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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549 

________________ 

 

Form 10-Q

 

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

   
 

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2015

   
 

or

   

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

   
 

For the transition period from              to              

 

Commission file number: 001-32347

 

ORMAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

DELAWARE

88-0326081

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

   
6225 Neil Road, Reno, Nevada 89511-1136
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

(775) 356-9029

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes ☑     No ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  Yes ☑     No ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

Large accelerated filer ☑

Accelerated filer ☐ 

Non-accelerated filer ☐  

Smaller reporting company ☐

 

 

(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  ☐ Yes     ☑ No

 

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date: As of August 5, 2015, the number of outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, was 49,002,583.

 



 

 
 

 

  

ORMAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

 

FORM 10-Q

FOR THE QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30, 2015

 

PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 ITEM 1.

 

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 ITEM 2.

 

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION  AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

24

 ITEM 3.

 

QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

55

 ITEM 4.

 

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

56

PART II — OTHER INFORMATION

 

 ITEM 1.

 

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

57

 ITEM 1A.

 

RISK FACTORS

57

 ITEM 2.

 

UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

57

 ITEM 3.

 

DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

58

 ITEM 4.

 

MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

58

 ITEM 5.

 

OTHER INFORMATION

58

 ITEM 6.

 

EXHIBITS

59

SIGNATURES

60 

  

 
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Certain Definitions

 

Unless the context otherwise requires, all references in this quarterly report to “Ormat”, “the Company”, “we”, “us”, “our company”, “Ormat Technologies” or “our” refer to Ormat Technologies, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.

 

 
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION 

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

ORMAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

 

   

June 30,

   

December 31,

 
   

2015

   

2014

 
   

(Dollars in thousands)

 
ASSETS                

Current assets:

               

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 137,665     $ 40,230  

Restricted cash and cash equivalents (all related to VIEs)

    104,870       93,248  

Receivables:

               

Trade

    58,089       48,609  

Related entity

          451  

Other

    14,066       10,141  

Due from Parent

          1,337  

Inventories

    16,401       16,930  

Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts

    7,093       27,793  

Deferred income taxes

    267       251  

Prepaid expenses and other

    31,055       34,884  

Total current assets

    369,506       273,874  

Deposits and other

    18,038       20,044  

Deferred income taxes

    1,694        

Deferred charges

    36,512       37,567  

Property, plant and equipment, net ($1,445,005 and $1,339,342 related to VIEs, respectively)

    1,519,945       1,437,637  

Construction-in-process ($167,814 and $162,006 related to VIEs, respectively)

    277,990       296,722  

Deferred financing and lease costs, net

    25,836       27,057  

Intangible assets, net

    27,029       28,655  

Total assets

  $ 2,276,550     $ 2,121,556  
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY                

Current liabilities:

               

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

  $ 98,481     $ 88,276  

Deferred income taxes

    975       974  

Short term revolving credit lines with banks (full recourse)

          20,300  

Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts

    49,731       24,724  

Current portion of long-term debt:

               

Limited and non-recourse (all related to VIEs):

               

Senior secured notes

    32,981       34,368  

Other loans

    17,995       17,995  

Full recourse

    17,203       19,116  

Total current liabilities

    217,366       205,753  

Long-term debt, net of current portion:

               

Limited and non-recourse (all related to VIEs):

               

Senior secured notes

    320,235       360,366  

Other loans

    255,627       264,625  

Full recourse:

               

Senior unsecured bonds (plus unamortized premium based upon 7% of $667)

    250,136       250,289  

Other loans

    26,737       34,351  

Unconsolidated investments

    5,215       3,617  

Liability associated with sale of tax benefits

    27,298       39,021  

Deferred lease income

    59,070       60,560  

Deferred income taxes

    73,887       66,220  

Liability for unrecognized tax benefits

    7,151       7,511  

Liabilities for severance pay

    19,424       20,399  

Asset retirement obligation

    19,894       19,142  

Other long-term liabilities

    697       2,956  

Total liabilities

    1,282,737       1,334,810  

Commitments and contingencies (Note 10)

               

Equity:

               

The Company's stockholders' equity:

               

Common stock, par value $0.001 per share; 200,000,000 shares authorized; 49,002,583 and 45,537,162 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively

    49       46  

Additional paid-in capital

    845,173       742,006  

Retained earnings

    59,155       41,539  

Accumulated other comprehensive income

    (8,519 )     (8,668 )
      895,858       774,923  

Noncontrolling interest

    97,955       11,823  

Total equity

    993,813       786,746  

Total liabilities and equity

  $ 2,276,550     $ 2,121,556  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements

 

 
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ORMAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Unaudited)

 

   

Three Months Ended June 30,

   

Six Months Ended June 30,

 
   

2015

   

2014

   

2015

   

2014

 
   

(Dollars in thousands,

except per share data)

   

(Dollars in thousands,

except per share data)

 

Revenue:

                               

Electricity

  $ 90,926     $ 91,692     $ 180,879     $ 186,509  

Product

    49,561       35,911       79,839       83,530  

Total revenue

    140,487       127,603       260,718       270,039  

Cost of revenue:

                               

Electricity

    62,522       67,322       118,103       124,356  

Product

    27,182       20,324       47,807       52,267  

Total cost of revenue

    89,704       87,646       165,910       176,623  

Gross margin

    50,783       39,957       94,808       93,416  

Operating expenses:

                               

