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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 10, 2023

 

 

Nextracker Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-41617   36-5047383
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission
File Number)
  (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

6200 Paseo Padre Parkway, Fremont, California 94555

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (510) 270-2500

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

 

Trading
Symbol

 

Name of exchange
on which registered

Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001   NXT   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

 

 


Item 2.02

Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On May 10, 2023, Nextracker Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its results for the fiscal fourth quarter and full fiscal year ended March 31, 2023. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this current report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.

The information in this current report on Form 8-K and the exhibits attached hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description

99.1    Press Release, dated May 10, 2023
104    Cover Page Interactive Data (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

 


SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Nextracker Inc.
By:  

/s/ Léah Schlesinger

  Léah Schlesinger
  General Counsel, Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer

Date: May 10, 2023

EX-99.1 2 d442540dex991.htm EX-99.1 EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Nextracker Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2023 Financial Results

FY 2023 Revenues of $1.9 billion, up 30% year-over-year

FREMONT, CALIF., MAY 10, 2023 – Nextracker (Nasdaq: NXT), one of the world’s leading providers of intelligent solar tracker and software solutions, today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended March 31, 2023.

Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2023 Financial Highlights

 

   

Revenue of $518.4 million

 

   

GAAP net income of $27.5 million

 

   

Adjusted EBITDA of $72.5 million

 

   

Adjusted net income of $55.9 million

Full Year Fiscal 2023 Financial Highlights

 

   

Revenue of $1.9 billion

 

   

GAAP net income of $121.3 million

 

   

Adjusted EBITDA of $209.0 million

 

   

Adjusted net income of $153.1 million

An explanation and reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to GAAP financial measures is presented in Schedules IV and V attached to this press release.

Fiscal 2023 Business Highlights:

 

   

Backlog grew to a record $2.6 billion, a 90% year-on-year increase, with key wins in North America, Latin America, Australia, India, and Europe

 

   

Executed multiple project portfolio contracts with owners and developers

 

   

Nextracker listed its shares on Nasdaq on February 9, 2023, and closed its Initial Public Offering on February 13, 2023

“We are very pleased to complete the year reporting such a strong quarter, our first as a public Company,” said Dan Shugar, CEO and Founder of Nextracker. “Our ability to grow revenue by 30% and earnings by over 120% for fiscal 2023, while posting our fifth consecutive year of profitability, reflects our leadership position in solar markets around the world, a global supply chain footprint supporting those operations, as well as solid execution across the business. We completed the year with record backlog of $2.6 billion and believe the trends driving solar adoption are accelerating. With only 3% of the global energy market converted to solar, we are excited about the opportunity ahead for Nextracker and our industry.”


Fiscal Year 2024 Outlook

 

   

Revenue: $2.1 billion to $2.3 billion

 

   

GAAP Net Income: $175 million to $205 million

 

   

GAAP EPS: $1.20 to $1.40

 

   

Adjusted EBITDA: $265 million to $305 million

 

   

Adjusted Non-GAAP EPS: $1.35 to $1.55 which excludes $0.15 for stock-based compensation expense and net intangible amortization.

These statements are forward-looking and actual results may differ materially as a result of many factors. Refer to the Forward-Looking Statements section below for information on factors that could cause Nextracker’s actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements.

Conference Call

Nextracker will host a conference call at 2:30pm PT today to discuss its financial results and outlook. The conference call will be available via live webcast and replay at the Investor Relations section of Nextracker’s website: https://investors.nextracker.com/events-and-presentations/default.aspx

About Nextracker

Nextracker is a leading provider of intelligent, integrated solar tracker and software solutions used in utility-scale and ground-mounted distributed generation solar projects around the world. Our products enable solar panels in utility-scale power plants to follow the sun’s movement across the sky and optimize plant performance. With plants operating on more than 30 countries worldwide, Nextracker offers solar tracker technologies that increase energy production while reducing costs for significant plant ROI. For more information, please visit Nextracker.

