FORT LEE, NJ--(Marketwire - November 15, 2010) - Pioneer Power Solutions, Inc. (
Nathan Mazurek, Pioneer's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said, "The third quarter proved challenging for our Pioneer Transformers' business compared to the exceptionally robust and well-scheduled demand we enjoyed during the same period of 2009. Overall, we achieved profitable, double-digit sales growth thanks to our acquisition of Jefferson Electric back in April. However, this was not enough in terms of earnings per share to offset weaker performance at Pioneer Transformers during the quarter."
Third Quarter 2010 Highlights
- Revenue of $13.8 million, up 18.7% from $11.6 million in the third quarter of 2009
- Gross margin was 22.0% of revenue, compared to 35.4% for the same period in the prior year
- Operating income of $0.8 million, compared to $2.9 million in the comparable prior year period
- Basic and diluted EPS of $0.01, compared to $0.09 in the third quarter of 2009
First Three Quarters 2010 Highlights
- Revenue of $34.4 million, up 13.2% from $30.4 million for the first three quarters of 2009
- Gross margin was 22.8% of revenue, compared to 27.4% for the same period in the prior year
- Operating income of $2.5 million, compared to $5.2 million in the comparable prior year period
- Basic and diluted EPS of $0.07, compared to $0.15 in the first three quarters of 2009
Contribution By Business Unit
Pioneer Transformers, the Company's Canada-based, liquid-filled transformer business, experienced a $2.5 million revenue decline in the third quarter of 2010, to $9.1 million versus $11.6 million during the comparable quarter of last year. Jefferson Electric, which was acquired on April 30, 2010, contributed $4.7 million in revenue during the quarter. In the nine month reporting period ended September 30, 2010, Pioneer Transformers experienced a $4.5 million revenue decline versus last year, offset by $8.5 million of revenue contributed by Jefferson Electric during the five months since the acquisition. Pioneer Wind Energy Systems, Inc. ("Pioneer Wind"), the Company's renewable energy business formed in June 2010, did not contribute any revenue during the quarter.
Management Outlook
In discussing the remainder of 2010 and the outlook for 2011, Mr. Mazurek commented, "We are not concerned that the sales decline in our liquid-filled transformer business indicates any long-term trends. We are still in the midst of a very long-term, upward cycle in capital spending by our customers and we typically experience demand peaks and troughs along the way for some of our products. For example, this year U.S. shipments of our network transformers reached a new low, whereas quotations and order backlog for wind projects have both picked up dramatically. During the first quarter of 2011 we will begin deliveries to Suncor Energy's 55 turbine Wintering Hills wind project, an order valued at approximately 10% of Pioneer Transformers' annual sales. We are well into the fourth quarter now, our order flow and backlog has grown and we are confident that we will reach our sales goals for this year and next."
On Pioneer's new Jefferson Electric unit, Mr. Mazurek commented, "We couldn't be more pleased with the recent integration and performance of Jefferson. Tom Klink and his team at Jefferson have built a very scalable operation and are reaping the benefits. This week we learned that starting in 2011, the company's key brand label customer is expanding Jefferson's geographic territory and adding new products to the mix, which management believes could increase Jefferson's annual sales run rate by approximately 25%."
Mr. Mazurek continued, "Our renewable energy business, Pioneer Wind, has made great progress recalibrating its business model and securing its supply chain. We are now in a position to fulfill new customer orders with as little as one month's lead time to delivery. For this achievement we owe great thanks to our newly-appointed President of the division, Daniel Charette, a wind energy veteran with over a decade of experience in developing and operating wind farm projects, managing turbine manufacturing operations and most recently, serving in a lead business development and sales role for wind turbines and aftermarket services."
| PIONEER POWER SOLUTIONS, INC. Consolidated Interim Statements of Earnings (Unaudited) | |||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||
| (In thousands, except per share data) | 2010 | 2009 | 2010 | 2009 | |||||||||||
| Sales | $ | 13,807 | $ | 11,635 | $ | 34,408 | $ | 30,398 | |||||||
| Cost of goods sold | 10,765 | 7,511 | 26,576 | 22,063 | |||||||||||
| Gross profit | 3,042 | 4,124 | 7,832 | 8,335 | |||||||||||
| Operating expenses | |||||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | 2,323 | 1,000 | 5,459 | 2,837 | |||||||||||
| Foreign exchange (gain) loss | (41 | ) | 237 | (98 | ) | 281 | |||||||||
| 2,282 | 1,237 | 5,361 | 3,118 | ||||||||||||
| Operating income | 760 | 2,887 | 2,471 | 5,217 | |||||||||||
| Interest and bank charges | 117 | 80 | 211 | 282 | |||||||||||
| Other expense (income) | 188 | 0 | 538 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Gain on bargain purchase | (93 | ) | 0 | (1,144 | ) | 0 | |||||||||
| Earnings before income taxes | 548 | 2,807 | 2,866 | 4,935 | |||||||||||
| Provision for income taxes | 160 | 831 | 715 | 1,515 | |||||||||||
| Net earnings | $ | 388 | $ | 1,976 | $ | 2,151 | $ | 3,420 | |||||||
| Earnings per common share | |||||||||||||||
| Basic | $ | 0.01 | $ | 0.09 | $ | 0.07 | $ | 0.15 | |||||||
| Diluted | $ | 0.01 | $ | 0.09 | $ | 0.07 | $ | 0.15 | |||||||
| Weighted average number of common shares outstanding | |||||||||||||||
| Basic | 29,536 | 22,800 | 22,304 | 22,800 | |||||||||||
| Diluted | 29,871 | 22,800 | 29,574 | 22,800 | |||||||||||
For more information regarding Pioneer's financial performance during the third quarter of 2010, please refer to the Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 15, 2010.
About Pioneer Power Solutions, Inc.
Pioneer is a manufacturer of electrical equipment with particular emphasis on the North American electric utility, industrial, commercial and wind energy markets. Through its subsidiaries, Pioneer has been in the electrical transformer business for over 90 years, manufacturing a full line of liquid filled, encapsulated and ventilated transformers. Pioneer's wind energy business sells high power wind turbines and provides related aftermarket services, primarily for community wind projects and industrial customers. Pioneer is headquartered in Fort Lee, NJ and operates from five manufacturing, distribution and marketing locations in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. To learn more about Pioneer, please visit our website at www.pioneerpowersolutions.com.
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Howard Gostfrand
American Capital Ventures
305.918.7000