Research and development expenses

    414       232       777       145  

Selling and marketing expenses

    4,283       3,216       7,716       6,595  

General and administrative expenses

    7,443       6,072       17,647       13,668  

Write-off of unsuccessful exploration activities

          8,107       174       8,107  

Operating income

    38,643       22,330       68,494       64,901  

Other income (expense):

                               

Interest income

    44       90       53       201  

Interest expense, net

    (18,859 )     (22,072 )     (36,687 )     (42,590 )

Foreign currency translation and transaction losses

    (571 )     (55 )     (1,937 )     (693 )

Income attributable to sale of tax benefits

    4,731       6,130       10,283       12,847  

Gain from sale of property, plant and equipment

          7,628             7,628  

Other non-operating income (expense), net

    (1,675 )     343       (1,392 )     406  

Income before income taxes and equity in losses of investees

    22,313       14,394       38,814       42,700  

Income tax provision

    (6,056 )     (4,967 )     (11,515 )     (11,287 )

Equity in losses of investees, net

    (984 )     (114 )     (1,759 )     (311 )

Net income

    15,273       9,313       25,540       31,102  

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest

    (859 )     (177 )     (1,094 )     (414 )

Net income attributable to the Company's stockholders

  $ 14,414     $ 9,136     $ 24,446     $ 30,688  

Comprehensive income:

                               

Net income

    15,273       9,313       25,540       31,102  

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of related taxes:

                               

Change in unrealized gains or losses in respect of the Company's share in derivatives instruments of unconsolidated investment

    3,460       (4,088 )     164       (4,088 )

Loss in respect of derivative instruments designated for cash flow hedge

    23             46        

Amortization of unrealized gains in respect of derivative instruments designated for cash flow hedge

    (31 )     (36 )     (61 )     (72 )

Comprehensive income

    18,725       5,189       25,689       26,942  

Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest

    (859 )     (177 )     (1,094 )     (414 )

Comprehensive income attributable to the Company's stockholders

  $ 17,866     $ 5,012     $ 24,595     $ 26,528  

Earnings per share attributable to the Company's stockholders:

                               

Basic:

                               

Net income

  $ 0.29     $ 0.20     $ 0.51     $ 0.67  

Diluted:

                               

Net income

  $ 0.28     $ 0.20     $ 0.49     $ 0.67  

Weighted average number of shares used in computation of earnings per share attributable to the Company's stockholders:

                               

Basic

    48,881       45,606       48,063       45,545  

Diluted

    50,600       45,963       49,444       45,827  

Dividend per share declared

  $ 0.06     $ 0.05     $ 0.12     $ 0.11  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

  

 
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ORMAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY

(Unaudited)

 

   

The Company's Stockholders' Equity

                 
                           

Retained

   

Accumulated

                         
                   

Additional

   

Earnings

   

Other

                         
   

Common Stock

   

Paid-in

   

(Accumulated

   

Income

           

Noncontrolling

   

Total

 
   

Shares

   

Amount

   

Capital

   

Deficit)

   

(Loss)

   

Total

   

Interest

   

Equity

 
                                                                 
   

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

 
                                                                 

Balance at December 31, 2013

    45,461     $ 46     $ 735,295     $ (3,088 )   $ 487     $ 732,740     $ 12,371     $ 745,111  
                                                                 

Stock-based compensation

                2,806                   2,806             2,806  

Exercise of options by employees and directors

    58             741                   741             741  

Cash paid to noncontrolling interest

                                        (254 )     (254 )

Cash dividend declared, $0.11 per share

                      (5,003 )           (5,003 )           (5,003 )

Increase in noncontrolling interest

                                        257       257  

Net income

                      30,688             30,688       414       31,102  

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of related taxes:

                                                               

Change in unrealized gains or losses in respect of the Company's share in derivative instruments of unconsolidated investment (net of related tax of $0)

                            (4,088 )     (4,088 )           (4,088 )

Amortization of unrealized gains in respect of derivative instruments designated for cash flow hedge (net of related tax of $44)

                            (72 )     (72 )           (72 )
                                                                 

Balance at June 30, 2014

    45,519     $ 46     $ 738,842     $ 22,597     $ (3,673 )   $ 757,812     $ 12,788     $ 770,600  
                                                                 

Balance at December 31, 2014

    45,537     $ 46     $ 742,006     $ 41,539     $ (8,668 )   $ 774,923     $ 11,823     $ 786,746  
                                                                 

Stock-based compensation

                2,156                   2,156             2,156  

Exercise of options by employees and directors

    469             3,966                   3,966             3,966  

Share exchange with Parent (Note 1)

    2,996       3       25,754                   25,757             25,757  

Cash paid to noncontrolling interest

                                        (432 )     (432 )

Cash dividend declared, $0.14 per share

                      (6,830 )           (6,830 )           (6,830 )

Issuance of shares to noncontrolling interest, net of transaction costs

                71,291                   71,291       85,470       156,761  

Net income

                      24,446             24,446       1,094       25,540  

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of related taxes:

                                                               

Loss in respect of derivative instruments designated for cash flow hedge (net of related tax of $27)

                            46       46             46  

Change in unrealized gains or losses in respect of the Company's share in derivative instruments of unconsolidated investment (net of related tax of $0)

                            164       164             164  

Amortization of unrealized gains in respect of derivative instruments designated for cash flow hedge (net of related tax of $38)

                            (61 )     (61 )           (61 )
                                                                 

Balance at June 30, 2015

    49,002     $ 49     $ 845,173     $ 59,155     $ (8,519 )   $ 895,858     $ 97,955     $ 993,813  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

  

