes due 2025 principal and interest (2) | 103,071 | 256 | 102,815 | |||||||
| Notes due 2026 principal and interest (2) | 632,500 | — | 632,500 | |||||||
| Notes due 2028 principal and interest (2) | 575,000 | — | 575,000 | |||||||
| Purchase obligations (3) | 424,629 | 424,629 | — | |||||||
| Total | $ | 1,759,226 | $ | 429,856 | $ | 1,329,370 |
(1)See Note 14. “Commitment and Contingencies” of the notes to consolidated financial statement for further details regarding leases. As of December 31, 2021, the Company has additional operating lease for real estate that have not yet commenced of $5.6 million which have not been included above.
(2)See Note 13. “Debt,” of the notes to consolidated financial statements for further details regarding debt.
(3)Purchase obligations include amounts related to component inventory that our primary contract manufacturers procure on our behalf in accordance with our production forecast as well as other inventory related purchase commitments. The timing of purchases in future periods could differ materially from estimates presented above due to fluctuations in demand requirements related to varying sales levels as well as changes in economic conditions.
Cash from operations could be affected by various risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, the effects of COVID-19 and other risk factors discussed in the section entitled “Risk Factors” included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. We believe that our cash flow from operations with existing cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities will be sufficient to meet our anticipated cash needs for at least the next 12 months and thereafter for the foreseeable future. Our future capital requirements will depend on many factors including our growth rate, the timing and extent of spending to support development efforts, the expansion of sales and marketing activities, the introduction of new and enhanced products, the costs to acquire or invest in complementary businesses and technologies, the costs to ensure access to adequate manufacturing capacity, the continuing market acceptance of our products and macroeconomic events such as the impacts from COVID-19. We may also choose to seek additional equity or debt financing. In the event that additional financing is required from outside sources, we may not be able to raise it on terms acceptable to us or at all. If we are unable to raise additional capital when desired, our business, operating results, and financial condition may be adversely affected.
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Cash Flows. The following table summarizes our cash flows for the periods presented:
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| 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | ||||||||
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| Net cash provided by operating activities | $ | 352,028 | $ | 216,334 | $ | 139,067 | ||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | (1,219,547) | (25,568) | (14,788) | |||||||
| Net cash provided by financing activities | 309,411 | 191,678 | 65,850 | |||||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash | (1,955) | 826 | (257) | |||||||
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | $ | (560,063) | $ | 383,270 | $ | 189,872 |
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
Cash flows from operating activities consist of our net income adjusted for certain non-cash reconciling items, such as stock-based compensation expense, change in the fair value of investments, deferred income taxes, loss on conversion of Notes due 2024 and Notes due 2025, depreciation and amortization, adjustment to reclass cash gain on settlement of debt securities to investing activities and changes in our operating assets and liabilities. Net cash provided by operating activities increased by approximately $135.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to the same period in 2020, primarily due to an increase in our gross profit as a result of increased revenue, partially offset by higher operating expenses as we continue to invest in the long-term growth of our business and also by $15.7 million deemed cash repayment attributable to accreted debt discount as an amount paid for settlement of approximately $88.1 million and approximately $217.8 million in aggregate principal amount of the Notes due 2024 and Notes due 2025, respectively.
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
For the year ended December 31, 2021, net cash used in investing activities was primarily from approximately $935.0 million used in purchases of marketable securities, $235.7 million, net of cash acquired from the acquisition of ClipperCreek, 365 Pronto, Sofdesk and DIN’s solar design services business, $58.0 million from investment in debt securities of private companies, and $52.3 million used in purchases of test and assembly equipment to expand our supply capacity, related facility improvements and information technology enhancements and capitalized costs related to internal-use software. Net cash used in investing activities during the year ended December 31, 2021 was partially offset by $35.0 million maturities of marketable securities and $26.6 million settlement of our investment in a private company.
