TerraForm Power Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2019 Results
2019 Highlights
- Net (Loss) Income attributable to Class A shareholders, Adjusted EBITDA and CAFD of
$(149) million ,$744 million and$173 million , respectively for the full year of 2019. This represents a decrease in Net (Loss) Income attributable to Class A shareholders of$(161) million , an increase in Adjusted EBITDA of$154 million and an increase in CAFD of$47 million , compared to 2018;
- Executed value-adding acquisitions totaling 480 MW, including the acquisition of 320 MW of DG solar assets in
the United States and recent acquisitions of 145 MW of solar plants inSpain , deploying equity of approximately$440 million ;
- Received all permits and a non-materiality determination from the
New York Independent System Operator (“NYISO”) required for our two repowering projects inNew York that total 160 MW and continue to target a commercial operation date in 2021;
- Upon signing project-level Long Term Service Agreements (“LTSA”), transitioned 15 out of 16 wind farms in
North America toGE who are providing O&M services, an initiative that is expected to reduce annual O&M expenses by$20 million ;
- Replaced our legacy operator in
Europe with the original equipment manufacturers for all of our wind farms and executed LTSAs that are expected to lock-in an annualized cost reduction of$4 million ;
- Signed a Framework Agreement with SMA Solar Technology (“SMA”) to provide O&M services for our North American solar fleet, an initiative that is expected to reduce annualized costs by approximately
$5 million and convey robust performance guarantees to our fleet;
- Executed TerraForm Power’s inaugural equity offering, raising
$300 million at a price of$16.77 per share or a 50% premium to the stock price as of the beginning of 2019; and
- Declared a Q1 2020 distribution of $0.2014 per share
“In 2019, we continued to execute our growth strategy, deploying
Results
Three Months Ended |
Three Months Ended |
Twelve Months Ended |
Twelve Months Ended |
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Generation (GWh) | 2,329 | 2,214 | 9,242 | 8,088 |
Net Loss - Class A Shares ($M) | (82) | (15) | (149) | 12 |
Earnings (loss) per Share1 | ||||
Adjusted EBITDA2 ($M) | 176 | 170 | 744 | 590 |
CAFD2 ($M) | 35 | 27 | 173 | 126 |
CAFD per Share1,2,3 |
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(1) Earnings (loss) per share is calculated using Net (loss) income attributable to Class A common stockholders divided by the weighted average anti-dilutive Class A common stock shares outstanding. For the twelve months ended (2) Non-GAAP measures. See “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures” section. (3) CAFD per share is calculated using CAFD divided by the weighted average diluted Class A common stock shares outstanding. |
Growth Initiatives
During 2019, we continued to execute our growth strategy, focusing on organic growth initiatives and value-based, third-party acquisitions.
With regards to repowerings of wind farms, we made substantial progress on our two
The biggest acquisition that we executed in 2019 was our
In November, we entered into an agreement to acquire a 100 MW portfolio of regulated
Operations
During 2019, we continued to execute our plan of outsourcing O&M of our wind and solar fleets to best-in-class operators in order to lower our costs and shift operating risk through robust performance guarantees. As of year-end, we have successfully transitioned operatorship of 15 of 16 North American wind farms to
In
In November, we signed a Framework Agreement with SMA to provide O&M services for our North American solar fleet. As a result, ~1,000 MW of our solar fleet will be covered by the agreement, with expected annualized cost savings of
In February of 2020, we signed an amendment to our O&M agreement with Cobra Instalaciones y Servicios (“Cobra”) for five of our CSP plants in
Financial Results
Net (Loss) Income attributable to Class A shareholders was
In 2019, we generated CAFD of
On a same-store basis,
Liquidity Update
In 2019, we continued to capitalize on attractive market conditions to bolster our liquidity and position ourselves for growth. In October, we issued
During the year, we were very active on the liability management front at both the corporate and project levels, locking in historically low interest rates. We issued
As a result of these initiatives, our corporate liquidity stood at
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Investors, analysts and other interested parties can access TerraForm Power’s 2019 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Results, as well as the Letter to Shareholders and Supplemental Information, on TerraForm Power’s website at www.terraformpower.com.