 
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ORMAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

 

   

Six Months Ended June 30,

 
   

2015

   

2014

 
                 
   

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

               

Net income

  $ 25,540     $ 31,102  

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

               

Depreciation and amortization

    52,559       48,819  

Amortization of premium from senior unsecured bonds

    (154 )     (153 )

Accretion of asset retirement obligation

    752       743  

Stock-based compensation

    2,156       2,806  

Amortization of deferred lease income

    (1,342 )     (1,343 )

Income attributable to sale of tax benefits, net of interest expense

    (6,720 )     (7,540 )

Equity in losses of investees

    1,759       311  

Mark-to-market of derivative instruments

    4,140       (302 )

Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment

    531        

Write-off of unsuccessful exploration activities

    174       8,107  

Gain on severance pay fund asset

    (572 )     (396 )

Gain on sale of a subsidiary

          (7,628 )

Deferred income tax provision

    7,024       8,887  

Liability for unrecognized tax benefits

    (360 )     639  

Deferred lease revenues

    (148 )     (124 )

Other

    484       (181 )

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of amounts acquired:

               

Receivables

    (12,775 )     19,959  

Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts

    20,700       (4,701 )

Inventories

    529       3,997  

Prepaid expenses and other

    (300 )     (8,738 )

Deposits and other

    (362 )     86  

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    (2,600 )     (11,094 )

Due from/to related entities, net

    451        

Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts

    25,007       20,282  

Liabilities for severance pay

    (975 )     (47 )

Other long-term liabilities

    (2,259 )     313  

Due from/to Parent

    (513 )     (225 )

Net cash provided by operating activities

    112,726       103,579  

Cash flows from investing activities:

               

Cash acquired in organizational restructuring and share exchange with parent (Note 1)

    15,391        

Net change in restricted cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities

    (11,622 )     (3,012 )

Cash received from sale of a subsidiary

          35,250  

Capital expenditures

    (86,142 )     (89,125 )

Cash grant received from the U.S. Treasury under Section 1603 of the ARRA

          27,427  

Investment in unconsolidated companies

          (631 )

Decrease in severance pay fund asset, net of payments made to retired employees

    2,940       1,079  

Net cash used in investing activities

    (79,433 )     (29,012 )

Cash flows from financing activities:

               

Proceeds from sale of membership interests to noncontrolling interest, net of transaction costs

    156,761        

Proceeds from exercise of options by employees

    3,966       392  

Purchase of OFC Senior Secured Notes

    (30,638 )     (12,860 )

Proceeds from revolving credit lines with banks

    598,800       1,742,383  

Repayment of revolving credit lines with banks

    (619,100 )     (1,729,800 )

Cash received from non-controlling interest

    1,654       2,234  

Repayments of long-term debt

    (29,404 )     (41,078 )

Cash paid to non-controlling interest

    (7,418 )     (5,398 )

Deferred debt issuance costs

    (3,649 )     (2,671 )

Cash dividends paid

    (6,830 )     (5,003 )

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

    64,142       (51,801 )

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

    97,435       22,766  

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

    40,230       57,354  

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

  $ 137,665     $ 80,120  

Supplemental non-cash investing and financing activities:

               

Increase (decrease) in accounts payable related to purchases of property, plant and equipment

  $ 12,612     $ (7,289 )

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

 
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ORMAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

 

NOTE 1 — GENERAL AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

 

These unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements of Ormat Technologies, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”) have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for interim financial statements. Accordingly, they do not contain all information and notes required by U.S. GAAP for annual financial statements. In the opinion of management, these unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements reflect all adjustments, which include normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair statement of the Company’s consolidated financial position as of June 30, 2015, the consolidated results of operations and comprehensive income (loss) for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 and the consolidated cash flows for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014.

 

The financial data and other information disclosed in the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements related to these periods are unaudited. The results for the six-month period ended June 30, 2015 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2015.

 

These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014. The condensed consolidated balance sheet data as of December 31, 2014 was derived from the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2014, but does not include all disclosures required by U.S. GAAP.

 

Dollar amounts, except per share data, in the notes to these financial statements are rounded to the closest $1,000.

 

OFC Senior Secured Notes prepayment

 

In June 2015, the Company repurchased $30.6 million aggregate principal amount of our OFC Senior Secured Notes from the OFC noteholders. As a result of the repurchase, the Company recognized a loss of $1.7 million, including amortization of deferred financing cost of $0.5 million, which is included in other non-operating income (expense), net in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015.

 

Northleaf transaction

 

On April 30, 2015, Ormat Nevada Inc. (“Ormat Nevada”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, closed the sale of approximately 36.75% of the aggregate membership interests in ORPD LLC (“ORPD”), a new holding company and subsidiary of Ormat Nevada, that indirectly owns the Puna geothermal power plant in Hawaii, the Don A. Campbell geothermal power plant in Nevada, and nine power plant units across three recovered energy generation assets known as OREG 1, OREG 2 and OREG 3 to Northleaf Geothermal Holdings, LLC for $162.3 million. The net proceeds to the Company were $156.8 million after payment of $5.5 million of transaction costs. The sale was made under the Agreement for Purchase of Membership Interests dated February 5, 2015. This transaction closed on April 30, 2015 and resulted in a taxable gain in the U.S. of approximately $102.1 million, for which the Company will utilize a portion of its Net Operating Loss (“NOL”) and tax credit carryforwards to fully offset the tax impact of the gain.