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Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements relating to the trends for future solar adoption and Nextracker’s outlook for fiscal 2024 and other periods. These forward-looking statements are based on various assumptions and on the current expectations of Nextracker’s management. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by these forward-looking statements, including risks and uncertainties that are described under “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in Nextracker’s most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and other documents that Nextracker has filed or will file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. There may be additional risks that Nextracker is not aware of or that Nextracker currently believes are immaterial that could also cause actual results to differ from the forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Nextracker assumes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements.


Investors & Analysts

Don Quinby

Director, Finance

Investor@nextracker.com

Media & Press

Kristan Kirsh

Vice President, Global Marketing

KKirsh@nextracker.com


Schedule I

Nextracker Inc

Unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

 

     Three-months ended      Fiscal year ended  
     March 31,
2023
     March 31,
2022
     March 31,
2023
    March 31,
2022
 

Revenue

   $ 518,395      $ 439,813      $ 1,902,137     $ 1,457,592  

Cost of sales

     428,083        400,861        1,615,164       1,310,561  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

     90,312        38,952        286,973       147,031  

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     41,394        27,799        96,869       66,948  

Research and development

     8,336        3,576        21,619       14,176  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

     40,582        7,577        168,485       65,907  

Interest and other (income) expense, net

     520        428        (598     799  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

     40,062        7,149        169,083       65,108  

Provision for income taxes

     12,532        1,355        47,750       14,195  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income and comprehensive income

     27,530        5,794        121,333       50,913  

Less: Net income attributable to Nextracker LLC prior to the reorganization transactions

     23,941        5,794        117,744       50,913  

Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests

     2,446        —          2,446       —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income attributable to Nextracker Inc.

   $ 1,143      $ —        $ 1,143     $ —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings per share attributable to the stockholders of Nextracker Inc. (1)

 

    

Basic

   $ 0.02        N/A      $ 0.02       N/A  

Diluted

   $ 0.02        N/A      $ 0.02       N/A  

Weighted-average shares used in computing per share amounts:

          

Basic

     45,869,190        N/A        45,869,190       N/A  

Diluted

     145,834,762        N/A        145,834,762       N/A  

 

(1)

Basic and diluted earnings per share is applicable only for the period February 9, 2023 through March 31, 2023, which is the period following the initial public offering (“IPO”) and the related Transactions.


Schedule II

Nextracker Inc

Unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets

(In thousands)

 

     Fiscal year ended  
     March 31, 2023      March 31, 2022  

ASSETS

     

Current assets:

     

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 130,008      $ 29,070  

Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $1,768 and $3,574, respectively

     271,159        168,303  

Contract assets

     297,960        292,407  

Inventories

     138,057        172,208  

Other current assets

     35,081        52,074  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current assets

     872,265        714,062  

Property and equipment, net

     7,255        7,423  

Goodwill

     265,153        265,153  

Other intangible assets, net

     1,321        2,528  

Other assets

     273,686        28,123  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 1,419,680      $ 1,017,289  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE INTERESTS AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY / PARENT COMPANY DEFICIT

     

Current liabilities:

     

Accounts payable

     211,355        266,596  

Accrued expenses

     59,770        26,176  

Deferred revenue

     176,473        77,866  

Due to related parties

     12,239        39,314  

Other current liabilities

     47,589        63,419  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     507,426        473,371  

Long-term debt

     147,147        —    

Other liabilities

     280,246        42,785  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     934,819        516,156  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Redeemable non-controlling interests / Redeemable preferred units

     268,010        504,168  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity / Parent company deficit

   $ 216,851      $ (3,035
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities, redeemable interests, stockholders’ equity / net parent deficit

   $ 1,419,680      $ 1,017,289  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 


Schedule III

Nextracker Inc

Unaudited condensed consolidated statements of cash flows

(In thousands)

 

     Fiscal year ended  
     March 31,
2023
    March 31,
2022
 

Cash flows from operating activities:

    

Net income

   $ 121,333     $ 50,913  

Depreciation and amortization

     4,626       11,146  

Changes in working capital and other, net

     (18,290     (209,172
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     107,669       (147,113
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

    

Purchases of property and equipment

     (3,183     (5,917

Proceeds from the disposition of property and equipment

     24       167  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

     (3,159     (5,750
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

    

Proceeds from bank borrowings and long-term debt

     170,000       —    

Repayments of bank borrowings

     (20,000     —    

Net proceeds from issuance of Class A shares

     693,781       —    

Net proceeds from issuance of Class B shares

     76       —    

Purchase of LLC common units from Yuma, Inc.