For the year ended December 31, 2020, net cash used in investing activities was approximately $20.6 million, primarily from purchases of test and assembly equipment to expand our supply capacity, related facility improvements and information technology enhancements and capitalized costs related to internal-use software and $5.0 million payment related to the equity investment in a private company.
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
For the year ended December 31, 2021, net cash provided by financing activities of approximately $309.4 million was primarily from approximately $1,188.4 million net proceeds from the issuance of our Notes due 2028 and Notes due 2026, $220.8 million from sale of warrants related to the Notes due 2028 and Notes due 2026, and $7.5 million net proceeds from employee stock option exercises, partially offset by $286.2 million purchase of convertible note hedge related to the Notes due 2028 and Notes due 2026, $290.2 million cash paid to settle both approximately $88.1 million in aggregate principal amount of the Notes due 2024 and approximately $217.8 million in aggregate principal amount of the Notes due 2025, $500.0 million paid to repurchase our common stock under repurchase programs approved by our board of directors, $29.1 million payment of employee withholding taxes related to net share settlement of equity awards, and $1.7 million of repayment on sale of long-term financing receivables.
For the year ended December 31, 2020 net cash provided by financing activities of approximately $191.7 million was primarily from approximately $312.4 million net proceeds from the issuance of our Notes due 2025, $71.6 million from sale of warrants related to our Notes due 2025, $8.4 million net proceeds from employee stock option exercises and issuance of common stock under our employee stock incentive program, partially offset by $89.1 million purchase of convertible note bond hedge related to our Notes due 2025, $68.3 million payment of employee withholding taxes related to net share settlement of equity awards, $40.7 million settlement of $43.9 million in aggregate principal amount of the Notes due 2024 and $2.6 million of repayment on sale of long-term financing receivables.
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Critical Accounting Estimates
The preparation of our consolidated financial statements and related notes requires us to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses, fair value of acquired intangible assets and goodwill, useful lives of acquired intangible assets and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. The Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") has defined a company’s critical accounting policies as the ones that are most important to the portrayal of a company’s financial condition and results of operations, and which require a company to make its most difficult and subjective judgments. Based on this definition, we have identified the critical accounting policies and judgments addressed below.
We have based our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed 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 due to risks and uncertainties, including uncertainty in the current economic environment due to the global impact of COVID-19. As of the date of issuance of these financial statements, we are not aware of any specific event or circumstance that would require us to update our estimates, judgments or revise the carrying value of our assets or liabilities. For a description of our significant accounting policies, see Note 2. “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies,” of the notes to consolidated financial statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. An accounting policy is considered to be critical if it requires an accounting estimate to be made based on assumptions about matters that are highly uncertain at the time the estimate is made, and if different estimates that reasonably could have been used, or changes in the accounting estimates that are reasonably likely to occur periodically, could materially impact the consolidated financial statements. We believe the following critical accounting policies reflect the more significant estimates and assumptions used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements.
Revenue Recognition
We generate revenue from sales of our solutions, which include microinverter units and related accessories, an Envoy communications gateway, the cloud-based Enlighten monitoring service, storage solutions, Electric Vehicle (“EV”) charging solutions beginning in the first quarter of 2022, design, proposal and permitting services, as well as a platform matching cleantech asset owners to a local and on-demand workforce of service providers, to distributors, large installers, OEMs and strategic partners.
Revenues are recognized when control of the promised goods or services are transferred to our customers in an amount that reflects the consideration that is expected to be received in exchange for those goods or services. We generate all of our revenues from contracts with our customers. A description of principal activities from which we generate revenues are follows.
•Products Delivered at a Point in Time. We sell our products and professional services to customers in accordance with the terms of the related customer contracts. We generate revenues from sales of our solutions, which include microinverter units and related accessories, an Envoy communications gateway and Enlighten service, communications accessories, storage solutions, EV charging solutions beginning in the first quarter of 2022, design, proposal and permitting services, as well as a platform matching cleantech asset owners to a local and on-demand workforce of service providers to distributors, large installers, OEMs and strategic partners. Microinverter units, microinverter accessories, storage and EV solutions, design proposal and permitting services, as well as completed work orders on our platform matching cleantech asset owners to a local and on-demand workforce of service providers, are delivered to customers at a point in time, and we recognize revenue for these products or professional services when we transfer control of the product or professional services to the customer, which is generally upon product shipment or service delivery, respectively.