 

Subsequent to closing the transaction, the Company maintained control of ORPD and as such continue to consolidate the entity with non-controlling interest being recorded. Consequently, the Company recorded the net proceeds from the issuance of membership interests as an increase to additional paid-in capital of $71.3 million and non-controlling interests of $85.5 million. See Note 11 for tax details.

 

Share exchange transaction

 

On February 12, 2015, the Company completed the share exchange transaction with its then-parent entity, Ormat Industries Ltd. ("OIL") following which, the Company became a noncontrolled public company and its public float increased from approximately 40% to approximately 76% of its total shares outstanding. Under the terms of the share exchange, OIL shareholders received 0.2592 shares in the company for each share in OIL, or an aggregate of approximately 30.2 million shares, reflecting a net issuance of approximately 3.0 million shares (after deducting the 27.2 million shares that OIL held in the Company). Consequently, the number of total shares of the Company increased from approximately 45.5 million shares to approximately 48.5 million shares as of the closing of the share exchange.

 

 
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(Unaudited)

 

In exchange, the Company also received $15.4 million in cash, $0.6 million in other assets and $12.1 million in land and buildings and assumed $0.5 million in liabilities. OIL's principal business purpose was to hold its interest in the Company and the transaction resulted in a transfer of non-material assets from OIL to the Company. Therefore, it does not represent a change in reporting entity and the Company recognized the transfer of net assets at their carrying value as presented in OIL's financial statements. Any activities of OIL will be accounted for prospectively by the Company.

 

OFC 2 loan prepayment

 

On June 20, 2014, Phase I of the Tuscarora Facility achieved Project Completion under the OFC 2 Note Purchase Agreement. In accordance with the terms of the Note Purchase Agreement and following recalibration of the financing assumptions, the loan amount was adjusted through a principal prepayment of $4.3 million.

 

Solar project sale

 

On March 26, 2014, the Company signed an agreement with RET Holdings, LLC to sell the Heber Solar project in Imperial County, California for $35.25 million. The Company received the first payment of $15.0 million during the first quarter of 2014 and the second payment for the remaining $20.25 million in the second quarter of 2014. The Company recognized pre-tax gain of approximately $7.6 million in the second quarter of 2014.

 

Other comprehensive income

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, the Company classified $15,000 and $72,000, respectively, from accumulated other comprehensive income, of which $25,000 and $116,000, respectively, were recorded to reduce interest expense and $10,000 and $44,000, respectively, were recorded against the income tax provision, in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income. For the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, the Company classified $8,000 and $36,000, respectively, from accumulated other comprehensive income, of which $14,000 and $58,000, respectively, were recorded to reduce interest expense and $5,000 and $22,000, respectively, were recorded against the income tax provision, in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income.

 

Write-off of unsuccessful exploration activities

 

There were no write-offs of unsuccesful exploration activities for the three months ended June 30, 2015. Write-off of unsuccessful activities for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014, was $8.1 million. This represents the write-off of exploration costs related to the Company’s exploration activities in the Wister site in California, which the Company determined in the second quarter of 2014 would not support commercial operations.

 

Concentration of credit risk

 

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to a concentration of credit risk consist principally of temporary cash investments and accounts receivable.

 

The Company places its temporary cash investments with high credit quality financial institutions located in the United States (“U.S.”) and in foreign countries. At June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Company had deposits totaling $49,931,000 and $23,488,000, respectively, in seven U.S. financial institutions that were federally insured up to $250,000 per account. At June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Company’s deposits in foreign countries amounted to approximately $22,796,000 and $24,304,000, respectively.

 

At June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, accounts receivable related to operations in foreign countries amounted to approximately $33,024,000 and $21,935,000, respectively. At June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, accounts receivable from the Company’s primary customers amounted to approximately 59.5% and 69.0%, respectively, of the Company’s accounts receivable.

 

Sierra Pacific Power Company and Nevada Power Company (subsidiaries of NV Energy, Inc.) accounted for 20.0% and 17.4% of the Company’s total revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively and 21.8% and 17.5% for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

 

Southern California Edison accounted for 10.3% and 13.5% of the Company’s total revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and 9.7% and 12.7% for the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

 

 
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(Unaudited)

 

Kenya Power and Lighting Co. Ltd. accounted for 15.4% and 16.9% of the Company’s total revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively and 16.5% and 15.6% for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

 

The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers’ financial condition. The Company has historically been able to collect on all of its receivable balances, and accordingly, no provision for doubtful accounts has been made.

 

NOTE 2 — NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

 

New accounting pronouncements effective in the six-month period ended June 30, 2015

 

Service Concession Arrangements

 

In January 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-05, Service Concession Arrangements, Topic 853. The update provides that an operating entity should not account for a service concession arrangement within the scope of this update as a lease in accordance with Topic 840, Leases. The amendments also specify that the infrastructure used in a service concession arrangement should not be recognized as property, plant, and equipment of the operating entity. A service concession arrangement is an arrangement between a public-sector entity grantor and an operating entity under which the operating entity operates the grantor’s infrastructure and may provide the construction, upgrading, or maintenance services of the grantor’s infrastructure. The amendments apply to an operating entity of a service concession arrangement entered into with a public-sector entity grantor when the arrangement meets both of the following conditions: (1) the grantor controls or has the ability to modify or approve the services that the operating entity must provide with the infrastructure, to whom it must provide them, and at what price and (2) The grantor controls, through ownership, beneficial entitlement, or otherwise, any residual interest in the infrastructure at the end of the term of the arrangement. The guidance was applied on a modified retrospective basis to service concession arrangements in existence at January 1, 2015. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

New accounting pronouncements effective in future periods

 

Amendments to Fair Value Measurement

 

In June 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-10, Amendment to Fair Value Measurement, Subtopic 820-10. The amendment provides that the reporting entity shall disclose for each class of assets and liabilities measured at fair value in the statement of financial position the following information: for recurring fair value measurements, the fair value measurement at the end of the reporting period, and for non-recurring fair vale measurement, the fair value measurement at the relevant measurement date and the reason for the measurement. The amendments in this update are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015, including interim periods within that reporting period. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact, if any, of the adoption of this update on its consolidated financial statements.

