Azure Power Announces Results for Fiscal Second Quarter 2019

Veröffentlicht auf 22.11.2018
Azure Power 
Azure Power Global Limited today announced its consolidated results under United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles for the fiscal second quarter ended September 30, 2018.

Fiscal Second Quarter 2019 Period Ended September 30, 2018 Operating Highlights:

- OperatingMW were 1,018MW as of September 30, 2018, an increase of 27% over September 30, 2017.
- Operating & Committed Megawatts were 3,059MW as of September 30, 2018, an increase of 122% over September 30, 2017.
- Revenue for the quarter was INR 2,225.7 million (US$ 30.7 million), an increase of 22% over the quarter ended September 30, 2017.
- Adjusted EBITDA for the quarter was INR 1,807.7 million (US$ 24.9 million), an increase of 21% over the quarter ended September 30, 2017.

Key Operating Metrics

Electricity generation during the six months ended September 30, 2018 increased by 192 million kWh, or 33%, to 773 million kWh compared to the same period in 2017. The increase in electricity generation was principally a result of additional capacity operating during the period.

Total revenue during the six months ended September 30, 2018 was INR 4,648.2 million (US$ 64.1 million), up 26% from INR 3,701.7 million during the same period in 2017. The increase in revenue was primarily driven by the commissioning of new projects.

Project cost per megawatt operating (megawatt capacity in DC) consists of costs incurred for one megawatt of new solar power plant during the reporting period. The project cost per megawatt operating for the six months ended September 30, 2018 decreased by INR 1.4 million (US$0.02 million) to INR 44.3 million (US$0.61 million) primarily due to lower costs on account of decline in solar module prices. The project cost per megawatt operating (AC) was INR 50.78 million (US$ 0.70 million).

As of September 30, 2018, our operating and committed megawatts increased by 1,678MW compared to September 30, 2017 to 3,059MW as a result of winning new projects.

Nominal Contracted Payments

The Company's PPAs create long-term recurring customer payments. Nominal contracted payments equal the sum of the estimated payments that the customer is likely to make, subject to discounts or rebates, over the remaining term of the PPAs. When calculating nominal contracted payments, the Company includes those PPAs for projects that are operating or committed.

The following table sets forth, with respect to our PPAs, the aggregate nominal contracted payments and total estimated energy output as of the reporting dates. These nominal contracted payments have not been discounted to arrive at the present value.


Nominal contracted payments increased from September 30, 2017 to September 30, 2018 as a result of the Company entering into additional PPAs.

Portfolio Revenue Run-Rate

Portfolio revenue run-rate equals annualized payments from customers extrapolated based on the operating and committed capacity as of the reporting dates. In estimating the portfolio revenue run-rate, the Company multiplies the PPA contract price per kilowatt hour by the estimated annual energy output for all operating and committed solar projects as of the reporting date. The estimated annual energy output of the Company's solar projects is calculated using power generation simulation software and validated by independent engineering firms. The main assumption used in the calculation is the project location, which enables the software to derive the estimated annual energy output from certain meteorological data, including the temperature and solar insolation based on the project location.

The following table sets forth, with respect to the Company's PPAs, the aggregate portfolio revenue run-rate and estimated annual energy output as of the reporting dates. The portfolio revenue run-rate has not been discounted to arrive at the present value.


Portfolio revenue run-rate increased by INR 11,068.5 million (US$152.6 million) to INR 23,896.4 million (US$329.4 million) as of September 30, 2018, as compared to September 30, 2017, due to an increase in operational and committed capacity.

Fiscal Second Quarter 2019 Period ended September 30, 2018 Consolidated Financial Results:

Operating Revenues

Operating revenues during the three months ended September 30, 2018 increased by INR 401.9 million, or 22%, to INR 2,225.7 million (US$ 30.7 million) compared to the same period in 2017. The increase in revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2018 is on account of projects commissioned by the Company since last year.

Cost of Operations (Exclusive of Depreciation and Amortization)

Cost of operations during the three months ended September 30, 2018 increased by INR 31.4 million, or 22%, to INR 176.1 million (US$ 2.4 million) compared to the same period in 2017. The increase was primarily due to increase in plant maintenance cost related to newly operational projects. The operating cost per megawatt during the three months period ended September 30, 2018 was INR 0.17 million, a decrease of INR 0.01 million per megawatt as compared to the same period in 2017.

General and Administrative Expenses

General and administrative expenses during the three months ended September 30, 2018 increased by INR 62.3 million, or 35%, to INR 241.9 million (US$ 3.3 million) compared to the same period in 2017. General and administrative expenses during the three month's period ended September 30, 2017, included a INR 43.2 million (US$0.6 million) one-time credit from vendors; excluding the one-time credit, the increase in general and administrative expense in fiscal second quarter 2018 would have been 8.6 %.