•Products Delivered Over Time. The sale of an Envoy communications gateway includes our Enlighten cloud-based monitoring service. The full consideration for these products represents a single performance obligation and is deferred at the sale date and recognized over the estimated service period of 6 years. We also sell certain communication accessories that contain a service performance obligation to be delivered over time. The revenue from these products is recognized over the related service period, which is typically 5 or 12 years. The subscription services revenue generated from each customer’s subscription to our design and proposal service is recognized on a ratable basis over the contract term beginning on the date that our service is made available to the customer. The subscription contracts are generally three to twelve months in length and billed in advance.
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When we sell a product with more than one performance obligation, such as our IQ Combiner which includes both hardware and Envoy, the total consideration is allocated to these performance obligations based on their relative standalone selling prices.
We record certain contra revenue promotions as variable consideration and recognizes these promotions at the time the related revenue is recorded.
We record upfront contract acquisition costs, such as sales commissions, to be capitalized and amortized over the estimated life of the asset. For contracts that have a duration of less than one year, we follow the Topic 606 practical expedient and expense these costs when incurred. Commissions related to our sale of monitoring hardware and service are capitalized and amortized over the period of the associated revenue.
See Note 3. “Revenue Recognition,” of the notes to consolidated financial statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information related to revenue recognition.
Inventory
Inventory is valued at the lower of cost or market. Market is current replacement cost (by purchase or by reproduction, dependent on the type of inventory). In cases where market exceeds net realizable value (i.e., estimated selling price less reasonably predictable costs of completion and disposal), inventories are stated at net realizable value. Market is not considered to be less than net realizable value reduced by an allowance for an approximately normal profit margin. We determine cost on a first-in first-out basis. Certain factors could affect the realizable value of its inventory, including customer demand and market conditions. Management assesses the valuation on a quarterly basis and writes down the value for any excess and obsolete inventory based upon expected demand, anticipated sales price, effect of new product introductions, product obsolescence, customer concentrations, product merchantability and other factors. Inventory write-downs are equal to the difference between the cost of inventories and market.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The fair value of a financial instrument is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The carrying amounts of our cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximate fair value because of the short maturity of those instruments. Equity investments with readily determinable fair value are carried at fair value based on quoted market prices or estimated based on market conditions and risks existing at each balance sheet date. Equity investments without readily determinable fair value are measured at cost less impairment, and are adjusted for observable price changes in orderly transactions for an identical or similar investment of the same issuer.
Convertible Note Derivatives
In March 2020, we issued $320.0 million aggregate principal amount of Notes due 2025. Concurrently with the issuance of Notes due 2025, we entered into privately-negotiated convertible note hedge and warrant transactions which in combination are intended to reduce the potential dilution from the conversion of the Notes due 2025. We could not elect to issue the shares of common stock upon settlement of Notes due 2025 or convertible note hedge or warrant transactions due to insufficient authorized share capital. As a result, the embedded conversion option and warrants were accounted for as a derivative liabilities and convertible notes hedge as derivative asset and a gain (or loss) was reported in other expense, net in our consolidated statement of operations to the extent the valuation changed from the date of issuance of Notes due 2025. On May 20, 2020, at our annual meeting of stockholders, the stockholders approved an amendment to its certificate of incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of our common stock. As a result, we are now be able to settle the Notes due 2025, convertible notes hedge and warrants through payment or delivery, as the case may be, of cash, shares of its common stock or a combination thereof, at our election. Accordingly, on May 20, 2020, the embedded derivative liability, convertible notes hedge and warrants liability were remeasured at a fair value and were then reclassified to additional paid-in-capital in our condensed consolidated balance sheet in the second quarter of 2020 and are no longer remeasured as long as they continue to meet the conditions for equity classification. As of December 31, 2020, we do not have any convertible note derivatives. See Note 13. “Debt,” of the notes to consolidated financial statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information.