 

Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis

  

In February 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-02, Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis, Topic 810. The update provides that all reporting entities that hold a variable interest in other legal entities will need to re-evaluate their consolidation conclusions and potentially revise their disclosures. This amendment affects both variable interest entity (“VIE”) and voting interest entity (“VOE”) consolidation models. The update does not change the general order in which the consolidation models are applied. A reporting entity that holds an economic interest in, or is otherwise involved with, another legal entity (has a variable interest) should first determine if the VIE model applies, and if so, whether it holds a controlling financial interest under that model. If the entity being evaluated for consolidation is not a VIE, then the VOE model should be applied to determine whether the entity should be consolidated by the reporting entity. Since consolidation is only assessed for legal entities, the determination of whether there is a legal entity is important. It is often clear when the entity is incorporated, but unincorporated structures can also be legal entities and judgment may be required to make that determination. The update contains a new example that highlights the judgmental nature of this legal entity determination. The update is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015, including interim periods within that reporting period. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact, if any, of the adoption of this update on its consolidated financial statements.

 

 
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(Unaudited)

 

Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Costs

 

In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-03, Interest-Imputation of Interest: Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Costs, Subtopic 835-30. The update provides that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability, consistent with debt discounts. The amendments in this update are effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. The Company plans to adopt this update in its interim period beginning January 1, 2016 and expects the potential impact to be a reclassification of the debt issuance costs totaling $21.7 million as of June 30, 2015.

 

Revenues from Contracts with Customers

 

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenues from Contracts with Customers, Topic 606, which was a joint project of the FASB and the International Accounting Standards Board to clarify the principles for recognizing revenue and to develop a common revenue standard for U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards. The update provides that an entity should recognize revenue in connection with the transfer of goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. Specifically, an entity is required to apply each of the following steps: (1) identify the contract(s) with the customer; (2) identify the performance obligations in the contracts; (3) determine the transaction price; (4) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligation in the contract; and (5) recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation. The amendments in this update are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within that reporting period. Early adoption is not permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact, if any, of the adoption of these amendments on its consolidated financial statements.

 

NOTE 3 — INVENTORIES

 

Inventories consist of the following:

 

   

June 30,

   

December 31,

 
   

2015

   

2014

 
   

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Raw materials and purchased parts for assembly

  $ 341     $ 4,840  

Self-manufactured assembly parts and finished products

    16,060       12,090  

Total

  $ 16,401     $ 16,930  

  

 
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(Unaudited)

 

NOTE 4 — UNCONSOLIDATED INVESTMENTS

 

Unconsolidated investments consist of the following:

   

June 30,

   

December 31,

 
   

2015

   

2014

 
   

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Sarulla

  $ (5,215 )   $ (3,617 )

 

The Sarulla Project

 

The Company is a 12.75% member of a consortium which is in the process of developing the Sarulla geothermal power project in Indonesia with expected generating capacity of approximately 330 megawatts (“MW”). The Sarulla project is located in Tapanuli Utara, North Sumatra, Indonesia and will be owned and operated by the consortium members under the framework of a Joint Operating Contract (“JOC”) and Energy Sales Contract (“ESC”) that were signed on April 4, 2013. Under the JOC, PT Pertamina Geothermal Energy (“PGE”), the concession holder for the project, has provided the consortium with the right to use the geothermal field, and under the ESC, PT PLN, the state electric utility, will be the off-taker at Sarulla for a period of 30 years. In addition to its equity holdings in the consortium, the Company designed the Sarulla plant and is expected to supply its Ormat Energy Converters to the power plant. The supply contract was signed in October 2013. 

 

The consortium has started preliminary testing and development activities at the site and signed an engineering procurement and construction agreement (“EPC”) with an unrelated third party. The project will be constructed in three phases of approximately 110 MW each, utilizing both steam and brine extracted from the geothermal field to increase the power plant’s efficiency.

 

On May 16, 2014, the consortium closed $1.17 billion in financing for the development of the Sarulla project with a consortium of lenders comprised of Japan Bank for International Cooperation (“JBIC”), the Asian Development Bank and six commercial banks and obtained construction and term loans on a limited recourse basis backed by a political risk guarantee from JBIC.

 

Of the $1.17 billion, $0.1 billion (which was drawn down by the Sarulla project company on May 23, 2014) bears a fixed interest rate and $1.07 billion bears interest at a rate linked to LIBOR.

 

The Sarulla consortium entered into interest rate swap agreements with various international banks in order to fix the Libor interest rate on up to $0.96 billion of the $1.07 billion credit facility at a rate of 3.4565%. The interest rate swap became effective as of June 4, 2014 along with the second draw-down by the project company of $50.0 million.