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Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from TerraForm Power’s expectations, or cautionary statements, include but are not limited to: risks related to the proposed acquisition of all our outstanding common stock by an affiliate of Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (“Brookfield”) including whether it will be approved by shareholders and ultimately consummated; risks related to weather conditions at our wind and solar assets; the willingness and ability of counterparties to fulfill their obligations under offtake agreements; price fluctuations, termination provisions and buyout provisions in offtake agreements; our ability to enter into contracts to sell power at acceptable prices and terms, including as our offtake agreements expire; our ability to compete against traditional utilities and renewable energy companies; pending and future litigation; our ability to successfully close the acquisitions of, integrate or realize the anticipated benefits from the projects that we acquire from third parties, including our recently acquired portfolio of distributed generation assets; our ability to close, implement and realize the benefit of our cost and performance enhancement initiatives, including long-term service agreements and our ability to realize the anticipated benefits from such initiatives; equipment failure; risks related to the ability of our hedging activities to adequately manage our exposure to commodity and financial risk; risks related to the outbreak of COVID-19 coronavirus, including its impact on supply chains, personnel, contract counterparties and financial markets; risks related to our operations being located internationally, including our exposure to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations and political and economic uncertainties; government regulation, including compliance with regulatory and permit requirements and changes in tax laws, market rules, rates, tariffs, environmental laws, consumer protection laws, data privacy laws and policies affecting renewable energy; the regulated rate of return of renewable energy facilities in our Regulated Solar and Wind segment, a reduction of which could have a material negative impact on our results of operations; our ability to grow and make acquisitions with cash on hand, which may be limited by our cash distribution policy; fraud, bribery, corruption or other illegal acts; health, safety, security and environmental risk; the condition of the debt and equity capital markets and our ability to borrow additional funds and access capital markets, as well as our substantial indebtedness and the possibility that we may incur additional indebtedness in the future; operating and financial restrictions placed on us and our subsidiaries related to agreements governing indebtedness; risks related to our relationship with Brookfield, including our ability to realize the expected benefits of sponsorship; and risks related to the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except per share data)
Three Months Ended |
Year Ended |
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2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||
Operating revenues, net | $ | 206,734 | $ | 213,093 | $ | 941,240 | $ | 766,570 | |||||||||||
Operating costs and expenses: | |||||||||||||||||||
Cost of operations | 72,533 | 74,752 | 279,896 | 220,907 | |||||||||||||||
Cost of operations - affiliate | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
General and administrative expenses | 20,447 | 22,239 | 81,063 | 87,722 | |||||||||||||||
General and administrative expenses - affiliate | 8,983 | 5,310 | 28,070 | 16,239 | |||||||||||||||
Acquisition costs | 2,313 | (6,856 | ) | 3,751 | 7,721 | ||||||||||||||
Acquisition costs - affiliate | 920 | 6,925 | 920 | 6,925 | |||||||||||||||
Impairment of renewable energy facilities | — | — | — | 15,240 | |||||||||||||||
Depreciation, accretion and amortization expense | 112,505 | 102,660 | 434,110 | 341,837 | |||||||||||||||
Total operating costs and expenses | 217,701 | 205,030 | 827,810 | 696,591 | |||||||||||||||
Operating income | (10,967 | ) | 8,063 | 113,430 | 69,979 | ||||||||||||||
Other expenses (income): | |||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense, net | 51,421 | 72,349 | 298,142 | 249,211 | |||||||||||||||
Loss on modification and extinguishment of debt, net | 31,141 | 1,480 | 26,953 | 1,480 | |||||||||||||||
Gain on sale of renewable energy facilities | (2,252 | ) | — | (2,252 | ) | — | |||||||||||||
Gain on foreign currency exchange, net | (8,509 | ) | (6,736 | ) | (12,726 | ) | (10,993 | ) | |||||||||||