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Warranty Obligations
Microinverters and Other Products Sold Through December 31, 2013
Our warranty accrual provides for the replacement of microinverter units or other products that fail during the product’s warranty term (15 years for first and second generation microinverters and up to 25 years for subsequent generation microinverters). On a quarterly basis, we employ a consistent, systematic and rational methodology to assess the adequacy of our warranty liability. This assessment includes updating all key estimates and assumptions for each generation of product, based on historical results, trends and the most current data available as of the filing date. The key estimates and assumptions used in the warranty liability are thoroughly reviewed by management on a quarterly basis. The key estimates used by us to estimate our warranty liability are: (1) the number of units expected to fail over time (i.e., failure rate); (2) the number of failed units expected to result in warranty claims over time (i.e., claim rate); and (3) the per unit cost of replacement units, including outbound shipping and limited labor costs, expected to be incurred to replace failed units over time (i.e., replacement cost).
Estimated Failure Rates — Our Quality and Reliability department has primary responsibility to determine the estimated failure rates for each generation of microinverter. To establish initial failure rate estimates for each generation of microinverter, our quality engineers use a combination of industry standard Mean Time Between Failure (“MTBF”) estimates for individual components contained in that generation of microinverters, third party data collected on similar equipment deployed in outdoor environments similar to those in which our microinverters are installed, and rigorous long term reliability and accelerated life cycle testing which simulates the service life of the microinverter in a short period of time. As units are deployed into operating environments, we continue to monitor product performance through our Enlighten monitoring platform. It typically takes three to nine months between the date of sale and date of end-user installation. Consequently, our ability to monitor actual failures of units sold similarly lags by three to nine months. When a microinverter fails and is returned, we perform diagnostic root cause failure analysis to understand and isolate the underlying mechanism(s) causing the failure. We then use the results of this analysis (combined with the actual, cumulative performance data collected on those units prior to failure through Enlighten) to draw conclusions with respect to how or if the identified failure mechanism(s) will impact the remaining units deployed in the installed base.
Estimated Claim Rates — Warranty claim rate estimates are based upon observed historical trends and assumptions with respect to expected customer behavior over the warranty period. As the vast majority of our microinverters have been sold to end users for residential applications, we believe that warranty claim rates will be affected by changes over time in residential home ownership because we expect that subsequent homeowners are less likely to file claims than the homeowners who originally purchase the microinverters.
Estimated Replacement Costs — Three factors are considered in our analysis of estimated replacement cost: (1) the estimated cost of replacement microinverters; (2) the estimated cost to ship replacement microinverters to end users; and (3) the estimated labor reimbursement expected to be paid to third party installers performing replacement services for the end user. Because our warranty provides for the replacement of defective microinverters over long periods of time (typically between 15 and 25 years, depending on the generation of product purchased), the estimated per unit cost of current and future product generations is considered in the estimated replacement cost. Estimated costs to ship replacement units are based on observable, market-based shipping costs paid by us to third party freight carriers. We have a separate program that allows third-party installers to claim fixed-dollar reimbursements for labor costs they incur to replace failed microinverter units for a limited time from the date of original installation. Included in our estimated replacement cost is an analysis of the number of fixed-dollar labor reimbursements expected to be claimed by third party installers over the limited offering period.
In addition to the key estimates noted above, we also compare actual warranty results to expected results and evaluate any significant differences. We may make additional adjustments to the warranty provision based on performance trends or other qualitative factors. If actual failure rates, claim rates, or replacement costs differ from our estimates in future periods, changes to these estimates may be required, resulting in increases or decreases in our warranty obligations. Such increases or decreases could be material.