 

The Sarulla project company accounted for the interest rate swap as a cash flow hedge upon which changes in the fair value of the hedging instrument, relative to the effective portion, will be recorded in other comprehensive income. As such, during the six months ended June 30, 2015, the project recorded a gain equal to $3.0 million, of which the Company's share was $0.4 million which was recorded in other comprehensive income. The accumulated loss as of June 30, 2015 is $7.7 million.

 

The first phase of operations is expected to commence in 2016 and the remaining two phases of operations are scheduled to commence within 18 months thereafter. The Company will supply its Ormat Energy Converters to the power plant and has added the $255.6 million supply contract to its product segment backlog. According to the current plan, the Company started to recognize revenue from the project during the third quarter of 2014 and will continue to recognize revenue over the course of the next three to four years. The Company has eliminated the related intercompany profit of $1.6 million against equity in loss of investees.

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Company did not make any additional investment contributions to the Sarulla project.

 

 
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(Unaudited) 

 

 

NOTE 5— FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

 

The fair value measurement guidance clarifies that fair value is an exit price, representing the amount that would be received upon selling an asset or paid upon transferring a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. As such, fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability. The guidance establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy under the fair value measurement guidance are described below:

 

Level 1 — Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical assets or liabilities;

 

Level 2 — Quoted prices in markets that are not active, or inputs that are observable, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset or liability;

 

Level 3 — Prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable (supported by little or no market activity).

 

The following table sets forth certain fair value information at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 for financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value by level within the fair value hierarchy, as well as cost or amortized cost. As required by the fair value measurement guidance, assets and liabilities are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of inputs that is significant to the fair value measurement.

 

           

June 30, 2015

 
           

Fair Value

 
   

Carrying Value at June 30, 2015

   

Total

   

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

 
   

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Assets:

                                       

Current assets:

                                       

Cash equivalents (including restricted cash accounts)

  $ 164,053     $ 164,053     $ 164,053     $     $  

Derivatives:

                                       

Swap transaction on natural gas price (1)

                             

Currency forward contracts (2)

    707       707               707          

Liabilities:

                                       

Current liabilities:

                                       

Derivatives:

                                       

Swap transaction on natural gas price (1)

    (11 )     (11 )           (11 )      

Currency forward contracts (2)

    (2,899 )     (2,899 )           (2,899 )      
    $ 161,850     $ 161,850     $ 164,053     $ (2,203 )   $  

 

 
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(Unaudited)

 

           

December 31, 2014

 
           

Fair Value

 
   

Carrying Value at December 31, 2014

   

Total

   

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

 
   

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Assets

                                       

Current assets:

                                       

Cash equivalents (including restricted cash accounts)

  $ 85,076     $ 85,076     $ 85,076     $     $  

Derivatives:

                                       

Swap transaction on natural gas price (1)

    4,129       4,129             4,129        

Liabilities:

                                       

Current liabilities:

                                       

Derivatives:

                                       

Currency forward contracts (2)

    (2,882 )     (2,882 )           (2,882 )      
    $ 86,323     $ 86,323     $ 85,076     $ 1,247     $  

  

(1)

This amount relates to a swap contract on natural gas prices, valued primarily based on observable inputs, including forward and spot prices for related commodity indices, and is included within “prepaid expenses and other” and “accounts payable and accrued expenses” on June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively, in the consolidated balance sheets with the corresponding gain or loss being recognized within “electricity revenue” in the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income.

 

(2)

These amounts relate to derivatives which represent currency forward contracts valued primarily based on observable inputs, including forward and spot prices for currencies, netted against contracted rates and then multiplied against notional amounts, and are included within “accounts payable and accrued expenses” on June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, in the consolidated balance sheet with the corresponding gain or loss being recognized within “foreign currency translation and transaction losses” in the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income.

 

 

The amounts set forth in the tables above include investments in debt instruments and money market funds (which are included in cash equivalents). Those securities and deposits are classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy because they are valued using quoted market prices in an active market.  

 

 
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(Unaudited)

 

The following table presents the amounts of gain (loss) recognized in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income on derivative instruments not designated as hedges:

 

         

Amount of recognized gain (loss)

 

Derivatives not designated as

 

Location of recognized gain

   

Three Months Ended June 30,

   

Six Months Ended June 30,

 
hedging instruments   (loss)    

2015

   

2014

   

2015

   

2014

 
                                       
                                       

Swap transaction on oil price

 

Electricity revenue

            (679 )           228  

Swap transactions on natural gas price

 

Electricity revenue

      81       372       398       (2,904 )

Currency forward contracts

 

Foreign currency translation and transaction gains (losses)

      (967 )     223       (2,218 )     (8 )
          $ (886 )   $ (84 )   $ (1,820 )   $ (2,684 )

 

On September 3, 2013, the Company entered into a Natural Gas Index (“NGI”) swap contract with a bank covering a notional quantity of approximately 4.4 million British Thermal Units (“MMbtu”) for settlement effective January 1, 2014 until December 31, 2014, in order to reduce its exposure to fluctuations in natural gas prices under its Power Purchase Agreements (“PPAs”) with Southern California Edison to below $4.035 per MMbtu. The contract did not have up-front costs. Under the terms of this contract, the Company made floating rate payments to the bank and received fixed rate payments from the bank on each settlement date. The swap contract had a monthly settlement whereby the difference between the fixed price of $4.035 per MMbtu and the market price on the first commodity business day on which the relevant commodity reference price is published in the relevant calculation period (January 1, 2014 to December 1, 2014) was settled on a cash basis.