     (693,781     —    

Pre-IPO distributions to noncontrolling interest holders

     (175,000     —    

Net transfers (to) from Flex Ltd.

     24,205       (8,656

Other financing activities

     (2,853     —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in financing activities

     (3,572     (8,656
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rate on cash and cash equivalents

     —         —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     100,938       (161,519

Cash and cash equivalents beginning of period

     29,070       190,589  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents end of period

   $ 130,008     $ 29,070  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

     Fiscal year ended  

Adjusted free cash flow

   March 31, 2023     March 31, 2022  

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

   $ 107,669     $ (147,113

Purchases of property and equipment

     (3,183     (5,917

Proceeds from the disposition of property and equipment

     24       167  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted free cash flow

   $ 104,510     $ (152,863
  

 

 

   

 

 

 


Schedule IV

Nextracker Inc

Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial measures

(In thousands, except percentages and per share amounts)

 

     Three-months ended     Fiscal year ended  
     March 31,
2023
    March 31,
2022
    March 31,
2023
    March 31,
2022
 

GAAP gross profit

   $ 90,312     $ 38,952     $ 286,973     $ 147,031  

Stock-based compensation expense

     11,689       421       12,794       1,526  

Intangible amortization

     62       62       250       4,042  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-GAAP gross profit

   $ 102,063     $ 39,435     $ 300,017     $ 152,599  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

GAAP operating income

   $ 40,582     $ 7,577     $ 168,485     $ 65,907  

Stock-based compensation expense

     29,204       826       31,994       3,048  

Intangible amortization

     62       541       1,207       8,465  

Legal costs

     —         12,943       1,528       12,943  

Other

     —         —         (87     —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-GAAP operating income

   $ 69,848     $ 21,887     $ 203,127     $ 90,363  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

GAAP net income

   $ 27,530     $ 5,794     $ 121,333     $ 50,913  

Stock-based compensation expense

     29,204       826       31,994       3,048  

Intangible amortization

     62       541       1,207       8,465  

Adjustment for taxes

     (897     41       (2,880     (5,499

Legal costs

     —         12,943       1,528       12,943  

Other

     —         —         (87     —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-GAAP net income

   $ 55,899     $ 20,145     $ 153,095     $ 69,870  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

GAAP Net income

   $ 27,530     $ 5,794     $ 121,333     $ 50,913  

Interest, net

     2,212       —         1,833       34  

Provision for (benefit from) income taxes

     12,532       1,355       47,750       14,195  

Depreciation expense

     970       716       3,419       2,681  

Intangible amortization

     62       541       1,207       8,465  

Stock-based compensation expense

     29,204       826       31,994       3,048  

Legal costs

     —         12,943       1,528       12,943  

Other

     —         —         (87     —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 72,510     $ 22,175     $ 208,977     $ 92,279  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (% of revenue)

     5.3     1.3     6.4     3.5

Adjusted EBITDA (% of revenue)

     14.0     5.0     11.0     6.3


Schedule V

Nextracker Inc

Notes

See the accompanying notes on Schedule V attached to this press release (1) To supplement Nextracker’s unaudited selected financial data presented consistent with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”), the Company discloses certain non-GAAP financial measures that exclude certain charges and gains, including Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (“EBITDA”), non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP operating income, and non-GAAP net income. These supplemental measures exclude certain legal and other charges, stock-based compensation expense and intangible amortization, other discrete events as applicable and the related tax effects. These non-GAAP measures are not in accordance with or an alternative for GAAP and may be different from non-GAAP measures used by other companies. We believe that these non-GAAP measures have limitations in that they do not reflect all the amounts associated with Nextracker’s results of operations as determined in accordance with GAAP and that these measures should only be used to evaluate Nextracker’s results of operations in conjunction with the corresponding GAAP measures. The presentation of this additional information is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the most directly comparable GAAP measures. We compensate for the limitations of non-GAAP financial measures by relying upon GAAP results to gain a complete picture of the Company’s performance.