Other income, net | (248 | ) | (6,972 | ) | (2,000 | ) | (4,102 | ) | |||||||||||
Total other expenses, net | 71,553 | 60,121 | 308,117 | 235,596 | |||||||||||||||
Loss before income tax expense (benefit) | (82,520 | ) | (52,058 | ) | (194,687 | ) | (165,617 | ) | |||||||||||
Income tax expense (benefit) | 8,868 | (21,707 | ) | 11,898 | (12,290 | ) | |||||||||||||
Net loss | (91,388 | ) | (30,351 | ) | (206,585 | ) | (153,327 | ) | |||||||||||
Less: Net (loss) income attributable to redeemable non-controlling interests | 2,258 | (5,893 | ) | (11,983 | ) | 9,209 | |||||||||||||
Less: Net loss attributable to non-controlling interests | (12,021 | ) | (8,969 | ) | (45,918 | ) | (174,916 | ) | |||||||||||
Net (loss) income attributable to Class A common stockholders | $ | (81,625 | ) | $ | (15,489 | ) | $ | (148,684 | ) | $ | 12,380 | ||||||||
Weighted average number of shares: | |||||||||||||||||||
Class A common stock - Basic and diluted | 225,518 | 209,142 | 213,275 | 182,239 | |||||||||||||||
(Loss) earnings per share: | |||||||||||||||||||
Class A common stock - Basic and diluted | $ | (0.36 | ) | $ | (0.07 | ) | $ | (0.70 | ) | $ | 0.07 | ||||||||
Distribution declared per share: | |||||||||||||||||||
Class A common stock | $ | 0.2014 | $ | 0.1900 | $ | 0.8056 | $ | 0.7600 |
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
As of |
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2019 | 2018 | ||||||||
Assets | |||||||||
Current assets: | |||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 237,480 | $ | 248,524 | |||||
Restricted cash | 35,657 | 27,784 | |||||||
Accounts receivable, net | 167,865 | 145,161 | |||||||
Derivative assets, current | 15,819 | 14,371 | |||||||
Prepaid expenses | 13,514 | 13,116 | |||||||
Other current assets | 57,682 | 52,033 | |||||||
Due from affiliates | 499 | 196 | |||||||
Deposit on acquisitions | 24,831 | — | |||||||
Total current assets | 553,347 | 501,185 | |||||||
Renewable energy facilities, net, including consolidated variable interest entities of |
7,405,461 | 6,470,026 | |||||||
Intangible assets, net, including consolidated variable interest entities of |
1,793,292 | 1,996,404 | |||||||
127,952 | 120,553 | ||||||||
Restricted cash | 76,363 | 116,501 | |||||||
Derivative assets | 57,717 | 90,984 | |||||||
Other assets | 44,504 | 34,701 | |||||||
Total assets | $ | 10,058,636 | $ | 9,330,354 | |||||
Liabilities, Redeemable Non-controlling Interests and Stockholders’ Equity | |||||||||
Current liabilities: | |||||||||
Current portion of long-term debt and financing lease obligations, including consolidated variable interest entities of |
$ | 441,951 | $ | 464,332 | |||||
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 178,796 | 181,400 | |||||||
Due to affiliates | 11,510 | 6,991 | |||||||
Derivative liabilities, current | 33,969 | 35,559 | |||||||
Total current liabilities | 666,226 | 688,282 | |||||||
Long-term debt and financing lease obligations, less current portion, including consolidated variable interest entities of |
5,793,431 | 5,297,513 | |||||||
Operating lease obligations, less current portion, including consolidated variable interest entities of |
272,894 | — | |||||||
Asset retirement obligations, including consolidated variable interest entities of |
287,288 | 212,657 | |||||||
Derivative liabilities | 101,394 | 93,848 | |||||||
Deferred income taxes | 194,539 | 178,849 | |||||||
Other liabilities | 112,072 | 90,788 | |||||||
Total liabilities | 7,427,844 | 6,561,937 | |||||||
Redeemable non-controlling interests | 22,884 | 33,495 | |||||||
Stockholders’ equity: | |||||||||
Class A common stock, |
2,276 | 2,096 | |||||||
Additional paid-in capital | 2,512,891 | 2,391,435 | |||||||
Accumulated deficit | (508,287 | ) | (359,603 | ) | |||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income | 11,645 | 40,238 | |||||||
(15,168 | ) | (6,712 | ) | ||||||
Total TerraForm Power, Inc. stockholders’ equity | 2,003,357 | 2,067,454 | |||||||
Non-controlling interests | 604,551 | 667,468 | |||||||
Total stockholders’ equity | 2,607,908 | 2,734,922 | |||||||
Total liabilities, redeemable non-controlling interests and stockholders’ equity | $ | 10,058,636 | $ | 9,330,354 |
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)
Year Ended |
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2019 | 2018 | ||||||||
Cash flows from operating activities: | |||||||||
Net loss | $ | (206,585 | ) | $ | (153,327 | ) | |||
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities: | |||||||||
Depreciation, accretion and amortization expense | 434,110 | 341,837 | |||||||