 

On October 16, 2013, the Company entered into an NGI swap contract with a bank covering a notional quantity of approximately 4.2 million MMbtu for settlement effective January 1, 2014 until December 31, 2014, in order to reduce its exposure to fluctuations in natural gas prices under its PPAs with Southern California Edison to below $4.103 per MMbtu. The contract did not have any up-front costs. Under the terms of this contract, the Company made floating rate payments to the bank and received fixed rate payments from the bank on each settlement date. The swap contract had a monthly settlement whereby the difference between the fixed price of $4.103 per MMbtu and the market price on the first commodity business day on which the relevant commodity reference price is published in the relevant calculation period (January 1, 2014 to December 1, 2014) was settled on a cash basis.

 

On October 16, 2013, the Company entered into a New York Harbor Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel swap contract with a bank covering a notional quantity of 275,000 BBL effective from January 1, 2014 until December 31, 2014 to reduce the Company’s exposure to fluctuations in the energy rate caused by fluctuations in oil prices under the 25 MW PPA for the Puna complex. The Company entered into this contract because the swap had a high correlation with the avoided costs (which are incremental costs that the power purchaser avoids by not having to generate such electrical energy itself or purchase it from others) that Hawaii Electric Light Company (“HELCO”) uses to calculate the energy rate. The contract did not have any up-front costs. Under the term of this contract, the Company made floating rate payments to the bank and received fixed rate payments from the bank on each settlement date ($125.15 per BBL). The swap contract had a monthly settlement whereby the difference between the fixed price of $125.15 per BBL and the monthly average market price was settled on a cash basis.

 

On March 6, 2014, and on May 14, 2015, the Company entered into NGI swap contracts with a bank covering a notional quantity of approximately 2.2 MMbtu for settlement effective January 1, 2015 until March 31, 2015, and covering a notional quantity of approximately 2.4 MMbtu for settlement effective June 1, 2015 until December 31, 2015, respectively, in order to reduce its exposure to fluctuations in natural gas prices under its PPAs with Southern California Edison to below $4.95 per MMbtu and below $3.00 per MMbtu, respectively. The contracts did not have any up-front costs. Under the terms of these contracts, the Company made, and will make, floating rate payments to the bank and received, and will receive, fixed rate payments from the bank on each settlement date. The swap contracts have monthly settlements whereby the difference between the fixed price and the market price on the first commodity business day on which the relevant commodity reference price is published in the relevant calculation period (January 1, 2015 to March 1, 2015 and June 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015) are settled on a cash basis.

 

 
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(Unaudited) 

 

The foregoing swap transactions were not designated as hedge transactions and are marked to market with the corresponding gains or losses recognized within “electricity revenue” in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income. The Company recognized a net gain from these transactions of $0.4 million in the six months ended June 30, 2015, compared to net loss of $2.7 million in the six months ended June 30, 2014. For the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, the Company recognized a net gain and a net loss from these transactions of $0.1 million and $0.3 million, respectively.

 

There were no transfers of assets or liabilities between Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 during the six months ended June 30, 2015.

 

The fair value of the Company’s long-term debt approximates its carrying amount, except for the following:

 

   

Fair Value

   

Carrying Amount

 
   

June 30,

2015

   

December 31,

2014

   

June 30,

2015

   

December 31,

2014

 
   

(Dollars in millions)

   

(Dollars in millions)

 

Olkaria III Loan - DEG

  $ 28.2     $ 32.2     $ 27.6     $ 31.6  

Olkaria III Loan - OPIC

    267.5       279.4       273.6       282.6  

Senior Secured Notes:

                               

Ormat Funding Corp. ("OFC")

    32.4       71.4       33.3       67.2  

OrCal Geothermal Inc. ("OrCal")

    52.2       55.5       51.8       55.1  

OFC 2 LLC ("OFC 2")

    232.3       238.8       268.1       272.5  

Senior Unsecured Bonds

    267.3       265.4       250.1       250.4  

Loan from institutional investors

    8.1       12.2       8.0       11.9  

 

The fair value of OFC Senior Secured Notes is determined using observable market prices as these securities are traded. The fair value of all the long-term debt is determined by a valuation model, which is based on a conventional discounted cash flow methodology and utilizes assumptions of current borrowing rates. The fair value of revolving lines of credit is determined using a comparison of market-based price sources that are reflective of similar credit ratings to those of the Company.

 

The carrying value of other financial instruments, such as revolving lines of credit, deposits, and other long-term debt approximates fair value.

 

The following table presents the fair value of financial instruments as of June 30, 2015:

 

     

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total

 
     

(Dollars in millions)

 

Olkaria III - DEG

  $     $     $ 28.2     $ 28.2  

Olkaria III - OPIC

                267.5       267.5  

Senior Secured Notes:

                               
 

OFC

          32.4             32.4  
 

OrCal

                52.5       52.5  
 

OFC 2

                232.3       232.3  

Senior unsecured bonds

                267.3       267.3  

Loan from institutional investors

                8.1       8.1  

Other long-term debt

          8.3             8.3  

Revolving credit lines with banks

                       

Deposits

    15.8                   15.8  

  

 
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The following table presents the fair value of financial instruments as of December 31, 2014:

 

   

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total

 
   

(Dollars in millions)

 

Olkaria III Loan - DEG

  $     $     $ 32.2     $ 32.2  

Olkaria III Loan - OPIC

                279.4       279.4  

Senior Secured Notes:

                               

OFC

          71.4             71.4  

OrCal

                55.5       55.5  

OFC 2

                238.8       238.8  

Senior unsecured bonds

                265.4       265.4  

Loan from institutional investors

                12.2       12.2  

Other long-term debt

          10.0             10.0  

Revolving lines of credit

          20.3             20.3  

Deposits

    17.3                   17.3  

 

