Ormat Technologies reports an increase in revenues of 23% to $136 million for the third quarter of this year. Product revenue more than doubled to $54.7 million for the third quarter. At the same time electricity revenue fell 6.2% to $81.5 million.
The company though had to make a write-down of $7.3 million on the Oreg 4 power station to a fair value of $3.6 million. The reason is that it was tested for recoverability due to continued low output. Therefore the company had to post a net loss for the third quarter of $582,000 compared with a net profit of $1 million for the same period last year.
At the same time the CEO of Ormat, Yehudit Bronicki, raised the “company’s full-year guidance from $165-175 millon to $175-180 million, but reiterated the guidance for electricity revenue of $325 million. This is much below analyst consensus of earnings per share on a total revenue of $501 million. ”
Currently, Ormat has reserves of $40.5 million (cash, cash equivalent and short-term bank deposits), as well as bank credit lines of $487.2 million, of which $84.5 million is unused.
The company currently has a market capitalization of $909 million on the NYSE.
Source: Globes Israel