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Fair Value Option for Microinverters and Other Products Sold Since January 1, 2014
Our warranty obligations related to microinverters sold since January 1, 2014 provide us the right, but not the requirement, to assign our warranty obligations to a third-party. Under Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC 825”), “Financial Instruments” (also referred to as the “fair value option”), an entity may choose to elect the fair value option for such warranties at the time it first recognizes the eligible item. We made an irrevocable election to account for all eligible warranty obligations associated with microinverters sold since January 1, 2014 at fair value. This election was made to reflect the underlying economics of the time value of money for an obligation that will be settled over an extended period of up to 25 years.
We estimate the fair value of warranty obligations by calculating the warranty obligations in the same manner as for sales prior to January 1, 2014 and applying an expected present value technique to that result. The expected present value technique, an income approach, converts future amounts into a single current discounted amount. In addition to the key estimates of failure rates, claim rates and replacement costs, we used certain inputs that are unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement. Such additional assumptions included compensation comprised of a profit element and risk premium required of a market participant to assume the obligation and a discount rate based on our credit-adjusted risk-free rate. See Note 11. “Fair Value Measurements,” of the notes to consolidated financial statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information.
Commitments and Contingencies
In the normal course of business, we are subject to loss contingencies and loss recoveries, such as legal proceedings and claims arising out of our business as well as tariff refunds. An accrual for a loss contingency or loss recovery is recognized when it is probable and the amount of loss or recovery can be reasonably estimated. See Note 14. “Commitments and Contingencies,” of the notes to consolidated financial statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information.
Business Combinations
Assets acquired and liabilities assumed as part of a business acquisition are generally recorded at their fair value at the date of acquisition. The excess of purchase price over the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed is recorded as goodwill. Determining fair value of identifiable assets, particularly intangibles, and liabilities acquired also requires the Company to make estimates, which are based on all available information and in some cases assumptions with respect to the timing and amount of future revenues and expenses associated with an asset. Accounting for business acquisitions requires the Company to make judgments as to whether a purchase transaction is a multiple element contract, meaning that it includes other transaction components. This judgment and determination affect the amount of consideration paid that is allocable to assets and liabilities acquired in the business purchase transaction.
Intangible Assets
Intangible assets include patents and other purchased intangible assets. Intangible assets with finite lives are amortized on a straight-line basis, with estimated useful lives ranging from 5 to 9 years. Indefinite-lived intangible assets are tested for impairment annually and are also tested for impairment between annual tests if an event occurs or circumstances change that would indicate that the carrying amount may be impaired. Intangible assets with finite lives are tested for impairment whenever events or circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset (asset group) may not be recoverable. An impairment loss is recognized when the carrying amount of an asset exceeds the estimated undiscounted cash flows used in determining the fair value of the asset. The amount of the impairment loss to be recorded is calculated by the excess of the asset’s carrying value over its fair value. Fair value is generally determined using a discounted cash flow analysis. There was no impairment of intangible assets in any of the years presented.
Income Taxes
We record income taxes using the asset and liability method, which requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected tax consequences of temporary differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and amounts recognized for income tax purposes. In estimating future tax consequences, generally all expected future events other than enactments or changes in the tax law or rates are considered. Valuation allowances are provided when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.
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We assess the realizability of the deferred tax assets to determine release of valuation allowance as necessary. In the event we determine that it is more likely than not that we would be able to realize deferred tax assets in the future in excess of our net recorded amount, an adjustment to the valuation allowance for the deferred tax asset would increase income in the period such determination was made. Likewise, should it be determined that additional amounts of the net deferred tax asset will not be realized in the future, an adjustment to increase the deferred tax asset valuation allowance will be charged to income in the period such determination is made.
We operate in various tax jurisdictions and is subject to audit by various tax authorities. We follow accounting for uncertainty in income taxes which requires that the tax effects of a position be recognized only if it is “more likely than not” to be sustained based solely on its technical merits as of the reporting date. We consider many factors when evaluating and estimating its tax positions and tax benefits, which may require periodic adjustments and which may not accurately anticipate actual outcomes.