 

NOTE 6 — STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

 

 

The 2004 Incentive Compensation Plan

 

In 2004, the Company’s Board of Directors adopted the 2004 Incentive Compensation Plan (“2004 Incentive Plan”), which provides for the grant of the following types of awards: incentive stock options, non-qualified stock options, restricted stock, stock appreciation rights (“SARs”), stock units, performance awards, phantom stock, incentive bonuses, and other possible related dividend equivalents to employees of the Company, directors and independent contractors. Under the 2004 Incentive Plan, a total of 3,750,000 shares of the Company’s common stock were reserved for issuance, all of which could be issued as options or as other forms of awards. Options and SARs granted to employees under the 2004 Incentive Plan cliff vest and are exercisable from the grant date as follows: 25% after 24 months, 25% after 36 months, and the remaining 50% after 48 months. Options granted to non-employee directors under the 2004 Incentive Plan cliff vest and are exercisable one year after the grant date. Vested stock-based awards may be exercised for up to ten years from the grant date. The shares of common stock will be issued upon exercise of options or SARs from the Company’s authorized share capital. The 2004 Incentive Plan expired in May 2012 upon adoption of the 2012 Incentive Compensation Plan (“2012 Incentive Plan”), except as to share based awards outstanding on that date.

 

The 2012 Incentive Compensation Plan

 

In May 2012, the Company’s shareholders adopted the 2012 Incentive Plan, which provides for the grant of the following types of awards: incentive stock options, non-qualified stock options, restricted stock, SARs, stock units, performance awards, phantom stock, incentive bonuses, and other possible related dividend equivalents to employees of the Company, directors and independent contractors. Under the 2012 Incentive Plan, a total of 4,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock have been reserved for issuance, all of which could be issued as options or as other forms of awards. Options and SARs granted to employees under the 2012 Incentive Plan typically vest and become exercisable as follows: 25% vest 24 months after the grant date, an additional 25% vest 36 months after the grant date, and the remaining 50% vest 48 months after the grant date. Options granted to non-employee directors under the 2012 Incentive Plan will vest and become exercisable one year after the grant date. The term of stock-based awards typically ranges from six to ten years from the grant date. The shares of common stock will be issued upon exercise of options or SARs from the Company’s authorized share capital.

 

The 2012 Incentive Plan empowers the Company’s Board of Directors, in its discretion, to amend the 2012 Incentive Plan in certain respects. Consistent with this authority, in February 2014 the Board adopted and approved certain amendments to the 2012 Incentive Plan. The key amendments are as follows:

 

Increase of per grant limit: Section 15(a) of the 2012 Incentive Plan was amended to allow the grant of up to 400,000 shares of the Company’s common stock with respect to the initial grant of an equity award to newly hired executive officers in any calendar year; and

 

 
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Acceleration of vesting: Section 15(l) of the 2012 Incentive Plan was amended to clarify the Company’s ability to provide in the applicable award agreement that part and/or all of the award will be accelerated upon the occurrence of certain predetermined events and/or conditions, such as a "change in control" (as defined in the 2012 Incentive Plan, as amended).

  

 

NOTE 7 — INTEREST EXPENSE, NET

The components of interest expense are as follows:

   

Three Months Ended June 30,

   

Six Months Ended June 30,

 
   

2015

   

2014

   

2015

   

2014

 
                                 

Interest related to sale of tax benefits

  $ 2,807     $ 3,669     $ 4,687     $ 6,248  

Interest expense

    17,025       18,838       33,920       37,229  

Less — amount capitalized

    (973 )     (435 )     (1,920 )     (887 )
    $ 18,859     $ 22,072     $ 36,687     $ 42,590  

 

 

NOTE 8 — EARNINGS PER SHARE

 

Basic earnings per share attributable to the Company’s stockholders is computed by dividing net income or loss attributable to the Company’s stockholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the period. The Company does not have any equity instruments that are dilutive, except for employee stock-based awards.

 

The table below shows the reconciliation of the number of shares used in the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share:

 

   

Three Months Ended June 30,

   

Six Months Ended June 30,

 
   

2015

   

2014

   

2015

   

2014

 
                                 

Weighted average number of shares used in computation of basic earnings per share

    48,881       45,606       48,063       45,545  

Add:

                               

Additional shares from the assumed exercise of employee stock options

    1,719       357       1,381       282  
                                 

Weighted average number of shares used in computation of diluted earnings per share

    50,600       45,963       49,444       45,827  

 

The number of stock-based awards that could potentially dilute future earnings per share and that were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because to do so would have been anti-dilutive was 636,487 and 3,085,713 for the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and 765,424 and 3,265,338 for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

 

 
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NOTE 9 — BUSINESS SEGMENTS

 

The Company has two reporting segments: the Electricity segment and the Product segment. These segments are managed and reported separately as each offers different products and serves different markets. The Electricity segment is engaged in the sale of electricity from the Company’s power plants pursuant to PPAs. The Product segment is engaged in the manufacture, including design and development, of turbines and power units for the supply of electrical energy and in the associated construction of power plants utilizing the power units manufactured by the Company to supply energy from geothermal fields and other alternative energy sources. Transfer prices between the operating segments are determined based on current market values or cost plus markup of the seller’s business segment.

 

Summarized financial information concerning the Company’s reportable segments is shown in the following tables:

 

   

Electricity

   

Product

   

Consolidated