Exhibit 99.1
PRESS RELEASE DATED JULY 26, 2006
ACTIVE POWER ANNOUNCES SECOND QUARTER RESULTS
YEAR-TO-DATE REVENUE UP 36%. EMEA REVENUE GROWTH OVER 100%
AUSTIN, Texas (July 26, 2006) -- Active Power, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACPW) today
announced results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2006. Revenue for the
second quarter of fiscal 2006 was $5.5 million, up 17% from the same period last
year and down 2% from the previous quarter. For the six-month period ended June
30, 2006 revenues were $11.0 million compared to $8.1 million in 2005, an
increase of 36%.
Net loss for the second quarter of 2006 was $6.0 million, or 12 cents per share,
compared to a net loss of $5.6 million, or 12 cents per share, for the same
period last year and a net loss of $6.0 million, or 12 cents per share in the
previous quarter. Net loss for this quarter includes $787,000, or 2 cents per
share, for stock-based compensation. Excluding the effects of stock-based
compensation expense, which we began reporting in 2006, our loss for the quarter
was 7% lower than the $5.6 million loss recorded in the second quarter of 2005.
Cash and investments usage for the quarter was $4.0 million, as compared to $4.5
million for the same period last year and $5.0 million for the previous quarter.
Cash and investments at June 30, 2006 were $33.0 million.
"In the second quarter we began to see positive results from the sales resources
that we've placed in our Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) sales team," said
Jim Clishem, President and CEO of Active Power. "International sales were up
over 100% in Q2 as compared to the previous quarter. Bookings for this region
look strong for Q3 and the remainder of 2006 as the expanding global data center
market continues to value the small footprint and energy efficiency of our
flywheel systems."
"We are transitioning the business to place emphasis and apply resources to
higher margin sales of equipment and services, while also reducing expenses that
don't directly correlate to this goal. We believe that the cost reduction
measures we took this week will allow us to realign our resources and better
position Active Power for profitable growth in the future."
Recent Business Highlights:
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o Shipped equipment to eight countries in Q2. International sales
accounted for 46% of our total revenue in Q2, and we believe that
sales through our EMEA channel will continue to be a growth driver for
the remainder of 2006. We have already received bookings in July for
over 11 MW of flywheel equipment from this channel, including a 4 MW
order for a major airport in Asia that we expect to ship in Q3.
o Announced an order from TNT Express ICS for a 1650 kVA turnkey power
system that includes UPS, generator, switchgear and related
components, services and installation. The system has been shipped and
installed and is currently providing increased power protection for
TNT Express ICS's Worldwide Data Centre in Atherstone, Warwickshire,
UK.
o Shipped the final three megawatt-class UPS systems against the
11-megawatt order from Caterpillar announced at the end of January.
These flywheel UPS systems will be used to protect a large datacenter
in the United States. Installation of these systems is on-going. We
continue to see an increase in sales activity for our megawatt-class
UPS systems.
o Promoted Jim Clishem to be our President and CEO. Jim brings a wealth
of management experience, particularly in the sales and marketing
disciplines, to help complete our transition to a more commercially
directed company.
o This week we took actions to reduce operating expenses in order to
strengthen our financial position while remaining focused on
increasing higher margin sales. We also realigned resources to harvest
our technologies and provide support for a more focused multi-channel
sales strategy with an increased commitment to selling the Active
Power branded products and services. As part of this effort, we
implemented cost reduction measures, including a headcount reduction
across the entire company, that we believe will result in
approximately $1 million of savings per quarter beginning in Q4. We
expect to incur approximately $500 thousand in expenses in Q3 related
to this initiative.
o Grew service revenue 22% over the same period last year. We continue
to focus our efforts on expanding our Active Power branded sales
channel. Not only does this channel yield better margin on our
equipment, but it provides us with a better relationship with end-user
customers and the ability to capture service contracts and revenue.
Our Active Power branded sales channel accounted for 63% of total
revenue in Q2 as compared to 34% in Q1 of 2006.
o Signed the first CoolAir(TM) UPS usage plan agreement with Georgia
State University (GSU). The usage agreement, in contrast to a standard
purchase agreement, eliminates a large upfront capital expenditure for
our customers and allows them to use the CoolAir equipment at a fixed,
predictable price that includes extended warranty and maintenance
coverage.
o Continued our success in traditionally strong markets for our
products. In Q2 we shipped systems to seven data centers around the
world, seven healthcare or hospital facilities, six industrial
processing customers and four broadcast entities.
o Received an order and shipped a production-level CoolAir DC unit to
one of the leading producers of photovoltaic modules in Europe.
o Received Electrical Construction & Maintenance (EC&M) magazine's
Product of the Year Award in the Power Conditioning Equipment category
for CoolAir DC. The honor was given to CoolAir DC by a panel of
industry experts that reviews the premier products based on innovation
and commercial availability.
Outlook:
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Active Power expects Q3 2006 revenue to be approximately $5.5 to $6.5 million,
and Q3 earnings per share to be a loss of approximately 12 to 14 cents, which
includes approximately 2 cents per share for stock-based compensation expenses.
We expect cash and investments usage in Q3 to be in the range of $6.0 to $7.0
million due in part to the increase in CoolAir related inventory, and that our
cash usage will decrease significantly from these levels in Q4.