Depreciation and Amortization

Depreciation and amortization expenses during the three months ended September 30, 2018 increased by INR 134.5 million, or 29%, to INR 597.5 million (US$ 8.2 million) compared to the same period in 2017. The principal reason for the increase in depreciation during the three months ended September 30, 2018 was the commissioning of several projects including the Uttar Pradesh 2 solar power project, which was fully operational during the second quarter of fiscal year 2018, as well as the commissioning of the Telangana 1 project, which commenced operations in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2018, and the Uttar Pradesh 3 and Andhra Pradesh 3 projects which commenced operations in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019.

Interest Expense, Net

Net interest expense during the three months ended September 30, 2018 decreased by INR 1,107.9 million, or 47%, to INR 1,257.0 million (US$ 17.3 million) compared to the same period in 2017. During the prior comparable period, the Company had one-time non-cash write offs of unamortized deferred financing costs of INR 615.5 million related to the issuance of the solar Green Bond and one-time prepayment fees of INR 658.4 million for debt refinancing related to the use of proceeds from the solar Green Bond. Excluding the one-time impact of the solar Green Bond, the net interest expense would have increased by approximately 16%.

Loss on Foreign Currency Exchange

Foreign exchange loss during the three months ended September 30, 2018 increased by INR 193.8 million compared to the same period in 2017 to INR 236.8 million (US$ 3.3 million). For the six months ended September, 30 2018, the foreign exchange loss comprised primarily of unrealized non-cash losses on foreign currency loans of INR 431.5 million (US$ 6.0 million). During the current period, the company has not realized any material cash foreign exchange loss due to hedging.

The Indian rupee depreciated against the U.S. dollar by INR 4.0 to US$ 1.00 (5.8%) during the period from June 30, 2018 to September 30, 2018, as compared to a depreciation of INR 0.6 to US$1.0 (1.0%), during the same period in 2017. This depreciation during the period from June 30, 2018 to September 30, 2018 resulted in a foreign exchange loss of INR 236.8 million (US$ 3.3 million), compared to a loss of INR 43.0 million during the same period in 2017.

Income Tax Expense / (Benefit)

Income tax expense increased by INR 144.9 million to INR 13.9 million (US$ 0.2 million) during the three months ended September 30, 2018 reflecting lower losses during the quarter.

Net Loss

The net loss for the quarter ended September 30, 2018 was INR 297.6 million (US$ 4.1 million) as compared to a net loss of INR 1,240.5 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2017, an improvement of INR 943.0 million (US$ 13.0 million) as compared to the same period in 2017. This was primarily due to increase in revenue from newly commissioned projects.

Cash Flow and Working Capital

Cash generated from operating activities for the six months ended September 30, 2018 was INR 1,014.4 million (US$ 14.0 million), INR 786.6 million (US$ 10.8 million) higher than the prior comparable period, primarily due to higher revenues from new projects commissioned since last year.

Cash used in investing activities for the six months ended September 30, 2018 was INR 7,549.2 million (US$ 104.1 million) compared to INR 7,292.9 million for the prior comparable period. The cash used in investing activities was higher due to increase in the procurement of Property, Plant and Equipment used in the construction of solar power plants during the period.

Cash generated from financing activities was INR 8,457.3 (US$ 116.6 million) for the six months ended September 30, 2018, compared to INR 15,351.0 million for the prior comparable period, as the Company issued a US$ 500 million solar Green Bond during the quarter ended September 30, 2017.

Liquidity Position

As of September 30, 2018, the Company had INR 10,754.8 million (US$ 148.3 million) of cash, cash equivalents and current investments. The Company had undrawn project debt commitments of INR 18,675.1 million (US$ 257.4 million) as of September 30, 2018 and a working capital facility of INR 3,020.0 million (US$ 41.7 million). Further, the Company issued 14,800,000 shares during October 2018 raising $ 185.0 million through a public follow-on offering.

Adjusted EBITDA

Adjusted EBITDA was INR 1,807.7 million (US$ 24.9 million) for the fiscal second quarter period ended 2019, compared to INR 1,499.5 million in the second quarter ended September 30, 2017. The increase was primarily due to the increase in revenue and economies of scale on operating costs achieved during the period.

Earnings per share

The loss per share for the three months ended 30 September, 2018, was US$ 0.16, as compared to US$0.64 for the prior comparable period. Excluding the impact of the loss on foreign currency (non-cash), the loss per share for the three months ended 30 September 2018, would have been US$ 0.03.

Guidance for Fiscal Year 2019

The following statements are based on current expectations. These statements are forward-looking and actual results may differ materially. The Company continues to expect to have 1,300 – 1,400MWs operational by March 31, 2019 and revenue between US$ 143 – 151 million for fiscal year ending March 31, 2019.


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