Amortization of favorable and unfavorable rate revenue contracts, net | 39,940 | 38,767 | |||||||
Loss on modification and extinguishment of debt, net | 26,953 | 1,480 | |||||||
Gain on sale of renewable energy facilities | (2,252 | ) | — | ||||||
Impairment of renewable energy facilities | — | 15,240 | |||||||
Loss on disposal of renewable energy facilities | 15,483 | 6,231 | |||||||
Amortization of deferred financing costs, debt discounts, and premiums | 14,224 | 11,009 | |||||||
Unrealized (gain) loss on interest rate swaps | (4,658 | ) | (13,116 | ) | |||||
(Reductions) charges to allowance for doubtful accounts, net | (4,239 | ) | 4,510 | ||||||
Unrealized loss on commodity contract derivatives, net | 14,036 | 4,497 | |||||||
Recognition of deferred revenue | (3,457 | ) | (1,320 | ) | |||||
Stock-based compensation expense | 492 | 257 | |||||||
Gain on foreign currency exchange, net | (11,480 | ) | (12,899 | ) | |||||
Deferred taxes | 6,983 | (14,891 | ) | ||||||
Other, net | 231 | — | |||||||
Changes in assets and liabilities, excluding the effect of acquisitions and divestitures: | |||||||||
Accounts receivable | (8,310 | ) | 12,569 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 975 | (5,512 | ) | ||||||
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities | (17,000 | ) | (18,976 | ) | |||||
Due to affiliates, net | 4,215 | 3,023 | |||||||
Other, net | 28,783 | 33,822 | |||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | 328,444 | 253,201 | |||||||
Cash flows from investing activities: | |||||||||
Capital expenditures | (21,184 | ) | (22,445 | ) | |||||
Proceeds from insurance reimbursement | — | 1,543 | |||||||
Proceeds from the settlement of foreign currency contracts, net | 29,806 | 47,590 | |||||||
Proceeds from divestiture of renewable energy facilities, net of cash and restricted cash disposed | 10,848 | — | |||||||
Proceeds from energy rebate and reimbursable interconnection costs | 5,117 | 8,733 | |||||||
Payments to acquire businesses, net of cash and restricted cash acquired | (731,782 | ) | (886,104 | ) | |||||
Payments to acquire renewable energy facilities from third parties, net of cash and restricted cash acquired | (73,682 | ) | (8,315 | ) | |||||
Other investing activities | 6,244 | — | |||||||
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities | $ | (774,633 | ) | $ | (858,998 | ) | |||
Cash flows from financing activities: | |||||||||
Proceeds from issuance of Class A common stock, net of issuance costs | 298,767 | 650,000 | |||||||
Purchase of treasury stock | (8,353 | ) | — | ||||||
Proceeds from the Senior Notes due 2030 | 700,000 | — | |||||||
Repayment of Senior Notes due 2025 | (300,000 | ) | — | ||||||
Revolver draws | 492,500 | 679,000 | |||||||
Revolver repayments | (869,500 | ) | (362,000 | ) | |||||
Termination of the Term Loan | (343,875 | ) | — | ||||||
Term Loan principal repayments | (2,625 | ) | (3,500 | ) | |||||
Proceeds from borrowings of non-recourse long-term debt | 792,216 | 236,251 | |||||||
Principal payments and prepayments on non-recourse long-term debt | (557,099 | ) | (259,017 | ) | |||||
Proceeds from the Bridge Facility | 475,000 | — | |||||||
Proceeds from the Sponsor Line - affiliate | — | 86,000 | |||||||
Repayments of the Sponsor Line - affiliate | — | (86,000 | ) | ||||||
Senior Notes prepayment penalties | (18,366 | ) | — | ||||||
Debt financing fees paid | (37,597 | ) | (9,318 | ) | |||||
Sale of membership interests and contributions from non-controlling interests | 6,356 | 7,685 | |||||||
Purchase of membership interests and distributions to non-controlling interests | (30,509 | ) | (29,163 | ) | |||||
Due to affiliates, net | — | 4,803 | |||||||
Cash distributions to Class A common stockholders | (171,503 | ) | (135,234 | ) | |||||
Payments to terminate interest rate swaps | (18,600 | ) | — | ||||||
Recovery of related party short-swing profit | — | 2,994 | |||||||
Net cash provided by financing activities | 406,812 | 782,501 | |||||||
Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | (39,377 | ) | 176,704 | ||||||
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | (3,932 | ) | (8,682 | ) | |||||
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the beginning of the year | 392,809 | 224,787 | |||||||
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the end of the year | $ | 349,500 | $ | 392,809 |
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures
This communication contains references to Adjusted Revenue, Adjusted EBITDA, and cash available for distribution (“CAFD”), which are supplemental Non-GAAP measures that should not be viewed as alternatives to GAAP measures of performance, including revenue, net income (loss), operating income or net cash provided by operating activities. Our definitions and calculation of these Non-GAAP measures may differ from definitions of Adjusted Revenue, Adjusted EBITDA and CAFD or other similarly titled measures used by other companies. We believe that Adjusted Revenue, Adjusted EBITDA and CAFD are useful supplemental measures that may assist investors in assessing the financial performance of
Calculation of Non-GAAP Measures
We define Adjusted Revenue as operating revenues, net, adjusted for non-cash items, including (i) unrealized gain/loss on derivatives, net, (ii) amortization of favorable and unfavorable rate revenue contracts, net, (iii) an adjustment for wholesale market revenues to the extent above or below the regulated price bands, and (iv) other items that we believe are representative of our core business or future operating performance.
We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) plus depreciation, accretion and amortization, non-operating general and administrative costs, management fees to Brookfield, interest expense, income tax (benefit) expense, acquisition related expenses, and certain other non-cash charges, unusual or non-recurring items and other items that we believe are not representative of our core business or future operating performance.
We define “cash available for distribution” or “CAFD” as Adjusted EBITDA (i) minus management fees to Brookfield, (ii) minus cash distributions paid to non-controlling interests in our renewable energy facilities, if any, (iii) minus annualized scheduled interest and project level amortization payments in accordance with the related borrowing arrangements, (iv) minus average annual sustaining capital expenditures (based on the long-sustaining capital expenditure plans) which are recurring in nature and used to maintain the reliability and efficiency of our power generating assets over our long-term investment horizon, (v) plus or minus operating items as necessary to present the cash flows we deem representative of our core business operations.
Use of Non-GAAP Measures
We disclose Adjusted Revenue because it presents the component of operating revenue that relates to energy production from our plants, and is, therefore, useful to investors and other stakeholders in evaluating performance of our renewable energy assets and comparing that performance across periods in each case without regard to non-cash revenue items.
We disclose Adjusted EBITDA because we believe it is useful to investors and other stakeholders as a measure of our financial and operating performance and debt service capabilities. We believe Adjusted EBITDA provides an additional tool to investors and securities analysts to compare our performance across periods without regard to interest expense, taxes and depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA has certain limitations, including that it: (i) does not reflect cash expenditures or future requirements for capital expenditures or contractual liabilities or future working capital needs, (ii) does not reflect the significant interest expenses that we expect to incur or any income tax payments that we may incur, and (iii) does not reflect depreciation and amortization and, although these charges are non-cash, the assets to which they relate may need to be replaced in the future, and (iv) does not take into account any cash expenditures required to replace those assets. Adjusted EBITDA also includes adjustments for impairment charges, gains and losses on derivatives and foreign currency swaps, acquisition related costs and items we believe are infrequent, unusual or non-recurring, including adjustments for general and administrative expenses we have incurred as a result of the SunEdison bankruptcy.
We disclose CAFD because we believe cash available for distribution is useful to investors and other stakeholders in evaluating our operating performance and as a measure of our ability to pay distributions. CAFD is not a measure of liquidity or profitability, nor is it indicative of the funds needed by us to operate our business. CAFD has certain limitations, such as the fact that CAFD includes all of the adjustments and exclusions made to Adjusted EBITDA described above.
The adjustments made to Adjusted EBITDA and CAFD for infrequent, unusual or non-recurring items and items that we do not believe are representative of our core business involve the application of management's judgment, and the presentation of Adjusted EBITDA and CAFD should not be construed to infer that our future results will be unaffected by infrequent, non-operating, unusual or non-recurring items.