CONFERENCE CALL:
The Company will host a conference call today, Wednesday, July 26, at 11:00 a.m.
Eastern Time, to further review the Company's fiscal Q2 results. A replay of the
webcast will be available until August 9th. Investors may access the live
broadcast and replay through our web site: www.activepower.com.
ABOUT ACTIVE POWER:
Active Power, Inc. (www.activepower.com) designs, manufactures and markets
battery-free power quality products that provide the consistent, reliable
electric power required by today's digital economy. An ISO 9001-certified
company, Active Power is the first to commercialize a flywheel energy storage
system, CleanSource(R), that provides a highly reliable, low-cost and non-toxic
replacement for lead-acid batteries used in conventional power quality
installations. Active Power has also recently developed a new battery-free
extended runtime product line (CoolAir(TM)) based on its proprietary thermal and
compressed air storage technology.
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS:
This release may contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and
uncertainties. Among the important factors that could cause actual results to
materially differ from those in the forward-looking statements are: the
potential for significant losses to continue; inability to accurately predict
revenue and budget for expenses for future periods; fluctuations in revenue and
operating results; overall market performance; decreases and/or delays in
capital spending; limited product offerings; inability to expand and integrate
new distribution channels; inability to manage new and existing product
distribution relationships; our dependence on our relationship with
Caterpillar(R); competition; delays in research and development; dependence on
sole or limited source suppliers; inability to increase product sales; inventory
risks; dependence upon key personnel; inability to protect our intellectual
property rights; potential future acquisitions; potential Sarbanes-Oxley Section
404 compliance issues; the volatility of our stock price regardless of our
actual financial performance; and other factors detailed in our filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Additional risks and uncertainties that we
are unaware of or that we currently deem immaterial also may become important
factors that affect us. Active Power expressly disclaims any obligation to
release publicly any updates or revisions to the information contained in this
press release or to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect
any changes in expectations, or any change in events or circumstances on which
those statements are based, unless otherwise required by law.
Active Power and our Active Power logo and CleanSource are registered trademarks
of Active Power, Inc. All other trademarks are the properties of their
respective companies.
ACTIVE POWER CONTACTS:
Michael Chibib, Investors, 512.744.9453, mchibib@activepower.com
Derek Jones, Corporate Communications, 512.744.9210, djones@activepower.com
ACTIVE POWER, INC.
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Thousands, except per share amounts)
(unaudited)
THREE SIX
MONTHS ENDED MONTHS ENDED
JUNE 30, JUNE 30,
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2006 2005 2006 2005
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Product revenue $ 4,835 $ 4,157 $ 9,879 $ 7,088
Service and spares revenue 631 517 1,156 1,024
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Total revenue 5,466 4,674 11,035 8,112
Cost of product revenue 5,021 4,119 10,158 7,364
Cost of service and spares revenue 567 497 1,143 1,041
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Total cost of revenue 5,588 4,616 11,301 8,405
Gross Margin (122) 58 (266) (293)
Operating expenses:
Research and development 2,039 2,807 4,264 5,038
Selling and marketing 2,616 1,889 5,275 3,326
General & administrative 1,853 1,686 3,347 3,823
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Total operating expenses 6,508 6,382 12,886 12,187
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Operating loss (6,630) (6,324) (13,152) (12,480)
Interest income 382 418 776 796
Gain due to change in market value of
investment rights 253 (19) 332 (61)
Other income (expense) - 321 - 814
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Net loss $ (5,995) $ (5,604) $ (12,044) $ (10,931)
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Net loss per share, basic & diluted $ (0.12) $ (0.12) $ (0.24) $ (0.23)
Shares used in computing net loss
per share, basic & diluted 49,648 48,586 49,516 47,361
Comprehensive loss:
Net loss $ (5,995) $ (5,604) $ (12,044) $ (10,931)
Translation loss on subsidiaries in foreign
currencies (3) - (3) -
Unrealized gain (loss) on investments in
marketable securities 13 58 22 (43)
Realized loss on investments in marketable
securities - 7 - 7
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Comprehensive loss $ (5,985) $ (5,539) $ (12,025) $ (10,967)
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ACTIVE POWER, INC.
CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
(Thousands)
JUNE 30, DECEMBER 31,
2006 2005
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(unaudited)
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 14,585 $ 7,590
Restricted cash 116 116
Short-term investments in marketable securities 16,380 31,364
Accounts receivable, net 4,083 5,769
Inventories 8,002 4,242
Prepaid expenses and other 407 596
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Total current assets 43,573 49,677
Property and equipment, net 7,848 7,530
Long-term investments in marketable securities 1,952 2,970
Deposits and other 188 188
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Total assets $ 53,561 $ 60,365
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Liabilities and stockholders' equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable $ 2,952 $ 2,264
Accrued expenses 3,982 3,780
Deferred revenue 365 205
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Total current liabilities 7,299 6,249
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock 50 49
Treasury stock (5) (5)
Deferred stock compensation - (293)
Additional paid-in capital 239,024 235,147
Accumulated deficit (192,733) (180,689)
Other accumulated comprehensive income (74) (93)
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Total stockholders' equity 46,262 54,116
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Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 53,561 $ 60,365
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