In calculating non-GAAP financial measures, we exclude certain items to facilitate a review of the comparability of the Company’s operating performance on a period-to-period basis because such items are not, in our view, related to the Company’s ongoing operational performance. We use non-GAAP measures to evaluate the operating performance of our business, for comparison with forecasts and strategic plans, for calculating return on investment, and for benchmarking performance externally against competitors. In addition, management’s incentive compensation is determined using certain non-GAAP measures. Since we find these measures to be useful, we believe that investors benefit from seeing results “through the eyes” of management in addition to seeing GAAP results. We believe that these non-GAAP measures, when read in conjunction with the Company’s GAAP financials, provide useful information to investors by offering:

 

   

the ability to make more meaningful period-to-period comparisons of the Company’s ongoing operating results;

 

   

the ability to better identify trends in the Company’s underlying business and perform related trend analysis;

 

   

a better understanding of how management plans and measures the Company’s underlying business; and

 

   

an easier way to compare the Company’s operating results against analyst financial models and operating results of competitors that supplement their GAAP results with non-GAAP financial measures.


The following are explanations of each of the adjustments that we incorporate into non-GAAP measures, as well as the reasons for excluding each of these individual items in the reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures:

Stock-based compensation expense consists of non-cash charges for the estimated fair value of unvested restricted share unit and stock option awards granted to employees and assumed in business acquisitions. The Company believes that the exclusion of these charges provides for more accurate comparisons of its operating results to peer companies due to the varying available valuation methodologies, subjective assumptions, and the variety of award types. In addition, the Company believes it is useful to investors to understand the specific impact stock-based compensation expense has on its operating results.

During fiscal year 2023, the Company granted equity compensation awards to employees under the First Amended and Restated 2022 Nextracker LLC Equity Incentive Plan (the “2022 Nextracker Plan”), Vesting of awards under the Plan was contingent on a Nextracker Initial Public Offering (IPO) which occurred on February 9, 2023 and consequently a $24 million cumulative stock-based compensation expense was recognized on that date, and $28 million in total stock-based compensation expense was recognized in the three and twelve-month periods ended March 31, 2023 related to these awards. In addition to the 2022 Nextracker Plan, Flex maintains several stock-based incentive plans for the benefit of certain of its officers, directors, and employees, including the employees of Nextracker. Stock-based compensation expense for the three- and twelve-month periods also include expense recognized under the Flex plan.

Intangible amortization consists primarily of non-cash charges that can be impacted by, among other things, the timing and magnitude of acquisitions. The Company considers its operating results without these charges when evaluating its ongoing performance and forecasting its earnings trends, and therefore excludes such charges when presenting non-GAAP financial measures. The Company believes that the assessment of its operations excluding these costs is relevant to its assessment of internal operations and comparisons to the performance of its competitors.

Legal and other consist primarily of costs not directly related to core business results and may include matters relating to commercial disputes, government regulatory and compliance, intellectual property, antitrust, tax, employment or shareholder issues, product liability claims and other issues on a global basis. On July 15, 2022, the Company settled a case that was brought in January 2017 by Array Technologies, Inc. (“ATI”), in which ATI had alleged that Nextracker and Flex caused a former ATI employee to breach his non-compete agreement with ATI by joining Nextracker and made claims of, among other things, fraud, constructive fraud, trade secret misappropriation, breach of contract and related claims. All claims are fully released as part of a $42.8 million settlement reached in July 2022. The full settlement amount was paid by Flex on August 4, 2022. The net settlement and direct legal costs in aggregate are excluded from the Company’s Non-GAAP income.


Adjustment for taxes relates to the tax effects of the various adjustments that we incorporate into non-GAAP measures to provide a more meaningful measure on non-GAAP net income and certain adjustments related to non-recurring settlements of tax contingencies or other non-recurring tax charges, when applicable.