In addition, these measures are used by our management for internal planning purposes, including for certain aspects of our consolidated operating budget, as well as evaluating the attractiveness of investments and acquisitions. We believe these Non-GAAP measures are useful as a planning tool because they allow our management to compare performance across periods on a consistent basis in order to more easily view and evaluate operating and performance trends and as a means of forecasting operating and financial performance and comparing actual performance to forecasted expectations. For these reasons, we also believe these Non-GAAP measures are also useful for communicating with investors and other stakeholders.
The following tables present a reconciliation of operating revenues to Adjusted Revenue and net loss to Adjusted EBITDA and to CAFD:
Three Months Ended |
Twelve Months Ended |
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(in millions) | 2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | |||||||||||||
Reconciliation of Net Loss to Adjusted EBITDA | |||||||||||||||||
Net (loss) income attributable to Class A common stockholders | $ | (82 | ) | $ | (15 | ) | $ | (149 | ) | $ | 12 | ||||||
Net income attributable to redeemable and non-redeemable non-controlling interests | $ | (9 | ) | $ | (15 | ) | $ | (58 | ) | $ | (165 | ) | |||||
Net loss | $ | (91 | ) | $ | (30 | ) | $ | (207 | ) | $ | (153 | ) | |||||
Depreciation, accretion and amortization expense (a) | 125 | 112 | 489 | 380 | |||||||||||||
Interest expense, net | 51 | 72 | 298 | 249 | |||||||||||||
Non-operating general and administrative expenses (b) | 9 | 11 | 36 | 49 | |||||||||||||
Impairment charges | — | — | — | 15 | |||||||||||||
Loss (gain) on extinguishment of debt | 31 | (1 | ) | 27 | (1 | ) | |||||||||||
Acquisition and related costs | 3 | — | 5 | 15 | |||||||||||||
Income tax expense | 9 | (22 | ) | 12 | (12 | ) | |||||||||||
Regulated Solar and Wind price band adjustment (c) | 5 | 2 | 14 | 12 | |||||||||||||
Management Fee (d) | 9 | 4 | 27 | 15 | |||||||||||||
Other non-cash or non-operating items (e) | 25 | 22 | 43 | 21 | |||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 176 | $ | 170 | $ | 744 | $ | 590 | |||||||||
(in millions) | Three Months Ended |
Twelve Months Ended |
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Reconciliation of Operating Revenues, net to Adjusted Revenue | 2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | |||||||||||||
Operating revenues, net | $ | 207 | $ | 213 | $ | 941 | $ | 767 | |||||||||
Unrealized (gain) loss on commodity contract derivatives, net (f) | 18 | 8 | 14 | 4 | |||||||||||||
Amortization of favorable and unfavorable rate revenue contracts, net (g) | 11 | 10 | 40 | 39 | |||||||||||||
Regulated Solar and Wind price band adjustment (c) | 5 | 2 | 14 | 12 | |||||||||||||
Other items (h) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||
Adjusted Revenue | $ | 242 | $ | 235 | $ | 1,011 | $ | 824 | |||||||||
(in millions) | Three Months Ended |
Twelve Months Ended |
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Reconciliation of Adjusted Revenue to Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to CAFD | 2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | |||||||||||||
Adjusted Revenue | $ | 242 | $ | 235 | $ | 1,011 | $ | 824 | |||||||||
Direct Operating costs | (68 | ) | (66 | ) | (274 | ) | (235 | ) | |||||||||
Settled FX gain (loss) | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 176 | $ | 170 | $ | 744 | $ | 590 | |||||||||
Fixed management fee (d) | (4 | ) | (3 | ) | (13 | ) | (10 | ) | |||||||||
Variable management fee (d) | (5 | ) | (2 | ) | (14 | ) | (5 | ) | |||||||||
Adjusted interest expense (i) | (72 | ) | (72 | ) | (289 | ) | (256 | ) | |||||||||
Levelized principal payments (j) | (53 | ) | (60 | ) | (239 | ) | (173 | ) | |||||||||
Cash distributions to non-controlling interests (k) | (7 | ) | (6 | ) | (20 | ) | (26 | ) | |||||||||
Sustaining capital expenditures (l) | (2 | ) | (2 | ) | (8 | ) | (8 | ) | |||||||||
Other (m) | 2 | 2 | 12 | 14 | |||||||||||||
Cash available for distribution (CAFD) | $ | 35 | $ | 27 | $ | 173 | $ | 126 |
(a) | Includes reductions/(increases) within operating revenues due to net amortization of favorable and unfavorable rate revenue contracts as detailed in the reconciliation of Adjusted Revenue, and losses on disposal of property, plant and equipment. |
(b) | Non-operating items and other items incurred directly by |
$ in millions | Q4 2019 | Q4 2018 | YTD 2019 | YTD 2018 | ||||
Operating general and administrative expenses in Corporate |
(c) | Represents the Regulated Solar and Wind segment’s Price Band Adjustment to Return on Investment Revenue as dictated by market conditions. To the extent that the wholesale market price is greater or less than a price band centered around the market price forecasted by the Spanish regulator during the preceding three years, the difference in revenues assuming average generation accumulates in a tracking account. The Return on Investment is either increased or decreased in order to amortize the balance of the tracking account over the remaining regulatory life of the assets. |
(d) | Represents management fee that is not included in Direct operating costs. |
(e) | Represents other non-cash or non-operating items as detailed in the reconciliation of Adjusted Revenue and associated footnote and certain other items that we believe are not representative of our core business or future operating performance, including but not limited to: loss/(gain) on foreign exchange (“FX”), unrealized loss on commodity contracts, loss on investments and receivables with affiliate, and one-time blade repairs related to the preparation for |
(f) | Represents unrealized (gain)/loss on commodity contracts associated with energy derivative contracts that are accounted for at fair value with the changes recorded in operating revenues, net. The amounts added back represent changes in the value of the energy derivative related to future operating periods, and are expected to have little or no net economic impact since the change in value is expected to be largely offset by changes in value of the underlying energy sale in the spot or day-ahead market. |
(g) | Represents net amortization of purchase accounting related to intangibles arising from past business combinations related to favorable and unfavorable rate revenue contracts. |
(h) | Primarily represents insurance compensation for revenue losses, transmission capacity revenue, and adjustments for solar renewable energy certificate (”SREC”) recognition and other revenue due to timing. |
(i) | Represents project-level and other interest expense and interest income attributed to normal operations. The reconciliation from Interest expense, net as shown on the Consolidated Statements of Operations to adjusted interest expense applicable to CAFD is as follows: |
$ in millions | Q4 2019 | Q4 2018 | YTD 2019 | YTD 2018 | ||||||||||||
Interest expense, net | $ | (51 | ) | $ | (72 | ) | $ | (298 | ) | $ | (249 | ) | ||||
Amortization of deferred financing costs and debt discounts | 6 | 3 | 14 | 11 | ||||||||||||
Other, primarily fair value changes in interest rate swaps and purchase accounting adjustments due to acquisition | (27 | ) | (3 | ) | (5 | ) | (18 | ) | ||||||||
Adjusted interest expense | $ | (72 | ) | $ | (72 | ) | $ | (289 | ) | $ | (256 | ) |
(j) | Represents levelized project-level and other principal debt payments to the extent paid from operating cash. |
(k) | Represents cash distributions paid to non-controlling interests in our renewable energy facilities. The reconciliation from Distributions to non-controlling interests as shown on the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows to Cash distributions to non-controlling interests, net for the three months |
$ in millions | Q4 2019 | Q4 2018 | YTD 2019 | YTD 2018 | ||||||||||||
Purchase of membership interests | $ | (13 | ) | $ | (8 | ) | $ | (31 | ) | $ | (29 | ) | ||||
Buyout of non-controlling interests and Additional Paid in Capital | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||
Adjustment for non-operating cash distributions | 9 | — | 10 | 1 | ||||||||||||
Normalized distributions to non-controlling interests | $ | (3 | ) | $ | — | $ | (3 | ) | $ | — | ||||||
Purchase of membership interests and distributions to non-controlling interests | $ | (7 | ) | $ | (6 | ) | $ | (20 | ) | $ | (26 | ) |
(l) | Represents long-term average sustaining capital expenditures to maintain reliability and efficiency of the assets. |
(m) | Represents other cash flows as determined by management to be representative of normal operations including, but not limited to, wind plant “pay as you go” contributions received from tax equity partners, interconnection upgrade reimbursements, cash tax payments, and recognized SREC gains that are covered by loan agreements. |
Source: TerraForm Power, Inc.